WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wiu.edu/FacultySenate
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
4:00 p.m.
University Union Capitol Rooms
AGENDA
I.
Consideration of Minutes
A.
II.
26 March 2013
Announcements
A.
Approvals from the Provost
B.
Provost’s Report
C.
Student Government Association (SGA) Report
D.
Other Announcements
1.
President Thomas
2.
Election of Officers
a)
b)
c)
3.
Senate Nominating Committee Representatives
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
III.
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Technology
College of Education and Human Services
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Senate Nominating Committee Chair
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
(Steve Bennett, Chair)
1.
Curricular Requests from the Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures
a)
Requests for New Courses
(1)
(2)
(3)
b)
Request for New Major
(1)
c)
Request for Change of Major
(1)
Request for New Course
(1)
SW 336, Medical Social Work, 3 s.h.
Curricular Requests from the School of Law Enforcement and Justice
Administration
a)
Requests for New Courses
(1)
(2)
(3)
b)
LEJA 255, Crime Scene Investigation, 3 s.h.
LEJA 355, Basics of Criminal Investigation, 3 s.h.
LEJA 455, Advanced Criminal Investigation, 3 s.h.
Request for New Minor
(1)
5.
Business Core
Curricular Requests from the Department of Social Work
a)
4.
French – Teacher Education
Spanish – Teacher Education
Curricular Requests from the College of Business and Technology
a)
3.
World Languages and Cultures
Requests for Changes of Options
(1)
(2)
2.
FL 101, Introductory Seminar in World Languages and
Cultures, 3 s.h.
FL 490, Senior Capstone, 1 s.h.
FL 499, Selected Topics in Foreign Languages and Literatures,
3 s.h.
Criminalistics
Curricular Requests from the School of Nursing
a)
Requests for New Courses
(1)
(2)
NURS 309, Concepts in Community Health Nursing, 3 s.h.
NURS 410, Public Health Nursing, 3 s.h.
b)
Requests for Changes of Options
(1)
(2)
6.
Curricular Requests from the Department of Physics
a)
Request for Change of Major
(1)
7.
Request for Change of Option
(1)
Request for Inclusion in General Education
a)
Request for General Education Global Issues Designation
a)
b)
2.
NURS 316, Transcultural Nursing, 3 s.h.
Senate Nominating Committee
(Martin Maskarinec, Chair)
1.
Annual Report
Ad Hoc Committee on Medical Absences
(Jessica Harriger, Chair)
1.
F.
FL 101, Introductory Seminar in World Languages and Cultures, 3 s.h.
HIST 337, The Holocaust, 3 s.h.
Requests for Discipline-Specific Global Issues Designation
a)
E.
FL 101, Introductory Seminar in World Languages and Cultures, 3 s.h.
Council for International Education
(Michael Stryker, Chair)
1.
D.
Geology – Earth and Space Science Teacher Education
Council on General Education
(Patrick McGinty, Chair)
1.
C.
Physics
Curricular Requests from the Department of Geology
a)
B.
Pre-Licensure
RN-BSN Completion
Report and Recommendations
Committee on Provost and Presidential Performance
(Jim Rabchuk, Chair)
1.
Evaluation of the President
2.
IV.
Old Business
V.
New Business
A.
Evaluation of the Provost
Reorganization of FYE Committee on Classes
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UNION CAPITOL ROOMS