WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE MINUTES

Monday, June 3, 2002

Minutes reviewed by University Faculty President Virginia Nehring and Dave Sauter, University Registrar. Prepared by the Registrar's Office.

I. Call to Order:

The meeting was called to order by University Faculty President Virginia Nehring at 2:30 p.m. in E156 Student Union. The Faculty Senate meetings are being broadcast via videoconference to Lake Campus.

Senators: (those present in bold) Baker, B., Coleman, J., Crites, G., Curry, D., Dobbins, J., Donahoe, M., Endres, C., Fitzgerald, E., Garner, N., Goldenberg, K., Goldfinger, M., Grandhi, R., Kerr, E., Kremer, R., Mamrack, M., McGowin, A., Mirkin, D., Moore, P., Nehring, V., Pringle, D., Rowley, B., Rutter, E., Sav, T., Sayer, J., Schlagheck, D., Self, E., Steffan, M., Towne, B., Vance, J., Walker, J., Wenning, M., Wilcox, N., Wolff, M.

II. Approval of the Minutes:

The minutes of the May 6, 2002, meeting were approved as written (Attachment H to agenda).

III. Reports:

President’s Report: Kim Goldenberg

New dean of the School of Professional Psychology is John Rudisill, Ph.D. He is currently a professor and director of Applied Psychology in Family Medicine and is nationally recognized.
Trustee’s Award for Faculty Excellence has gone to Charles Derry, Ph.D. He is the coordinator of the Motion Pictures program whose alumni have won a number of national awards..
New Ph.D in Environmental Sciences approved by the Board of Regents. It is the only one of its kind in the state and is interdisciplinary, i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Geology.
Wright State has a state-of-the-art set of receivers developed for the visually impaired. We are the first university to offer this help which continues our commitment to access.
State budget report still does not contain any cuts in the core budget, but the potential impact on the state capital budget as a whole is yet to be determined.
Fritz and Dolores Russ will be receiving honorary doctorates in Humane Letters for their work on behalf of the community and national activities. They have created an award comparable to the Nobel Prize. This award’s recipient is determined by the National Academy of Engineering.
Commencement is Saturday, June 8. The Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters will be given at commencement. Breakfast will be held at 8:30 in the Berry Room.

Question from Senator Goldfinger regarding an article in the newspaper by Tom Archdeacon regarding the decision of Israel Sheinfeld to leave Wright State to go to the NBA. President Goldenberg responded that our basketball coach, Ed Schilling, has a proven track record of being one of the top coaches in the nation for dedication to academics. The coaches support the student in what the student wants, and Provost Moore reiterated that the student wanted to go pro. The Athletic Council can handle the request from Senator Goldfinger to look into this situation if necessary, rather than set up a special ad-hoc committee.

B. Executive Committee: Faculty President Virginia Nehring

Thank you for attendance at General Faculty Meeting. We were over a quorum.
New Executive Committee met.

Committee Reports

C. Buildings & Grounds Utilization & Planning: Mark Mamrack

See Attachment A to agenda

D. Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy: Tom Sav

See Attachment AA

E. Faculty Affairs: Dan DeStephen

No report

F. University Library Committee: Jan Fulton

See Attachment A to agenda

G. Student Affairs: Margaret Clark Graham

See Attachment A to agenda

Senator Goldfinger reported that in the proposal for a new contract, beginning F03 final exams will end prior to Thanksgiving. Senator Vance asked for confirmation from Provost Moore that administration had been consulted regarding the implementability of the calendar change. Provost Moore indicated this is correct.

H. University Budget Review: James Walker

No report

I. Graduate Council: Joe Coleman

See Attachment BB distributed at meeting

J. Athletics Council: Mark Mamrack

See Attachment CC distributed at meeting

IV. Old Business:

Bachelor of Science in Education: Athletic Training Major– Tom Sav

See Attachment B to agenda ***(minor modifications added since this)***
Approved

President Nehring thanked Pam Zambenini, Assistant to Faculty Senate President, for her help during the year.

President Nehring introduced James Sayer who will serve as Faculty Senate President for next year and handed the gavel over to him.

President Sayer presented President Nehring with a plaque bearing her name and a gavel. Also an envelope containing a gift certificate.

President Sayer thanked President Nehring for her efforts and wished her well in Qatar where she will spend the next academic year teaching. President Sayer thanked the Senators for a productive year and for working with the Faculty Affairs Committee in revising the Constitution. Also thanks for encouraging colleagues to attend the General Faculty Meeting to vote on the constitution. Unanimous consent speaks to the efforts of all involved. President Sayer then asked the new senators to be seated. The basic procedures for Senate meetings were explained to the new senators, including the relationship of New/Old Business.

V. New Business

General Education – David Orenstein

See Attachment C to agenda (Fall 2003 implementation)
New General Education is an "open system" which means that new courses can be added and old courses modified at any time.
Action needs to occur at October Faculty Senate meeting so Fall 2003 scheduling can begin.
Moved and seconded
Faculty President Sayer reminded the senators of the Fall 2003 events: New General Education, Fall Quarter will begin earlier, and new timeblocks take affect.

B. Certificate in Nursing Education – Joe Coleman

See Attachment D to agenda
Moved and seconded
Moved and seconded to suspend rules and handle as Old Business
Approved certificate

C. Bachelor in Computer Science – add Bioinformatics Option – Tom Sav

See Attachment E to agenda
Moved and seconded

D. Integrated Language Arts – Entrance requirement change – Tom Sav

See Attachment F to agenda
Moved and seconded
Further discussion within the colleges will continue regarding this proposal. Some changes may be made when brought back in the fall.

E. BS in Nursing changes – Tom Sav

Senator McGowin stated wording on agenda is incorrect. Last item should read NUR 214 (not NUR 314) no longer required as of Fall 2002; and add NUR 307 increased from 3 to 4 hours.
Moved and seconded
Moved and seconded to suspend rules and handle as Old Business
Senator Curry commented revision is to move toward 4 credit hour courses; no new content, just reorganization.
Approved program

Senator Rutter noted that in the past the agenda used to contain a notation about the request to suspend the rules, giving senators advance notice to read further into the action

F. Ratification of 2002-03 Committee Appointments – Jim Sayer

See Attachment G distributed at meeting
President Sayer commended the Executive Committee for efforts to have committee assignments done early.
Moved and seconded to suspend rules and handle as Old Business
Approved committee appointments as presented; updated list will be presented at October meeting with all blanks filled.

VI. Announcements:

Next Faculty Senate meeting is October 7, at 2:30 pm in E156 Student Union
President Goldenberg will host a reception for Senate immediately following the meeting,

VII. Adjournment:

The meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm.