WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wiu.edu/FacultySenate
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
4:00 p.m.
University Union Capitol Rooms
AGENDA
I.
Consideration of Minutes
A.
II.
III.
18 February 2014
Announcements
A.
Approvals from the Provost
B.
Provost’s Report
C.
Student Government Association (SGA) Report
(Brian Wehde, SGA Representative to Faculty Senate)
D.
Other Announcements
1.
Academy for Student Persistence and Completion
(Vice President Joe Rives)
2.
Facilities Planning and Master Plan Update
(Director of Facilities Management Scott Coker and Vice President Joe Rives)
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
(Bridget Welch, Chair)
1.
Curricular Requests from the Department of History
a)
Request for New Minor
(1)
2.
Contemporary United States Studies
Curricular Requests from the Department of Health Sciences
a)
Requests for New Courses
(1)
(2)
EM 470, Comparative Emergency Management Systems, 3 s.h.
EM 499, Independent Study in Emergency Management, 1-4 s.h.,
repeatable to 4 s.h.
b)
Request for Change of Major
(1)
B.
Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) Committee
(Bradley Dilger, Chair)
1.
Requests for WID Designation
a)
b)
c)
C.
FCS 277, Historical Costume – Twentieth Century, 3 s.h.
HM 453, Lodging Systems Management, 3 s.h.
NUTR 408, Community Nutrition, 3 s.h.
Council on General Education
(Diane Sandage, Chair)
1.
Request for Inclusion in General Education
a)
D.
Health Services Management
FIN 101, Financial Health, 2 s.h.
Senate Nominating Committee
(Martin Maskarinec, Chair)
IV.
Old Business
V.
New Business
A.
Faculty Initiatives Proposal
B.
Rotation Adjustment for Faculty Senate
NEXT MEETING – MARCH 18, 2014
UNION CAPITOL ROOMS