2005

Subject to change!

2006-2007 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
SENATE SOCIAL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING -UNIVERSITY CENTER RESTAURANT

OPEN FORUM

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT ACTION

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE

Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee
George Paganelis, LIB, 2009

Faculty Policies Committee
Leo Legoretta, At-large, 2008
Tom Peavy (Fall 2006 replacement)

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Director, Office of Institutional Research
Bob Buckley, E&CS
James Sobredo, SS&IS

REGULAR AGENDA

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APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

FIRST READING

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PROPOSITION 1D - RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D is an investment in our schools, in our children and in California’s future; and

WHEREAS, Providing a quality education for our kids is the most important thing we can do to invest in their future; and

WHEREAS, The best way to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs is to create world-class public schools — with adequate educational facilities — that give our students the skills they need to succeed in the workforce; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D provides over $7 billion for Kindergarten through 12th grade education and an additional $3 billion for Higher Education; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D allocates funds to retrofit and upgrade our schools and colleges to ensure they can withstand the impact of natural disasters like earthquakes; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D includes funding directed at our kids’ safety, including school security, playground safety, removal of asbestos and replacing leaky and dangerous roofs; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D will relieve overcrowding, help reduce class sizes and give students a real opportunity to learn; and

WHEREAS, more than 60 percent of California’s schools are 25 years of age or older and require major repairs; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D will help pay for wiring classrooms and providing 21st Century technology, and builds vocational education facilities so that all students are given the skills they need to get a job and succeed in life; and

WHEREAS, For every dollar California invests to get students in and through college, the state’s economy receives a $3 net return on that investment; and

WHEREAS, California’s community colleges and state universities (UC and CSU) continue to grow exponentially – with community colleges providing instruction to over 2 million students every year and California’s universities expected to grow to accommodate nearly 650,000 students – we need to provide funding to modernize and upgrade teaching and research facilities to remain competitive with other states; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D provides strict accountability to ensure that the money is spent properly; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D will be subjected to independent audits, and misusing them is a crime, punishable by time in jail. This information will be made available to the public so taxpayers can ensure their money is spent properly and will NOT go to waste; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 1D is so important for California’s future that both candidates for Governor, Phil Angelides and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a bipartisan majority of the Legislature, support the measure; therefore be it

RESOLVED, by the Faculty Senate of California State University, Sacramento that we support Proposition 1D on the November 7, 2006 ballot and that we direct that copies of this resolution be sent to all members of our faculty, to the Associated Students, to the California Faculty Association and to the President of the University.

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PROGRAM COURSE PROPOSAL - DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the Doctorate in Education, as outlined in Attachment A.

Background:

A-1: FS 05-55/Ex./Flr. “New Doctoral Authority for California State University, Sacramento and Associated Implementation Issues, Resolution on” - approved by the 2005-2006 Faculty Senate on November 10, 2005
A-2: FS 06-87/Ex. “Doctoral Programs, Policies and Procedures for” - approved by the 2005-2006 Faculty Senate on April 13, 2006
A-3: FS 06-111/Ex. “Doctorate in Education – Preliminary Proposal” - approved by the 2005-2006 Faculty Senate on May 11, 2006
A-4: "Meeting California's Need for the Education Doctorate" - 2001 CSU report which sought to respond to a number of issues which CPEC in collaboration with UC sought to raise about the quality and need for an Ed.D. in California.
A-5: SB 724 "Public postsecondary education: California State University: Doctor of Education degrees"

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:

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

WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D is an investment in our schools, in our children and in California’s future; and
WHEREAS,	Providing a quality education for our kids is the most important thing we can do to invest in their future; and
WHEREAS,	The best way to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs is to create world-class public schools — with adequate educational facilities — that give our students the skills they need to succeed in the workforce; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D provides over $7 billion for Kindergarten through 12th grade education and an additional $3 billion for Higher Education; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D allocates funds to retrofit and upgrade our schools and colleges to ensure they can withstand the impact of natural disasters like earthquakes; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D includes funding directed at our kids’ safety, including school security, playground safety, removal of asbestos and replacing leaky and dangerous roofs; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D will relieve overcrowding, help reduce class sizes and give students a real opportunity to learn; and
WHEREAS,	more than 60 percent of California’s schools are 25 years of age or older and require major repairs; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D will help pay for wiring classrooms and providing 21st Century technology, and builds vocational education facilities so that all students are given the skills they need to get a job and succeed in life; and
WHEREAS,	For every dollar California invests to get students in and through college, the state’s economy receives a $3 net return on that investment; and
WHEREAS,	California’s community colleges and state universities (UC and CSU) continue to grow exponentially – with community colleges providing instruction to over 2 million students every year and California’s universities expected to grow to accommodate nearly 650,000 students – we need to provide funding to modernize and upgrade teaching and research facilities to remain competitive with other states; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D provides strict accountability to ensure that the money is spent properly; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D will be subjected to independent audits, and misusing them is a crime, punishable by time in jail. This information will be made available to the public so taxpayers can ensure their money is spent properly and will NOT go to waste; and
WHEREAS,	Proposition 1D is so important for California’s future that both candidates for Governor, Phil Angelides and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a bipartisan majority of the Legislature, support the measure; therefore be it
RESOLVED,	by the Faculty Senate of California State University, Sacramento that we support Proposition 1D on the November 7, 2006 ballot and that we direct that copies of this resolution be sent to all members of our faculty, to the Associated Students, to the California Faculty Association and to the President of the University.