2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

OPEN FORUM

CONSENT ACTION

FS 09-27/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW – THANKS AND COMMENDATION

The Faculty Senate thanks and commends the General Education Program Review Committee for its work in completing the Academic Program Review Report:

Brian Baker, Ethnic Studies

Bruce Bikle, Criminal Justice (co-chair)

Larry Boles, Speech Pathology and Audiology

Jackie Donath, Humanities and Religious Studies

Jennifer Lundmark, Biological Sciences

Roberto Pomo, G.E. Honors Program (co-chair)

In addition, the Faculty Senate also thanks and commends the General Education Program External Reviewers, Jane Bowers, Interim Provost, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, and Jo Service, Dean (retired), Academic Program Planning, The California State University.

The Academic Program Review Report can be found at: http://www.csus.edu/acaf/GE/GE%20Program%20Review%20Report%20final.pdf).

REGULAR AGENDA

FS 09-28/Ex.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 2009

SECOND READING

FS 09-25/GSPC/Ex.

GRADUATE STUDENT LOAN DEFERMENT POLICY

Background: As a result of the implementation of the CMS system, there has been improved coordination among units across campus. In particular, Financial Aid services is more directly allied with the tracking of the enrollment status of graduate students, and the CMS system does not recognize students who are enrolled in continuous enrollment units (599) through the College of Continuing Education to be making progress toward their degree. Hence, instead of maintaining their ability to defer their loans until after graduation, at the onset of the Fall 2009 term these students will be expected to begin repayment of student loans prior to their degree completion. Unless there is a change in campus policy, the Registrar will begin reporting to lenders that graduate students completing their culminating experience who are enrolled in 599 do not qualify for continued loan deferment.

The Graduate Studies Policies Committee recommends that current policy be amended to indicate that “graduate students enrolled in continuous enrollment and receiving an “RP” grade in their 500 units are considered to be full-time enrolled students at this university.”

The language above should be placed in appropriate documents to reflect current practice on the campus. No changes in length or eligibility for continuous enrollment are enacted by instituting this language. The language simply aligns the efforts of the Registrar’s Office, the Financial Aid Office, and the Office of Graduate Studies in their collective use of the CMS system.

FIRST READING

FS 09-29/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW- GENERAL EDUCATION / GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS POLICIES COMMITTEE PROGRAM REVIEW RESPONSE--ACCEPTANCE BY FACULTY SENATE

Background: The current program review of the General Education Program began in 2005-06 and proceeded through the cycle of self study (http://www.csus.edu/acaf/progReview/Self%20Studies/GE%20Self-Study%2012-06.pdf), external review ( http://www.csus.edu/acaf/progReview/Ext%20Consultant/GE%20Ext.%20Review%20Report.pdf), internal review( http://www.csus.edu/acaf/GE/GE%20Program%20Review%20Report%20final.pdf) and concludes with the response to the program review by the General Education /Graduation Requirements Policies Committee (GE/GRPC), submitted to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 14, 2009. The GE/GRPC considered the twelve recommendations carefully as they developed their responses and did so in consultation with faculty, staff and students through a series of for a, workshops, and other venues including a site on SacCT. The Faculty Senate has been updated regularly on the process and issues—most recently at the February 19th meeting---and materials are posted on the Faculty Senate website and the GE homepage. This response completes the program review process for GE/GRPC for this academic program review and provides a roadmap for the work of the GE/GRPC in the coming years.

The Faculty Senate receives the GE/GRPC Response to Program Review Recommendations Report as outlined in Attachment A, thanking the members for their work, as the final step of the process in the General Education Program review, and directs the Executive Committee to proceed with the consideration of the responses and the development of proposals for the revision of GE to be brought back to the Faculty Senate as appropriate.

INFORMATION

NEXT FACULTY SENATE MEETING: APRIL 30, 2009

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

5. Tentative schedule of Faculty Senate meetings for Spring 2009 (subject to change):

· Tu., 4/28/09 - Excellence in Teaching and Faculty Service to the University and Community reception · Th., 4/30/09 – Senate meets

· Th., 5/7/09 – 2nd organizational meeting (elections for Executive Committee positions) of 09-10 Senate (3:00-3:30); 08-09 Senate meets (3:30-5:00) · Th., 5/14/09 – Senate meets · Th., 5/21/09 – tentative (finals week)