2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Sequoia 316
MOMENT OF SILENCE
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HELEN RENKEN Staff Emeritus, Admissions and Records |
EVELYN LYSER Professor Emeritus, Social Work |
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HERBERT HARRISON Professor Emeritus, Music |
FRANK KAUFMAN Professor Emeritus, Management |
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT ACTION
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FS 08-61/CPC/Ex. |
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS |
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:
· Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Concentration
· Certificate of Advanced Business Studies (CABS) Program
· Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program
· RN to BSN Program in the Division of Nursing
· BS Speech Pathology and Audiology
· MS Speech Pathology and Audiology
· Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
· Geography Minor
· Master of Arts, Applied Behavior Analysis Option
· Master of Arts in Biological Sciences
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MS in CS Advanced Achievement Certificate in
Systems Software
Background information can be found at Attachment A.
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FS 08-62/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – SENATE |
Graduate Studies Policies
Committee
Christine Miller, Communication Studies, Arts and Letters
Jessica Bagger, Business Administration
Kenneth Sprott, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Computer Science
Susan O’Hara, Teacher Education, Education
Kath Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration, Health and Human Services
Mary Reddick, Library
Brad Baker, Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Lisa Bohon, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
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FS 08-63/Ex. |
STUDENT RETENTION TASK FORCE, ENDORSEMENT OF |
The Faculty Senate endorses the establishment of a Student Retention Task Force.
Background information can be found at Attachment B.
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FS 08-64/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY |
Student Retention Task Force
Laureen O’Hanlon
Mary Kirlin
Jeffrey Clark
Adriana Echandia
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FS 08-65/Ex. |
GRADUATE STUDIES POLICIES COMMITTEE, MINOR REVISIONS AND EDITORIAL CHANGES |
Background: The
Faculty Senate, at its meeting of November 13, 2008, established the Committee
on Graduate Studies. As discussed at the meeting, the Executive Committee
communicated its intent to introduce legislation containing minor revisions and
editorial changes to FS 08-54. The changes are delineated below:
[strikethrough = deletion; underscore = addition]
The Committee on Graduate Studies
Policies Committee shall be established as a Standing Committee of the
Faculty Senate.
CHARGE
A.
The
Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall be the
consultative deliberative body of the faculty on matters relating to graduate
education, graduate curriculum, planning and research including
post-baccalaureate course offerings, degree programs, extension, admission and
matriculation requirements, assistantships, fellowships, graduate student
awards, grading, library services, and other matters related to post-baccalaureate
and graduate instructional development and delivery.
B.
The
Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall develop,
periodically review, revise as appropriate and recommend such university-wide
graduate policies, standards, and procedures as are conducive to the
maintenance of quality in advanced degree programs throughout the
University. Pursuant to this, it shall coordinate policies, standards,
and procedures of the departments and schools and the University as a whole,
insofar as they relate to degrees and/or programs beyond the bachelor’s degree.
As appropriate, the Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall
also collaborate with other Faculty Senate standing committees to co-sponsor
policy recommendations.
OPERATIONS
A.
The
Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall be a
committee of the Faculty Senate, reporting to the Executive Committee.
B.
The
Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall work in close
coordination with other Faculty Senate standing committees in the disposition
of its duties.
C.
Issues
considered by the Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee may
be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees
of the Faculty Senate as well. Any standing committee may similarly refer
issues to the Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee through
the Executive Committee.
D.
The
Committee on Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall nominate
and the Senate shall elect a Chair at the end of each academic year to serve
during the coming academic year. Nominations of candidates for Chair may be
made by a senator from the floor or by a petition signed by ten (10) or more
full-time faculty members.
1)
The
Chair is responsible for establishing the agenda for each meeting, and for
producing an end-of-year report.
2)
A
quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least five six
voting members.
MEMBERSHIP
The Committee on Graduate Studies
Policies Committee shall be composed of 9 11 voting
members: one Committee Chair, one eight faculty
representatives from each of the seven Colleges, and one faculty
representative from the Library, and one faculty representative of the
Dean’s Graduate Advisory Council elected by that Council. Every effort
shall be made to include a faculty member from each of the seven colleges. In no instance shall more than one faculty
member from any given department be appointed.
In no instance shall more than 2 faculty members from any given college
be appointed. Elected members shall
serve three year staggered terms. The Dean of Graduate Education and a
representative from the College of Continuing Education shall serve as
ex-officio, non-voting members, as shall one post-baccalaureate student
selected according to procedures determined by Associated Students
Incorporated.
REGULAR AGENDA
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FS 08-66/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 2008 |
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FS 08-67/Flr. |
NOMINATION OF AT-LARGE MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
Background: At its meeting of November 20, 2008, the
Faculty Senate approved a change to its By-laws, which, in part, added an
additional at-large member to the Executive Committee.
The Faculty Senate nominates the following senators to fill an at-large member position to the Executive Committee. (Members must be available to meet Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.):
INFORMATION
NEXT FACULTY SENATE MEETING:
DECEMBER 11, 2008 (FOOTHILL SUITE, UNION)
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 2008-2009 Senate