WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wiu.edu/FacultySenate
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
4:00 p.m.
University Union Capitol Rooms
AGENDA
I.
Consideration of Minutes
A.
II.
29 March 2016
Announcements
A.
Approvals from the Provost
B.
Provost’s Report
C.
Student Government Association (SGA) Report
(SGA Representative to Faculty Senate)
D.
Other Announcements
1.
President Thomas
2.
Election of Senate Officers
a)
b)
c)
3.
Election of Senate Nominating Committee Representatives
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4.
III.
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Technology
College of Education and Human Services
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Senate Nominating Committee Chair
Summary of Assessment of Student Learning, 2014-2015
(Associate Provost Nancy Parsons and Assessment Coordinator Lori
Baker-Sperry)
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Admissions, Graduation and Academic Standards (CAGAS)
(Steve Rock, Chair)
1.
2.
B.
Proposed Changes to Disruptive Student in Class Procedure
CAGAS Response to Changes in Associate of Science Degree
Council on General Education (CGE)
(Marjorie Allison, Chair)
1.
2.
CGE Response to Changes in Associate of Science Degree
Requests for Inclusion in General Education
a)
b)
C.
CSD 100, Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders,
3 s.h.
ENG 281, Writing and Social Action, 3 s.h.
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction (CCPI)
(Lora Wolff, Chair)
1.
Curricular Requests from the Department of History
a)
Request for New Course
(1)
b)
Request for New Minor
(1)
2.
Military History
Curricular Requests from the Department of Chemistry
a)
Requests for New Courses
(1)
(2)
b)
c)
CHEM 241, Chemical Calculations, 2 s.h.
CHEM 425, Biochemistry of Human Disease, 4 s.h.
Requests for Changes of Minors
(1)
(2)
Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Requests for Changes of Majors
(1)
(2)
(3)
3.
HIST 323, The Crusades, 3 s.h.
Chemistry (Option A – Chemistry)
Chemistry (Option B – Biochemistry)
Chemistry (Option C – Pharmacy)
Curricular Requests from the Department of English
a)
Request for Change of Minor
(1)
b)
Request for Change of Major
(1)
4.
Request for New Course
(1)
b)
Request for New Course
(1)
b)
LEJA 202, Introduction to Corrections, 3 s.h.
Request for New Minor
(1)
Corrections
Council for International Education (CIE)
(Gary Schmidt, Chair)
1.
Request for Discipline-Specific Global Issues Designation
a)
EIS 428, English Language Learners and Bilingualism: Theory, Policy
and Practice, 3 s.h.
Senate Nominating Committee
(Ginny Boynton, Chair)
1.
2.
F.
Geography
Curricular Requests from the School of Law Enforcement and Justice
Administration
a)
E.
GEOG 309, GIS Data Integration, 3 s.h.
Request for Change of Major
(1)
D.
English
Curricular Requests from the Department of Geography
a)
5.
Professional Writing
Annual Report
Policies and Procedures
Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) Committee
(Nathan Miczo, Chair)
1.
IV.
Old Business
V.
New Business
Overenrollment Report for Spring 2016
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