LCSC | Faculty Senate Minutes 3-27-08

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 27, 2008
SGC 41

I. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 3:19 p.m. by the Chair-Elect.

Present: Susan Odom, Tony Fernandez, Brian Christenson, Debbie Goodwin,
Barbara Barnes, Scott Brainard, Mike Collins, Linda Coursey, Kathleen Grussing,
Rachel Jameton, Brian Kolstad, Dave McCullough, Leanne Parker, Holly Patterson-McNeill,
Joe Pergola, Tim Petersen, Chris Riggs

(Did not have quorum, primarily due to STAR sessions.)

Absent: Rik Brosten, Wayne Carroll, Rhonda Combs, Tim Doty, Diane Douglas,
Randy Eriksen, Tracy Flynn, Debbie Lemon, Alan Marshall, Nan Miguel, Joni Dickinson Mina,
Mark Sanders, Tom Urquhart

Visitors: none

II. Approval of Consent Agenda

The approval of the Consent Agenda including 2/21 senate minutes and treasury report
will be deferred to 4/10 Senate meeting due to lack of quorum.

III. Provost’s Report

MAPP: On April 16, all capstone course students will be tested via the Measurement
of Academic Progress and Proficiency (MAPP), which involves writing, reading, and math.
The test takes two hours and there will be a morning and afternoon session. Faculty are
being asked to be lenient in excusing students from classes to take the exam. The
measurement assesses how well the school is doing in general education and what areas
exist for improving instruction. Faculty will be consulted as to whether to participate in
the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA), which involves posting results on the Web.

SCEs: The committee report was sent to the Provost and forwarded to the President.
This fulfills PG-57. Recommendations have been submitted, but Administration is waiting
on Faculty Senate. The Committee is running a pilot project with the new forms this semester,
which is being done on a voluntary basis. The Provost hopes to have input from Faculty
Senate by the end of this year as to how to proceed.

Legislative: Senate passed the third reading of the Appropriations Budget.

Nursing & Health Sciences Building: Groundbreaking was March 7. Today, the Provost,
Lori Skelton, and Chet Herbst met with Lori Stinson and Matt Johnston to go over strategies
to help fund Nursing, Rad Tech, and Health Sciences.

TAC Grants: Have been distributed. Recipients should be hearing soon re. distribution.

CAAP: Discussed tuition waivers for Native American students in other states. Also,
currently Associate Degrees are being given in Utah via dual credit at the high school level.
Utah has an extensive ITV network. The Governor of Idaho is looking at ways to fund a
similar network in Idaho.

Academic Athletic Advisory Board: Formed to review how well athletic students are
performing academically via standards over and above NAIA standards. First-year results
show pass rates in Communications, English, English, and Humanities. If an athlete is
ineligible, he/she can petition to the Faculty Senate for eligibility. Academic petitions
go to the Petition Committee. Thanked Dean Pharr and committee members for their efforts.

Cooperative Agreement: This agreement among LCSC, NIC (Northwester Indian college),
UI, and WSU to cooperate in educating native American students was signed.

IV. Chair’s Report

No report as the Chair was out of town.

V. Ongoing Business

N/A.

VI. New Business

N/A.

VII. Standing Committees

A. Administrative Procedures (Leanne Parker) – Completed review of the Constitution
and hopes to have the edited version brought to the Senate at the next meeting.

B. Budget Liaison/CRC (Brian Christenson for Susan Odom) – Legislature approved a 3%
salary increase. The BLC is proposing 2% market and 0-2% merit (could not vote on
this due to lack of quorum). Insurance changes have not been finalized.

C. Curriculum (Chris Riggs) – Deferred to next Senate meeting due to lack of quorum.

D. Faculty Affairs (Brian Christenson) – Deferred to next Senate meeting due to lack
of quorum.

E. Faculty Development (Alan Marshall) – No report.

F. General Education (Eric Martin) – No report.

G. Student Affairs (Rachel Jameton) – Received revised version of the Code of Conduct
from Student Services. The document is lengthy, which raises the question as to
whether students will read it. Other concerns noted, such as the Code being entirely
punitive and needing a formative piece (e.g., it provides consequences for cheating
and reporting of same). Would like to see an honor code based on what students
want to see regarding LCSC’s culture.

H. Technology Advisory (Holly Patterson-McNeill) – Created 23,000 gmail accounts for
alumni. Will begin moving things to gmail from WarriorMail April 1 and have completed
by the end of June (does not apply to the lcsc.edu faculty email accounts). Jerry
Hindberg is working on protocol. Voting regarding Provost and IT recommendations
for TAC deferred to next Senate meeting due to lack of quorum. These recommendations
include a small change in reporting, not only to Faculty Senate but also to the
Executive Committee.

VIII. In-Service (Diane Douglas)

No report.

IX. Other/Good of the Order

Looking for nominations/volunteers for the Chair-Elect position. Contact Susan Odom
or Brian Christenson if interested in serving.

X. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m. by the Chair-Elect.

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