2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

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:

 

  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.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

FS 07-71/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2007

SECOND READING

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.

 

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 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

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.

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 READING

FS 07-72/APC

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ADVISING POLICY

 

The Faculty Senate recommends the following:

 

  1. Approval of the Undergraduate Academic Advising Policy (Attachment A), a revision to the 1989 Academic Advising Policy (UMA00050.htm).

 

  1. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee plan and schedule a special meeting of the Senate for the purpose of discussion and feedback on ways of increasing the effectiveness of the University’s academic advisement system in improving retention rates.

 

  1. The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs work with the Executive Committee to develop a plan to put in place those conditions necessary for increasing the effectiveness of the University’s academic advisement system in improving retention rates. (reference: Section X of the Undergraduate Academic Advising Policy).

 

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