WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
http://www.wiu.edu/FacultySenate
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
3:30 p.m. [PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE]
Capitol Rooms - University Union
AGENDA
I.
Consideration of Minutes
A.
II.
20 February 2007
Announcements
A.
Approvals from the President and Provost
B.
Provost's Report
C.
SGA Report
D.
Other Announcements
1.
III.
Tara Miller, Director of Disability Support Services, and Bob Fitzgerald,
Director of Office of Public Safety – Emergency Preparedness
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards
(John Miller, Chair)
1.
B.
Revision of the Administrative Admissions Procedures
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
(Nancy Parsons, Chair)
1.
Requests for New Courses
a.
BC 102, Introduction to Broadcast Research and Writing, 3 s.h.
b.
BC 200, Broadcast Reporting I, 3 s.h.
c.
BC 250, Audio Production I, 3 s.h.
d.
BC 261, Video Production I, 3 s.h.
e.
BC 302, Broadcast Research and Writing II, 3 s.h.
f.
BC 310, Advanced Broadcast Performance, 3 s.h.
g.
BC 312, Broadcast Sports Performance, 3 s.h.
h.
BC 315, Broadcast News I, 3 s.h.
i.
BC 333, The Hollywood Studio System: Structure and Process, 3 s.h.
j.
BC 350, Audio Production II, 3 s.h.
k.
BC 361, Video Production II, 3 s.h.
l.
BC 385, Production Practicum I, 1 s.h.
m.
BC 386, Production Practicum II, 1 s.h.
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C.
IV.
Request for Change in Major
a.
Broadcasting
Writing Instruction in the Disciplines Committee
(Greg Hall, Chair)
1.
D.
BC 402, Advanced Broadcast Writing, 3 s.h.
BC 415, Broadcast News II, 3 s.h.
BC 419, Online Writing, Design and Production, 3 s.h.
BC 431, Special News/Sports Projects, 3 s.h.
BC 485, Production Practicum III, 1 s.h.
BC 486, Production Practicum IV, 1 s.h.
BC 490, Senior Workshop in Production, 3 s.h.
MUS 183, Aural Skills I, 1 s.h.
MUS 184, Aural Skills II, 1 s.h.
MUS 283, Aural Skills III, 1 s.h.
MUS 284, Aural Skills IV, 1 s.h.
Request for WID Inclusion
a.
BC 425, Broadcast/Cable Law and Ethics, 3 s.h.
Committee on Committees
(Joan Livingston-Webber, Chair)
Old Business
A.
Provost Search Committee
B.
Council for International Education Policies and Procedures
1.
Proposed Amendments
a.
Amendment to 2.b.3. – delete the phrases “more frequently” in the
second non-italicized sentence, and “every five years” from the last
non-italicized sentence in the paragraph.
b.
Amendment to 3.c. – restore the word “modern” in the phrase
“instruction in modern foreign languages …”
c.
Amendment to 3.c., paragraph 1 – change the paragraph to read,
“Curriculum that in general supports surveys, studies, and instructional
materials necessary to provide instruction in modern foreign
languages, area studies, thematic options, and/or other international
fields necessary for students to attain as full an understanding as
possible of one or more non-United States nations, countries, global
regions, or cultures.”
d.
Amendment to 3.c., paragraph 2 – change second sentence to read, “In
addition, participation in a study abroad experience must occur prior to
graduation, preferably outside the territorial boundaries, limits, and
possessions of the United States.”
e.
C.
V.
Amendment to 3.c., paragraph 3 – “In addition, any international
major/minor must include a foreign language competency in at least
one of the nations, countries, regions, or cultures under study. For this
council’s purpose, any method for attaining competency that is
approved through department, college, and Western Illinois University
channels will suffice.”
Revision of the University Withdrawal Policy
New Business
NEXT MEETING – MARCH 27, 2007
UNION CAPITOL ROOM