Draft to be approved 2/29/12
The Metropolitan State College of Denver
Faculty Senate
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
3:20pm – 4:50pm
Tivoli 320 A, B & C
MINUTES
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Attendees: Ahsan, Akacem,
Akrabova, Aubrey, Bahl, Baldwin, Balogh, Bisio, Brodersen, Butler, Capps, Church,
Collette, Corash, Davinroy, Davis, DelCastillo, DeMuro, Denn, Doe, Drake, Duburguet,
Dyhr, Elkins, Flemon, Forgash, Fustos, Ghosh, Gibson, Giordano, Grevstad, Gurka,
Hagen, Hallam, Hancock, Hasley, Hathorn, Hernandez-Julian, Hill, Holloway, Hutto,
Izurieta, Jackson, Jacobs, Karris, King, Klimek, Kottenstette, Kuhlman, London,
Louden, Lubinski, MacDonald, Malpass, Matthews, Meloche, Odell, Ortiz, Pozzi,
Preuhs, Pytlinski, Reid, Reimer, Rissman, Rogers, Ropp, Rucki, Sahami, Saxe, Schatz,
Sidelko, Snozek, Stephens, Sundeen, Vowles, Wanberg, Yeh, Guests: Huff, Paul, Thobani
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Previous Meetings Minutes
(at Senate Website), VOTE.
Vote called. Minutes approved.
III. Announcements/Updates
- Faculty
Senate Teaching Excellence Awards committee is taking nominations for another
week. The committee needs one more tenured faculty member to be complete.
- Fulbright Workshop - Feb. 17th at
9:30-11:30a in CN 301.
- Fostering Collaborative Relationships in
Health and Wellness Forum - Feb 17th at 7:30 - 9:00a in St. Cajetan’s.
- There will be a disruption of advising and
student services during Spring Break (week of March 19th) due to the
move to the Student Success Building.
IV. Committee Reports: (http://www.mscd.edu/senate/assets/pdf/FSCC/2012/FSCCReportFebruary152012.pdf)
- FS Curriculum Committee – Sen. R.
Hernandez-Julian
Report
to Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Senate
Faculty
Senate Curriculum Committee
February
15, 2012
Unless otherwise noted, packets are approved unanimously.
- AA 1112-1: CFI 1930
New course in Social Entrepreneurship.
-SCOB 1112-6: ACC 4200
Course updates to Auditing.
-SCOB 1112-9: FIN 2250
Course modifications approved.
-SCOB 1112-10: MGT 3320
Course modifications approved.
-SCOB 1112-12: MGT 4850
New Senior Experience.
-LAS 1112-6: ENG 3500.
New course in Rhetoric in Writing.
-LAS 1112-11: AAS 1130 / HIS 1940
Update for General Studies
-LAS 1112-14: JRN 1010
Course modifications.
-LAS 1112-17: PSC 2230
Modifications to a course on international relations.
-LAS 1112-23: SPE 3080
Course on Great American Speakers.
-LAS 1112-35: HIS 1000
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-37: HIS 3060
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-40: HIS 3740
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-41: HIS 3760
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-42: HIS 3120
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-47: Social Science Education Major
New program meant to begin phasing out Behavioral Science.
-LAS 1112-48: HIS 1060
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-49: HIS 3320
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-50: ANT 1010
Physical Anthropology and Prehistory for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-51: HIS 3700
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-55: HIS 1920
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-56: HIS 3810
History update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-59: ENG 3100
Course modification to Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton
-LAS 1112-64: ENG 1021
Honors version of ENG 1020
-LAS 1112-60: ENG 3711
-LAS 1112-61: ENG 3712
Course on Film being separated into two semester sequence.
-LAS 1112-62: BIO 3520
New course on General Ecology.
-LAS 1112-67: GEG 1100
Course modifcations for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-71: PSY 3340
Course modifications to Cognitive Development.
-LAS 1112-73: ENG 1008 and LAS 1112-74: ENG 1009
New two-semester version of English 1010
-LAS 1112-81: MUS 3000 and MUS 3020
Course modifications approved.
-LAS 1112-88: African-America History I
Course update for General Studies.
-LAS 1112-89: African-America History II
Course update for General Studies.
-SPS 1112-9: EDS 3130
Course update for General Studies.
-SPS 1112-10: EDS 3150
Course update for General Studies.
-SPS 1112-13: Nursing
Program Language and Course update.
General Studies Designations Approved:
-LAS 1112-11 AAS 1130/HIS 1940 (HIS)
-LAS 1112-17 PSC 2030 (SBS I, GD)
-LAS 1112-23 SPE 3080 (AH)
-LAS 1112-37 HIS 3060 (HIS, GD)
-LAS 1112-42 HIS 3120 (HIS, GD)
-LAS 1112-49 HIS 3320 (HIS, GD)
-LAS 1112-50 ANT 1010 (NPS)
-LAS 1112-51 HIS 3700 (HIS, GD)
-LAS 1112-53 HIS 3140 (HIS)
-LAS 1112-55 HIS 1920 (HIS)
-LAS 1112-56 HIS 3810 (HIS, GD)
-LAS 1112-67 GEG 1100 (NPS)
-LAS 1112-74 ENG 1009 (WC)
-LAS 1112-81 MUS 3000 (AH)
-LAS 1112-88 AAS/HIS 3570 (HIS)
-LAS 1112-89 AAS/HIS 3580 (HIS)
-SPS 1112-9 EDS 3130 (SBS II)
Mulitcultural Designations Approved:
-LAS 1112-24 HIS 3090
-LAS 1112-36 HIS 3590
-SPS 1112-10 EDS 3150
Non-unanimous vote:
-LAS 1112-50 ANT 1010 General Studies Designation in Global
Diversity
vote of 4 in favor, 3 against, 2
abstentions
A discussion was called for unanimous items.
Curriculum approved
unanimously by the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee is automatically
approved by the Senate unless there is a question posed by a Senator on the
Senate floor. President Sahami accepted the report on behalf of the
Senate.
Senator Hernandez will
circulate review materials for ANT 1010 Global Diversity Designation that will
be discussed next session.
V. SECOND
READING of MOTION, DISCUSSION and VOTE:
Bylaws
Change for the Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee – FSSAC, Sen. S. Rucki (http://www.mscd.edu/senate/assets/pdf/motions/2012/021512/FSSACMotion.doc)
Motion read into the record by
Sec Ortiz:
Motion to
modify the Faculty Senate By-laws
Motion to
modify ARTICLE V, Section 19 of the by-laws of the
Metropolitan
State College of Denver Faculty Senate to read:
Section
19 Student Affairs Committee
19.1
Duties. The Student Affairs Committee shall:
19.1.1make
recommendations to the Senate concerning all problems relating to student
welfare (except academic standards and policies) including but not limited to:
a)
Student Union Facilities
b) Club
activities
c)
Student rights and responsibilities
d)
Student Activities
e)Allocation
of student funds
19.2
have the sole authority to appoint faculty representation to the Student
Affairs Board.
19.2.1 . The committee shall appoint these
representatives, as defined by the by-laws of the Student Affairs Board, from
the membership of the committee. If no
committee member can serve in this capacity, or if there are an insufficient
number of committee members able to serve to fulfill the required
representation as defined by the by-laws of the Student Affairs Board, the
committee shall recruit from outside the committee in the following order:
1.
from the membership of the Faculty Senate at large
2.
from the general faculty
CURRENT
LANGUAGE:
Section
19 Student Affairs Committee
19.1
Duties. The Student Affairs Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate
concerning all problems relating to student welfare (except academic standards
and policies) including but not limited to:
19.1.1
Student Union Facilities
19.1.2
Club activities
19.1.3
Student rights and responsibilities
19.1.4
Student Activities
19.1.5 Allocation of student funds
A discussion was called.
President Sahami outlined the
system for Bylaws vs. Constitutional changes. Bylaws change requires a 2/3rds
majority in the Senate vs. a Constitutional change requires a 2/3rds majority
in the Senate and then 20% of the general faculty must vote and the majority
would rule.
Vote called. A = Approve; B = Oppose
CDE abstention.
Motion approved with a margin of 95%.
VI. PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION: Proposed
revisions to College Grading Policy– Sen. G. Denn (Document Attached as:
Proposed_Grading_Policy_v1.0.docx) (http://www.mscd.edu/senate/assets/pdf/2012/021512/Proposed_Grading_Policy_v1%201.docx)
Senator Denn, Chair, Academic
Policies, Physics, reviewed the three interrelated changes in policy the
committee is proposing:
1.
Reclassification
of the NC grade;
2.
Limit on course
repetition; and
3.
A new grade
replacement policy which would replace the Last Grade Stance policy.
Proposed
Grading Policies Academic Policies February 15, 2012
The Academic Policies Committee recommends the following
changes to the current grading policy. At the heart of each of these changes
are several principles:
· an increase in the perceived value of the Metro State degree,
· an increase in the transparency of the student’s transcript,
· an increase in the validity of the GPA as representing the academic achievements of our students, and
· the inclusion of strategies that have been shown to promote student progress toward degree completion and success
The committee recommends that each of the following motions
be considered separately by the Senate, in the order listed, and with a
cascading vote (passage of section 2 depends upon the passage of section 1,
etc.)
Current Grading Policy:
1) A student may voluntarily withdraw from a course before
the withdrawal deadline and elect to have an “NC” (no credit) recorded for that
term.
2) Students who repeat a class receive an “NC” for the
replaced grade as per the “Last Grade Stands” policy.
3) Students who are withdrawn for administrative reasons
receive an “NC.”
Justification for
change:
Many graduate and medical schools regard all such “NC” grades
on a student’s transcript as an “F.” Student government has strongly indicated
that they would prefer that replaced grades remain on the transcript. The following policy seeks to discriminate
between grades that have been replaced, those resulting from the student’s
voluntary withdrawal from a course, and those resulting from a successful
student-initiated appeal process. The resulting transcript would have
transparency, truly reflecting the student’s academic record.
Motion #1: The committee recommends that the
policy with respect to the use of the “NC” be changed as follows:
1) All mentions of the “NC” grade that currently exist in the
student handbook, college catalog, and official grading policy, will be
excised. Appropriate language reflecting the new policy will be substituted.
2) In the case where a student voluntarily withdraws from a
course after the course census date and before the withdrawal deadline, a “W”
will be assigned, indicating a “withdrawal”. No academic credit will be
awarded.
3) In the case where a student is withdrawn from a course due
to a student-initiated administrative appeal process, an “AW” will be recorded.
No academic credit will be awarded.
4) In the case that a student retakes a course, both grades
will remain on the transcript.
Potential Consequences
of Voting:
4a) If §3 fails passage: The first grade will be annotated
indicating that the grade does not count for academic credit or GPA
calculation. The later grade will be used for GPA calculation.
4b.i) If §3 succeeds: A student may petition for grade
replacement for the course for up to 18 credit hours. If so, the first grade will be annotated
indicating that the grade does not count for academic credit or GPA
calculation. The later grade will be used for GPA calculation.
4b.ii) If §3 succeeds: A student may opt not to petition for grade replacement for a course. If so, all grades are used for GPA
calculation, but only one attempt is counted for fulfilling graduation
requirements.
Current Policy:
Students have no restrictions on course repetition.
Justification for
change:
After a certain number of attempts to complete a course, it
should be recognized that further attempts are not contributing to a student’s
success in their educational endeavors, nor helping a student to graduate. The
recommended policy would assure that a student would have to seek departmental
advising before attempting a course more than twice. At this time, financial
aid restrictions, which limit aid to repeated courses, may be conveyed to
students. We believe that this restriction encourages identification of
students at risk, and promotes contact between the department and these
students.
Motion #2: The committee recommends that the
following policy be implemented with respect to course repetition:
1) The number of times that any individual course may be taken
is two. The department may approve additional repetitions.
2) Courses that are designated as “repeatable” courses such
as music ensembles and theater presentations shall have no restriction on
maximum number of enrollments.
3) An Administrative Withdrawal (AW) from a course will not
count as an enrollment. All other grade notations will count towards the number
of attempts.
Potential Consequences
of Voting:
4a) If §3 fails passage: The first grade will be annotated
indicating that the grade does not count for academic credit or GPA
calculation. The later grade will be used for GPA calculation.
4b.i) If §3 succeeds: A student may petition for grade
replacement for the course for up to 18 credit hours. If so, the first grade will be annotated
indicating that the grade does not count for academic credit or GPA
calculation. The later grade will be used for GPA calculation.
4.b.ii) If §3 succeeds: A student may opt not to petition for grade replacement
for a course. If so, all grades are used
for GPA calculation, but only one attempt is counted for fulfilling graduation
requirements.
Current Policy:
The existing “Last Grade Stands” policy allows a student to
repeat any course an unlimited number of times and exercise a “Last Grade
Stands” policy to have the latest grade achieved for the course recorded and
the previous grade converted to an “NC”.
The last grade recorded is the grade used in the calculation of
GPA.
Justification for
change:
According to results from the HSI task force research,
unlimited course repetition does not encourage progress toward graduation and
has limited benefits to the student.
Motion #3: The committee recommends that the
policy with respect to the use of the “Last Grade Stands” be changed as
follows:
1) All mentions of the “Last Grade Stands” policy that
currently exist in the student handbook, college catalog, and official grading
policy will be changed to the term “Grade Replacement.”
2) Grade Replacement may be utilized for a maximum of 18
credit hours. Students must request that Grade Replacement be applied for an
individual course.
3) The first grade will be annotated indicating that the
grade does not count for academic credit or GPA calculation. The later grade
will be used for GPA calculation.
4) A grade will not be changed after a degree has been
conferred.
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Scenarios
1. How many W’s?
A student enrolls in a class but drops it between census day and the tenth week of classes and receives a W for withdrawal. If the same student enrolls a second time in the same course and withdraws within those dates he/she gets a second W for the course in his/her transcript? If the same student tries to enroll a third time banner will block it and the student needs to see an advisor who will decide if the student can enroll again. The procedure will be repeated for all additional attempts at enrolling in the same course, i.e. see an advisor. All of these W’s do not count towards the 18 total credit hours allowed for grade replacement.
2.
A student enrolls in a course and gets a “D”. The student can register for the same course a second time. The student does and gets a B in the second attempt. The student applies for “Grade Replacement” and the “D” is stricken from the student’s GPA but the attempt and the grade stays on the transcript (possibly with a strike-thru line that means that the course is not counted in the student’s GPA.)
3.
A student enrolls in a course and gets a “D”. The student can register for the same course a second time. The student does and gets a B in the second attempt. The student never applies for “Grade Replacement” and both grades stay in the transcript (and CAPP report) and are averaged out in the overall GPA but only one of the courses counts for overall needed credits.
Lawrence Glatz
The
whole F "as earned" as opposed to F "as not
attending/participating (online)" should be ***clarified to students if we
are to record it -
otherwise
not fair!!!
“F” as earned versus “F” as a consequence of non-attendance. I don’t see why they should be different.
1)
A student has a parent pass away. They discontinue studies in the semester.
Earns a W or if the student applies for a AW it can also be awarded.
2)
A veteran has problems with 15 credit hours (five classes) as the spouse
suddenly leaves the student. The student is at the end of the semester,
not passing two courses, but realizes the that an NC would mean paying back
money. The student stops attending nd takes two F grades, but does well in the
other three classes.
The student has the option to re-take both those classes and replace the grades by applying for Grade Replacement. The old grade remains (possibly with a strike-thru line to mean that the grade is not included in the GPA.)
4)
A student is failing, but takes an NC to avoid an F.
The student earns a W since NC are discontinued.
5)
A student tries very hard, but does not pass; an F is assigned. The student
repeats the class and earns an D. The student repeats the class and earns a B.
The student could not have enrolled a third time in the course without a signature from the assigned faculty advisor in the department where the course is taught. Once the signature to override the Banner control over enrolling a third time, the student after earning a B (on the third attempt) may apply for Grade Replacement and only count the “B” for purposes of the GPA.
Larry
Worster
Scenario
I: A student
withdraws from a class during the withdrawal period for personal reasons, e.g.,
problems with childcare, job change, illness of a parent, etc. The student
takes the class over and receives a D. The student wants to take the class a
third time. The student applies to the person or committee in the department
responsible for allowing additional repetitions and are granted permission,
based on the hardship encountered in the first semester. The student takes the
class again and receive a B.
The
student then applies for grade replacement for the D, presumably after talking
to his or her advisor about whether or not this would be beneficial. The
student has now used 3 hours of their 18 hours of grade replacement. They have
raised their final GPA by .05, based on the addition of 6 quality points to
their total and the presumption of completion of 120 hours for their degree.
Transcript:
Fall
2013
Class
XXX: W
Spring
2014
Class
XXX: RP (or whatever code will be used to indicate a replaced class)
I thought we were not using codes and leaving the grade as it is
with the possibility of a strike-thru line.
Fall
2014
Class
XXX: B
Scenario
II: A student
takes a class and receives an F. The student takes the class over and receives
a D. The student wants to take the class a third time. The student applies to
the person or committee in the department responsible for allowing additional
repetitions. After consideration, the committee approves the request based on
the student's application and consultation with the department's faculty. Their
rationale is presented to the student as follows: "The first time that you
took this class, you did not attend class or complete the assignments. The second
time that you took the class, you were overwhelmed by the material but began to
seek tutoring around mid-semester. Your work improved but not enough to raise
your grade to a C or better. It is clear that you now understand what it takes
to be successful in the class. We grant your request." The student takes
the class over and receives a B.
The
student then applies for grade replacement for the D, presumably after talking
to his or her advisor about whether or not this would be beneficial. The
student has now used 3 hours of their 18 hours of grade replacement. They have
raised their final GPA by .05, based on the addition of 6 quality points to
their total and the presumption of completion of 120 hours for their degree.
Transcript:
Fall
2013
Class
XXX: W
Spring
2014
Class
XXX: RP (or whatever code will be used to indicate a replaced class)
I thought we were not using codes and leaving the grade as it is
with the possibility of a strike-thru line.
Fall
2014
Class
XXX: B
Scenario
III:
A
student takes a class and receives an F. The student takes the class over and
receives another F. The student wants to take the class a third time. The
student applies to the person or committee in the department responsible for
allowing additional repetitions. After consideration, the committee denies the
request based on consultation with the department's faculty. Their rationale is
presented to the student: "After consultation with the faculty in the
department, we deny your request for a third attempt at the class. You attended
class regularly during both semesters that you took the class and turned in all
of the required work; however, the quality of the work in both attempts was so
substandard that we question your ability to be successful in this class.
Please work with your advisor to determine a course forward that has potential
for success."
Transcript:
Fall
2013
Class
XXX: F
Spring
2014
Class
XXX: F
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Grant:
Possible
fantasy scenario number 1:
A student takes Principles of Accounting. He gets an F. He retakes it and gets
another F. He retakes it and gets a D but his major does not allow a D for this
class. He retakes it and gets another D. He retakes it and gets another D. He
retakes it and gets a B.
Old
policy: The student has paid for 3 credit hours x 6 semesters. He has to take
at least 138 credit hours to graduate. His GPA only accounts for the B, and the
other attempts show an NC.
New
policy: While trying to register for the third attempt, he is notified that he
needs a departmental override. He speaks to an advisor, who allows him to take
the class again, but provides some excellent study strategies as well. The
student uses 6 hours of grade replacement, and passes the course with a C on
the third attempt. The C is counted in the GPA. The other grades also appear on
the transcript.
Completely
fabricated and hyperbolic scenario Number 2:
A
student takes Introduction to Biology their first semester, and, being new to
college and never having had a college level science course before, gets a C.
The next semester he retakes it and gets an A.
The student maintains a good GPA and, in his senior year, opts to use
his grade replacement. He applies to
medical school, where his transcript is reviewed.
Old
Policy: The student’s C is replaced with an NC. The medical school reads this
as an F, recalculates his GPA using their own method, and falls under the
threshold to entrance to this extremely competitive school.
New
Policy: The student’s C remains on the transcript. The medical school waives
the grade and the student is accepted.
A discussion was called.
Senator Fustos, Computer
Information Systems, asked if there will be an explanation on the transcript so
that subsequent schools would understand notation.
Senator Hutto, Marketing,
wanted to know if there was a difference between course repetition and grade
replacement and that faculty in her department think it will be an
administrative nightmare and may be denying people by being too restrictive.
Senator Gibson, Academic
Policies, Music, reported that the committee looked at the percentage of
students that take a class twice is much smaller percentage of those that take
a class a third time.
Senator Meloche, Biology,
reported research that they have done shows that Biology pre-med students going
to med school treat NC as a withdrawal.
Senator Hancock, Biology, has
canvassed others in his department and their future graduate school students
are not repetitive course takers and policy is not practical if it interferes
with students who need flexibility.
Senator Izurieta, Academic
Policies, Modern Languages, commented on the principle that retaking classes
impacts the graduation levels.
Senator Giordano, Accounting,
spoke about students who repeatedly fail a class that is required for a
Business degree and the advisor does not like that student and denies them the
opportunity.
Senator Hernandez commented
that another student may be waiting to get in the class and is denied due to
the ‘retaker’ getting a seat.
David Kottenstette, Faculty
Trustee, suggested that after failing a class twice a student may need advising
to ascertain if they need to look at another career direction.
Senator Davinroy, Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences, spoke about displacement of students and using this
policy change as the tool as the solution to that problem.
Senator Hasley, Information
Systems, said the discussion reflected on the intent of the policy change and does denying a student
open the door to litigation.
David Kottenstette, Faculty Trustee,
asked what happens if the course is the Senior Experience course.
Senator Hasley asked for
confirmation that financial aid does not pay for the third class cost.
Senator Hutto, Marketing, gave
a case history scenario where a student withdrew in week eight and took five
NCs and had the student used up 15 of their 18 retake items.
Senator Forgash, Anthropology,
asked if the case study slides were sent to the Senate.
VII. FIRST READING of MOTION and DISCUSSION: Bylaws
Change for Simultaneous Review of Curriculum Packets by FSCC, FSGS and FSMCR –
FSCC, Sen. R. Hernandez-Julian (http://www.mscd.edu/senate/assets/pdf/motions/2012/021512/SimultaneousReviewMotion.docx)
Senator Hernandez gave
rationale for the motion.
Sec Ortiz read motion into the
record:
Motion
to modify ARTICLE V, Section 13 of the By-laws of the Metropolitan State
College of Denver Faculty Senate
Motion
to modify ARTICLE V, Section 13 titled Curriculum Committee of the By-laws of
the Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Senate in the following
manner:
Modify
SECTION 13.1.1.f.(1) and
SECTION
13.1.1.f.(2) to read:
Section
13. Curriculum Committee
13.1
Duties. The Curriculum Committee shall:
13.1.1
Have jurisdiction over all curriculum proposals and make recommendations to the
Senate concerning the curriculum programs of the college, including, but not
limited to:
13.1.f
courses granting college credit. This
review includes omnibus courses; however, the review of omnibus courses may be
delegated to the Associate Vice President for academic Affairs.
1) A new
or existing course proposed for new General Studies designation will be
reviewed by both the Curriculum Committee and the General Studies
Committee. A modification of an existing
course with current General Studies designation will also be reviewed by both
committees. The General Studies Committee will forward a recommendation on
whether the course should receive General Studies designation to the Curriculum
Committee for appropriate action.
2) A new or existing course proposed for new
Multicultural designation will be reviewed by both the Curriculum Committee and
the Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee. A modification of an existing course with
current Multicultural designation will also be reviewed by both
committees. The Multicultural Curriculum
Review Committee will forward a recommendation on whether the course should
receive Multicultural Designation to the Curriculum Committee for appropriate
action.
Current
Language:
Section
13. Curriculum Committee
13.1
Duties. The Curriculum Committee shall:
13.1.1
Have jurisdiction over all curriculum proposals and make recommendations to the
Senate concerning the curriculum programs of the college, including, but not
limited to:
13.1.f
courses granting college credit. This
review includes omnibus courses; however, the review of omnibus courses may be
delegated to the Associate Vice President for academic Affairs.
1) A new
or existing course proposed for new General Studies designation will first be
reviewed by the Curriculum Committee.
After the course is approved by the Curriculum Committee it will be
forwarded to the General Studies Committee for review. A modification of an existing course with
current General Studies designation will first be reviewed by the Curriculum
Committee. After the course is approved
and if the Curriculum Committee Decides that the modification of the course and
/or the documentation for the General Studies designation requires review, the
course will be forwarded to the General Studies Committee for review.
The
General Studies Committee’s recommendation shall be forwarded to the Curriculum
Committee for appropriate action.
2) A new or existing course proposed for new
Multicultural designation will first be reviewed by the Curriculum
Committee. After the course is approved
by the Curriculum Committee it will be forwarded to the Multicultural
Curriculum Review Committee for review.
A modification of an existing course with current Multicultural
designation will first be reviewed by the Curriculum Committee. After the course is approved and if the
Curriculum Committee decides that the modification of the course and/or the
documentation for the multicultural designation requires review, the course
will be forwarded to the Multicultural Review Committee for review. The Multicultural Curriculum Review
Committee’s recommendation shall be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for
appropriate action.
A discussion was called.
President Sahami asked if the
review of Omnibus courses by the Associate VP of Academic Affairs was in the
existing language.
Senator Hernandez answered a
question from the floor of where the reference to simultaneous review was in
this motion.
President Sahami asked the
Senate to please share this information with faculty in their departments and
bring back their questions.
VIII. FIRST READING of MOTION and DISCUSSION: Changes to
the Faculty Senate Membership to better represent the Faculty of College –
Faculty Senate Membership Task Force, Sen. K. Sahami (Document Attached as:
FSMTF&ECMotions.doc) (http://www.mscd.edu/senate/assets/pdf/motions/2012/021512/FSMTFECMotions.doc)
President Sahami gave an
overview of the discussions held in the Executive Committee and the proposals
to include administrators in the Senate and better representation for faculty. A
taskforce was appointed and a series of motions were developed.
Sec Ortiz read Motion #1 into
the record:
Motions from
the Faculty Senate Membership Review Task Force
to modify the
Faculty Senate Constitution
of the
Metropolitan State College of Denver
MOTION #1: Motion to modify ARTICLE IV, Section 1 of
the Constitution the of the Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Senate
with the following addition *:
1.X Department Chairs
shall be counted as department faculty and therefore eligible to serve as
department Senators in the Faculty Senate, if they meet other eligibility requirements.
Motion #2 was read into the
record by Sec Ortiz:
MOTION #2: Motion
to modify ARTICLE IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Metropolitan State
College of Denver Faculty Senate with the following addition *:
1.X Category II Faculty
shall be counted as department faculty and therefore eligible to serve as
department Senators in the Faculty Senate, if they meet other eligibility
requirements.
A discussion was called.
Senator Fustos, CIS, asked if the
Category II faculty defined in the Handbook.
Sec Ortiz read Motion #3 into the
record:
MOTION #3: Motion
to modify ARTICLE IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Metropolitan State
College of Denver Faculty Senate with the following addition *:
1.X One (1) Category II
Faculty member shall be elected by Category II Faculty to serve as the Category
II Senator At-Large.
A discussion was called.
Senator Lunden, Modern
Languages, asked how many chairs consistently teach six hours.
Sec Ortiz read Motion #4 into the
record:
MOTION #4 Motion to modify ARTICLE IV, Section 1 of
the Constitution of the Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Senate with
the following addition *:
1.X Two (2) Affiliate
Faculty Members shall be elected by the Affiliate Faculty to serve as the
Affiliate Faculty Senators At-Large.
* X – to be determined by sequential concatenation, in order of approval.
A discussion was called.
Senator Louden, Theatre, asked
should the stipulation that affiliates teach a minimum of six units per term be
included.
Senator Louden made a Friendly
Amendment that the language include the stipulation above.
President Sahami accepted the
Friendly Amendment.
Senator Hancock, Biology, asked
if the affiliate representation should reflect the colleges’ diversity and should
there be three reps because there are more than two colleges.
Senator Hancock made a Friendly
Amendment that affiliate representation be at least three affiliate faculty
members. He mentioned the possibility that an affiliate could represent each
college.
President Sahami agreed to
take the friendly amendment back to the Executive Committee.
Sec Ortiz read Motion #5 into
record:
MOTION #5 Motion to modify ARTICLE IV, Section 1.1
of the Constitution of the Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty to:
1.1 Departmental Faculty. From each department
of instruction
there shall be one Senator for each eight (8) faculty members
holding an academic-year contract. The number
of Senators from
each department shall be the number of faculty
in the department
shown in the staffing pattern of the Spring
Semester divided by
eight
(8), with
all fractions being rounded to the next higher whole
number.
CURRENT
LANGUAGE:
ARTICLE IV
Members
Section 1 Representation
1.1 Departmental Faculty. From each department
of instruction
there shall be one Senator for each six (6)
faculty members
holding an academic-year contract. The number
of Senators from
each department shall be the number of faculty
in the department
shown in the staffing pattern of the Spring
Semester divided by
six (6), with all fractions being rounded to
the next higher whole
number.
1.2 The FACT representatives or alternate shall
be ex-officio,
voting members of the Senate.
1.3 The Faculty Trustee of the State Colleges
elected from
Metropolitan State College of Denver shall be
an ex-officio voting
member of the Faculty Senate.
1.4 The elected representative from
Metropolitan State College of
Denver to the Colorado Faculty Advisory Council
(CFAC) shall be
an ex-officio voting member of the Faculty
Senate.
President Sahami commented that
this motion was not a product of the Taskforce but was submitted by Senator
Hernandez. President Sahami asked the caucus chairs to look at their membership
if this change was implemented.
Senator Matthews, Taskforce
member, Music, requested that the friendly amendment regarding Motion #4 not be
college specific.
Senator Hernandez commented on
Motion #4 and the rules involved and why approving it would be problematic from
semester to semester.
Senator Odell, HPS, asked how
Motion #5 would affect the overall proportions in the Senate regarding each
school representation.
Senator Pytlinski, LAS Caucus
Chair, Art, asked how this change would impact filling committee slots.
Senator DelCastillo, Chicano
Studies, asked what happens if an affiliate faculty member and the class does not
make under Motion #4.
Senator Hernandez re-emphasized
that Motion #4 is problematic.
Senator Hernandez made a motion
to move items X and XI next in order on the agenda.
IX. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn
Vote called. Senate is adjourned.
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