Minutes for Faculty Senate Meeting
November 13, 2012
2:00 pm � 4:00 pm. EB 162
Meeting 2012-11
1. Meeting called to order at 2:00 pm. President present. Presence of quorum noted.
2. October 2012 minutes approved.
3. Individual Reports
a. Chancellor Miller.
� Chancellor�s Report. Topics:
o Campus Strategic Planning
o Tuition and Fee recommendations
o University Innovation Council
o Marine Science review and MARBIONC
o BOG strategic planning
b. President of the Senate Lugo.
� Faculty Assembly update � Strategic Plan flow rate model
� Paws4People
o Program to train service dogs. Pilot phase. 2 students/dog. Discussions have occurred throughout the campus. Contact Candy Ashton in CHHS for questions.
� BA Policy on Travel
o Business Affairs is working very hard to solve problems generated by new travel policy. Direct questions or concerns to Senate Steering Committee.
� SACS Focus report
o Sometime later this week or next week UNCW should receive initial report. Focused report will be due end of January.
� Work on progress: RTP, Evaluations, Transfer Credit.
o Reports and related motions forthcoming
4. Special order of the day: Consent Calendar
a. [Motion 2012-11-M01] UCC CAS curricular proposals: Pre-Law minor, CSC degrees, Biochemistry hours; Minors in Neuroscience, Applied Behavioral analysis, International Studies.
� Approved without dissent
b. [Motion 2012-11-M02] UCC proposals: Transition date for UCC chair; Number of hours in OCN, GEO, MAT.
� Approved without dissent
c. [Motion 2012-11-M03] USAC 2013 Catalogue additions. Long list
� Approved without dissent
5. Committee Reports
a.
The University Studies Advisory Committee offered the following motion
(from objection to consent calendar):
[Motion 2012-11-M04] 2013-14 Catalogue Recommendations
II. b. Historical and Philosophical Approaches
ANT 207: Archaeology
ENG 210: Mythology
� Floor ceded to Cara Cilano, USAC Chair (Justification report)
o Discussion on shift from departmental focus to outcomes-based curriculum.
o Move into 21st-century with regard to high-impact practices.
o Need for �purposeful pathways�
o US not just Basic Studies, but new way to conceptualize and teach general education.
� Objections
o History: Reference to memo. This is not a small issue. Not a turf issue. Focus on what consists of a good general education.
o Danger of not being able to defend principle of disciplines.
o Objection based on inability to handle two different approaches, e.g., Social Sciences and History/Philosophical/Religion.
o Not viable
o Not right kind of History course. Doesn�t address foundational aspects of History. History has not submitted certain, introductory courses to HPA because they�re not best suited to address relevant approaches.
o If disciplinary borders are obliterated
o There are many places for inter- and trans-disciplinary courses. Need to leave a place for disciplines.
� Rejoinder from Anthropology
o Archeology fits in HPA based on rationale approve.
o Archeology only way to get time-depth on pre-literate societies
o Archeology does not fit well in Social Sciences, Humanities or Sciences.
� Philosophy and Religion
o Seems possible that someone could go through an approaches category without getting foundational knowledge in Historical and Philosophy approaches.
� Any specific objections to Archeology and its SLOs?
o Archeology is a sub-set of History and not comprehensive.
� Objection memo from History Department
� Objection memo from PAR faculty
� ANT senator comments on HST/PAR objection
� Approved by a vote of 30 in favor and 20 against.
b. Report of committee on Student Matters
c. Report of Academic Standards Committee � Academic Partnerships
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. For the Good of the Order
a. AA restructure. Provost Battles
b. QEP. Presentation by Horan/Boersma
� QEP memo circulated by Provost.
c. Strategic Planning (if time permits) (Chairman Hans remarks)
9. Announcements - None
10. Adjournment at 4:00 pm