Executive Council Meeting
May 31, 2011, 8:45 am., UW2 327
Present: Steve Holland, EC Chair, Constantin Behler, Pamela Joseph, Bruce Kochis, Clark Olson and Ron
Tilden
Absent: Dan Jaffe and Selina Mohammed
Guests: VCAA Jeffords, VCAP Cox, Annette Anderson, Warren Buck (phone), Bruce Burgett (phone), Cheryl
Cooke, Cinnamon Hillyard and Linda Simonsen
Adoption of Agenda
The agenda was adopted.
Review of EC Minutes of May 17, 2011
The EC minutes of May 17, 2011 were approved as amended.
Report of GFO Officers
GFO Chair – Bruce Kochis
Report on Faculty Senate
Kochis reported on the last Senate meeting of the academic year. Discussion was held on the
tuition setting authority granted by the State Legislature, although the UW Regents have not set
tuition rates for the coming year. A 20% tuition increase is possible. The Senate will review the
new Senate structure next year.
Kochis is working with the UWB Honors group to explore issues around creating an honors
program at UWB.
GFO Vice Chair – Steve Holland
Report on Faculty Council on Tri-campus Policy (FCTCP)
Holland reported on a policy discussion on the cloning of courses across the campuses. Cloning
will no longer be allowed except for programs with shared accreditation, existing cloned courses
will undergo an equivalency review. Another issue under discussion is differential tuition across
the campuses. This will be brought to the EC for discussion.
Report on Academic Council
Discussion items:
 Review of the S&T Mathematics degree proposal
 Review of the IAS Interactive Media and Design degree proposal
 E-textbooks – pilot program at the UW 2011-12 to test interactive textbooks will begin,
volunteers will receive significant support. The pilot program will also consider how well
these E-textbooks integrate with current technology – Blackboard/Catalyst.
 Betsy Tippens shared information about learning management systems. Holland will
forward information to the EC on this.
 The UW Bookstore encourages faculty members to use textbooks for more than one
quarter and to find affordable textbook alternatives for students.
Old Business
A. Proposal for an Option in Mathematical Reasoning and Visualization (2nd reading, eligible
for action) - Hillyard
Professor Cinnamon Hillyard presented the revised proposal for an Option in Mathematical
Reasoning and Visualization. The program conducted a brief survey of students and parents to
receive feedback on the title of the option, based on a suggestion to change the name to
“Quantitative Reasoning and Visualization”. Results indicated that the current title meets the
needs of the degree best.
EC motion
Kochis moved to pass the motion:
“The EC endorses forwarding the Option in Mathematical Reasoning and Visualization degree proposal to the UW
Registrar for Tri-campus review.”
The motion was seconded, discussion followed.
EC discussion points
 Consideration of the addition of Math 125 as a pre-requisite or core course will be reviewed when the
option moves to degree status.
Holland called the question on the original motion. Hearing no objection, he called for a vote on it. By
show of hands, the motion carried unanimously.
B.
PNOI for Mathematics (2nd reading, eligible for action) - Simonsen
Professor Linda Simonsen presented the revised PNOI for Mathematics.
EC motion
Kochis moved to pass the motion:
“The EC endorses forwarding the PNOI for Mathematics proposal to the UWB Academic Council and the the
HECB for review.”
The motion was seconded, discussion followed.
EC discussion points
 The addition of game theory electives would add to the interdisciplinarity of the degree.
 A Calculus II pre-requisite is recommended.
Holland called the question on the original motion. Hearing no objection, he called for a vote on it. By
show of hands, the motion carried unanimously.
New Business
A. UWB Budget Status – VCAP Cox and VCAA Jeffords
Cox updated the EC on the development of the UWB budget for the biennium. The approval of
the UW budget should be finalized in July. Cox informed the EC that UWB has set goals to inform
decision-making on budget allocation in the next biennium:
 Achieve an annualized enrollment of 3,000 student FTEs for academic year 2011-12
 Provide sufficient courses to keep students progressing towards degree completion
 Provide academic support services needed for student success and degree completion
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Support faculty research, and in particular support junior faculty towards promotion and
tenure
Support staff by restructuring workloads and protecting workplace quality to ensure UW
Bothell continues to be an employer of choice
Ensure academic programs are funded sufficiently to maintain accreditation
UWB has adopted Activity Based Budgeting, this will result in timely access to tuition revenue.
Tuition dollars will not be allocated by the central administration at the end of each biennium but
will be made available throughout the year under the new model.
VCAA Jeffords discussed budgetary impacts on the academic side of the institution:
 Proposals from Program Directors are being assessed and discussions of essential
resource needs have been held.
 Some immediate needs will be met by part-time resources. It might be possible for
funding to support part-time teaching to be converted into full-time faculty lines in the
second year of the biennium.
 Re-organization of administrative staff to manage budgets is under consideration.
 Where do we put limited resources: high demand degrees? high FTE degrees?
foundational degrees or new programs? We will need to develop criteria for these
decisions.
 More hybrid course offerings and expanded classroom teaching could meet some
demand for classroom capacity issues.
 Growth of student life impacts space limitations on campus.
 The capital budget did not fund the UWB3 building.
 The UW accepted a larger budget cut in order to avoid faculty/staff furloughs.
 UWB will work locally to offer students workstudy opportunities. Increased State Need
Grants and scholarships will be offered. We must also increase endowments to support
students.
B. Proposal for a BA in Health Studies (1st reading) – Cooke and Anderson
Professor Cheryl Cooke presented the Nursing proposal for a BA in Health Studies. This program
was developed to prepare students in health-related careers in public health, nursing,
pharmacology, medicine, dentistry and health administration among other areas. The degree will
be offered through the Nursing and Health Studies Program and complements existing UWB
degree programs in Biology, Global Studies, Community Psychology, Education and Society,
Ethics & Human Behavior. The program would begin 2012.
EC motion
Holland moved to pass the motion:
“The EC accepts the Nursing proposal for a BA in Health Studies for a first reading”.
The motion was seconded and discussion followed.
EC discussion points
 The degree has been revised since the EC review last year, this new proposal is a broad, communitybased health program with a strong interdisciplinary component.
 This is not a terminal degree, rather an entry degree.
 Advising for the degree could be shared with CUSP or other programs.
EC recommendation
 Clarify options in concentration
 Provide financial information
Holland called the question on the original motion, and hearing no objection, called for a vote. The motion
to move the BA in Health Studies forward to a second reading was adopted unanimously.
Reports from Program Representatives
A. Business – no report
B. Computing and Software Systems – no report
C. Education
Joseph reported on a Secondary Student Endorsement in Special Education, this program will be
developed with UWS.
D. Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences – no report
E. Nursing – no report
F. Science & Technology – no report
Reports of Standing Councils/Committees – no reports
A. College Council on Promotion, Tenure, and Faculty Affairs (CCPTFA) – no report
B. Faculty Council on Tri-Campus Policy (FCTCP) – no report
C. Instruction and Research Support Committee – no report
Good of the order
Holland briefly discussed the difference between minors, concentrations and options. Both minors and
options appear on the student record/transcript, concentrations do not.
Kochis met with Peggy Frazier in a workshop to discuss non-tenure track faculty career pathways.
Kochis also discussed support services for faculty, although support services for students are strong,
support for faculty could be improved. He asks the EC to think about faculty development support in the
classroom.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 am
Minutes submitted by Barbara Van Sant
Next EC meeting will be June 7, 2011