2007-2008
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 p.m.

Voting Members Present (+ indicates alternate):

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Amata, CPC Chair (Library); Anderegg, Student Services; 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; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); +Chambers, History; Datwyler, Biological Sciences; Ecklund, Counselor Education; Escamilla, Physical Therapy; Evans, Geology; Flohr, Art; +Gieger, English; Goff, FPC Chair (Library); Gordon, Computer Science; +Hansen, Civil Engineering; Holl, Mechanical Engineering; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; A. Jensen, Business Administration; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Liu, Sociology; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Lustig, Government; Maguire, Criminal Justice; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Peigahi, Library; +Raskauskas, Child Development; Russell, Foreign Languages; Siegel, History; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Stiles, Humanities; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; VanGaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science

Absent:

Gibbs, Design; Goetze, Nursing; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Jordan, Learning Skills; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Melzer, English; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Qin, Psychology; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Sharp, Business Administration; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Williams, Communication Studies; vacant, Temporary Faculty; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Environmental Studies; vacant, Women's Studies

The Senate suspended its rules to approve the following motion by acclamation:

FS 07-73/Flr.

THANKS AND SUPPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, REGARDING LETTER TO CHANCELLOR AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Faculty Senate expresses its thanks and support to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate for its timely and considered letter to the Chancellor and the chairperson of the Board of Trustees regarding the recent editorial comments in local newspapers.

Carried.

FS 07-70/Ex.

PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVACY

 

The Faculty Senate recommends the delay in the scanning of University workstations, laptops and servers until the following occurs:

 

  1. Faculty and staff are informed as to the legal issues concerning privacy of content stored on University workstations, laptops and servers.

 

  1. The Academic Information Technology Committee (AITC) has had the opportunity to assess the use of various methods for identifying and removing social security numbers on University workstations, laptops and servers and can recommend a method and process for effectively accomplishing this task.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 07-71/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2007

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 07-63/Flr.

RESOLUTION ON ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS

 

WHEREAS

The essence of academic freedom is vigorous discussion and debate; and

WHEREAS

the British University and College Union (BUCU) recently considered a boycott solely of Israeli professors and academic institutions, despite evidence that academic freedom is generally protected in Israel and violated in many other countries that were not boycott targets; and

WHEREAS

The BUCU abandoned its effort only after extensive international condemnation, including a resolution opposing the measure passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as receiving legal advice that such a boycott  would be illegal and potentially discriminatory; and

WHEREAS

The American Association of University Professors recently issued a strong statement opposing academic boycotts; and

WHEREAS

The International Association of University Presidents is considering a resolution opposing academic boycotts; now therefore be it

RESOLVED

That the California State University, Sacramento Faculty Senate condemns proposals for academic boycotts and therefore be it further

RESOLVED

That copies of this resolution be distributed to the Chancellor and Trustees of the California State University, the CSU Academic Senate, the Faculty or Academic Senates for all California State University campuses, the American Association of University Professors, and the International Association of University Presidents.

 

Defeated.

 

FS 07-68A/Flr.

MOTION TO DIVIDE FS 07-68

 

The Faculty Senate divides FS 07-68/Ex. “Ad Hoc Goals Committee Recommendations”, as follows:

 

1.              Recommendation 1

2.              Recommendation 2

3.              Recommendation 3

4.              Recommendation 4

5.              Recommendation 5

6.              Recommendation 6

7.              Request a report from the President on the Progress made towards implementing the recommendations early in the 2008 spring semester.

 

Carried.

 

FS 07-68B/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #1

The establishment of an advisory committee to include faculty to work with the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) and any other required parties to agree on definitions, gather, interpret, and disseminate information regarding but not limited to class size, number of faculty, student-faculty ratio, and number of administrative personnel. This committee would help to overcome the problems associated with multiple definitions, multiple numbers for the same definition and establish a way for concerned faculty to access accurate information about the university.

Carried.

FS 07-68C/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #2

The Senate and administration collaborate on a mechanism that permanently guarantees that the budget at all levels be transparent. A clear budget process goes hand-in-hand with building trust between faculty and administration.

Carried.

FS 07-68D/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #3

The University make the hiring of tenure-track faculty a priority over the hiring of part-time instructors in light of the following:

·       assembly Bill 1343, currently in committee, mandates the CSU reach a 75/25 ratio of tenured and tenure-track faculty to part time faculty by 2014-20151:

·       according the Budget Task Force Report, in Fall 2005, the percentage of tenured and tenure-track faculty to total faculty at Sacramento State was 63%, and;

·       data provided by the Chancellor’s Office on CSU campuses with enrollment greater than 20,000 indicated the following trends:

Average, CSU > 20,000

Sacramento State

Year

Tenured and Tenure-Track

Other Faculty

Tenured and Tenure-Track

Other Faculty

2004

727

452

784

365

2005

728

510

748

393

2006

737

542

726

453

1http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm

Carried.

FS 07-68E/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #4

The University also make the hiring of tenure-track faculty a priority over the hiring of MPPs. In light of the following:

·       there has been a decrease of tenure/tenure-track (TTT) faculty since 2002 (from 762 to 726);

·       there has been an increase of MPPs since 2002 (from 135 to 145); and

·       while the CSU ratio of TTT/MPP has remained lower than the Sacramento State average, the Sacramento State ratio has been decreasing.

Carried.

FS 07-68F/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #5

The University establish a formalized and uniform exit interview for tenured and tenure-track faculty who leave the institution to better understand the circumstances that surround such departures and should be reported to the Senate annually. Current data are not collected in a uniform and rigorous manner as to the reasons for separations from the institution. Understanding the issues surrounding such separations may better enable the institution to recruit and retain full-time faculty.

Carried.

FS 07-68G/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #6

·       The Office of Advancement not be funded at the detriment of academic endeavors;

·       The President direct the Office of Advancement to emphasize raising funds with directly recognizable academic contributions, and;

·       As part of the annual budget report, the Office of Advancement produce an annual report to the campus community that clearly describes the sources of funds and the academic benefits of both development and advancement.

Carried.

FS 07-68H/Ex.

AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDATION #7

Additionally, the Faculty Senate requests a report from the President on the progress made towards implementing the Senate’s recommendations (as outlined in FS 07-68, et al) early in the 2008 spring semester.

Carried.

The Ad Hoc Goals Committee report can be found at http://www.csus.edu/acse/ad%20hoc%20Goals%20report.pdf.

Having reached the hour of adjournment, the following item will receive a first reading at the next Faculty Senate meeting:

FS 07-72/APC

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ADVISING POLICY

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. Senate meeting schedule:

·  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.