2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Foothill Suite, University Union

MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

SHEILA DEANER

Director, Testing Center

 

OPEN FORUM

 

JACKIE DONATH – WASC UPDATE

 

CONSENT INFORMATION

 

FS 08-47/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

 

Search Committee, Associate Vice President, Finance

Scott Farrand

 

FS 08-48/Ex.

OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARDS, INCLUSION OF LIBRARIANS, STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS/ACADEMIC RELATED AND COACHES

The Faculty Senate approves including librarians, student services professionals/academic related and coaches to participate in the Outstanding Teaching Awards Program for the 2008-2009 academic year. Selection of the recipient will be made by a committee of Unit 3 faculty members from the Library, Student Affairs and the Athletics Department. The committee will consist of two members from the Library and one each from Student Affairs and Athletics, selected by a vote of the faculty in each unit. Nominations can be made by any faculty member, staff, administrator or student at the University. Nominees must submit a resume, a statement of qualifications and supporting material to the committee for review.

CONSENT ACTION

 

FS 08-49/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

 

University Copyright and Patent Committee

Roberto Quintana, 2011

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

FS 08-50/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 2, 2008

SECOND READING

FS 08-45/Ex.

FACULTY – ADMINISTRATION TEAM ON CONSULTATION, SHARED GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

 

A. The Faculty Senate approves the designation of 8 faculty members as their representatives to the Faculty – Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership.  The 8 faculty representatives will work collaboratively with the Administration on the “inter-related issues of how decisions are made, consultation, shared governance and leadership” as described in the Collaborative Assessment Report on Campus Governance, Culture and Climate-Goals and Recommendations. www.csus.edu/ccp/assessment

 

Background material on the process is included as Attachment B

 

B. The Faculty Senate approves the process for nomination and election, which shall include consideration of 5 nominees from the Executive Committee and additional nominations from the floor of the Senate to provide for the election of 8 faculty members to represent the Faculty Senate on the Faculty – Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance And Leadership. There shall be at least one faculty representative from each of the following ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Full Professor.

 

C. The Senate Executive Committee nominees for election to the Faculty – Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership are:

 

Carolyn Gibbs, Arts and Letters (Associate Professor)

Janet Hecsh, Education (Associate Professor)

Reza Pegahi, Library (Senior Assistant Librarian)

Dan Melzer, Arts and Letters (Assistant Professor)

David Evans, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Full Professor)

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 2008-2009 Senate

4.     Top Ten List of Things New Senators Should Know