2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
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DAVID LANDIS Staff, Facilities Management MIGUEL ENRIQUE BLANCO Emeritus Faculty Department of Design MARGARET BARRICKLO Emeritus Staff |
Emeritus Faculty Anatomy and Physiology Emeritus Faculty Department of Biological Sciences |
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT ACTION
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FS 08-11/CPC/Ex. |
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS |
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposals:
a. Gerontology Graduate Certificate Program
b. Single Subject Teacher Preparation Program and Single Subject BCLAD-Emphasis Teacher Preparation Program
c. Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation Program and Multiple Subject BCLAD Emphasis Teacher Preparation Program
d. Education Specialist Credential Program: Mild/Moderate
e. Certificate in Teaching Composition
f. Photography
g. Undergraduate Nursing Program
h. Gerontology
i. Asian American Studies Minor
j. Rhetoric and Writing
k. Master of Education with Curriculum and Instruction Emphasis (Online Option)
l. Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 30 Unit Option
m. Undergraduate Certificate of Academic Achievement in Information Assurance and Security
Background information can be found at Attachment A.
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FS 08-12/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY |
The following are nominated to steering and subject area committees for the WASC review:
Academic Program Subcommittee
Val Smith, A&L
Janet Hecsh, EDUC
Campus Life Subcommittee
Laurie Kubicek, H&HS
Community Engagement
Subcommittee
Mark Rodriguez, EDUC
Steering Committee
Val Smith, A&L
REGULAR AGENDA
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FS 08-13/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 2008 |
FIRST
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FS 08-14/Ex. |
THE FACULTY SENATE
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The Faculty Senate endorses the resolution
AS-2831-08/EX/FGA (below), Response to Governor's Budget Recommendations,
passed unanimously by members of the Academic Senate of the
The Faculty Senate recommends that
resolution AS-2831-08/EX/FGA and FS 08-14/Ex. be sent to the Governor, all
Senators and Assembly representatives from the greater Sacramento metropolitan
area, the Board of Trustees, the California State Student Association, the
California Faculty Association, and the CSU Alumni Council.
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RESOLVED: |
That the Academic Senate of the
California State University (ASCSU) finds that the Governor’s proposed budget
(January 2008) for the State of |
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RESOLVED: |
That the Governor be made aware
that his budget proposal would deny student access and threaten the quality
of education provided as well as delay graduation due to the anticipated
reduction in course offerings; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU note that the CSU
still has not recovered from the more than 500 million dollars in budget
reductions from past years; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU remind the Governor
that the CSU has served an extraordinary number of students who would not
otherwise have been served largely through additional uncompensated work by
faculty; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU find that existing research
indicates that investment in higher education is advantageous to the public
good for both civic and economic reasons where every dollar invested produced
four dollars for the |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU endorse the need
for the CSU to remain accessible to displaced or unemployed individuals who
are seeking to upgrade their marketability through obtaining a college
degree; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU hold that a unified
message regarding these implications ought to be delivered to the Governor
and the legislature by the CSU coalition representing the Board of Trustees
(BOT), CSU System Office, the leadership on the 23 campuses, the ASCSU,
California Student Association (CSSA), the California Faculty Association
(CFA), and other bargaining agents; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU request the
Governor and Legislature to restore the unallocated reduction to the budget of
the CSU that appears in the Governor’s January Budget Proposal; and be it
further |
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RESOLVED: |
That the ASCSU urge the BOT and
the Chancellor to work with the Governor and Legislature to effect that
restoration; and be it further |
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RESOLVED: |
That this resolution be sent to
the Governor, the Legislature, BOT, campus senate chairs, campus presidents,
CSSA, CFA, and Alumni Council. |
RATIONALE: Since the Donahoe Act of 1960, the state of California has
taken pride in seeking two goals in public higher education that are commonly
summarized as "quality" and "access." Both of these goals
have been enshrined in
Unfortunately, the resources provided by the state in recent years have
dramatically undercut the ability of the CSU to achieve both of these goals in
even rudimentary form. Shortfalls in funding during this period have been
"paid for" by reductions in quality, as outlined in the report The
Because the admissions calendar does not correspond to the state budget
calendar, the CSU admits students for an academic year prior to receiving the
budget that is required to pay for that academic year. In years when the state
fails to meet its legislative commitment to support enrollment growth, the CSU
must still accept and educate those students who have already been admitted. In
the past, the CSU has done so by accepting an on-going deterioration in the
quality of the education it has provided; as evidenced by:
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Escalating student-faculty ratios
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Increasingly inadequate technology and
staffing to support instruction
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Declining purchasing power for library
collections
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Non-competitive salaries combined with
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Expanded reliance on temporary faculty rather
than permanent faculty, leading to a concomitant increase in permanent faculty
service loads, and resulting in a declining capacity to mentor and advise
students
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An increase in permanent faculty service
loads (need to implement a plan responding to ACR 73 as legislated)
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A declining capacity to mentor and advise
students
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A continued accumulation of delayed
maintenance
The CSU has reached the point when reducing admissions has become the
lesser of the evils. Cuts in quality must not be the sole mechanism for
surviving difficult budgets, for quality will reach a level at which access
itself becomes meaningless, prompting the question "access to what?"
To maintain an acceptable level of quality, it is necessary for the CSU to
limit enrollment to the number of students for which we have sufficient
resources. Growth in enrollment during a time of diminished resources
ultimately serves no one. In order to implement this necessary but unpleasant
measure, the Board must be prepared to reduce the number of students admitted
to correspond to any shortfall in state provided enrollment growth funds for
the previous year.
Additional information regarding these issues is covered in ASCSU
resolutions: AS 2812-07; AS-2796-07; AS 2749-06; AS 2772-06; AS 2694-05; AS
2654-04; AS-2612-03; AS-2563-01; AS 2449-99; AS-2418-98; AS-2367-97;
AS-2317-96; AS-2258-95.
Approved Unanimously – January 17-18, 2008
SUSAN SHERRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE POLICY – “COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT ON
CAMPUS GOVERNANCE, CULTURE AND CLIMATE”
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. Actions of the 2007-2008 Senate
4. Top Ten List of Things New Senators Should Know
5. Senate schedule of meetings:
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· April 17, 2008 – first organizational meeting of the 2008-09 Senate meets, 3:00-3:30; 2007-2008 Senate meets, 3:30-5:00 · Tuesday, April 22, 2008 – Outstanding Faculty Awards: Teaching, University and Community Service and Lifetime Achievement for Community Service; 3:00-5:00, Ballroom I |
· April 24, 2008 – no meeting · May 1, 2008 – Senate meets · May 8, 2008 – – second organizational meeting of the 2008-09 Senate meets, 3:00-3:30; 2007-2008 Senate meets · May 15, 2008 – Senate meets |