College of Education Senate
University of Northern Iowa
March 25, 2013
Minutes #406
I. Call to Order
The meeting of the College of Education Senate was called to order by
Windee Weiss, Chair, at 3:18 P.M. on Monday, March 25, 2013 in Room
205 in Schindler Education Center.
Senators in attendance [in bold]
Windee Weiss, Chair [HPELS]
Robin Lund, Vice Chair [At-large]
Mike Waggoner [ELPE]
Oksana Matvienko [At-large]
Suzanne Freedman [EPF]
Chris Kliewer [SPED]
Todd Evans [At-large]
Elizabeth Zwanziger [TCHG]
Leigh Zeitz [C&I]
Heather Olsen [At-large]
Alternates
Kelli Snyder
Jennifer Waldron
Dewitt Jones
Oksana Grybovych
Katheryn East
Peter Neibert
Rick Knivsland
Ping Gao
Fabio Fontana
Term expires
2011-12
2012-13
2011-12
2013-14
2011-12
2011-12
2013-14
2013-14
2013-14
2012-13
Ex-Officio Members in attendance
None
Guests in attendance
April Chatman-Carpenter
Melissa Heston
Melanie Landon-Hays
Ira Simet
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Lund and seconded by Matvienko that the minutes of the
COE Senate meeting (#405) February 18, 2013 be approved as read. All
ayes. Motion carried.
III. Guests
April Chatham-Carpenter attended the meeting to give an overview of the
proposed changes in course description in terms of the first year
Cornerstone course. Should this course be considered as an alternative of
the oral college writing course even though it is not a required course. She
said other senates have voted on this matter without her in attendance.
Ira Simet also attended the meeting. He stated that he and Todd Evans
are representatives on the UNI Curriculum Committee. They were asked
by the UNI Faculty Senate to look at current curriculum procedures in
place. The ISU model is that no program will be eliminated without
approval from the faculty senate. Weiss stated that if anyone has
additional questions, they should take them back to their respective
department/school. They should then be forwarded to Evans and they will
then be filtered back to the UNI Curriculum Committee. The UNI Faculty
Senate now has this matter under consideration so it can be freely
discussed.
IV. Reports/Announcements
Weiss reported that she has all the applications for travel grants and
undergraduate research awards. She used the rubric, but there is a
dilemma on whether or not we should accept late applications? There was
consensus not to accept late applications. Also discussed was the matter of
a tie since there was a three-way tie for the last two spots. It was decided
to delete the 15 points from the criteria. The only key difference was
whether or not a faculty member received funding last year. It was
decided to ask Dean Watson if he would agree to fund two additional
faculty requests for a total of an extra $1,000. There was a motion by
Evans and seconded by Zeitz that individuals who did not receive a
Schindler grant last year would receive preference. All ayes. Motion
carried. Olsen asked if those three tied for the last two spots have all
responded that they would give a poster presentation? Weiss says not all
have responded yet. The dean agreed to fund the additional two requests
in the amount of $1,000.
V. Old Business
A. Elections: Due to time constraints, this item was not discussed.
B. Web Site: Due to time constraints, this item was not discussed.
VI. New Business
A. Curriculum Proposals:
1. Department of Curriculum & Instruction:
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Elementary Education, Early Childhood, and Middle
Level Education: Melissa Heston attended. They
propose to add three credit hours to the major.
School Library: Melanie Landon-Hayes discussed the
proposed title/course description change. Literacy
aligns better with the state requirements which have
gone through the Curriculum Committee. She
stressed they are not adding any credit hours, just
changes to courses presently in systems. (Freedman
left at 4:23)
____________: They are requesting to streamline
their program as they had too many minors. They
have addressed six different programs and have
reduced the requirements from 35 to 33, which the
dean has approved. They have also renamed most of
their courses to include action verbs which has also
been approved through channels.
It was moved by Zwanziger and seconded by Matvienko to vote
approve all parts of the Curriculum & Instruction curriculum
proposals. All ayes. Motion carried.
2. Department of Educational Psychology & Foundations: Due
to time constraints, this was tabled for the next meeting.
B. Other:
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It was decided to schedule two Senate meetings to discuss
the remaining curriculum proposals: April 1 from 3:00-4:30
and again on April 15, 2013. Olsen suggested having
departments submit the key points in advance to the Senate.
Weiss will ask each departments to comply with this.
VII. Dean’s Report
In the dean’s absence, there was no dean’s report.
VIII. Dates
Upcoming Senate Meeting Dates: (3rd Monday of each month)
 April 15, 2013
 August 19, 2013
Upcoming UNI Dates
 May 11, 2013
Commencement
Upcoming COE Events
 April 2, 2013
 April 11, 2013
 April 12, 2013
 April 22, 2013
 April 29, 2013
Teacher Induction Convocation
COE Alumni-in-Residence
COE External Advisory Committee
Poster
COE Spring Faculty Meeting
IX. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary-Sue Bartlett, Secretary
College of Education
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