Faculty Senate Meeting

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1 Faculty Senate Meeting Mulder Hall, Room 232 Present: Bernard Gallagher, Arlene Duos, Melissa Whitley, Fred Rolfes, Mitzi Eason, Seth Bovey, Mary Kay Sunderhause, Christof Stumpf, Robert Wright, Michelle Riggs, Jesse Elliot Guests: Chancellor Howard, Richard Elder, Sue Sullivan, Holly Wilson Meeting convened 12:02 pm Minutes from the previous meeting were approved via a motion from Rolfes, seconded by Eason, in an vote. Elder reported that 34 of the 94 full-time faculty have responded to the faculty satisfaction survey. All are urged to take the survey, voicing their points of view. The Chancellor addressed Faculty Senate, reiterating the stance on raises from Baton Rouge from the 23 October 2015 Board of Supervisors meeting ( NO ) and citing the usual reasons: gubernatorial election, mid-year cuts, and upcoming legislative sessions. Chancellor Howard met with LSU s Chancellor/President and senior staff, but he will continue to elevate the matter when appropriate. He also noted his upcoming absence from campus to attend interviews for LSU s executive Vice-President and Provost position. Dr. Hatfield will helm the Endowed Chair for the Arts interviews. Chancellor Howard will attend the Planning Committee to assist drafting a Strategic Plan the right way. He concluded by noting that he was sorry we can t do raises. Sullivan addressed Faculty Senate to report her attendance at the Council of Faculty Advisors meeting. She was allotted five minutes to address the Board of Supervisors meeting in January. She exhorted all faculty to send her suggestions for system-level problems to include in her address. Gallagher noted the upcoming November 21 meeting of ALFS (Association of Louisiana Faculty Senates) on LSUA s campus. Sullivan also reported on the censure by LSU s Faculty Senate of President F. King Alexander. New Business Senate reviewed the minutes for FPPC, approving them unanimously from the motion by Whitley and seconded by Rolfes. Senate reviewed the minutes for A&S. The discussed admissions tests and the necessity of replacing resolution with recommendation. Rolfes moved to approve the minutes, Whitley seconded, and the minutes were unanimously approved.

2 Wilson presented for discussion a National Honors Exchange Program wherein students can spend a semester or year at a reciprocal university and take courses in a program there, the credits for which will transfer to LSUA. This proposed program was presented to Academic Council and the Academic Planning Council. Wilson can serve as student advisor for the program. Senators discussed correct committee to vet the proposal. Rolfes made the motion to send this proposal to A&S, Wright seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Elliot vowed to take this proposal to the Student Senate, asserting student support for increased curricular options. A thorough discussion of the minutes of the C&C meeting resulted in a motion to approve by Whitley, seconded by Rolfes, and a unanimous vote in favor. Meeting adjourned 12:59 pm Dutifully submitted, Michelle Riggs, Secretary

3 Summary Notes Admissions and Standards Committee Science Conference Room 13 October 2015 Present: Anne Chevalier (Chair), Susan Sullivan, Jim Rogers (Secretary), Stephanie Cage (ex-officio Registrar), Elizabeth Beard, Jennifer O Sullivan, Mitzi Eason, Sam Moresi (ex-officio student member), Gloria Phillips Not Present: Sona Kumar, Rusty Gaspard Call to Order: 12:20 p.m. Chevalier declared a quorum of voting members. College Credit by DSST/DLPT Exam: Cage introduced two potential sources for college course credit by examination: The Dantes Standardized Subject Testing (DSST) and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLPT) were presented for review. Discussion ensued. Members asked: why is LSUA considering this? Cage responded that DSST/DLPT exams were targeted to military and other federal employees. Beard reported that upon catalog search, many Louisiana universities and community colleges, but not all, accept DSST/DLPT exams for credit. Chevalier submitted a draft resolution for consideration, and after discussion and editing by the members, Phillips moved, and Beard seconded: The Committee recommends that the relevant academic departments evaluate all DSST and DLPT exam passing scores, actual course equivalencies, and course credit. Motion was approved Adjournment: 12:58 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Jim Rogers, Secretary Draft 14 October 2015; Approved by vote, 6-0-1

4 LSUA Courses and Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes October 26, 2015 Mulder Hall room 302, 12:00 noon I. Establish Quorum A quorum was established and called to order at 12:09 p.m. by R. Elder. Present: R. Elder, E. Battalora, Z. Negatu, J. Fletcher, M. Riggs, R. Jones, and M. Whitley. Absent: Julie Gill and Jeremy Simmons Guest: Holly Wilson. II. III. Approve minutes from last meeting: Approved via Old Business: a. BA HIST (Modification) M. Whitley made a motion to approve the Modification of the BA in History, seconded by M. Riggs. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. b. BGS Degree (Modification) - M. Whitley made a motion to approve the Modification of the BGS, seconded by R. Jones. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. c. PSYC 1075 (Deletion) E. Battalora made a motion to approve the deletion of PSYC 1075, seconded by M. Riggs. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. IV. New Business: a. Addition 1. ENGL 0071 Introduction to Academic Composition; H. Wilson explained this course would be primarily an elective course to help ESL students with writing skills. This course does not have any effect on admission standards and does not count as college credit. M. Whitley made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of ENGL 0071, seconded by E. Battalora. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 2. ENGL 0081 Advanced Academic Composition; H. Wilson explained this course would be primarily an elective course to help ESL students with writing skills. M. Whitley made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of ENGL 0081 with the amendment to the pre-requisites, seconded by M. Riggs. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 3. ENGL 0091 Intensive Spoken English; H. Wilson explained this course would be primarily an elective course to help ESL students with speaking skills. M. Whitley made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of ENGL 0091, seconded by M. Riggs. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 4. RELG 3008 Life and Teachings of Jesus; H. Wilson explained this course would expand current course offerings in

5 the hopes of one day offering a degree in Religious Studies. It was noted there are some typographical errors in the numbering of objectives. There was also discussion on whether or not the sections Procedures to Evaluate these Objectives and Use of Results of Evaluation to Improve the Course need to have the same number of items. E. Battalora made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of RELG 3008, seconded by Z. Negatu. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain RELG 4008 Life and Teachings of Paul. R. Jones made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of RELG 4008, seconded by J. Fletcher. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 6. RELG 4099 Selected Topics in Religious Studies; M. Whitley made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Addition of RELG 4099, seconded by E. Battalora. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. b. Modification 1. SPAN Minor not addressed 2. FREN minor not addressed 3. HIST 3801 not addressed 4. FREN 1001 Elementary French I and FREN 1002 Elementary French II; H. Wilson explained the only changes to the courses was going from a 4 credit hour to 3 credit hour course. M. Riggs made a motion to consider FREN 1001 and FREN 1002 together, seconded by R. Jones. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. R. Elder asked if the MCOs had changed because of reduction in credit hour. H. Wilson explained the MCOs were general enough that a change was not needed. M. Whitley moved to waive 1 st consideration, seconded by J. Fletcher. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. M. Whitley made motion to approve the Modification to FREN 1001 and FREN 1002, seconded by E. Battalora. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 5. FREN 1002 see above. 6. FREN 2101 It was pointed out that all supporting documents were for FREN H. Wilson will make this correction and submit to committee. M. Riggs made a motion to accept for 1st consideration the Modification of FREN 2101, seconded by E. Battalora. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. 7. HIND 1001 not addressed 8. HIND 1002 not addressed 9. RELG 1005 not addressed 10. RELG 4227 not addressed 11. SPAN 1001 not addressed 12. SPAN 1002 not addressed 13. SPAN 2101 not addressed

6 V. Discussion: None VI. Adjournment at 12:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Whitley Approved Vote: Approved 7 Against 0 Abstained 1 Not voting 1

7 FPPC Meeting Minutes October 7, 1 p.m. Present: Angela Bordelon, Owen Elmore, Sultan Parvez, Susan Myrick, Zeleke Negatu, Melissa Whitley Absent: Rusty Gaspard, Cynthia Thomas Agenda: Elect FPPC chair and secretary The purpose of the meeting was briefly discussed; and proceeded to electing officials for the committee. The following are elected as chairperson and secretary. 1. Chairperson: Zeleke Negatu (nominated by Melissa, 2 nd by Susan, all in favor) 2. Secretary: Angela Bordelon (volunteer without opposition) The committee agreed to pass this information to the LSUA Senate president. Meeting adjourned at 12:40 pm.