TACOMA, WA
98447
1. CALL TO ORDER---Norris Peterson,
Faculty President, called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
2. OPENING PRAYER---Doug Oakman, Religion, offered the opening
prayer.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY
8, 2002 MEETING---The minutes
were approved as submitted.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS---Carlton Benson (History) offered thanks to
the attendees at the recent Wang Center meetings. There is planned a Town
Meeting with various announcements about the Wang center: planned staffing,
grants, symposia, etc. The particulars: Thursday, March 21 at the Scan Center
from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Ø Mark Reiman (Economics) invited nominations
to the Wang Center’s Board of Directors.
Ø Norris Peterson announced that the
Provost’s Office has finished its final draft revisions of the Faculty
Handbook. This draft is being circulated to various faculty committees for
their review and comments.
Ø
Kit Spicer
(Communication Arts) identified that the 2010 Academic Distinction Commission
Report has been completed. Two forums for discussion of this report are planned
on April 3 and April 4. In addition, faculty may view the report on the
Commission’s web site.
5. QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD—PRESIDENT
ANDERSON---(None)
6. OLD BUSINESS---Four motions
previously presented to the faculty from the Rank and Tenure Committee were
brought before the Faculty Assembly for final consideration and vote
(Attachment A, Motions # 4, 5, 6 and7). Motion 4: PASSED as presented. Motion
5:PASSED as presented. Motion 6: PASSED as presented. Motion
7: PASSED as presented.
7. NEW BUSINESS---Judy Ramaglia (School
of Business) for the Educational Policies Committee brought five motions
regarding the Freshman Experience Program before the Faculty Assembly for
consideration (Attachment B).
Ø MOTION 1: PASSED as presented.
Ø MOTION 2: An editorial change renumbered the “117” offerings to “190” offerings.
There was a friendly amendment to revise the third sentence (lines 3 and 4) to
read: “Each would fulfill 1) a General University Requirement and/or 2) a major
requirement or a program requirement.” Discussion followed raising questions
about the staffing sources of the 20 student sections to be offered; possible
numbering or lettering schemes to differentiate 190 courses within the same
unit; whether or not experimental/topical courses can be offered; whether the
proposed changes can be made in time for Fall, 2002; and whether or not the
proposal encourages widespread participation among all units on campus. The
motion with the revised wording PASSED.
Ø MOTION 3: PASSED as presented.
Ø MOTION 4: PASSED as presented.
Ø MOTION 5: Phil Nordquist offered an amendment to drop the last sentence of the
motion which reads, “Classes will be cancelled for those afternoons.” The
amendment PASSED. The motion, as amended, PASSED.
8. ADJOURNMENT---Norris Peterson
adjourned the meeting at ( a bit of surprise to all gathered) 5:23 p.m. Portions of the dispersing crowd
headed “uphill” to try to win some of the famous door-prizes offered by KPLU at
the Faculty House.
Respectfully
submitted,
Steve Thrasher,
Faculty Secretary