Faculty Senate Minutes
Thursday, February 7, 2008
SGC 41
 

I.         Call to Order

          The meeting was called to order at 3:20 p.m. by the Chair.

      Present:  Susan Odom, Brian Christenson, Debbie Goodwin, Barbara Barnes, Wayne Carroll,
Mike Collins, Rhonda Combs, Tim Doty, Diane Douglas, Randy Eriksen, Kathleen Grussing,
Rachel Jameton, Brian Kolstad, Debbie Lemon, Alan Marshall, Dave McCullough, Leanne
Parker, Holly Patterson-McNeill, Tim Petersen, Chris Riggs, Mark Sanders

      Absent:  Tony Fernandez, Scott Brainard, Rik Brosten, Linda Coursey, Tracy Flynn,
Nan Miguel, Joni Dickinson Mina, Joe Pergola, Tom Urquhart 

      Visitors:  Matt Smith

II.        Approval of Consent Agenda

      Consent agenda (including January 17 minutes and treasury report) approved.

III.      Provost’s Report

None provided.

IV.  Chair’s Report

Nursing/Health Sciences Building:  Project and progress forward approved by
permanent fund committee.

Foundation:  Opening for Director is filled by Lori Skelton.

Spring Enrollment:  Up a record 3.5%.

Course Management Tools:  No longer will have Campus Cruiser, so the Provost
announced that courses with LECW will have no student fee beginning summer semester. 
Will have choice of using LC mail tools or Blackboard for course management.  A grid is being
developed showing what tools are available with each.  Also working on email capabilities
for WarriorWeb.

Student Fee Hearings:  Will occur February 25 at noon in the Library TCC.  A 5% increase
is being proposed.

Background Checks:  These are being done for all LCSC new hires. Susan will bring more
information to the next Senate meeting.

Governor’s Budget Proposal:  Mentioned a possible 5% increase in CEC for all state
agencies.  This is still the proposal, although state revenues were lower than projected

V.    Ongoing Business

Constitution updates:  The Administrative Procedures Committee will meet this Monday
to review information provided by the Chair.

VI. New Business

The health benefits portion that employees pay will increase, the amount of which is not
currently known.  Proposal is 1 to 1.6%. 

VII.     Standing Committees

A.        Administrative Procedures (Leanne Parker) – Is meeting Monday.

B.        Budget Liaison/CRC (Susan Odom) – Has met and will meet again tomorrow.  Will be
discussing recommendation for change in employee compensation.  Still contemplating
0-7% range in faculty compensation.  Compensation has to be based on merit according
to the Department of Financial Management.  Will involve both a combination of market
and merit increases.  CRC is meeting tomorrow, too.

C.   Curriculum (Chris Riggs) – Approved curriculum changes (see attached).

D.   Faculty Affairs (Brian Christenson) – Report provided (see attached).

E.   Faculty Development (Alan Marshall) – Last week’s meeting was cancelled due to
weather.  Will meet tomorrow.  About $12,300 is being distributed for proposals
totaling $18,500.

F.   General Education (Eric Martin) – No report until next Faculty Senate meeting at which
time will discuss the Gen Ed retreat and goals.

G.   Student Affairs (Rachel Jameton) – Still working on Code of Conduct. 

H.   Technology Advisor (Holly Patterson-McNeill) – First meeting cancelled due to weather. 
Has extended the deadline for proposals until tomorrow for dispersal of funds.  On the
21^st, Provost will discuss recommendations coming out of PG13 (long-range plan for
campus technology).

VIII.In-Service (Diane Douglas)

       Three announcements:  1) Gearing up for 2008-2009 online catalog.  Chairs will get emails
from the Registrar.  Catalog will be up by October 1.  2) Grad apps – missing 100.  Nothing
will be sent to grads from Josten’s.  Go to grad website (www.lcsc.edu/graduation).  Gown
orders need to be in by March 5.  Are putting all grads and honors on grad website for the
first time.  3) FAFSAs due by March 1.

      Academic forgiveness – requires a student have a lapse of five years.  The student does
not have to sit out, but has to wait that long to get “F” grades forgiven.

      Grad honors are different this year.  Many fewer students will be walking with honors than
before due to clarification of honors requirements.

IX.       Other/Good of the Order

      Let Brian Christenson know if interested in the Chair-Elect position next year.  Position
receives half-course release, which can be spread over one or two years.  The position
also receives an extra month’s salary during the Chair year.

      There is ongoing follow-up conversations from Higher Education Week for student government
to help conduct open house/forum for legislators.

X.    Adjournment

      Meeting adjourned at 4 p.m. by the Chair.

      Next Senate meeting is February 21, 3:15 p.m., SGC 41.

Curriculum Committee Report to Senate
1-31-08

The Curriculum Committee has approved the following proposals. 

Faculty Affairs Committee Report to Senate
February 7, 2008

Plagiarism/Academic Honesty Initiative

a)    Student code of conduct/honor and integrity board discussion. There was a task
force in 2004 that made formal recommendations to administration.  The draft
proposal from the committee was presented and will be posted on the faculty
affairs website for faculty review. Members were asked to have their respective
divisions review the document and give feedback.  Feedback will be discussed
at the next committee meeting.

b)    Student training discussion. The recommendations have been approved by the
committee and Senate, and have been forwarded to Dean Hanson for review
and consideration. The committee agreed to have Brian and Lynne set up a
meeting with administration to discuss the implementation of the
recommendations.

c)     Thinking through lunch Academic Integrity presentation workshop  took place
on 1-31. Strategies, skills, and tools were presented to faculty and administration.
Those who were not able to attend have the Powerpoint and resources available
to them through the library and Senate webpage. The websites are located at: http://www.lcsc.edu/faculty/academic_dishonesty_&_plagiarism_21st_century.pdf &

http://www.lcsc.edu/faculty/plagiarism_prevention.pdf

Student Course Evaluation Initiative Update/Discussion

Report from Craig & Lynne

The committee can be tasked with virtually every aspect of SCE’s. Pencil and
paper evaluations continue to be discussed as one option along with continued
online evaluations. The draft tool has been created and is available for review. 
The SCE initiative website is located at:
http://www.lcsc.edu/faculty/sce/sce_task_force_2007-08.htm The committee is
continuing to meet weekly at this time.

Promotable Rank for Lecturers Discussion

More information to come at the next meeting. Discussions are occurring at
this time with Provost Fernandez. Susan Odom will invite Provost Fernandez to
discuss the issue at the next Senate meeting on 2-21.      

Stipends for Directed Study

The stipends for directed study issue was brought back to the committee from
the last Senate meeting.  The committee discussed if the institution and faculty
would support charging a student fee for directed studies that can then be used,
at some level, to compensate faculty who deliver the directed study.  Members
were asked to bring the information to their respective divisions for discussion
and a vote if their division supports the idea.  Members will report from their
Divisions at the next committee meeting.

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