Missouri State University - West Plains
Faculty Senate Minutes
November 11, 2011
Meeting Location Melton Hall Room M211

Faculty members and Staff Present:    Craig Albin, Jerry Trick, Barbara Nyden, David White, Anthony Priest, Cindy Smith, Tae-Wan Park, David Parker, Christopher Dyer, Cathy Proffitt-Boys, Gary Phillips, Joan Wright, Jeff Huff, Alexandra Graham, Sylvia Kuhlmeier, Aimee Staggenborg, Kathy Morrison, Joyce Pineda, Barbara Caton, M. L. Denton, Jim Hart, Renee Moore, Dale Dreckman, Neva Parrott, Joyce DeWitt, Dennis Lancaster, Debra Mayers, and Ed McKinney.

I.	Call to order
At 9:00 A.M. Barbara Nyden, Chair, called the meeting to order.

II.	“A Word From our Sponsors”  
Thanks to the Nursing Department for providing refreshments!

III.	Approval of Agenda
Chair asked for a motion to approve the agenda.  David White made the motion, seconded by Dennis Lancaster. Agenda approved.

IV.	Approval of minutes from October 7, 2011 meeting
Chair asked for a motion to approve the minutes from October 7, 2011 meeting as revised.  David Parker made the motion, seconded by Debra Mayers. Motion approved.

V.	Old Business
a.	SAAS-Mirra Anson
i.	By-Laws state the Coordinator of SAAS is the Chair. Since that position is being eliminated when Janice retires Jan 1, we will need to make a change to the By-Laws.  Mirra recommends Developmental Education Coordinator become the chair.
b.	RPT Committee - 
i.	Addition of CGP department and  Business department members
Barbara Nyden will represent Business
Jeff will represent CGP
ii.	English
Leigh Adams
iii.	Math
Jay Towell
iv.	Nursing
Joyce Dewitt
v.	4 Open Positions
Gary Phillips
Debbie Mayers
Dennis Lancaster
Ed McKinney
Motion to approve the committee made by Jerry Trick.  Seconded by Joyce Pineda. Motion approved.
c.	Advance Placement Credit-Leigh Adams / Connie Morgan—tabled to next meeting
d.	Handbook Committee – Barbara Nyden 
i.	Requiring a vote: (See attached)
1.	Effective Date for new Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Motion to accept changes made by Debbie Mayers and seconded by Gary Phillips. Motion approved.
2.	Codification of Per Course load
Motion to change the proposal to read as attached. Motion to change made by Gary Phillips and seconded by Joyce Pineda.  Motion approved.
ii.	Will be reviewed as part of the full Handbook review
1.	Intellectual Property-No longer an issue
2.	Travel Policy—updates have been made so be sure to check with the Business Office regarding travel. 
e.	Search committees
i.	Economics
David White—committee has reached a decision and will bring a recommendation forward 
ii.	Director of Nursing—no update as of yet
iii.	Instructional Design 
Alexandra Graham—January 2nd start date 
f.	Student Learning Objectives—tabled until next meeting

VI.	New Business
a.	Standing Committee Reports
i.	Faculty Assessment-Ed McKinney
Chose time for assessment of faculty: Nov 14 through December 2
Will contact IT to insure ease of access for students
ii.	Curriculum – Joyce Jennings-Pineda
Meets next week regarding proposals.  Minutes have been distributed to faculty through email.
iii.	Assessment Committee—Gary Phillips
No changes noted.  In the process of collecting and organizing data.
iv.	Developmental Education-Jay Towell
David Parker—committee discussing definitions and development of actions
b.	AD Hoc Committees
i.	IAC-Kathy Morrison
ii.	On-Line Offerings Task Force – Dean Dyer
c.	Resolution of Appreciation from Faculty Senate to Mary Shied for her service to the University. 
i.	Personal notes of appreciation from Faculty
Nancy McClure and Kathy Morrison recommend a resolution from faculty senate of appreciation to Mary Shied for her service.  Jerry Trick made the motion.  Joyce Pineda seconded.  Motion approved.
d.	Placing textbooks on reserve for every course each semester
Discuss of possible solutions…Jerry Trick moved to form a sub-committee.  Cathy Boys seconded. Motion passed. Barbara wants to join, along with David White, Neva Parrott, and Sylvia Kuhlmeier.  Recommendation to include Dr Lunday and Kathy Schloss.
e.	Staff Appreciation Lunch
Faculty would like to have this lunch.  Jerry Trick suggested Wed Dec 20th. Debbie Mayers recommended Feb.  Barbara Nyden will send out an email for recommendations.
f.	50th Anniversary Working Committees-Volunteers Needed
i.	Events
Aimee Staggenborg
Jerry Trick
ii.	Publicity
iii.	Commemorative Items
Gary Phillips
iv.	DVD
v.	Sponsorships

VII.	10:15:  Chancellor Bennett
New representation on the Board of Governors 
Request that we fashion a resolution of gratitude in recognition of Mary Sheid
Consider participation in the United Way
Looking for funding for new faculty positions

VIII.	10:30:  Update from the Dean
Dean’s Council allows your voice to be heard by the chancellor
Online taskforce  to apply for an online degree program
Will do a marketing push for entrepreneurship and other areas
Dual Credit report will be sent to faculty electronically
Institutional research will now be in Academic Affairs
Dean’s campus forum—move to 3 PM to 5 PM  -- discussion of format
Assessment and HLC updates

IX.	Announcements
a.	 Tech Talk –
i.	Today 11/11 – Tech Talk "Clickers," a webinar with Stephanie Nuzir from Turning Technologies, noon, T210
b.	Governor’s Excellence in Education Award nominations due TODAY 11/11
c.	Annual Fund Proposals due December 1
d.	New Faculty
i.	Joseph Rugutt-Associate Professor of Chemistry start in January
ii.	Aimee Staggenborg-Lecturer/Coordinator for Respiratory Care
e.	Capstone Courses-Please remind your students to complete the Personal Finance modules.
f.	University Positions: Refer to the Employment Link under Faculty/Staff tab on the University home page
i.	Trio is trying to fill an Assistant I position
ii.	Assistant to the Dean position is open through end of day today 11/11/11.

X.	Faculty Concerns (voting Members of Faculty Senate only)
Discussion of need for administrative assistants to aid faculty
       Dean and Division Chairs will address possible solutions
Issue with contacting students for advisement within disciplines
       Dean and SAAS will work for solutions
STAR orientation is no longer paying faculty for summer participation

XI.	Adjourn
Debra made the motion, seconded by Dennis Lancaster. Meeting adjourned at 11:10 A.M.

Important Dates:
•	Friday 11/11
o	Flu shots 11:00-4:00 Looney 203
•	Cafeteria Plan Open Enrollment October 1 – November 30th

Faculty Handbook Committee
For Vote October 7, 2011
1.	Change to By-laws Article 1, Section 2, paragraph E “Time for Taking Office”
 Rationale`
1-The current academic year’s Faculty Senate Chair leads the Spring Commencement so for consistency the new officers will take over after commencement.
Recommendation to F/S will be to change the language:  
Current :
Time for Taking Office

Newly elected officers of the Faculty Senate shall take office following the annual elections.
Proposed Change:
Time for Taking Office

Newly elected officers of the Faculty Senate shall take office following the Spring Commencement.
2.	Change to Faculty Handbook Section 2.7.6 “Per Course Faculty”
Rationale`
a.	Springfield is changing their policy to “per course faculty are to teach no more than twelve credit hours per academic year”. We have the difficulty of finding enough per course faculty in our area for a number of disciplines so we feel that restricting the West Plains campus to the Springfield policy would cause further problems hiring qualified per course faculty.
b.	18 credit hours in a year equals the 1000 hour part time labor hour requirement
c.	Current West Plains policy does not address the number of hours
Current Policy   
2.7.6 Per Course Faculty members always receive a one-semester term contract only, and employment terminates automatically at the end of the semester. Per Course Faculty should possess a master's degree or the equivalent professional experience in a field determined acceptable by the Dean. Per Course Faculty members receive no retirement or insurance benefits. However, they may be allowed the use of campus facilities. Per Course Faculty have only the duties associated with teaching and are not required to perform committee work nor assume other responsibilities required of ranked faculty.
However Current Procedure based on a 2002 memo signed by then chancellor Kent Thomas establishes a maximum 18 hour load per 12 month period and a 10 credit hour maximum per semester, with the Dean at his/her discretion seeking per course faculty to teach classes
Proposed revision:
Per Course Faculty members are appointed on a semester basis only. Per course faculty are to teach no more than eighteen contact hours per calendar year. Per Course Faculty should possess a master's degree or the equivalent professional experience in a field determined acceptable by the Dean. Per Course Faculty members receive no retirement or insurance benefits. However, they may be allowed the use of campus facilities. Per Course Faculty have only the duties associated with teaching and are not required to perform committee work nor assume other responsibilities required of ranked faculty.