AGENDA FOR
UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING
March 30, 2006
CN 160
4:00 P.M.
I.
Roll Call
Approval of the minutes of January 26, 2006
II.
Announcements
A.
Next Scheduled Meetings
Agenda Committee – April 17, 2006, 8:00 a.m. AT 202F
University Senate Meeting – April 27, 2006, 4:00 p.m. CN 160
University Senate Meeting #1 2006-07 April 27, 2006
(IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING LAST MEETING OF 2005-06)
B.
Board of Trustees Action 3/18/06:
Approved, does not require Board of Trustees Approval
1. Guest Student Policy
C.
Graduate Fee Remission Update
D.
Mercury Resolution (Enclosure #1)
II.
Recognition of Deaths – Phyllis Ann Yuhas
III.
Committee Reports
A.
Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
B.
Faculty Council – Joe Losco, Chairperson
C.
University Council – Adam Stegner, Chairperson
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D.
Campus Council – Asher Lisec, Chairperson
E.
University Core Curriculum Task Force II – Juli Eflin, Chairperson
IV.
Report by Chairperson of Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Enclosure #2 – Issues in the
Senate System)
V.
Questions Directed to the President
VI.
Question and Answer Period
VII.
Unfinished Business
A.
VIII.
University Calendar (Enclosure #3)
New Business
A.
Doctoral Admissions Requirements (Enclosure #4)
B.
Policies for Distance Education Courses (Enclosure #5)
IX.
Other Items
X.
Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE 2005-06 UNIVERSITY SENATE
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Members Present: 53
Members Absent: 14
1. The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chairperson of the University Senate, Ione
DeOllos, at 4:05 p.m. Roll call was taken by initialing the roster located at the entrance to
CN 160.
Members Present: B. Adams, D. Balogh, A. Brown, L. Deckers, I. DeOllos, M. Faroh,
S. Geraci, J. Gora, K. Gorman, D. Haber, D. Hahn, M. Harvey, M. Hawkins, R. Huffman,
S. Islam, L. Johnson, K. Kabadaki, M. Karls, A. Lisec, J. Losco, J. McClure, W. McCune,
J. McKean, B. Messner, W. Meyer, H. Mortimer, W. Mucherah, K. Neumann, J. Olesen,
C. Payne, D. Pearson, J. Petersson, M. Popovich, G. Reid, J. Rybarczyk, G. Schultz,
R. Shackelford, A. Stegner, F. Suppe, B. Tietz, B. Umansky, J. Vann, G. Watson,
E. Whittern, B. Wills, P. Wohlt, E. Wolner, R. Yadon, T. Zivney
Substitutes: C. Maltas for J. Helton, J. Popovicova for J. Eflin, F. Bower for S. Johnson,
J. Ledbetter for J. Schmutte
Members Absent: H. Boothe, A. Dyson, B. Hozeski, J. Jones, K. Kalumba, C. Kurtz,
C. Lehnertz, M. McGrew, B. Mills, W. Sharp, R. Spangler, P. Spengler, J. Vann,
E. Zygmunt-Fillwalk
2. A motion was made (Watson) and seconded (Mucherah) to approve the minutes December 1,
2005, as written.
Motion carried.
3. Announcements
a. Next Scheduled Meetings
Agenda Committee – February 13, 2006, 8:00 a.m. AT 202F
University Senate – February 23, 2006, 4:00 p.m. CN 160
b. Board of Trustees Action 12/16/05
Information items
1. Graduate Student Appeals Process
2. Digital Submission of Dissertations
3. Grade Appeals Policy
University Senate Minutes
January 26, 2006
Page Two
Action Items (Passed)
1. Supplemental External Review Letters for Promotion to Professor
2. Policy on Consensual Sexual or Romantic Relationships
c. Program Information – Academic Posting 2005-06, Volume XXXVII-5
Revised Programs
College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Major in Family and Consumer Sciences
Major in Hospitality Management
Minor in Residential Property Management
School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
Athletic Training Major in Physical Education
College of Communication, Information, and Media
Department of Journalism
Baccalaureate Degrees
College of Sciences and Humanities
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Teaching Major in Mathematics
Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program
Middle School/Junior High Mathematics License
4.
Deborah Balogh, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, recognized the
deaths of Arthur L. Eiser, George Albert Michael, and Thomas H. Wetmore (Attachment #1)
5. Council and Committee Reports
a. Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Vice Chairperson of Senate
(1) A motion was made (Adams) and seconded (Brown) to accept the addition of three
student members (Katie Bills, Drake Land, Terry Nichter) to the Athletics
Committee.
Motion carried, with abstentions.
(2) Ione reported that a subcommittee is forming to work out issues that have surfaced
since the implementation of the new Constitution.
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January 26, 2006
Page Three
(3) The Committee is working on the issue regarding attendance at committee
meetings. A letter will be mailed to all committee chairpersons regarding the
attendance policy that is documented in the Faculty and Professional Personnel
Handbook. A letter will also be mailed to the ex officio membership of the
committees regarding their responsibilities, which changed when the new
Constitution took effect this past Fall.
(4) Other issues include the Diversity Policy Institute as well as the organization and
appointments to the University Grade Appeals Committee.
b. Faculty Council – Joe Losco, Chairperson
(1) Joe reported that the policy on doctoral degrees foreign language requirements was
sent back to the Graduate Education Committee. The Guest Student Policy is an
item of new business on today’s Senate agenda.
(2) A Fall Break proposal from the UEC was sent back to the UEC for further review.
c. University Council – Adam Stegner, Chairperson
Adam reported that the Council passed the Mercury Resolution and it will be forwarded
to the Senate Agenda Committee.
d. Campus Council – Asher Lisec, Chairperson
Asher reported that the Council met in December and a quorum was not present at the
meeting. There was no new business. The next meeting of the Council is
February 2, 2006.
e. University Core Curriculum Task Force – II – David Perkins for Juli Eflin, Chairperson
David reported that the Task Force has copies of the departmental and college meeting
reports. Juli is in the process of contacting the department chairpersons to obtain their
approval prior to placing the reports on the website.
5. Report by the Vice Chairperson of the Senate – Ione DeOllos (1/26/06 Senate Agenda,
Enclosure #1 – Issues in the Senate System)
Ione reviewed the issues in the Senate System.
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January 26, 2006
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6. Questions Directed to the President
The President reported on the following:
1. A President’s Perspective will be out in the next day or so;
2. David Broder will be the commencement speaker for graduation ceremonies in the
spring;
3. A committee is exploring options in regard to expanding recreation facilities on campus;
4. She met with the Indiana State Department of Health officials regarding wellness and
reducing healthcare costs;
5. She endorsed the full smoking ban in Muncie;
6. She asked Kay Bales to meet with representatives from Ball Memorial Hospital, as well
as the Muncie Chamber of Commerce regarding swine flu and other pandemics. They
will be working on developing a crisis plan for the University and the community in the
event of a pandemic.
7. She is working with Pat Barkey and Frank Sabatine to promote a Delaware County
partnership with surrounding counties to encourage economic development, which
includes submitting a grant application to the Department of Labor.
8. The President had a meeting with Bart Peterson, Mayor of Indianapolis, to discuss the
expansion of Ball State’s presence in Indianapolis.
7. Question and Answer Period
A senator asked about the Strategic Plan and in particular item #5 regarding immersion
experiences. He asked the President what her ideas were with regard to compensating
faculty for the one-on-one experiences. The President responded that a survey out of the
Provost’s Office is circulating and will help in identifying what immersion experiences are
happening. They would then seek funding for those activities.
A senator questioned the President’s definition of immersion experiences and why it does not
include internships. The President explained that she included immersion experiences as any
experience that is taken outside of the classroom, including internships. This experience
would be worth more than three credits and have an end product.
8. Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
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January 26, 2006
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9. New Business
Agenda Item VIII. A. (Guest Student Policy), motion from Faculty Council, was placed on
the floor (1/26/06 Senate Agenda, Enclosure #2)
Following discussion, the motion on the floor carried.
10. The meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
February 23, 2006
Ione DeOllos, Vice Chairperson
mt
Mark Popovich, Secretary
University Senate Minutes
January 26, 2006
Attachment #1
The members of the University Senate recognize with regret the deaths of:
Arthur L. Eiser, Professor Emeritus of Biology, who retired from Ball State University in 1991
after 33 years of service. A specialist in botany and plant ecology, Dr. Eiser engaged in an active
research program in plant propagation, directing the projects of graduate students in the field.
He co-authored at least seven laboratory manuals and several botanical booklets and served as
co-coordinator of the department’s biology courses for elementary teachers. He was also the
department’s administrative assistant and chairman of its committee for the design of the Life
Sciences Building, as well as consultant to the campus Landscape and Grounds Program. Dr.
Eiser was a member of Phi Sigma, Sigma Xi, the Ecological Society of America, and the Indiana
Academy of Science. In the community, he served as a consultant in landscaping, and he was a
leader in the Boy Scouts of America, mentoring 30 youth to the rank of Eagle Scout.
George Albert Michael, Professor Emeritus of Music History and Musicology Faculty
Chairperson Emeritus, who served Ball State University for 18 years. After earning degrees
from Eastman School of Music and New York University and serving as chair of the Department
of Fine Arts at Transylvania University, Dr. Michael assumed his Ball State position in 1965.
With specialties in Medieval and Renaissance music, as well as symphonic literature, Dr.
Michael engaged in studies concerning the relation between music and cultural history, and he
prepared a series of slides and recordings illustrating the history of musical instruments. For
many years he was a violinist with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and he was active in the
American Musicological Society, the College Music Society, and the American Chapter of the
Bach Society.
Thomas Hall Wetmore, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Chairperson Emeritus of the
Department of English, who retired in 1969 after 24 years of service. During a nine-year tenure
as head of his department, he encouraged faculty productivity in writing and research and was
instrumental in the establishment of the doctoral program in English, the summer Institutes in
Linguistics and English Language and Composition, and the Institutional Assistance grants. He
also edited Twenty-Two Young Indiana Writers and the anthology Indiana Sesquicentennial
Poets and founded the Ball State University Forum. In addition, Dr. Wetmore published four
textbooks in the fields of English and linguistics, served as educational collaborator for Coronet
Educational Films, and was editor of the Midwest English Review and the English Journal.
Among his many professional associations, he was state president of the Indiana College English
Association and the American Association of University Professors.
Please let the minutes of the Senate record our regret of their loss and our appreciation of the
contributions they made to Ball State University.
Council on the Environment 11/1/04
Senate Agenda Committee 11/22/04
Council on the Environment 12/22/05
University Council 1/19/06
Senate Agenda Committee 2/13/06
University Senate Agenda
March 30, 2006
Enclosure #1
Ball State University Mercury Minimization Initiative
Whereas mercury is one of the primary pollutants of concern in Indiana because:
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Mercury poisoning can cause irreversible brain, liver, and kidney damage.
Fetuses and children are the most sensitive to mercury toxicity.
Mercury is persistent in the environment and, as a highly toxic form
methylmercury, bioaccumulates in many aquatic species.
Significant quantities of mercury have been found in most Indiana streams and
species of fish. Children less than 15 years of age, pregnant women and women
who may become pregnant within 6 years have been advised not to eat any fish
caught in Delaware county rivers and streams.
Even very small amounts of mercury that are disposed of improperly can harm
the environment. It only takes 3 grams (approximately 1/25 of a teaspoon) to
contaminate a 60-acre lake.
If a spill occurs, proper clean up is costly, difficult, and dangerous. Recent highly
publicized mercury spills that have occurred in Muncie are notable examples.
If cleaned-up or stored improperly, evaporation of mercury can occur,
contaminating the air and exposing everyone that breathes it.
Recycling mercury-containing items is the only safe way to dispose of them
properly.
Whereas mercury has been commonly used in devices and substances throughout the
university and cost-effective alternatives to most of those uses are now available.
Whereas Ball State University is a signatory on the Talloires Declaration, which pledges
that the university will “Set an example of environmental responsibility by establishing
programs of resource conservation, recycling, and waste reduction at the universities.”
Be it resolved that the Ball State University Community commits to:
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Maintain an inventory of mercury containing items utilized anywhere on
campus.
Purchase non mercury-containing substitutes where possible.
Implement a purchasing screening process to identify new purchases of
mercury-containing items.
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Implement a phase-out plan for mercury containing devices and materials to be
substantially completed within one year of the start of this initiative.
Turn in mercury and mercury-containing items for recycling.
Implement an internal awareness education program on the health and
environmental dangers of mercury and the proper handling to avoid unintended
releases.
Responsibilities
Deans and directors are ultimately responsible to identify mercury use in their areas of
responsibility. The Office of Environmental Health and Safety will aid those
responsible in meeting the legal requirements for inventorying and monitoring mercury
use.
Each dean or director should form an advisory panel to establish a plan for the
reduction or elimination of mercury use through finding appropriate substitutes or
alternate methodologies that do not use mercury.
The Environmental Health and Safety office is responsible to clean mercury spills and to
properly recycle or dispose of any mercury waste. The EH&S office is also responsible
to develop and to provide awareness training resources.
University Senate Agenda
March 30, 2006
Enclosure #2
ISSUES IN THE SENATE SYSTEM, 2005-06
January 26, 2006
CAMPUS COUNCIL
Defibrillators for Campus Police Vehicles - from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
Handicapped Parking (Temporary Permits) – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
FACULTY COUNCIL
Evaluation of Teaching (Teaching Evaluation)
Restructuring Ball State Health Care Plans – from Agenda Committee 10/4/04
(Salary and Benefits)
Definition of Creative Arts for Faculty Award – from Agenda Committee 3/21/05
(Creative Arts)
Policy on Maternity Leave – from Agenda Committee 3/21/05 (Salary and Benefits)
1-2-1 Agreement (International Programs) – from University Council 9/15/05
Library Funding – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05 (Library)
Terminology of Contract Positions at BSU – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05
(Contract Faculty)
Funeral/Bereavement Leave for Heterosexual Domestic Partners – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05
(Salary and Benefits)
University Calendar – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Undergraduate Education)
Athletic Funding – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Policies for Distance Education Courses (Extended Education)
Retirement Models (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
GOVERNANCE AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Ex officio appointments in Student Affairs Areas
Reorganization of Office of Diversity Policy Institute, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies,
Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05
3/30/06
Undergraduate Education Committee 2/20/06
Faculty Council 3/16/06
Senate Agenda Committee 3/20/06
University Senate Agenda
March 30, 2006
Enclosure #3
Supporting documents regarding Academic Calendar:
The UEC Calendar Subcommittee considered multiple models for solving the problem of Saturday finals
(see below "Colleagues"). Students were firmly against eliminating Fall Break in order to eliminate
Saturday finals, so some compromise had to be found. However, after agreeing upon a possible solution,
we discovered that we had not accommodated Saturday classes. Working in cooperation with the Offices
of the Provost and President, the final solution was the recommendation made by the UEC on Monday,
2/20/06:
"It was moved and seconded that Saturday finals be eliminated. To do this Saturday classes will begin the
day after the annual Friday faculty meeting in the fall. Fall break will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday
with the Friday classes moved to Tuesday immediately preceding Thanksgiving. UEC strongly
recommends that fall break be anchored to the 3rd or 4th weekend of October. MOTION CARRIED"
Our motion attempts to solve several problems: having all classes meet the required number of meeting
times, including Saturday classes, minimizing the confusion attendant to moving days of the week
around, and minimizing the scheduling problems both athletics and the arts face in programming around
an unstable fall break.
We recognized that the Tuesday/Thursday classes, along with the "once-a-week" classes on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, will all get a full week off over Thanksgiving break, while
the Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes will have an odd "Monday/Friday" schedule the week of
Thanksgiving. Other schools seem able to handle the once-a-semester change. But the continuity of
contact time for the vast majority of classes is preserved, and Fall Break can be sensibly placed on a
recurring weekend rather than its unpredictable location at present. An important part of teaching and
learning is the time between contact hours that both teachers and students take to assimilate and integrate
new information, skills, and processes as the instruction develops over time. Adding minutes to Saturday
classes deprives those learners of both the additional contact time and the incremental, in-between time
necessary to assimilate and integrate new ideas or skills that all other classes allow.
While not a perfect compromise, students, faculty, and administration were able to support this proposal.
Thanks,
Michael O'Hara, Chair
UEC
UEC calendar subcommittee
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Present:
Geraci, S.; Ottinger, L.; Rogers, B.; Spillman, M. and Waechter, D.
Geraci moved (Ottinger 2nd) elimination of Saturday finals by changing fall break to Friday, Saturday and Sunday
and moving those Friday classes to the Tuesday immediately preceding Thanksgiving. Motion carried unanimously.
The subcommittee also recommends researching the possibility of establishing a consistent weekend for fall break
(for example, the 3rd or 4th weekend of October). A consistent model for fall break may help alleviate scheduling
problems currently experienced by athletics and the College of Fine Arts but more research is needed to ascertain
the benefit.
1.) Start the semester earlier (on Thursday or Friday the week before the normal start). This would allow for
elimination of Monday finals but would require classes to meet on days other than those they normally meet on.
Larry Ottinger pointed out this idea was considered a couple of years ago but was rejected due to concerns by
student affairs (particularly housing). The subcommittee felt this idea would be too difficult to implement so it was
taken off the table.
2.) Eliminate Fall Break entirely. The reclaimed Monday would replace the Monday immediately before finals. The
“extra” Tuesday could be used in one of the following ways:
a.- Give faculty teaching Tuesday classes the opportunity to “forgive” a class meeting during the fall semester.
Individual faculty would have discretion when deciding which Tuesday should be off.
b.- Eliminate courses on the Tuesday preceding Thanksgiving recess.
c.- Extend the Labor Day holiday by one additional day (Monday and Tuesday).
(Elimination of Fall Break also has the potential of solving other scheduling problems experienced by various
departments in fine arts and the university’s athletics programs.)
The subcommittee felt this proposal had some merits and should be considered further. We are aware there are
legitimate concerns regarding adding an additional day to the Thanksgiving recess or extending the Labor Day
weekend from three days to four. However, this proposal achieves the balance we’re striving for and does not create
the confusion associated with realigning meeting days. Student leadership, however, pointed out that this proposal
would generate significant animosity among students who would feel that a significant "holiday" had been taken from
them, both from those students who use that free time to advance or catch up on their academic activities and from
those who take a mental health break.
3.) Reconsider the amount of time dedicated for finals. This proposal involves two different proposals, both of which
permit Saturday commencement.
a.- Reduce the number of days for finals from five to four. Eliminate the three existing open blocks (B1, D1 and D5)
and move three of the four Saturday blocks to these times. Move the fourth Saturday block to A3. This eliminates all
existing “OPEN” blocks but allows all Saturday finals to be consolidated in the Tuesday through Friday time frame.
*Finals block A3 is reserved for NUR 316 group exams. However, NUR 316 is not identified as a course in the
2004/2006 catalog.
b.- Reduce the number of days for finals from five to four and a half (ending on Saturday after the 9:45-11:45 a.m.
final) and move commencement from 2 p.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. Saturday. Realign finals blocks E1, E2, E3 and E4 so
they occur earlier in the week. Use the two Saturday finals blocks for special departmental test administration (such
as BIO 100 and MATHS 105, 106 and 108). These two special departmental testing blocks (scheduled for 7:30-9:30
and 9:45-11:45) would affect very few, if any, graduating seniors thus allowing both finals and commencement to be
scheduled on the same day.
The subcommittee understands there may be some reluctance to change the existing five day model for finals.
However, this may be the only viable option to satisfy those who will not permit “forgiveness” of the missed Labor
Day classes and wish to retain the existing model for Fall Break and Thanksgiving recess. We also understand
revision of the university’s finals schedule may present more challenges than those indicated above.
Graduate Education Committee 2/14/06
Faculty Council 3/16/06
Senate Agenda Committee 3/20/06
University Senate Agenda
March 30, 2006
Enclosure #4
DOCTORAL ADMISSION AND DEGREE REQUIREMENT REVISIONS:
AN OVERVIEW
Charge to Committee
During Spring Semester, 2005, Deborah Balogh, then Associate Provost and Dean of the
Graduate School, asked a subcommittee of GEC to review current doctoral program
requirements. A thorough study had not been done in more than 20 years. Since Ball State had
matured as a doctoral-granting institution over the preceding two decades, its advanced degree
programs needed to be assessed to see if they meet current university goals and objectives.
Procedure
All Ball State doctoral program directors were surveyed on the key points of admission and
degree completion requirements. In addition, doctoral requirements of other institutions similar
in size and classification to Ball State were gathered and studied for comparison. The results of
those surveys were incorporated into the revised document.
Substantive Changes
1. Allow admission to a doctoral program with a baccalaureate degree rather than a master’s
degree (currently the master’s degree is required for admission). Each doctoral granting
unit will have the option of requiring a master’s degree for admission. [Rationale: Two
doctoral programs at BSU are already admitting with a bachelor’s degree and have been
successful in attracting high quality students. We want to extend the opportunity to all
doctoral programs. Surveys of other institutions show this is common practice.]
2. Set the minimum baccalaureate degree GPA requirement for admission to a doctoral
program at 3.0. [Rationale: Based on surveys of other institutions, we concluded this is
an appropriate requirement. We believe that admission to a doctoral program requires a
higher standard than that for a master’s degree (2.75).]
3. Make cognate(s) requirement optional and allow each doctoral granting unit to determine
if cognates are appropriate for its program. [Rationale: One doctoral program at BSU is
already successfully doing this and we want to extend this flexibility to all graduate
programs. Surveys of other institutions show this is common practice.]
4. Change doctoral committee make-up slightly to coincide with allowing cognates to be
optional. This is more a rewording than an actual substantive change. Minimum number
of members (4) does not change. The current requirement of two members from the
student’s major and a representative from each cognate(s), if any, and an at-large
university representative (a faculty member outside the major and cognate(s) to be
appointed by the dean of the Graduate School remains the same (a student with two
cognates would have 5 members). Students without a cognate will have two faculty
5. members representing the major area, a university member-at-large, and a fourth member
will be representative appropriate to the student’s program of study (said member will be
determined by the student and his/her committee chairperson). In addition, the
committee chairperson will represent the student’s primary area of study and could come
from a department outside the student’s major, if approved by the appropriate Doctoral
Program Director and the dean of the Graduate School (all committees are approved this
way now, so there is no change here). All committee chairpersons must meet the criteria
for Dissertation Chair Endorsement in the department of the student’s major. [Rationale:
These changes are minimal when compared to current practice and are necessary for the
optional cognate requirement and the current graduate faculty policy found in the Faculty
Handbook.]
6. Drop the requirement for “Advanced Graduate Status” (permission to continue beyond
the completion of 12 graduate hours). Each academic unit that is responsible for a
doctoral program will have a procedure to evaluate a student’s progress during Stage 1
(ordinarily the first year of graduate study) of degree completion. [Rationale: On our
internal survey, BSU doctoral program directors recommended that we drop this
requirement. It is now merely seen as a paper-shuffling exercise. No other institution
surveyed had this requirement.]
7. Change the dissertation requirement from a set 10 hours to a minimum of 10 hours and a
maximum of 24 hours. [Rational: BSU doctoral program directors indicated that we
should allow a flexible number of dissertation hours. Other institutions surveyed also do
this.]
8. Require continuous enrollment in a minimum of three graduate hours each academic
semester (excluding summers) from the time the dissertation proposal is approved to
degree conferral. If not registering for a graduate course, the student will register for
DISS 799 for three hours (a maximum of 24 hours can be used on a plan of study).
Doctoral students in an externally accredited program that requires internship are exempt
from this requirement while registered for internship credit. Replaces the current
requirement of continuous registration in DOC 700 (zero-credit) after proposal approval
thru graduation. Allow a maximum of two academic semesters enrollment in DOC 700
under special circumstances, e.g., during the semester preceding the comprehensive
examinations. [Rationale: A survey of other institutions showed this is standard practice.
Students are utilizing university resources to complete the dissertation.]
9. Updated the foreign language requirement. “Foreign language was changed to
“additional language.” The types of languages allowed for this requirement were made
flexible by allowing languages other than French, Spanish, or German as described in the
current catalog. [Rationale: This allows languages, including American Sign Language
or computer programming languages, depending upon the individual student’s field of
research. The doctoral committee members would determine what is appropriate for each
individual student. This concept was approved by GEC a number of years ago, but the
catalog language was never updated.]
Policies Not Changed [Rationale for 1-4: Based on survey of BSU doctoral program directors
and survey of the requirements of other institutions.]
1. Requirement of a minimum of 90 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree for
doctoral completion.
2. Requirement of 40 hours, excluding dissertation, in the student’s major.
3. Requirement of a 3.2 GPA for admission with a master’s degree and retention.
4. Residency requirement.
5. Number of committee members and how they are chosen, i.e., qualifications. However,
the description changed slightly due to making the cognates optional and meeting the
new graduate faculty policy guidelines. [Rationale: To match allowing cognates to be
optional and the already-approved graduate faculty guidelines.]
What Do Departments Need to Do?
The above proposal does not require academic units to change their admission or program
requirements. Academic units who want to keep these requirements as they are now, need not do
anything. The proposal does give departments the option of being flexible on admission,
cognate, and degree program requirements.
Curricular Affairs Subcommittee
Graduate Education Committee
2/14/06
DOCTORAL PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for admitted admission to graduate study toward a doctoral degree, a student
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hold an earned baccalaureate or equivalent degree with a cumulative grade point
average (GPA) on the master’s degree of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0. (a baccalaureate
only is required for school psychology, educational psychology, or audiology) from a
college or university accredited by its regional accrediting association. (A student with a
master’s baccalaureate degree not considered the equivalent of to those that of Ball
State University may be admitted under conditions to be determined by the department
concerned and the dean of the Graduate School. Credentials from foreign secondary
international colleges, universities, and their equivalents outside the U.S. are evaluated
by the Office of International Admissions and Sponsored Programs Center for
International Programs (CIP) and the Graduate School.
Some programs may require an earned master’s degree or equivalent for
consideration for doctoral study. In such cases applicants must have a cumulative
grade point average (GPA) on the master’s degree of at least 3.2 on a scale of 4.0.
Please see admission requirements for specific majors found in other areas of this
publication or on the departmental website.
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had have previous institutions attended submit two copies of official transcripts of all
previous college work, showing graduation from accredited institutions of higher learning
with degrees awarded. [statement moved to this section from a paragraph deleted
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achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test or
other approved graduate admissions tests for non-native speakers of English. GRE scores
older than five years normally are not acceptable. [latter statement moved to this
section from a paragraph deleted below]
Hold a valid teaching license if deemed appropriate by the department(s) concerned and
have had at least two years of successful teaching experience or approved professional
experience when the proposed doctoral major is educational administration, elementary
education, or science education.
meet any additional admission standards established by the academic unit responsible for
each doctoral degree program.
be recommended for admission by the academic unit responsible for the doctoral
degree program.
Admission The fulfillment of the minimum Graduate School admission standards listed
above to the university does not guarantee admission to a specific degree program.
Admission to Advanced Graduate Study for the Doctoral Degree
The student will be considered for admission to advanced graduate study for the doctoral
degree when the above entrance requirements have been met and when the student has
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submitted an application for admission at the doctoral level.
submitted at least five satisfactory professional recommendations.
Taken the required standardized admission examinations (The student may arrange with
the Counseling and Psychological Services Center to take these examinations). (At the
discretion of the doctoral program director, a written statement of purpose with respect to
a specific doctoral program and satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination
Advanced Test may be required in addition to the present requirements. GRE scores
older than five years normally re not acceptable [last sentence moved above]
taken any other special admissions examinations and satisfied other requirements
prescribed by the department concern.
Students may register for graduate courses leading to the doctoral degree only upon
departmental recommendation for admission.
After official admission to a doctoral program, the student has two years in which to
begin courses approved by the doctoral program director or the student’s committee. A
student who has not taken courses in an approved program during this two-year period will
be dropped from the program. The student may reapply for admission.
DOCTORAL PROGRAM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Graduate School doctoral degree requirements:
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Students must complete, including the dissertation, at least 90 hours of graduate work
beyond the bachelor’s degree, at least 40 of which, excluding dissertation hours,
must be in the major. A minimum of 48 of the required 90 hours must be completed
at Ball State University. [statements moved from another section of the catalog]
A minimum of 40 hours of graduate work is required in the major for the doctor of
philosophy in counseling psychology, elementary education, English, human
bioenergetics, and school psychology and the doctor of education in adult, higher, and
community education; educational administration; elementary education; science;
science education; and special education.
For all doctoral programs, except the Doctor of Audiology, a minimum of 10 hours
of credit are required for the dissertation. A maximum of 24 dissertation hours
may be counted toward a student’s program of study.
For all doctoral programs, except the Doctor of Audiology, students must
complete a rigorous research component [already a requirement, but just placed
here for clarity]. Students will be expected to demonstrate competency with research
tools applicable to their major areas. Such tools include additional languages,
statistical methods, computer science, and research techniques. The required research
tools will be designated determined by the student’s doctoral committee and
included on the student’s program of study.
Optional departmental doctoral degree requirements may include, but are not limited
to, the following:
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Cognates – the candidates will may be required to have either two cognate fields
consisting of a minimum of 15 hours each or a single cognate field consisting of a
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minimum of 24 hours. For the 15-hour cognate, 9 hours must be taken at Ball State
University; 12 hours of the 24-hour cognate must be taken at Ball State University.
Cognates are available in all major fields of study for the master’s, specialist, and
doctoral degrees. In addition, cognates are offered in composition; foundations of
business; general field of education; gifted studies; higher education; history,
philosophy, and sociology of education; literary theory, literature; marriage and
family counseling; neuropsychology; psychology of human development; teacher
education in higher education; English language arts, theory of computing; and
research methodology. Cognates are not required for the doctoral program in
English.
Candidates in some doctoral programs may be required to take a full-time
internship at an approved site.
Foreign Additional Language - If an foreign additional language option is required,
the language(s) ordinarily will be selected from French, German, and Spanish. the
selection is made by the student and the committee and must be approved by the
director of the student’s doctoral program. A foreign language other than French,
Spanish, or German Additional languages typically if it contains a significant body
of available materials in the student’s field of research, or if it is are essential to the
student’s career objective or to a field of study in which the student will participate as
part of the doctoral program. Substitutions must be approved by the student’s
committee chairperson, the director of the doctoral program, and the dean of the
Graduate School. For international students, non-native languages other than
English will be accepted at Ball State University if they meet these criteria.
[Paragraph moved from another section of catalog.]
Please see “Policies Related to Doctoral Degree Completion” for specific
guidelines concerning additional languages.
Candidates must meet any additional program requirements established by the academic
unit responsible for each doctoral degree.
[Delete everything under “Doctor of Education in Science Education” and “Doctor of Arts in
Music” on page 33. This information is included in the departmental descriptions of the
programs.]
Doctoral Committee
The student’s committee is appointed after the student has been admitted to study for the
doctoral degree—usually during the first year of doctoral work. Until the committee has been
appointed, the chairperson of the department concerned or a delegated representative
departmental program director will serve as the student’s program advisor.
Upon the recommendation of the departmental program director, the dean of the Graduate
School will appoint the student’s committee and the at-large member. The committee will
consist of either four or five voting members (approved for regular graduate faculty status),
depending on the student’s program of study. All committees will consist of two members
from the student’s major area and an at-large member from a field outside the major area
and cognate(s). or department not already represented on the committee. The rest of the
committee will be structured as follows:
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Program without Cognate(s) – a fourth voting member will be a representative
appropriate to the individual student’s program of study.
Program with Cognate(s) – a voting member will be appointed for each cognate on
the individual student’s program of study.
The committee chairperson will represent the student’s primary major area of study and must
meet the criteria for Dissertation Chair Endorsement in the department of the student’s
major.
Please see specific degree program requirements for detailed policies concerning the
appointment of doctoral committees. [this will replace 2nd and 3rd paragraphs on page 34 in
which specific committees are listed for two doctoral programs. This information should be
moved to the departmental descriptions.]
In consultation with the student, the committee will determine the student’s plan of study and
guide the student’s dissertation (At the department’s discretion, separate committees may be
appointed for advising/comprehensive examinations and the dissertation stage).
The plan of study will be filed in the departmental office of the student’s major area and the
Graduate School within one year of the committee appointment. beginning course work
Students who fail to meet these this deadline may not be allowed to continue to register for
courses.
The committee, in cooperation with the Graduate School, will determine whether the student is
qualified to continue study at each of during any of the three stages leading to the doctoral
degree.
Approved Program of Study
Full-time doctoral students are expected to establish advising committees and to have approved
programs of study on file with the Graduate School within one year of beginning course work.
Part-time doctoral students are expected to establish their committees within one year and to
have an approved program of study on file within two years. Students who fail to meet these
deadlines may not be allowed to continue to register for courses. [last sentence moved to above
paragraph]
Committee
The student’s committee is appointed after the student has been admitted to study for the
doctoral degree—usually during the first year of doctoral work. Until the committee has been
appointed, the chairperson of the department concerned or a delegated representative will serve
as the student’s program advisor.
Upon recommendation of the departmental program director, the dean of the Graduate
School will appoint the student’s committee and the at-large member. The committee will
consist of either four or five members, depending on the student’s program of study. If the
degree program is structured to include two 15-hour cognates, the committee will consist of five
members: two from the student’s major area, one from each of the two cognate fields, and one
from a field outside the major area and cognates. The committee chairperson will represent the
student’s major area.
If the degree program is structured to include only one 24-hour cognate, the committee
will consist of four members: two from the student’s major area, one from the cognate field, and
one from a field outside the cognate and major areas. The committee chairperson will represent
the student’s major area.
The committee for students pursuing the doctor of education degree in science education
will consist of five members: two representing the subject area; one from Teachers College; a
teacher education (regular category) faculty member; and one at-large member appointed by the
dean of the Graduate School.
The student pursuing the doctor of arts degree will have a five-member committee with at
least two members representing the student’s area of primary emphasis, one representing the area
of secondary emphasis, one or two representing the School of Music at-large, and one appointed
by the dean of the Graduate School to represent the university.
In consultation with the student, the committee will determine the student’s plan of study
and guide the student’s dissertation. The plan of study will be filed in the departmental office of
the student’s major area [moved to above].
Advancement to the Doctoral Degree – delete all under this heading as it is re-written in
slightly different format below.
STAGES OF DOCTORAL COMPLETION
Stage 1. Completion of the master’s degree or its equivalent. Requires completion
with at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at Ball State University or
another university that is accredited by its regional accrediting agency. Students who have
already completed a master’s degree equivalent to that awarded by the major department
are considered to have completed the first stage of the doctoral program unless the
department stipulates otherwise.
Each academic unit that is responsible for a doctoral program will have a
procedure to evaluate a student’s progress during this stage. This evaluation will take
place no later than the end of the second year to determine if the student is making
satisfactory progress, and will be communicated in writing to the student. The evaluation
is determined by the major department and could include, but is not limited to, an
examination or other appropriate review that must be successfully completed before
entering Stage 2.
Stage 2. Admission to Candidacy. Completion of all course work and fulfillment of
any special departmental requirements (e.g., additional language examinations, if any), the
passing of the comprehensive examinations, and approval of the dissertation proposal
designate the end of Stage 2 (see below for specific information regarding requirements for
the comprehensive examinations). Completion of this stage is referred to as Admission to
Candidacy for the degree. Enrollment in credits for dissertation hours is permitted only
upon the completion of this stage. If the foregoing requirements are not met, the student may
be admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree on probation, or the privilege of further study
leading to the doctoral degree may be denied.
Stage 3. Dissertation Completion. Activities are related to the research, writing,
and final oral defense of the dissertation. During this stage, all doctoral candidates must be
registered for a minimum of three credits each semester, except during the summer terms, If
not registering for a course or courses or dissertation, the doctoral candidate will register in DOC
700 Doctoral Candidate for a fee of $50. until the final approved copies of the dissertation
are deposited in the Graduate School, all credit hours for degree conferral have been
completed, and completed one year (two consecutive semesters) of full-time study in residence
the residency requirement has been fulfilled. If not registering for a course or courses or
dissertation, the doctoral candidate will register in DOC 700 Doctoral Candidate for a fee of $50.
for three hours of DISS 799. A doctoral candidate in an externally accredited program
that requires an internship experience is exempt from continuous enrollment while
registered for internship credit.
The culmination of Stage 3 is degree conferral. No later than the first four weeks
of the last semester before graduation, students must file an application for graduation with
the Graduate School. Applications may be submitted on-line at
http://www.bsu.edu/gradschool/graduation/.
POLICIES RELATED TO DOCTORAL DEGREE COMPLETION [no changes except
Academic Course Load, just reordered]
Academic Course Load – delete here; is in front of catalog.
Foreign Additional Language Requirements. Students preparing for foreign
additional language exams may enroll in the appropriate foreign language courses.
Arrangements also may be made with the Department of Modern Languages and Classics for
private tutoring a tutorial class. Either the Graduate School Foreign Language Test (GSFLT) or
a reading translation may be taken by the candidate, as determined by the department concerned.
Other means of demonstrating appropriate language competence may be permitted, with the
approval of the department, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics or other
appropriate academic unit, and the dean of the Graduate School. The Department of Modern
Languages and Classics will set dates for the translation examination. Material for this
examination will be selected jointly by the chairperson of the concerned department and the
Department of Modern Languages and Classics or other appropriate academic unit. A student
may use a foreign language dictionary during the examination and will be permitted a maximum
of three attempts to pass the examination for each language.
If the examination facilities for a particular foreign additional language are not available
at Ball State University, the student will be examined by a cooperating institution or agency.
Foreign Additional language proficiency established at other institutions will be accepted by
Ball State University if the proficiency is approved by the program director, the chairperson of
either the Department of Modern Languages and Classics or other appropriate academic unit,
and the dean of the Graduate School. If the student’s committee chairperson has been appointed
at the time the request for acceptance of foreign additional language proficiency is being
evaluated, the approval of the committee chairperson will also be necessary.
If the foreign additional language option is being followed, students must successfully
complete the examination in one language by the time they complete one half of the Ball State
University courses prescribed for their degree programs. The examination for the second
additional language, if any, must be successfully completed before the student will be permitted
to take the comprehensive examinations.
DOC 700. A doctoral student may enroll in DOC 700 prior to admission to candidacy
under special circumstances when not registered for regular graduate course work. for
instance, during the semester preceding the comprehensive examinations. DOC 700 is a zerocredit course at a fee of $50 which gives the student all the rights and privileges of a regular
student. Registration in DOC 700 requires the approval of the student’s committee
chairperson, the departmental doctoral program director, and the dean of the Graduate
School. [policy already on page 35; this is just rewritten to be inserted in a different format.]
Registration for DOC 700 is limited to any two academic year semesters.
Comprehensive Examinations. No change from current catalog.
Dissertation. No change from current catalog.
Final Dissertation Defense. No change from current catalog.
Residence, Transfer, and Extension Work. No change from current catalog.
Selective Retention. No change from current catalog.
Special Cases. Special cases involving policies not covered in this catalog will be submitted to
the Graduate Education Committee for consideration and action. In general, the student’s
program committee has jurisdiction, but the Graduate Education Committee is the board of
appeal. but a student may appeal adverse decisions impacting their progress toward a
graduate degree. See “Graduate Student Appeals Process” for the guidelines for appeals.
[This has already been approved by the governance structure and will appear in the next catalog.]
DOCTORAL PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (CLEAN COPY)
To be considered for admission to graduate study toward a doctoral degree, a student must
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hold an earned baccalaureate or equivalent degree with a cumulative grade point average
(GPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 from a college or university accredited by its
regional accrediting association. A student with a baccalaureate degree not considered
the equivalent to that of Ball State University may be admitted under conditions to be
determined by the department concerned and the dean of the Graduate School.
Credentials from international colleges, universities, and their equivalents outside the
U.S. are evaluated by the Center for International Programs (CIP) and the Graduate
School.
Some programs may require an earned master’s degree or equivalent for consideration for
doctoral study. In such cases applicants must have a cumulative grade point average
(GPA) on the master’s degree of at least 3.2 on a scale of 4.0. Please see admission
requirements for specific majors found in other areas of this publication or on the
departmental website.
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have previous institutions attended submit two copies of official transcripts of all
previous college work, showing graduation from accredited institutions of higher learning
with degrees awarded.
achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test or
other approved graduate admissions tests for non-native speakers of English. GRE scores
older than five years normally are not acceptable.
meet any additional admission standards established by the academic unit responsible for
each doctoral degree program.
be recommended for admission by the academic unit responsible for the doctoral degree
program.
The fulfillment of the minimum Graduate School admission standards listed above does
not guarantee admission to a specific degree program.
Students may register for graduate courses leading to the doctoral degree only upon
departmental recommendation for admission.
After official admission to a doctoral program, the student has two years in which to
begin courses approved by the doctoral program director or the student’s committee. A
student who has not taken courses in an approved program during this two-year period will
be dropped from the program. The student may reapply for admission.
DOCTORAL PROGRAM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Graduate School doctoral degree requirements:
•
Students must complete, including the dissertation, at least 90 hours of graduate work
beyond the bachelor’s degree, at least 40 of which, excluding dissertation hours, must
be in the major. A minimum of 48 of the required 90 hours must be completed at
Ball State University.
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•
For all doctoral programs, except the Doctor of Audiology, a minimum of 10 hours of
credit are required for the dissertation. A maximum of 24 dissertation hours may be
counted toward a student’s program of study.
For all doctoral programs, except the Doctor of Audiology, students must complete a
rigorous research component. Students will be expected to demonstrate competency
with research tools applicable to their major areas. Such tools include additional
languages, statistical methods, computer science, and research techniques. The
required research tools will be determined by the student’s doctoral committee and
included on the student’s program of study.
Optional departmental doctoral degree requirements may include, but are not limited to,
the following:
•
•
•
Cognates – candidates may be required to have either two cognate fields consisting of
a minimum of 15 hours each or a single cognate field consisting of a minimum of 24
hours. For the 15-hour cognate, 9 hours must be taken at Ball State University; 12
hours of the 24-hour cognate must be taken at Ball State University. Cognates are
available in all major fields of study for the master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees.
In addition, cognates are offered in composition; foundations of business; general
field of education; gifted studies; higher education; history, philosophy, and sociology
of education; literary theory, literature; marriage and family counseling;
neuropsychology; psychology of human development; teacher education in higher
education; English language arts, theory of computing; and research methodology.
Candidates in some doctoral programs may be required to take a full-time internship
at an approved site.
Additional Language - If an additional language option is required, the selection is
made by the student and the committee and must be approved by the director of the
student’s doctoral program. Additional languages typically contain a significant body
of available materials in the student’s field of research or are essential to the student’s
career objective or to a field of study in which the student will participate as part of
the doctoral program. For international students, non-native languages other than
English will be accepted at Ball State University if they meet these criteria.
Please see “Policies Related to Doctoral Degree Completion” for specific guidelines
concerning additional languages.
Candidates must meet any additional program requirements established by the academic unit
responsible for each doctoral degree.
Doctoral Committee
The student’s committee is appointed after the student has been admitted to study for the
doctoral degree—usually during the first year of doctoral work. Until the committee has been
appointed, the departmental program director will serve as the student’s program advisor.
Upon the recommendation of the departmental program director, the dean of the Graduate
School will appoint the student’s committee and the at-large member. The committee will
consist of either four or five voting members (approved for regular graduate faculty status),
depending on the student’s program of study. All committees will consist of two members from
the student’s major area and an at-large member from a field or department not already
represented on the committee. The rest of the committee will be structured as follows:
•
•
Program without Cognate(s) – a fourth voting member will be a representative
appropriate to the individual student’s program of study.
Program with Cognate(s) – a voting member will be appointed for each cognate on the
individual student’s program of study.
The committee chairperson will represent the student’s primary area of study and must meet the
criteria for Dissertation Chair Endorsement in the department of the student’s major.
Please see specific degree program requirements for detailed policies concerning the
appointment of doctoral committees.
In consultation with the student, the committee will determine the student’s plan of study and
guide the student’s dissertation (At the department’s discretion, separate committees may be
appointed for advising/comprehensive examinations and the dissertation stage). The plan of
study will be filed in the departmental office of the student’s major area and the Graduate School
within one year of the committee appointment. Students who fail to meet this deadline may not
be allowed to continue to register for courses.
The committee, in cooperation with the Graduate School, will determine whether the student is
qualified to continue study during any of the three stages leading to the doctoral degree.
STAGES OF DOCTORAL COMPLETION
Stage 1. Completion of the master’s degree or its equivalent. Requires completion with
at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at Ball State University or another university
that is accredited by its regional accrediting agency. Students who have already completed a
master’s degree equivalent to that awarded by the major department are considered to have
completed the first stage of the doctoral program unless the department stipulates otherwise.
Each academic unit that is responsible for a doctoral program will have a procedure to
evaluate a student’s progress during this stage. This evaluation will take place no later than the
end of the second year to determine if the student is making satisfactory progress, and will be
communicated in writing to the student. The evaluation is determined by the major department
and could include, but is not limited to, an examination or other appropriate review that must be
successfully completed before entering Stage 2.
Stage 2. Admission to Candidacy. Requires completion of all course work and
fulfillment of any special departmental requirements (e.g., additional language examinations, if
any), the passing of the comprehensive examinations, and approval of the dissertation proposal
designate the end of Stage 2 (see below for specific information regarding requirements for the
comprehensive examinations). Completion of this stage is referred to as Admission to
Candidacy for the degree. Enrollment in credits for dissertation hours is permitted only upon the
completion of this stage. If the foregoing requirements are not met, the student may be admitted
to candidacy for the doctoral degree on probation, or the privilege of further study leading to the
doctoral degree may be denied.
Stage 3. Dissertation Completion. Activities are related to the research, writing, and
final oral defense of the dissertation. During this stage, all doctoral candidates must be
registered for a minimum of three credits each semester, except during the summer terms, until
the final approved copies of the dissertation are deposited in the Graduate School, all credit hours
for degree conferral have been completed, and the residency requirement has been fulfilled. If
not registering for a course or courses, the doctoral candidate will register for three hours of
DISS 799. A doctoral candidate in an externally accredited program that requires an internship
experience is exempt from continuous enrollment while registered for internship credit.
The culmination of Stage 3 is degree conferral. No later than the first four weeks of the
last semester before graduation, students must file an application for graduation with the
Graduate School. Applications may be submitted on-line at
http://www.bsu.edu/gradschool/graduation/.
POLICIES RELATED TO DOCTORAL DEGREE COMPLETION
Additional Language Requirements. Students preparing for additional language exams
may enroll in the appropriate language courses. Arrangements also may be made with the
Department of Modern Languages and Classics for a tutorial class. Either the Graduate School
Foreign Language Test (GSFLT) or a reading translation may be taken by the candidate, as
determined by the department concerned. Other means of demonstrating appropriate language
competence may be permitted, with the approval of the department, the Department of Modern
Languages and Classics or other appropriate academic unit, and the dean of the Graduate School.
Material for this examination will be selected jointly by the chairperson of the concerned
department and the Department of Modern Languages and Classics or other appropriate
academic unit. A student may use a language dictionary during the examination and will be
permitted a maximum of three attempts to pass the examination for each language.
If the examination facilities for a particular additional language are not available at Ball
State University, the student will be examined by a cooperating institution or agency. Additional
language proficiency established at other institutions will be accepted by Ball State University if
the proficiency is approved by the program director, the chairperson of either the Department of
Modern Languages and Classics or other appropriate academic unit, and the dean of the
Graduate School. If the student’s committee chairperson has been appointed at the time the
request for acceptance of additional language proficiency is being evaluated, the approval of the
committee chairperson will also be necessary.
If the additional language option is being followed, students must successfully complete
the examination in one language by the time they complete one half of the Ball State University
courses prescribed for their degree programs. The examination for the additional language, if
any, must be successfully completed before the student will be permitted to take the
comprehensive examinations.
DOC 700. A doctoral student may enroll in DOC 700 prior to admission to candidacy under
special circumstances when not registered for regular graduate course work. DOC 700 is a zerocredit course at a fee of $50 which gives the student all the rights and privileges of a regular
student. Registration in DOC 700 requires the approval of the student’s committee chairperson,
the departmental doctoral program director, and the dean of the Graduate School. Registration
for DOC 700 is limited to any two academic year semesters.
Comprehensive Examinations. No change from current catalog.
Dissertation. No change from current catalog.
Final Dissertation Defense. No change from current catalog.
Residence, Transfer, and Extension Work. No change from current catalog.
Selective Retention. No change from current catalog.
Special Cases. Special cases involving policies not covered in this catalog will be submitted to
the Graduate Education Committee for consideration and action. In general, the student’s
program committee has jurisdiction, but a student may appeal adverse decisions impacting their
progress toward a graduate degree. See “Graduate Student Appeals Process” for the guidelines
for appeals.
Extended Education Committee 2/20/06
University Council 3/23/06
Senate Agenda Committee 3/20/06
University Senate Agenda
March 30, 2006
Enclosure #5
POLICIES77FOR DISTANCE SCHOOL OF EXTENDED EDUCATION
COURSES
General policies for Distance School of Extended Education Courses
1.1 The following types of courses shall be considered Distance School of
Extended Education Courses:
1.11 Category I: Independent study by correspondence Learning
Courses taught to students off-campus, or courses taught under
contract to students at remote locations, and
1.12 Category II: Courses taught primarily through electronic media
to student(s) at remote locations, e.g.:
1.121 Telecourses delivered via Indiana Higher Education
Telecommunication System (IHETS), via satellite and/or
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) offcampus, or open broadcast cable and/or public television;
1.122 Radio;
1.123 Computer data networks;
1.124 Video and audio cassettes;
1.125 Compact Disk/Read Only Memory (CD-ROM); Compact
Disk-Interactive (CD-I) for Computer-Aided Instruction
(CAI);
1.126 Interactive/Computer Assisted Instruction with CD's
(CAI);
1.127 Internet Web-Based Courses taught through the
Internet to off-campus students;
1.
School of Extended Education courses are those offered live,
electronically, on contract, or through independent learning at
an off-campus location through the School of Extended Education.
1.1 The following policies apply to School of Extended Education
courses.
1.2 Students enrolled in Distance School of Extended Education courses
shall be entitled to support services of the University Libraries and
University Computing Services. Access to other services and
facilities shall only be available if the student has paid all necessary
fees.
1.3 Ball State students enrolled in Distance School of Extended Education
courses shall only receive residency credit for such courses that
originate at Ball State University.
1.4 The Continuing and Distance Extended Education Committee of the
Academic Policies Council shall have the responsibility for initiating,
recommending, and periodically evaluating policies for distance
education programs of the University.
1.5 The University Core Curriculum Subcommittee of the Undergraduate
Education Committee shall have the additional responsibility for
approval and assessment of Distance School of Extended Education
courses (Category I and II) offered for University Core Curriculum
credit.
1.6 In order to receive credit for a Distance School of Extended Education
(Category I) independent learning course:
1.61 Students shall be enrolled admitted according to regular the
School of Extended Education admission policies guidelines of
the University as stated on the undergraduate off-campus
admissions application.
1.62 Distance The School of Extended Education course registration
will take place year-round with an established withdrawal period.
Students who withdraw from a course will receive a "W"
(Withdrawal).
1.63 The Distance School of Extended Education course period will
not exceed nine months without extensions of time.
Incompletes will not be issued. Final grades for independent
learning courses are posted at the end of each semester. If an
independent learning course is not completed by the end of the
semester for which a student enrolls, an I (Incomplete grade) will
be recorded for the course. Once the course has been completed,
the instructor will replace the I with the final grade. Students not
completing or withdrawing from the Distance School of Extended
Education course by the end of the nine-month period will
receive a failing grade.
1.7 Proposals by colleges or departments to offer existing or proposed
degrees exclusively through distance the School of Extended
Education will be reviewed as new or revised programs by the
appropriate University Committee, including, but not limited to the
Undergraduate Education Committee and the Graduate Education
Committee. Approved guidelines for these proposals may be obtained
from the Dean of the School of Extended Education appropriate Chair
of the Committee.78
1.8 Enrollment in School of Extended Education courses offered through
Correspondence independent learning or contract (Category I)
1.81 Enrollment in courses offered through, and enrollment limits
for, independent study by correspondence learning and/or
department courses taught by contract (Category I) shall be
approved by the Chairperson of the Department offering the
course, the Dean of the college, and the Dean of the School of
Extended Education.
1.82 Students who are enrolled as on-campus, full-time students
shall not be allowed to enroll in independent study by
correspondence independent learning or contract courses, if an
on-campus section of an equivalent course is available during
the proposed period of enrollment in the independent study by
correspondence learning or contract course without the
approval of the Department Chairperson.
1.83 Correspondence Independent Learning or contract registrations
for those incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility
shall be subject to the approval of the prison program director.
1.84 Departments shall maintain one a master syllabus at a time for
each independent study by correspondence learning or contract
course. in the event a College Dean or a Department
Chairperson chooses to assign an alternate or replacement
instructor to teach the course.
2.
Courses offered through electronic media (Category II) Policies and
Procedures for School of Extended Education courses offered through
electronic media.
2.1 Each department and college may propose to offer courses to students
at remote locations via electronic media (Category II). The Dean of
the School of Extended Education shall have the responsibility for
reviewing these proposals and recommending those courses and
programs that should be offered. Criteria for selection include
suitability of the subject and syllabus for distance the School of
Extended Education, projected enrollment, and availability of
resources. (In cases where a Distance School of Extended Education
course will be transmitted via public-access television, additional
review of faculty qualifications for the course distance education may
be warranted.)
2.2 The Instructional Media Support Committee and Distance Extended
Education Technologies Subcommittee of the Academic Resources
Committee shall initiate and recommend policies for the operation of
instructional media support and distance extended education
technologies; receive and consider recommendations for improving
instructional media support and distance education technologies;
conduct a continuing evaluation of instructional media support and
distance extended education technologies; and submit any
recommendations for changes in policies, procedures, and practices in
instructional media support and distance extended education
technologies to the Academic Resources Committee Faculty Council.
2.3 Ball State students may enroll in and receive Ball State credit for
Distance Education courses offered by other institutions that are
members of the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education.
2.31 The institution, which is the source of a distance education
course, shall remain responsible for the course.
2.32 Transcripts and official student records will denote partnership
course credit through distance education, listing both the
"home" institution and the "host" institution for the course.
The "home institution" shall mean the institution from which
the student has indicated his or her intention to graduate. The
"host institution" shall mean the institution that offers a
particular distance education course.
2.33 Grades for Partnership courses will be recorded as part of the
student's Ball State grade point average.
2.34 Only Distance the School of Extended Education courses that
originate from Ball State shall receive residency credit.
3.
Policies for university courses offered by electronic media (Category
II) Policies Governing Faculty Teaching School of Extended
Education courses offered through electronic media.
3.1 Definition of Terms
3.11 "Course Creator(s)": The faculty member or faculty members
who develop the (Category II) an electronic course.
3.12 "Instructor(s) of Record": The faculty member or faculty
members who are assigned by the applicable department to
implement the (Category II) an electronic course, including,
but not limited to, responding to student inquiries, grading
student work and issuing the grade for the Distance School of
Extended Education course.
3.2 Production Contract. Before an (Category II) electronic course is
created, a written agreement shall be drawn up between the Course
Creator, the department, and the University (the "Production Contract
stipulating course content, provisions for the use of the electronic
components of the course, and compensation to the Course Creator.
3.21 Course Program Content: The Course Creator will be
responsible for the content and professional integrity of any
(Category II) electronic course, which is being offered through
distance education the School of Extended Education via
electronic media.
3.22 The University shall own all copyrights in any and all materials
that result or arise from (Category II) electronic courses (e.g.,
videotapes, audio tapes, CD-ROMs, CDI's produced by or
through the University) including but not limited to all
intellectual property rights therin, unless otherwise stipulated in
a written alternative agreement.
3.23 In accordance with the provisions of the Ball State University
Copyright Policy, all rights in any and all materials prepared
using the resources of the University for use in Distance School
of Extended Learning Education courses including but not
limited to all intellectual property rights therin, shall be owned
by the University unless otherwise stipulated in a written
alternative agreement.
3.24 Materials prepared for use in an (Category II) electronic
course may be used by any Instructor of Record assigned to
teach the course.
3.25 If more than one Course Creator is responsible for the creation
and production of the course, all rights and compensation will
be shared on a basis equivalent to the responsibility involved.
Course Creators shall determine the relative contributions of
each in advance, and the agreed upon determination shall be in
writing as part of the Production Contract.
3.3 Reuse, rebroadcast, retransmission of (Category II) electronic
courses
3.31 The Course Creator has the right to participate in the
negotiation concerning non-commercial, educational uses by
the University of the course he or she created. The agreement
will be a part of the Production Contract signed before
production begins. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any reuse,
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
rebroadcast, or retransmission of an (Category II) electronic
course shall be with the permission of the Course Creator,
whether or not the Course Creator is currently employed by
Ball State University.
3.32 So long as a Distance School of Extended Education course is
offered by the University, the Course Creator will be
responsible for the content of the Distance School of Extended
Education course and will be expected to recommend revisions
when necessary.
3.33 If a non-real time version of the Distance School of Extended
Education course is offered, the University will first offer the
Course Creator the opportunity to be the Instructor of Record
for all students enrolled in the course.
3.34 If the Course Creator chooses not to be the Instructor of Record
for any use of the course or leaves the University, the
Department Chairperson will name an Instructor of Record for
the course.
Use of copyrighted materials: The Course Creator shall be
responsible for identifying copyrighted materials used in the Distance
School of Extended Education course for which clearance must be
sought. The responsibility for clearing copyrighted materials for use
in Distance the School of Extended Education courses rests with the
University. This responsibility has been assigned to the University
Libraries.
3.41 The clearing approvals must be in written form.
3.42 The clearing approvals must be filed with the University
Libraries.
Visiting performers Lecturers
3.51 Performance by visiting lecturer(s) may be recorded for reuse
when the written permission of the visiting lecture(s) involved
is secured.
Lifetime of a Distance School of Extended Education course
3.61 After three years, the Distance School of Extended Education
course will be reviewed by the Course Creator, the Dean of the
respective college, and the Dean of the School of Extended Education.
Should the Course Creator and the University agree that the Distance
School of Extended Education course should continue, a
new agreement will be written. Should the decision be made
to discontinue the Distance School of Extended Education
course, written notice will be sent by the Dean of the School
of Extended Education to the University Libraries, the Ball
State University Teleplex, the department, and, when appropriate, the
Patent and Copyright Committee. Nothing in this policy shall be
deemed as preventing the University from having one Course Creator
develop a Distance School of Extended Education course which
is identical or similar to a course previously developed by another
Course Creator.
Faculty compensation for School of Extended Education Electronic
courses
The Course Creator shall receive compensation for Distance the
School of Extended Education Electronic course development, major
revisions, production, and/or delivery of the Distance School of
Extended Education course.
The live, interactive delivery of the Distance Education course shall be
made part of the load of the Course Creator, but shall not be part of the
load of the Instructor of Record. The Course Creator shall be
compensated for the non-real time delivery of the Distance School of
Extended Education course according to the contractual agreement
signed prior to initial production.
The Instructor of Record shall be compensated for non-real time
delivery of the Distance Education Course. In the case where the
Course Creator is not the Instructor of Record, the live, interactive or
non-real time delivery of the School of Extended Education course
may be made part of the load of the Instructor of Record in
5.
5.1
5.2
accordance with the contractual agreement signed prior to initial
production and with the approval of the Department Chairperson and
College Dean.
Marketing Commercialized Materials of electronically created
Distance School of Extended Education courses
If electronically created, Distance School of Extended Education
courses or related materials are to be commercialized; they shall be
subject to the Ball State University Copyright Policy. Disclosure to
the Patent and Copyright Committee shall occur to permit the
determination of royalty income distribution. The University may
negotiate agreements with third parties for the marketing or licensing
of such materials where it determines it to be appropriate to do so.
Under the guidelines of the Ball State University Copyright Policy,
cost recovery for the University shall include initial investment in
creating the Distance School of Extended Education course, but will
not include any faculty compensation for instruction in the Distance
School of Extended Education course.
Please note: Replaces pages 162-165 in the Faculty/Professional handbook.
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POLICIES FOR SCHOOL OF EXTENDED EDUCATION COURSES77
1.
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.8
School of Extended Education courses are those offered live,
electronically, on contract, or through independent learning at
an off-campus location through the School of Extended Education.
The following policies apply to School of Extended Education
courses.
Students enrolled in School of Extended Education courses
shall be entitled to support services of the University Libraries and
University Computing Services. Access to other services and
facilities shall only be available if the student has paid all necessary
fees.
Ball State students enrolled in School of Extended Education courses
shall only receive residency credit for such courses that originate at
Ball State University.
The Extended Education Committee of the University Council shall
have the responsibility for initiating, recommending, and periodically
evaluating policies for distance education programs of the University.
The University Core Curriculum Subcommittee of the Undergraduate
Education Committee shall have the additional responsibility for
approval and assessment of School of Extended Education courses
offered for University Core Curriculum credit.
In order to receive credit for a School of Extended Education
independent learning course:
1.61 Students shall be admitted according to the School of Extended
Education admission guidelines as stated on the undergraduate
off-campus admissions application.
1.62 The School of Extended Education course registration will take
place year-round with an established withdrawal period.
Students who withdraw from a course will receive a "W"
(Withdrawal).
1.63 The School of Extended Education course period will
not exceed nine months without extensions of time.
Final grades for independent learning courses are posted at the
end of each semester. If an independent learning course is not
completed by the end of the semester for which a student
enrolls, an I (Incomplete grade) will be recorded for the course.
Once the course has been completed, the instructor will replace
the I with the final grade. Students not completing or
withdrawing from the School of Extended Education course by
the end of the nine-month period will receive a failing grade.
Proposals by colleges or departments to offer existing or proposed
degrees exclusively through the School of Extended Education will be
reviewed as new or revised programs by the appropriate University
Committee, including, but not limited to the Undergraduate Education
Committee and the Graduate Education Committee. Approved
guidelines for these proposals
may be obtained from the appropriate
Chair of the Committee.78
Enrollment in School of Extended Education courses offered through
independent learning or contract
1.81 Enrollment in courses offered through, and enrollment limits
for, independent learning and/or department courses taught by
contract shall be approved by the Chairperson of the
Department offering the course, the Dean of the college, and
the Dean of the School of Extended Education.
1.82 Students who are enrolled as on-campus, full-time students
shall not be allowed to enroll in independent learning or
contract courses, if an on-campus section of an equivalent
course is available during the proposed period of enrollment in
the independent learning or contract course without the
approval of the Department Chairperson.
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
3.
3.1
3.2
1.83 Independent Learning or contract registrations for those
incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility shall be
subject to the approval of the prison program director.
1.84 Departments shall maintain a master syllabus for each
independent learning or contract course.
Policies and Procedures for School of Extended Education courses
offered through electronic media
Each department and college may propose to offer courses to students
at remote locations via electronic media. The Dean of the School of
Extended Education shall have the responsibility for reviewing these
proposals and recommending those courses and programs that should
be offered. Criteria for selection include suitability of the subject and
syllabus for the School of Extended Education, projected enrollment,
and availability of resources. In cases where a School of Extended
Education course will be transmitted via public-access television,
additional review of faculty qualifications for the course may be
warranted.
The Instructional Media Support Committee shall initiate and
recommend policies for the operation of instructional media support
and extended education technologies; receive and consider
recommendations for improving instructional media support and
distance education technologies; conduct a continuing evaluation of
instructional media support and extended education technologies; and
submit any recommendations for changes in policies, procedures, and
practices in instructional media support and extended education
technologies to the Faculty Council.
Ball State students may enroll in and receive Ball State credit for
courses offered by other institutions that are members of the Indiana
Partnership for Statewide Education.
2.31 The institution, which is the source of a distance education
course, shall remain responsible for the course.
2.32 Transcripts and official student records will denote partnership
course credit through distance education, listing both the
"home" institution and the "host" institution for the course.
The "home institution" shall mean the institution from which
the student has indicated his or her intention to graduate. The
"host institution" shall mean the institution that offers a
particular distance education course.
2.33 Grades for Partnership courses will be recorded as part of the
student's Ball State grade point average.
2.34 Only the School of Extended Education courses that originate
from Ball State shall receive residency credit.
Policies governing faculty teaching School of Extended Education
courses offered through electronic media
Definition of Terms
3.11 "Course Creator(s)": The faculty member or faculty members
who develop an electronic course.
3.12 "Instructor(s) of Record": The faculty member or faculty
members who are assigned by the applicable department to
implement an electronic course, including, but not limited to,
responding to student inquiries, grading student work, and
issuing the grade for the School of Extended Education course.
Production Contract: Before an electronic course is created, a written
agreement shall be drawn up between the Course Creator, the
department, and the University. The “Production Contract” shall
stipulate course content, provisions for the use of the electronic
components of the course, and compensation to the Course Creator.
3.21 Course Content: The Course Creator will be responsible for
the content and professional integrity of any electronic course,
which is being offered through the School of Extended
Education via electronic media.
3.22 The University shall own all rights in any and all
materials that result or arise from electronic courses (e.g.,
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
videotapes, audio tapes, CD-ROMs, CDI's, etc. produced by
or through the University), including but not limited to all
intellectual property rights therein, unless otherwise
stipulated in a written alternative agreement.
3.23 In accordance with the provisions of the Ball State University
Copyright Policy, all rights in any and all materials prepared
using the resources of the University for use in School of
Extended Education courses, including but not limited to all
intellectual property rights therein, shall be owned by the
University unless otherwise stipulated in a written alternative
agreement.
3.24 Materials prepared for use in an electronic course may be used
by any Instructor of Record assigned to teach the course.
3.25 If more than one Course Creator is responsible for the creation
and production of the course, all rights and compensation will
be shared on a basis equivalent to the responsibility involved.
Course Creators shall determine the relative contributions of
each in advance, and the agreed upon determination shall be in
writing as part of the Production Contract.
Reuse, rebroadcast, retransmission of electronic courses
3.31 The Course Creator has the right to participate in the
negotiation concerning non-commercial, educational uses by
the University of the course he or she created. The agreement
will be a part of the Production Contract signed before
production begins. Unless otherwise agreed upon, any reuse,
rebroadcast, or retransmission of an electronic course shall be
with the permission of the Course Creator, whether or not the
Course Creator is currently employed by Ball State University.
3.32 So long as a School of Extended Education course is offered by
the University, the Course Creator will be responsible for the
content of the School of Extended Education course and will be
expected to recommend revisions when necessary.
3.33 If a non-real time version of the School of Extended Education
course is offered, the University will first offer the Course
Creator the opportunity to be the Instructor of Record for all
students enrolled in the course.
3.34 If the Course Creator chooses not to be the Instructor of Record
for any use of the course or leaves the University, the
Department Chairperson will name an Instructor of Record for
the course.
Use of copyrighted materials: The Course Creator shall be
responsible for identifying copyrighted materials used in the
School of Extended Education course for which clearance
must be sought. The responsibility for clearing copyrighted materials
for use in the School of Extended Education courses rests with the
University. This responsibility has been assigned to the University
Libraries.
3.41 The clearing approvals must be in written form.
3.42 The clearing approvals must be filed with the University
Libraries.
Visiting Lecturers
3.51 Performance by visiting lecturer(s) may be recorded for reuse
when the written permission of the visiting lecture(s) involved
is secured.
Lifetime of a School of Extended Education course
3.61 After three years, the School of Extended Education course
will be reviewed by the Course Creator, the Dean of the
respective college, and the Dean of the School of Extended
Education. Should the Course Creator and the University agree
that the School of Extended Education course should continue,
a new agreement will be written. Should the decision be made
to discontinue the School of Extended Education
course, written notice will be sent by the Dean of the School
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.
5.1
5.2
of Extended Education to the University Libraries, the Ball
State University Teleplex, the department, and, when
appropriate, the Patent and Copyright Committee. Nothing in
this policy shall be deemed as preventing the University from
having one Course Creator develop a School of Extended
Education course which is identical or similar to a course
previously developed by another Course Creator.
Faculty compensation for School of Extended Education Electronic
courses
The Course Creator shall receive compensation for the School of
Extended Education Electronic course development, major revisions,
production, and/or delivery of the School of Extended Education
course.
The Course Creator shall be compensated for the delivery of the
School of Extended Education course according to the contractual
agreement signed prior to initial production.
In the case where the Course Creator is not the Instructor of Record,
the live, interactive or non-real time delivery of the School of
Extended Education course shall be made part of the load of the
Instructor of Record in accordance with the contractual agreement
signed prior to initial production and with the approval of the
Department Chairperson and College Dean.
Marketing Commercialized Materials of electronically created School
of Extended Education courses
If electronically created, School of Extended Education courses or
related materials are to be commercialized; they shall be subject to the
Ball State University Copyright Policy. Disclosure to the Patent and
Copyright Committee shall occur to permit the determination of
royalty income distribution. The University may negotiate agreements
with third parties for the marketing or licensing of such materials
where it determines it to be appropriate to do so.
Under the guidelines of the Ball State University Copyright Policy,
cost recovery for the University shall include initial investment in
creating the School of Extended Education course, but will not
include any faculty compensation for instruction in the School of
Extended Education course.
AGENDA FOR
UNIVERSITY SENATE 2006-07
April 27, 2006
CN 160
Immediately Following 2005-06 Meeting
NEW MEMERS OF THE 2006-07 UNIVERSITY SENATE SHOULD ATTEND THE
4:00 P.M. MEETING OF THE 2005-06 UNIVERSITY SENATE.
I.
Roll Call
II.
Announcements
A.
III.
2006-2007 University Senate Membership List (Enclosure #1)
New Business
A.
Election
1.
Senate Officers (Enclosure #2--Biographical Information)
Slate:
Chairperson:
Vice Chairperson:
Secretary:
2.
Committees
Agenda Committee
Slate:
Gary Crawley
William McCune
Barbara Wills
Bruce W. Hozeski
Ione DeOllos
David Pearson
Beckie Adams
James Helton
University Senate Agenda
April 27, 2006
Enclosure #1
1.
University Senate 2006-07
(71 Members)
Chairperson:
Vice Chairperson:
Secretary:
Parliamentarian: David Pearson
Undersecretary: Melanie Turner (Non-voting)
Ex officio:
Ex officio:
Ex officio:
Ex officio:
Ex officio:
Jo Ann Gora
Terry King
Matt Walker
Adam Stegner
Mark Popovich
Academic Dean:
Faculty (by Department within Colleges):
Beckie Adams
2008 Family and Consumer Sciences CAST
Ray Shackelford
2007 Industry and Technology
CAST
Joseph Cecil
2008 Military Science
CAST
Gary Schultz
2007 School of Nursing
CAST
David Pearson
2008 School of Physical Education, CAST
Sport & Exercise Science
David Haber
2007 Fisher Institute for Wellness
CAST
and Gerontology
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Ted Wolner
Ronald Spangler
Amy Brown
2008
2007
2008
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning
CAP
CAP
CAP
Department
Department
Department
James Schmutte
James McClure
Terry Zivney
Nazim Ahmed
2007
2008
2007
2008
COB
COB
COB
COB
Department
Department
Department
Department
John Vann
2007
Accounting
Economics
Finance and Insurance
Information Systems and
Operations Management
Marketing and Management
COB
Department
Frank Groom
2008
CCIM
Department
Beth Messner
Mark Popovich
Barry Umansky
2007
2008
2007
Center for Information and
Communication Sciences
Communication Studies
Journalism
Telecommunications
CCIM
CCIM
CCIM
Department
Department
Department
Ron Rarick
James Helton
Harold Mortimer
2008
2007
2008
Art
School of Music
Theatre and Dance
CFA
CFA
CFA
Department
Department
Department
Paul Wohlt
Jim Olesen
James Rybarczyk
J. Michael McGrew
Jerome McKean
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
CSH
CSH
CSH
CSH
CSH
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Bruce Hozeski
Michael Hawkins
Klaus Neumann
Frederick Suppe
2008
2007
2008
2007
Anthropology
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminal Justice and
Criminology
English
Geography
Geology
History
CSH
CSH
CSH
CSH
Department
Department
Department
Department
Senate (cont.)
Richard Stankewitz
Lathrop Johnson
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
Mathematical Sciences
CSH
Modern Languages and
CSH
Classics
Natural Resources and
CSH
Environmental Management
Philosophy and Religious
CSH
Studies
Physics and Astronomy
CSH
Physiology and Health Science CSH
Political Science
CSH
Psychological Science
CSH
Social Work
CSH
Sociology
CSH
Speech Pathology and
CSH
Audiology
Counseling Psychology and
TC
Guidance Services
Educational Leadership
TC
2007 Educational Psychology TC
Educational Studies
TC
Elementary Education
TC
Special Education
TC
Burris Laboratory School
James Eflin
2008
Kibujjo Kalumba
2007
Saiful Islam
Dale Hahn
Gary Crawley
Lambert Deckers
Kyama Kabadaki
Ione DeOllos
Alice Dyson
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
2006
Paul Spengler
2007
William Sharp
Winnie Mucherah
Charles Payne
Eva Zygmunt-Fillwalk
Michael Harvey
Renee Huffman
2008
Contract Faculty:
Gretchen Reid
Elizabeth Whittern
2008
2007
Elementary Education Full-Time Contract Faculty
Mathematical Sciences Full-Time Contract Faculty
Professional Personnel:
Gerald Murray
William McCune
Barbara Wills
Kimberly Gorman
Chris Lehnertz
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
Academic Affairs
Business Affairs
Information Technology
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
University Advancement
President, Student Government Association: Asher Lisec
President, Student Senate: Roderick Blount
President Pro Tempore Student Senate: Betsy Mills
Undergraduate Students (6):
Graduate Student (1):
BOLD = ELECTION RESULTS NOT RECEIVED
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Department
Area
Area
Area
Area
Area
University Senate Agenda
April 27, 2006
Enclosure #2
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
NOTE: If you are planning to nominate someone for one of the positions, please bring a handout of
similar information about the individual to the Senate meeting. There will not be time to allow nominees
from the floor to give verbal summaries of their credentials.
CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON
Bruce W. Hozeski, Professor, English (College of Sciences and Humanities), has been at Ball State
University for 36 years and has participated in governance as follows:
Chair of Task Force on Governance to draft new Governance Constitution, 2003-04
Member of the Steering Committee for North Central Accreditation, 2001-04
Chair of the Task Force on Organizational Structure for North Central Accreditation, 2001-04
Chairperson of University Senate, 1997-98, 1996-97; Acting Chairperson Spring 1993
Vice Chairperson of University Senate, 2004-05, 1995-96, 1994-95, 1992-93
Secretary of University Senate, 1991-92
Member of the Agenda Committee, 1994-present, 1990-93
Member of Governance Committee, 2002-present, 1994-95, 1992-93
Member of the Graduate Education Committee, Vice Chair 2004-05, 1999-present
Chair of the Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee, 1985-89; Member 1994-2000
Member of President Worthen's Advisory Group, 1994-2000, 1991-93
Member of the Presidential Search Committee, 1999-2000
Member of the Provost Search Committee #2, 2005-06
Member of the University Review Board, 1980-present
CANDIDATES FOR VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Ione Y. DeOllos, Associate Professor, Sociology (College of Sciences and Humanities), has been
at Ball State for 11 years and has participated in governance as follows:
College of Sciences and Humanities Task Force on Diversity, appointed 2003, 2003-2007 (Co-chair,
2003-2006).
Women’s Studies Program Advisory Committee, elected 2003, 2003-2006.
University Senate, Department of Sociology Representative, 2005-2007 – elected March 2005; Vice
chair, 2005-2006.
University Senate, College of Sciences and Humanities Representative, Ball State University,
2002/2005--elected March 2002; Vice chair, 2003/2004.
President’s NCA Taskforce on Undergraduate and Graduate Education, Ball State University,
2001/2003 appointed September 2001. Member of the Graduate Education subcommittee.
Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee, Ball State University, 1995/2001-appointed
April 1995; Chair, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/2001 (Reappointed April
1998).
The Committee on Standards and Freedom of Research, Publication, and Teaching, The
Society for the Study of Social Problems (1999-2001) appointed in 1998; Chair 2000/2001.
Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 2003-2005, Appointed by Governor Frank O’Bannon July
2003.
Statewide Transfer and Articulation Committee (An Indiana Commission for Higher Education
committee), 2005-2007 appointed by Commission Stan Jones, June 2005. Chair 2005-2007.
CANDIDATES FOR VICE CHAIRPERSON (CONT.)
David Pearson, Associate Professor, School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science
(College of Applied Sciences and Technology), has been at Ball State for 17 years, as contract
faculty then a tenure line. He currently holds tenured associate faculty status.
Associate Professor, 1997
Human Performance Lab 1993-2002
Director of the Strength Research Laboratory, 2002- present
Coordinator of Sports Performance Master’s Program 2004 - present
Department/School
Chair of Salary Committee, 2004
Member of Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2001-2004, secretary, 2004
Member of Exercise Science Curriculum Committee, 2001-2004
College/University
Outstanding Junior Faculty Member 1997
Parliamentarian of the University Senate, 2004-06
Agenda Committee 2004-06
Governance Committee 2004-06
Member of Environmental Scanning Committee, 2004
Member of Academic Policy Committee, 2001-2004 Secretary and
Parliamentarian, 2004
Member of Athletic Department Sports Performance Team, 2002-2004
Advisor, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Student Chapter,
1990-2004
Faculty Council 2006
National/International
National Strength and Conditioning Certification Commission Medical
Advisory Board (2002-2004)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) Examination
Development Committee (2000-04)
Elected to a 3 year term to the Board of Directors of the National Strength
and Conditioning Association (1999-2002)
Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification
Committee (1997-99)
Senior Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (1992- 2004)
Men’s Health Magazine, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA Advisory Board
(1991-2006)
CANDIDATES FOR SECRETARY
Beckie Adams, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences, (College of Applied
Sciences and Technology),
(Handout)
CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY (CONT.)
James (Jim) Helton, Assistant Professor of Music Performance-Piano, (School of Music), is
completing his 6th year at Ball State University. Pending approval by the Board of Trustees, he will
assume the rank of Associate Professor effective Fall 2006. His professional degrees are from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: the Master of Music in Piano Performance and the Doctor of
Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature, with a minor in Musicology.
Dr. Helton performs frequently on campus and throughout the United States, and has been featured both
as a performer and as a master teacher in Spain and the Czech Republic. Solo and collaborative recitals
are pending for Taiwan and China, and stateside in MI, MO, CA, FL, and IL. He may be heard on
compact disc on New World Records and Arizona University Recordings. The former achieved a place
on the short list of Grammy nominations for its category. His students have won numerous awards on
campus and at state and national levels.
Dr. Helton’s service record (single terms unless otherwise noted; * indicates current appointments):
Departmental: Promotion and Tenure, Salary and Merit (recording secretary), piano faculty search
committee, *theory faculty search committee, *academic advisor to music majors, *coordinator for all
accompanying needs throughout the school of music.
University: *University Senate, Academic Policies Council, Undergraduate Education, Teaching
Evaluation (2 terms, recording secretary), *Salary and Benefits (recording secretary)
Professional: *Music Teachers National Association: National Performance Competitions—extensive
work at state, division, and national levels. *Indiana Music Teachers Association—Board of Directors;
Chairperson for 2005 state conference, hosted by Ball State University.
AGENDA FOR
UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING
August 31, 2006
BB 109
**PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR**
I.
Roll Call
II.
Announcements
A.
Reaffirmation of Standing Rules and Parliamentary Procedures (Enclosure #1)
B.
In an effort to conserve paper, we will continue to produce enclosures to the
agenda only once. Please take responsibility for bringing all appropriate materials
with you to each meeting.
C.
Next Scheduled Meetings
Senate Agenda Committee – September 18, 2006, 8:00 a.m., AT 202F
University Senate – September 28, 2006, 4:00 p.m., BB 109
D.
Schedule of University Senate and Faculty Council Meetings (Enclosure #2)
E.
Board of Trustees Action
Approved by Board of Trustees 5/5/06
1. Doctoral Program Admission Requirements
Approved by Board of Trustees 6/29/06
2. Change in name of the Department of Industry and Technology to Department
of Technology
Approved by President, does not require Board of Trustees Approval
1. Mercury Resolution
2. University Calendar
3. Policies for School of Extended Education Courses
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Page Two
F.
Program Information – Academic Posting 2005-06, Volume XXXVII-8
Revised and New Programs:
College of Communication, Information, and Media
Department of Telecommunications
Major in Telecommunications
College of Sciences and Humanities
Department of Computer Science
Minor in Computer Security (New)
Major in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Applications
Minor in Web Technology
G.
Center for School Innovation (CSI)
The Center for School Innovation (CSI), a collaborative operation among the College of
Architecture and Planning, the Center for Energy Education/Research/Service (CERES), the
Miller College of Business, and Teachers College, will focus on school development activities,
entrepreneurial school leadership, and brokered services requested from schools. A School Design
Studio will be established to provide a creative environment for addressing school development
needs, ranging from planning facility renovation to designing innovative curricula. A summer
institute, with accompanying activities throughout the year, will enable participants to secure a
Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education Leadership. Associated with CSI, but not within its
operation, will be a master’s degree option in entrepreneurial education leadership, capturing
essential theories, concepts, knowledge, and skills from the three colleges. In addition, requests
for assistance will be brokered through CSI to faculty or other centers and institutes on campus
where expertise exists to address particular needs.
III.
H.
Ball State University Confidentiality Agreement
I.
Non-Senate committee appointments
1.
University Review Board
• Replace Robbie Bacon with Brian Tomlinson
2.
University Patent and Copyright Committee
• Replace Jody Britten (no longer at the university) with Gail Ring for
remaining term
• Reappoint Keith Kothman for second term
• Appoint Darlene Lynch for Kay Hodson-Carlton (term has expired)
Recognition of Deaths – Kenneth L. Joy, Linda D. Keys, Jack D. Riegle,
Coranell “Corky” Rossow, Shelby Dean Smith
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Page Three
IV.
Committee Reports
A.
Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
1.
2.
3.
University Senate Membership (Enclosure #3)
Governance and Elections Ad Hoc Committee – editorial changes to
Constitution (Enclosure #4)
Reorganization of Office of Diversity Policy Institute, Center for Peace
and Conflict Studies, Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement
B.
Faculty Council – Mark Popovich, Chairperson
C.
University Council – Adam Stegner, Chairperson
D.
Campus Council – Matthew Walker, Chairperson
E.
University Core Curriculum Task Force II – Juli Eflin, Chairperson
V.
Report by Chairperson of the Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Enclosure #5 – Issues in the
Senate System)
VI.
Questions Directed to the President
VII.
Question and Answer Period
VIII.
Unfinished Business
IX.
New Business
X.
Other Items
XI.
Adjournment
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Enclosure #1
STANDING RULES FOR CONDUCTING SENATE BUSINESS
1.
A member of the faculty or a student who is not a senator may initiate an agenda item by
having a senator sponsor that item.
2.
A member of the faculty or a student who is not a senator may initiate an agenda item by
presenting the item to the Agenda Committee.
3.
Senators may submit new agenda items in writing to the Agenda Committee.
4.
The Senate will be called to order on the hour with sessions limited to one hour and twenty
minutes.
5.
Roll will be taken by the members initialing a roster.
6.
Senators will be seated in a designated section of the room. Special areas of the chamber
will be reserved for the seating of visitors.
7.
The distribution of the minutes by mail will substitute for the reading of the minutes.
8.
Announcements must be limited to Senate business and must be cleared through the Chair.
9.
Scheduled meetings will include, following committee reports, a question-and-answer
period not to exceed ten minutes in length, during which senators may request information
from other persons present on matters of concern to the University community as a whole.
The Chair shall rule out of order questions that are personal, departmental, or collegiate in
scope or that do not pertain to University affairs.
10.
The first time they speak at a meeting, senators will stand and identify themselves when
addressing the Chair or the Senate.
11.
Senators may, as a prerogative, address the Senate from the lectern.
12.
Senate committees and councils must send minutes, reports, and recommendations to the
Agenda Committee.
13.
Committee reports should be brief (no longer than five minutes), official statements of the
conclusions formally adopted within the reporting body.
The final statement should be a motion to accept the report of the committee.
If action, other than accepting the report, is required by the University Senate,
the proposed motion should be presented in writing to the Agenda Committee
to be placed on the University Senate Agenda.
14.
Proposals must be framed as resolutions or as motions. A lengthy resolution or motion
should be submitted in writing prior to the call to order of the meeting.
15.
All motions will be put on the floor for debate by a Senator first stating their name
followed by a second with a Senator stating their name.
16.
When a motion appears on the Senate agenda, the chair of the sponsoring committee, or a
representative, or the person sponsoring the motion must be present in the Senate to present
the motion.
17.
When a lengthy resolution or motion is being perfected, the Chair may request that an
amendment be considered "in principle" if in the Chair's judgment this will expedite
debate. If the principle is adopted, an editor or editorial committee appointed by the Chair
shall draft appropriate language for ratification by the Senate at its next meeting.
18.
A Senator may interrupt debate on an agenda action item by “move to return motion to
committee or refer to another committee for matters of clarification”. This will require an
immediate second, a debate and a simple majority vote of the body of the Senate. A
majority vote will send the item back to the appropriate committee for further work or
clarification. If the motion fails, debate will continue on the original motion followed by a
vote of the body.
19.
Voting will be by voice vote unless there is a request for a division of the house or for a
written1 ballot.
20.
The Chairperson will appoint a parliamentarian for the Senate. The appointee may be a
member of the Senate or from outside the body. An appointee from the body of the Senate
will retain all privileges of a Senator, while an appointee from outside the body will have
no voice or voting rights. It will be the responsibility of the parliamentarian to keep the
Senate acting within the Standing Rules of the Senate and to interpret other issues by using
Robert’s Rules of Order.
21.
Any items remaining on the Agenda in the last meeting of the Spring will automatically be
carried over to the Fall Agenda.
22.
The Senate Agenda Committee will be empowered to act for the Senate during the summer
on emergency items, pending acceptance by the Senate in the fall.
Updated 05/06
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Enclosure #2
University Senate
Faculty Council
2006-07 Schedule
University Senate
4-5:20 p.m.
Senate Agenda Committee
8:00 a.m.
Faculty Council
4-5:20 p.m.
August 31, 2006
August 21, 2006
September 7, 2006
September 28
September 18
October 5
October 26
October 16
November 2
November 30
November 20
December 7
January 25, 2007
January 8, 2007
February 1, 2007
February 22
February 12
March 1
March 29
March 19
April 5
April 26
April 16
Locations:
University Senate and Faculty Council: BB 109 (Fall, 2006) AJ 175 (Spring, 2007)
4-5:20 p.m.
Senate Agenda Committee: AT 202F (CAST Dean’s Conference Room)
8:00 a.m.
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Enclosure #3
University Senate membership (sent separately)
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Enclosure #4
Editorial Changes to Constitution
Approved by Governance and Elections Ad Hoc Committee
July 17, 2006
1. University Human Resource Services Representative on Special Leave Committee
Rationale: Change to remove the professional personnel because there are no longer any professional
personnel who apply for sabbaticals.
Motion by D. Pearson/L. Markle to drop from membership Section 10.112.
Motion carried.
2. Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee
Deletion of executive director of University Communications, and revision of committee
responsibilities.
Rationale: With the changing climate with regard to copyright and institutional relationships to
business and other operations/publications, the responsibilities deserve greater discussion and
analysis. It was suggested that a task force be formed from the Senate Agenda Committee to review
the responsibilities of the Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee during the academic
year, 2006-07.
Motion by O. Smitherman/D. Pearson to delete executive director of University Communications
position on ex officio membership.
Motion carried.
3. University Grade Appeals Committee - Appointment of committee and placement on
organizational chart.
Question: Are the faculty elected or appointed to this committee?
It was suggested that the wording be changed to: “elected by and from the faculty of each college” to
be less ambiguous.
Motion by M. Popovich/D. Pearson to accept the changes.
Motion carried.
Question: Where does it go on the organizational chart?
Motion by D. Pearson/B. Umansky to add as a standing committee under the Faculty Council.
Motion carried.
University Senate Agenda
August 31, 2006
Enclosure #5
ISSUES IN THE SENATE SYSTEM, 2007-07
August 31, 2006
CAMPUS COUNCIL
Defibrillators for Campus Police Vehicles - from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
Handicapped Parking (Temporary Permits) – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
FACULTY COUNCIL
Evaluation of Teaching (Teaching Evaluation)
Grade Inflation (Teaching Evaluation)
Restructuring Ball State Health Care Plans – from Agenda Committee 10/4/04 (Salary and Benefits)
Definition of Creative Arts for Faculty Award – from Agenda Committee 3/21/05 (Creative Arts)
1-2-1 Agreement (International Programs) – from University Council 9/15/05
Library Funding – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05 (Library)
Terminology of Contract Positions at BSU – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05 (Contract Faculty)
Athletic Funding – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
Load credit for directing an undergraduate honors thesis or master’s thesis – from Agenda Committee
8/21/06 (Salary and Benefits)
Major in Peace Studies – from Agenda Committee 8/21/06 (Undergraduate Education)
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Retirement Models (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
GOVERNANCE AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Representation of Student Affairs areas on University Senate
Reorganization of Office of Diversity Policy Institute, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies,
Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05
8/23/06
AGENDA FOR
UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING
September 28, 2006
4:00 p.m.
BB 109
I.
Roll Call
II.
Approval of the minutes of August 31, 2006
III.
Announcements
A.
Next Scheduled Meetings
Senate Agenda Committee – October 16, 2006, 8:00 a.m., AT 202F
University Senate – October 26, 2006, 4:00 p.m., BB 109
B.
Board of Trustees Action
Approved by President, does not require Board of Trustees Approval
1. Removal of class schedule, sex code, and place of birth from student directory
information
2. Phase-out of the Department of Library Services
3. Editorial Changes to Constitution
4. Athletics Report to the Senate
5. Report of Financial and Budgetary Affairs Committee
6. Revision of Student
7. Addition of new criteria for Outstanding Teaching Awards
C.
Program Information – Academic Posting 2005-06, Volume XXXVII-8
Revised Programs:
College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
Master of Arts in Applied Gerontology
College of Communication, Information, and Media
Department of Journalism
Master of Arts in Journalism
D.
Task Force to review Student Academic Ethics Policy
IV.
Recognition of Deaths – Lawrence A. Lucas, Lilian Phillips, Juanita J. Smith
V.
Committee Reports
A.
Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
B.
Faculty Council – Mark Popovich, Chairperson
C.
University Council – Adam Stegner, Chairperson
D.
Campus Council – Matthew Walker, Chairperson
E.
University Core Curriculum Task Force II – Juli Eflin, Chairperson
UCC Task Force-II Report (Enclosure #1)
VI.
Report by Chairperson of the Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Enclosure #2 – Issues in the
Senate System)
VII.
Questions Directed to the President
VIII.
Question and Answer Period
IX.
Unfinished Business
X.
New Business
A.
Withdrawal Policy – approved by Faculty Council 9/7/06 (Enclosure #3)
XI.
Other Items
XI.
Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE 2006-07 UNIVERSITY SENATE
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Members Present: 65
Members Absent: 3
1. The meeting was called to order by the chairperson of the University Senate, Bruce Hozeski, at 4:00 p.m. Roll
call was taken by initialing the roster located at the entrance to BB 109. New members introduced themselves
to the members of the University Senate.
Members Present: B. Adams, N. Ahmed, R. Blount, J. Cecil, G. Crawley, L. Deckers. I. DeOllos, J. Eflin,
J. Gora, K. Gorman, F. Groom, D. Haber, D. Hahn, M. Harvey, M. Hawkins, J. Helton, B. Hozeski,
R. Huffman, S. Islam, L. Johnson, K. Kabadaki, K. Kalumba, E. Kelly, T. King, N. Kingsbury, M. Lacy,
J. Ledbetter, C. Lehnertz, A. Lisec, J. Manuel, J. McClure, J. McKean, S. Meier, B. Messner, B. Mills,
H. Mortimer, W. Mucherah, G. Murray, K. Neumann, C. Payne, D. Pearson, M. Popovich, R. Rarick, G. Reid,
J. Rybarczyk, R. Shackelford, W. Sharp, R. Spangler, R. Stankewitz, A. Stegner, F. Suppe, B. Umansky,
J. Vann, M. Walker, G. Watson, A. Wieseke, E. White, T. White, E. Whittern, B. Wills, P. Wohlt, E. Wolner,
T. Zivney, E. Zygmunt-Fillwalk
Substitutes: Gary Dodson for J. Olesen
Members Absent: W. McCune, M. McGrew, P. Spengler
2. Announcements
A. A motion was made and seconded (Popovich/Stegner) to approve the Standing Rules of the
University Senate (Senate Agenda 8/31/06, Enclosure #1)
Motion carried.
It was requested that committees not wait until the end of the year to send in minutes for that year.
Minutes should be sent electronically to Melanie Turner, Undersecretary to the University Senate,
so that they may be forwarded in a timely manner to the appropriate executive committee officers.
B. In an effort to conserve paper, we will continue to produce enclosures to the agenda only once.
Please take responsibility for bringing all appropriate materials with you to each meeting.
C. Next Scheduled Meetings
Senate Agenda Committee – September 18, 2006, 8:00 a.m., AT 202F
University Senate – September 28, 2006, 4:00 p.m., BB 109
The Chairperson of the Senate announced that there will be a meeting for all council and committee
chairpersons on Tuesday, September 19, at 4:00 p.m. in BB 109 to review procedures and answer any
questions.
D. Schedule of University Senate and Faculty Council Meetings
(Senate Agenda 8/31/06, Enclosure #2)
E. Board of Trustees Action
Approved by Board of Trustees 5/5/06
1. Doctoral Program Admission Requirements
University Senate Minutes
August 31, 2006
Page Two
Approved by Board of Trustees 6/29/06
2. Change in name of the Department of Industry and Technology to Department of Technology
Approved by President does not require Board of Trustees Approval
1. Mercury Resolution
2. University Calendar
3. Policies for School of Extended Education Courses
F. Program Information – Academic Posting 2005-06, Volume XXXVII-8
Revised and New Programs:
College of Communication, Information, and Media
Department of Telecommunications
Major in Telecommunications
College of Sciences and Humanities
Department of Computer Science
Minor in Computer Security (New)
Major in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Applications
Minor in Web Technology
G. Center for School Innovation (CSI)
The Center for School Innovation (CSI), a collaborative operation among the College of Architecture and
Planning, the Center for Energy Education/Research/Service (CERES), the Miller College of Business, and
Teachers College, will focus on school development activities, entrepreneurial school leadership, and
brokered services requested from schools. A School Design Studio will be established to provide a creative
environment for addressing school development needs, ranging from planning facility renovation to
designing innovative curricula. A summer institute, with accompanying activities throughout the year, will
enable participants to secure a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Education Leadership. Associated with CSI,
but not within its operation, will be a master’s degree option in entrepreneurial education leadership,
capturing essential theories, concepts, knowledge, and skills from the three colleges. In addition, requests
for assistance will be brokered through CSI to faculty or other centers and institutes on campus where
expertise exists to address particular needs.
H. Ball State University Confidentiality Agreement
The Chairperson of the Senate reported that this new law was effective 7/1/06. Questions were raised by
the faculty of the university regarding who signs this document. The form that was distributed was a
template used by another University. The corrected version is on Ball State’s University Compliance
website.
I. Non-Senate committee appointments
1.
2.
University Review Board
• Replace Robbie Bacon with Brian Tomlinson
University Patent and Copyright Committee
• Replace Jody Britten (no longer at the university) with Gail Ring for remaining term
• Reappoint Keith Kothman for second term
• Appoint Darlene Lynch for Kay Hodson-Carlton (term has expired)
University Senate Minutes
August 31, 2006
Page Three
Additional Announcement:
J. Special Leave Committee deadlines
The Chairperson of the Senate explained that the handbook lists specific dates regarding submission of
special leave applications to the department chairs as well as to the dean of the college. The deadline for
submitting special leave applications to the department chairperson is the fourth Monday of October, which
is October 23. The deadline for submission to the dean of the college is Fall Break. It was proposed that
this date be moved to Wednesday, November 1, for submission to the respective dean of the college, and
Wednesday, November 8, to the chairperson of the Special Leave Committee. The packet to the
chairperson of the Special Leave Committee shall include eleven copies of the comments and
recommendations of the College Dean, along with applications and departmental comments.
3. Terry King, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, recognized the deaths of Kenneth L. Joy, Linda
D. Keys, Jack D. Riegle, Coranell “Corky” Rossow, and Shelby Dean Smith.
(Attachment #1)
4. Committee Reports
a. Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
1. A motion was made and seconded (Kelly/Popovich) to approve the distributed list of senate
committee membership (Senate Agenda 8/31/06, Enclosure #3)
Motion carried.
2. Governance and Elections Ad Hoc Committee – editorial changes to Constitution
(Senate Agenda 8/31/06, Enclosure #4)
Ione reviewed the constitutional changes that were approved as editorial by the ad hoc committee.
There will be other changes that will need a constitutional amendment and will be submitted for
approval by the Senate soon.
Discussion ensued regarding the deletion of the professional personnel from the Special Leave
Committee. Bruce Hozeski explained that there used to be professional personnel on campus who had
faculty rank. There is now only one.
Discussion ensued regarding the University Grade Appeals committee and the faculty appointment
issue. Ione responded that this was an editorial change to clarify the term “designated.” There are
other issues regarding the policy of the committee which will be submitted for review as an
amendment.
Discussion ensued regarding the responsibilities of the committees and if they were working under the
new responsibilities that were approved by the Faculty and Professional Personnel in May, 2004.
Bruce responded that they are working under the old responsibilities; however, he hopes to have this
resolved by the end of the Fall semester.
Discussion ensued regarding the membership change on the Publications and Intellectual Properties
Committee. Bruce reported that he will ask the Senate Agenda Committee to request the Publications
and Intellectual Properties review their current policies. The rationale for the membership change is
University Senate Minutes
August 31, 2006
Page Four
due to the fact that the University is no longer involved in monograph publishing. Since this particular
responsibility was dropped from committee responsibilities, the office of University Communications
no longer needs to be represented. It was requested that the rationale be corrected on the list of
editorial changes to reflect the appropriate subject.
It was requested that the rationale be corrected on the list of editorial changes to reflect the appropriate
subject. (Attachment #2)
A motion was made and seconded to approve these changes.
Motion carried.
3. Reorganization of Office of Diversity Policy Institute, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies,
Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement
Ione read a letter from then Acting Provost, Deborah Balogh, regarding this issue.
b.
Faculty Council – Mark Popovich, Chairperson
Mark reported that the first meeting of the Faculty Council is Thursday, September 7. There is one item of
new business on the agenda regarding changes in withdrawal policies.
c.
University Council – Adam Stegner Chairperson
Adam reported that the Council will meet on Thursday, September 14.
d.
Campus Council – Matthew Walker, Chairperson
Matt reported that the Council will meet on Thursday, September 21.
e.
University Core Curriculum Task Force II – Juli Eflin, Chairperson
Juli reported that the committee will meet on Friday, September 8 and have an additional date scheduled to
meet, if necessary. The task force will have a report for the Senate for their September 28 meeting as well
as guidelines for departments and the Undergraduate Education Committee regarding the types of courses
that are needed for each part of the new core. The goal is to have it ready for the Board of Trustees on
December 15, 2006. This will allow the departments the entire spring semester to develop core courses.
5. Report by Chairperson of the Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Senate Agenda 8/31/06, Enclosure #5)
6. Questions Directed to the President
President Gora reported that there will be an increase of $200,000 per annum to the library budget for the
purchase of books.
She reported that the Indianapolis Center is almost ready to open and looks forward to receiving ideas from all
departments. These ideas should be submitted through the Provost’s Office.
With regard to enrollment statistics, the academic scores are slightly higher for the incoming freshman class as
with previous classes. There is an increase of just under 300 students in the freshman class; the total enrollment
University Senate Minutes
August 31, 2006
Page Five
is actually down. The freshman classes of 2004 and 2005 were 300 students smaller than the freshman class of
2003. We are down approximately 400 students on campus at the upper level.
A Senator inquired whether there has been any effort to make the Web of Science/Web of Knowledge database
available to Ball State faculty and if a buying consortium was in the process with other universities. The
senator believes that this buying consortium would bring the quality of the electronic library at Ball State up to
par with both Purdue and Indiana Universities at a much lesser expense. The President suggested that he direct
his particular questions to O’Neal Smitherman, Vice President for Information Technology and copy her for
follow-up.
A Senator inquired regarding immersion experiences and if there would be adjustments made for
compensation. President Gora responded that she realizes this is a more intensive learning experience and is in
the process of seeking new funds. Another Senator replied that the issue has come up several times and may be
premature. He believes that the key question we all have to ask is what is best for the students and for the core
curriculum in the future. He believes there will be some changes as we work through the process.
A Senator suggested that all Senators review the comments on the core curriculum website regarding dual
systems.
A Senator inquired as to the leadership of the Admissions Office. The President responded that it is a personnel
issue and could not elaborate.
A Senator wanted to pass on a positive comment regarding the new Bethel Street entrance to campus.
The President reported that the light sculpture will be installed in Sursa Hall in late September and the new pipe
organ will be dedicated in October. She urged Senators to attend the first football game of the season against
Eastern Michigan.
7. Question and Answer Period
A Senator reported that some faculty members are being kicked off Blackboard, BSU @ Work, etc. After
several phone calls, it was resolved by the Help Desk. Provost King reported that this is a serious issue and the
situation will be reviewed.
8. Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
9. New Business
There was no new business.
10. Other Items
Bruce reported that one of the items of business for the Agenda Committee is the communication to
departments and the campus community regarding the actions by the Senate. The Senators are elected by their
departments, professional personnel areas, or the SGA. It is their responsibility to take it to their constituents.
The Agenda Committee will continue their work on better communication throughout the campus community.
University Senate Minutes
August 31, 2006
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A motion was made and seconded (Umansky/Stegner) to adjourn.
The motion carried, and the meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
September 28, 2006
Bruce W. Hozeski, Chairperson
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Rebecca Adams, Secretary
University Senate Agenda
September 28, 2006
Enclosure #2
ISSUES IN THE SENATE SYSTEM, 2007-07
September 28, 2006
CAMPUS COUNCIL
Handicapped Parking (Temporary Permits) – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
Beneficence Pledge – from Agenda Committee 8/21/06
FACULTY COUNCIL
Evaluation of Teaching (Teaching Evaluation)
Grade Inflation (Teaching Evaluation)
Restructuring Ball State Health Care Plans – from Agenda Committee 10/4/04
(Salary and Benefits)
Definition of Creative Arts for Faculty Award – from Agenda Committee 3/21/05
(Creative Arts)
1-2-1 Agreement (International Programs) – from University Council 9/15/05
Terminology of Contract Positions at BSU – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05
(Contract Faculty)
Athletic Funding – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
Load credit for directing an undergraduate honors thesis or master’s thesis – from Agenda Committee
8/21/06 (Salary and Benefits)
Major in Peace Studies – from Agenda Committee 8/21/06 (Undergraduate Education)
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Retirement Models (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
GOVERNANCE AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Representation of Student Affairs areas on University Senate
9/21/06
Admissions and Credits Committee 4/11/06
Senate Agenda Committee 4/17/06
University Council 4/20/06
Faculty Council 9/7/06
Senate Agenda Committee 9/18/06
University Senate Agenda
September 28, 2006
Enclosure #3
PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL POLICY
Faculty Handbook
WITHDRAWAL FROM A COURSE
1
Change of Course Period
Student may drop/add a course through the fifth class day of classes of a semester (fall, spring, and
summer) and third day of classes of a summer session. Courses dropped through this period are not
recorded in the student’s permanent record.
2. Course Withdrawal Period
From the sixth to the forty-fifth day of classes in a semester, sixth to the thirtieth day
of classes of a summer semester, and fourth to the fifteenth day of classes of a summer
session. Saturday is not considered a class day for these purposes.
2.1
All student-initiated withdrawals will be accepted and recorded as “W”
during this period
2.2
Students wishing to withdraw from a course during this period
2.3
3.
2.21
Should see the instructor and discuss the withdrawal
2.22
Must take the initiative to obtain the withdrawal form with instructions
(paper or on-line), and
2.23
Must submit the completed withdrawal form to the Office of Registration
and Academic Progress by the close of business hours on the last day of
the withdrawal period.
Discontinuance of enrollment or abandonment of a course or courses without
having properly followed the procedure as indicated above will normally result
in the issuance of an “F” grade.
Withdrawal After the Course Withdrawal Period Because of Verifiable Extenuating
Circumstances
If there are verifiable extenuating circumstances which make withdrawal from a
course academically justified after the withdrawal period ends, the college dean (or
designate) may grant an exception to the above withdrawal policy, with the
approval of the instructor. The faculty member is responsible for determining the
grade to be assigned, W or F.
WITHDRAWAL FROM ALL COURSES
Students who find it necessary to withdraw from all courses during a semester or summer session must
report immediately to the Office of the Dean of Students Assistant to the Dean, Division of Student
Affairs (AD 238) Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students to complete an
application for withdrawal. All withdrawals from all courses at any time on or after the first day of
classes must be requested on the required form and filed in this office.
1.
Course Withdrawal Period
From the first to the forty-fifth day of classes in a semester, first to the thirtieth day
of classes of a summer semester, and first to the fifteenth day of classes of a summer
session.
1.1
The grade of “W” is automatically given for each course in which a student is
registered when withdrawal from all courses is accomplished during this period.
1.2 Abandonment of a course or courses without having properly followed the procedure
as indicated above will normally result in the issuance of an “F” grade.
1.3
2.
When a student withdraws from all courses, each faculty member is notified on the
Withdrawal Notice form. The faculty member in whose course the student is
registered will record the last date of attendance and a grade of “W”.
Withdrawal After the Course Withdrawal Period Because of Verifiable Extenuating
Circumstances.
2.1 If there are verifiable extenuating circumstances that make withdrawal from
all courses necessary and academically justified after the withdrawal period, the
Dean of Students Assistant to the Dean, Division of Student Affairs Office of the
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students (or designate) may grant
an exception to the above withdrawal policy, with the approval of the instructors.
Each faculty member is responsible for determining the grade to be assigned, W or F.
TO REPLACE “WITHDRAWAL FROM A CLASS,” p. 208, and “WITHDRAWAL FROM ALL CLASSES
DURING A SEMESTER OR TERM,” p. 209-210
IN FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL HANDBOOK
RATIONALE
Reasons for Changing Withdrawal Policy
1. The interpretation of the second withdrawal policy differs among departments and
even among instructors within a department.
2. Many instructors do not have a substantial graded activity (test, paper, etc.) during the
first withdrawal period.
3. The policy differs depending on the source of information: BSU Catalog vs. Faculty
Handbook vs. Second Withdrawal Form.
4. Many instructors/advisors are not available for consultation with students during the
last few days of the second withdrawal period.
5. There has been some confusion at the end of the semester; i.e., instructors giving a W
on the withdrawal form and an F on the official grade report at the end of the semester.
This can be corrected with a “change of grade” form but in the process can lead to some
unintended and undesirable consequences, such as disqualification and cancellation of
the student’s schedule.
6. Many other MAC and Indiana schools have more liberal withdrawal policies.
Course Withdrawal Policies
Institution
Ball State University
Withdrawal Period
4.5th week
4.5 - 9th week
Grade Issued
W through 4.5th week
W or F (affects GPA) after
that
Signatures Required *
Student during 4.5th week
Student and Instructor after
that
Indiana University
8th week
W
Indiana State University
10th week
Purdue University
9th week
University of Indianapolis
Until final exam week
DP or DF, neither affects
GPA
W for freshmen,
upperclassmen receive W
through 4th week and W,
WF, or WN after that
(none affect GPA)
W
Student, Dean of College,
and Chair of Dept.
Student
University of Southern
Indiana
Until final exam week
W given until 9th week
W or F (affects GPA) after
that
Bowling Green State
Univ.
Central Michigan
University
Eastern Michigan
University
Kent State University
Miami University of
Ohio+
9th week
WP or WF (affects GPA)
Student and Instructor
10th week
W
Student and Instructor
2/3 of semester
W
Student
10th week
3rd – 6th week
6th week to semester end
W
W
WP if grade is C- or better
WF @ instructor’s
discretion if
earning below CWF affects grade point
WF which counts as F in
GPA
No grade
W
Student
Student and Instructor
W (max. of 22 credits of
W)
W
Student
After semester ends
Michigan State University
Northern Illinois
University
University of Toledo
Mid-semester
8th week
Western Michigan
University
2nd Monday past midsemester
8th week
*Signatures required as a means of keeping track of student withdrawals
Student
Advisor for freshmen
Advisor for upperclassmen
through 4th week and
Instructor's 5th - 9th week
Student, Registrar, and
perhaps other campus
offices
Student, Advisor, and
Instructor
Student
Student and Dean
Student
AGENDA FOR
UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING
October 26, 2006
4:00 p.m.
BB 109
I.
Roll Call
II.
Approval of the minutes of September 28, 2006
III.
Announcements
A.
Next Scheduled Meetings
Senate Agenda Committee – November 20, 2006, 8:00 a.m., AT 202F
University Senate – November 30, 2006, 4:00 p.m., BB 109
B.
Board of Trustees Action
Approved by President, requires Board of Trustees Approval
1. Fee remission for professional personnel and other employees
Approved by President, does not require Board of Trustees Approval
1. Withdrawal Policy
C.
Program Information – Academic Posting 2006-07 Volume XXXVIII-2
Revised Programs:
College of Applied Sciences and Technology
School of Nursing
Master of Science (MS) in Nursing
School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
Master of Arts or Master of Science in Exercise Science
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Architecture
Major in Architecture
Miller College of Business
Department of Accounting
Master of Science in Accounting
Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
College of Sciences and Humanities
Department of Biology
Preveterinary-Preoptometry-Predental HygienePrephysician’s Assistant-Prechiropractic
University Senate Agenda
October 26, 2006
Page Two
Department of Physiology and Health Science
Major in Environmental Health
Minor in Physiology
Department of Social Work
Major in Social Work, B.S.W., 69 hours
IV.
D.
Application deadline for Special Leave Committee report to Provost’s Office
E.
Procedure for recognition of deaths at University Senate meetings
Committee Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
Faculty Council – Mark Popovich, Chairperson
University Council – Adam Stegner, Chairperson
Campus Council – Matthew Walker, Chairperson
V.
Report by Chairperson of Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Enclosure #1 – Issues in the Senate System)
VI.
Questions Directed to the President
VII.
Question and Answer Period
VIII.
Unfinished Business
IX.
New Business
A.
Addition of birthing center as approved services under Ball State health insurance plans
Motion approved by Salary and Benefits Committee 9/21/06, Faculty Council 10/5/06, and Senate
Agenda Committee 10/16/06:
“Ball State health insurance plans will cover childbirth (birthing and delivery) services provided by
Certified Nurse Midwives in free-standing state licensed birthing centers. State licensed birthing
centers will be included among the insurance plans’ approved Provider Facilities.”
B.
Addition of new faculty award
Motion approved by Instructional Media Support Committee 9/27/06 and Senate Agenda
Committee 10/16/06:
“Add a “Teaching with Technology” award to come from the Provost’s Office.” (For fall awards)
X.
Other Items
XI.
Adjournment
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MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE 2006-07 UNIVERSITY SENATE
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Members Present: 64
Members Absent: 5
1. The meeting was called to order by the chairperson of the University Senate, Bruce Hozeski, at 4:05 p.m. Roll
Call was taken by initialing the roster located at the entrance to BB 109.
Members Present: B. Adams, N. Ahmed, R. Blount, J. Cecil, G. Crawley, L. Deckers, I. DeOllos, J. Eflin,
M. Faroh, J. Gora, K. Gorman, F. Groom, D. Hahn, M. Hawkins, J. Helton, B. Hozeski, R. Huffman, S. Islam,
L. Johnson, K. Kabadaki, K. Kalumba, T. King, N. Kingsbury, M. Lacy, J. Ledbetter, C. Lehnertz, A. Lisec,
J. Manuel, J. McClure, W. McCune, M. McGrew, J. MeKean, S. Meier, B. Messner, B. Mills, H. Mortimer,
W. Mucherah, G. Murray, K. Neumann, J. Olesen, C. Payne, D. Pearson, R. Rarick, J. Rybarczyk,
R. Shackelford, R. Spangler, P. Spengler, R. Stankewitz, A. Stegner, F. Suppe, B. Umansky, C. Updike,
J. Vann, M. Walker, G. Watson, A. Wieseke, E. White, T. White, E. Whittern, B. Wills, E. Wolner, T. Zivney,
E. Zygmunt-Fillwalk
Substitutes: Don Merten for P. Wohlt
Members Absent: D. Haber, E. Kelly, M. Popovich, G. Reid, W. Sharp
2. Announcements
A motion was made and seconded (Messner/Walker) to approve the minutes of August 31, 2006.
Motion carried.
A.
Next Scheduled Meetings
Senate Agenda Committee – October 16, 2006, 8:00 a.m., AT 202F
University Senate – October 26, 2006, 4:00 p.m., BB 109
B.
Board of Trustees Action
Approved by President, does not require Board of Trustees Approval
2. Removal of class schedule, sex code, and place of birth from student directory information
3. Phase-out of the Department of Library Services
4. Editorial Changes to Constitution
5. Athletics Report to the Senate
6. Report of Financial and Budgetary Affairs Committee
7. Revision of Student Code
8. Addition of new criteria for Outstanding Teaching Awards
C. Program Information – Academic Posting 2005-06, Volume XXXVII-8
Revised Programs:
College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
Master of Arts in Applied Gerontology
College of Communication, Information, and Media
Department of Journalism
Master of Arts in Journalism
University Senate Minutes
September 28, 2006
Page Two
D. Task Force to review Student Academic Ethics Policy
Bruce reported that the policy has not been reviewed for several years. The Provost has requested that a
task force review the policy. The members of the task force include Susan Clark, Jim Connolly, Gary
Crawley, Laura Helms, and Linda Martin. They are charged to review the document and make necessary
revisions and send it through the governance system, via the agenda committee.
3. Terry King, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, recognized the deaths of Lawrence A. Lucas,
Lilian Phillips, and Juanita J. Smith. (Attachment #1)
4. Committee Reports
A. Governance and Elections Committee – Ione DeOllos, Chairperson
Ione reported that the ad hoc committee will meet next Wednesday, October 4, to discuss representation on
the University Senate and the University Council. The Committee is reviewing language for electronic
voting to be placed in the faculty and professional personnel handbook.
B. Faculty Council – Ione DeOllos, Secretary
Ione reported that the Council will meet next Thursday, October 5. The Withdrawal Policy is on today’s
agenda for review.
C. University Council - Adam Stegner, Chairperson
Adam reported that the Council met on September 14. There was no significant business other than
discussion regarding the proportionality on the Salary and Benefits Committee.
D. Campus Council – Matthew Walker, Chairperson
Matthew reported that the Council met last week, and approved the Beneficence Pledge.
E. University Core Curriculum Task Force II – Juli Eflin, Chairperson
UCC Task Force-II Report (Enclosure #1)
The University Senate received the report of Task Force II. The Chairperson of the Senate offered his
appreciation on behalf of the Senate for their work these past three years.
The Chairperson of the Senate went on to explain that Robert’s Rules of Order states we are to receive the
document. He stressed the need for the correct process to be followed. Full, fair, and open discussion will
be welcomed through the decision-making process. The document will be sent to the University Core
Curriculum Subcommittee (UCC Subcommittee) for discussion and action, via the Undergraduate
Education Committee (UEC). A copy of the directive will be sent to the Chairperson of the Faculty
Council. The subcommittee will discuss, amend, approve, or defeat the report. It will be sent to the UEC if
it receives approval by the UCC Subcommittee. The UEC will also take action on the document. If it is
accepted, it will be forwarded to the Faculty Council and finally to the Senate Agenda Committee and
University Senate. The Senate will vote to accept the report at that time. He reminded the members that
the Senate can accept, reject, or send it back to the committee for more action. The Senate cannot amend
anything on the Senate floor.
University Senate Minutes
September 28, 2006
Page Three
In all steps of the process, the members of the Task Force will be asked to serve as resource persons for the
groups.
An ideal timetable would have it go through the UEC in time to be on the Faculty Council Agenda for their
meeting on November 2. If approved at the Faculty Council meeting, it will be forwarded to the Senate
Agenda Committee for inclusion on the Senate Agenda for November 30. This will enable the President to
include it on the Board of Trustees agenda for their meeting on
December 15. The University Community and departments will have all of spring semester to work on
their courses to fit the new core curriculum. It was noted that this timeline will have us at five years of
working on a new core curriculum.
The Chairperson of the Senate clarified the minority report that was sent to all senators and submitted to the
Task Force. According to Robert’s Rules of Order, the minority report can only come from the original
committee. The Task Force would have to submit it as a minority report with their report. The Task Force
did not include it in their report. This does not mean, however, that the ideas submitted in the minority
report cannot be discussed.
5.
Report by Chairperson of the Senate – Bruce W. Hozeski (Enclosure #2 – Issues in the
Senate System)
The Chairperson added that there is a need to look at patent and copyright documents and policies. This
will be sent to the appropriate committee for review.
The Senate Agenda Committee will continue to work on the issue of communicating Senate actions to the
University Community.
6.
Questions Directed to the President
President Gora commented that since the last meeting of the University Senate, they have been able to
work with the library regarding obtaining the web of science database. The on-line holdings have increased
to 10,000 journals.
A senator asked a question regarding faculty resources, particularly if the new core curriculum is accepted
by the faculty. The President responded that the administration will find the resources to support the core
curriculum. The Board of Trustees will address the issue. It is her hope that the faculty will focus on what
is in the best interest of the students and what is the best curriculum that will benefit the student population
in the twenty-first century.
7.
Question and Answer Period
There were no questions.
8.
Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
9.
New Business
A.
Withdrawal Policy – approved by Faculty Council 9/7/06 (Enclosure #3)
University Senate Minutes
September 28, 2006
Page Four
A motion was made and seconded (Pearson/Lisec) to adopt this policy.
Discussion ensued, and the motion carried.
The President stated that she would make every effort in adopting this policy by Spring Semester,
2007.
10.
Other Items
1.
Discussion ensued regarding the submission of a minority report to the University Senate. The
minority report, as well as any other concerns regarding the core curriculum, should be
forwarded to the UCC Subcommittee. The Parliamentarian of the Senate, Dave Pearson,
reminded the body that any action this body takes is a formal action. Any document that
the body accepted, even for forwarding, would become an official document of the Senate, and
could not be changed. Robert’s Rules of Order specifically states that the reports cannot be
changed or voted on until they come back for the final vote.
Senator McClure requested a point of clarification stating that the letter from Dr. Keil says that he
does not think the Task Force met the charge given to them by the University Senate.
Further discussion ensued regarding the responsibility of the UCC Subcommittee. The
Subcommittee can make changes and recommendations.
11.
Adjournment
A motion was made and seconded (Walker/Mills) to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
October 26, 2006
Bruce W. Hozeski, Chairperson
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Rebecca Adams, Secretary
University Senate Minutes
September 28, 2006
Attachment #1
The members of the University Senate recognize with regret the deaths of:
Lawrence A. Lucas, Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Associate Director Emeritus of the Office of
Research, who retired in 1988 after 21 years of service. His many other duties at Ball State University
included director of External Funding and Credit Contracts Management for the School of Continuing
Education, program development specialist for the Office of Research, and coordinator of the Ball State
program at Fort Benjamin Harrison. In addition to assisting faculty with numerous research proposals, he
spent hundreds of hours working with students in research design, data analysis, and the preparation of
research reports. He also published a number of articles, such as “Employment Trends for Indiana Public
School Curriculum Workers,” Parts I and II, and “Games and the Learning Process in the Classroom.”
Active in the community, Dr. Lawrence was president of the Grace Lutheran Church congregation, cofounder of the Humpback Barn Poetry Festival, and a member of the Delaware County Council on the
Aging and the Aged and the Delaware County Historical Alliance.
M. Lilian Phillips, Associate Professor Emerita of Music, who retired in 1982 after 24 years of service.
Miss Phillips was founder and director of the Ball State University Harp Ensemble and a principal harpist
with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra. During her first year at the university, she organized the MidWest Harp Festival, which drew 85 harpists. Fifteen states were represented in the group who came to
learn from Carlos Salzedo, a harp virtuoso with whom Professor Phillips had studied at the Curtis Institute
in Philadelphia. In 1965 the Ball State Harp Ensemble performed at the New York World’s Fair and in
1976 traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform in concert for the Bicentennial Parade of American Music
in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Professor Phillips was a member of the American Harp
Society, World Harp Congress, Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Society in Music, Delta Omicron,
Music Educators National Conference, and the Indiana Music Educators Association. In the community,
she served on the boards of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Action for Animals.
Juanita J. Smith, Special Collections Librarian Emerita and Associate Professor Emerita of Library
Service, who retired in 1983 after 34 years of service. Professor Smith’s life was connected with Ball
State from the time she was an undergraduate. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Ball State Teachers
College, she taught in Indianapolis, but shortly returned to campus as a secretary. In 1949, she was hired
as an assistant in cataloging in Library Technical Services and then completed an advanced degree in
library science. During her career at the university, she performed additional duties as associate editor of
the Steinbeck Quarterly and the Steinbeck Monograph, and she contributed articles to those publications.
Professor Smith was a member of the American Library Association, the Society of American Archivists,
and the League of Women Voters. After retirement, she continued to use her professional expertise by
cataloging books for the Delaware County Historical Alliance Resource Center and by selecting books for
shut-ins for the Muncie Public Library.
Please let the minutes of the Senate record our regret of their loss and our appreciation of the
contributions they made to Ball State University.
University Senate Agenda
October 26, 2006
Enclosure #1
ISSUES IN THE SENATE SYSTEM, 2006-07
October 26, 2006
CAMPUS COUNCIL
Handicapped Parking (Temporary Permits) – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Public Safety)
FACULTY COUNCIL
Evaluation of Teaching (Teaching Evaluation)
Grade Inflation (Teaching Evaluation)
Restructuring Ball State Health Care Plans – from Agenda Committee 10/4/04
(Salary and Benefits)
Definition of Creative Arts for Faculty Award – from Agenda Committee 3/21/05
(Creative Arts)
1-2-1 Agreement (International Programs) – from University Council 9/15/05
Terminology of Contract Positions at BSU – from Agenda Committee 10/17/05
(Contract Faculty)
Athletic Funding – from Agenda Committee 11/21/05 (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
Load credit for directing an undergraduate honors thesis or master’s thesis – from Agenda Committee
8/21/06 (Salary and Benefits)
Major in Peace Studies – from Agenda Committee 8/21/06 (Undergraduate Education)
Load Issue regarding class size (Salary and Benefits)
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
Retirement Models (Financial and Budgetary Affairs)
GOVERNANCE AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Representation of Student Affairs areas on University Senate
10/17/06