Faculty Senate
Meeting of February 14, 2013 – 3:30 p.m.
Robert C. Voight Faculty Senate Chambers – 325 Graff Main Hall
Vol. 47, No. 9
Present: Abler, Allen, Barnes, Beyer, Blumentritt, Bryan, Galbraith, Hollenback, Jessee, Klein,
Kraemer, Leahy, Leonard, Maas, McKelley, Riley, Rosacker, Rott, Senger, Shanks
Excused: Caya, Dickmeyer, Slough
I.
Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 3:30 pm.
II.
The minutes of the 1/31/2013 meeting were approved as distributed.
III.
Reports
A. Chancellor Gow reported that the state budget will be known this coming
Wednesday. Gow congratulated those involved on getting the salary equity
measures approved and put into place. The chancellor also noted additional
concerns about what might be happening in the state budget that would affect UW-L
as well as possible concern regarding mandatory credit transfer program.
B. CFO Hetzel reported first that the architectural and engineering requests for Cowley
Modification sent in to system two weeks ago, the student union project’s kick-off
meeting was this past Monday, and that the Gymnastics project is also underway.
He then presented information regarding the IAS salary equity plan—of the 116 IAS,
23 IAS who are eligible for raises in step 1 will be receiving an average raise of
$1593, and 72 IAS will get an average of $460 in step 2. Hetzel noted that these
amounts are very close to raises for faculty in similar steps. The CFO outlined the
steps involved in the Cowley renovation project, including when different parts of
the project will be done and when Cartwright will be demolished. In response to
questions the CFO confirmed that letters to faculty and staff who are to receive
salary equity adjustments will shortly be sent to home addresses by HR.
IV.
Graduate Council Recommendation on TA’s
Graduate Council Chair Tony Sanderfoot and Graduate Dean Steve Simpson presented
the policy on TA’s recently approved by the Graduate Council. Sanderfoot noted that
departments are free to interpret policy statements as appropriate for their graduate
programs. Discussion ensued as to the need to require department to provide clear
direction on several matters.
Move to approve the Graduate Council Recommendation on TA’s as amended to
include a new point 7 under department requirements, namely the requirement
that the department must define the following terms in the same category:
“continuous progress” for item 3, “English proficiency” for item 5 and “training”
for item 2.
M/S/P as amended.
V.
IPSE Certificates in English Language Arts and Professional Learning Community
IPSE Director Marcos presented two proposed certificates, namely a certificate in
English Arts at the Elementary level, and a certificate in Professional Learning
Community. Marcos reported interest among teachers in having professional
development programs. The model of delivery for these two certificates would be
similar to the current Professional Learning Community Masters Program.
M/S to approve the two IPSE Certificates
Discussion: Marcos reported on the official “philosophy” of learning communities; she
noted that the reason for putting forward the IPSE Certificates is due to fallout from Act
10 in Wisconsin’s having drastically negatively affected enrollment in the Learning
Community Master’s Program. A question was raised whether the curriculum for the
two proposed certificates had been approved by the department of Educational Studies,
the sponsoring academic department, viz. DES [Department of Educational Studies]. At
this point a divergence of opinion emerged. Director Marcos claimed that the two
certificate programs had been approved by DES. Senator Shanks (DES) reported that,
although DES had approved the concept of the two certificates, specific courses for the
certificates had not been approved by DES. Senator Shanks further reported to the
Faculty Senate that DES had unanimously voted that no coursework earned in the
proposed certificates could transfer back to UW-L as graduate credit towards an a
master’s program in Education. At this point Senate Chair Senger asked for a motion to
postpone discussion to a future date.
M/S/P to postpone discussion of IPSE Certificates in to a future date
VI.
Academic Technology Committee Recommendation on TurnItIn Software
Committee Chair Galbraith presented the recommendation and the results of the survey.
In response to concerns raised about whether the software would work on both D2L
and WINGS, IT Director Elhindi assured the Faculty Senate that their goal would be to
make the TurnItIn Software work on both systems. Galbraith reported that it was
recommended by the committee that we purchase the TurnItIn Software program.
Discussion: Senator Riley noted that the program could be used as a teaching tool for
students. Senator Rott asked for clarification about the security and ownership of
documents submitted to the system. It was explained that students should be told not
to put their names on their papers. Grade Mark is a peer editing function.
M/S/P to support the purchase of TurnItIn Software.
VII.
Report on ITS Wireless Document
ATC Chair Galbraith presented guidelines on use of wireless antennas to avoid problems
that create problems for staff trying to use wireless on campus.
VIII.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:47 pm.
Submitted by,
Eric R. Kraemer, Secretary