2003-2004 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
September 18, 2003

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

REGULAR AGENDA

The agenda was amended to add a report on Robert's Rules of order before the first reading items.

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposals:

• Teaching Education Reading Certificate
• Teacher Education Single Subject Credential Program
• Bilingual/Multicultural Education Department Multiple Subject English Language Authorization-Enhanced Credential Program
• Bilingual/Multicultural Education Single Subject Pathways
• Educational Specialists (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe) Credential Programs
• Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential
• MA in Education: Language and Literacy
• Combined Educational Specialist/Multiple Subject Credential Program
• Child Development Major B
• Masters in Public Policy and Administration
• Minor in Computer Science
• Liberal Studies Program
• Bachelor of Music – Jazz Studies Concentration

Carried unanimously.

Administrative Performance Review Geetha Ramachandran, At-large, 2005 Stan Dundon, At-large, 2006 Alcohol Advisory Council Karen Hanks, At-large, 2004 Maureen Smith, At-large, 2004 Athletic Advisory Board Steve Perez, At-large, 2004 Scott Modell, At-large, 2004 Campus Cooperative Education Advisory Committee Dan Okada, At-large, 2004 Campus Safety Advisory Committee Tim Capron, At-large, 2005 Committee for Diversity Awards Mike Menchaca, At-large, 2005 Energy Management Committee Dudley Burton, At-large, 2005 Grade Appeals Procedural Appeals Board Susan Crawford, At-large, 2006 Committee on Honorary Degrees David Lang, At-large, 2005 Institutional Scholarship Committee, I Mark Siegler, At-large, 2005 Institutional Scholarship Committee, II Rodney Imamura, At-large, 2005

Instructionally Related Activities Committee Anne-Louise Radimsky, At-large, 2004 Deborah Metzger, At-large, 2004 Multicultural Center Advisory Committee Stanley Han, At-large, 2005 Mridula Udayagiri, At-large, 2005 Committee for Persons with Disabilities Preetham Kumar, E&CS, 2005 Ruth Ballard, NS&M, 2005 Student Academic Development Committee Mary Ann Reihman, At-large, 2005 Rossitza Wooster, At-large, 2005 Student Complaint Hearing Panel Bruce Bikle, At-large, 2006 Susan Wycoff, At-large, 2006 University Copyright and Patent Committee Mark Ludwig, At-large, 2006 Council for University Planning Joe Zhou, Non-instructional faculty, 2004 Bob Buckley, Executive Committee, 2004 Steve Perez, At-large, 2005 University Union Board of Directors* Fred Baldini, At-large faculty, 2005 Geetha Ramachandran, At-large faculty, 2005 *  names forwarded to President Gonzalez for selection

Carried unanimously.

Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee
Jana Noel, At-large, 2006
Bruce Bikle, H&HS, 2005
Ellen Berg, SS&IS, 2006

Carried unanimously.

Curriculum Policies Committee David Lang, At-large, 2006 Manuel Barajas, At-large, 2005

Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee Mridula Udayagiri, At-large, 2005

Carried unanimously.

Anthony J. Leones Scholarship Committee Juanita Barrena, At-large, 2006 Chevelle Newsome, At-large, 2006 ASI Board Sue Holl, Faculty Representative, 2004 ASI Appellate Council William Dillon, 2004

ASI Elections Complaint Committee Ernest Uwazie, 2004 Search Committee for Vice President, Academic Affairs Rita Cameron-Wedding, Women's Studies Cristy Jensen, Public Policy and Administration Tom Krabacher, Geography Val Smith, Communication Studies

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposal:

Master's of Physical Therapy

In light of a national effort to standardize the entrance requirements for students applying to physical therapy programs across the country launched by the American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Education, Academic Administrators, the Department of Physical Therapy is requesting approval of the changes in the prerequisite requirements for entry into the Master's curriculum to coincide with the next catalog year.

Delete the following pre-requisites:	Bio 122 - Advanced Human Anatomy (4 units) Bio 123 - Neuroanatomy (3 units) Bio 132 - Neurophysiology (3 units) Kins 176 - Perceptual Motor Development (3 units) Kins 176A - Lifespan Motor Development (3 units) Chdv 30 - Human Development (3 units)
Add:	Kins 151A - Biomechanics (3 units) as an alternative to Kins 151 - Kinesiology (3 units)

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate approves the continuation through the 2003-2004 academic year of the “Senate Floor Procedures” originally proposed and adopted unanimously by the Senate in the fall of 1999 (Attachment B).

Carried unanimously.

Carried unanimously.

    The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 03-38, Resolution in Opposition to Proposition 54.

Carried unanimously.

WHEREAS:	Proposition 54 would inhibit the ability of agencies such as the California Post-Secondary Education Commission (CPEC) to carry out their work, thereby reducing the ability of the CSU to make informed decisions or reach reasoned judgments about matters of policy. Lacking data collected by the state, CPEC would have no factual basis on which to determine success of publicly-funded colleges and universities in providing access to all ethnic/racial groups, or to ascertain whether some lack equal opportunity in the high schools to complete the admissions requirements; and
WHEREAS:	By prohibiting the State from collecting data on ethnicity, Proposition 54 would restrict the ability of faculty and students to analyze such data to the benefit of the State and its citizens. It would deprive faculty and students of data compiled by the State that is used for scholarly research, for analysis of trends in California society, economy, and politics, and for policy planning. The CSUS Faculty Senate shares the concerns of the Academic Senate of the University of California about the potentially deleterious effects of Proposition 54 on this primary function of the academy (its statement is online at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/reports/crecnoresp.pdf); and
WHEREAS:	Proposition 54 would significantly inhibit the ability of the CSU to realize its goals of making higher education available to historically under-represented students, many of them from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds, and the goal of expanding the cultural and gender diversity of its faculty. By prohibiting all agencies of the State of California from collecting or maintaining data on race or ethnicity of employees and other individuals (e.g., students and staff), Proposition 54 would prevent the CSU from measuring the extent to which it is succeeding in providing access to all ethnic and racial groups and in diversifying its faculty and staff positions. If the state of California were unable to collect data on the race and ethnicity of high-school graduates, there would be no basis on which to identify which racial or ethnic groups are underrepresented; and
WHEREAS:	Proposition 54 would similarly obstruct the CSU's efforts to gauge the success of efforts to recruit and retain a diverse faculty. The ways that the University addresses its goals of opportunity and diversity will change as the racial and ethnic composition of California changes--a group that is underrepresented today may not be in ten or twenty years. But it is, and will be, possible to know who is underrepresented only if data are available. Proposition 54, if passed, would deprive CSU of these data. Proposition 54 would therefore weaken efforts to expand educational opportunity for prospective students from under-represented groups and to increase diversity of the faculty and staff; and
WHEREAS:	These effects make Proposition 54 antithetical to the policy document entitled “The Mission of the California State University,” adopted by the Board of Trustees in November 1985; and
WHEREAS:	The CSUS Faculty Senate shares the concerns of California Post-Secondary Education Commission (CPEC), which strongly opposes this initiative, and those of the many non-partisan organizations that oppose it, including the League of Women Voters.
RESOLVED:	That the Faculty Senate considers Proposition 54 to be ill-considered, poorly constructed, and lacking a clear practical problem that its passage would solve; and further be it
RESOLVED:	That the Faculty Senate declare its strong opposition to Proposition 54, the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, or National Origin, Initiative Constitutional Amendment; and further be it
RESOLVED:	That the Faculty Senate communicate immediately to the California State University Academic Senate, Chancellor Charles B. Reed, the Board of Trustees of the California State University, and the press that it opposes this initiative.

REFERENCES:

SFSU Resolution in “Resolution In Opposition To Proposition 54”. “Prop. 54 prompts debate on racial data”, Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee, August 31, 2003.

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will be presented for second reading on the October 16, 2003 Faculty Senate Agenda:

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. John C. Livingston Annual Faculty Lecture Convocation, featuring Valerie Wheeler, Professor of Anthropology, University Union, Ballroom III - Tuesday, October 21, 2003

4. Upcoming Senate meetings: 

September 25, 2003 - tentative October 2, 2003 - tentative October 9, 2003 - tentative October 16, 2003 - tentative October 23, 2003 - tentative October 30, 2003 - tentative

November 6, 2003 - tentative November 20, 2003 - tentative November 27, 2003 - Happy Thanksgiving! December 4, 2003 - tentative December 11, 2003 - tentative December 18, 2003 - tentative

Cheryl Johnson, Secretary for the Senate

*Requires Presidential approval