UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE

UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING

VOL. 39, NO. 4

October 22, 2002

Members Present:

Joey Bohl, Marcia Bollinger, Don Bredle, Jack Bushnell, Linda Carpenter, Ken De Meuse, Meg Dwyer, Mitchell Freymiller, Warren Gallagher, Andrea Gapko, Marc Goulet, Betty Hanson, Susan Harrison, Jeremy Hein, Tim Ho, Mary Iribarren, Rose Jadack, Richard Kark, Debra King, Kate Lang, Barbara Lozar, Barbara Mac Briar, Maureen Mack, Donald Mash, Rick Mickelson, Jane Pederson, Bobby Pitts, Vicki Reed, Connie Russell, Ronald Satz, Nola Schmitt, Kathie Schneider, Nick Smiar, Alex Smith, Linda Spaeth, George Stecher, Todd Stephens, Kent Syverson, Dale Taylor, Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Roger Tlusty, Thomas Wagener, Cecilia Wendler, Sharon Westphal, Michael Wick, Jean Wilcox, Steve Zantow

Members Absent:

Ned Beach, Dick Boyum, Jesse Dixon, Joel Duncan, Bruce Dybvik, Rodd Freitag, Susan Hafen, Jeannie Harms, Sean Hartnett, Ann Hoffman, Larry Honl, Robert Hooper, Fred Kolb, Lisa La Salle, Tim Lane, Gene Leisz, John Melrose, Andrew Phillips, Cleo Powers, Richard Ryberg, Roger Selin, Paula Stuettgen, Karen Welch, Rebecca Wurzer

Guests:

Bernard Duyfhuizen, Sharon Hyde, Larry Solberg, Andrew Soll, Nathan Titus, Ted Wendt

The regular meeting of University Senate was called to order by Chair Harrison at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2002 in the Tamarack Room of Davies Center

1. Without objection, minutes of October 8, 2002 meeting of University Senate approved as distributed

2. Chancellor’s Remarks – Chancellor Mash

· Alcohol Awareness Week on campuses across country; also Disability Awareness Week

• Number of activities for both occasions on campus

· Traditionally done for Alcohol Awareness

· New initiative for Disability Awareness

• Disability Awareness Recognition Program cited Cynthia Mudrak (Sociology) and Patti See (Academic and Career Services) as particularly helpful to students with disabilities

· Economic Summit in Milwaukee now concluded

• Conversed today with students that attended to get their impression
• News coverage in this part of state more meager than for prior two summits
• Lisa Theo attended summit as faculty representative from this campus; to report at next Senate meeting
• UW-System trying to highlight prominent role of university in state’s economy
• Monthly chancellor’s meeting in Madison tomorrow

· To spend half day in typical monthly chancellor’s meeting

· Then to be joined by private college presidents from around state for discussion of common issues and interests

· Hope to hear thoughts of System staff on implications for next legislative session given drastic change in leadership in Madison

· Concluded successful Homecoming coupled with Foundation Annual Meeting; many alumni back on campus for departmental advisory meetings

• From their perspective, very positive about our focus on work and things (external grant funding, additional differential tuition, and campaign) to help ourselves in light of fiscal challenges
• Important in difficult times to focus on things we can do to make a difference

· Campus put on first class gubernatorial debate before nearly packed arena; had good media coverage

· Response to questions from floor

• Funds to sponsor early morning news on WEAU coming from modest advertising budget

· Same as previous spots with added comment that sponsoring the show in part

· Not costing any more, just adds more pizzazz

3. Chair and Faculty Representative Report – Chair Harrison

· Last Board of Regents Meeting included campus compact idea on which regents base service-learning

· Their concept of service-learning differs from our working definition

· One regent stressed need to avoid the word service

· Another wanted to prevent institutions from making it a requirement

4. Academic Staff Representative Report – Senator Wilcox

· David Miller, Vice President for University Relations, related system getting ducks in a row readying for fiscal challenge

· Discussion of academic staff professional development

· Representative from UW-Stout collecting information on various institutions’ professional development activities, funding, and opportunities provided

· Will share information when received

5. Unfinished Business - None

6. Reports of Committees

¨ Executive Committee – Chair Harrison

• At last meeting, committee

· Consulted with Provost Satz on new Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students and Diversity position and how to constitute Search and Screen Committee

· Finalized plans for open discussion on advising

· Went into closed session to consult on appointments to University Planning Committee, University Research and Creative Activity Council, and Professional Development Advisory Committee

• Next meeting November 5, 2002

¨ Faculty Personnel Committee – Senator Wick

• Next meeting November 5, 2002 to

· Receive subcommittee update on post tenure/indefinite status appointment salary increase policies

· Discuss motion on language for functional equivalent for DPCs when DPCs can’t be formed

· Discuss some problems identified in Chapter 5

¨ Academic Staff Personnel Committee – Senator Wilcox

• Next meeting October 24, 2002
• Business includes discussion of possible changes in election of academic staff rep and membership of Nonacademic Misconduct Hearing Committee

¨ Academic Policies Committee – Senator Syverson

FOR THE RECORD

Passed certificate program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to be housed in Department of Foreign Languages

No objections to entry into record – no questions

• Passed motions coming before Senate
• Today talked about Latvia Study-Abroad Program
• Next meeting October 29, 2002 for agenda items

· Continuation of discussion on proposed criminal justice prefix

· Proposal to change final examination policy

¨ Physical Plant Planning Committee – No Report

¨ Budget Committee – Senator Carpenter

· At meeting October 1, 2002, addressed strategies for dealing with budget shortfalls

· Next meeting October 29, 2002 to discuss

· Guidelines for budget management and budget changes

· Setting budget reserve

· General discussion of budget challenges

¨ Compensation Committee – Senator Gapko

• Next meeting November 7, 2002 to hear

· Report from Michael Wick and Andrea Gapko on System Advisory Committee on Compensation

· Updates on four subcommittee activities

¨ Nominating Committee – No Report

¨ Technology Committee – Senator Lang

· Next meeting November 5, 2002

· Currently working on chart of communication flow from technology committee to technology committee on campus

7. Special Reports – None

8. Miscellaneous Business

Academic Policies Committee – First Reading

Report on Moving Communication Disorders Major to School of Human Sciences & Services – Senator Syverson

· Issue taken up at behest of Communication Disorders Department

· Main major housed in School of Education – Comprehensive Major in Communication Disorders with Teaching Emphasis

· Major does not allow students to get professional certificate for teaching in Wisconsin

· Has led to confusion; students don’t know where to go for waivers or information about program

· Communication Disorders Department feels more appropriate to house major as a comprehensive major within HSS

· School of Education and all different levels approved move; APC thought good idea

· Responses to questions for clarification

· Major doesn’t lead directly to teaching license; in order to teach, or to practice as speech or language pathologist, master’s degree required

· To teach, essentially need methods course and student teaching; done at master’s level

· Will become Comprehensive Major in Communication Disorders, Liberal Arts because teaching emphasis cannot occur outside School of Education

Motion 39-AP-03

Moved and seconded by Academic Policies Committee (9-0) that the University Senate approve the transfer of the Communication Disorders Major (Teaching Emphasis – Code 621-002) from the School of Education to the School of Human Sciences and Services

Amendment 39-AP-03-a1

Moved by Senator Taylor and seconded that appropriate name in School of Human Sciences and Services be included

· Name will be Comprehensive Major in Communication Disorders, Liberal Arts

Debate - None

Vote on Amendment 39-AP-03-a1: Amendment PASSED without dissention by University Faculty Senators

MOTION by Senator Lozar that rules be suspended to allow item to be voted on today seconded and PASSED with out dissention

Continued Debate – None

Vote on Motion 39-AP-03: Motion PASSED without dissention by University Faculty members of Senate

Academic Policies Committee – First Reading

Report on New Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Minor – Senator Syverson

· Already minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to allow students to gain certification to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages in Wisconsin

· Many students interested in teaching English in foreign countries as native English speakers

· Purpose of new minor to give preparation to students who will go to another country to teach English to speakers of foreign languages

· Doing this does not require Wisconsin teaching license

· International institutions have contacted UW-Eau Claire and expressed interest in this type of student

· Gives people some training; in past students have gone out with no formal training in teaching English

· Responses to questions on content of report

· Due to oversight, details of minor not distributed with Senate packet

· TESOL minor requires student teaching so student can get certification; TEFL minor has assessment course and teaching methods course, but no student teaching practice

· Otherwise programs very similar

· Advantageous to eliminate need for topical minor

· Topical minor design labor intensive for students and advisors; this would be set minor to declare

· Having TEFL minor on books makes more visible to interested students

· Methods class for this minor (CI409, TEFL Methods for Nonlicensure) different from methods class for TESOL minor – one of two courses not on books right now

· Most likely to be taught by Dr. Kate Reynolds, director of TEFL program

Motion 39-AP-04

Moved and seconded by Academic Policies Committee (9-0) that the University Senate approve the creation of a Teaching English as a Foreign Language academic minor to be listed under the Department of Foreign Languages

Debate

· Support motion; as career counselor have worked with many students with this goal

· Put together topical minor, but at disadvantage because requests for students with this preparation often require TEFL minor which topical minor does not meet

MOTION by Senator Lozar that rules be suspended to allow item to be voted on today seconded and PASSED by two-thirds vote

MOTION by Provost Satz to table until next Senate meeting after distribution of details of TEFL minor seconded and PASSED without dissention

9. Announcements

· Compensation Committee subcommittee on Winterim, interim, summer and continuing education salary policies has only two members, both from College of Business; looking for volunteers interested in serving on that subcommittee

• Senator Mac Briar and Senator Ho volunteered

· Listing of University Senate standing committee membership and chairs distributed in packet

· Next Tuesday will have Best Practices and Open Discussion on Academic Advising – flyers coming soon across campus

· Associate Vice Chancellor Tallant to discuss university attendance policy at upcoming meeting of Associate Deans

Meeting adjourned at 3:47 p.m. without objection

Wanda Schulner

Secretary to the University Senate