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2006-2007 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
SENATE SOCIAL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING -UNIVERSITY CENTER RESTAURANT

MOMENT OF SILENCE

DOUGLAS BROWN Senior, Business Major	CHARLES T. GREGORY Emeritus Faculty, English
WILLIAM STULL Emeritus Faculty, Business

OPEN FORUM

SPECIAL REPORT - WASC UPDATE (3:15) - 10 MINUTES

REGULAR AGENDA

SECOND READING

The Faculty Senate recommends to the president the approval of the Doctorate in Education, as outlined in Attachment A.

Addendum:

• Appendix - curriculum vitae of faculty who may be involved in the program

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"

Reports referenced during 1st reading on October 12, 2006 by Ed Lee and John Ingram:

• E.O. 991 "Doctor of Education Degree Programs" (1 mb)

• "Reclaiming Education's Doctorates: A Critique and a Proposal"

• "Educating School Leaders" (Arthur Levine)

• "The Ed.D. and Doctoral Education Issue" (UC Department of Academic Initiatives)

• "Ed.D. vs. Ph.D.: What's the Difference?"

FIRST READING

Supercedes FS 00-53.

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards policy as outlined in Attachment A.

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the proposed 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 academic calendars as shown at Attachment B (2008-2009) and Attachment B-1 (2009-2010).

Note: The attachments are Excel spreadsheets - please refer to the tabs at the bottom of the screen to access the proposed summer, fall and spring calendars.

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:

November 2, 2006 - Senate meets November 9, 2006 - Senate meets November 16, 2006 - no meeting November 30, 2006 - Senate meets

December 7, 2006 - tentative December 14, 2006 - tentative December 21, 2006 - tentative