THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE Faculty Senate Minutes April 6, 1979 The Faculty Senate met on Friday, April 6, 1979, at 3:15 pm in RL1 with Dr. Browning, chairman, presiding. Senate Members present: Dr. Browning, Dr. Cole, Dr. Dorr, Dr. Gillum, Dr. Greenawalt, Dr. Hart, Dr. Otti, Dr. Reed, Dr. Remington, Dr. Seitz, Dr. Shoaf, Mr. Wengrow. Members Absent: Dr. Boland, Dr. Squibb, Dr. Stern, Dr. Stevens, Dr. Wilson. Visitors: Mrs. Cadle, Dr. Ready, 3 students - Ms. Crowell, Mr. Hare, Mr. Ochsenreiter. The minutes of the March 22 Senate meeting were approved as published. 1. Report from the Academic Policies Committee - Dr. Hart Dr. Hart presented APC Document #26, a curriculum proposal from the Department of History. He explained that the original document had been sent to the Senate in the form in which it was dealt with in APC. However, it was not in catalog form and the duplicated sheet entitled "A Major in History" which was distributed at the beginning of the meeting should be substituted as APC Document #26. Dr. Hart moved adoption of the document proposing a two-track program in history. Dr. Cole seconded the motion. Several questions were raised. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and history, has a cultural resources department - would program B, public history, dealing with archives, cultural resources management, and applied history, be in conjunction with this department; would there be any confusion for students as to what extent would students be prepared in historical preservation? Dr. Ready said the program would have no connection with the Division of Archives and History, that it was meant within a broader professional sense, that it was a second undergraduate track in history. He said the history department would like to be able to say that a student in this major would be able to collect and process within the fine arts field, that they could actually work with historical documents. Mr. Wengrow moved that the following amendment be made to the document: In the second paragraph, the second line, the phrase "cultural resources management" be changed to "historical resources management." Dr. Cole seconded the motion. The motion carried: in favor - 6; opposed - 4; abstaining - 1. Mrs. Cadel asked if the proposal was passed would it be in the 1979-1980 catalog. Dr. Browning said it was too late to get the change in the catalog but if it was passed it would be in effect for next year. Mrs. Cadle questioned the requirements for courses not currently listed in the catalog and for which the document did not provide course descriptions. The proposal called for a six-hour internship and other new courses. It was asked if these courses could be offered as special topics courses and it was pointed out that the History Department did not have approval to teach a six-hour special topics course. Dr. Reed moved that the Senate recommit the document to APC for further study. Dr. Cole seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Dr. Hart presented and moved adoption of APC Document #27, a proposal from the Sociology Department. Mr. Cole seconded the motion. There was discussion concerning the document. It was pointed out that Sociology 355 and 356 were reasonably parallel to Psychology 303 and 304 and that as the document now read a student could receive credit for all four courses. Dr. Hart said there was some reference to this in APC and it was felt that although the courses were similar they would be used in different contexts. A student could take and receive credit for Math 125, the two psychology courses and the two sociology courses but it was felt in APC that students would not take all the courses. The motion to adopt APC Document #27 passed unanimously. APC Documents #28 and #29, proposals from the Departments of Mathematics and Chemistry, were passed unanimously. Dr. Hart moved adoption of APC Document #30, a revision to the catalog statement concerning a Second Baccalaureate Degree. Dr. Dorr seconded the motion. Dr. Dorr said that he proposed this to APC but he did not attend the meeting in which the matter was discussed. He said he had supposed there would be an examination of the matter in more detail. Since the time he presented the statement to APC he said he had received further information on it. He said there was a problem in that students had a need for a second degree but they were not interested in taking courses such as bibliography and physical education whch are currently required. He felt the proposal could be passed as is; it could be added as an alternate to the existing statement; or there could be a study of the transfer policy. Dr. Dorr read from the catalog concerning transfer students. He asked how this could be changed to be more in line with the needs of the students. Dr. Hart said when the matter was discussed in APC it was within the context of the rationale in the document. Two factors were discussed: (1) that if a student had taken an undergraduate degree somewhere else and then came here with a baccalaureate in hand there would not be much point in taking all the general education courses; (2) that with fewer credits a student could get a Masters degree somewhere else. This was the basis on which the document was passed. Since that time Dr. Hart said he had talked with students interested in a second degree. Engineering and architecture degrees do not require what we term liberal arts and some of them want the broader end of the degree. Therefore, in the light of this feedback and in light of what Dr. Dorr said, Dr. Hart moved that the document be amended as follows: The word "Delete" and the statement following it reading "A Second Baccalaureate Degree, page 64." be deleted. Also, the word "Substitute" should be deleted and replaced with the word "Add." Mr. Wengrow seconded the motion. The motion carried: in favor - 10; abstaining - 1. There was further discussion concerning the general education requirements, the minimum number of hours to be taken in residence, and whether there was any conflict between this statement and the current policy of one-half the major being taken at UNC-A. Dr. Cole said he felt uneasy with the document in its present form. He felt it needed more careful examination and he moved that APC Document #30 be recommitted to APC for further examination to consider whether an alteration of the transfer credit policy would obviate the need. Dr. Reed seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Dr. Browning said that at the last Senate meeting there was extensive discussion on the proposal concerning the term vs. semester system. The proposal was approved with modest alteration. The proposal was sent to the Chancellor and Dr. Dorr. Dr. Browning said he had received a letter from Dr. Dorr which he interpreted as a request to recommit the proposal to APC. At this point, he said, if there was no objection from the Senate, the proposal regarding the term vs. semester system would be recommitted to the APC for further study. There was no objection. At this time, Dr. Browning said there were some points he wished to raise. (1) The academic analysis of this proposal, while extensive, was not as complete as it should have been; (2) APC should suggest that each department consider the curriculum implications of the alternate course content consequences, course sequencing consequences, etc; (3) the analysis should include implications to transition of faculty load and expertise in curriculum revision; (4) it should consider whether or not there would have to be a redirection in degree emphasis or track options and for student option and progress. This particular issue is compounded because there is a clear administrative position at hand. He asked Dr. Dorr if he would provide APC with information to clearly present the administrative merits of both systems. He said if a move to the semester system was in fact an administrative necessity then it should be an administrative decision and not an academic one. Dr. Dorr said there was a clear administrative need to change to a semester system but there was also a need to study the implications on the educational program. He said there needed to be an academic rationale for what we are doing now as well as any alternative program. Dr. Reed felt a fifth point needed to be added to Dr. Browning's list: the logistical problem, can we teach 450 courses within a semester without going to Saturday classes. He felt there would be a space problem. Dr. Cole stated that he hoped if the administrative needs for changing to a semester system were overwhelming that it would be made known right away to avoid unnecessary work. Dr. Browning said he felt this discussion indicated that APC was responsible for academic policy and responsible for academic analysis for academic policy and that if APC did not do its job then out of necessity someone else would do it for them, that there was no other option within the structure. He said he hoped the committee would take its work seriously and that there would be complete and immediate action by APC and departments involved. With respect to this specific recommitment Dr. Browning said he would hope the committee could finalize its work by October or November, 1979. 2. Report from the Institutional Development Committee - Dr. Cole Dr. Cole said IDC has been meeting to discuss personnel recommendations for non-tenure track faculty. He said these recommendations had been forwarded to Dr. Dorr. As to the status of the proposal to plan a degree program in gerontology, Dr. Cole said a response was given from Chapel Hill suggesting that gerontology would fit into the HEGIS Code most readily where we are not authorized to grant degrees. Therefore, we have been asked to reconsider our proposal and perhaps consider it a track within the Sociology Department. The ad hoc committee to report on gerontology has been called back into action. Dr. Cole said he felt any recommendation by the ad hoc committee should be presented through the APC rather than the IDC. 3. Report from the ad hoc Committee on Grievance Policy and Procedure - Mr. Coyle Mr. Coyle explained that copies of his proposal were distributed at the last Senate meeting. He spoke to the major changes as compared to the current procedures. It was pointed out that the document called for changes in structure of the Grievance Committee which would call for approval by the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees, and the Board of Governors. Dr. Cole moved that the document be recommitted to the Executive Committee to decide the disposition of it. Dr. Seitz seconded the motion. Dr. Dorr said he felt the document was basically a very good document but that a number of the items needed further discussion. He asked to be included in the Executive Committee meetings when the matter was discussed. Dr. Browning thanked Mr. Coyle for the committee's work. He said that both Mr. Coyle and Dr. Dorr would be included in the meetings of the Executive Committee concerning the final disposition of the document. 4. Old Business None. 5. New Business Dr. Browning read a memo from Mrs. Cadle concerning the revised suspension rules as follows: "On February 9, the Faculty Senate approved a revised suspension policy based strictly on cumulative grade point averages. The Senate did not specify when the new policy would become effective. Normally, new policies become effective with the new academic year unless otherwise stated." Dr. Browning asked the Senate its opinion on the matter. Should the policy be activated for this semester or next Fall? Dr. Hart moved that the policy be made retroactive to January 1979. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Dr. Browning stated that the UNC-A/WCU Joint Planning Committee continued to work. The Campus Planning Committee is beginning to generate data and preliminary reports. The organizational meeting for the new Senate has been changed from April 19 to April 20 at 3:15 pm in RL1. The newly elected Senators for 1979-1981 are as follows: John Braggio Harry Johnston Anthony Coyne James Perry Lisa Friedenberg Russell Reynolds Deryl Howard Joseph Sulock The meeting adjourned at 4:50 pm. APPROVED: Shirley Browning Jacquelyn Peterson Faculty Senate Chairman Secretary