WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
4:00 p.m.
Capitol Rooms - University Union
ACTION MINUTES
SENATORS PRESENT: C. Blackinton, V. Boynton, L. Brice, J. Clough, D. Connelly, K. Daytner, J. Deitz, K.
Hall, R. Hironimus-Wendt, M. Maskarinec, L. Meloy, N. Miczo, D. Mummert, R. Ness, R. Orwig, G. Pettit, S.
Rock, M. Siddiqi, B. Sonnek
Ex-officio: B. Baily, Associate Provost; T. Kaul, Parliamentarian
SENATORS ABSENT: L. Baker-Sperry, K. Clontz, V. Jelatis
GUESTS: Pat Anderson, Matt Bonnan, David Casagrande, Felix Chu, Phyllida Kornoski, Andrew Lian, Heather
McIlvaine-Newsad, Jennifer McNabb, Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, Nancy Parsons, Lance Ternasky, Jess White,
John Wozniak
I.
Consideration of Minutes – 16 October 2007
APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED
II.
A.
Approvals from the Associate Provost
1.
Requests for New Courses
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
2.
Request for New Minor
a.
B.
AAS 479, Practicum in Survey Research Methods, 3 s.h.
JOUR 400, Topics in Journalism, 3 s.h.
JOUR 414, Journalism and Ethics, 3 s.h.
MKTG 479, Marketing Practicum in Survey Research Methods, 3 s.h.
POLS 479, Practicum in Survey Research Methods, 3 s.h.
PSY 479, Practicum in Survey Research Methods, 3 s.h.
SOC 479, Practicum in Survey Research Methods, 3 s.h.
Survey Research Methods
Associate Provost’s Report
Associate Provost Baily reminded senators that Thursday is the first full day of candidate
interviews for the position of Provost and Academic Vice President. She asked senators to set
aside time that day to meet with the candidate and to encourage faculty colleagues to do so as
well. Faculty who cannot attend during their specific session are invited to attend the open
sessions with candidates.
Associate Provost Baily addressed concerns about access for emergency vehicles during the
closing of Murray Street. She stated that it took 12 minutes for an ambulance to reach Seal Hall
yesterday during an emergency in that building. The Associate Provost is working with hospital
emergency services staff to inform them of buildings affected by the closure and discuss alternate
routes.
Vice presidents have received a list of employees who have not yet completed state-mandated
ethics training. Associate Provost Baily stated employees do not seem to be completing the
training as quickly as in past years. The deadline for completion is November 14.
C.
Student Government Association Report
(Phyllida Kornoski, SGA representative to Faculty Senate)
The SGA meeting of November 6 will be held on the 18th floor of Thompson Hall in an effort to
encourage student attendance. SGA will discuss the proposal to unify WIU team names and
University Union food court options. She encouraged senators to attend.
Ms. Kornoski will meet with Library Dean Phyllis Self tomorrow to discuss the SGA Education
Committee’s proposals for centralization of campus tutoring services.
D.
III.
Other Announcements
1.
Schedules and resumes for the first five provost candidates are posted on the provost
search website, www.wiu.edu/provostsearch. Chairperson Rock stated that senators can
now call their colleagues at other institutions and feel free to provide feedback on the
candidates to search committee members. Senators Baker-Sperry, Hall, and Rock are
among those serving on the Provost Search Committee.
2.
The Senate Executive Committee discussed the response from the Council on
Intercollegiate Athletics (CIA) to ExCo’s request to consider the proposed unification of
WIU team names. CIA did not provide a collective response but asked their members to
feel free to provide individual feedback on the designated website. Chairperson Rock
stated that if Faculty Senate wishes for CIA to provide a researched opinion regarding the
proposal, there will need to be a more formal request to that council.
Reports of Committees and Councils
A.
Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction
(Nancy Parsons, Chair)
1.
Requests for New Courses
a.
EIS 440, Sociolinguistics, 3 s.h.
Change: Change “student” to “students” under Student Needs to be Served
section, first sentence.
EIS 440 APPROVED WITH CHANGE
b.
SPAN 340, Spanish for Law Enforcement, 3 s.h.
SPAN 340 APPROVED
2.
Request for New Minor
a.
Functional Morphology and Evolutionary Anatomy
NEW MINOR APPROVED
3.
Request for New Major
a.
Anthropology
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology Chair John Wozniak told senators
that Western had an Anthropology major in the 1970’s and 1980’s which was
eliminated due to declining enrollments. He stated that WIU is now seeing the
opposite trend, with a renewed interest in Anthropology as well as opportunities
for connections with other departments. According to the course request,
“Anthropology faculty conducted a poll of 234 students in anthropology classes
during Spring 2006 and found that 40% of respondents ‘would be interested in a
major in anthropology.’ Of these respondents, only 1/5 were sociology majors,
which suggests that interest in an anthropology major spans a diverse pool of
students.” Dr. Wozniak stated that development of the Anthropology major is
the result of a strong initiative by the College of Arts and Sciences.
NEW MAJOR APPROVED
4.
Request for Change in Minor
a.
International Agriculture
CHANGE IN MINOR APPROVED
B.
Writing Instruction in the Disciplines Committee
(Jennifer McNabb, Chair)
1.
Requests for WID Inclusion
a.
ANTH 305, Applied Anthropological Methods, 3 s.h.
Change: Correct spelling of “mandatory” on p.2 of the syllabus
ANTH 305 APPROVED WITH CHANGE
b.
ANTH 419, Anthropological Theory, 3 s.h.
ANTH 419 APPROVED
C.
Committee on Committees (CoC)
(Kevin Hall, Chair)
AD HOC COMMITTEES:
Committee to Study Levels of Funding for Travel and Research
Kishor Kapale, Physics
Jongho Lee, Political Science
Anna Valeva, IMDS
Dave Hunter, Engineering Technology
Pam Godt, Curriculum & Instruction
Tammi Bories, Kinesiology
Heidi Clemmens, Theatre & Dance
Julieta Mihai, Music
Sean Cordes, Library
Mohammad Siddiqi, English/Journalism
Rose McConnell, Chemistry
Jack Elfrink, Accountancy
Cindy Dooley, Curriculum & Instruction
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COAS
COAS
COBT
COBT
COEHS
COEHS
COFAC
COFAC
LIBRARY
FAC SEN
CHAIRS COUNCIL – COAS
CHAIRS COUNCIL – COBT
CHAIRS COUNCIL – COEHS
CHAIRS COUNCIL – COFAC
Jeannie Woods, Theatre & Dance
THE NOMINEES WERE DECLARED ELECTED
Senator Meloy inquired when the committee must present its findings since its charge states that
“The committee is asked to submit its findings and recommendation within three moths from the
time it is appointed by the Senate.” Since the committee was established at the October 16
meeting, senators questioned at which point the three months would begin. The decision was
made to consider the three months period to begin from the appointment of committee members
at today’s meeting. Chairperson Rock told the committee that should that time period prove
insufficient, they can request an extension from Senate.
IV.
Old Business - None
V.
New Business
A.
The Role of the Council on International Education in the Curriculum Approval Process
Chairperson Rock stated that the Executive Committee discussed what types of courses will be
submitted to the Council on International Education (CIE) now that its policies and procedures
are in place, noting that two of the requests coming before Faculty Senate today – SPAN 340 and
the International Agriculture minor – could both be considered international curricula. He stated
that former Provost Rallo was a strong advocate of internationalizing the curriculum, but that
when he left the University that initiative may have slowed down. Chairperson Rock asked if the
two requests should have automatically gone before CIE before coming to Senate or if only
curricula that departments wish to be designated as “international” should go through the CIE
approval process. He pointed out that the first two duties of CIE according to the Senate
Constitution are to “recommend initial approval of all undergraduate international courses and
curricula” and to “recommend approval of all significant changes in the international component
requirements for individual undergraduate courses and curricula.”
Senator Brice responded that his impression was that the process was to be voluntary and initiated
by departments. Chairperson Rock stated he tends to agree with Senator Brice, but that without
the push at the administrative level he is unsure what requests will come before CIE, except for
the proposed International Studies major. Associate Provost Baily stated that the major is still in
the developmental stages, but she anticipates it will move forward sometime next semester.
Senator Boynton asked what it means for curricula to be designated as “international,”
questioning that curricula can include the word in their title, such as the International Agriculture
minor, but still not be designated as “international.” Senator Ness responded he envisions the
designation as working much like that for WID courses – if a department wishes a course to be
designated as a WID course, then it must go before the WID Committee. Felix Chu, CIE cochair, concurred, stating that for two years CIE has considered the process to be voluntary and
that it would operate much like the WID process. Parliamentarian Kaul remarked that earlier
versions of the CIE Policies and Procedures included requirements that curricula considered to be
40 percent or more international would automatically go before the council, but that was omitted
from the final document due to strong opposition from Senate.
Senator Maskarinec, who chairs the Senate’s ad hoc Foreign Language/Global Issues Committee,
stated that one of the recommendations they will bring forward will be for a standing committee
to approve global issues courses. He suggested Faculty Senate may wish to assign that task to
CIE.
Motion: To adjourn (Brice/Ness)
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The Faculty Senate adjourned at 4:26 p.m.
Darlos Mummert, Secretary
Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate Recording Secretary
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