2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Foothill Suite, 3rd Floor, University
Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT INFORMATION
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:
REGULAR AGENDA
FS 07-71/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 |
SECOND
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 |
RESOLVED |
That copies of this resolution be distributed to the
Chancellor and Trustees of the |
FS 07-68/Ex. |
AD HOC GOALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS |
Based on the
report of the Ad Hoc Goals Committee, the Faculty Senate recommends to
President Gonzalez the following:
Recommendation #1
The
establishment of a permanent committee to work with the Office of Institutional
Research (OIR) and any other required parties to gather, interpret, and
disseminate information regarding class size, number of faculty,
student-faculty ratio, and number of administrative personnel. This committee
would help to overcome the problems associated with multiple numbers for the
same definition and establish a way for concerned faculty to access accurate
information about the university.
Recommendation #2
The
Senate, faculty, 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.
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
·
data
provided by the Chancellor’s Office on CSU campuses with enrollment greater
than 20,000 indicated the following trends:
Average, CSU > 20,000 |
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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
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
Recommendation #5
The
University establish a formalized and uniform exit interview for non-retiring
tenured and tenure-track faculty who leave the institution to better understand
the circumstances that surround such departures. Current data is 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.
Recommendation #6
·
The
Office of Advancement not be funded at the detriment of academic endeavors;
·
The
President direct the Office of Advancement to redouble its efforts at 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.
Additionally, the Faculty Senate
requests a report from the President on the progress made towards implementing
these recommendations early in the 2008 spring semester.
The Ad Hoc Goals Committee report
can be found at http://www.csus.edu/acse/ad%20hoc%20Goals%20report.pdf.
A transmittal form can be found at Attachment B of the October 11,
2007 Faculty Senate Agenda.
FIRST
FS 07-72/APC |
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ADVISING POLICY |
The Faculty Senate
recommends the following:
The 1989 Academic Advising Policy (UMA00050.htm) can be found at:
http://www.csus.edu/umanual/acad/UMA00050.htm
INFORMATION
1. Faculty Senate's home page: www.csus.edu/acse, or, from the CSUS home page, click on Administration and Policy, then Administration, then Faculty Senate.
2. The Structure of Senate Meetings
3. Top Ten List of Things New Senators Should Know
4.
Faculty Senate meeting schedule:
· Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - Livingston Lecture convocation: Professor Cristy Jensen, Public Policy & Administration · November 1, 2007 – tentative · November 8, 2007 - tentative |
· November 15, 2007 - tentative · November 22, 2007 - Thanksgiving holiday · November 29, 2007 - tentative · December 6, 2007 - No Senate meeting · December 13, 2007 - tentative |