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Minutes
FACULTY SENATE MEETING
April 7, 2015
Ballroom C, STUC
2:30 – 4:30 P.M.
CHAIR: Petre Ghenciu
VICE CHAIR: Ana Vande Linde
SECRETARY: Kevin Drzakowski
PRESENT: Amanda Barnett, Lopa Basu, Kathleen Deery, David Ding, Kevin Drzakowski, Erik Evensen, Barb Flom,
Petre (Nelu) Ghenciu, Jen Grant, Gene Gutman, Ted Harris, Glenda Jones, Anne Kerber, Jeanette Kersten, Adam
Kramschuster, Matthew Kuchta, Virginia Lea, Eun Joo Lee, Kate Maury, Brian Oenga, Marlann Patterson, Christine
Peterson, Jeffrey Sweat, Kevin W. Tharp, Loretta Thielman, Ana Vande Linde, Cameron Weaver, Dean Wirtanen, Keith
Wojciechowski, and Julie Zaloudek
ABSENT: Amanda Brown (excused), Esuvat Mollel, Forrest Schultz, and Steven Terry
GUESTS: Chancellor Meyer, Jackie Weissenburger, Phil Lyons, Doug Mell, Jo Hopp, and Julie Bates
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Call to Order (Chair, Nelu Ghenciu) Meeting called to order at 2:31 p.m.
Roll Call – Sign Attendance Sheet
Minutes of March 10, 2015
Motion to approve: (Grant/Deery) Vote. Motion passed unanimously.
Administration Reports
1. Chancellor’s Report.
 Chancellor Meyer thanked all who attended the Inauguration, especially those who
spoke as representatives of the governance groups.
 This week, the Board of Regents meets in Waukesha. The Chancellor will speak on
behalf of the Mechanical Engineering program. He hopes that the program will be
approved. The Digital Marketing program should appear on the June Regents agenda.
 Phil Lyons referred to news stories that covered other campuses’ out-of-state and
graduate tuition increases. We are not raising these tuition rates, because the increased
revenue would be relatively slight due to various factors, including our reciprocity
agreement with Minnesota.
 Our increasing graduate enrollment and allowing eight graduate programs to slightly
increase their tuition will help increase our tuition revenue.
 At a recent Strategic Planning Group meeting, the budget subcommittee’s
recommendations were discussed. The Chancellor’s Cabinet will begin considering the
recommendations.
 A voluntary retirement incentive is being planned. Details for this plan are being
considered in light of the specific recommendations by the SPG’s budget subcommittee.
The plan is not finalized, and questions for HR should wait until a formal plan is
announced.
 The Chancellor noted that suggestions on dealing with the cuts will still be considered;
the web page remains open for this purpose. Also, individuals can share their concerns
with cabinet members.
 Lyons stated that administration considered raising CI tuition 5%. However, System has
determined that CI tuition falls under the governor’s tuition freeze.
2. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs’ Report
 Internal candidates for the Interim Director of Graduate School position are being
vetted by the search committee originally formed for the Dean position, when it was
proposed.
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 Candidates for the Director of International Studies are currently scheduled for the oncampus interviews and posted in UW-Stout Today.
 The Provost stated that there have been no discussions on converting faculty lines to
academic staff positions.
 Proposals for travel and funding should still be submitted for approval. They are
approved individually.
Announcements
1. Chair Ghenciu spoke on the SPG’s meeting, stating that he acted in his best capacity as a
representative of the faculty.
New Business
1. Faculty Athletic Representative Appointments - Jo Hopp.
 Hopp made a report on the role and activities of the Faculty Athletic Representatives.
 FARs can make recommendations for scholarships and have voting rights in NCAA
legislation.
 FARs, along with the Chancellor and Athletic Director, also approve coaches’
recommendations to the WIAC. They take leadership roles in the conference.
 FARs promote a student-first perspective, effective institutional control, and positive
student-athlete experiences.
 Our Faculty Athletic Representatives can facilitate relationships and conversations
between coaches and faculty.
 Chair Ghenciu intends for a link to be placed on our FS website to connect with the
FARs.
2. Planning and Review Committee – Loretta Thielman [self-study, consultant report &
dean’s responses for] –
- Business Administration, B.S.;
- Operations & Supply Management, M.S.;
- Risk Control, M.S.;
- Science Education, B.S.;
- Supply Chain Management, B.S.;
- Technology Education, B.S.;
- Technology & Science Education, B.S.
Motion to approve all seven program self-studies, consultant reports and dean
responses: (Tharp/Sweat)
 Thielman reported that all the programs under consideration are doing well, although
more resources are needed for most programs.
 Thielman reported the B.S. in Technology Education & Technology & Science
Education share the same program director, but are listed as separate programs due to
Wisconsin and Minnesota rules and regulations.
Vote. Motion approved unanimously.
 The Program Viability Taskforce was formed to create a list of criteria for prioritizing
programs, both those coming in and those already in existence. Such criteria would be
used for considering funding for growth. Renee Chandler is the Faculty Senate
representative and Gene Gutman is the COM representative.
3. Including a Salutation Line in the Promotion Application.
Motion to approve: (Basu/Deery)
 Chancellor’s Office requested a title/salutation field be added in the Promotion
Application so faculty applying can insert what they would like to have listed on the
letters (Dr., Mr., Mrs., Miss)
Vote. Motion passed unanimously.
4. Updated Bylaws of the Election Committee – Ana Vande Linde
Motion to approve: (Peterson/Grant)
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 The updated bylaws reflect the current process of electronic voting.
 Another proposed change clarifies who can nominate for faculty committees:
individuals holding a 100% administrative appointment would not be able to nominate
nor vote.
 The proposal also includes in this section of FASLA the language regarding the
administrative level search committees. This had previously been approved at the
senate.
Vote. Motion approved unanimously.
5. Policy Resolution: Advanced Depositions for International Students, #83-37 – David Ding
Motion to approve: (Kuchta/Patterson)
 Ding presented the policy.
 The original policy was created in 1983 when students from certain countries had been
required to pay all of their tuition in advance. Currently, there is no more need for this
restriction.
 The policy has not been followed or needed in recent years due to the ability of billing
3rd party billing and new payment processes.
Vote. Motion approved unanimously.
6. CIC Revision – Tom Lacksonen
Motion to approve: (Sweat/Barnett)
 The Provost’s Office has been criticized by accrediting bodies for not having a clear
course revision process.
 About half of our courses have been revised or created in the past seven years. The
other half have not. CIC recommends a seven year course revision process. This will
align course revision expectations with the PRC review cycle.
 Inactive courses should be eliminated by this process. Some courses, like field study
courses, will be exempt from revision.
 A list of those courses not revised in the past seven years were sent to department
chairs. Department chairs, in consultation with instructors, could declare the course
still current or assign the course for revision. Courses that are designated by chairs as
not needing review will appear on CIC agendas. Ultimately, departments are entrusted
with the responsibility for deciding whether courses should be revised.
 Lacksonen was asked about interdisciplinary courses. Lacksonen expected that such
courses will still be sent to lead instructors, who should consult with relevant
instructors from other disciplines.
 Lacksonen agreed that department chairs from secondary disciplines should be notified;
the process will be updated to reflect this, but this change will not affect the motion
under consideration.
Vote. Motion approved unanimously.
VIII. Information Items
1. Diversity Leadership Team – Action Items
2. Faculty Senate Dashboard
3. Other:
 Julie Bates, chair of the CEHHS governance committee, shared common course
evaluation questions formulated by the committee. Senators should take these
questions to their departments and have a conversation about common course
evaluation questions across campus. An electronic copy will be sent out to
senators.
 Basu is serving as our representative on the UW System task force examining
tenure. Dean Bomar is Stout’s representative on the UW System shared
governance task force.
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 Additional conversation on the Budget Subcommittee’s recommendation. The
SPG had an opportunity to debate the cuts and express their agreements and
disagreements.
 Suggesting forming a subcommittee to explore the possibility of combining some
of the committees the Senate Office supports via elections. Ana Vande Linde
volunteered. She is looking at including all shared governance contacts. Contact
Ana if you’d like to assist.
Adjournment