FACULTY SENATE The third regular meeting of the Faculty Senate for the academic year 1983/1984 will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 1983, at 2:10 p.m. in Mendenhall Student Center, Room 244. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of the Minutes of October 25, 1983 3. Special Order of the Day A. Announcements . Unfinished Business A. Report of ad hoc Committee on Awarding Second Undergraduate Degrees (W. Castellow) (See attached.) Report of Committees A. Curriculum Committee (October 27)(W. Grossnickle) 1. Deleting History 1040, 1041 and adding 1030, 1031 changes BA/BS History (Majors and Minors), B.S. Elem Ed., BA/BS French, German, and Spanish majors, BS Pol. Sci., BA Art History, BS Home Economics (Cloth. & Textiles, Merchandising and Clothing & Textiles options). Revise Latin American Studies minor Changing Advanced General Physics changes the BS Physics, BS Applied Physics, BA Physics (Major and Minor, BS Physics ~ Teaching (Options I, II, III), BS Chemistry, BS Biochemistry, BS Biology, pre- engineering, -dental, and-medical curricula. 4. Revised English minor for all degrees. B. Research/Creative Activity (M. Gallagher) (See attachment. ) 6. New Business A. Carl Adler Be it resolved that the Senate instruct the Faculty Affairs Committee that prior to drafting a final report the committee should notify all fixed term faculty of any tentative conclusions and/or recommendations and invite them to a public hearing on said recommendations. Attachment for Agenda Item 4A: . REPORT FROM AD HOC COMMITTEE TO STUDY AWARDING - SECOND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES WITH DISTINCTION The committee recommends the awarding of second undergraduate degrees with distinction under the following conditions: 1. The student must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours, including the final semester's work, at this University. 2. To qualify for a second undergraduate degree with distinction, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 on course work for the secon degree and an overall average on all course work attempted for the first degree as well as for the second degree which meets the requirement for the degree with distinction. The level of distinct on the second degree can be no higher than allowed by the GPA on th work toward the second degree. 3. The student must meet all other scholastic requirements for a secon degree as listed in this catalogue. If the Faculty Senate approves of the above recommendation to implemen policy of awarding second undergraduate degrees with distinction, the committee recommends that such policy first go into effect for students who will graduate summer, 1984. & ¢ 10% Faculty Senators FROM: Ad Hoc Committee to Study Awarding Second Undergraduate Degrees with Distinction DATE: October 4, 1983 SUBJECT: Practices at Other Universities In May, 1983, the Committee drafted a letter and, through the good graces of Mr. Gil Moore, sent the letter out of the Registrar's Office to the registrars at seven universities. The registrars were asked if their institutions awarded second undergraduate degrees with distinction, and, if so, to respond to the following questions: 1) Must the Student complete a specified minimum number of hours for the second degree in order to qualify? 2). In computing the GPA for the degree with distinction, is all the course work attempted for the first undergraduate degree as well as the course work for the second undergraduate degree counted? @ Can the level of distinction for the second degree be higher than allowed by the GPA on the work toward the second degree (if work attempted for the first degree is countéd in computing the GPA)? A summary of the information provided by the five registrars who responded to our letter is presented below: Awards 2nd Min. # of Hrs. Procedure for Degree with for 2nd Determining 2nd Other Institution Distinction Degree Degree Distinction Stipulations Appalachian Yes 30 ‘s.h. All course work for To be eligible State Univ. Ist & end degrees. for distinction student must have completed 4 sem.(58 s.h.) full-time at~- tendance at ASU. Univ of Tenn at > Alli course work for Level of dis- Chattanooga Ist & 2nd degrees. tinction for 2nd-‘degree can be higher than GPA on work toward 2nd deg. Western Carolina In computing GPA, If student is only the 30 s.h. awarded both required for 2nd degrees at same degree are used. commencement, Cm . the distinction is same for both degrees... In this case, 158 s.h. are used in computing GPA. UNC-Wilmington All course work for 1st and 2nd degrees. Univ. of (Students who Richmond earn 2nd degree are ineligible for. Latin honors.) A. The application shows that the research or creative activity: (a) is in the general area of the applicant's field, (b) is of scholarly importance, (c) promises permanent worth, and (d) may be completed during the grant period. That is: + The research/creative activity has the probability of leading to Significant contributions in the field, And The research/creative activity is based on current knowledge in the field and shows how the proposed research or creative effort extends, expands, and/or explores new directions, techniques or processes. And The research/creative activity possesses evidence of scholarly potential, that is, it consists of more than mere data collection or confirmation of easily anticipated results, 5 And The research/creative activity is methodologically sound and within the competency of the principal investigator. For proposals that are judged to be meritorious based on the above criteria, the following secondary criteria will be used: - The research/creative activity wonld provide “seed money" to initiate a 2} large scale project when, in the judgment of the committee, the project , promises long term success and the possibility of attracting outside @ funding, Or - The research/creative activity represents continued or expanded creative activity or research that has been successful over a period of time, Or ~- The research/creative activity represents initial research effort for a faculty member who has not been previously engaged in creative activity or research, Or - The research proposal(s) represents reentry into creative activity/re- search. C. For proposals that are judged to be meritorious based on the criteria listed in A and B above, the following budgetary criteria also will be applied. ~ Travel: Sites to which travel is proposed must clearly be essential to completion of the project. Travel outside the continental United States will be approved only when the evidence presented as justification for such travel is very convincing. Examples of such evidence are full explanation of data collection/observations that are site specific and attempts to obtain international travel funds from other (Non-ECU) sources. Need for travel within the region (i.e. Southeast) must be documented. Applicants requesting payment for use of a personal car must explain why ECU cars cannot be used. Reasons for multiple, short-distance trips must be given. Travel and subsistence should be budgeted at state- approved rates. Equipment: Requests for major equipment purchase or repair (i.e. in excess of $500) will not be considered when the needed equipment exists elsewhere on campus and is accessible to the applicant, when the equipment is thought to be essential to the department or school and therefore is the responsibility of the department or school and the Academic Affairs office to purchase and maintain, and when the equipment requested appears to represent one-time use by one investigator. Applicants requesting funds for computing equipment must include a Statement that the request has been reviewed and approved by the Faculty Computer Committee (Jim Joyce, Physics, chairperson). D. No proposal will be considered if a Progress and/or completion report has not been submitted for a previous committec award.