August 30, 2023 Minutes
Summr 23 AI Generated Text Working Group Letter
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Leon Johnson 346
August 30, 2023
3:15pm-4:30pm
Name |
Represents |
Attended |
Ellis, Colter |
Chair |
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Anderson, Christina |
AR/Film and Photography |
x |
Bartkowiak, Ania |
EHHD/Counseling |
x |
Brown, Lisa |
Gallatin College |
x |
Caton, Gary |
Business |
x |
Coffey, Jerry |
Emeritus Faculty |
x |
Downs, Doug |
LS/English |
x |
Flory, Dan |
LS/History & Philosophy |
x |
Izurieta, Clemente |
EN/Computer Science |
x |
Janzen, Gesine |
AR/Art |
x |
Kalonde, Gilbert |
EHHD/Education |
x |
Lauchnor, Ellen |
EN/Civil Engineering |
x |
Maher, Rob |
EN/Electrical & Computer Engineering |
x |
McCalla, Scott |
LS/Math Sciences |
x |
McCalla, Stephanie |
EN/Chemical and Biological Engineering |
x |
McDermott, Tim |
AG/Land Resources |
x |
McKelvey, Hannah |
Library |
x |
McPhee, Kevin |
AG/Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology |
x |
Neufeldt, Sharon |
LS/Chemistry & Biochemistry |
x |
Orendorff, Karie |
EHHD/Food Systems, Nutrition & Kinesiology |
x |
Posbergh, Chris |
AG/ Animal and Range |
x |
Rebane, Aleks |
LS/Physics |
x |
Rushing, Sara |
LS/Political Science |
x |
Stoneback, Sarah-Webex |
AR/Music |
x |
Stowers, Steve |
AG/Micro Cell Biology |
x |
Thorsen, Maggie |
LS/Sociology and Anthropology |
x |
Tillack, Peter |
LS/Modern Languages |
x |
Verhille, Christine |
LS/Ecology |
x |
Walach, Michael |
AG/Agricultural Education |
x |
Walter, Mat |
Extension/Off Campus |
x |
Alternates |
Represents |
Attended |
Gannon, Paul |
EN/Chemical Engineering |
x |
Johnson, Erick |
EN/Mechanical & Industrial Engineering |
x |
Orme, Devon |
LS/Earth Sciences |
x |
Yu, Yang |
AG/Agricultural Economics |
x |
OTHER ATTENDEES |
Represents |
Attended |
Anderson, Ryan |
Faculty Affairs |
x |
Babcock, Michael |
Center for Faculty Excellence |
x |
Clark, Jason |
Library |
x |
Miley, Michelle |
English/Writing Center |
x |
President Cruzado |
President |
x |
Provost Mokwa |
Provost |
x |
Sobek, Durward |
Academic Affairs |
x |
I. Call to Order
a. Meeting was called to order at 3:16pm
II. New Chair – Dr. Colter Ellis
III. Welcome Remarks: President Cruzado
a. Thank you to Colter for stepping up.
b. Thank you to Jennifer for her service.
c. Things look good at MSU
i. Enrollment looks good
ii. Slowly moving away from the word “retention”.
A. Sounds like it’s against their will
iii. Record research expenditures
d. Brought back Convocation
i. Official welcome
ii. Emphasis of first year students
e. Sept 19, 7pm in SUB
i. Open 2nd Hispanic Heritage month
A. Solito
1. Javier Zamora
f. October 18, 2023, 7pm, Field House
i. Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin
A. The Sun Does Shine
g. Thank you for all you do for MSU!
IV. Approval of FS Minutes from May 3, 2023
a. Michael Walach moves to approve. Chris Posbergh seconds. None opposed. Approved.
V. Call for Nominations for Chair-Elect
a. Maggie Thorsen moves to nominate Stephanie McCalla as Chair-Elect.
b. Kevin McPhee moves to accept a unanimous ballet for Stephanie McCalla. Paul Gannon seconds. None opposed. Approved.
c. Think about running
i. Stipends
A. Chair-Elect 30% of AY base pay, plus one month summer salary
B. Chair 60% of AY base Pay, plus one month summer salary
VI. FYI Items
a. LMS Update
i. The RFP was launched in May and has now undergone a first stage paper evaluation by a team of IT professionals, LMS administrators, and faculty. Two finalist vendors, Instructure (Canvas) and Desire2Learn (Brightspace), will now move on to a three-part second phase of evaluation, which will include:
A. A structured demonstration, focusing on the faculty and student experience of using the LMS.
B. A structured demonstration, focusing on the administrative, IT, and analytics capabilities of the LMS.
C. Course migration testing, to evaluate the ability of the LMS to import courses with fidelity and lessen any required course uplift or adjustments.
ii. A 14-member team from across the university system will lead these evaluation tasks, with the aim of identifying a final vendor by the middle of September. This accelerated timeline is important, as it both allows us to leverage time-limited funding to support transition costs and ensures adequate planning time for our desired transition date of Fall 2024.
iii. Check here for updates
b. Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Faculty Charrette 09.14.2023
i. To kick off this effort, the Office of Research Development cordially invites you to participate in a HASS Faculty Charrette to brainstorm and gather ideas on various ways we can support your scholarship. The event will occur Thursday, Sept. 14, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Leigh Lounge at the Strand Union Building. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 1
c. Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
i. A Moderated Conversation with Author & Poet Javier Zamora September 19th, 7:00pm; doors open at 6:00pm Strand Union Building Ballrooms. Tickets are free.
VII. Information Updates
a. Update from the 2023 Summer AI-Generated Text Working Group from CLS Associate Dean Dr. Michelle Miley and Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence Dr. Michael Babcock. Hand out
i. Questions
A. How will you assess WRIT 101’s outcomes?
1. Still working on that
B. You can use AI for certain things and cite it.
ii. Useful links:
A. https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/collections/textgened/
B. Center for Faculty Excellence Information about Generative AI
1. Syllabus language
2. Question
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- Is it a good tool for faculty or a tool for cheating?
- It can be used for both.
- Faculty: designing prompts that get the results you are looking for.
- Research questions
- Is it a good tool for faculty or a tool for cheating?
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- Go back to the learning outcomes. What is it the assignment is wanting the student to learn?
- Encourage faculty to form faculty conversation groups to talk about these issues.
- You get a better product if you have a subscription than if you don’t.
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C. KBZK News Video/Article
1. Interview with Ken Silvestri from CFE
VIII. Undergraduate Courses and Programs
a. Courses—First Reading
i. ARTH 343 : Modern Art in Italy
ii. BIOO 315 : Aquatic Insects
iii. MUSI 124 : Musical Objects: Knowledge & Fluency
iv. MUSI 125 : Elements of Large-Scale Musical Design
v. MUSI 137 : Foundations of Aural Perception
vi. MUSI 220 : Music Theory of Tonal Music
vii. MUSI 221 : Theory in 19th-Century Repertoire
viii. MUSI 222 : Theory in 20th-Century Repertoire
ix. MUSI 223 : Theory in Popular Music
x. PSCI 448 : The Politics of Climate Change
xi. STAT 456 : Bayesian Statistical Inference
b. Course Changes — First Reading
i. ESOF 422 : Advanced Software Engineering: Cybersecurity Practices
IX. Graduate Courses and Programs
a. Course Inactivations-First Reading
i. EELE 561 : Digital System Design
X. Senators’ Open Conversation
a. Software
i. Software needed for research and teaching have been delayed or not renewed due to the MSU cyberattack. Within engineering there are about 2 dozen licenses that are on hold.
A. Impeding teaching
B. Questions on policy
C. Questions on how it has been enforced
D. Questions on academic freedom
E. Others ran into the same issue last semester.
F. Rules have been in place since 2020 and now we are following through with it.
ii. VP Knutson from UIT will be at a future meeting to talk about this
b. 12 month pay
i. Where are we on 12 month pay for faculty?
ii. It is on Colter’s list and he will advocate.
XI. Public Comment
a. Provost Mokwa
i. Welcome back. Welcome new members. Thank you for your service. Will help with any issues however I can.
XII. Adjourn Karie Orendorff moves to approve. Peter Tillack seconds. Meeting is adjourned at 4:28pm.