2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
OPEN FORUM
REPORT: FACULTY POLICIES COMMITTEE – TEXTBOOK SURVEY
CONSENT INFORMATION
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FS 09-46A/CPC/Ex. |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW – DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES: RECOMMENDATIONS 1 AND 2 TO THE FACULTY SENATE |
The Faculty Senate recommends referring recommendations 1 and 2 of the Humanities and Religious Studies Program Review to the appropriate Senate Committees for consideration.
1) Working closely with the faculty and the administration, the Faculty Senate needs to revisit and clarify the purpose of program reviews on this campus and explore the best ways to achieve the desired goal. These efforts will significantly facilitate program review and assessment in the Department, the College and the University.
2) The Faculty Senate should encourage the University to move toward a GE program review and assessment that is simple, meaningful, and sustainable.
CONSENT ACTION
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FS 09-44/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY |
Grade Appeal Procedural Appeals
Board
Susan Crawford, At-large, 2012
Transportation Advisory
Committee
Martha Wilson, faculty, 2012
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FS 09-45/CPC/Ex. |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW – DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES |
The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment A) of the Program Review Oversight Committee on the program review of the Department of Communication Studies and recommends that: 1) the Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) programs in Communication Studies and Journalism be approved for a period of six years from the time of the Senate adoption of this recommendation and 2) the Master’s degree (M.A.) in communication Studies be approved until 2013.
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FS 09-46/CPC/Ex. |
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW – DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations of the (Attachment B) Program Review Oversight Committee on the program review of the Department of Humanities and Religious Studies and recommends all the degree programs and minors in the Department and the Liberal Arts Master’s Program be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review.
REGULAR AGENDA
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FS 09-47/Ex. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 7, 2009 |
SECOND READING
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FS 09-39/CPC/Ex. |
E-LEARNING |
Revises FS 01-23
The
Faculty Senate recommends approval of the E-Learning policy, which is outlined
in Attachment C (updated since May 7,
2009).
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FS 09-41/GE/GRPC/Ex. |
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – REDUCTION OF COURSES ACCEPTED AS SATISFYING GE REQUIREMENTS |
3.
The
Faculty Senate should consider restructuring the General Education Program by
reducing the number of courses that are accepted as satisfying GE requirements.
A
new configuration of GE that reduces the number of courses that are accepted as
satisfying GE requirements be undertaken.
Response - Action: After considerable discussion the GE/GRPC committee did not reach consensus on whether or not to endorse this recommendation. However, the committee proposes the following policy to assure currency of course listings.
The following policy regarding the declassification of GE classes shall be adopted:
1. All currently listed GE classes that have not been taught during 2005-2009 will be declassified as a GE class, unless a department successfully appeals directly to the GE/GRPC Committee.
2. Beginning in fall 2010, classes that are classified in GE must be offered, at a minimum, once every two years or be declassified. At the end of every school year, the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies will undertake a review of courses, and departments will be notified, and classes that have not been taught in the two preceding years will be declassified unless a department successfully appeals directly to the GE/GRPC Committee.
3. The responsibility for scheduling and teaching the course rests with the department, as does the responsibility for appeal to the GE/GRPC.
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FS 09-42/GE/GRPC/Ex. |
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
10. We recommend that the
University launch a faculty development initiative focused on General
Education.
Response – Action: Committee requests that the allocation of Pedagogy Enhancement Grants to GE course improvement and development be commensurate with proportionality of General Education courses as represented among all courses taught at the University (at least 40 percent of student degree requirements).
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FS 09-43/GE/GRPC/Ex. |
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – SUMMER SESSION |
12. The
University should offer more upper division General Education courses in the
Summer Session.
Response – Action: This is not within the scope of GE/GRPC, but the committee suggests the following recommendation be made by the Faculty Senate;
The Faculty Senate encourages the Administration, at the campus and system levels, to investigate the possibility of offering summer coursework using the Continuing Education funding model, for classes that would not be supported in the State Support model by Departments and Colleges. Faculty involved in such a venture would be engaged on a self-selected basis and there would be no requirement to work on a pro-rated basis, although individual faculty may choose to do so as in the past. Also, the break-even point for a class to be successful may be lower in this model, allowing for more coursework to be offered even without the need to pro-rate. While this is problematic for students trying to take multiple classes across different tuition models, it does accommodate students seeking only one class at a time, and supports the easing of “bottleneck courses” and may decrease the time to graduation. The Faculty Senate encourages the Administration to consider this approach and report back their decision(s).
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