2005-2006 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
March 2, 2006

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate elects college representatives to the 2006-2007 Committee on Committees as follows:

2006-2007 COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Committee Meeting Schedule:

#1: Tuesday, March 21, 3:00-4:00 p.m., SAC 275
#2: Tuesday, April 4, 3:00-4:00 p.m., SAC 275

Committee Members:

Cristy Jensen	Chair, Faculty Senate
Jason Gieger	Vice Chair, Faculty Senate
Amy Liu	Member, Executive Committee (FPC Chair)
Joyce Bishop	Member, Executive Committee
Ben Amata	Member, Executive Committee (CPC Chair)
Sylvester Bowie	Member, Executive Committee
Tony Sheppard	Member, Executive Committee
Dick Kornweibel	Member, Executive Committee (GE/GRPC Chair)
Bob Buckley	Member, Executive Committee (APC Chair)
Leilani Hall	Senior Library Senator
Noelle McCurley	Senior Student Services Senator
PLUS:	One senator elected from each College
Candace Gregory	College of Arts and Letters
Stanley Han	College of Business Administration
Karen Davis O'Hara	College of Education
V. Scott Gordon	College of Engineering and Computer Science
Marlyn Jones	College of Health and Human Services
Tracy Hamilton	College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Steve Perez	College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies

*Note: This procedural motion requires affirmative votes of 30% of the Faculty Senate (22 senators) to be referred to the faculty electorate. It will not receive a first and second reading.

The following background is provided by Senator Art Jensen, from the College of Business Administration:

Background: The Faculty Senate of California State University, Sacramento approved FS 05-69/Ex. (UARTP DOCUMENT – AMEND SECTION 6.06D) at the meeting of February 2, 2006. This amendment to the University Appointment, Retention, Tenure and Promotion Policy makes substantial changes to the section of the policy dealing with Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Representatives. The faculty of California State University, Sacramento have a direct and vital stake in the University Appointment, Retention, Tenure and Promotion Policy as it guides the professional conduct of most phases of faculty employment. The Faculty Senate encourages the faculty of California State University, Sacramento to review and express their approval of the changes to the UARTP Policy. The senate’s approval on February 2, 2006, was for a document that had a number of editorial changes to be made based on input during the floor discussion (second reading) of the agenda item; this referendum gives the senators as well as their constituents a chance to review and approve the final, corrected document.

The Faculty Senate submits FS 05-69/Ex. (UARTP DOCUMENT- AMEND SECTION 6.06.D) to a referendum of the faculty of California State University Sacramento.

Defeated.

The Faculty Senate recommends implementation of the following requirements regarding student declaration of a major:

• Undeclared freshmen and lower division transfer students are required to submit a declaration of major form by the time they have completed 60 units; failure to do so will result in a hold on subsequent registration.
   
• Undeclared junior-level transfer students are required to submit a declaration of major form prior to registration for their second semester; failure to do so will result in a registration hold.

In the implementation of this policy:

• The 60 units of coursework identified above shall include only those courses that carry unit credit toward the degree. (This excludes, therefore, remedial courses and courses taken at non-accredited institutions.)
   
• The Academic Advising Center shall have responsibility for placing and removing the registration holds specified above.
   
• It is recognized that this requirement is for an initial declaration of major only; students still have the option of changing their major after completion of 60 units.
   
• For students declaring a major that classifies its entering students as pre-majors, submitting the declaration of major form will result in their being appropriately classified as pre-majors and satisfy this requirement. 
   
• It is generally beneficial to seek academic advising early in your career, especially with respect to disciplines that have pre-majors or other pre-requisites.
   
• Earlier declaration of a major or a pre-major is encouraged. Declaring a pre-major does not guarantee acceptance into the major program.

The letter of transmittal from the Academic Policies Committee providing background information can be found at the February 2, 2006 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B.

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 06-78, Constitution of the Faculty, Amendment of.

Carried unanimously.

Background: amendments to the Constitution of the Faculty are made according to Article IV, Section 2:

Section 2. AMENDMENTS TO THIS CONSTITUTION.

Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members of the Faculty Senate present and voting to do so, or by an initiative petition signed by twenty (20) percent of the faculty eligible to vote in the elections of this organization and presented to the Chair of the Faculty Senate. Amendments shall go into effect when they have been approved by a majority of the members of this organization voting upon the amendment, and by the President of the University.

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the Constitution of the Faculty as follows:

ARTICLE II

FACULTY SENATE

. . .

Section 5. MEMBERSHIP

1. The membership of the Faculty Senate shall be composed of (1) the representatives of the electing units; (2) four representatives to be elected at-large by the temporary faculty from those temporary faculty who are teaching six or more units during the semester in which the election is conducted; (3) chairs of certain standing committees of the Faculty Senate (as specified in the committee's charge), as at-large voting members, unless such chairs are already serving on the Senate as representatives of the electing units; the statewide academic senators, as ex officio, non-voting members; (5) the President or designee of the Emeritus Association of CSU, Sacramento, as an ex officio, non-voting member; (6) three student representatives, as non-voting members, chosen by, and in a manner determined by, the Associated Students of CSUS.
    
2. Representatives of electing units shall be elected by and from those units. There shall be two (2) types of electing units, single and combined.

1. Single electing units shall normally be academic departments or divisions having ten (10) or more probationary, tenured, and full-time temporary faculty appointments (including faculty participating in the Faculty Early Retirement Program, and faculty on paid leave or reduced load, but excluding faculty holding administrative appointments). If a college ceases to be organized by academic departments or divisions, its electing unit or units shall become the unit or units that elect its primary retention, tenure and promotion committee or committees. The Library shall be a single electing unit. A single electing unit, named the Student Services electing unit, composed of all Student Service Professionals and Academically Related Counseling Faculty included in the membership of the faculty (Article 1, Section 2) shall be established for the purpose of electing their representatives(s). Academic departments or divisions having fewer than ten (10) probationary, tenured, and full-time temporary faculty appointments (including faculty participating in the Faculty Early Retirement Program, and faculty on leave or reduced load, but excluding faculty holding administrative appointments), may choose to become single electing units or may choose to form combined electing units as described below.

Carried.

The following item received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the March 23, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting:

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/05-06_actions.htm
3. 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
4. Upcoming Faculty Senate meetings for Spring 2006:

March 23, 2006 - Senate meets March 30, 2006 - Senate meets April 6, 2006 - 1st organizational meeting of the 2006-2007 Senate (3:00 - 3:30); 2005-2006 Senate meets (3:30-5:00) April 13, 2006 - advising initiative showcase; 3:00-5:00 (Foothill Suite)

SPECIAL EVENT: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - Outstanding Teaching and University and Community Service Awards reception April 20, 2006 - 2nd organizational meeting of the 2006-2007 Senate (3:00 - 3:30); 2005-2006 Senate meets (3:30-5:00) April 27, 2006 - Senate meets May 11, 2006 - Senate meets