Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Academic Council Meeting held on February 4, 1974

Treacy, John

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Wright State University CORE Scholar Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas Faculty Senate 2-4-1974 Academic Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes, February 4, 1974 John Treacy Wright State University - Main Campus Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/archives_senate_minutes  Part of the Educational Leadership Commons Repository Citation Treacy, J. (1974). Academic Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes, February 4, 1974. . https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/archives_senate_minutes/242 This Minutes is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Senate at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library-corescholar@wright.edu. WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CO\IMUNICATION 11.1,.. January 24, 1974 r .. : Members of the Academic Council r. .. m: John Treacy, Secretary, Steering Committee "uhjnt: Agenda of the Academic Council Meeting, Monday, February 4, 1974 The February meeting of the Academic Council ls scheduled for Monday, February 4, 1974, ln Room 401, Fawcett Hall, at 3:10 P. M. The ·agenda Is as follows: I. Call to order. n. Apprornl of Minutes of January 7, 1974, meeting. Ill. Report of the President. IV. Report of the Steering Committee. V. Reports of Standing Committees: A . .Curriculum (!'ee Attachment A) B. FacultJI Affairs C. Library D. Student Affairs VI. Old Business: A. A motion offered by the Curriculum Committee -That the 30-day waiting period in our current operating procedures be con-sidered thirty working days Instead of thirty calendar days, In relation to the Registrar entering a course in the course im·entory. B. A motion offered by the Curriculum Committee -That the grade of "X" be given when a student fails to complete a course for whkh he is registered and for which the grade of "I" cannot be given, the "X" being computed as zero points In the grade point average. C.' Approval of the Undergraduate degree ln Speech and Hearing Science. Vil, New Business: A. Approval of Ad Hoc Committee to Review Functions of Student Publications Sub-committee. Vm. Adjournment. JT:el ACADEMIC COUNCILF eb ru a ry  4, 1974 M inutesThe re g u la r  monthly m eeting  fo r the academ ic y e a r w as called  to o rd e r  by C hairm an  P ro  Tem A ssocia te  P ro v o s t M urray  a t  3:15 P .M .The M inutes of the January  7, 1874, m eeting  w ere  approved as w ritten .R eport of the P re s id e n t, M r. K e g e rre is  repo rting .P re s id e n t K eg erre is  s ta ted  he fe lt re c e n t s ign ifican t o ffic ial signs have beer, encourag ­ing , and that it  would ap p ear b a r r ie r s  to the com pletion of the f i r s t  phase of the m edi­ca l school plans have been rem oved, A lso, s e a rc h  fo r a  Dean of that school is  expected tc be com pleted w ithin the next four w eeks, allow ing the U niversity  to p roceed  to the second phase -  including re c ru itm e n t of facu lty , design  of the cu rricu lu m , developm ent cf w orking re la tio n sh ip s  with cooperating  outside in stitu tio n s , p re lim in a ry  accred ita tio n , and adm ission  of the f i r s t  cl;.as of studen ts.Development of the U n iv e rs ity 's  lease  of the K ette rin g  E ngineering  and Science C enter in Dayton was b riefly  covered  by the P re s id e n t. He so lic ited  input from  the U niversity  com m unity a s  a  whole on the fu tu re u se  and im plem entation  of th is fac ility , explaining that he had been lim ited  in sh a rin g  the negotiations w ith m em bers in re sp e c t  of the w ishes of the tru s te e s  of the C en te r. D r. Spiegel w ill sh o rtly  announce a t  le a s t  two com m ittees which w ill w ork tow ard the u tiliza tion  of the C e n te r. P re s id e n t K eg e rre is  was en thusiastic  about the p o ss ib ilitie s  fo r th is addition to the m ain  cam pus, indicating that a num ber of the c la s s ro o m s a re  roily equipped, th a t the lobby offers exhibition sp ecs a s  well as p e rso n - to -p e rso n  conference a r e a s ,  that a very re a l  and worthw hile re la tio n sh ip  is  opened up betw een the U niversity  (re p re se n tin g  education), ind u stry , and the cen tra l city com m unity. He em phasized  that the encom passing  of th is down­town fac ility  would in no way d e tra c t from  the m ain  cam pus as i t  is  now. O peration  of the C en te r by the U n iversity  w ill becom e effective on June 1st, and a ll m em bers of the com m unity a re  u rged  to think crea tiv e ly  tow ard its  u tiliza tio n . One facet of the negotiated ag reem en t w as a pledge to fu rth er the continuing education a lread y  begun th e re , fox w hich the U niversity  w ill re c e iv e  a fee . A p a ss in g  m ention w as m ade of the fact that C hancello r Norton has inquired  as to the U n iv e rs ity 's  in tentions tow ard the use of the C en te r.D iscussion  brought out that i t  would seem  likely th a t c o u rse s  o ffered  in  th e  C ente r would have subsidy since th is would be a p a r t  of the m ain cam pus ra th e r  than a  branch: the U niversity  will a ssu m e  in June a ll financial re sp o n s ib ility  with the exception of liab ility  in su rance  and m ortgage paym ents; that the U n iversity  w ill encourage the growth of the adv iso ry  re la tio n sh ip  with the C e n te r 's  sta ff; that the m aintain ing  of an a lready  estab lish ed  bookkeeping and m ailing  l i s t  s e rv ic e  (for 34 engineering , p ro fess io n a l, and sc ien tific  so c ie tie s) w ill a fford  beneficial in te rac tio n  fo r  W right S tate . W hile any energy c r is is  m ight w ell d e te rm in e  what is  offered  a t  the downtown s i te , s tuden ts a re  a s su re d  that th e re  w ill be no sp littin g  c f schedu les w ithout p e rm iss io n  of those in ­volved. T he continued availab ility  of the C e n te r 's  p re s e n t  in s tru c to rs  w ill provide a b ilitie s  from  the a re a s  o f ind u stry , engineering, W. P . A . F . B . , e tc .R e p o rt from  the Senior V ice -P re s id en t, M r. W hite rep o rtin g .M r. W hite in troduced  M r. C hristopher Dodds, D irec to r of the Foundation Developm ent and Alum ni A ffa irs , then proceeded  to b ring  the Council u p -to -d a te  on the p ro g ram . Needed by the U n iversity , but not covered by s ta te  subsidy o r studen t fees, a re  the following: sc h o la rsh ip s , fellow ships, fu rth e r  L ib ra ry  acqu is itions , seed  money for r e ­se a rc h , a s s is ta n c e  fo r  handicapped studen ts , funds for p ro fessio n a l developm ent, equip­m ent and o th er physical needs. It is  the intention to send  a  te n -v e a r  p ro g re s s  r e p o rt to each of the o rig in a l co n trib u to rs  to the com bined building fund as an a ssu ra n c e  of the benefit derived  from  contributed  m onies and as evidence that the need ex isted  fo r the con tribu tions. No funds w ill be requested  o r so lic ited  a t th is tim e.A re q u e s t w ill be m ade of the Foundation to in c re a se  the funds fo r sc h o la rsh ip s  from  th irty  to fo rty -fiv e  thousand, with sc ho larsh ips fo r c rea tiv e  ta len ts , in a r t ,  m usic , and th e a tre , honor sch o la rsh ip s  fo r the Honors P ro g ra m  in ex is ten ce , graduate  sc h o la rsh ip s, and hopefully the U niversity  w ill get som e N ational M erit studen ts by the additional funds.L is ts  a re  being developed by various m eans for the so lic iting  of funds: M r, Dodds is w orking with the alum ni to develop a p rog ram  of annual giving; in te rn a l so lic iting  of the faculty  and sta ff  -  such a s  la s t  year -  w ill se rv e  a s  evidence of in te re s t  within the U ni­v ersity  com m unity when approaching o thers fo r con tribu tions. W hile studen ts w ere not included la s t  y e a r , w orking w ith them  through the Student Caucus would affo rd  them  a p a r t  in th is evidence of in te re s t  and both M r. 'White and M r. Dodds would w elcom e the s tu d e n ts ’ help and that of any o th e rs , a s  a m eans of reach in g  a ll a re a s  su rrounding .IV, R e p o rt of the S teerin g  C om m ittee, M r. F r i t s  repo rting .U nder "New B usiness"  the C om m ittee requested  approval of an ad hoe com m ittee for the review  of the functions of the Student Publications Sub-com m ittee.M arilyn  Hagans has resigned  from  the L ib ra ry  C om m ittee, rep laced  by Joanne C ross from  the N ursing  faculty . Mention w as m ade that m em bers of the N ursing  sta ff would w elcom e opportun ities to becom e involved in  the U n iv ersity ’s a c tiv itie s ; they m ay be contacted  in the P .E ,  building.T w enty-five m o re  sign -ups a re  needed fo r the h e a r t  study of the A m erican  H ea rt A ssoci­ation , 48 a re  a lready  lis ted . Q ualifications fo r vo lun teers a re  -  m a le , over 35 y e a rs  of age, hopefully sm o k e rs . T his w ill be a continuing m edical follow -up of p erso n s in the high r is k  c a rd iac  segm ent of our population, w ith the hope of finding m eans of reducing  high r is k . V olunteers can  com e from  sta ff, faculty , o r  studen t body, and any in te re s te d  p erso n s should sign  up in the P erso n n e l O ffice, 243 Ailyn H all.The next F aculty  M eeting w ill be held Tuesday, F e b ru a ry  12, in Fawcett Auditorium, w ith the agenda to be m ailed  out tom orrow  m orning.V. R ep o rts  of the Standing C om m ittees:A . C urriculum  C om m ittee , Mr. Larkins reporting.Points of explanation w ere offered by Mr. Larkins in relation to Attachment A to the Agenda:ART 442 now under General Education Requirem ents.GL 428 approved for the P /l)  grading option; th is, together with the number of Art courses for which this option has been requested has given r is e  to a motion that will be offered under "New Business" -  lim iting the number of courses with this option that can be taken under the General Education Requirement.DAN 103 mentioned has not yet become an actual course, but paperwork w ill follow  normal channels when the course i s  requested to be added.The course originally approved as EGH 470 becam e EGR 470, then EGR 472 since  the number 470 had been previously assigned to an Engineering course.D iscussion is  continuing within the Committee on course duplication, course pro­liferation. and on the handling of courses UD 101 and 102.B . Faculty Affairs Com m ittee, Mr. Swanson reporting.D iscussion at the la st  m eeting covered the subjects of disability insurance, the faculty dining room , sabbatical policy , and other m atters on which reports w ill be presented at the next m eeting of the Committee.C. Library Com m ittee, Mr. H ess reporting.Since the Bolinga Center houses many books of in terest, an effort has been made to coordinate their hours open with those of the main Library. Hours for both are now approximately the sam e.Two changes in circulation policy w ill be implemented un less ser iou s objections are raised: instructional m ateria ls (gam es, k its, e tc .)  w ill be lim ited to a check­out time of one week, since it  has been too difficult to get them back on the longer check-out period. Pertaining to the circulation of Curriculum Guides to secondary education m ater ia ls , these w ill no longer be on check-out but w ill be available for use. This is  a return to original policy , since many of the guides w ere never re ­turned.It was a lso  pointed out that som e recently installed  signs in the Library have been com pletely destroyed within 24 hours, and that there has been a recent rash of thefts of professional books on rese r v e , particularly personal cop ies of p rofessors.Dean From m eyer spoke on the problem s o f  theft, indicating that various system s  to circum vent theft have been and are being considered. One step  already takenhas been to put professors' copies behind the circulation desk, not in the reserve  room . It was noted that the theft rate in the past two w eeks, particularly in the periodical area, has been "astronomical". P lans are to install alarm s at those doors which are not normal exits (fire doors which cannot be locked), so  that the Library staff m embers w ill know at least that som eone is  using an unauthorized exit. This problem w ill be aired through the University T im es, the Guardian, and by various other means to make the entire campus community aware of the seriou sn ess of the theft rate. Further efforts w ill be made to staff the cheeking desk, as w ell as to work out som e method for manning the doors (fire exits).D. Student Affairs Com m ittee, Mr. Hemsky reporting.Three student names submitted by the Student Caucus as candidates for the Student Publications Sub-com m ittee were approved.A document mentioned at an earlier Council m eeting, concerning campus communi­cation, has generated a good deal of d iscussion , and this Comjnittee will pass it on to the Faculty Affairs Committee for their reaction.Two new m em bers of the Committee are Richard Brinkman, replacing Mark Sawyer, and Ginger N esbit, replacing Donna Martin.Chairman Murray suggested introduction of the new student m em bers of Council. Mr. Roberts introduced Mr. Richard Brinkman, replacing Sam Kibbler; the other new m ember. Mr. Richard Jeffrey, replacing Mark Sawyer, was not present.Old Business:A. For the Curriculum Committee, Mr. Larkins placed a motion before the Council -That the 30-day waiting period in our current operating procedures be considered thirty working days instead of thirty calendar days, in re ­lation to the R egistrar entering a course in the course inventory.The motion was seconded, followed by only brief d iscussion .The motion passed by voice vote.B. For the Curriculum Com mittee, M r. Larkins placed the following motion -That the grade of "X" be given when a student fa ils to com plete a course for which he is registered  and for which the grade of "I" cannot be given, the ’X" being computed as zero  points in the grade point average.The motion w as seconded; d iscussion was opened.Previously the grade of "X" has been converted to an "F" by the R egistrar, an assigning of academ ic grades in effect. The "I" correctly  should be given when a student has not com pleted the work of the course but has made arrangem ents to make up the necessary m aterial with the instructor. The "X" would encompass students who show up perhaps for a day, do not properly withdraw, e t c . , The "X" would clarify the transcript to the extent that it  would not m islead anyone Into thinking the student had actually taken the course and failed it, such as the con­version of "X" to "F" would. Hopefully, it would indicate to the person receiv ing  the transcript that the student had sim ply failed to follow proper withdrawal pro­cedures. This would be an effort to clarify the student's record.Faculty would have three options -  an "I” for students anticipating completion of course requirem ents, "F" for those actually failing the course, and "X” for those sim ply not showing up or not following withdrawal procedures, etc . The "X" would sim plify to som e extent the work of the Petitions Com m ittee.Vote w as called  for , and the motion was passed .C. Mr. Larkins placed a  motion before the Council -To approve the Undergraduate degree in Speech and Hearing Science.Motion w as seconded.Following a brief d iscussion , Dean Cantelupe moved to amend the motion as follow s -To approve the Undergraduate program in Speech and Hearing Science. Amendment w as seconded and passed .M r. Fritz brought out that two courses related  to the acceptance of this program  have been handled, and proper paperwork w ill be going to the Curriculum Commit­tee.The amended motion was passed  by voice vote.New Business:A . The Steering Com mittee asked -Approval of Ad Hoc Com mittee to Review Functions o f the Student Publications Sub-com m ittee. M embers:Gene Eakins Jam es Larkins Joanne Risacher  Rita Tilton Doug Birnbaum Richard Brinkman Tom SnyderSpeech & Theatre (Chairman)Modern LanguagesA sst. Dean of StudentsEducationStudentStudent Caucus Student (Guardian)Gwendolyn Van Hook StudentM r. Roberts pointed out that an error had been made; Richard Brinkman's name should not have appeared, but instead the name should have been Richard (Rick) Jeffrey.M embership of the ad hoc com m ittee w as amended to show this change.Approval of the Committee m embership was given by voice vote.B . Mr. Larkins, for the Curriculum Com m ittee, placed before the Council a motion for consideration and voting.upon at the next Council m eeting -That, provided that a ll departments are notified of the option, no more than three courses be taken on the P /U  grading option under the General Education Requirement.VIII. Adjournment motion w as made by Mr. F ritz , seconded, and passed at 4:20 P .M ./ e l

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