2005

2005-2006 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
February 2, 2006

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

Present:

Baird, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Barajas, Sociology; Barranti, Social Work; Barrick, Learning Skills; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bishop, Anthropology; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Brentwood, Environmental Studies; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology; Buckley, APC Chair (Computer Science); Carle, Foreign Languages; Cornwell, Geology; Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Davis O'Hara, Child Development; de Haas, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Downs, Counselor Education; Escamilla, Physical Therapy; Fitzgerald, Communication Studies; Fong, Ethnic Studies; Gibbs, Design; Gieger, English; Gordon, Computer Science; Gregory, History; Hall, Library; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Heaton, Student Services; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Huang, Teacher Education; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jacobs, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; A. Jensen, Business Administration; C. Jensen, Public Policy and Administration; Jones, Criminal Justice; Kidd, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, GE/GRPC Chair (History); Krabacher, Geography, (Statewide Academic Senator); Kuss, Library; Liu, FPC Chair (Sociology); Lustig, Government; Marashi, History; Matisons, Women's Studies; Matlock, English; McCurley, Student Services; Neide, Kinesiology and Health Science; Paradis, Chemistry; Perez, Economics; +Rechs, Biological Sciences; +Roseberry-McKibben, Speech Pathology and Audiology; +Santana-Sastre, Foreign Languages; Sharp, Business Administration; Sheppard, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Turrill, Art; Wie, Family and Consumer Sciences;

Absent:

Amata, CPC Chair (Library); Brady, Nursing; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Endriga, Psychology; Han, Business Administration; Legoretta, Business Administration; Mack, Temporary Faculty (Chemistry); Marens, Business Administration; McCormick, Philosophy; Ndlela, Physics and Astronomy; Phillips, Temporary Faculty (English); Qin, Psychology; Stiles, Humanities and Religious Studies; Wall, Nursing; Wiebers, Theatre and Dance; Wright, Kinesiology and Health Science; [vacant], Athletics

The agenda was amended as follows: add, as a first reading item: FS 06-78/Flr. Resolution to amend the Constitution of the Faculty and; re-ordered so that FS 05-73/Ex. Resolution on Junior Faculty Salaries would be considered as the first action item. The agenda was approved as amended.

ACTION ITEMS

*FS 06-74/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Chief Information Officer
Bob Buckley, E&CS
Ronald Coleman, NS&M

Carried unanimously.

*FS 06-75/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY

Campus Educational Equity Committee
Rachael Gonzalez, EDUC, 2006

Student Academic Development Committee
Rossitza Wooster, 2006

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-76/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 8, 2005

Carried unanimously.

*FS 05-69/Ex.

UARTP DOCUMENT - AMEND SECTION 6.06.D

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the University ARTP document, Section 6.06.D as outlined in Attachment A.

Carried.

FS 05-72A/Flr.

MOTION TO WITHDRAW - RESOLUTION ON NEW DOCTORAL AUTHORITY FOR CSUS

The Faculty Senate recommends withdrawing FS 05-72/Flr., Resolution on New Doctoral Authority for CSUS.

Carried.

FS 05-73/Ex.

Resolution on Junior Faculty Salaries

WHEREAS, The situation known as salary inversion, where faculty with less experience are hired at a greater starting salary than current salary of experienced junior faculty, is clearly unfair and is extremely damaging to morale; and

WHEREAS, Salary inversion is currently a major issue on the CSUS campus, as exhibited by examples in the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies in which new hires are being offered approximately $7,000 (or 14.6%) more per year than the salaries currently earned by faculty in their fourth year at CSUS. Furthermore, those outrageous salary differentials will grow exponentially over the years, since CSU salary increases are percentage based; and

WHEREAS, This salary inversion is further compounded by the facts that CSU faculty are paid an average of 19% less than comparable institutions and have received only a 3.5% General Salary Increase compared to a nationwide faculty salary increase of 11.9%; median housing prices in Sacramento have gone up well over 100% over the past five years; and junior faculty who entered in 2003 and 2004 never received a “Salary Step Increase” (SSI), therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Faculty Senate urges that President Gonzalez give top priority to addressing this problem by whatever means are available to him on the campus level during the current academic year; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Faculty Senate urges President Alexander Gonzalez to inform the Chancellor’s Office of the difficulties caused by the junior faculty salary inversion problem on the Sacramento State campus and urges the Chancellor’s Office to take steps to address this issue system-wide during the current academic year so that this is not a recurrent problem; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Faculty Senate requests President Gonzalez to report to the Senate on the steps taken to resolve the junior faculty salary inversion problem—especially on the campus level but also system wide—by April 1, 2006.

Carried unanimously.

The following item received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the Faculty Senate meeting on February 16, 2006:

FS 05-77/APC/Ex.

TIMELY DECLARATION OF MAJOR

INFORMATION

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.
Status on actions taken by the Senate: http://www.csus.edu/acse/05-06_actions.htm
2006-2007 Committee preference poll (Excel spreadsheet - first tab is for Senate standing committees and their subcommittees; second tab is for other Senate committees, university committees and auxiliary organizations): http://www.csus.edu/acse/pref_poll.htm
Upcoming Faculty Senate meetings for Spring 2006:

February 16, 2006 - Senate meets (3:00-4:00); SPECIAL EVENT: reception honoring Faculty Senate Scholarship Award recipients (Hinde Auditorium, 4:00-5:00)

March 23, 2006 - Senate meets

April 13, 2006 - 1st organizational meeting of the 2006-2007 Senate (3:00 - 3:30); 2005-2006 Senate meets (3:30-5:00)

SPECIAL EVENT: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - Outstanding Teaching, University and Community Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards reception

April 20, 2006 - Senate meets

April 27, 2006 - 2nd organizational meeting of the 2006-2007 Senate (3:00 - 3:30); 2005-2006 Senate meets (3:30-5:00)

May 11, 2006 - Senate meets

WHEREAS,	The situation known as salary inversion, where faculty with less experience are hired at a greater starting salary than current salary of experienced junior faculty, is clearly unfair and is extremely damaging to morale; and
WHEREAS,	Salary inversion is currently a major issue on the CSUS campus, as exhibited by examples in the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies in which new hires are being offered approximately $7,000 (or 14.6%) more per year than the salaries currently earned by faculty in their fourth year at CSUS. Furthermore, those outrageous salary differentials will grow exponentially over the years, since CSU salary increases are percentage based; and
WHEREAS,	This salary inversion is further compounded by the facts that CSU faculty are paid an average of 19% less than comparable institutions and have received only a 3.5% General Salary Increase compared to a nationwide faculty salary increase of 11.9%; median housing prices in Sacramento have gone up well over 100% over the past five years; and junior faculty who entered in 2003 and 2004 never received a “Salary Step Increase” (SSI), therefore, be it
RESOLVED,	That the Faculty Senate urges that President Gonzalez give top priority to addressing this problem by whatever means are available to him on the campus level during the current academic year; and be it further
RESOLVED,	That the Faculty Senate urges President Alexander Gonzalez to inform the Chancellor’s Office of the difficulties caused by the junior faculty salary inversion problem on the Sacramento State campus and urges the Chancellor’s Office to take steps to address this issue system-wide during the current academic year so that this is not a recurrent problem; and be it further
RESOLVED,	That the Faculty Senate requests President Gonzalez to report to the Senate on the steps taken to resolve the junior faculty salary inversion problem—especially on the campus level but also system wide—by April 1, 2006.