UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Motions

Motions 2022-2023

Motion 1: Motion to approve the Diversity & Inclusivity Standing Charges as in the document available here.
(June, 2022)

Motion 2: Motion to approve the reappointment of John Heppen as Parliamentarian for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. (June, 2022)

Motion 3: Motion to approve the appointment of Dr. David Zlesak as chair of the Faculty Hearing, Grievance, and Appeals Committee for the 2022-2025 term. (June, 2022)

Motion 4: Motion to approve 10 Faculty Senate committee appointments.
(June, 2022)

Motion 5: Motion to approve the suspension of the Health and Wellness Management program (collaborative program with the UW System). (June, 2022)

Motion 6: Motion to approve the Master of Science in Business Analytics program 
(new program). (June, 2022)

Motion 7: Motion to approve 27 Faculty Senate committee appointments. (September, 2022)

Motion 8: Motion to approve the Search and Screen Committee for the Dean position in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences. (September, 2022)

Motion 9: Motion to approve Grace Coggio as interim chair to GEURC, Scott Mitchell for a new term to GEURC, Lori Nixon for a new term to Honors Steering Committee, and Holly Dolliver for a new term to Faculty Grievance Committee. (November, 2022)

Motion 10: Motion to rescind floating release from the GEURC Chair for 2022-23. (November, 2022)

Motion 11: Motion to create the ad hoc “Faculty Senate Representation Committee”. (November, 2022)

Motion 12: Motion to approve 27 committee appointments from 10/05/2022 meeting. (November, 2022)

Motion 13: Motion to approve the new Sustainable Campus Community Plan (SCCP) from 10/05/2022 meeting. (November, 2022)

Motion 14: Motion to recommend the Faculty Senate Chair change the goals ranking of the UW System Strategic Plan Draft and communicate the change to the UW System. (November, 2022)

Motion 15: Motion to approve the UWRF Strategic Plan Goals from 10/05/2022 meeting. (November, 2022)

Motion 16: Motion to approve the appointment of Kelly Wilhelm as member of the University Athletic Committee. (November, 2022)

Motion 17: Motion to approve an extension for the Faculty Senate Representation Committee to complete its work and report on it by December 10. (November, 2022)

Motion 18: Motion to approve the name of the College of Education, Business and Allied Health (CEBAH). This motion is limited to the naming of CEBAH only. (November, 2022)

Motion 19: Motion to approve the Strength & Conditioning Master's Program change (relevant documents available). (November, 2022)

Motion 20: Motion to approve the B.S. in Biomedical and Health Science Program change (relevant documents available). (November, 2022)

Motion 21: Motion to approve the B.S. in Biology - Ecology and Organismal Biology Option program change (relevant documents available). (November, 2022)

Motion 22: Motion to revise the Faculty and Staff Handbook, Section 3.3.3.22 (5. Procedure part k.ii). The motion is to replace part k.ii with
Approved curriculum proposals will be sent to the following:
• The individual(s) submitting the form
• The Department in which the course will be taught
• The Dean’s Office of the appropriate college or Office of Graduate Studies (for graduate courses)
• The Registrar’s Office Representative
The old version was (k.ii, under F&S Handbook 3.3.3.22.5):
The original course proposal with the accompanying transmittal form will be sent to the Dean’s Office of the appropriate college, or the Office of Graduate Studies (for graduate courses), for the permanent/official files. Copies, including the transmittal form, will also be sent to the person who submitted the course proposal and one to the Department(s) in which the course will be taught [FS 12/13 #44]:

Motion 23: Motion to appoint Hiawatha Smith as chair of the Faculty Senate Representation Committee. The appointment is for the spring semester of the AY 2022-2023.

Motion 24: Motion to revise the Faculty and Staff Handbook to add a member of Residence Life to the Disability Advisory Committee (3.3.3.8).
Old language: Membership: Four faculty (at large), two students (at large), one academic staff, one University staff, the Coordinator of Ability Services, the Facilities Management Director, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for Employees, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for Students.

New language: Membership: Four faculty (at large), two students (at large), one academic staff, one University staff, a representative from Residence Life, the Director of the Disability Resource Center, the Facilities Management Director, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for Employees, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for Students.

Motion 25: Motion to give the floating release for this academic year, 2022-2023, to the Chair of the Recruitment, Admissions, and Retention Committee (Mark Gillen).

Motion 26: Motion to approve the following committee chair appointments for the academic year 2023-2024. Each chair will get a release as indicated:
I. Lissa Schneider (Academic Standards Committee) 0 + .25
II. Ross Jilk (Assessment Committee) 0 + .25
III. Doug Margolis (Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policy Committee) 0 + .25

Motion 27: Motion to approve the following list of faculty appointments to the Director of Grants and Research Search and Screen Committee.
Briana Bechel -- Accounting Services
Courtney Wells -- CEBAH
Grace Lewis -- CAFES
Karen Smolarek -- SSS
Kathleen Hunzer -- Honors (Chair)
Lowell McCann -- CAS
Timothy Lyden -- CAS

Motion 28: Motion to approve the following list of faculty appointments to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Search and Screen Committee. Document at this link. The list was put together in agreement with the Memorandum of Understanding available at this link.

Motion 29: Motion to approve the following list of the College of Education, Business, and Allied Health Dean Search and Screen Committee. Document at this link. The list was put together in agreement with the Memorandum of Understanding available at this link.

Motion 30: Motion to change Section 3.4.6.2 Teaching Awards from the Handbook as follows.

3.4.6.2 Teaching Awards

[FS 22/23 # 30]

The Distinguished Teaching Award is presented annually. The method of selection and presentation is as follows:

1. Purpose and Eligibility

The purpose of the UWRF Academic Distinguished Teaching Award is to recognize excellence in the teaching of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Eligible for the award are all tenured and tenure-track faculty and Instructional Academic Staff each of whom has a minimum of ten years of teaching experience at UWRF.

A Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient is defined as one who is supportive, impactful in positive ways, effective at helping students learn, and who provides an inclusive environment.

2. Nomination Procedure

Eligible nominators include all current students and alumni of UWRF. An online nomination form will be made available through the University website and advertised via email to all current students and alumni. The nomination form will consist of a standardized survey approved by the Diversity and Inclusivity Committee.

3. Selection Procedure

The Distinguished Teaching Award Committee is an administrative committee that is charged with selecting the Distinguished Teaching Award recipient. The Distinguished Teaching Award Committee will be chaired by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Director (or designee) and will also include the Provost (or designee), additionally, a tenure-track or tenured faculty member selected by the Faculty Senate and an Instructional Academic Staff Member selected by the Faculty Senate in consultation with the Academic Staff Council and a previous Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient nominated by the CETL Director and confirmed by Faculty Senate. All Faculty and Academic Staff terms shall be three years.

The committee's selection will not be based solely on the number of nominations received but will also consider student and alumni scores and comments on the survey. This will be done to address disparate teaching loads across departments and to standardize the process. The committee will use a rubric approved by the Diversity and Inclusivity Committee (and matched to the nomination survey) to evaluate the responses provided by nominators as part of the selection process.

The Department Chair and/or the Dean of the finalist will be asked to provide a brief statement of support solicited by the finalist but sent directly to the committee chair.

4. Award Presentation

The only name to be announced will be the teacher selected for the award. The award presentation will be made at the Chancellor’s Award Reception and the recipient will speak at Fall Commencement. The recipient will receive a stipend from the Chancellor’s Office. A teacher may receive the award only once.

5. Nomination Survey Questions and Scoring Process

  1. Please list the name of the person you wish to nominate for the UWRF Distinguished Teaching Award.

_____________________________________________

  1. This teacher was supportive

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

 

  1. This teacher had a positive impact on my experience at UWRF.

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

 

  1. This teacher was effective at helping me learn.

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

 

  1. This teacher provided an inclusive environment.

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

 

  1. Please reflect on your experience with this teacher and, using examples, describe why you feel this person should be recognized as the UWRF Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient. (500 word maximum)

Rubric for assessment of the open-ended question:

  1. Was it descriptive and specific?

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

 

  1. Did the description match our definition of a Distinguished Teaching for the purposes of this award?

 

1-not at all 2 3 4 5-very much

Total score (scale items + rubric score) = 26 possible

Motion 31: Motion from the Academic Standards Committee that any review of student mental health together with or independent of existing UWRF attendance policy be led initially by the Dean of Students. Should the new office of the DOS choose to move forward with a reconsideration of the existing policy, the DOS might consider creating its own ad hoc committee to review the multiple needs of students, staff, faculty, and administrators across departments, colleges, and administrative offices together with HLC requirements for student contact hours, and recommend a comprehensive, universal course of action to Faculty Senate and Academic Standards.  

Motion 32: Motion to appoint Charles Corcoran as chair of the University Curriculum Committee for the Academic Year 2023-2024.

Motion 33: Motion from the Calendar Committee to approve the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar.

Motion 34: Motion to send to the FWPP Committee this plan presented by John Murphy. The FWPPC will make the recommendation about the proposed evaluation software, using information from the new Steering Committee with the following members:

Steering Committee (proposed):

  • Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies (FWPP) Committee representative: Holly Dolliver (CAFES, Faculty, and is also a Department Chair)
  • University Technology Committee (UTC) representative: Ozcan Kilic (UTC Chair, CBE, Faculty)
  • Academic Staff Council (ASC) representative: Casey Maude (ASC Chair, CAS, Senior Lecturer)
  • Dean representative: Karl Peterson (CAS)
  • Department Chair representative: Holly Dolliver (CAFES and is also listed above to represent the FWPP Committee)
  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) representative: Rachelle HaroldsonStudent Government Association (SGA) representative: Alexander Al-Najim or another SGA delegate. 

Motion 35: Motion from the Academic Standards Committee to add a representative from the Dean of Students Office as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Academic Standards Committee.

Motion 36: Motion from the Assessment Committee to approve the changes to this Assessment Plan Rubric and this Assessment Report Rubric. See also this related explanation.