2006-2007
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 p.m.

Voting Members Present (+ indicates alternate):

Present: +Altmann, Nursing; Amata, CPC Chair (Library); Anderegg, Student Services; Baird, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Barrick, Learning Skills; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); +Chambers, History; Cornwell, Geology; Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Davis O'Hara, Child Development; Downs, Counselor Education; Escamilla, Physical Therapy; Fitzgerald, Communication Studies; Flohr, Art; Gieger, English; Goff, Design; Gordon, Computer Science; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Huang, Teacher Education; Imamura, Kinesiology and Health Science; Jacobs, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; A. Jensen, Business Administration; C. Jensen, ASCSU Senator (Public Policy and Administration); Jones, Criminal Justice; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Kuehl-Kitchen, Kinesiology and Health Science; Landerholm, Biological Sciences; Liu, Sociology; +Manahan, Environmental Studies; Masuyama, Foreign Languages; Melzer, English; Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Paradis, Chemistry; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Siegel, History; Siegler, FPC Chair (Economics); Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Van Gaasbeck, Economics; Wie, Family and Consumer Sciences; +Witko, Government
Absent: Bishop, Anthropology; Brazo, Theatre and Dance; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Kuss, Library; Legoretta, Business Administration; Matisons, Women's Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Phillips, Temporary Faculty (English); Qin, Psychology; Sharp, Business Administration; Wall, Nursing; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Humanities

 

*FS 06-114/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Alumni Board
Sylvester Bowie, 2007

Campus Safety and Environmental Health Committee
Tim Capron, H&HS, 2008

Search Committee, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Bruce Bikle, H&HS
Sue Holl, E&CS
Mark Siegler, SS&IS
Pia Wong, EDUC

Carried unanimously.

*FS 06-115/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY
Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee
Michael Wright, H&HS, 2007
Steve Perez, SS&IS, 2008
Gloria Solomon, H&HS, 2009

Committee on Administrative Review
Bruce Bikle, H&HS, 2009

Alcohol Advisory Committee
Sue Cote, H&HS, 2007
Louis Downs, EDUC, 2007

Anthony J. Leones Scholarship Committee
Craig Gallet, SS&IS, 2009
Rodney Imamura, H&HS, 2009

ASI Board
David Rolloff, H&HS, 2007

ASCSUS Children's Center Advisory Board
Mark Siegler, SS&IS, 2007

Committee for Diversity Awards
Melinda Seid, H&HS, 2008

Energy Management Committee
Stephan Kroll, SS&IS, 2008

Institutional Scholarship Committee I
Andras Domokos, NS&M, 2007

Institutional Scholarship Committee II
Rafiqul Bhuyan, CBA, 2008

Instruction Related Activities Committee
William Degraffenreid, NS&M, 2007
Debbie Metzger, LIB, 2007

Student Academic Development Committee
Eric Bull, EDUC, 2008
Rachel August, SS&IS, 2008

Student Health Advisory Board
Weide Chang, E&CS, 2007

University Copyright and Patent Committee
Jordan Halgas, CBA, 2009

University Union Board of Directors*
Fred Baldini, H&HS, 2007
Shannon Dickson, EDUC, 2007

*names to be forwarded to President Gonzalez for selection to serve a term through 2007

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-116/Ex. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE

Academic Policies Committee
Candace Gregory-Abbott, Senator, 2007

General Education Policies/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee
Noelle McCurley, Senator, 2007

Livingston Annual Faculty Lecture Committee
Tom Owens, At-large, 2008

Carried unanimously.

*FS 06-117/CPC/Ex. PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

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

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-118/Flr. PARLIAMENTARIAN

Thomas Krabacher, Professor of Geography, shall serve as parliamentarian for the 2006-2007 Faculty Senate.

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-119/Flr. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 11, 2006

 

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-120/Flr. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 30, 2006

 

Carried unanimously.

FS 06-121/Flr. NOMINATION OF FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COUNCIL

Background: Last year, the Council for University Planning was replaced by the Strategic Planning Council. The composition calls for: the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; one representative each from the offices of the Vice Presidents for Administration, Human Resources, Student Affairs and University Advancement; the Chair of the Faculty Senate; two other faculty representatives, chosen from the Faculty Senate; one chair of an academic department, chosen by the Provost; one staff member, recommended through a campus-wide nomination process; ASI president or designee; one community member appointed by the President from a list prepared by the Vice President for University. Details about the Council can be found at: http://www.csus.edu/spc/.

The Faculty Senate nominates candidates for two (2) faculty representatives to serve on the Strategic Planning Council.

The following senators were nominated for election to the Strategic Planning Council:

Laureen O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology
Tom Landerholm, Biological Sciences
Mary Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration

Laureen O'Hanlon and Mary Kirlin were elected to serve as the Senate representatives on SPC.

INFORMATION

  1. Faculty Senate's home page:  www.csus.edu/acse, or, from the CSUS home page, click on Faculty and Staff, then Faculty Senate.
  2. For new Senators:  "TOP TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS A FACULTY SENATOR".
  3. Meeting procedures

  4. Schedule of Faculty Senate meetings:

  • September 28, 2006 - Senate meets
  • October 5, 2006 - tentative
  • October 12, 2006 - tentative
  • SPECIAL EVENT: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - Livingston Lecture: William Dorman, University Union, Ballroom I
  • October 19, 2006 - no meeting
  • October 26, 2006 - tentative
  • November 2, 2006 - tentative
  • November 9, 2006 - tentative
  • November 30, 2006 - tentative
  • December 7, 2006 - tentative
  • December 14, 2006 - tentative
  • December 21, 2006 - tentative