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A G E N D A
UAF FACULTY SENATE MEETING #119
Monday, December 8, 2003
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom

1:00	I	Call to Order – Pete Pinney       			  5 Min.
		A.	Roll Call
		B.	Approval of Minutes to Meeting #118
		C.	Adoption of Agenda

1:05	II	Status of Chancellor's Office Actions 		  5 Min.
		A.	Motions Approved:  
			1.	Motion to amend the UAF Academic Honors policy.
			2.	Motion to amend the Attendance policy.
		B.	Motions Pending:  

1:10 	III	Public Comments/Questions 				  5 Min.

1:15	IV	Governance Reports
	A.	President's Comments - Pete Pinney  		  5 Min. 
	B.	President-elect's Report - Abel Bult-Ito    		  5 Min.
	C.	Staff Council - Rory O'Neill  				  5 Min.
	D.	ASUAF -Thom Walker / GSO -   	    		  5 Min.
	E.	Faculty Liaison - Eva Kopacz 				  5 Min. 

1:40	V	A.	Remarks by Chancellor M. Lind   		10 Min.
		B.	Remarks by Provost P. Reichardt		10 Min.

2:00	VI	New Business						30 Min.
	A.	Motion to approve a minor in Leadership and Civic 
		Engagement, submitted by Curricular Affairs  
		(Attachment 119/1)
	B.	Motion to approve a BA in Social Studies, submitted 
		by Curricular Affairs (Attachment 119/2)
	C.	Motion to amend the BT degree, submitted by 
		Curricular Affairs (Attachment 119/3)
	D.	Motion to amend the Natural Science area of the 
		Baccalaureate Core Curriculum, submitted by Core Review 
		(Attachment 119/4) 
	E.	Motion to amend the amend the Graduate Academic 
		Standards, submitted by Graduate Academic & Advisory 
		Committee (Attachment 119/5)
	F.	Motion to approve the Unit Criteria for the School of 
		Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS), 
		submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria 
		(Attachment 119/6)
	G.	Resolution on Outcomes Based Budgeting, submitted by 
		the Administrative Committee  (Attachment 119/7)

2:35		***BREAK***						10 Min

2:45	VIII	Committee Reports 					15 Min.
	A.	Curricular Affairs - R. Newberry (Attachment 119/8)
	B.	Faculty Affairs - P. McRoy (Handout)
	C.	Graduate Academic & Advisory Committee – C. Mulder
		(Attachment 119/9)
	D.	Core Review - D. Schamel (Attachment 119/10)
	E.	Curriculum Review - W. Schneider (Attachment 119/11)
	F.	Developmental Studies - J. Weber (Attachment 119/12)
	G.	Faculty Appeals & Oversight - P. Layer  (Handout)
	H.	Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement – 
		P. McCarthy (Attachment 119/13)
	G.	Ad Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria - D. Odess

3:00	IX	Discussion Items   					10 Min.
	A.	Chancellor's Search Committee
	B.	Intellectual Property 

3:10	X	Members' Comments/Questions			  5 Min.

3:15	XI	Adjournment

ATTACHMENT 119/1
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CURRICULAR AFFAIRS

MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a minor in Leadership and Civic Engagement.

	EFFECTIVE:  	Fall 2004 

	RATIONALE: 	See full program proposal #43 on 
			file in the Governance Office, 312 Signers’ Hall.

			Requires two new courses, NORS 205 and 492, 
			plus three electives from select PS, HIST, or RD 
			courses for a total of 15 credits.

				***************

Brief Description of the Proposed Program
Minor in Leadership and Civic Engagement

The minor in leadership and civic engagement will be administered by the Northern Studies Program, an interdisciplinary program housed within the College of Liberal Arts on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.  Its purpose is to strengthen the abilities of UAF graduates to lead and contribute effectively in both the public and private spheres, especially in the Alaska public policy context.  

ATTACHMENT 119/2
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CURRICULAR AFFAIRS

MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a BA in Social Studies.

	EFFECTIVE:  	Fall 2004 and/or
		Upon Board of Regents' Approval.

	RATIONALE: 	See full program proposal #26 from the 
		Spring 2003 review cycle on file in the Governance 
		Office, 312 Signers’ Hall.

		The Interdisciplinary degree requires 3 of the Core 
		"Perspective" courses, 14 major requirement courses, 
		one elective from five social studies categories, a 
		concentration in a social studies area, and a capstone 
		experience of 6 credits for a total of 120 credits.  

				***************

Brief Statement of the Proposed Program
Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies. The social studies interdisciplinary degree provides students with a broad background in various disciplines of social studies, including Anthropology, Alaska Native Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology, while providing depth in at least one of the social studies disciplines. The degree, combined with the one-year UAF School of Education post-baccalaureate teacher licensure program, is designed to prepare students to become effective social studies teachers. 

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) requires teachers who are certified in any of the social studies disciplines (for example, Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology) to have a background in a significant number of courses outside of their specific discipline. Those students would find that a double major, combining a field such as history with the social studies major, would provide them with the broad background required by NCATE, and  with the academic background required by the No Child Left Behind legislation, to enable them to teach in more than one subject area. 

The objectives of the creation of the new degree are two-fold: (1) to provide a broad background in a variety of disciplines, so as to better prepare secondary teachers to teach a variety of social studies subjects than would a major in a single field alone; (2) to prepare students with the broad background in the social studies required by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the National Council of Social Studies.

University of Alaska New Program Approval

State Needs

Academic Programs

Students

Research

Faculty & Staff

Technology & Facilities

Board of Regents Summary Form

MAU: UAF

Title and brief description: Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies.

The social studies interdisciplinary degree provides students with a broad background in various disciplines of social studies, including Anthropology or Alaska Native Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology, while providing depth in at least one of the social studies disciplines. The degree, combined with the one-year UAF School of Education post-baccalaureate teacher licensure program, is designed to prepare students to become effective social studies teachers in grades 7-12. 

Target Admission date: 	2003 - Immediate upon approval of Board of Regents.

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How does the program relate to the Education Mission of the University of Alaska?

	The degree will enable students to gain the diverse academic background needed  for teaching  in Alaska’s schools, and in particular for teaching in small rural schools, including those serving Alaska Native communities. It is the stated goal of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Strategic Plan to provide high quality undergraduate education for traditional and non-traditional students.  It is also a stated goal of the UAF Academic plan to prepare high quality beginning teachers.

	As part of the development of the highest quality education for our students, the UAF School of Education is seeking to regain accreditation with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).  Upon review of the mandates of the NCATE accreditation process, a committee of faculty from all the social studies disciplines, in collaboration with the School of Education determined that the social studies major would best satisfy the accreditation requirements. Currently existing degrees in specific disciplines, such as history, are not adequate  to properly prepare secondary teachers, who can expect to teach a wide variety of subjects, particularly in small rural schools. The committee determined that the social studies major, alone or in combination with a specific disciplinary major, would provide the broad background necessary. Without such an avenue for preparation of future social studies teachers, the School of Education will not be able to continue to provide licensure for students in any of the social studies disciplines.

Describe the State Needs being met by this program.

	The state of Alaska has a severe teacher shortage  that has become more pronounced in the past few years. Based on the reports of the Alaska Teacher Placement Center and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, we expect that teacher shortage to continue indefinitely. There is a high demand for teachers with an interdisciplinary background. In addition, the Alaska Board of Education has mandated  that all Schools of Education in the state  obtain NCATE accreditation. The proposed degree  was designed  to meet the NCATE standards. In addition, the proposed degree also will assist the state in meeting the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, which requires that all teachers be “highly qualified” in all subjects they teach.  Students who pursue a double major in social studies and, for example, history or economics, would be considered “highly qualified” (as defined by NCLB) in each of their major areas. 

What are the Student opportunities and outcomes?  The enrollment projections?

	The Social studies interdisciplinary degree provides the academic background necessary to apply to the UAF post-baccalaureate secondary teacher education program to obtain licensure to teach social studies in grades 7-12. It will also provide a well-rounded broad background in the social studies to prepare students for a variety of other career opportunities or graduate school.
	We expect 5-10 students to complete the degree/major each year.

Describe the Research opportunities, if applicable.

	Conventional undergraduate research opportunities in the capstone experience will prepare students for their post-baccalaureate program and/or graduate school. In addition, the close collaboration between the School of Education and the College of Liberal Arts will enable the School of Education to conduct research on the effectiveness of the undergraduate degree in preparing students to be effective teachers.

Identify any additional Faculty and Staff requirements as well as any existing expertise and resources that will be applied.

	One history faculty member will coordinate the degree (which includes bringing together faculty from 8 separate departments to  evaluate the effectiveness of the degree program, assess the needs of the program, and modify the program as needed). Approximately 20% of his/her workload would be devoted to  coordinating the degree. We estimate that approximately 2 hours per week of existing staff support would be needed to assist the faculty coordinator.

	UAF currently has well-qualified faculty in all the departments that offer courses for the major: Alaska Native Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. We do not anticipate the need for additional faculty in those departments to meet the needs of delivering the courses for the degree.

Identify the impacts on existing Technology & Facilities as well as projected needs.

	All courses included in the major are existing courses. No new courses are required. Each individual course would likely see an increase in enrollments of one or two students each time the course is offered, therefore the impact on existing courses would be negligible. The history faculty member who will coordinate the degree  already has an office and appropriate computer equipment.

Resource Commitment to the
Proposed Degree Program

Resources	Existing	New
	Total
	
	College/School	College/School 	Others (Specify)		
Regular Faculty (FTE’s & dollars)
	Existing faculty in eight departments will be used to teach the courses. Existing faculty in history will coordinate the degree  - 0.2 FTE	0		$12,000	
Adjunct Faculty (FTE’s & dollars)
	No additional resources needed	0	0	0	
Teaching Assistants
(Headcount)	No additional resources needed	0	0	0	
Instructional Facilities
(in dollars and/or sq. footage)	Current resources already in use for existing courses	0	0	0	
Office Space
(Sq. footage)
	Current resources already in use for faculty in 8 departments who already teach courses	0	0	0	
Lab Space
(Sq. Footage)
	Current resources already in use for faculty in departments who already teach courses	0	0	0	
Computer & Networking
(in dollars)	Current resources already in use for courses and faculty in eight departments 	0		0	
Research/ instructional/office Equipment
(in dollars)	No additional resources needed	0	0	0	
Support Staff
(FTE’s & dollars)
	Existing clerical support about 2 hours per week 0.05 FTE	0	0	$1500	
Supplies
(in dollars)	Miscellaneous	0	0	$200	
Travel
(in dollars)	N/A	0	0	0	

ATTACHMENT 119/3
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CURRICULAR AFFAIRS

MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Bachelor of Technology degree to eliminate the business option (4a).  

	EFFECTIVE:  	Fall 2004

	RATIONALE: 	The School of Management does not recognize 
		the B.T. as a business option.  Removing the business option 
		from the BT will avoid conflict with AACSB accreditation issues 
		where SOM reviews all business management courses.  The 
		Interdisciplinary degree can incorporated these courses with 
		SOM approval.

				******************

[[   ]]  = Deletions
CAPS  = Addition

Technology

Interdisciplinary Program
 (907) 474-7464
Degree: B.T. 
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits 

This program offers qualified applicants the opportunity to expand upon their vocational/technical education. [[The B.T. degree allows students to choose business or interdisciplinary studies.]]

[[Business enhances managerial/entrepreneurial skills.]] THE Interdisciplinary studies B.T. DEGREE allows the exceptional student to tailor a baccalaureate program to their unique needs.  Information and advising for this degree is through the VICE PROVOST FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AFFAIRS.

Undergraduate Program

Major

Technology -- B.T. Degree

1. Complete the general university requirements. [[As part of the core curriculum requirements, complete MATH 161X.]]
2. Complete the following B.T. degree requirements.
3. Complete the following:
	ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
	MATH/CS/STAT elective at the 100-level (3 credits)
	TTCH 301 -- Technology and Society (3 credits)
	Computer competency (3 credits)
	Specialty Electives (6 credits)
	(Advisor approved upper division internship or advanced technical 
	experience.)
4. Complete [[1 of the following specialization options:*]] 30 CREDITS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES APPROVED BY A FACULTY COMMITTEE.*				30 CREDITS
[[a. Complete the following:**
	ACCT 261 -- Accounting Concepts and Uses I (3 credits)
	ACCT 262 -- Accounting Concepts and Uses II (3 credits)
	BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
	ECON 200 -- Principles of Economics (4 credits)
	STAT 200 -- Elementary Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
Complete 5 courses from the following:
	BA 307 -- Personnel Management (3 credits)
	BA 317W -- Employment Law (3 credits)
	BA 325 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
	BA 330 -- The Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)
	BA 343 -- Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
	BA 390 -- Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 credits)
	BA 447W,O -- Compensation Management (3 credits)
	BA 457 -- Training and Management Development (3 credits)
	BA 475 -- Transportation and Logistics (3 credits)

b. Interdisciplinary***]]

5. Complete 30 credits at UAF in the area of specialization (either completed in residence or accepted by transfer as equivalent to specific UAF courses).

Complete 1 of the following to demonstrate competence in the area of specialization:

a. An associate of applied science degree from an accredited institution of higher education.  In general, the name of the degree shall be bachelor of technology.  [[The following concentration areas are available to students who complete a UAF A.A.S. degree.
	* Apprenticeship Technology
	* Community Health
	* Culinary Arts
	* Dental Assistant
	* Early Childhood Education
	* Emergency Services
	* Human Services
	* Information Technology Specialist
	* Interdisciplinary
	* Maintenance Technology
	* Medical Assistant
	* Office Management and Technology
	* Paralegal Studies
	* Process Technology
	* Professional Piloting
	* Renewable Resources
	* Tribal Management]]

b. Substitute 1 of the following [[as a demonstration of competency]] QUALIFICATIONS in an applied or technical field with the approval of the Curricular Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate:
	* A.A.S. or similar degree earned at a non-accredited institution, deemed appropriate by the faculty.
	* State or federal certification deemed appropriate by the faculty.
	* Journeyman status in trades and industry, deemed appropriate by the faculty.

6. Minimum credits required (120 credits)

* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.

[[** No more than 25% of total coursework may be taken in the School of Management.]]

[[*** ]]See "Interdisciplinary Studies" in the Degrees and Programs section.

Note: At least 39 credits must be 300-level or above.

ATTACHMENT 119/4
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CORE REVIEW

MOTION:  
=====  

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to accept the recommendation of the CORE Review Committee to amend the Natural Science requirement of the CORE Curriculum to allow "Student may complete any two Core science courses to fulfill the Core science requirement."

	EFFECTIVE:  	Spring 2004

	RATIONALE:  	The intent of the UAF Core science requirement is to provide students with: (1) a basic understanding of main concepts in science, (2) a solid grounding in the process of science as a way of knowing, (3) understanding of the interaction of science and society, and (4) an interest in learning more about science.

The original vision for UAF Core science courses was that students would either delve deeply into a single discipline ("depth") or they would explore two separate disciplines, each in less detail ("breadth").  

The change in policy would allow maximum flexibility in course selection in the sciences by UAF students.  It would not punish those students who enroll in an exploratory course (a "breadth" course), get excited about that discipline, then enroll in that discipline.  It encourages faculty teaching "breadth" courses to teach exciting courses that might attract students to that discipline.  Equally important, it does not "punish" students for attending UAF.  We allow transfer students to bring in ANY 2 SCIENCE COURSES WITH LABS, regardless of discipline, or "breadth" vs. "depth" designation. 

There is obviously some overlap of material between introductory-level courses within a discipline, but not enough to be of major concern.  In addition, the area of overlap will, hopefully, cover important concepts that might well warrant repetition.

ATTACHMENT 119/5
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY GRADUATE ACADEMIC & ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the UAF Graduate Academic Standards, as published in the 2003-2004 UAF Catalog, as follows:

Delete the following from p. 40 of the UAF Catalog, in the section on Academic Regulations for graduate students:

[[	Academic Standards

Good Standing
To remain in good standing, you must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in courses identified on your Advancement to Candidacy. Before advancing to candidacy, however, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required on all courses taken since admission to graduate study. You will be placed on probation if your GPA falls below 3.0 and will remain on probation until grades are brought up to 3.0.

Academic Disqualification
Upon the recommendation of either the dean or your college or school or your advisory committee (and with the concurrence of the dean), you may be disqualified from graduate study when your performance is deemed unsatisfactory.]]

Add the following section to the UAF Catalog:

START ADDITION

Academic Standards

Good Standing in UAF Graduate Degree Programs
To maintain good academic standing in UAF graduate programs, students:
a. Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in courses associated with their degree listed on the Graduate Study Plan.  Before advancing to candidacy, however, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required based on all courses taken since admission to graduate study.  The student must earn at least a B grade in 400 level courses.
b. Must be registered at UAF (with a minimum 6 credits per year) unless on approved leave of absence.
c. Must not violate any part of the Student Code of Conduct.
d. Have a current graduate study plan or an advancement to candidacy submitted and approved, unless the student is within the first year of graduate study.
e. Have in the student's file by May 15 of each year an annual report from the graduate advisory committee, certifying satisfactory progress.  This is the responsibility of the student.  Students starting in January need not submit an annual report until April of the next academic year.  If a satisfactory annual report is not filed as specified, the student may be placed on probation.
f. Pass any required qualifying exams or comprehensive exams.  Departments may set the number of times an exam may be repeated.

Probation in UAF Graduate Degree Programs
Probationary status indicates that the student is not in good standing.  When a student is placed on probation, the dean of the school or program and the advisory committee will notify the student of requirements to be met before the student may be returned to good standing.  If a student does not return to good standing by the end of two semesters, the student may be dismissed from the degree program.

Dismissal from UAF Graduate Degree Programs
If recommended by the department chair, the graduate advisory committee, and the dean of the college or school, and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School, a student will be dismissed because of unsatisfactory performance. Unsatisfactory performance is deemed as one or more of the following: 
a. Exceeding maximum time limit for degree.
b. Not being registered at UAF (for a minimum 6 credits per year) unless on approved leave of absence.
c. Having less than 3.0 cumulative GPA in courses associated with their degree listed on the Graduate Study Plan.
d. Being on probationary status for more than two consecutive semesters.
e. Violating the Student Code of Conduct.
f. Lacking progress as judged by the advisory committee and documented on the student's annual report.
g. Having substantive inaccuracies in the student's application for admission.
If the student does not have a graduate advisory committee, dismissal can occur upon the recommendation of the department chair and the dean of the college or school, with approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

END ADDITION

	EFFECTIVE:  	Spring 2004

	RATIONALE:  	This motion addresses the need for a clear and consistent, university-wide policy for graduate student "good standing."  This need arises because of (1) current problems with removing students from programs even when they are clearly not progressing, due to the absence of a written policy defining the conditions and procedures under which this may be done; and (2) the federal government's requirement that the University report whether or not each foreign student is in "good standing."  The policy proposed here is adapted from the current (brief) UAF policy as stated in the UAF Catalog, and from the CSEM draft policy addressing student status in CSEM graduate degree programs.  

The description of "Good Standing" restates and clarifies existing requirements for graduate students, and applies them to students' formal standing in graduate degree programs.  It will replace the section on Good Standing for graduate students in the UAF Catalog.

The definition of "Probationary Status" is new, as there was previously no definition.  The use or application of probation was unclear and therefore legally indefensible.  

The description of conditions for "Dismissal" explicitly states the grounds under which a student may be dismissed, upon recommendation of the department chair, the dean of the school or program, and the Dean of the Graduate School.  This will replace the section on Academic Disqualification for graduate students in the UAF Catalog.  The term "Dismissal" replaces "Disqualification."  The inclusion of a two-semester maximum period on probation has been added; all other grounds for dismissal are restatements of existing formal or informal policy.

ATTACHMENT 119/6
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON UNIT CRITERIA

MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Unit Criteria for the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS).  

	EFFECTIVE:  	Immediately
				Upon Chancellor Approval

	RATIONALE:  	The committee assessed the unit criteria 
		submitted by the School of Natural Resources and 
		Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS).  With some minor changes, 
		agreed upon by the school representative, Steve Sparrow, 
		the unit criteria were found to be consistent with UAF 
		guidelines.

				*******************

UAF REGULATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF FACULTY:
ANNUAL REVIEW, PRE-AND POST-TENURE,
PROMOTION, TENURE REVIEW 

AND

SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES UNIT CRITERIA, STANDARDS, AND INDICES

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ADAPTATION OF UAF AND BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR) CRITERIA FOR ANNUAL REVIEW, PRE- AND POST-TENURE, PROMOTION, AND TENURE REVIEW, SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN EVALUATING FACULTY IN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES  (SNRAS). ITEMS IN BOLDFACE CAPITAL LETTERS ARE THOSE SPECIFICALLY ADDED OR EMPHASIZED BECAUSE OF THEIR RELEVANCE TO SNRAS FACULTY, AND BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDITIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO UAF REGULATIONS. 

 I.   Purview.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks document, "Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies", supplements the Board of Regents (BOR) policies and describes the purpose, conditions, eligibility, and other specifications relating to the evaluation of faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Contained herein are regulations and procedures to guide the evaluation processes and to identify the bodies of review appropriate for the university.  

The university, through the UAF Faculty Senate, may change or amend these regulations and procedures from time to time and will provide adequate notice in making changes and amendments.  

These regulations shall apply to all of the units within the University of Alaska Fairbanks, except in so far as extant collective bargaining agreements apply otherwise.

The Provost is responsible for coordination and implementation of matters relating to procedures stated herein.

II.   EVALUATION OF FACULTY

       A.   General Criteria
Criteria as outlined in "UAF Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies" Chapter IV AND SNRAS UNIT CRITERIA, STANDARDS, AND INDICES, evaluators may consider, but shall not be limited to, whichever of the following are appropriate to the faculty members' professional obligation: mastery of subject matter; effectiveness in teaching; achievement in research, scholarly, and creative activity; effectiveness of public service; effectiveness of university service; demonstration of professional development and quality of total contribution to the university.

For purposes of evaluation at UAF, the total contribution to the university and activity in the areas outlined above will be defined by relevant activity and demonstrated competence from the following areas: 1) effectiveness in teaching; 2) achievement in scholarly activity; and 3) effectiveness of service. 

B.   Criteria for Instruction
A central function of the university is instruction of students in formal courses and supervised study. Teaching includes those activities directly related to the formal and informal transmission of appropriate skills and knowledge to students. The nature of instruction will vary for each faculty member, depending upon workload distribution and the particular teaching mission of the unit. Instruction includes actual contact in classroom, correspondence or electronic delivery methods, laboratory or field and preparatory activities, such as preparing for lectures, setting up demonstrations, and preparing for laboratory experiments, as well as individual/independent study, tutorial sessions, evaluations, correcting papers, and determining grades. Other aspects of teaching and instruction extend to undergraduate and graduate academic advising and counseling, training graduate students and serving on their graduate committees, particularly as their major advisor, curriculum development, and academic recruiting and retention activities. 

 1.  Effectiveness in Teaching
Evidence of excellence in teaching may be demonstrated through, but not limited to, evidence of the various characteristics that define effective teachers. Effective teachers WILL DEMONSTRATE SOME, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ALL, OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS IN AN INDIVIDUAL YEAR:

a.   are highly organized, plan carefully, use class time efficiently, have clear objectives, have high expectations for students;

b.   express positive regard for students, develop good rapport with students, show interest/enthusiasm for the subject;

c.   emphasize and encourage student participation, ask questions, frequently monitor student participation for student learning and teacher effectiveness, are sensitive to student diversity;

d.   emphasize regular feedback to students and reward student learning success;

e.   demonstrate content mastery, discuss current information and divergent points of view, relate topics to other disciplines, deliver material at the appropriate level;

f.   regularly develop new courses, workshops and seminars and use a variety of methods of instructional delivery and instructional design;

g.   may receive prizes and awards for excellence in teaching;

h.   EFFECTIVELY ADVISE AND MENTOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS DURING THE TERM OF THEIR DEGREE PROGRAM; 

i.   EFFECTIVELY SERVE AS MAJOR ADVISOR OR MEMBER OF SENIOR THESIS AND GRADUATE COMMITTEES;

j.   PROMOTE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN FACULTY SCHOLARLY PROJECTS;

k.  DEVELOP INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE  INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND MEDIA, INCLUDING WEB-BASED MATERIALS AND DISTANCE-DELIVERY TEACHING;

l.  CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF OPENNESS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO FREELY EXPRESS THEIR OWN IDEAS AND VIEWPOINTS.

SPECIFIC SNRAS CRITERIA FOR TEACHING PERFORMANCE:

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND A COMMITMENT TO A QUALITY TEACHING PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: EVIDENCE OF THE EXPECTED QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE MAY INCLUDE (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) EXCELLENCE IN CLASSROOM TEACHING, COURSE AND/OR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY AND RELEVANT MATERIAL THAT STIMULATES THE LEARNING PROCESS, NOVEL APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTION AND USE OF ASSIGNMENTS, AND EFFECTIVE GUIDING AND MENTORING OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.

PROFESSOR: MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS MAY INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN COURSE AND/OR CURRICULUM OFFERINGS, UPGRADING OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES, ABILITY TO MOTIVATE AND/OR INSPIRE STUDENTS. MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AND MENTORING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FACULTY IN PROGRAMS THAT GRANT GRADUATE DEGREES.

2.  Components of Evaluation
Effectiveness in teaching will be evaluated through information on formal and informal teaching, course and curriculum material, recruiting and advising, training/guiding graduate students, etc., provided by:

a.   systematic student ratings, i.e. student opinion of instruction summary forms, 

and at least two of the following:

b.   narrative self-evaluation,

c.   peer/department chair classroom observations,

d.   peer/department chair evaluation of course materials.

     C.   Criteria for Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity
 Inquiry and originality are central functions of a land grant/sea grant/space grant university and all faculty with a research component in their assignment must remain active as scholars. Consequently, faculty are expected to conduct research or engage in other scholarly or creative pursuits that are appropriate to the mission of their unit, and equally important, results of their work must be disseminated through media appropriate to their discipline. Furthermore, it is important to emphasize the distinction between routine production and creative excellence as evaluated by an individual's peers at the University of Alaska and elsewhere. 

RESEARCHERS WHO RECEIVE FEDERAL AND STATE FORMULA FUNDS (SUCH AS HATCH AND MACINTIRE-STENNIS FUNDS) THROUGH THE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY EXPERIMENT STATION (AFES) HAVE A SPECIAL MISSION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH DIRECT APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE BUSINESSES, AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCERS, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER RESEARCHERS IN ALASKA. THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATION OF THE AFES TO THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA. EACH FACULTY MEMBER SO FUNDED IS EXPECTED TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THEIR RESEARCH IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AFES PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, NEWSLETTERS, AND FORUMS DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY AT END USERS, AS WELL AS IN APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, CONFERENCES, AND REPORTS TO THE FUNDING AGENCIES.

1.   Achievement in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity
Whatever the contribution, research, scholarly or creative activities must have one or more the following characteristics:

a. They must occur in a public forum,

b. They must be evaluated by appropriate peers,

c. They must be evaluated by peers external to this institution so as to allow  an objective judgment,

d. They must be judged to make a contribution.

2.   Components of Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
Evidence of excellence in research, scholarly, and creative activity may be demonstrated through, but not limited to:

a.   Books, reviews, monographs, bulletins, articles, proceedings, PEER REVIEWED ELECTRONIC JOURNALS, INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, MAPS, and other scholarly works published by reputable journals, scholarly presses, and publishing houses that accept works only after rigorous review and approval by peers in the discipline. THIS ACTIVITY IS OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE AND CAN NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR BY ITEMS BELOW; 

b.   Competitive grants and contracts to finance the development of ideas; these grants and contracts being subject to rigorous peer review and approval;

c.   Presentation of research papers before learned societies that accept papers only after rigorous review and approval by peers;

d.   Exhibitions of art works at galleries; selection for these exhibitions being based on rigorous review and approval by juries, recognized artists, or critics; 

e.   Performance in recitals or productions; selection for these performances being based on stringent auditions and approval by appropriate judges;

f.   Editing or refereeing articles or proposals for professional journals or  organizations;
                   
 g.   Scholarly reviews of publications, art works and performance of the  candidate;

h.  Citations of research in scholarly publications;

i.   Published abstracts of research papers;

j.   Reprints or quotations of publications, reproductions of art works, and descriptions of interpretations in the performing arts; these materials appearing   in reputable works of the discipline;

k.  Prizes and awards for excellence of scholarship;

l.  Awards of special fellowships for research or artistic activities or selection of tours of duty at special institutes for advanced study;

m. Development of processes or instruments useful in solving problems, such as computer programs, SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER MODELS THAT HELP IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS, and systems for the processing of data, genetic plant and animal material, and where appropriate, obtaining patents and/or copyrights for said development;

n.  AUTHORSHIP OF A MAJOR BOOK OR OTHER MAJOR REFERENCE IN THE FACULTY MEMBER'S AREA OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH;

o.  PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS THAT RESULT FROM RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES;

p.  PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, PUBLISHED BY AFES OR CES, INCLUDING CIRCULARS, BULLETINS, RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORTS, AND MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS.

SPECIFIC SNRAS CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH PERFORMANCE:

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: EVIDENCE OF THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH A VIABLE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE AREA OF SPECIALIZATION AND SHOW CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN RESEARCH.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED AN APPROPRIATE RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT PRODUCES  IMPORTANT SENIOR AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS IN THE PEER-REVIEWED, PRIMARY LITERATURE; DEMONSTRATED RECORD OF PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS, AND ACQUISITION OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING.  THE FACULTY MEMBER MUST SHOW INDEPENDENCE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN ORIGINAL RESEARCH.   

PROFESSOR: A FULL PROFESSOR IN SNRAS SHOULD BE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN AN APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINE AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS AS EVIDENCED BY HIS/HER RESEARCH QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY;  MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED AN INDEPENDENT, CREATIVE  RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT HAS PRODUCED IMPORTANT, SENIOR AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS IN THE REFEREED PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE, HAS DEMONSTRATED A RECORD OF PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AT IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS, AND ACQUISITION OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING. THE PUBLICATIONS SHOULD BE OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY AND QUANTITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE EXISTENCE OF AN ON-GOING, PROFESSIONAL, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT CONTRIBUTES IMPORTANT, ORIGINAL KNOWLEDGE. 

D. Criteria for Public and University Service and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Public service is intrinsic to the land grant/sea grant/space grant tradition, and is a fundamental part of the university's obligation to the people of its state. In this tradition, faculty providing their professional expertise for the benefit of the university's external constituency, free of charge, is identified as "public service." The tradition of the university itself provides that its faculty assume a collegial obligation for the internal functioning of the institution; such service is identified as "university service."  SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ONE'S PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE IS IDENTIFIED AS "PROFESSIONAL SERVICE." 

1.   Public Service
Public service is the application of teaching, research, and other scholarly activity and creative activity to constituencies outside the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It includes all activities which extend the faculty member's professional, academic, or leadership competence to these constituencies. It can be instructional, collaborative, or consultative in nature and is related to the faculty member's discipline or other publicly recognized expertise. Public service may be a systematic activity that involves planning with clientele and delivery of information on a continuing, programmatic basis. It may also be informal, individual, or professional contributions to the community or to one's discipline, or other activities in furtherance of the goals and mission of the university and its units. Such service may occur on a periodic or limited-term basis. PUBLIC SERVICE IN ALASKA IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FOR SNRAS FACULTY AND IS EMPHASIZED IN SNRAS BECAUSE ALASKA HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES, FORESTRY, AND AGRICULTURE.  PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDES COOPERATION WITH AGENCIES ADMINISTERING NATURAL RESOURCE POLICIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEMS OF LOCAL INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCERS, AND THE ALASKAN PUBLIC.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

a.   Providing information services to adults and youth;

b.   Service on or to government or public committees;

c.   Service on accrediting bodies;

d.   Active participation in professional organizations;

e.   Active participation in discipline-oriented service organizations;

f.   UNPAID Consulting;

g.   Prizes and awards for excellence in public service;

h.   Leadership of or presentations at CLIENTELE-ORIENTED workshops, conferences, or public meetings;

i.   Training and facilitating IN ONE'S DISCIPLINE IN WAYS TO BENEFIT CLIENTELE OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

j.   Radio and TV programs and interviews, newspaper articles and columns, publications, newsletters, films, computer applications, teleconferences and other educational media;

k.   Judging and similar educational assistance at science fairs, state fairs, and speech, drama, literary, and similar competitions;

l.   ONE ON ONE CONSULTATION WITH CLIENTELE;
 
m.  ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN CONSTITUENCY ORGANIZATIONS;

n.   USER ORIENTED PRESENTATIONS AT WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, CONFERENCES, AND TOURS;

o.   EXTENSION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO CONSTITUENTS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY; 

p.   SITE VISITATIONS TO AGENCIES, FARMS, AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING CONSULTATION;

q.   PRODUCTION OF FACT SHEETS AND USER-ORIENTED PUBLICATIONS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION;

r.   PARTICIPATION IN K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCIENCE FAIRS;

s.   PRESENTATIONS OUTSIDE ONE'S SPECIALTY BUT OF A PROFESSIONAL NATURE IN PUBLIC FORUMS SUCH AS COMMUNITY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, GOVERNMENT BODIES, AND RELATED FORUMS, SUCH AS MEETINGS OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS;

t.   PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS TO USER GROUPS SUCH AS PUBLIC AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT BODIES, PRIVATE BUSINESSES, CONSTITUENT GROUPS, AND THE LAY PUBLIC, BOTH IN PUBLISHED AND ORAL FORM;

u.   OTHER SERVICE THAT SATISFIES UA AND UAF MISSION STATEMENTS FOR BENEFIT TO ALASKA, ALASKA'S ECONOMY AND THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH.

2.  University Service
 University service includes those activities involving faculty members in the governance, administration, and other internal affairs of the university, its colleges, schools, and institutes. It includes non-instructional work with students and their organizations. Examples of such activities include, but are not limited to;

a.   Service on university, college, school, institute, or departmental committees or governing bodies;

b.   Consultative work in support of university functions, such as expert assistance for specific projects;

c.   Service as department chair or term-limited and part-time assignment as assistant/associate dean in a college/school;

d.   Participation in accrediting reviews;

e.   Service on collective bargaining unit committees or elected office;

f.   Service in support of student organizations and activities;

g.  Academic support services such as library and museum programs;

h.   Assisting other faculty or units with curriculum planning and delivery of instruction, such as serving as guest lecturer;

i.   Mentoring NEW FACULTY;

j.   Prizes and awards for excellence in university service.

        3.  Professional Service

a.   Editing or refereeing articles or proposals for professional journals or organizations;

b.   Active participation in professional organizations;

c   Active participation in discipline-oriented service organizations;

d.   COMMITTEE CHAIR OR OFFICER OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;

e.   SESSION ORGANIZER OR MODERATOR FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS.

     4. Evaluation of Service
Each faculty member's proportionate responsibility in service shall be reflected in annual workload agreements. In formulating criteria, standards and indices for evaluation, promotion, and tenure, individual units should include examples of service activities and measures for evaluation appropriate for that unit. Excellence in public, university, and PROFESSIONAL service may be demonstrated through, e.g., appropriate letters of commendation, recommendation, and/or appreciation, certificates and awards, INVITATIONS TO SPEAK AT CLIENTELE MEETINGS/ CONFERENCES, and other public means of recognition for services rendered.  

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:  SHOULD EMPHASIZE PUBLIC SERVICE, LIMITED UNIVERSITY SERVICE, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISCIPLINE STANDARDS AND INDIVIDUAL WORKLOAD.  

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:  IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL AND/OR UNIVERSITY MATTERS, EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC, AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION ARE EXPECTED.

PROFESSOR:  EVIDENCE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE SERVICE AREA IS EXPECTED AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SERVICE AS COMMITTEE CHAIR, SESSION ORGANIZER, OFFICER OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.  EVIDENCE OF  IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL AND/OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO PROFESSIONAL OR PUBLIC PROCESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

ATTACHMENT 119/7
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

The UAF Faculty Senate, upon recommendation of the Administrative Committee, moves to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLUTION:
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WHEREAS, The mission of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) states that UAF "as the nation's northernmost Land, Sea, and Space Grant university and international research center, advances and disseminates knowledge through creative teaching, research, and public service with an emphasis on Alaska, the North and their diverse peoples"; and

WHEREAS, UAF Faculty are the heart of the university and the driving force for accomplishing UAF's mission because the faculty teach the students, perform the research, and engage in community and university service; and

WHEREAS, UAF Faculty to date have not been involved in any meaningful way in the development of the University of Alaska (UA) Outcomes Based Budgeting process; and

WHEREAS, The currently proposed goals and measures/metrics of the UA Outcomes Based Budgeting process are based almost exclusively on economic indicators instead of on academic excellence and a sound long-term academic vision; and

WHEREAS, Infrastructure needs to make the UA Outcomes Based Budgeting process feasible have not been proposed; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate rejects the current Outcomes Based Budgeting process as directed by the UA Statewide Administration; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate demands that the UA Statewide Administration include UAF Faculty in the decision making process of the development, review, and implementation of the Outcomes Based Budgeting process at the UA Statewide as well as UAF levels; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate demands that the Outcomes Based Budgeting process be integrated with the outcomes assessment and accreditation processes already in place in every unit at UAF.

ATTACHMENT 119/8
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CURRICULAR AFFAIRS

Minutes for Committee on Curricular Affairs   meeting  10 November 2003   2-3:30 pm
 
    Present: Gayle Gregory, Susan Herman, Jeanette Smith, Carol Barnhardt, Steve Cysewski, Rainer Newberry, and Mike Hannigan (by 'phone).  Visitors: Carol Gold, Tim Stickel, Judy Kleinfeld

1.	Re-Revised proposal for a Social Studies degree—Gayle Gregory went through it with a fine-toothed comb and identified a few problems that have been now been corrected.   A cover memo outlining the changes that have been made to satisfy Gayle's FTC was reviewed. Given that these problems were resolved and that the financing for the coordinator has been resolved, there was little discussion.  A motion to approve the proposed Social Studies Degree was made, seconded, and unanimously passed.

2.   proposed 2004/2005 academic calendars 
    The basic issue is: start before or after labor day/ MLK day?  We recommend: start after Labor day only if last day of final exams on or before 19 December.  Start after MLK day as general policy and see what sorts of howls of outrage are generated.

3.  An amendment to the BT degree deleting the Business option. To be effective by Fall 2004.               

	RATIONALE: 	The School of Management does not recognize the B.T. as a business option.  Removing the business option from the BT will avoid conflict with AACSB accreditation issues where SOM reviews all business management courses.  The Interdisciplinary degree can incorporate these courses with SOM approval.  This is a short-term fix to the SOM-BT conflict; with this change there will essentially be two different 'interdisciplinary' degrees.  CRA is planning to submit a revised BT major that is significantly different from the 'interdisciplinary' degree soon.  The purpose of this motion is to keep the BT intact while those revisions are being made.

Everyone agreed to the need for the deletion. The fly in the ointment: what to put in the 2004-05 Catalog as a 'placeholder'?  Steve, Gayle, and Wanda will come up with a proposed solution to 'what appears in the Catalog in the meanwhile' for the next meeting.  The revised motion including the new replacement will then be ready for the Faculty Senate December meeting. 
 
4.  Minor in Leadership and Civic Engagement       
Brief Description of the Proposed Minor in Leadership and Civic Engagement
The minor in leadership and civic engagement will be administered by the Northern Studies Program, an interdisciplinary program housed within the College of Liberal Arts.  Its purpose is to strengthen the abilities of UAF graduates to lead and contribute effectively in both the public and private spheres, especially in the Alaska public policy context.
    Full paper copies were available for inspection at the meeting— electronic copies were not available prior to the meeting.   Some gnashing of teeth and etc. about not all members of committee able to see the proposal, although all present thought it was a good idea.  Strong endorsement by Susan H. won the day.   Motion made, seconded, and unanimously passed to approve the Minor in L&CE.

5.  Certification that Edward Baggett's journeyman status is really worth 39 credits, as per the Catalog.  This was a rubber stamp deal.  So…. we rubber stamped it.  Further, the chairperson was given authority to sign such no-brainers in the future without bringing before the committee.  

6.  Syllabus Minimum requirements.   
  Carol Barnhardt agreed to speak to General Council about 'must contain' vs. 'should contain'   and….No word yet.  We agreed to sit on the issue until we get word.  

7. More stuff to come at next meeting
     The problems of cross-listing and un-cross-listing were discussed, as per the memo from Phyllis.  As all present were shamelessly ignorant about Faculty Senate meeting #77 and its implications, Rainer agreed to talk with Sheri, get to the bottom of the issue and present something at the next meeting.

8.  Kudos and congratulations to all for a successful 7-agenda meeting followed by adjournment.

ATTACHMENT 119/9
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY GRADUATE ACADEMIC & ADVISORY COMMITTEE

GAAC Meeting, Oct. 31 2003, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Present:  A. Dandekar,C. Mulder, D. Reynolds, J. Reynolds,  D. Stephens, M. Ehrlander, M. Hogan,  S. Henrichs, J. Ma, C. McAlpin,  R. Nicholson, G. Gregory.

1)	Christa reported that all Trial Course requests had now met the conditions necessary for approval, and had been approved.  

2)	John and Jennifer were both present at the last  Faculty Senate meeting.  They reported on the outcome of the motions submitted: 

o	The motion to require graduate students to take courses stacked at the 400/600 level received little support and was denied; we will not be addressing this again.
o	The motion to establish a 3-credit minimum was discussed more extensively.  John and Jennifer agreed that it came close to being declined, but in the end it was held pending additional information.  Specifically, the Faculty Senate requested that each program currently out of compliance submit a justification plus an example of a project with <6 credits before the motion could be re-evaluated. 
o	The main concern of the Faculty Senate appeared to be that the project option was not a good option for the MS degree and should be eliminated altogether.
o	Given that at least 9 programs are currently out of compliance, action of some sort has to be taken.  We discussed three different options: 1) comply with the request of the Faculty Senate and attempt to obtain all the information requested so that the motion can be resubmitted; 2) Drop the motion and require all departments to comply immediately (and submit new program descriptions), or 3) Look at eliminating the MS-with-project option altogether.  The consensus of the committee was to go with Option 1).  Christa will notify all affected departments of the situation and request that the additional information be made available prior to the next Faculty Senate meeting.

3)	The committee discussed the draft Motion on Graduate Good Standing that Jennifer had presented.  Debate focused on several points:
o	Is "probationary status" considered not being in good standing, or just a warning that one might fall out of good standing?  The general opinion was that being on probation is not maintaining good standing.  
o	The length of time for which a student could be on probation was discussed.  It was generally agreed at two semesters was the maximum period of time a student could maintain this.  Since grades do not become available until after the end of the semester, the preferred wording under the "Conditions for Dismissal" section was "more than two semesters of probationary status."
o	The phrase "substantive errors in admissions paperwork" under conditions for dismissal was debated.  We want to refer to the incorrect information supplied by the student but without having to prove intent.  The phrase "substantive inaccuracies in the student's application for admission" was agreed upon. 
o	Upon Susan’s suggestion, the section on dismissal (previously 'academic disqualification') was modified to required to require the recommendation of the department chair AND the advisory committee AND the dean of the school, PLUS the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.  In other words, all parties need to be in agreement before the student can be dismissed. 

Jennifer agreed to rewrite the motion with the requested changes, and to circulate it by email. 

4)	Thirty-three course requests were distributed for evaluation.  They will be discussed in the following meetings, starting on Nov. 7 2003.

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GAAC meeting, Nov. 7 2003, 3:30-5 p.m.

Present:  A. Dandekar, C. Mulder, D. Reynolds, J. Reynolds,  D. Stephens, M. Ehrlander, M. Hogan, M., J. Ma, G. Gregory, C. Koverola.

1)  The latest draft of the Motion on Graduate Good Standing was discussed.
o	The requirement for a graduate advisory committee and chairperson was removed.  This phrase was thought to have been included because in the past one of the few ways to force a student to leave was to have the committee resign en masse.  However, this motion should make such action unnecessary, and the statement could cause problems for a student whose advisor left or passed away.
o	Abhijit pointed out that BCIS was now USCIS.  Give their frequent name changes, we changed the wording to "Federal Requirements" in the Rationale.
o	With those changes the motion was approved.  Christa will distribute it to Deans of  the various colleges, and eventually to a University lawyer for review.

2) The following course / program requests were discussed and approved: (see attached list): 

1.	CHANGE COURSE:  ANTH 618 - Historical Archaeology (3+0)
	3 credits; unstack with ANTH 418 (to be dropped); change
	prerequisite; effective Fall 2004.
2.	CHANGE COURSE:  ANTH 653 - Current Perspectives in 
	CulturalResource Management (3+0) 3 credits; unstack with 
	ANTH 453 (to be dropped); effective Fall 2004.
3.	DROP COURSE:  ANTH 608 - Classics in Anthropology (3+0)
	3 credits; effective Fall 2004.
4.	DROP COURSE:  ANTH 613 - Seminar:  Problems in Arctic
	Archaeology (3+0) 3 credits; effective Fall 2004.
5.	DROP COURSE:  ANTH 614 - Archaeology of Siberia (3+0) 
	3 credits; effective Fall 2004.
7.	NEW COURSE:  ANTH 626 - Bioarchaeology (3+0) 3 credits;
	stacked with ANTH 426; offered Alternate Spring (even 
	years); effective Fall 2004.
8.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  MA,  Linguistics - Change program 
	descriptive paragraph; effective Fall 2004.
11.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Atmospheric Sciences - Delete the
	non-thesis degree option; effective Fall 2004.
13.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  Ph.D., Biological Sciences - Clarify 
	statements about GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for 
	admission and coursework and exams required for the degree; 
	effective Fall 2004.
14.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Biology - Clarify statements about 
	GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for admission and 
	coursework and exams required for the degree; effective 
	Fall 2004.
15.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.A.T., Biology - Clarify statements 
	about GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for admission; 
	effective Fall 2004.
16.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Botany - Clarify statements about 
	GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for admission and 
	coursework and exams required for the degree; effective 
	Fall 2004.
17.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Wildlife Biology - Clarify statements 
	about GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for admission 
	and coursework and exams required for the degree; effective 
	Fall 2004.
18.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Zoology - Clarify statements about 
	GRE scores and TOEFL scores required for admission and 
	coursework  and exams required for the degree; effective 
	Fall 2004.
29.	DROP COURSE:   BA 662 - International Finance (3+0) 3 
	credits; keeping the stacked course BA 461; effective 
	Fall 2004.
30.	DROP COURSE:  BA 685 - International Finance (3+0) 3 
	credits; effective Fall 2004.
33.	NEW COURSE:   MIN 601 - Application of Artificial Neural 
	Network (3+0) 3 credits; offered Spring; effective Fall 2004.

3)  The following course / program requests were discussed and held pending additional information or conditional upon changes:
9.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.A., Community Psychology - Include 
	Project option; add note that student must earn a "B" grade 
	in each course; effective Fall 2004.
Condition: change the 3-credit limit for the project to a 
6-credit limit.
10.  	NEW COURSE:  ATM 692 - Atmospheric Science Informal 
	Seminar, 1 credit; offered Fall and Spring; effective Fall 2004.
		Additional information to be requested:  how often 
		seminars take place, how participation will be measured.

4)  Two additional course requests were distributed. The next GAAC meeting will be held on 14 Nov. 2003.

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GAAC Meeting, Nov. 14 2003.  3:30-4:10 p.m.

Present:  C. Mulder, D. Reynolds, D. Stephens, M. Ehrlander, M. Hogan, S. Henrichs, J. Ma, C. McAlpin, G. Gregory, C. Koverola.

1)	Christa reported back on progress re. obtaining information for the motion on project credits (3 responses) and feedback from Deans on the Good Standing motion.  Only two very minor changes were requested on that motion, which the committee agreed with.

2)	Christa reported that the following courses had met the conditions for approval and had been approved:
9.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.A., Community Psychology - Include 
	Project option; add note that student must earn a "B" grade 
	in each course; effective Fall 2004.

31.	PROGRAM CHANGE:   M.B.A., Business Administration - Capital
	Markets option:  drop BA 661 and add BA 682; effective Fall 
	2004.
	Check that BA 682 has been approved.
32.	PROGRAM CHANGE:   M.B.A., Business Administration - 
	General Management option: add BA 682; effective Fall 
	2004.
Check that BA 682 has been approved.
3)	The following course / program requests were discussed and approved:
12.	CHANGE COURSE:  BIOL/WLF 622 - Readings in Conservation
	Biology (2+0) 2 credits; change credits to (3+0) 3 credits;
	effective Fall 2004.
19.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Engineering Management - 
	Reorganization and update to degree requirements as 
	recommended by ESM Advisory Committee and ABET 
	accreditation; effective Fall 2004.
20.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Science Management - 
	Reorganization and update to degree requirements as 
	recommended by ESM Advisory Committee and ABET 
	accreditation; effective Fall 2004.
	21.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S., Geology - Volcanology 
		concentration: change credits to 12 credits at the 600-level 
		in volcanology related courses; effective Fall 2004.
	22.	DROP COURSE:  STAT 680 - Data Analysis in Biology (2+3)
	4 credits; keep cross-listed BIOL 680 and WLF 680; effective
	Fall 2004.
23.	PROGRAM CHANGE:  M.S.E., Software Engineering - Delete 
	ESM 609 as course option, delete ESM 608 or BA 604, add 
	SWE 673 and 674, change course designators to SWE for 
	cross-listed courses; effective Fall 2004.

4) The GAAC will meet again on Nov. 21 to discuss the last few course/ program requests.

ATTACHMENT 119/10
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CORE REVIEW

Core Review Committee 
Report of activities
Douglas Schamel, Chair

Members present: Jill Faudree, Jin Brown, Jonathan Rosenberg, Derek Burleson, Douglas Schamel, Paul McCarthy, Rainer Newberry, Mary Goodwin
Ex-officio: Sue McHenry, Wanda Martin
Visitors: Patty Meritt, John Lehman, and others

The Core Review Committee met on 10 November and 24 November.

1) We approved 5 petitions and disapproved 2 petitions.

2) These are our actions on Core course requests:
	a) Additions to Oral Intensive:  PSY 310, SOC 405
	b) Deletions from Oral Intensive: ANTH 423, HSV 301
	c) Additions to Written Intensive: ART 473, RD 300, ECE 420, ECE 445
	d) Potential addition to "Values and Choice": BA 323.  Returned to the department for further refinement.
 	
3) We discussed and approved the motion (before the Senate today) to allow students to enroll in a wider array of Core science courses.  Schamel discussed this motion with the CSEM department heads prior to final Core committee approval.

4) Committee members Schamel and Newberry worked with Vice Provost Henrichs and Associate CSEM Dean Aspnes to streamline Core science assessment protocols.

5) Committee members Schamel and Brown debriefed Vice Provost Henrichs on the history and current challenges of Core assessments. 

6) Our next meeting will occur in January.  Date TBA.

ATTACHMENT 119/11
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY CURRICULUM REVIEW

Curriculum Review Committee Report

Curriculum Review met on Friday, November 7, 2003 and considered the following proposed course and program changes.

I-New Minor proposed by Northern Studies: Minor, leadership and Civic Engagement, additional courses: NORS 205, NORS 493 (Requests #41-43)

Judy Kleinfeld and Mary Ehrlander from Northern Studies gave brief statements about the new minor, noting that it had the Provost's approval and some financial support for next year. They noted that there is a national interest in this area on other campuses.

The curriculum review committee approved the request with only a few comments: why is this proposed through Northern Studies when most of the readings are on a national focus? If there is interest in civic affairs in Alaska, why aren't there more readings that discuss Alaska Native issues?

II-New BA degree in Child Development and Family Studies, additional courses:  ECE 106, ECE 310, ECE 360, ECE 420 , and ECE 430.  ECE 440, ECE 445, and ECE 470 (Requests #64-72)

Patty Meritt from Tanana Valley Campus gave a brief statement about the program.

The curriculum review committee approved passing the request on to Curricular Affairs with the following questions and comments.  There are some course number questions that need to be resolved with Gayle Gregory.  The Business Department is instigating a policy whereby only Business majors can take upper level courses and this will raise problems for this program because students will need business training to manage child facilities.  UAA offers early childhood but Patty points out this proposed program is tailored to rural sites and distant delivery.  It was noted the importance of training rural people for jobs in their communities and this program would provide such training for people who will be staying in their home communities.  Long term funding is an issue, although they do have grant funding now and the language in the Headstart Reauthorization Act will require BA degrees so this program is timely.

III-The curriculum review committee considered the following courses from the Department of Foreign Languages.  JPN100A, JPN100B, JPN100C, and JPN100D (requests #26-29).  The committee sees these as substitutes for 101 and 102 type classes paralleling what is happening in other language courses and will increase enrollment. The committee passes this on with approval.

IV-The committee considered JPN 210, JPN310 and JPN 311 (requests #30- 32).  The committee sees these offerings as appropriate since learning the Kanji is a time intensive exercise so they approved the offerings.

V-The committee considered JPN 377 (request #33).  The committee agreed to accept this class but to make it an elective to be offered as demand warrants.  There is some concern in the History Department about this offering and note that the committee did not approve request #36, to make this course a choice under major requirements. This probably needs more discussion.

VI-The committee considered JPN482 and JPN488 and the only note was that the College of Liberal Arts asked them to add these.

VII-The committee considered the Foreign Language Department's request to add Japanese as one of the second language options.  Personnel changes permit them to do this and the Japanese program is growing so we had no problem in approving this action.

VIII-The committee considered SPAN 431 0 (Request #37).  This is a capstone course and the only question was whether it should be termed a "seminar" course, apparently this has implications for the course number and how it is counted.

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Curriculum Review met on Friday, November 14, 2003 and considered the following course and program changes.

#114A, B, Accounting course changes--approved
#115-118,  BA drop courses--approved
#119, BA new course--approved
#120-122, BBA. program changes--approved
#123, BBA, program change (add admission standards to SOM upper Division Courses)--TABLED
#124-125, BBA, program changes--approved
#126-127, CS course changes--approved
#45-46, PS drop courses--approved
#47, PS 438 O, drop course, Peace and National Security--TABLED
#48, PS 451, drop course, Law, Justice, and Society in the Circumpolar
North--TABLED
#49, Law & Society Minor changes--approved
#50, Psy 250, course change--approved
#51, Psy 230, drop course--approved
#52, Psy 444, drop course, Advanced multicultural lifespan--TABLED
#53, Psy minor, program change--approved
#54, Swk 310, new course--tentative approval (looking for provision for offering in face to face classroom as well as distance delivery)
#55, Swk, program change on requirements for majors--approved

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Curriculum Review
11/21/03

Jonathan Rosenberg from Political Science came in to discuss #47, PS438, Peace and National Security. The political science department wants to drop this course because of low enrollment; it competes with the fundamental courses in the discipline; some of the subject matter covered in other courses as well.  It is a 400 level course so won't generate high enrollment.  It was agreed they would drop the course and then rewrite and submit as a 200 level course next year. This will raise an issue of too few O designators and they will need to add O to one of he other upper division courses.

Jonathan also discussed # 48, PS451, Law, Justice, and Society in the Circumpolar North.  He indicated there is no one to teach this course; it has low enrolment and there is enough of this perspective taught through Northern Studies and visiting scholars. The committee had no response and accepted with some regret the loss of this course.

Clarification was provided by Ron on #54, SWK310. This class will not be restricted to one mode of delivery.  It can meet through distance, face to face, and other venues.

A question was raised about RD 400 level courses and whether they should have pre-requisites.

We had a discussion of #87, Chem 300W, Research Ethics. The committee finds this a systemic problem in that it is getting harder for students to get ethics courses that are specific to the sciences. The committee chose to present this to Curriculum Affairs for their consideration.  The issue is whether chemistry students should have to take an ethics course.  As it is now they can opt to take one as an elective offering in Biology.  Some of us felt that ethics should be required.

The committee considered #123, the program change request from Business Administration that would add admission requirements for upper division courses. Laura Milner from the department came to discuss the action.  The committee's concern was that there could be individuals qualified to take the courses who are not in the program and have not formally taken the required prerequisites. This discussion began a few weeks back when the committee considered a new program that had some business courses listed and the business faculty pointed out this proposed new ruling. Laura agreed to write up a provision for accommodating the exceptional case of an individual qualified in principle but not on paper.  Admission for such an individual will be at the discretion of the undergraduate studies director.

The committee considered #73-83 and approved all of the actions with the following comments:
#74, Program change A.A.S., Professional Piloting- It appears that the program is 6 credits short but Gayle will correct the language.
#78. New Course, RD427, Tribal Contracting and Compacting, this course appears to be missing a course outline.
#80 New Course, RD451, Human Resource Management for Indigenous Communities. The committee felt that the textbook did not reflect a strong enough indigenous focus, that it was too Western.
#82, New Course, RD465, Community Healing and Wellness. The committee felt this looks similar to Community Psychology.
#83, Program Change, B.A, Rural Development. The committee noted that this change means a deletion of one concentration area.

The committee approved #84-100 with the discussion of #87, as noted above.

William Schneider, Chair

ATTACHMENT 119/12
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES

Minutes of The Developmental Studies Committee
November 20, 2003
1-2:30pm
Chancellors Conference Room

Present:  Judy Atkinson, Rich Carr, Pat Doak, Sara Firman, George Guthridge, Cindy Hardy, Marji Illingworth, Ron Illingworth, Joe Mason, Mary Matthews (SSS), Debbie Moses, Jane Weber.

The Developmental Studies Committee met and discussed the following items:

Developmental Education Department:

Jane Weber gave an update on the new Department of Developmental Education.  This semester the department has been in the process of hiring both an administrative assistant and faculty for a Developmental English/Reading position.   A Developmental Math position was filled during the early summer.  Jane is working with CRA to determine which positions in Fairbanks are CRA-funded positions and which are TVC positions.  She also reported that she saw two of our Outside reviewers at a conference this fall and they were pleased to hear that progress is being made based on their recommendations.

Role of the Developmental Studies Committee:

We discussed the role of the Developmental Studies Committee, now that the department has been formed and has oversight of Developmental Education issues.  As a department, Developmental Education will be represented on the CRA Curricular Council.  We currently have a seat on the CRA Faculty Council and on Faculty Senate Curriculum Review Committee.  However, Ron Illingworth made a strong argument for leaving the committee intact as a curricular review committee to address specifically Developmental courses and to act as a voice for Developmental issues in the Faculty Senate.  We decided to continue the committee on that basis.  The committee will also act as a means of bringing together a broader representation of the university community who are impacted by Developmental Education, including academic and support services representatives.   Suggestions for the make up of the committee include representatives from math, English, science, Rural Student Services, Advising, Student Support Services, Enrollment Management, and representatives from the Department of Developmental Education.  Jane Weber and Ron Illingworth will look at the current description of the committee in the Faculty Senate Handbook and will look at the representation needed for the committee and will report back at the next meeting.

Mandatory Advising and Placement:

Since UAF is still without a registrar, nothing has happened yet on implementing mandatory placement.  In Fairbanks, Testing Services has been tasked with the process of implementing mandatory placement.  On the rural campuses, mandatory placement has already been implemented.   A committee consisting of Ron Illingworth, Cindy Hardy, Debbie Moses, and Marji Illingworth will work on a plan for implementing mandatory placement at the Fairbanks campus.

Our next meeting will be in February at a time to be announced.  We will look at course approvals at that time.

ATTACHMENT 119/13
UAF Faculty Senate #119
December 8, 2003
SUBMITTED BY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT, & IMPROVEMENT

Minutes of  Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement Committee 
Thursday, October 23, 2001
Office of Faculty Development, 222 Bunnell

Committee members present:  Gerald Berman, Mike Davis, John Kawula, Paul McCarthy, Joy Morrison, Mike Nakaneczny, Channon Price, E. Thomas Robinson, Shunpu Zhang, Susan Henrichs

Committee members absent:  Lee Haugen, Brian Barnes, Larry Roberts, Roger Norris-Tull

1.	Susan Henrichs commented on the Outcomes Assessment portion of her position.  She indicated that there were many areas where implementation is spotty, and that her office plans to spend some effort educating faculty about how to do it.  She indicated that some departments are very good at outcomes assessment, while others still need to get started.  Her office has a small budget that can be used to bring in consultants and establish workshops surrounding outcomes assessment.  Susan indicated that she would welcome input from this committee.

2.	The committee reviewed the faculty development travel policy and accepted it.  A deadline of Dec. 11/03 was established for requests for funds for faculty travel during spring and summer 2004.  The travel subcommittee will meet on Dec. 12/03 to award available travel funds.

3.	Joy reported on her trip to the POD conference.  Her time was spent focused on sessions dealing with individual teaching consultations with faculty, and on a short panel discussion on service learning.

4.	Joy indicated that she is possibly organizing a women's conference for the end of March or beginning of April that will be geared toward women in higher education.  The conference will involve panel discussions and speakers and is geared toward women faculty at UAF, UAA and UAS.  Joy emphasized that the conference is open to all!

5.	Joy Morrison volunteered to serve as an alternate on the Unit Criteria committee.

6.	The committee examined the annual activities report form as a result of a complaint received by the faculty senate.  The committee discussed the form and concluded that it was a reasonable instrument.  In particular, the committee suggested that the form not be altered since a similar form is used for promotion and tenure purposes.  The committee suggested that it may not be necessary to include a copy of the CV as well as the annual activities form.

7.	The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. 

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Minutes of Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement Committee
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Office of Faculty Development, 222 Bunnell

Committee Members Present:  Gerald Berman, Mike Davis, Lee Haugen, John Kawula, Paul McCarthy (Chair), Joy Morrison, Michael Nakaneczny, Channon Price, Larry Roberts, E. Thomas Robinson, Shunpu Zhang, Marjorie Illingworth

Committee Members Absent:  Brian Barnes, Roger Norris-Tull, Susan Henrichs

Guests:  Pete Pinney

1.	December 12, 2003 was established as a date for the faculty travel subcommittee to review faculty travel grants for spring/summer 2004 travel.  All travel requests for that period must be received at the Office of Faculty Development by 5:00 p.m. on December 11, 2003.

2.	Joy mentioned to the committee members at the rural campuses to let their faculty know about the December 11, 2003 deadline for faculty travel requests.

3.	Joy indicated that she will be attending the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) conference in San Diego in April.  She will circulate information on the meeting to the committee by e-mail and has requested that committee members who are interested in attending the meeting contact her.

4.	Pete Pinney raised several issues surrounding student assessment of teaching.  His first comments were regarding the digitization of the Student Opinion of teaching forms.  Pete noted that there is currently no policy on separation of comment sheets and bubble sheets in the on-line forms.  This raises a question surrounding how these scores are actually used in the promotion and tenure process.  It was then pointed out that faculty rarely avail themselves of peer evaluation of teaching and peer assessment of instructional materials as measures of their teaching effectiveness.  He suggested that the faculty development committee might want to discuss how these measures might be more effectively utilized by faculty to improve teaching performance.

5.	The committee agreed to meet on December 11, 2003, to discuss many of the issues raised by Pete Pinney in item (4).

6.	The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.