2001-2002 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Issue #17

Minutes
October 25, 2001

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

REGULAR AGENDA

SECOND READING
[Action may be taken]

The agenda was amended to add the following motion from the floor (FS 01-68) and was then reordered to move the motion to the top of the list of Second Reading items:

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 01-68, Senate Work Group on Class Scheduling, Formation of.

Carried.

Background: After the October 18, 2001 Senate meeting, as requested in FS 01-64 passed by the Senate, the President agreed to postpone implementation of the MWF scheduling change. The President has requested that a recommendation - approved by the Senate - be sent to him by November 16, 2001.

The Executive Committee met on October 23, 2001 to discuss and decide on how best to proceed. The proposal follows.

CHARGE: Prepare a formal recommendation to be presented to the Faculty Senate for first reading at its November 8 meeting on a class scheduling "policy" to be implemented during the 2002-03 academic year. The recommendation will receive a second reading at the Senate's meeting on November 15.

TWELVE MEMBERS (12)

Seven Department Chairs - one from each of the seven Colleges:

Arts and Letters:

Val Smith, Communication Studies

Business Administration:

Jaime Alvayay, Organizational Behavior & Environments

Education:

Susan Gomez, Child Development

Engineering and Computer Science:

Don Warner, Computer Science

Health and Human Services:

Fred Baldini, Kinesiology and Health Sciences

Natural Sciences and Mathematics:

Laurel Heffernan, Biological Sciences

Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies:

Tammy Bourg, Psychology

Two members of the Executive Committee:

Joan Bauerly Jean Pierre Bayard

Two representatives from Associated Students, Inc. (ASI):

Art Pimentel (another student to be named)

Work Group Chair and Convener:

Bob Buckley, Chair of the Faculty Senate

Recommendation as ex officio members:

Denise Ramos, Coordinator, Space Management Paul Noble, Associate VP for Academic Affairs

TASKS, SUCH AS:

1. Data analysis to understand problem
2. Analyze survey of department chairs
3. Review of data and report from Facility Utilization CUP Workgroup, February 2001.
   
   Accountability Measures 8.1.a-f, Report to CUP (2/1/01) 
   http://www.csus.edu/cup/assessment/rptfacutil.pdf
   
   Accountability Indicators by Department 
   http://www.csus.edu/cup/assessment/att1facut.htm
   
   Attachment II - Observations of the 8.1.a-c Utilization Data by College
   http://www.csus.edu/cup/assessment/att2facuti.pdf
4. Review Flexible Scheduling Policy http://www.csus.edu/acse/flex_scheduling_current_policy.doc
   
   Synchronized Scheduling instructions to Departments
   http://www.csus.edu/acse/synch%20scheduling%20plan.pdf
5. Identify criteria to be considered in evaluating possible options
6. Identify options, such as:

1. Continue current policy as implemented - do nothing different 
2. Enforce all conditions of current policy 
3. 50 minute prime time scheduling (9:00 AM through 2:00 PM) on MWF 
4. 75 minute prime time scheduling (9:00 AM through 2:00 PM) MTh, TF and WS 
5. Limit the percent of major course sections that can be scheduled during prime time (9:00 AM through 2:00 PM) - thereby spreading the schedule into non-prime time hours. 
6. Target course scheduling for freshman and sophomores… and lower division GE courses. 
7. And others

Carried.

The Minutes of October 18 (#16), 2001  are approved as published.

The Faculty Senate recommends modifications to the Blue Book, Section X, Subsection F.II, (Faculty Senate Agenda September 27, 2001 Attachment G) [underscore = addition].

Carried.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending University policy (University Manual UME04050) regarding emeritus status (Faculty Senate Agenda October 18, 2001 Attachment C) [underscore = addition].

Carried.

The Faculty Senate recommends the creation of an Academic User Needs Group to assess the usability of available IT resources and make recommendations for improved usability as well as the improved customer relations management of these resources (Faculty Senate Agenda October 18, 2001 Attachment D).

Carried.

FIRST READING

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 01-63, University ARTP Document - Inclusion of Advising.

 

Background:  The three recommended changes to the University ARTP policy (specifically section 5.05, titled "Criteria for Retention, Tenure, and Promotion") are to explicitly include advising in the basis of evaluation.

The first change is to Section 5.05.E, titled "Competent Teaching Performance". This section has two subsections, one on evidence that must be included and one on evidence that may be included. The recommended change adds a section to what may be included, namely, "submissions … of the faculty member's student advising activities", followed by a list of some examples.

The second change is to Section 5.05 F, titled "Scholarly and Creative Achievements". An additional item is added to the list of evidence that may be included, namely, "a statement describing the faculty member's guidance of students who are contributing to the faculty member's project(s)."

The third change is to Section 5.05.H, titled "Contributions to the Institution". The change makes specific reference to "advising of student organizations" as an example of the faculty member's contribution to the Department and to the College in the area of student advising. In the case of University contribution, "advising of student clubs and activities" is added as an example in the area of student advising.

These recommendations were prepared and approved by the University ARTP Committee and the Executive Committee.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the University ARTP Document as shown in Faculty Senate Agenda October 18, 2001 Attachment E.

Carried.

The Faculty Senate approves referring the matter of including sponsored research projects under advising to the University ARTP Committee to draft the appropriate language.

Carried.

INFORMATION:

1. A Moment of Silence was observed in memory of:
   
   patricia Ackerman
   Professor of Nursing
   1984-2001
   

2. Senate Home Page:  http:/www.csus.edu/acse

3. John C. Livingston Annual Faculty Lecture - JOHN F. HENRY, Professor of Economics, Recipient:  Thursday, November 1, 2001, University Union Ballroom, 3:00 P.M.

4. Meeting Schedule:  
   November 8, 2001 - University Union, Foothill Suite
   November 15, 2001 in Mendocino 1005.  Note change in meeting location!

The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 P.M.

Cheryl Johnson, Secretary

*Presidential approval requested.