d2007-2008
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00 p.m.

Voting Members Present (+ indicates alternate):

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bishop, Anthropology; +Boulgarides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Brock, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Dammel, Civil Engineering; Evans, Geology; Flohr, Art; Goff, FPC Chair (Library); Gordon, Computer Science; Heckathorn, English; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Hembree, Child Development; +Hills, Music; 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); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); Liu, Sociology; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Lustig, Government; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Melzer, English; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation and Leisure Studies; +Pratt, Design; +Reisner, Theatre and Dance; Russell, Foreign Languages; Sharp, Business Administration; Sullivan, Biological Sciences; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; VanGaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; Williams, Communication Studies

Absent:

Anderegg, Student Services; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Downs, Counselor Education; Goetze, Nursing; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); A. Jensen, Business Administration; Kellen-Yuen, Chemistry; Lagos, History; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Matzek, Environmental Studies; Qin, Psychology; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Siegel, History; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Stiles, Humanities; vacant, Temporary Faculty; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Business Administration; vacant, Women's Studies

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 08-01/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – SENATE

 

Academic Policies Committee
Kimberly Gordon Biddle, At-large, 2009

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 08-02/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

ASI Elections Complaint Committee
Jordan Peters, 2009

 

ASI Appellate Council

John LaRocco, 2009

 

Search Committee, Dean, College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies

Nick Burnett, A&L, At-large faculty member

 

Search Committee, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Mary Reddick, Library, At-large faculty member

Dan Melzer, A&L, At-large faculty member

Maureen Lojo, CBA, CTL Advisory Board member

Ernest Uwazie, H&HS, FPC member

 

Advising Implementation Team

Maureen Smith

Chloe Burke

Juanita Barrena

Kristen VanGaasbeck

Jennifer Lundmark

Lisa Taylor

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 08-03/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 13, 2007

 

Carried unanimously.

A briefing on the university budget was provided, along with a question and answer session.

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 schedule:

·       February 21, 2008 – no meeting

·       February 28, 2008 – no meeting

·       March 6, 2008 – tentative

·       March 13, 2008 – tentative

·       March 20, 2008 – Senate meets; Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarships awards reception

·       March 27, 2008 – tentative

·       April 3, 2008 – no meeting – Spring Break

·       April 10, 2008 – tentative

·        April 17, 2008 – first organizational meeting of the 2008-09 Senate meets, 3:00-3:30; 2007-2008 Senate meets, 3:30-5:00

·        April 24, 2008 – no meeting

·        April 29, 2008 – Outstanding Faculty Awards, 3:00-5:00; University Ballroom I

·        May 1, 2008 – second organizational meeting of the 2008-09 Senate meets, 3:00-3:30; 2007-2008 Senate meets, 3:30-5:00

·        May 8, 2008 – tentative

·        May 15, 2008 - tentative

* Requires Presidential approval.