2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
MINUTES
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Sequoia 316
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Present: |
Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Chemistry; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Chang, Computer Science; Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Gieger, English; Goetze, Nursing; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kidd, Communication Studies; Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); +Lascher, Public Policy and Administration; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; +Mejorado, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; +Sheehan, Student Services; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; R. Sullivan, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography |
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Absent: |
Blumberg, Music; Brodd, Humanities; Choi, Business Administration; Downs, Counselor Education; Evans, Geology; Fell, Civil Engineering; Gardner, Business Administration; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Harvey, Art; Heckathorn, English; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Kenney, Design; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Lin, Business Administration; Liu, Sociology; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Matzek, Environmental Studies; Raskauskas, Child Development; Russell, Foreign Languages; Wickelgren, Psychology; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies |
The following items were removed from the consent calendar and were added as first reading items: FS 08-63/Ex. “Student Retention Task Force, Endorsement of”, FS 08-64/Ex. “Committee Appointment – University” and FS 08-65/Ex. “Graduate Studies Policies Committee, Minor Revisions and Editorial Changes”. The agenda was approved as amended.
ACTION ITEMS
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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
· MS in CS Advanced Achievement Certificate in Systems Software
Background information can be found at Attachment A.
Carried unanimously.
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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
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-63A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 08-63 |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 08-63 “Student Retention Task Force, Endorsement of”.
Carried unanimously.
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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 and requests that the Task Force coordinate
its activities with the recently established Advising Policy Implementation
Team (APIT), particularly as it relates to item #1 of Provost Sheley’s and Vice President Varlotta’s
November 19, 2008 memorandum “RTF should review retention and advising efforts
to date and provide counsel where necessary.”
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-64A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 08-64 |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 08-64 “Committee Appointment – University”.
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-64/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY |
Student Retention Task Force
Laureen O’Hanlon
Mary Kirlin
Jeffrey Clark
Adriana Echandia
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-65A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 08-65 |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 08-65 “Graduate Studies Policies Committee, Minor Revisions and Editorial Changes”.
Carried unanimously.
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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 Graduate Studies Policies Committee
shall be established as a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate.
CHARGE
A.
The
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
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 Graduate Studies Policies
Committee shall also collaborate with other Faculty Senate standing
committees to co-sponsor policy recommendations.
OPERATIONS
A.
The
Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall be a committee of the Faculty Senate,
reporting to the Executive Committee.
B.
The
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 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 Graduate
Studies Policies Committee through the Executive Committee.
D.
The
Senate shall elect a Chair at the end of each academic year to serve during the
coming academic year. The Graduate Studies Policies Committee may
nominate a candidate for Chair. Nominations of candidates for Chair may also 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 six voting
members.
MEMBERSHIP
The Graduate Studies Policies Committee shall
be composed of 11 voting members: one Committee Chair, eight faculty
representatives from each of the seven Colleges, 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
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-66/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 2008 |
Carried
unanimously.
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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. Additional nominations can be made at the Senate meeting of December 11, 2008. (Members must be available to meet Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.):
Michael McKeough, Physical
Therapy, H&HS
Nominations remain open until December 11, 2008.
INFORMATION
NEXT SENATE MEETING: THURSDAY,
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