2002-2003 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
October 17, 2002

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

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

 

ACTION ITEMS

FS 02-60/Flr.

Approval of the Minutes of SEPTEMBER 19, 2002.

 

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-61/Ex. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY, REQUEST TO ENDORSE

The Faculty Senate endorses the Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity policy found at Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-62/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS-SENATE

General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Committee
Jackie Carrigan, At-large, 2003

Committee on Diversity and Equity
Jude Antonyappan, At-large, 2005

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-63/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS-UNIVERSITY

Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Joe Orsini, CBA, 2003

Student Complaint Hearing Panel 
Ralph Pope, At-large, 2004

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-64/CPC, Ex. WRITING AND READING SUBCOMMITTEE, AMEND COMPOSITION (Amends FS 00-47; FS 00-21; FS 99-10)

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the composition of the Writing and Reading Subcommittee as follows (Attachment B provides the background):

[strikethrough = deletion; underscore = addition]

The Writing and Reading Subcommittee of the Curriculum Policies Committee shall comprise one member from the English department and one member from each college, serving three-year, overlapping terms, and the Coordinator of the Writing Program or designee, the Learning Skills Program Director or designee, a liaison from the Curriculum Policies Committee, and the Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Ex Officio.

Carried unanimously.

*FS 02-65/CPC, Ex. PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program changes:

1) New Concentration - BA Communication Studies, Public Relations Concentration

Converts the Public Relations area of study in the General Communication Concentration to its own concentration.

2) New Program Fast Track Process - MS Computer Engineering

The proposed program contains a balance of software and hardware courses compared to the MS E&EE Computer Engineering concentration that does not have a software requirement and the MS in Computer Science that does not have an engineering requirement. If approved, this program will be the second within the CSU system.

3) New Certificate Program - Adult Learning Disabilities

Individuals wanting to prepare for Adult Learning Disabilities Program positions have had limited options in the past. The certificate program will focus on preparing professionals who wish to develop and upgrade skills.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-66A/Flr. WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 02-66

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 02-66, Proposition 47 (The Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002), Resolution in Support of.

Carried unanimously.

FS 02-66/Ex. PROPOSITION 47 (the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002), RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF

The Faculty Senate recommends passage of the following resolution:

WHEREAS: Approval of Proposition 47 - the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002 - will provide $13 billion to relieve overcrowding, provide for safety repairs, and upgrade California's elementary, middle and high schools, community colleges, and universities; and

 

WHEREAS: Approval of Proposition 47 will require that all funds be spent only on construction and improvement of school, college and university facilities and that mandatory oversight processes provide safeguards against waste and mismanagement; and

 

WHEREAS:  Proposition 47 approval is expected to provide $281 million for pending projects in K-12 school districts in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado counties; and

 

WHEREAS: Proposition 47 approval is expected to provide $43 million for local community colleges; and

 

WHEREAS:  Proposition 47 approval is expected to provide $900,000 for the University of California, Davis; and

 

WHEREAS:  Proposition 47 approval is expected to provide $20.6 million for California State University, Sacramento; and

 

WHEREAS: Proposition 47 approval will make it possible for California State University, Sacramento to upgrade deteriorating infrastructure, including 50 year-old sewer pipes, aged and inefficient heating and air conditioning, wiring and fire alarm systems; and

 

WHEREAS:  Proposition 47 approval will make it possible for California State University, Sacramento to make safety upgrades to research laboratories in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, to provide a new mechanical engineering laboratory, to renovate the graphic design lab, to renovate the Hi Tech Center, to remodel the Maryjane Rees Language, Speech and Hearing Center, and to make classroom improvements; and

 

WHEREAS:  Proposition 47 is supported by a large and diverse coalition, including the California State PTA, California Teachers Association, California Taxpayers' Association, California Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters of California, Californians for Higher Education, California Federation of Teachers, California Building Industry Association, California Business Roundtable; therefore be it

 

RESOLVED:  That the Faculty Senate, acting on behalf of the faculty of California Sate University, Sacramento, endorses and recommends support for the passage of Proposition 47 in the November 5, 2002 election; and be it further

 

RESOLVED:  That the Faculty Senate direct its chair to write a letter to the local newspapers expressing support and asking for public support of this proposition.

 

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will be presented for second reading on the November 7 Faculty Senate Agenda:

FS 02-67/Ex.

SECOND-SEMESTER WRITING REQUIREMENT, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS 

FS 02-68/Ex.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT, 2000 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS 

 

The following item will receive a first reading at the October 31 Faculty Senate meeting:

FS 02-69/FPC, Ex. SCHOLARSHIP THEME IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN

 

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. Future Senate meetings:

     
    October 31, 2002 - meeting November 28, 2002 - Happy Thanksgiving!
    November 7, 2002 - meeting December 5, 2002 - tentative
    November 14, 2002 - Livingston Lecture (No Senate Meeting) December 12, 2002 - tentative
    November 21, 2002 - meeting  

Cheryl Johnson, Secretary

The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 P.M.

*Presidential approval requested.