2007-2008
FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES
Thursday, November 29 2007
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00 p.m.
Voting Members Present (+ indicates alternate):
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Present: |
Altmann, Nursing; Amata, CPC Chair (Library); Baker, Chemistry; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bayne, Theatre and Dance; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bishop, Anthropology; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Escamilla, Physical Therapy; Flohr, Art; Goff, FPC Chair (Library); Heckathorn, English; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Hembree, Child Development; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Lustig, Government; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; McCurley, Student Services; Melzer, English; Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Russell, Foreign Languages; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Stiles, Humanities; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; VanGaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; Williams, Communication Studies; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science |
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Absent: |
Anderegg, Student Services; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Ecklund, Counselor Education; Evans, Geology; Gibbs, Design; Goetze, Nursing; Gordon, Computer Science; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); A. Jensen, Business Administration; Lagos, History; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Liu, Sociology; Matzek, Environmental Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Qin, Psychology; Sharp, Business Administration; Siegel, History; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; vacant, Temporary Faculty; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Women's Studies |
The agenda was amended by removing FS 07-81/Ex. “UARTP Policy – Amend Section 9.06” from the consent calendar and added as a first reading item. The agenda was approved as amended.
ACTION ITEMS
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*FS 07-80/CPC/Ex. |
PROGRAM REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY |
The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment A) of the Program Review Oversight Committee on the program review of the Department of Psychology and recommends that the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Family Therapy (MFT), and Master of Arts Degrees offered by the Department of Psychology be approved for six years or until the next program review.
Carried unanimously.
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*FS 07-82/Ex. |
UARTP POLICY – AMEND SECTION 5.03C |
The Faculty Senate recommends amending Section 5.03C of the University ARTP Policy as follows:
5.03.C.3 A review of performance giving rise to a recommendation about a temporary faculty range elevation shall be completed during the academic year in which the faculty member first becomes eligible and applies for the range elevation.
Background information
can be found at Attachment C.
Carried unanimously.
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*FS 07-86/AITC/Ex. |
INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEE |
Bob Buckley, 2008
Carried unanimously.
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*FS 07-87/AITC/Ex. |
INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY Academic Advisory Committee |
Rachel Clarke (Arts and Letters), 2008
Bin Zhang (Library), 2008
John Cowan (Education), 2008
Carried unanimously.
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*FS 07-88/AITC/Ex. |
INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY Administrative Advisory Committee |
Ron Coleman, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2008
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-83/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007 |
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-84/Flr. |
NOMINATION OF CHAIR, CURRICULUM POLICIES COMMITTEE |
Background: Article II, Section F of the
By-laws of the Faculty Senate state, in part, “ . . .
A vacancy in the voting membership of the Executive Committee shall be filled
by nomination and election at the first meeting of the Faculty Senate after the
vacancy occurs. The nominee elected shall have received more votes than any
candidate not elected. . . If the office of Chair of a Standing Committee
becomes vacant, the office shall be executed by the Vice Chair of the Standing
Committee until the Faculty Senate shall elect a successor as provided in
Article II, Sections D.3 and E.3 of these By-laws (http://www.csus.edu/acse/bylaws.htm).
The Vice Chair executing the office of Chair under this provision shall not
serve as a voting member of the Executive Committee.” Ben Amata has resigned as
Chair of the Curriculum Policies Committee.
Nominations of candidates for Chair of
each Standing Committees may be made by a senator from the floor; by the
current membership of the Standing Committee; or by a petition signed by ten
(10) or more full-time faculty members and filed with the Faculty Senate office
before the first meeting of the new Faculty Senate.
The candidates for Chair of each
Standing Committees shall submit a one page description of qualifications and
intentions to the Faculty Senate office for inclusion with the agenda for the
election meeting.
Candidates for office of Chair of the Curriculum Policies Committee, effective Spring 2008: David Lang (Curriculum Policies Committee recommendation)
There were no further nominations. Election of the Curriculum Policies Committee Chair will be December 13, 2007.
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FS 07-81A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 07-81/Ex. “UARTP Policy – Amend Section 9.06”.
Carried.
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FS 07-81B/Flr. |
MOTION TO REFER FS 07-81 |
The Faculty Senate refers FS 07-81/Ex. “UARTP Policy – Amend Section 9.06” to the Executive Committee to amend the language item #2.
Carried unanimously.
The following items received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the December 13, 2007 Faculty Senate meeting:
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FS 07-85/Ex. |
COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOVERNANCE, FUNDING STABILIZATION, AND
STUDENT FEE REDUCTION ACT, RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO |
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FS 07-81/Ex. |
UARTP POLICY – AMEND SECTION 9.06 |
INFORMATION
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· December 13, 2007 – Senate meets |
* Requires Presidential approval.