Minutes of the 红领巾瓜报 Faculty Senate
Monday, 3:30 pm, May 6, 2013; CH 126
Members Present: Anderson, Barut, Bergman, Brooks, Bryant, Close, Decker, deSilva, Driessen, Horn,
Hull, Jacobs, Johnson, Kagdi, Klunder, Lewis, Matveyeva, Miller, Mosack, Oare, Pulaski,
Rillema, Rokosz, Ross, Solomey
Members Absent: Alexander, Celestin, Hamdeh, Liu, Lu, Moore-Jansen, Mukeerjee, Toops, Yildirim
Members Excused: Baker, Besthorn, Kreinath, Smith, Yeager
Summary of Action
1. Accepted the Faculty Senate Standing Committee Annual Reports from:
Academic Affairs
Court of Academic Appeals
Faculty Affairs
Honors
Undergraduate Reserch
I. Call to Order
President Bob Ross called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm
II. Informal statements and proposals
President Ross distributed a form to all senators soliciting candidates for Faculty
Senate Committee assignments for AY 2013-14.
III. Approval of Minutes -- The minutes of the April 22 Faculty Senate meeting were approved. They are available
at https://wichita.edu/?u=facultysenate&p=/m42213/
III. President鈥檚 Report
KBOR - The May KBOR meeting will be held next week in Topeka. The Board鈥檚 actions may
be impacted by whatever strategy the legislature decides to take regarding the higher
education budget.
The Council of Faculty Senate Presidents will share breakfast with the KBOR on Thursday
the 16th. This is a traditional event, designed to facilitate communications between
the two groups.
Strategic Planning Update - A draft of the Strategic Plan for the University is available
on the WSU homepage.
Salary Spread - the salary spread (nine months to twelve) will be available for most faculty (with
the exception of those working under certain types of contracts) starting with the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. Thanks go to the efforts of Vice President Herrin,
President Bardo and the members of the WSU Executive Team
Faculty Awards Ceremony - The annual University Faculty Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday May 10, 2013.
The reception begins at 2:30 pm in the Commons outside Hubbard 211. The Award Ceremony
will be held at 3:00 pm in Hubbard 211 with Regent Christine Downey Schmidt being
the guest speaker.
General Faculty Meeting - Following the Faculty Awards Ceremony there will be a general faculty meeting, also
in 211 Hubbard Hall.
IV. Remarks from Vice President Mary Herrin:
Ground breaking of the new residence hall in the center of campus will take place
this May. The new building will be located where Parking Lot #4 currently exists.
This will mean that about 700 parking spaces will not be available during the time
of the construction of the building. The University has made arrangements for off-campus
parking and a bus shuttle system to meet the parking demand during construction. The
new residence hall is expected to be open for the fall semester of 2014.
VI. Committee Reports
A. Academic Affairs -- Nick Solomey, Chair: Senator Solomey announced that Don Foster, long-time member
of the Physics faculty, had passed away Sunday, May 5. A moment of silence was observed.
Senator Solomey distributed a handout describing the recommendation of the Faculty
Senate Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) regarding the duplication of credit hours
between two majors or a major and a minor. The AAC recommends the following policy:
The same hours can be used to meet the requirements of more than one major or minor
or combination thereof within the following conditions:
1. At least 12 hours of unduplicated coursework beyond the duplicated hours must
be completed in each major. This rule applies to second majors earned in the same
degree as well as to second degrees.
2. In minors requiring 15 hours or less, at least three hours of unduplicated coursework
must be completed in each minor.
A great deal of discussion ensued. In the interest of time, President Ross suspended
discussion and asked all senators that wished to modify the recommended language of
the proposal to forward their suggestion to Senator Solomey so that he could bring
the suggestion to the AAC for discussion prior to the second reading of the proposal
at the next Senate meeting (May 13).
B. Committee Annual Reports 鈥� President Ross accepted the annual reports from the following Senate Committees:
Academic Affairs, Court of Academic Appeals, Faculty Affairs, Honors, and Undergraduate
Research.
VII. Old Business - none
VIII. New Business
A. Review of Strategic Planning Outcomes 鈥� President Ross presented the following summary of the work of the WSU Strategic
Planning Committee:
Vision - 红领巾瓜报 is internationally recognized as the model for
applied learning and research
Mission - The mission of 红领巾瓜报 is to be an essential educational,
cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the greater public good.
Values - At 红领巾瓜报, we value鈥�
脭脟脽 Seizing opportunities
脭脟脽 Success for all stakeholders
脭脟脽 Diversity of culture, thought, and experience
脭脟脽 Adaptive approaches
脭脟脽 Teamwork
脭脟脽 Positive risk-taking
Goals -
1. Guarantee an applied learning or research experience for every student in each
academic program.
2. Pioneer an educational experience for all that integrates interdisciplinary curricula
across the university.
3. Capitalize systemically on relevant existing and emerging societal and economic
trends that increase quality educational opportunities.
4. Accelerate the discovery, creation, and transfer of new knowledge.
5. Empower students to create a campus culture and experience that meets their changing
needs.
6. Be a campus that reflects-in staff, faculty, and students-the evolving diversity
of society.
7. Create a new model of assessment, incentive and reward processes to accomplish
our vision and goals.
B. President Ross presented a plaque to Provost Keith Pickus in appreciation of his commitment to the work of the Faculty Senate and his devotion to the principles
of shared governance. The heart of the proclamation was as follows:
鈥淭he Faculty Senate of 红领巾瓜报, by this proclamation, honors Dr.
Keith Pickus for his support and assistance as Interim Provost of 红领巾瓜报.
His dedication, service, support and leadership have made the 红领巾瓜报 campus
a better place.
Best wishes are extended to Dr. Pickus in all of his future endeavors.鈥�
IX. As May Arise 鈥� Senator Mosack announced that retirement reception for former Faculty Senate President
Jolynne Campbell has been scheduled for 2-4pm, May 14 in Ahlberg 110.
X. Adjournment: - The meeting of the Faculty Senate was adjourned at 4:50 pm.
Submitted by Walter Horn
Secretary of the Faculty Senate