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General Education Subcommittee Minutes, December 13, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Syllabi Approvals

Business

• Report on CI discussions
• Degree Qualification Profiles
• Report on proposed USU 1370/3070
• Senator Urquhart Discussions

Next Meeting

Faculty Diversity, Development, And Equity Committee Minutes, December 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Diversity, Development, and Equity Committee

• Minutes
• Initiatives to work on this year
• LGBTQA
• FDDE Report on Diversity

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, December 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• ASUSU Report - Erik Mikkelsen
• Council on Teacher Education Report - Francine Johnson
• Scholarship Advisory Board Report - Patti Kohler
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC 402.3.2; 402.3.4 Vacancies (second reading) – Terry Peak
• Open Access – Richard Clement and Flora Shrode
• Overload Compensation – Raymond Coward

Academic Standards Subcommittee Minutes, December 9, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Awarding an Associate’s Degree after a Bachelor’s Degree
• Earned F Grade

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, December 5, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• PRPC -Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, and 403.3.2( Second Reading) Title changes for the new Vice President for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
• PRPC -Section 402.3.2 and 402.3.4 (First Reading) Vacancies in the Faculty Senate
• The Presidential Task Force on Curriculum - Norm Jones

Academic Freedom And Tenure Committee Minutes, December 1, 2011, Utah State University

Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee

• Approval of November 2011 Minutes
• Craig Petersen discussed grievance process

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, December 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Inactivate Course
• Delete Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Credit Hour Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Description Change
• Title Change, Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Description Change
• Title Change

Department of Art and Design

• University Studies Request

Department of Theatre Arts

• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, November 21, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

No abstract provided.

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, November 15, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Syllabi Approvals

Business

• Proposed 6 credit USU 1370
• CI Requirements
• QI Courses

Next Meeting

Faculty Diversity, Development, And Equity Committee Minutes, November 14, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Diversity, Development, and Equity Committee

• Summary of previous meeting
• LGBT Leadership position still open
• Post Tenure Review (PTR)
• Report from Diversity Committee

Academic Standards Subcommittee Minutes, November 11, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Registration Requirement
• No-test Days
• Auditing Classes
• F and UF Grades
• Awarding an Associate’s Degree after a Bachelor’s Degree has already been awarded

Academic Freedom And Tenure Committee Minutes, November 10, 2011, Utah State University

Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee

• Approval of Minutes from Oct 2011
• proposal of amendment of section 405
• recommendations to amend parts of 407.6

Usu Faculty Forum Minutes, November 7, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• How can the quinquennial post-tenure review process be made more effective? What possible rewards or consequences should be used in a revamped process?
• Should there be more faculty involvement in campus design and planning activities (e.g., new student recreation center, road 700 N., parking issues and concerns)?
• Should faculty be able to continue receiving extra compensation for overload teaching? Clarification of Human Resources policy on overload teaching.
• How should faculty compensation be approached during hard economic times? How can faculty voice about compensation priorities be more effectively expressed? What is the role of BFW in these processes and are their …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, November 3, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Add Repeatable for Credit

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Art

• University Studies Request
• Delete Course

Department of Management Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

• Dual List Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Reactive Course

Elementary and Secondary Education Program (School of TEAL)

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

College of Engineering

• New Course

Department of History …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, November 3, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Budget And Faculty Welfare Committee Minutes, October 31, 2011, Utah State University

Budget & Faculty Welfare Committee

• Agenda
• Action Items
• Discussion Items

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, October 18, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Business

• Concurrent Enrollment
• President’s Task Force on Curriculum
• Growing the Honors Program
• USU-Eastern and their open enrollment.
• Combining GenEd and major prerequisite courses, so that students don’t get overwhelmed
• Associate Degrees

Next Meeting

Usu Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, October 17, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report - Pamela Martin
• Athletic Council Report - Ken White
• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, 405.11.4 and 403.3.2 (Second Reading) – Terry Peak.
• Follow-up on Faculty Senate Communication with the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy
• Proposed Code Change Wording on Faculty Senate Vacancies – Glenn McEvoy.

Academic Freedom And Tenure Committee Minutes, October 13, 2011, Utah State University

Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee

• Discussion and approval of proposals
• Amendments to the faculty code

Faculty Diversity, Development, And Equity Committee Minutes, October 11, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Diversity, Development, and Equity Committee

• Glenn McEvoy Adresses Committee
• Old Business

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, October 6, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 6, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Center for Women and Gender

• Dual List Change

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Add University Studies Designation

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• New Course

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Title Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Delete Course

Department of Art

• New Course
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Economics and Finance

• New Course
• Add University Studies Designation
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

• Inactivate Course

Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education

• Title Change
• Credit Hour Change …

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, October 3, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Items - Larry Smith
• PRPC Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, and Section 403.3.2, administrative title change of the combined office of the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (First Reading) – Terry Peak.
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy

Faculty Evaluation Committee Minutes, October 3, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Evaluation Committee

• Fall 2011 IDEA evaluation
• Re-Examine IDEA system for Spring
• Message from Senate President
• FEC change to the code (402.12.7)

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, September 20, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Syllabus Approvals

Other Business

• University Studies Requirements Website –CIL designation
• Chairman Nomination
• CI Courses
• Educated Persons Conference
• Presidential task Force on Curriculum Report
• Summer School Program
• Tuning
• Majors’ Meetings
• Concurrent Enrollment

Next Meeting

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, September 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report - Mark McLellan
• Follow-up to last year's code revisions - Glenn McEvoy
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Year-One Report - Michael Torrens
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty - Glenn McEvoy

Usu Faculty Senate Minutes, September 12, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report – Mark McLellan
• Follow-up to last year’s code revisions – Glenn McEvoy.
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Year-One Report – Michael Torrens
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty – Glenn McEvoy

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Credit Hour Change

Huntsman School of Business

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change

Elementary and Secondary Education Program (School of TEAL)

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Title Change

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Delete Course

Department of Journalism and Communication

• New Course

Department of Languages, …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, September 1, 2011, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee