2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
MINUTES
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Foothill Suite, University Union
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Present: |
Baker, Chemistry; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Brodd, Humanities; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Chang, Computer Science; Choi, Business Administration; Collins, Student Services; +Cook, Family and Consumer Sciences; Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Fell, Civil Engineering; Evans, Geology; Gardner, Business Administration; Goetze, Nursing; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Harvey, Art; Heckathorn, English; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kay, ASI; Kenney, Design; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); Lilly, Teacher Education; Lin, Business Administration; Liu, Sociology; Lozano, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Matzek, Environmental Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; +Quintana, Kinesiology and Health Science Raskauskas, Child Development; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Russell, Foreign Languages; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; R. Sullivan, Anthropology; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; |
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Absent: |
Altmann, Nursing; Downs, Counselor Education; Gieger, English; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Kidd, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Legorreta, Business Administration; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Wickelgren, Psychology; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies |
ACTION ITEMS
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*FS 08-47/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY |
Search Committee, Associate Vice
President, Finance
Scott Farrand
Carried unanimously.
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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.
Carried unanimously.
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*FS 08-49/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY |
University Copyright and Patent
Committee
Roberto Quintana, 2011
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-50/Flr. |
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 2, 2008 |
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-45/Ex. |
FACULTY – ADMINISTRATION TEAM ON CONSULTATION, SHARED GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP |
A. The Faculty Senate approves the designation of 8-10 faculty members as their representatives to the Faculty – Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership. The 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
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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 8-10 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)
Other nominees:
Juanita Barrena, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Full Professor)
Jeffrey Clark, Academic Achievement Center/Educational Opportunity Program (Full)
Edith LeFebvre, Arts and Letters, (Full Professor)
Dale Russell, Health and Human Services (Associate Professor)
Carried unanimously.
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FS 08-45A/Flr. |
FACULTY – ADMINISTRATION TEAM ON CONSULTATION, SHARED GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP – ELECTION OF FACULTY |
The Faculty
Senate elects the following faculty members to the Faculty – Administration
Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership:
Juanita Barrena, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Full Professor)
Jeffrey Clark, Academic Achievement Center/Educational Opportunity Program (Full)
David Evans, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Full Professor)
Carolyn Gibbs, Arts and Letters (Associate Professor)
Janet Hecsh, Education (Associate Professor)
Edith LeFebvre, Arts and Letters, (Full Professor)
Dan Melzer, Arts and Letters (Assistant Professor)
Reza Pegahi, Library (Senior Assistant Librarian)
Dale Russell, Health and Human Services (Associate Professor)
Carried unanimously.
Jackie Donath provided an update on
WASC.
INFORMATION
NEXT SENATE MEETING: THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 30, 2008
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