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Tuesday, 9 December 2003   See Agenda   Meeting 04-04

Roll call

Absent: Adams (Nursing), Bingham (Physics), Clark (Business), Clifford (English), DePaolo (Chancellor), Dipuccio (FLL), Dworkin (Psychology; Bookstore Committee), Elikai (Accounting), Ervin (Research Committee), Graham (Economics & Finance), Hickman (Music), Hosier (Provost), Kyzer (HAHS), Lee (Creative Writing), Miller (Sociology), Monahan (Film Studies), Olsen (Communication Studies), Roer (Graduate School), Roscher (Accounting), Rosen (Information Systems; Admissions Committee), Scheuring (Nursing), Snowden (Budget Committee), Weber (Communication Studies; PSEE Committee), Wilson (P&R)

Approval of minutes

November minutes were corrected and approved.

Special order of the day

Senate President Daniel Noland was reelected for the 2004-2005 academic year.

Individual reports

1. Senate President Daniel Noland reported as follows:
   • He commended Professor Carl Lundeen of Biology upon his upcoming retirement. Lundeen has been on the faculty since 1972 and was the first president of the Faculty Senate.
   • He is gratified that searches for both a new Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs and a new Human Resources Director have involved participation by a wide range of people from the university, including faculty. He commends President DePaolo for her furthering of "transparency" even at the highest levels of administration.
   • He has asked Tim Ballard of Biology to chair the ad hoc Basic Studies review committee, and he has asked Gur Adhar to serve on the committee. As a member of the University Curricular Committee, Adhar will enable communication between those closely related committees.
   • UNCW will need to revise its grievance policies to align with changes enacted by the Board of Governors. See OP flowcharts showing the new paths of RTP appeals and other work-related grievances. Faculty should also review and comment on the draft of a new policy on mediation, prior to its being voted on by the Senate.
   • The Steering Committee will bring forth proposals to revise RTP policies. Three such proposals are currently available in draft form (RTP proposals); all faculty are asked to review them and offer comments.

Committee reports

1. The following motions from the University Curriculum Committee were approved:
    
   1. [Motion 04-04-12; make various curricular changes; carried]: That the following curricular changes be approved:
      1. Basic Studies/Competency issues:
         1. Drop the asterisk from GLY 120 (cross-listed as EVS 120). GLY 120 is a three-hour course that does not include a laboratory.
         2. Add GLYL 120 (cross-listed as EVSL 120) to catalogue with asterisk. GLYL 120 is a stand alone, one-hour laboratory course that, in combination with GLY 120, fulfills the Basic Studies laboratory requirement.
         3. Course number changes:
            • BIO 110 to BIO 204               
            • BIO 234 to BIO 150
            • BIO 235 to BIO 160
            • BIO 236 to BIO 170
            • BIO 237 to BIO 180
            • BIO 238 to BIO 190
         4. That SED 411 satisfy the oral competency requirement for the Special Education program (to separate the Special Education internship from EDN 411, an existing oral competency course for Education majors).
         5. That ART 260 and ART 360 satisfy the computer competency requirement for the B.A. in Art.
      2. Prefix Changes:
         1. REC 368 to RTH 368
         2. REC 369 to RTH 369
         3. REC 370 to RTH 370
         4. REC 480 to RTH 480
              
   2. [Motion 04-04-13; change hours for various majors; carried] That the following changes to major requirements be approved:
1. Biological Sciences
   1. Requirements for a Major in Biology for the B.S. degree: Increase required hours from 63-65 to 70
   2. Requirements for a Major in Marine Biology for the B.S. degree: Increase required hours from 68-70 to 74-75
2. Computer Science
   1. Requirements for Major in Computer Science for the B.S. degree:
      1. Option 1: Increase required hours from 65 to 68
      2. Option 2: Increase required hours from 67 to 70
3. Health and Applied Human Sciences
   1. Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Athletic Training: Increase required hours from 73 to 74
   2. Requirements for a Major in Parks and Recreation Management for the B.A. degree: Increase required hours from 63 to 66
   3. Requirements for a Major in Therapeutic Recreation for the B.A. degree: Increase required hours from 62 to 70

Motion b. provoked much discussion about the trend of major requirements to grow and whether that trend was compromising the goal of the university to provide undergraduates with a broad liberal education. Others pointed out that all the proposals were under the maximums allowed by university policy. A motion to postpone action on motion 04-04-13 failed, and the motion carried.

Adjournment

Minutes by Richard Veit, Senate Secretary