College of Education Senate
University of Northern Iowa
April 19, 2010
Minutes #381
I. Call to Order
The meeting of the College of Education Senate was called to order by
Windee Weiss, Chair, at 3:15 P.M. on Monday, April 19, 2010 in the Dean’s
Conference Room in Schindler Education Center.
Senators in attendance [in bold]
Alternates
Windee Weiss, Chair [HPELS]
Todd Evans
Rick Vanderwall, Vice Chair [At-large]Shelly McCumber
Jan Bartlett [ELCPE]
Linda Nebbe
Rod Dieser [At-large]
Heather Olsen
Suzanne Freedman [EPF]
Chris Kliewer [SPED]
Kim Knesting [At-large]
Deb Deemer
Robin Lund [At-large]
Elizabeth Zwanziger [TCHG]
Rick Knivsland
Leigh Zeitz [C&I]
Mingshui Cai
Term expires
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2010-11
2010-11
Ex-Officio Members in attendance
William P. Callahan, Dean
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Vanderwall and seconded by Dieser that the minutes of
the March 8, 2009 [#380] meeting be approved with the following
corrections:
IVA: “…….It is anticipated that Both havbe been video phone
interviews will be held April 7-9th with approximately 10-15 candidates.”
VI; 6th bullet: Move the sentence “Dean Callahan stated that
complaints are coming from students and they want to know what we are
doing about it.” to follow “If we have poor teachers, we need to identify
them to set up a plan to help them becomes better teachers or figure out
what to do with them.”
All ayes. Motion carried.
III. Reports/Announcements
The following reports/announcements were made:
 Weiss stated that the Spring Research Forum originally scheduled
for Tuesday, April 27th has been cancelled due to lack of interest.
 It was reported that the Dr. Paul Theobald, the first dean candidate,
will be on campus this week. Comment cards will be available as a
handout and also on MyUNIverse. Weiss asked the Senators to
encourage all faculty/staff to attend.
IV. Old Business
A. COE Senate Elections and Criteria: Vanderwall provided a copy of
the slate of elections. Due to a miscommunication, he stated that
Clare Struck has declined to serve on the Awards Competition
Coordinating Committee. It was moved by Vanderwall and seconded
by Zeitz that we identify some to serve on this committee for a one
year term appointment and then elect a permanent representative
during next spring. All ayes. Motion carried. Vanderwall will find
someone to serve.
Weiss stated that two things were brought to her attention
concerning the recent election: 1] On the ballot, faculty had to vote in
every category or they could not submit a ballot – they want the
option of not voting in every category; and 2] She received an e-mail
requesting that the Senate reconsider and allow only graduate faculty
to serve on those committees who deal with graduate faculty/issues.
A question was raised if we have a policy on who can sit on
committees and if this would then require an amendment to the
Senate By-laws. If a committee has an evaluation component, then
perhaps we need to make this change. It was suggested that for
committees [such as the Committee on Curriculum] that we could
add an asterisk so that nominees must be members of the Graduate
Faculty. After considerable discussion, it was decided that this be
tabled for the next meeting.
V. New Business
A. Election of 2010-11 COE Faculty Senate Chair: It was moved by
Vanderwall and seconded by Zeitz that Weiss be reappointed as
Chair.
It was then moved by Vanderwall and seconded by Dieser that Lund
be appointed as Vice Chair. All ayes. Motions carried.
B. Sub-Committee for Bullying: Weiss stated that she and Dean
Callahan would like to put together a sub-committee on bullying.
They would like to have information pulled together by the May
meeting and hopefully in place by next fall. Zeitz asked what the
objective would be for the sub-committee. Weiss responded that it
is fact finding at this point in time. However, it is hoped that it
could provide tools for our students to deal with these types of
situations. Zeitz volunteered to head this up. Weiss questioned
how do we get this information, how do we disseminate it, and how
can we infuse into our curriculum. Zeitz asked if this would be
limited to students at this point and the response was yes. Faculty
members suggested included: Magda Galloway, Deb Deemer, Kim
Knesting, and Linda Nebbe. The Dean thanked the Senate for
taking on this responsibility.
C. Request for Faculty Emeritus Status: It was moved by Vanderwall
and seconded by Zeitz that the following Requests for Faculty
Emeritus Status be approved with the required 20 years of service,
with 10 years at UNI, to be verified.
 Dr. Leonard M. Upham
 Dr. Jeannie Steele
 Ms. Maribelle Betterson
VI. Dean’s Report
Dean Callahan reported on the following:

We have hired two new people –both were preferred candidates –
in the School of HPELS and the Department of Special Education.

Faculty must have posted office hours and they need to be in their
office during that time period. Zeitz questioned if there is a
minimum number of hours. The dean is unclear on this and said
that there has been no discussion on the minimum number of hours
required.

The Higher Learning Commission did approve both of the new
Master’s Degree programs: Elementary Education and Professional
Development Master’s Degree. These two programs will both be
completely online.

The program review for the Ed.D. program went very well. The two
external reviewers pointed out strengths and weaknesses in the
program, however their perceptions were that we were in line with
what we should be doing.

The dean is unsure of Dr. Edginton’s status for next year.

There were very mixed reviews on Dr. Paul Gorski’s recent visit to
campus. The Diversity Committee is now looking at where we are
going next and what we need to focus on. Vanderwall stated that
the Foundations of Excellence has done some very comprehensive
work on this. There was considerable discussion on how to create a
safe environment for affected students on campus. Weiss suggested
a resource center that could be devoted to offering resources for
LGBT students. It was suggested that we ask the Diversity
Committee for a quarterly report on their activities so that everyone
can be informed of their work. Zeitz suggested that this could be
available on the Web site as well. Weiss suggested that we have
faculty do “safe space”. She will provide the dean with additional
information on this.
VII. Upcoming Meeting Dates
May 3, 2010
September 13, 2010
VIII. Other Dates to Remember
April 26, 2010
May 8, 2010
August 23, 2010
COE Faculty Awards Reception
Commencement
Fall Semester begins
IX. Adjournment
The next meeting of the COE Senate will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2010
at 3:15 P.M. in the Dean’s Conference Room in Schindler Education
Center. It was moved by Vanderwall and seconded by Dieser that the
meeting be adjourned. All ayes. Motion carried. The meeting was
adjourned at 4:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary-Sue Bartlett, Secretary
College of Education
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