2002 - 03 
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Foothill Suite, University Union
Regular Meeting
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Introduction of Merit Scholars
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

MEETING AGENDA (3:00-4:00)

MOMENT OF SILENCE

DAVID MCGEARY Emeritus Professor of Geology 1969 - 1992 HAROLD RIES Emeritus Professor of Psychology 1966 - 1997

PAUL WESTON Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice 1963 - 1980 DELMAR "RAY" YOUNG Emeritus Staff Transportation and Parking Services 1960 - 2002

OPEN FORUM

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT INFORMATION

Search Committee for Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
Art Jensen
Cristy Jensen
Tom Krabacher
Amy Liu

Search Committee for Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Tom Krabacher

CONSENT ACTION

Academic Policies Committee
Kimberly Gordon-Rouse, 2004

Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board
Ana Garcia-Nevarez, 2005

The Faculty Senate recommends amending Section 2.0 of the University ARTP document as follows:

Section 2.00    Application

Unless otherwise expressly excepted, faculty unit employees and administrators shall be governed by the University ARTP policy and the primary and secondary unit policies consistent with it.

See Attachment A for background information. (You must have version 5.0 to successfully access this file.  Go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html to download the latest version.)

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment B) of the Curriculum Policies Committee on the program review of the Department of Child Development and recommends that the Child Development Program be approved for six years or until the next program review.

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment C) of the Curriculum Policies Committee on the program review of the Department of Chemistry and recommends that the Chemistry Program be approved for six years or until the next program review.

REGULAR AGENDA

MINUTES

FIRST READING

The Faculty Senate recommends passage of the following resolution:

Whereas,	the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004 (2004 Statewide School Bond) provides $12.3 billion in bonds to relieve overcrowding, reduce class size and repair and upgrade California's elementary, middle and high schools, community colleges and universities; and
Whereas,	the 2004 Statewide School Bond measure is the second half of a two-part statewide education bond package to repair, upgrade and build new school facilities, and the first half of the package (Proposition 47) was approved by California's voters in 2002, and passage of the second half of the package is equally as important to continue the work we've started; and
Whereas,	within 6 weeks of voter approval of Prop. 47 more than 300 school districts had their school construction and repair projects funded, and the remainder of the 2002 bond funds will soon be exhausted as new classrooms are built and old schools are repaired; and
Whereas,	California has the second most overcrowded classrooms in the country; 22% of all K-12 public school students are on year-round class schedules because there isn't enough space in overcrowded school districts; and one-third of all K-12 classrooms in the state are portable trailers; and
Whereas,	the 2004 Statewide School Bond provides matching funds to school districts that have already or will soon pass local school construction bond measures; and
Whereas,	more than 710,000 new students are expected to seek enrollment at a California college or university by 2010; and
Whereas,	the 2004 Statewide School Bond provides a much needed boost to our state's economy and putting Californians back to work building a better learning environment for our children is a wise investment in these difficult economic times; and
Whereas,	the 2004 Statewide School Bond funds must be spent on school construction, not on overhead, and projects must comply with strict accountability requirements, including mandatory audits, to safeguard against waste and mismanagement; therefore be it
Resolved,	That the Faculty Senate, acting on behalf of the faculty of California Sate University, Sacramento, supports the Kindergarten- University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending Section 5.05F of the University ARTP document as follows:

4. Evidence of scholarship or creative activity in the development or application of technology or both in ways that contribute to the advancement of teaching, research or performance.  The University intends to be understood as requiring some demonstration of inventiveness to qualify an activity under this item within the category of "scholarly or creative activity."  Mere use, however much labor may be required to accomplish it, is not enough to make the activity "creative".

See Attachment D for background information.  (You must have version 5.0 to successfully access this file.  Go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html to download the latest version.)

INFORMATION

1. Faculty Senate's home page:  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. Upcoming Senate meetings: 

• March 13, 2003
• March 27, 2003 - tentative
• April 10, 2003 - first reorganization meeting of the 2003-2004 Senate (3:00-3:30); 2002-2003 Senate meeting (3:30-5:00)
• April 17, 2003 - spring break
• April 24, 2003
• May 1, 2003 - second reorganization meeting of the 2003-2004 Senate (3:00-3:30); 2002-2003 Senate meeting (3:30-5:00) - last meeting of the year
• May 8, 2003 - (no meeting) Outstanding Teaching and Service Awards reception