WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL FACULTY MEETING MINUTES
SPRING QUARTER
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
I.
Call to Order:
The Spring Quarter General Faculty Meeting was called to order at 3:30 pm by President Jim Sayer.
II.
Approval of
the Minutes:
The
minutes of the Winter Quarter General Faculty Meeting of February 18, 2003,
were approved as written.
Located
at http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/minutes/W03GENFACMIN.html
III.
Faculty Senate
Report with Discussion:
President Sayer encouraged attending the June 2 Faculty Senate meeting. Several items of importance will be considered at this meeting. A report from a special subcommittee of UCAPC dealing with Writing Across the Curriculum chaired by Professor Carol Loranger from the department of English has issued a series of recommendations that the Senate will be voting upon. Also, a report from the Budget Priority Committee regarding the use and compensation of adjunct faculty will be voted upon. Finally, Carol Endres completed a report dealing with the working conditions and compensation for lecturers and instructors at WSU with a series of recommendations that the Senate will likewise vote on. New business to be presented on June 2 will come from the Petitions Committee regarding deadline of drop date policy recommending a single drop date for all students effective the end of the sixth week of class. The Senate may be asked to consider making this Old Business for that same day.
IV.
President /Senior
Vice President Report with Discussion:
·
No report
V.
Unfinished
Business:
·
None
VI.
New Business
(approved by Faculty Senate at prior meetings; in the absence of a quorum they
stand as approved and will be fully implemented):
§
Located @ http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/SPdraft4(4-21).html
B.
Commencement Committee
& Honorary Degrees – Barbara Denison (Attachment A)
§
Area II (Non-Western
World) and Area VI (COLA)
·
CST 242-4 Comparative
Non-Western Cultures: Music
·
CST 243-4 Comparative
Non-Western Cultures: Art
·
RST 271-4 Regional
Studies: Africa
§
Area VI (COLA)
·
TH 250-4 Script Analysis
D.
General Education
Program Changes Fall 2003 – Tom Sav
§
Biology 105, 106, 107
Sequence Substitution
·
Current: BIO 112, 114,
115
·
New: BIO 111, 112, 115
·
Music 214 Substitution
§
Current: MUS 121
·
New: MUS 121 and 122
E.
Graduate Certificate
TEFL – Joe Coleman (Attachment B)
F.
Transfer Module – David
Orenstein
§ Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/wsuge03/senate/tmodule.pdf
G.
Guidelines for
Implementing WSU’s GE Transfer Policy – David Orenstein
§ Located at http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/GETransferGuidelines.html
H.
Teaching English as a
Foreign Language Certificate Proposal – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/teflcert.pdf
I.
Minor in Criminal
Justice Proposal – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/justice.pdf
J.
CECS Program Changes
Fall 2003 – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/cecs2003.pdf
K.
COLA Program Changes Fall
2003 – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/cola2003.pdf
L.
CONH Program Changes
Fall 2003 – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/conh2003.pdf
M.
COSM Program Changes
Fall 2003 – Tom Sav
Located
at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/cosm2003.pdf
N.
CEHS Program Changes
Fall 2003 – Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/cehs2003.pdf
O.
Lake Campus Program
Changes Fall 2003 -- Tom Sav
§
Details at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/lc2003.pdf
P.
CONH New BSN BEACON
Program Fall 2003 - Tom Sav
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/beconbsn.pdf
Q.
Due Process Mechanism –
Carole Endres
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate//FinalDueProcess.html
R.
Salary Inequity Appeals
Process – Carole Endres
§
Located at http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate//FinalSalaryIneqApp.html
S.
Approval of the List of
March and June Graduates (Available in the Registrar’s Office)
T.
Faculty Meeting Dates
for 2003-04
§
Tuesday, November 4,
2003
§
Tuesday, February 17,
2004
§
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
VII.
Announcements:
A. Announcement of results of election for Faculty
President-Elect for 2003-04.
Dr. Drew Pringle was congratulated for his
appointment.
B. Passage of gavel to Jack Dustin who assumes the duties
of Faculty President for 2003-04. Dr. Dustin was not present due to commitments
in Columbus.
C. Next Faculty Senate Meeting is Monday,
June 2, 2:30 p.m., in E156 Student
Union.
D. Next General Faculty Meeting is Tuesday,
November 4, 3:30 p.m., E163 Student Union.
VIII. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 3:45 pm.
Attachment
A
Approved by Faculty Senate
3/3/03.
Pending approval by the
General Faculty 5/20/03.
Commencement Committee Membership
and
Procedures for Honorary Degree Nominations
Commencement Committee Membership
The Commencement Committee
will consist of nine (9) members: six (6) faculty representatives who are appointed by the Executive Committee of
the Faculty Senate and three (3) student members who are appointed from among
the elected student representatives of the Student Government.
The
terms of Commencement Committee members will be as follows:
·
Six faculty members will
be appointed for staggered three year terms.
·
Three (3) students will
serve a one (1) year term.
No
faculty member may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.
The chair of the Commencement Committee will be appointed
from among the six faculty members by the Executive Committee of the Faculty
Senate.
Procedures
for Honorary Degree Nominations
Nominations for honorary
degrees will be considered by the Honorary Degrees Committee, a subcommittee of
the Commencement Committee. The
committee will consist of four (4) faculty members and one (1) student member
from the Commencement Committee.
The procedure for nominating a candidate for an honorary degree is as
follows.
1.
Send a request to
present a nomination to the committee prior to any nomination. The committee will review the request
and determine if a nomination should be reviewed for further
consideration. Approval of a
request to nominate requires a majority of the committee but does not indicate
approval of a subsequent nomination.
A
request must be submitted by January 5 for both commencements in the subsequent
year. It may be submitted by
anyone affiliated with Wright State University (faculty, staff, students,
trustees, or alumni) and should consist of a brief letter outlining the
contributions of the potential nominee.
The
request should remain as confidential as possible. The potential nominee should not be
notified
of the request, nor should there be any attempt to solicit external support for
the request.
2.
Nominations may be
submitted after a request to nominate has been approved. The deadline for submission of all
nominating materials, for both June and December Commencements is March 1.
3.
Nominations may be made
by anyone affiliated with Wright State University (faculty, staff, students,
trustees, or alumni).
4.
Nominations must
include:
·
A narrative letter, in
non-technical language, setting forth the reasons for the nomination.
·
A full resume of the
nominee, including accomplishments, honors, education and experience.
·
A minimum of three (3)
letters supporting the nomination from persons knowledgeable about the
nominee’s contributions.
1. A majority vote of the full membership of the
committee is necessary to approve a nominee for an honorary degree; that is,
five (5) votes will be required for approval.
2. The deliberations of the committee regarding nominees
should be strictly confidential.
3. Nominations receiving favorable consideration by the
committee will be recommended to the President of the University, who may
subsequently recommend them to the Board of Trustees for further consideration
and final approval.
3/3/03
Attachment
B
Approved by Faculty Senate
3/3/03.
Pending approval by the
General Faculty 5/20/03.
I.
Program
Graduate Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Certificate, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English Language &
Literatures
II.
Objectives
The TEFL certificate will provide the basic knowledge and skills
necessary to teach English overseas. Unlike the existing Wright State Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate—which primarily
addresses teaching English as a second language (ESL) in the U.S.—the TEFL
certificate will focus exclusively on English as a foreign language (EFL),
addressing the special circumstances and resulting challenges involved in
teaching students English in their own home country.
III. Description
The English department offers a certificate program in
Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Four courses and a practicum provide
the requisite knowledge in language, theory, culture, and classroom teaching of
English abroad.
IV.
Admission
Requirements
The Graduate TEFL Certificate is open to any one with
a bachelor’s degree, regardless of undergraduate major and has admission to
Graduate Studies non-degree status
V. Program
Requirements
Required:
·
ENG 677 Workshop:
Workshop in TEFL—4 hours
Catalog description: Intensive study of selected
special topics or problems to meet the particular needs of participating
students. Titles vary.
·
ENG 678 Introduction to
Linguistics—4 hours
Catalog description: Presents a survey of the
scientific study of language and focuses on describing and explaining languages
in their natural environment. Includes phonetics, phonology, morphology,
syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics.
·
ENG 680 Studies in
Language and Literacy: TEFL Theory & Culture—4 hours
Catalog
description: Intensive study of linguistic and/or rhetorical approaches to
language. Intended to develop an understanding of language history, structure,
theory, pedagogy, and content.
·
ENG 685 Studies in
English Education: TEFL Methods and Materials—4 hours
Catalog
description: Focuses on theoretical issues and practical problems of teaching
English at all levels, including the teaching of writing and teaching English
to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
·
ED 660 Practicum in
English Education: TESOL—4 hours
Catalog
description: Students are assigned to an instructional class that focuses on
the teaching of English to speaker of other languages (TESOL) for a supervised
practicum experience. Graded pass/unsatisfactory.
·
Exit Portfolio (see
Appendix I)
Total
hours: 20
VI. Program Quality
Although 20 hours is a considerable course load for
one quarter, since the courses will be coordinated and will reinforce each
other, students should be able to complete these courses successfully. The four
courses and practicum will address the needs of teachers in an English as a
foreign language (EFL) environment and surpass in breadth and depth the vast
majority of such a credential offered elsewhere.
VII. Student
Performance
Students must
maintain a 3.0 or better in the TEFL course work and receive a grade of pass in
the practicum in order to receive the TEFL certificate.
VIII. Curriculum Coordination
The Department of
English Language and Literatures regularly offers the four courses in the TEFL
certificate and will be covered by fulltime faculty currently teaching in the
department (see Appendix II). The practicum is offered by the College of
Education and Human Services every quarter.
IX. Resource Coordination
Since the TEFL
certificate involves no new courses and will use resources currently available
for the other TESOL programs—the TESOL certificate, the MA in TESOL, the TESOL
endorsement, and the TESOL emphasis in the undergraduate English major—no
additional resources will be required (see Appendix II).
X. Program Staffing
Full-time TESOL
Graduate Faculty:
Dr. Deborah Crusan,
Assistant Professor of English
Dr. Chris Hall,
Associate Professor of English
Dr. Marguerite MacDonald, Associate Professor of English