2002-2003 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
November 21, 2002

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

Present: Alexander, Amata, Andersen, Banta, Bayard, Brentwood, Brock, Brodd, Buckley, Capron, Chacon, Clarke, Cote, Davis-O'Hara, M. Dillon, W. Dillon, Donath, Estioko, Ettinger, Evans, Gelus, Gieger, Green, Hreljac, A. Jensen, Klyse, Lagunas-Carvacho, E. Lee, Liu, Llamas-Green, Mahajan, McKinney, Meyer, Miller, Moore, Perez, Raingruber, Reihman, Roberts, Rodriguez, Roland, Sheppard, Wassmer, Williams, Zeanah
Absent: Barakatt, Barrick, Behrman, Boles, Curiel, Dundon, Eggman, German, Hecsh, Kennedy, Kochis, Krabacher, M. Lee, Leezer, Mattice, Pantalone, Peters, Riolli, Santana-Howard, Scanlan, Smith, Stewart, Utz

 

ACTION ITEMS

FS 02-77/Flr.

Approval of the Minutes of NOVEMBER 7, 2002.

 

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-78/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY

Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Demetra Oliphant, SSPAR, 2004

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-79/Ex. COUNCIL ON THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL (CPSP) (Amends AS 90-131 and as 96 78A/CPC, Ex.)

The Faculty Senate recommends restructuring the University Teacher and Education Council (UTEC) and renaming it Council on the Preparation of School Personnel (CPSP), as outlined in Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-80/CPC, Ex. PROGRAM REVIEW - DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment B) of the Curriculum Policies Committee on the program review of the Department of Philosophy and recommends that the Department's current academic programs be approved for six years or until the next program review.

Carried unanimously.

SECOND READING

FS 02-72/Ex. UPPER DIVISION GE PREREQUISITES, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

The Faculty Senate recommends that students must complete at least 30 units of lower division GE before enrolling in upper division GE.

(Reference: 2000 GE Review Team Report, Recommendation 13)

Defeated. (hand vote:  Yes = 11; No = 25)

*FS 02-73/Ex. WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

The Faculty Senate recommends that the "Advanced Study" GE course designation be changed to a "Writing Intensive" designation.

(Reference: 2000 GE Review Team Report, Recommendation 5)

Carried.

FS 02-71/Ex. DIVIDES GE PROGRAM, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

The Faculty Senate recommends that the General Education program be divided into 1) FOUNDATIONS OF GENERAL EDUCATION, containing only lower division GE courses, and 2) upper division courses that can be selected to satisfy the 9 units of upper division GE courses required of all CSUS undergraduate students.

(Reference: 2000 GE Review Team Report, Recommendation 3)

Link:  GE Impact Study Workgroup Issue Paper (October 31, 2002 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment A)

Defeated.  (hand vote:  Yes = 10; No = 26)

FS 02-74/Ex. AN UPPER DIVISION ADVANCED GENERAL EDUCATION PACKAGE, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

The Faculty Senate directs the GE Impact Review Workgroup to prepare a proposal and implementation plan which would restructure the "9 unit upper division General Education Requirement" to be an ADVANCED GENERAL EDUCATION Package. The proposal and implementation plan is to be presented to the Senate for consideration and action in the spring semester of 2003.

(Reference: 2000 GE Review Team Report, Recommendation 4)

Link: GE Impact Study Workgroup Issue Paper (October 31, 2002 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B)

Carried.  (hand vote:  Yes = 27; No = 11)

The following item received a first reading and will be presented for second reading on the December 12, 2002 Faculty Senate Agenda:

FS 02-81/Ex. ACADEMIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, CREATION OF

 

INFORMATION:

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

  2. Status on actions taken by the Senate:  http://www.csus.edu/acse/02-03_actions.htm

  3. Future Senate meetings:

     
    November 28, 2002 - Happy Thanksgiving!
    December 5, 2002 - no meeting
    December 12, 2002 - Senate meeting (refreshments will be served)

Cheryl Johnson, Secretary

The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 P.M.

*Presidential approval requested.