ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

2006-2007
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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; +Barajas, Sociology; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bishop, Anthropology; Blumberg, Music; +Botkin, Family and Consumer Sciences; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation and School Psychology; +Chambers, History; +Ching, Learning Skills; Cornwell, Geology; Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Davis O'Hara, FPC Chair (Child Development); Downs, Counselor Education; Fitzgerald, Senate Chair, Communication Studies; Flohr, Art; Gieger, English; Goff, Design; Gordon, Computer Science; Halgas, Business Administration; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Huang, Teacher Education; Imamura, Kinesiology and Health Science; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; A. Jensen, Business Administration; Jones, Criminal Justice; Kellen-Yuen, Chemistry; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Landerholm, Biological Sciences; +Lascher, Public Policy and Administration; Lustig, Government; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; +Manahan, Environmental Studies; Masuyama, Foreign Languages; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Melzer, English; Nylund, Social Work; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Siegel, History; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; VanGaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; Williams, Communication Studies

Absent:

Brazo, Theatre and Dance; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Corless, Business Administration; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Legorreta, Business Administration; Matisons, Women's Studies; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Phillips, Temporary Faculty (English); Qin, Psychology; Sharp, Business Administration; Wall, Nursing; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Humanities

ACTION ITEMS

*FS 07-03/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Student Fee Advisory Committee
Anne Bradley, LIB, 2008

ASI Elections Complaint Committee
Jordan Halgas, 2008

ASI Appellate Council
John La Rocco, 2008

Village Advisory Group
Carolyn Gibbs, Department of Design, A&L
Karen Hansen, Civil Engineering-Construction Management, E&CS
Michael Schmandt, Geography, NS&M

Carried unanimously.

*FS 07-04/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

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

Department of Philosophy - Philosophy Major Honors Program

Department of Design - Interior Design

Department of Art - Art Studio (Art Education)

Department of Computer Science - Certificate Program in Managing Information on the World Wide Web (CSC 8)

Department of Computer Science - Certificate Program in Managing Information on the World Wide Web (CSC 22)

Details of the change proposals can be found at Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

FS 07-05/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Carried unanimously.

FS 07-06A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 07-06

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 07-06, "Resolution in Support of Settling Contract Negotiations Between the CFA and the CSU.

Carried unanimously.

FS 07-06/Ex.

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SETTLING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CFA AND THE CSU

WHEREAS

The Faculty Senate of Sacramento State endorses the resolution approved by the Academic Senate of the California State University “Importance of Settling the Contract Between the CSU and CFA"; and

WHEREAS

the faculty of CSU Sacramento has primary responsibility for the academic policy, curriculum and academic standards of the campus; and the Faculty Senate has a responsibility to advocate policies which will improve the educational quality of campus programs; and

WHEREAS

the quality of academic programs and long-term health of the institution depends on the recruitment of highly qualified teacher/scholars to CSU campuses, their retention and continuing professional support, and this recruitment and retention requires remunerating them commensurate with their training, professional status and national norms, and treating them with the respect due co-governors of the institution; and

WHEREAS

since July, 2002, faculty have been granted only a 3.5% General Salary Increase while the California Consumer Price Index has risen 15.8%, as the Chancellors Office has effectively subjected the faculty carrying the heaviest teaching loads in the country to a pay cut which reduces their salaries 18% below those of comparable campuses nationally (as determined by CPEC, the California Post Secondary Education Commission); and

WHEREAS

California Faculty Association (CFA), the legal collective bargaining representative for CSU faculty, has negotiated in good faith with the CSU Chancellors Office for 20 months, while the Chancellors Office has refused to consider proposals to raise faculty salaries to parity with the rising cost-of-living, provide for Service Salary Increases and remedy salary inversion for junior faculty; and

WHEREAS

CFA and Chancellors Office have now reached the final statutory stage of bargaining known as fact-finding, without progress in the previous stage of mediation; and

WHEREAS

CFA must prepare for the possibility that after the fact-finder’s report Chancellor Reed may take the extreme step of attempting to impose terms and conditions of employment, which would violate the spirit of shared governance and produce turmoil and demoralization on the twenty-three campuses of the CSU; therefore, be it

RESOLVED

that the Faculty Senate of Sacramento State affirms its support for the CFA’s bargaining objectives;

urges Chancellor Reed to return to the bargaining table and adequately address matters of faculty compensation, workload and professional growth and development, and

calls on faculty to help insure the conditions of a healthy, vibrant university and realize the University’s commitment to principles of shared governance; and be it further

RESOLVED

that this resolution be distributed to the Sacramento State President, Provost and other administrators, all CSU Academic Senates, the CSUS chapter and other chapters of the CFA, the CSU Chancellor and Trustees, and local media.

Carried unanimously.

INFORMATION ITEM:

Kris Trigales, Assistant Registrar, updated the Senate on a change in registration priorities for freshmen.

INFORMATION

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

March 1, 2007 - Senate meets

March 8, 2007 - tentative

March 15, 2007 - tentative

March 20, 2007 - "Access to Excellence" meeting, Ballroom III, 1:00-4:00

March 22, 2007 - tentative

March 29, 2007 - no Senate meeting: spring recess

April 5, 2007 - 1st organizational meeting of the 2007-08 Senate, 3:00-3:30; 2006-07 Senate meets, 3:30-5:00

April 12, 2007- tentative

April 19, 2007 - 2nd organizational meeting of the 2007-08 Senate, 3:00-3:30; 2006-07 Senate meets, 3:30-5:00

April 24, 2007 - Outstanding Teaching, University and Community Service, and Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service reception

April 26, 2007 - tentative

May 3, 2007 - tentative

May 10, 2007 - tentative

* Requires Presidential approval.

WHEREAS	The Faculty Senate of Sacramento State endorses the resolution approved by the Academic Senate of the California State University “Importance of Settling the Contract Between the CSU and CFA"; and
WHEREAS	the faculty of CSU Sacramento has primary responsibility for the academic policy, curriculum and academic standards of the campus; and the Faculty Senate has a responsibility to advocate policies which will improve the educational quality of campus programs; and
WHEREAS	the quality of academic programs and long-term health of the institution depends on the recruitment of highly qualified teacher/scholars to CSU campuses, their retention and continuing professional support, and this recruitment and retention requires remunerating them commensurate with their training, professional status and national norms, and treating them with the respect due co-governors of the institution; and
WHEREAS	since July, 2002, faculty have been granted only a 3.5% General Salary Increase while the California Consumer Price Index has risen 15.8%, as the Chancellors Office has effectively subjected the faculty carrying the heaviest teaching loads in the country to a pay cut which reduces their salaries 18% below those of comparable campuses nationally (as determined by CPEC, the California Post Secondary Education Commission); and
WHEREAS	California Faculty Association (CFA), the legal collective bargaining representative for CSU faculty, has negotiated in good faith with the CSU Chancellors Office for 20 months, while the Chancellors Office has refused to consider proposals to raise faculty salaries to parity with the rising cost-of-living, provide for Service Salary Increases and remedy salary inversion for junior faculty; and
WHEREAS	CFA and Chancellors Office have now reached the final statutory stage of bargaining known as fact-finding, without progress in the previous stage of mediation; and
WHEREAS	CFA must prepare for the possibility that after the fact-finder’s report Chancellor Reed may take the extreme step of attempting to impose terms and conditions of employment, which would violate the spirit of shared governance and produce turmoil and demoralization on the twenty-three campuses of the CSU; therefore, be it
RESOLVED	that the Faculty Senate of Sacramento State affirms its support for the CFA’s bargaining objectives; urges Chancellor Reed to return to the bargaining table and adequately address matters of faculty compensation, workload and professional growth and development, and calls on faculty to help insure the conditions of a healthy, vibrant university and realize the University’s commitment to principles of shared governance; and be it further
RESOLVED	that this resolution be distributed to the Sacramento State President, Provost and other administrators, all CSU Academic Senates, the CSUS chapter and other chapters of the CFA, the CSU Chancellor and Trustees, and local media.