Eastern Michigan University
College of Arts & Sciences
College Advisory Council
Agenda
April 16, 2015, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
219 Pray-Harrold
Attendance: Jacobs (Physics & Astronomy), Kovacs (Geography & Geology), Moore (Computer Science),
Flanagan-Johnson (Chemistry), Egge (History and Philosophy), Curran (Math), Bonem (Psychology), Plagens
(Political Science), Kim (Economics), Molloy (Art), Garrido (World Languages), Luttrell (English), Kindred
(CMTA), Angell (Biology), Higgins (WGST), Venner (Dean), Mehuron (Associate Dean), Laporte (Associate
Dean), Ramsey (Arts DH/English)
I. Meeting called to order at 3:33 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes (March 12, 2015)
Motion to approve minutes – Vote: 11:0:0
III. Recommendations of the Arts Committee (April 2, 2015)
Recommendation to Approve (with comments if noted):
CMTA: Theatre Arts major (program revision)
CMTA: Theatre Arts minor (program revision)
CMTA: MA in Communication with Concentration in Interpretation/Performance Studies (program
revision)
CMTA: Arts and Entertainment Management Major (program revision): “The current program name and
revised program name are reversed on the form.”
CMTA: Arts Management Minor (program revision)
CMTA: MA in Theatre with Concentration in Arts Administration (program revision)
CMTA: CTAC 647 (course revision)
CMTA/M&D: Musical Theatre Minor for Dance Major (program revision)
ENGL: WRTG 580 (new course)
COB: Graduate Certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications (new program)
Recommendation to not Approve:
CMTA: CTAC 238 (new course): “Proposal lacks catalog description; item 13 is not completed; under
item 14, copies of program are missing; and please reconsider the word ‘developing’ in the course
title.”
CMTA/M&D: Musical Theatre Minor for Theatre Major (program revision): “DANC/CTAR 1XX
Musical Theatre Dance 1 and DANC/CTAR 1XX Musical Theatre Dance 2 do not exist. Program
revision must be accompanied by new course proposals.”
CMTA/M&D: Musical Theatre Minor for Music Major (program revision): “DANC/CTAR 1XX Musical
Theatre Dance 1 and DANC/CTAR 1XX Musical Theatre Dance 2 do not exist. Program revision
must be accompanied by new course proposals.”
Motion to separate CTAC 238 from the Arts committee Recommendations – Vote: 13:0:0
Motion to accept the remaining Arts committee Recommendations – Vote: 13:0:0
Motion to approve CTAC 238 with the revisions submitted by the department – Vote: 13:0:2
IV. Recommendations of the Sciences Committee (March 19 and April 2, 2015)
1 Recommendation to Approve (with comments if noted):
CHEM: CHEM 530 (new course)
CHEM: MS in Chemistry (program revision)
CHEM: CHEM 105 (new course): “There is a typo in the attendance policy.”
CHEM: CHEM 106 (new course proposal): “Remove courses in line 8 of the form.”
CHEM: FERM 101 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 385 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 421 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 425 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 431 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 441 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 477/478/479 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 480 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 485 (new course)
CHEM: FERM 497/498/499 (new course)
CHEM: Fermentation Major (new program): “Make sure that the required hours add up because a student
cannot get through with the minimum number of 58 hours. It appears the minimum is 60 hours.”
CHEM: Fermentation Minor (new program)
MATH: Elementary Education Mathematics Major (program revision): “Because Michigan law allows
teacher education majors that graduate from an elementary education mathematics program to
teach at the middle school after passing a mathematics subject certification exam we feel that the
Mathematics Department’s elementary education mathematics program should focus on K-8
mathematics methods and content. The rationale in the program revision for the elementary
education mathematics program suggests (and the mathematics education faculty guest
representative confirmed) that the Mathematics Department’s program focuses on preparing
majors for mathematics methods and content at the K-5 level. We would like them to consider
including MATH 304 Middle School Mathematics Methods and Content as a required course and
reduce the number of elective hours to keep the total number of hours the same so that all
graduates of the program will be prepared to teach mathematics at the K-8 level as Michigan law
allows.”
MATH: Secondary Education Mathematics Major (program revision)
CHHS: NURS 810 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 811 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 830 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 831 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 840 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 851 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 852 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 860 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 870 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 882 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 891 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 892 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 893 (new course)
CHHS: NURS 894 (new course)
CHHS: Doctor of Nursing Practice (new program): “The administration should verify that another
doctoral program at EMU does not affect our funding eligibility (such as at NSF, NIH, Carnegie
classification, etc.) because we are considered a primarily undergraduate, non-research intensive
institution; Budget seems to account expenses annually and revenues cumulatively.”
Motion to Approve Sciences Subcommittee Recommendations - Vote: 14:0:0
2 V. Summer meetings: Motion to amend the CAC bylaws (procedures committee)
At the suggestion of Dean Venner, the amendment to the bylaws was revised to indicate that the Dean
would pay Council members for attending special meetings in the summer only if the meeting was called
or approved by the Dean.
Motion to ratify amendments to the CAC Bylaws – Vote: 15:0:0
The approved amendment to the Bylaws is appended to these minutes.
VI. EPEO Advisory Council election (2 positions)
Nomination from the floor for Katherine Ryker (Geography and Geology) to serve as the CAC
(Sciences) representative to the EPEO with nominations for the Arts representative being held open
until September
Motion to approve Katherine Ryker (Geography and Geology) as the CAC (Sciences) rep to the EPEO –
Vote Unanimous
Chair Higgins requested that Council members from Arts departments continue to seek nominations from
their colleagues. The Arts position on the EPEO Advisory Council will need to be filled in the first CAC
meeting in September.
VII. URSLC election (1 position)
Nomination from the floor for Natalie Dove (Psy) to serve as the CAC representative to the URSLC
Motion to approve Natalie Dove as the CAC representative to the URSLC – Vote: Unanimous
VIII. Dean Search Committee (4 positions)
Motion to elect to the CAS Dean Search Committee only one person from each of the four discipline
categories (Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts, Humanities). Of the four people elected no
more than one should come from the same department – Vote: 14:1:0
Nominations from the floor:
Social Sciences
John McCurdy (H&P)
Barbara Patrick (PLSC)
Joanna Scott (PLSC)
Zach Moore (G&G)
Natural Sciences
Ellen Koch (Psyc)
Harriet Lindsay (CHEM)
Tom Kovacs (G&G)
Bonnie Wylo (P&A)
Fine Arts
Brian Nelson (Art)
Mary Schneider (M&D)
Humanities
Heather Neff (Engl)
Peter Higgins (H&P)
Results of Paper Balloting:
Majority votes received (by category)
Natural Sciences – Harriet Lindsay (Chem)
Social Sciences – Barbara Patrick (PLSC)
Fine Arts – Brian Nelson (Art)
Humanities – Peter Higgins (H&P)
IX. Solidarity Statement (WGST and SAC)
3 Motion to adopt the WGST departmental statement regarding harassment on campus – Vote:
13:0:2
The statement is appended to these minutes.
X. Dean’s Remarks
No remarks due to time limitation
XI. Faculty Remarks
No remarks
XII. Executive Session
Meeting went into executive session at 5:05
Meeting adjourned at 5:13
Minutes submitted by M. Angell (Biology)
4 CAC Bylaws
Proposed Amendment re: summer meetings
Additions appear in red.
Deletions appear in blue.
VI. Meetings
A. Regular Meetings
1. As specified in Paragraph V.D. of the Input Document, regular meetings of the Council
shall be held monthly on days when classes are in session September through
April.
2. The first meeting of the academic year shall be held at 3:30 p.m. on the first or second
Thursday of classes in the fall semester.
3. Subsequent Meetings
a. Subsequent meetings shall be held monthly on Thursdays in accordance with
the College's calendar.
b. At the beginning of the academic year, the college Dean's office shall, in
consultation with the Executive Committee, prepare and distribute to all
faculty in the college a schedule of times and places for the regular
meetings of the Council and its committees. This calendar shall conform
to the several meetings provisions of the college Input Document and
these by-laws, and shall be subject to review and revision by the Council.
c. With two days advance notice to the Council members, a regular meeting may
be cancelled by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
4. Meetings shall be held monthly from September through April. Whereas meetings
shall not typically be held during the summer semester, when called they shall be
held on what would be a regularly scheduled Thursday meeting day.
B. Special Meetings
1. In addition to the regular meetings of the Council, special meetings of the Council may
be called in any one of the following ways:
a. Upon request of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
b. By the Chairperson of the Council.
c. By majority vote of the Executive Committee of the Council.
d. By written petition to the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Council by five
regular members of the Council.
5 2. For any special meeting called or approved by the Dean during the summer term (MayAugust), the Dean shall provide as compensation $50 per meeting to each
representative who attends.
3. When called, special meetings shall be held on Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
6 College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Council Resolution:
Solidarity Statement in Support of Women Faculty and Lecturers
As the representative body of the faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences, the College Advisory Council
recognizes the harmful effects of a hostile work environment and supports the faculty who are subject to sexual
and gendered harassment, most of whom are women, as recently demonstrated in the Yik Yak incident.
We recognize that all instructors, regardless of gender and race/ethnicity, can and do experience harassment and
stalking. Indeed, in a 2015 AAUP survey, 38% of faculty respondents reported feeling intimidated or afraid of
students on campus. That said, we recognize the Yik Yak case as symptomatic of a larger cultural pattern of
gendered harassment and hostility toward women instructors and staff. Since 2013, six of the seven AAUP
harassment-related grievances involve student men harassing and/or stalking women faculty. We support women
faculty, oppose victim-blaming, and understand that it is the university’s responsibility, not the instructor’s, to
police harassment. We stand together with women faculty and believe that students’ right to free speech ends
where employees’ hostile work environment begins.
Furthermore, we recognize that some populations are more vulnerable as targets of such hostility than others,
including untenured faculty, full-time lecturers, and part-time lecturers. Additionally, we understand there is a
special kind of hostility reserved for women who teach about gender, people of color who teach about
race/ethnicity, and instructors who teach about inequality and privilege from marginalized communities.
Likewise, women, people of color, and other categorical minorities who are underrepresented in their disciplines
and departments face challenges to their authority and expertise in ways that members of the dominant group do
not.
Finally, as teaching professionals, we are concerned about the effects of gendered hostility on our students. We
believe a hostile work environment can also compromise a safe and respectful learning environment. In particular,
we worry about the messages received by students, both women and men, who witness the consistent harassment
of women instructors.
As such, we call for the following changes in the administration’s handling of cases involving a hostile work
environment:
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Expedient rather than delayed response to student hostility
Establishing and providing extensive resource and staffing a faculty-led centralized system for monitoring
students who continually contribute to a hostile work environment
A “one-and-done” model of reporting harassment to the department head, who is then responsible for
alerting the many relevant parties and agencies (unless the harassed party chooses to speak to others)
The administration must take responsibility for handling cases of hostility, thereby minimizing the chance
of retribution against individual instructors
More vigorously enforcing the existing Student Code of Conduct
Implementing an educational program for students and faculty that focuses on prevention
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