Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting Agenda
Date: Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM.
Location: DL 226 or Online
(Zoom) link: http://tiny.cc/faculty-senate-meeting
- Call to order.
- Chair report.
- Our Universities of Wisconsin President speaks to faculty and staff from 3-4 PM (Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in the Kinni Theater).
- Paige Miller (chair, UTC) and Joe Kmiech (CIO) will talk to the Senate about 1) a draft of the DoTS strategic plan and 2) upcoming changes to classroom teaching technology.
- Annaka updated 13 of our 18 committee pages (agendas and minutes). I’m working with her on the remaining ones.
- The “Leave of Absence Draft” will be discussed at a future meeting. Logan will provide details. The edits to Part 9 of Section 3.2.6.2 Organizational Structure of the Faculty Senate of the F&S Handbook will be placed on our agenda when this other document comes our way.
- I asked our parliamentarian, Mialisa Moline, about the differences between the Termination Committee and Grievances Committees. In summary:
- The first is mandated by the System, its members get elected, and can only be changed with the System’s approval. It discusses decisions of lay-off, dismissal, or termination of faculty (I still need clarification if tenured).
- The second doesn’t have elected members. It deals with a different type of business. From its charges:
- allegations made by a faculty member(s) charging deprivation or invasion of academic freedom and/or a denial of equitable treatment in matters covered by the policies adopted by the faculty and administration relating to:
- appointments, promotions, tenure, and salary
- teaching loads and duties, i.e., working conditions, generally
- retention/non-retention of probationary faculty
- claims of violation of those standards and their application given in Wisconsin Statutes, Administrative Code, Personnel Guidelines, and other Board of Regents Rules and Regulations.
- Officer reports.
- Committee chair reports.
- Mark Gillen, chair of the Recruitment and Retention Committee will join us.
- Approval of old minutes (3/6/24).
- Business.
- Discussion regarding the situation created by the seat on the Chancellor Awards Committee. The relevant email correspondence is linked here.
- From the APP, motion to approve the MBA program change (CEBAH, graduate). Documents are available here.
- From the APP, motion to approve the Business Administration Major program change proposal (CEBAH, undergraduate). Documents are available here.
- From APP, motion to approve the Community and Environmental Planning major program change proposal (CAFES, undergraduate). Documents are available here.
- From APP, motion to approve the Early Childhood Degree Completion program change proposal (CEBAH, undergraduate). Documents are available here.
- From the APP, motion to approve the Computer Science and Information System major program change (CAS). Documents are available here.
- From the APP, motion to approve the collaborative program Data Science program change. According to its original documents, this is a program housed in the Computer Science Department and governed collaboratively with advisory groups from the key stakeholder departments. Documents are available here.
- Motion from the Faculty Senate for Executive Committee: Realign the Duties of the Academic Standards Committee and the Academic Program and Policy Committee. Documents are available here.
- Discussion regarding the floating release for next year. Should it be assigned to the chair of the Assessment Committee? Should the assignment be left to the next EC?
- Discussion: what FS committee should be charged to discuss a proposal to request that students complete up to three high-impact practices? We need to formulate a clear charge. See Wes’ email linked here.
VII. Adjourn.