2007-2008
FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Foothill Suite, University 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; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bishop, Anthropology; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); +Chambers, History; Dammel, Civil Engineering; Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Ecklund, Counselor Education; +Elstob, Foreign Languages; Escamilla, Physical Therapy; Flohr, Art; Gibbs, Design; Goetze, Nursing; Goff, FPC Chair (Library); Gordon, Computer Science; Heckathorn, English; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; A. Jensen, Business Administration; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); +Lascher, Public Policy and Administration; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Lustig, Government; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Melzer, English; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; +Raskauskas, Child Development; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Stiles, Humanities; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; VanGaasbeck, Economics; +Wehr, Sociology; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science |
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Absent: |
Anderegg, Student Services; Bayne, Theatre and Dance; Blumberg, Music; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Evans, Geology; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Qin, Psychology; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Sharp, Business Administration; Siegel, History; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Wanket, Geography; Williams, Communication Studies; vacant, Temporary Faculty; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Environmental Studies; vacant, Women's Studies |
The agenda was amended by adding FS
07-69/Flr. “Outstanding Teaching Awards, Inclusion of Librarians, Student
Services Professionals/Academic Related and Coaches” as a first reading item. In addition, FS
07-66/Ex. “Ad Hoc Goals Committee Report” was removed from the consent
calendar and added as a first reading item. The agenda was approved as amended.
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FS 07-65/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – SENATE |
Committee on Diversity and Equity
Manuel Barajas, At-large, 2009
Ta-Chen Wang, At-large, 2010
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-67/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 |
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-62/Ex. |
SENATE FLOOR PROCEDURES, AMENDMENT OF |
Amends FS 07-55:
The Faculty
Senate recommends amending its floor procedures as follows:
. . .
3) FIR
A motion/resolution is initially presented to the Faculty Senate as a First Reading item. The presentation shall be for the purpose of informing the Senate of the intent of the motion/resolution and any needs or issues the motion resolution is intended to address. The presentation will be the responsibility of the Chair of the originating body or, in the case of a motion/resolution originating from the floor of the Faculty Senate, the maker of the motion and the Senate member who provided the second to the motion.
Once presented, the discussion shall be limited to 10 minutes. The time limit may be extended by a motion to extend, a second and an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the senators present.
During the first reading, the motion or resolution is
subject to substantive amendment and procedural motions.
During the First Reading, the
motion/resolution is not subject to amending, but procedural motions are in
order.
Defeated.
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FS 07-69A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST |
The Faculty
Senate waives the first reading of FS 07-69/Flr. “Outstanding Teaching Awards,
Inclusion of Librarians, Student Services Professionals/Academic Related and
Coaches”.
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-69/Flr. |
OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARDS, INCLUSION
OF LIBRARIANS, STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS/ACADEMIC RELATED AND COACHES |
The Faculty Senate approves including librarians, student services professionals/academic related and coaches to participate in the Outstanding Teaching Awards Program for the 2007-2008 academic year. Selection of the recipient will be made by a committee of Unit 3 faculty members from the Library, Student Affairs and the Athletics Department. The committee will consist of two members from the Library and one each from Student Affairs and Athletics, selected by a vote of the faculty in each unit. Nominations can be made by any faculty member, staff, administrator or student at the University. Nominees must submit a resume, a statement of qualifications and supporting material to the committee for review.
Carried.
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FS 07-66A/Ex. |
WAIVER OF FIRST |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 07-66/Ex. “Ad Hoc Goals Committee Report”.
Carried unanimously.
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FS 07-66/Ex. |
AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE REPORT |
The Faculty Senate receives the report and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Goals Committee found at Attachment A and commends and thanks the members:
Claudia Bridges, Business Administration
Ed Dammel, Engineering and Computer Science (Chair)
Kevin Elstob, Arts and Letters
Mary Maguire, Health and Human Services
Reza Peigahi, Library
Steve Perez, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Al Striplen, Student Services
Lisa Taylor, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Carried.
The following items received a first
reading and will receive a second reading at the next Faculty Senate meeting:
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FS 07-63/Flr. |
RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS |
Senator Barrena indicated that the
resolution on Academic Boycotts had not been formally moved and seconded at its
first reading during the previous meeting and that this action would need to
take place before the Senate could take up the item. At this point, the maker
of the original motion, Ted Lascher, then used the opportunity to introduce
alternative resolution language that reflected recent developments in current
events affecting the substance of the resolution.
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FS 07-68/Ex. |
AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS |
INFORMATION
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· October 18, 2007 – no meeting · October 25, 2007 – Senate meets · November 1, 2007 – tentative · November 8, 2007 – tentative |
· November 15, 2007 – tentative · November 22, 2007 – Happy Thanksgiving · November 29, 2007 – tentative · December 6, 2007 – tentative · December 13, 2007 - tentative |
* Requires Presidential approval.