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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON I.]NWERSITY Washington, D.C. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OFTHE FACULTY SENATE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 7,?J00,I IN THE STATE ROOM.1957 E Steeq N.W. Memberc Present Prcsident Knapp, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairc Lehrnanr Registrar Amuadson, and Padiamentadan ]ohnson; Deans Baratt and Tong; Ptofessots Becker, Biles, Castleberry, Cordes, Corry, Costanza, Delaney, Eoglander, Gallo, Galston, Gdffith, H.lg.tt, JohnsorS Matotta, P"gel, Parsons, Pelzman, Robinson, Simon, Wilmarth, Wirtz, andYezer Memberc Absent Deans Btown, Futell, Ktu,rl-awence, Phillips, Scotq and Whitakeq Ptofessors Artz, Gards, Hatrington, Rycroft, and Wade The meeting was called to otder by Ptesident Knapp at 235 p.m. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES lt The minutes of the tegulat meeting held on May zUlfrwerc approved as distdbuted. \-, RESOLUTIONS I. RESOLUTION O7l2. ..A RESOLUTION TO AII,IEND THE FACULTY ORGANIZATION PI-AN VITH REGARD TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE FACULTY SENATEX On behalf of the Senate Executive Committee, Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, |t, introduced Resolution W /2. The pupose of the Resolution is to provide fot an additional elected teplesentative fot the School of Public Health and Health Senices (SPHHS) on the Faculty Senate. Prcfessor Wilmarth advised the Senate that this Resolution is modeled on a Resolution passed a numbet of years ago when a second representative was provided for the Elliott School of Internationd Affairc. This was done to solye a dilemma, as each School is entitled to a rcpresentative on the Executive Committee, and Executive Committee membets may not sewe more than three tetms in succession. As Senate members ate elected for two-yeat tenns, a School with only one t€presentative must either be unreptesented on the Executive Cornmittee fot a year, or essentially be fotced to have its reptesentative rcsign so that a replacement can be elected and thus senre on the Executive Comrnittee. Professot Wilmatth said that Professot Donald O. Parsons of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences had voiced concem about the prcportionality of Senate tepresentation ovetall To addtess this concern, Professor Wilmarth said that the \., Faculty Senate Meeting, September 7rZW7 PageZ Executive Committee would tequest that the Committee on Professional Ethics and Academic Fteedom examine this issue in detail and issue its recommendations. Noting that the SPHHS reprcsentative on the Executive Committee would complete three tetms as of Decembet 31,2007, Professor Vitmarth uged the adoption of Resolution VI /2 so that it might in tum be considered by the Faculty Assembly and the Board of Trustees as tequited. There being no questions or discussion on the Resolution, a vote was taken, and Resolution 07 /2was adopted by unani'nous vote. (Resolution0T /2 is attached) II. *A RESOLUTION 0713, RESOLUTTON ON ESTABLISIrIN COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE CURRICT]LUM REVIEV'' On behalf of the Senate Executive Cornrnittee, Professor r.ilien F. Robinson, Chair, intoduced Resolution 07 /3. She advised that the Resolution was ofrered pumuatrt to the Senate's adoption of Resolution M/5 at its meeting on Febnrary 16, 2007. Resolution 06/5 uged thaq rathet than adopt the 4x4 curdculum model 'scenario" descdbed in the teport of the Joint Task Force on a Possible 4X4 Undergmduate Curricrlar Structure, the faculties of the several schools underake a comptehensive cutticulum rcview beginning in the Fall semeste4Z(N.T ia collaboration with the incoming adminisration of Ptesident Ko.pp. Professot Robinson teviewed key provisions of Resolution 07 /srwhich ptovides for the establishrnent of a Steeting Committee on Undetgmduate Curic-ulum Reniew. Discussion followed, with Ptofessor Anthony M. Yezer inquiritrg about the Steedng Cornrnittee's final wotk pmduct Prcfessor Robinson responded that the charge to the Steeting Committee would be dmfted by the Exec-utive Committee. Prcfessor Parsons asked if the Deans wete in agteement with conducting cufficular reviews and wotking with the Steetiog Committee. Executive Yice President fot Academic Affrirs Donald R. I.ehrnal teslrcnded that the Deans of the schools concerned had agreed to participate. President Knapp said that he was piesent at the Executive Committee meeting when Resolution M /3 was discussed fot possible inclusion with the September meet'ng agenda. He added that he was pleased to see this initiative emergiog from the faculty, and thought it ptoposed a very balanced and collaborative framework in which to conduct curdcular rcviews in the schools, an effortwhich he undemtood has broad supporl Therc being no furthet questions or discussion, a vote sras taken, and Resolution 07 /3 was adopted by unanirnous vote. (Resolution 07 13 is attached.) INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS No resolutions weie inttoduced. Faculty Senate Meeting, Septembet 7,2N7 Page 3 RESPONSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO SENATE RESOLUTIONS FORTHE 2006-07 SESSION Professor Robinson noted that the Administmtion Response to the 2ffiG07 Resolutions had been cfuculated with the agenda for the Septembet meeting. She offeted to dircct any questions about the administrative responses to Vice President Lehrnan, but no questions were posed. GENERAL BUSINESS I. NOMINATIONS FOR EI.ECTION TP SENATE STAhIDING COMMITTEES Professor Robinson moved the nominations for election of the following fa""rlty membets to Senate Standing Committees: Fiscd Ptanning and Bud&eting: Ptofessor Robert C. Waterc; Research: Professot Sharon F. Lamben. The nomination of Prcfessot Phyltis M. Rydet to the Univetsity and Urban Atrafus Committee was also moved. The entire slate was apprcved. U. NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON I.]NDERGRADUATE CURRICI]LUM RE'VIEW Professor Robinson moved the nominations for election of the following faculty membets to the Steering Committee: Gary Simon (School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Co-Chair); Professors Mary Granget (School of Business), Maiid M;anzai, (School of Engineedng and Apptied Science), Barbam Millet (Elliott School of Intetnational Affairs), and Alan Wade (Columbian College of Arts and Sciences). The \-, entire slate was apptoved. III. REPORT OF THE EXGCUTTVE COMMIfiEE Professot Robinson preseoted the Report of the Executive Committee, which is enclosed. She also reminded everyone that the Senate Offices had moved and ane now located in Old ffirin, Suite 4il). Prcfessor Robinson also thanked Ms. Campbell fot making arrang€ments for the Senate to hold its meetings in the State Room of the Elliott School. In connection with the portion of Professor Robinsor's repott dealing with the Executive Committee's letter to the Academic Atraits Committee on the Board of Trustees, Professor Englander asked il that corespondence and the teport that preceded it could be made available to faculty. Ptofessot Robinson responded that copies of the corespondence would be made available with the September Faculty Senate minutes. In reslrcnse to a request by Ptofessor Englandet that the corespondence be made available that aftetnoon so that he would have it in hand fot a meeting of faculty membets in the Business Schoo! Professor Robinson indicated that the corespondence would be distdbuted electonical$ to Senate members aftet the conclusion of the meeting. Faculty Senate Meeting, Septembet 712007 Page 4 In connection with the portion of Professor Robinson's repott d6aling with the lrack of compliance with Faculty Code rcquirements for tenuted and tenute-track faculty in the SPHHS, Professot Yezer asked if the School had submitted a business plan to ^ achieve the desited goals. Discussion followed between Ptofessors Wifmarth and Yezet. Professor Wihnarth explained that a joint Subcommittee fotmed by the Fiscal Plaildry and Budgeting Cornmittee and Prcfessional Ethics and Academic Frcedom Cortmittee, met with Dean Ruth IGtz and asked Dean Kata a provide a plan that would enable SPHHS to achieve compliance with the Faculty Code. The Joint $u[cernrnittee received and rcviewed a response from Dean Ytae, and the Joint Subcornrnittee subsequently asked Dean Yr.atz to provide a more detailed plan that would include specific goals and benchmatks. The Joint Subcommittee is curently awaiting a further restrx>ase from Dean l(ttz. Furthet discussion followed between Professor Wilmarth, Vice Ptesident Lehman, and Prcfessor Wittz, who asked if the Joint Subcommiftee's deliberations included the possibility that there was something structurral about the SPHHS which would perhaps wafiant an exception to compliance with Faailty Code rcquirements, and further, what the basis of such an exception might be. Ptofessor Wilmatth said that discussions on that geneal topic had been held, but no conclusioas had been teached- He added that his sense of the discussion was that absent some very specific and conc:iete demonstation as to why the SPHHS academic model would not be compatible with the requircments of the Code, an exception should not be considered by the Faculty Senate. Professor Patsons obseryed that Dean Katz has not articulated a mtionale for an exception from Code tequirements. Futher discussion ensued about the history of lack of compliance with Faculty Code rcquinements by the SPHHS since its crcation. Ptofessor Simon (SMHS) said that when the School was create4 the Board of Trustees did not authorize additional tenure lines fot the School. Ptofessor Wilmarth said he underctood that such a tirnitation on tenute lines at SPHHS was never communicated to the Senate before it approved the fotmation of SPHHS, and Ptofessot Simon agreed with this obsenration. Professor Griffith, [who was a membet of the irdtial Committee representing the Senate t\at negotiated the sttucture of the SPHHSI said that therc was cetainly no indication that the SPHHS could not eventually comply with Code tequirements. Pmfessor Robinson agreed with Ptofessor Gdffth's recollection, that the Senate was given assruances that compliance with Code requircmenb was achievable. Vice Prcsident Lehman teminded the Senate that at a meeting held during the Spring, 2fi)7 semestet, the Senate was advised hat the lack of additional tenure lines otiginally authodzed by the Boatd of Trustees was no longer in effect. Thus, this impedirnent to the School's compliance with tbe Codewas removed. In conclusion, Ptofessot Parcons observed that Professor Edward Chetian had chaited the Joint $ufus6tnrnittee, and had invested an incedible amount of work into the examination of this issue. He added that he thought that Professot Chedan should be -\is ptesent fot any futue Seoate discussion 6f issue in detail given the enotrnous amount of ',ne he had devoted to it. Faculty Senate Meeting, September 7rZW7 Page 5 ry. ANNUAL REPORTS OF SENATE STANIDING COMMITTEES The Annual Repots of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Committee on University and Urban Affairs are attached- V. TRIBUTES TO RETIRING FACI.]LTY This item was defered to the agenda fot the ne)il meeting of the Faculty Senate. BRrEF STATEMENTS (ANp OUESTTONS) Ptofessor Robinson rcquested and rcceived the pdvilege of the floot so that the Chief of the Universiqfs Police Departmenq Ms. Dolorcs Staffotd, could bdef the Senate on a new rainingprogmm. Chief Stafford rcported that in rcslrcnse to the ttagrc shootings occurdng at Vfuginia Tech, het department developed a ptogmm ovet the srunmer fot faculty, staff, and key student leaders which is designed to teach participants to identi$ indicators fot potential violence before they escalate into dangelous situations on cemPus. Two other goals of YAMP [the Yiolence Awareness, and Mitigation Pmgraml are to teach non- physical techniques to diffirse potential violence, as well as psychomotot skills which will enable participants to prctect themselves and othem while awaiting a police tesponse should sarnpus violence (rccur. Chief Staffotd dso said that the first pilot progmm was conducted two weels ago \-, with the housiog staff aad rcceived an enthusiastic rcsponse. A press telease about the progmm was issued by the Univemity on September 66 announcing the official start of the prograrL {The press rclease is attached and may be fouad by selecting the link below.l http:/ /vrsrw. gwu.edu/ -media/presstelease.cfu ?ann-i d=263/;8 Chief Stafford encoutaged facolty and staff to sign up for this taining, emphasizing that although the coutse consists of ten hours of instruction and exercises, it can be tailored to fit the schedules of fac-ulty and staff, aod it need not take place all in one dry. Professor Wilmarth said that I-aw School faculty members wete btiefed that moming about emergency planning and sheltedry in place unless an evacuation otdet is issued. He asked if the Univetsity was considering the instatlation of deadbolt locks, and Chief Staffod rcsponded that the issue is consideration, but no decision has been 'rnder rcached. President Knapp reported that he had discussed this topic with the Vice Ptesidents earliet in the weelg and he had asked for a teview of the mary dirnensions of the rcport on the Viryinia Tech incident. He added that Chief Stafford's initiative addtesses one aspect of the incident that the Univetsity community needs to teview and be thoughtfrrl about, but thete arc many others, including the manner in which the University rcsponds to Faculty Senate Meeting, September 7,2007 Page 6 students (ot staff, oi even oon-cornrnrrnity membem) who exhibit signs that they are toubled; hoqr these individuals are evaluated and what the response should be in teflns of University policies and ptocedures. Prcsident Knapp acknowledged that these are somewhat diffetent issues than devising campus prcparations and possible responses to incident 'fhis an assessment wilt obviously involve the University Police Depanment and the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management as well as carcful aaalysis of the Yiaginia Tech relrort by many deparments within the university. Ptesident lfnapp said he was veqf glad to be mee'ig with the Senate, and e4rected to take some t'rne to learn about this important bofifs traditions and ptocedurcs. Prcsident Ko"pp noted that he had akeady benefited from the advice and counsel of the Senate Executive Committee offeted during several very open and productive discussions. He added that he would welcome sirnilar discussions with the Senate as a whole. While President Ifuapp said he did not wart to trample on traditions that may have been established over time at GV, the Seoate .g.od, as curently sttuctured provides fot bdef statements and questions, but not ior mone extended discussion. He asked if it would be acceptable from tirrre to -'.rre to add an item to the Senate's agenda so that_he could update the Senate on the adrninis6slisn's t\inking about impotant issues that affect faculty and students, as well as rcflections on some of his oum expedences at othet institutions as those might bear on some of the issues GW faces. No obiections were voiced to the President's ptoposa! and several of the faculty membets prcsent spoke in favor of such an agenda item. ADJOURNMENT There berng no fufihei business before the Senate, the meeting was adjoumed at 3:25 p.m. Efiza"6 et fL A- Am:un^ds on ElizabethA Amundson Secretary A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FACULTY ORGANIIZATION PI.AN wlTH REGARD TO THE COMPOSTTTON OF THE FACULTY SENATE (0712) WHEREAS, the Faculty Organization Plan curently allocates a single seat in the Faculty Senate and on the Senate's Executive Cornrnittee to the School of Public Health and Health Serices; and WHEREAS, the Faculty Organization Plan, unds Article II, Section 5, subsection (a), curently establishes a three-year consecutive term limit on membetship on the Senate's Executive Qsrnrnittesl anfl WHEREAS, limitiog the School of Public Health and Health Senices to a single seat on the Faculty Senate and on the Senatets Executive Qornrni6ss may come into conflict with the above term lirniq NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLYED BY THE FACULTY SENATE OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON I.'NTVERSITY (1) That Article III, Section 2, subsection (a) (3) of the Faculty Orgaaization Plan be amended to rea& (The facolty members of the Senate shall be elected by aod ftom theit faculties as follows: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, nine; the Gtaduate School of Education and Human Development, School of Engineeting and Applied Science, School of Business, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Law School three each; the Elliott School of IntemationalAfrrfus and the School of Public \-, Health and Health Services, two each.' @ That the Presideng as Chair of the Faculty Assembly, is rcquested to place on the agenda of the Faculty Assembly at its meeting on September lQ 2ffi7 the nronosed amendment to the Facrrlw Otsanization Plan: and (3) Thag upon apptoval by th. Faculty Assembly, the Ptesident is requested to fotward at the earliest opportunity the ptoposed amendment to the Faculty Otganization Plan to the Board of Trustees for final appmval to become effective by Jaorary 11 2008. Executive Cornrnittee of the Faculty Senate August 24,2007 Adopted September 7, 2007 A RESOLUTION ON ESTABLISHING A STEERING COMMITTEE ON T]NDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM REVIEW (07 13) ^ WHEREAS, During the2ffi6-2007 academic year the Faculty Senate and School faculties engaged in considerable discussion of the report of the Joint Administration/Faculty Task Force and its recommendation of the adoption *scenariol' af a 4x4 undergraduate curriculum and WHEREAS, After reviewing a report and recommendations of a Special Committee of the Faculty Senate, which evaluated the Joint Task Force Report, the tr'aculty Senate adopted Resolution 06/5 on March 9r2NTrwhich recommended that the faculties of the several Schools should be given 'a reasonable opportunity to undertake a comprehensive review of their respective curricula'prior to any decision by the University to adopt the *scenario;'and 4x4 WHEREAS, Resolution 06/5 further stated that 6the Faculty Senate urges the faculties of the several Schools, beginning in the Fall of 2fi)7, to undertake a comprehensive curriculum review in their Schools, in collaboration with the incoming administration of President-elect Steven Knapp;' and WHEREAS, Resolutions passed by School faculties were basically consistent with the conclusions and nscommendations of Faculty Senate Resolution 06/5; and WHEREAS, President Knapp has expressed the Administration's support of a comprehensive review of the undergraduate curriculum and its accomplishment as a collaborative effort of the Deans, their faculties and the Faculty Senate; NOW, TIIEREX'ORE, BE IT RESOLYED BY TIIE FACI]LTY SENATE OF TIIE GEORGE WASHINGTON T'I\IIYERSITY That the Faculty Senate rercommends the establishment of a Steering Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum Review, which should undertake a comprehensive review and evaluation of the Universityts undergraduate curriculum and, based on that review, should issue recommendations for revisions to that curriculum consistent with the University's stated aspirations for academic excellence, and That the Steering Committee should consist of: \-' 1. Five Deans (Columbian College, the Elliott School of Intemational Affairs, the School of Business, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Public Health and Health Serwices), one of whom should serve as Committee Co-Chair, and 2. Five faculty members, nominated by the Executiye Committee for election by the Faculty Senate, one of whom to be designated as Committee Co-Chair, and 3. Five faculty members, one from each of the foregoing Schools, elected by the faculty of the school and appointed by the l)ean of the respective School. BE IT FT]RTITER RBSOLVED That the Steering Committee should work in concertwith each of the standing or specially established School Committees undertaking the comprehensive review of its School curriculum. Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate August 2412007 \_ Adopted, September 7r20O7 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON S- UN I VE RS ITY WASHINGTON DC oFFICE OF UNIvERSITY RELATIONS. wASHTNGTON, DC 2OO52. pHONE 2O2-gg4-6460. FAX 202-gg4-gO25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Adela de la Torre September 6,2007 (202) 99 4 - 6 424 ; adelita@ gwu. edu GW DEVELOPS NEW TRAINING PROGRAM TO HELP FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT LEADERS R-ECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO POSSIBLE CAMPUS UOLENCE WASHINGTON - The George Washington University Police Department (UPD) has developed a new and innovative violence awareness training program for faculty, staff, and student leaders. The Violence Awareness and Mitigation Program (VAMP) teaches participants how to identify pre-violence indicators before they can escalate to a dangerous situation on campus. The specific goals of this program are to educate people about behaviors that indicate the potential for violence in students ard community members; to teach techniques that are used in non-physical situations to diffuse the potential for violence; and to develop psycho-motor skills to allow faculty, riufl *a student leaders to protect themselves and others from violence. Participants will leam techniques to help them in situations that range from dealing with disruptive students to specific threats directed at the individual fo managing aspects of major incidents, including active shooters. UPD recently conducted a pilot program with professional staff members with GW Housing Programs. "One of the outcomes of the Virginia Tech shootings is the concern that individuals confronted by an \ active shooter or violent offender in a campus setting do not know how to react and are not prepared to identify- the potential for violence in their students and fellow co-workers. VAMP teaches participantr iro* to recognize combative behavior and how to remove oneself from or deal with a potentially dangeroui situation until the police arrive, if necessary," said Dolores Stafford, GW chief of police. The program, which is a 10-hour class, is designed to enhance each participant's relationship with UpD and better understand the department's response to various incidents and emergencies on campus. Participants also will gain better knowledge of University policies and protocols in reference to serious incidents on campus. UPD protects and serves GW and the Foggy Bottom community by providing professional law enforcement services, promoting progressive community policing strategies, and maintaining a commitment to education. The department employs more than 150 full-time personnel, 100 of whom are uniformed officers. For more information about the GW University Police department, please visit h ttp ://gwi red. gwu. ed u/upd/. For more news atrout GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org. -GW-