2001

2001-2002 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Issue #26

Minutes
May 2, 2002

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

Present:	Alexander, Amata, Banta, Barakatt, Barrick, Bauerly, Bayard, Behrman, Brentwood, B. Buckley, L. Buckley, Cager, Chacon, +Clarke, +M. Dillon, W. Dillon, Evans, Green, Hall, Hreljac, Jaoudi, A. Jensen, Kando, Kent, Klucas, Lagunas-Carvacho, Lascher, Lee, Llamas-Green, Meyer, Perez, Raingruber, Reihman, Rodriguez, Roland, Stanley, Utz, Uwazie, Williams, +Zeanah
Absent:	Algert, Curiel, Dundon, Elfenbaum, Ettinger, Evaggelopoulos, Fitzgerald, Harvey, Hill, Horobin, Kearly, Kennedy, Klyse, Kornweibel, Kostyrko, Leezer, Mattice, Peters, Roseberry-McKibbin, Sheppard, Smith, Takeuchi, Timmer, Underwood, Whitus

REGULAR AGENDA

FS 02-31/Flr.

MINUTES

The Minutes of April 25 (#24), 2002 are approved as published.

Carried.

The agenda was amended by adding the following to FS 02-33B, Committee Appointments - Senate:

Charlotte Xanders, Chair, Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee

*FS 02-27/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

The nominees will be forwarded to the President for personal interviews and selection of one appointee to serve a four-year term.

CSUS Foundation Board
Cecil Canton, H&HS
Rhonda Rios Kravitz, LIB
Ramzi Mahmood, E&CS
Anne Stewart, H&HS

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-32/CPC, Ex.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW - DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

Background: Recommendation #1 to the Faculty Senate requests that the Faculty Senate "Provide sufficient support to the department for its pursuit of the AuD program." FS 01-84, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Audiology, Request to Negotiate was approved by the Senate on December 6, 2001, supporting the pursuit of the AuD program.

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment A) of the Curriculum Policies Committee on the program review of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and recommends that the Bachelor of Science Degree and the Master's Degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology be approved for six years.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-33A/Ex.

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARDS, ESTABLISHMENT OF

Background: During open forum at the April 4, 2002 Senate meeting, Senator Ted Lascher (Public Policy and Administration) raised the issue of the distribution of Research and Creative Activity Awards and the seemingly disproportionate number of awards given to one college and the lack of any awards given to another. Senator Lascher recommended the creation of an ad hoc committee to review the current procedures and recommend options for ensuring that proposals are evaluated uniformly and distributed more equitably across the seven colleges. Charlotte Xanders, Chair of the Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee, met with the Executive Committee on April 23 and concurred with the creation of such an ad hoc committee.

The Faculty Senate recommends the establishment of an ad hoc Committee on the Distribution of Research and Creative Activity Awards (Attachment B).

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-33B/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - SENATE

Ad Hoc Committee on Distribution of Research and Creative Activity Awards

Arts and Letters
Julie Yen, English and Faculty Policies Committee liaison to the Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee

Business Administration
Stephen Crow, Accountancy and member of Faculty Policies Committee

Education
Theresa Roberts, Teacher Education

Engineering and Computer Science
Cui Zhang, Computer Science

Health and Human Services
Alan Hreljac, Kinesiology and Health Science

Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Suzanne Lindgren, Biological Sciences

Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Tammy Bourg, Psychology

Chair, Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee
Charlotte Xanders, Library

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-34/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - SENATE

General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Committee
Raul Rodriguez, Teacher Education, Senator, 2003

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-29/CPC, Ex.

UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS, RESOLUTION ON

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following:

WHEREAS,
CSUS is committed to the development of quality educational programs, excellence in teaching, and providing service to the community, and

WHEREAS,
at CSUS, a baccalaureate education is based on several principles, including the expectation that all students will explore the body of human knowledge and become familiar with various methods for gaining, evaluating and extending that knowledge, and such an education should facilitate students' range of knowledge, values and skills in ways that will that will enrich and shape their lives, and

WHEREAS,
an explicit University Goal (Strategic Plan, 2nd edition, 1998, p.10) establishes the "educational mission. . . through continued implementation of effective and efficient practices," and,

WHEREAS,
assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning process, evaluation and discussion of our progress toward that goal led to the adoption and implementation of a University Assessment Policy by the Faculty Senate in 1992, and

WHEREAS,
University-wide assessment of institutional educational effectiveness requires assessment at a broad, University-level, and

WHEREAS,
through a wide-ranging collaborative process, the Faculty Senate prepared six general baccalaureate learning goals for all undergraduates, and

WHEREAS,
meaningful assessment and efforts to improve the institution depend on communicating clearly defined faculty expectations for learning, therefore be it

RESOLVED
that the Faculty Senate adopts the attached "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals", prepared by the Faculty Senate Working Group on University Learning Goals which includes definitions for each of the following expectations of undergraduate learning:

Competence In The Disciplines
Analysis And Problem-Solving
Communication
Information Competence
Cultural Legacies
Values And Pluralism

and be it further

RESOLVED
that the Faculty Senate recommends the "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals" serve as a definition of the University's expectations for undergraduate learning for all undergraduate students, and be it further

RESOLVED
that the Faculty Senate recommends that these "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals" be incorporated into the University's Strategic Plan, and be it further

RESOLVED
that the Faculty Senate directs the Curriculum Policies Committee to develop an assessment plan that specifies an ongoing, cyclical process that will guide the University in meeting these expectations of undergraduate learning at California State University, Sacramento.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-38A/FPC, Ex.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 02-38

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 02-38, Increased Support for Research and Creative Activities, Resolution on.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-38/FPC, Ex.

INCREASED SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, RESOLUTION ON

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the following:

WHEREAS:
in recent years the University has added a significant number of new professors to the faculty as a result of the many retirements that have occurred, and

WHEREAS:
projections of both faculty retirements and student enrollment growth in the coming years indicate that the number of new faculty will continue to grow, and

WHEREAS:
the RCAA Program supports the Strategic Plan's Scholarship goal to "build and support a university community whose excellence in teaching, learning, research and public service will be strengthened by scholarship", and

WHEREAS:
the CUP's 2002 objectives are to (1) increase the number of faculty and students who participate jointly in research and creative activity and (2) provide more opportunities for faculty to engage in scholarly and creative activity, and

WHEREAS:
increased support for faculty development is necessary to provide faculty with the resources to facilitate opportunities for research and scholarly activities, and

WHEREAS:
Over the years the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program has provided excellent opportunities for research and scholarly activities, and

WHEREAS:
at its peak, the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program received fifteen positions, the Senate's Faculty Policies Committee recommends that next year's funding of the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program be increased from four positions to a minimum of five positions with the goal of restoring funding to its former levels, therefore, be it

RESOLVED:
That the Faculty Senate request annual increases be made to the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program beginning with an increase in funding from four positions to a minimum five positions for the academic year 2002-2003.

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will be presented for second reading on the May 9 Faculty Senate Agenda:

FS 02-35/Ex.

UARTP DOCUMENT - AMEND SECTION 5.05

FS 02-36/Ex.

UARTP DOCUMENT - AMEND SECTION 6.06.D, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REPRESENTATIVES

FS 02-37/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, POSITION DESCRIPTION

FS 02-39/APC, Ex.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS FOR STUDENTS ON PROBATION

INFORMATION:

Senate Home Page: http:/www.csus.edu/acse or, from the CSUS home page, click on Administration and Policy, then Administration, then Faculty Senate.
Meeting Schedule:

May 9, 2002:
3:00-3:30: 2002/03 Senate Elections
3:30-5:00: 2001/02 Senate meeting

Cheryl Johnson, Secretary

The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 P.M.

*Presidential approval requested.

WHEREAS,	CSUS is committed to the development of quality educational programs, excellence in teaching, and providing service to the community, and
WHEREAS,	at CSUS, a baccalaureate education is based on several principles, including the expectation that all students will explore the body of human knowledge and become familiar with various methods for gaining, evaluating and extending that knowledge, and such an education should facilitate students' range of knowledge, values and skills in ways that will that will enrich and shape their lives, and
WHEREAS,	an explicit University Goal (Strategic Plan, 2nd edition, 1998, p.10) establishes the "educational mission. . . through continued implementation of effective and efficient practices," and,
WHEREAS,	assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning process, evaluation and discussion of our progress toward that goal led to the adoption and implementation of a University Assessment Policy by the Faculty Senate in 1992, and
WHEREAS,	University-wide assessment of institutional educational effectiveness requires assessment at a broad, University-level, and
WHEREAS,	through a wide-ranging collaborative process, the Faculty Senate prepared six general baccalaureate learning goals for all undergraduates, and
WHEREAS,	meaningful assessment and efforts to improve the institution depend on communicating clearly defined faculty expectations for learning, therefore be it
RESOLVED	that the Faculty Senate adopts the attached "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals", prepared by the Faculty Senate Working Group on University Learning Goals which includes definitions for each of the following expectations of undergraduate learning: Competence In The Disciplines Analysis And Problem-Solving Communication Information Competence Cultural Legacies Values And Pluralism and be it further
RESOLVED	that the Faculty Senate recommends the "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals" serve as a definition of the University's expectations for undergraduate learning for all undergraduate students, and be it further
RESOLVED	that the Faculty Senate recommends that these "CSUS Baccalaureate Learning Goals" be incorporated into the University's Strategic Plan, and be it further
RESOLVED	that the Faculty Senate directs the Curriculum Policies Committee to develop an assessment plan that specifies an ongoing, cyclical process that will guide the University in meeting these expectations of undergraduate learning at California State University, Sacramento.

WHEREAS:	in recent years the University has added a significant number of new professors to the faculty as a result of the many retirements that have occurred, and
WHEREAS:	projections of both faculty retirements and student enrollment growth in the coming years indicate that the number of new faculty will continue to grow, and
WHEREAS:	the RCAA Program supports the Strategic Plan's Scholarship goal to "build and support a university community whose excellence in teaching, learning, research and public service will be strengthened by scholarship", and
WHEREAS:	the CUP's 2002 objectives are to (1) increase the number of faculty and students who participate jointly in research and creative activity and (2) provide more opportunities for faculty to engage in scholarly and creative activity, and
WHEREAS:	increased support for faculty development is necessary to provide faculty with the resources to facilitate opportunities for research and scholarly activities, and
WHEREAS:	Over the years the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program has provided excellent opportunities for research and scholarly activities, and
WHEREAS:	at its peak, the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program received fifteen positions, the Senate's Faculty Policies Committee recommends that next year's funding of the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program be increased from four positions to a minimum of five positions with the goal of restoring funding to its former levels, therefore, be it
RESOLVED:	That the Faculty Senate request annual increases be made to the Research and Creative Activities Awards Program beginning with an increase in funding from four positions to a minimum five positions for the academic year 2002-2003.