2004-2005 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
October 14, 2004

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

Present:

Amata, CPC Chair (Library); Andersen, Family and Consumer Sciences; Barakatt, Physical Therapy; Barranti, Social Work; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Brady, Nursing; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology; Brodd, Humanities and Religious Studies; Comstock, Nursing; de Haas, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; M. Dillon, Geography; W. Dillon, Government; Dundon, Philosophy; Endriga, Psychology; Estioko, Design; Ewing, Biological Sciences; Fitzgerald, Communication Studies; Gieger, English; Gordon, Computer Science; Halbrook, Counselor Education; Hall, Library; Han, Management; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jensen, Public Policy and Administration; Kidd, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, GE/GRPC Chair (History); Krabacher, Statewide Academic Senator (Geography); Krovetz, Computer Science; Kubicek, Criminal Justice; Legoretta, Management Information Science; Marashi, History; Martinez, Environmental Studies; Matlock, English; McCurley, Student Services; Mejorado, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Nave, Kinesiology and Health Science; Nevarez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Nevis, Student Services; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Perez, Economics; Sharp, Management; Turrill, Art; Wiebers, Theatre and Dance; Wright, Kinesiology and Health Science;

Absent:

Bishop, Anthropology; Buckley, APC Chair (Computer Science); Cornwell, Geology; Cote, FPC Chair (interim) (Criminal Justice); Curiel, Sociology; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Davis O'Hara, Child Development; Green, Ethnic Studies; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Keys, History; Kuss, Library; Lagunas-Carvacho, Temporary Faculty (Foreign Languages); Leezer, Mathematics and Statistics; Linenberger, Athletics; Mack, Temporary Faculty (Chemistry); Matisons, Women's Studies; McCollom, Learning Skills; Ndlela, Physics and Astronomy; Phillips, Temporary Faculty (English); Qin, Psychology; Roberts, Chemistry; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Roland, Temporary Faculty (Environmental Studies); Sauls, Accountancy; Santana-Sastre, Foreign Languages; Sheppard, Recreation and Leisure Studies

The agenda was amended as follows:

Additions:

(CONSENT ACTION)

FS 04-60/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

(FIRST READING)

FS 04-61/Ex.	ISABEL HERNANDEZ-SERNA AND JOE SERNA, JR.
FS 04-62/Flr.	CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT DECISION, RESOLUTION ON

Deletion:

FS 04-53/APC

CHANGE IN REGISTRATION PRIORITIES

The agenda was re-ordered so that the first First Reading item was FS 04-62/Flr., Co-Operative Education Program Placement Decision, Resolution On.

ACTION ITEMS

FS 04-55/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE

General Education/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee
Janet Hecsh, fall 2004 replacement
James Shoch, fall 2004 replacement

Academic Information Technology Committee

Name Position Department/College Term Ending

Bob Buckley Ex. Committee Rep. Computer Science/E&CS 2007

Ronald Coleman NS&M Biological Science/NS&M 2006

Gregory Hurtz SS&IS Psychology/SS&IS 2005

Maureen Lojo CBA Management/CBA 2005

Michael Menchaca EDUC Teacher Education/EDUC 2005

Rosemary Papalewis CTL Rep. CTL 2005

Mary Reddick LIB Library/Library 2007

Val Smith A&L Communication Studies/A&L 2006

Carried unanimously.

*FS 04-56/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Associate Vice President and Dean, Academic Affairs
Laureen O’Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology, H&HS

Search Committee, Vice President, Student Affairs
Carlos Nevarez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, EDUC

Carried unanimously.

*FS 04-57/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Reza Peigahi, Library, 2006

Carried unanimously.

*FS 04-60/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Vice President, Student Affairs
Steve Buss, A&L

Carried unanimously.

FS 04-58/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2004

Carried unanimously.

FS 04-54/APC

SPECIAL MAJOR GPA

The Faculty Senate recommends that the minimum GPA required for admission to the CSUS Special Major program be changed from 2.5 to 2.0. This will bring the GPA admission requirement in line with that for other programs across the University.

See Attachment F of the Faculty Senate Agenda for September 23, 2004 for background information.

Defeated.

FS 04-61A/Ex.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 04-61

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 04-61, Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr.

Carried unanimously.

FS 04-61/Ex.

ISABEL HERNANDEZ SERNA AND JOE SERNA, JR.

Whereas, Joe Serna, Jr. and Isabel Hernandez-Serna dedicated their lives to serving their campus and their community; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna graduated from CSUS with a B.A. in Spanish (1968) and an M.A. in Latin American Literature (1970) and later earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Bicultural/Bilingual Education, and Joe Serna, Jr. graduated from CSUS in 1966 with a B.A. in Social Science and Government; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna was a valued member of the Ethnic Studies and Education faculties at CSUS from 1970 to 1986, and Joe Serna, Jr. was a distinguished member of the faculties in Government and Ethnic Studies at CSUS from 1969 to 1999; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna developed innovative programs at CSUS that opened the door to higher education for students of all backgrounds, and Joe Serna, Jr. mentored hundreds of students preparing for careers in public service and journalism; and

Whereas, Joe Serna, Jr. was a member of the Academic Senate, the University ARTP Committee, the Advisory Board of Campus Radio KXPR, and the Chicano Faculty and Staff Association as well as a fund raiser for the CSUS School of Business, the CSUS Alumni House, the 2000 Olympic Trials held at CSUS, the CSUS 50th Anniversary, and the Department of Government at CSUS; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna served as the Program Coordinator for the Educational Opportunity Program, Acting Program Director of Chicano Studies, Director of the Student Affirmative Action Program, Director of Educational Equity, Director of Outreach Services, and as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs: Educational Equity & Student Retention; and

Whereas, Joe Serna, Jr. for more than thirty years championed the United Farm Workers of America by leading caravans to Delano with food and clothing for striking workers and by organizing boycotts of supermarkets, and Isabel Hernandez-Serna actively supported the tenets of diversity of access, equal opportunity, social justice, gender equity, and public service; and

Whereas, Arturo Rodriguez (President of the UFW) said of Isabel Hernandez-Serna, "How do you say thank you for more than three decades of championing our union cause----plus the thousands of poor and minority kids whose lives she changed----who earned a college education thanks to Isabel?", and Rodriguez eulogized Joe Serna, Jr. by saying: "We are here because Joe Serna never forgot where he came from. And to his dying day; he never stopped caring for the people whose plight he had shared"; and

Whereas, Joe Serna, Jr. was elected three times (1981, 1985, and 1989) as a member of the City Council of Sacramento and elected two times (1992 and 1996) to the office of Mayor of the City of Sacramento; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna received the YWCA Outstanding Women Award, the Sacramento Magazine's Regional Pride Award for Education, the Raza Advocates for California Higher Education Outstanding Service Award, and the Women in History Heritage Award; and

Whereas, Joe Serna, Jr. was a member of the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, the Sacramento Central Labor Council, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, the Sacramento Concilio, the Chicano Organization for Political Action, the Sacramento Area Criminal Justice & Delinquency Prevention Council, the State Commission for the Revision of the Election Code, the Citizens Committee on Local Government Reorganization, and the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Commission, among others; and

Whereas, Isabel Hernandez-Serna was a member of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee (Eastern District), the California Council for the Humanities, the Crocker Art Museum, La Familia Counseling Center, United Way, the Child Abuse Council, the Sacramento City Unified School District Foundation, the Center for California Studies, and the Chicano/Latino Youth Leadership Conference Steering Committee; and

Whereas, U.S. Representative Robert T. Matsui (Sacramento) called Isabel Hernandez-Serna "a role model for a generation of young men and women of color"; and

Whereas, An editorial in The Sacramento Bee (11-8-99) said of Joe Serna, Jr.: "He stood for the things we say we believe in - jobs, strong families, good schools, an open process, and a fair shake for all. He played politics and government the way they should be played - with strong ideals, honesty, blunt talk, a willingness to compromise, and-an unquenchable delight in the game"; and

Whereas, The legacies of Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. are powerful examples of the importance of higher education and civic engagement; and

Whereas, CSUS is dedicated to educating informed citizens who are prepared to participate in the public life of the State of California; therefore, be it

resolved, That Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. be honored by CSUS in the most respectful and meaningful manner; and be it further

resolved, That the area currently known as the Library Quadrangle henceforth be called the Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. Plaza; and be it further

resolved, That an advisory panel be constituted from all campus constituencies to develop said plaza as an area in which civic skills and participatory democracy are learned through face-to-face discussion; and be it finally

resolved, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Campus Facilities Planning Committee, the Council on University Planning, and President Alexander Gonzalez.

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will receive a second reading on October 28, 2004:

FS 04-59/APC

ELIMINATION OF CREDIT/NO CREDIT GRADING OPTION

FS 04-62/Flr.

CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT DECISION, RESOLUTION ON

INFORMATION

Cindy Collins, President, University Staff Assembly, announced that the staff is spearheading the effort for the university in the Walk for the Gold Special Olympics at Raley Field on Saturday, October 30th.
Dick Kornweibel, Chair, General Education/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee briefly announced that discussions will commence with colleges and departments about proposed changes to the GWAR.
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.
Actions of the 2004-2005 Faculty Senate:

The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

*Presidential approval requested.

Name	Position	Department/College	Term Ending
Bob Buckley	Ex. Committee Rep.	Computer Science/E&CS	2007
Ronald Coleman	NS&M	Biological Science/NS&M	2006
Gregory Hurtz	SS&IS	Psychology/SS&IS	2005
Maureen Lojo	CBA	Management/CBA	2005
Michael Menchaca	EDUC	Teacher Education/EDUC	2005
Rosemary Papalewis	CTL Rep.	CTL	2005
Mary Reddick	LIB	Library/Library	2007
Val Smith	A&L	Communication Studies/A&L	2006

Whereas,	Joe Serna, Jr. and Isabel Hernandez-Serna dedicated their lives to serving their campus and their community; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna graduated from CSUS with a B.A. in Spanish (1968) and an M.A. in Latin American Literature (1970) and later earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Bicultural/Bilingual Education, and Joe Serna, Jr. graduated from CSUS in 1966 with a B.A. in Social Science and Government; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna was a valued member of the Ethnic Studies and Education faculties at CSUS from 1970 to 1986, and Joe Serna, Jr. was a distinguished member of the faculties in Government and Ethnic Studies at CSUS from 1969 to 1999; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna developed innovative programs at CSUS that opened the door to higher education for students of all backgrounds, and Joe Serna, Jr. mentored hundreds of students preparing for careers in public service and journalism; and
Whereas,	Joe Serna, Jr. was a member of the Academic Senate, the University ARTP Committee, the Advisory Board of Campus Radio KXPR, and the Chicano Faculty and Staff Association as well as a fund raiser for the CSUS School of Business, the CSUS Alumni House, the 2000 Olympic Trials held at CSUS, the CSUS 50th Anniversary, and the Department of Government at CSUS; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna served as the Program Coordinator for the Educational Opportunity Program, Acting Program Director of Chicano Studies, Director of the Student Affirmative Action Program, Director of Educational Equity, Director of Outreach Services, and as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs: Educational Equity & Student Retention; and
Whereas,	Joe Serna, Jr. for more than thirty years championed the United Farm Workers of America by leading caravans to Delano with food and clothing for striking workers and by organizing boycotts of supermarkets, and Isabel Hernandez-Serna actively supported the tenets of diversity of access, equal opportunity, social justice, gender equity, and public service; and
Whereas,	Arturo Rodriguez (President of the UFW) said of Isabel Hernandez-Serna, "How do you say thank you for more than three decades of championing our union cause----plus the thousands of poor and minority kids whose lives she changed----who earned a college education thanks to Isabel?", and Rodriguez eulogized Joe Serna, Jr. by saying: "We are here because Joe Serna never forgot where he came from. And to his dying day; he never stopped caring for the people whose plight he had shared"; and
Whereas,	Joe Serna, Jr. was elected three times (1981, 1985, and 1989) as a member of the City Council of Sacramento and elected two times (1992 and 1996) to the office of Mayor of the City of Sacramento; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna received the YWCA Outstanding Women Award, the Sacramento Magazine's Regional Pride Award for Education, the Raza Advocates for California Higher Education Outstanding Service Award, and the Women in History Heritage Award; and
Whereas,	Joe Serna, Jr. was a member of the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, the Sacramento Central Labor Council, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, the Sacramento Concilio, the Chicano Organization for Political Action, the Sacramento Area Criminal Justice & Delinquency Prevention Council, the State Commission for the Revision of the Election Code, the Citizens Committee on Local Government Reorganization, and the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Commission, among others; and
Whereas,	Isabel Hernandez-Serna was a member of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee (Eastern District), the California Council for the Humanities, the Crocker Art Museum, La Familia Counseling Center, United Way, the Child Abuse Council, the Sacramento City Unified School District Foundation, the Center for California Studies, and the Chicano/Latino Youth Leadership Conference Steering Committee; and
Whereas,	U.S. Representative Robert T. Matsui (Sacramento) called Isabel Hernandez-Serna "a role model for a generation of young men and women of color"; and
Whereas,	An editorial in The Sacramento Bee (11-8-99) said of Joe Serna, Jr.: "He stood for the things we say we believe in - jobs, strong families, good schools, an open process, and a fair shake for all. He played politics and government the way they should be played - with strong ideals, honesty, blunt talk, a willingness to compromise, and-an unquenchable delight in the game"; and
Whereas,	The legacies of Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. are powerful examples of the importance of higher education and civic engagement; and
Whereas,	CSUS is dedicated to educating informed citizens who are prepared to participate in the public life of the State of California; therefore, be it
resolved,	That Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. be honored by CSUS in the most respectful and meaningful manner; and be it further
resolved,	That the area currently known as the Library Quadrangle henceforth be called the Isabel Hernandez-Serna and Joe Serna, Jr. Plaza; and be it further
resolved,	That an advisory panel be constituted from all campus constituencies to develop said plaza as an area in which civic skills and participatory democracy are learned through face-to-face discussion; and be it finally
resolved,	That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Campus Facilities Planning Committee, the Council on University Planning, and President Alexander Gonzalez.