2003 - 04 
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, February 19, 2004
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

HENRY "HANK" ELESPURU Emeritus Faculty Kinesiology and Health Science 1955 - 1994	FREDERICK WESTPHAL Emeritus Faculty Music 1948 - 1983
MARGENE LUDWIG Humanities Faculty 1974 - 2004	VICTORIA BUITRAGO Interior Design Major

OPEN FORUM

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT INFORMATION

Search Committee, Vice President, Administration and Business Affairs
Mike Lee, Management Department, College of Business Administration
Suzanne Ogilby, Accountancy Department, College of Business Administration

Search Committee, Vice President, University Advancement
George Craft, History, College of Arts and Letters
Ruth Ballard, Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Roberto Pomo, College of Arts and Letters

The Faculty Senate recommends approval to negotiate a Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies between CSUS, Sonoma State University and the University of California, Davis (Attachment A).

CONSENT ACTION

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the program change proposals outlined in Attachment B.

Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Jessica Howell, Economics, SS&IS, 2004

Academic Council on International Programs
Catherine Turrill, A&L, 2007

Advisory Committee for the Selection of Vice President for Student Affairs
Jean Pierre Bayard, E&CS
Chevelle Newsome, A&L

General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Committee
Dan Melzer, A&L, 2004

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment C) of the Curriculum Policies Committee on the program review of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and recommends that the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Mathematics be approved for six years or until the next program review. 

Background:  In May, 2001, the Faculty Senate recommended that the Bachelor of Arts degree of the Women's Studies Program be conditionally approved for a period of three years (FS 01-42).  A timeline for action on the key Program Review recommendations was specified to monitor progress.  FS 01-42 also stated that if determination of significant progress was made at the end of the three-year period, approval would be extended for the remainder of the current six-year review period.

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment D) of the Program Review Oversight Committee on the responses to the 2000 program review of the Women's Studies Program and recommends that the Bachelor of Arts degree of the Women's Studies Program receive full program approval, with its next review scheduled for 2006. 

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment E) of the Program Review Oversight Committee for the Liberal Arts Master's Program and recommends that the Graduate Program in Liberal Arts be approved for six years or until the next program review.

Background:  The new M.O.U. contains language requiring that certain parts of the University ARTP document be amended to reflect the new contract language.  As described in Professor William Dillon's (Presiding Member, University ARTP Committee) February 6, 2004 memo to the Faculty Senate's Executive Committee, this amendment incorporates the changes to the M.O.U. into the University ARTP document.  Additionally, Section 29 of the M.O.U. allows departments, if they so choose, to allow faculty participating in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) to participate in performance reviews for RTP purposes.  Amendments to Sections 9.01 and 9.08 of the University ARTP policy reflect this allowance, with certain conditions.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the University ARTP document as shown in Attachment F.

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

American Sign Language

The current Certificate in ASL requires only completion of EDS 150-152 (ASL 1-3: Beginning to Intermediate). These three courses also correlate with the Foreign Language requirement at CSUS. Currently, students are basically rewarded with a certificate for simply completing their Foreign Language requirement. In addition, the current level now allows students to receive the Certificate after having completed only intermediate level coursework in ASL. It is proposed that the requirement be raised to include completion of EDS 153 (ASL 4: Advanced ASL: Instructing and Informing). In addition, students will be required to have completed at least 7 units of ASL, including EDS 153, at CSUS in order to receive a Certificate. Further, a minimum G.P.A of 2.0 must be maintained in each of the four courses for receipt of the certificate. With this change, it is felt that the Certificate will have more value to its holders and prospective employers examining candidates’ credentials.

REGULAR AGENDA

FIRST READING

BACKGROUND. The Council for University Planning (CUP) uses the Strategic Plan as a guide in its efforts to identify areas in which improvement is needed. The process for making such recommendations involves the assessment of the goals associated with the following eight themes defined in the Strategic Plan.

1. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
2. Campus Life
3. Enrollment Management
4. Institutional Effectiveness
5. Pluralism
6. Community Engagement and Impact
7. SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
8. TEACHING AND LEARNING

CUP may also, from time to time, identify the need to revise one or more of the Themes. Such a request was made for revision of the TEACHING AND LEARNING THEME, with the responsibility for doing so clearly delegated to the Faculty Senate. At the request of the Executive Committee the revision before the Senate was prepared and approved by our Curriculum Policy Committee and is forwarded to the Senate having been approved unanimously by the Executive Committee.

Once approved by the Senate, the proposed revision will go back to CUP for its approval. The Council’s approval is in the form of a recommendation, which is then sent to the President for his approval.

Note. A similar request was made in spring 2002, which led to the Senate’s approval last year of the revised “CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS” theme and again last November when the Senate approved the revision to the “ACADEMIC PROGRAMS” theme.

The Faculty Senate endorses the Teaching and Learning Program Theme in the Strategic Plan as amended and recommends that it be forwarded to the Council on University Planning (Attachment G).

Background:  The intent in proposing these guidelines is to clarify and simplify the process and the work associated with the “assessment” required of all programs. These guidelines were developed by the Curriculum Policies Committee in collaboration with Academic Affairs in response to the concerns and suggestions made by department chairs with regard to the organization and the documentation of the process and the work. Samples of assessment reports will be included with the guidelines and presented at our Senate meeting.

The Faculty Senate recommends adopting the Assessment Plan Guidelines for Program Assessment as described in Attachment H.

INFORMATION

1. California State University, Sacramento Mission Statement Draft
2. Broad Principles for Budget Reductions, CUP Planning Committee
3. 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.
4. Actions of the 2003-2004 Faculty Senate:  http://www.csus.edu/acse/03-04_actions.htm
5. Upcoming Senate meetings: 

March 11, 2004 - Senate meets March 18, 2004 - tentative March 25, 2004 - tentative April 1, 2004 - tentative April 8, 2004 - Spring break April 15, 2004 - 3:00-3:30: nomination of 2004-2005 Senate Officers; 3:30-5:00: 2003-2004 Senate meets

April 22, 2004 - tentative April 29, 2004 - 3:00-3:30: election of 2004-2005 Senate Officers; 3:30-5:00: 2003-2004 Senate meets Tuesday, May 4, 2004 - Outstanding Community Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards Reception May 6, 2004 - no meeting--Outstanding Teaching and Service Awards Reception May 13, 2004 - tentative