2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Foothill Suite, University Union

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Chemistry; +Barranti, Social Work; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bradley, Library; Brodd, Humanities; Burke, History; Chang, Computer Science; Choi, Business Administration; Collins, Student Services; +Cook, Family and Consumer Sciences; Dillon, Government; Downs, Counselor Education; Fell, Civil Engineering; Gardner, Business Administration; Gieger, English; Goetze, Nursing; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Harvey, Art; +Glade, English; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kay, ASI; Kidd, Communication Studies; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); Lin, Business Administration; Lozano, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Russell, Foreign Languages; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; R. Sullivan, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science

Absent:

Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Evans, Geology; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Kenney, Design; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Liu, Sociology; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Matzek, Environmental Studies; Nylund, Social Work; Raskauskas, Child Development; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; Wickelgren, Psychology; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 08-51/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE

 

Academic Policies Committee

Shihlung Huang, At-large, 2010

 

Curriculum Policies Committee

Jude Antonyappan, At-large, 2010

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 08-52/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

Campus Facilities Planning Committee

Greg Shaw, 2011

 

Strategic Planning Council

Mary Kirlin, 2011

 

Graduate Advisory Council

Kath Pinch, 2009

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 08-53/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 16, 2008

 

Carried unanimously.

David Wagner, Vice President, Human Resources, provided a report on Post Promotion Increases.

Joseph Sheley, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs, provided a report on the budget.

The following item received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the Faculty Senate meeting on November 6, 2008:

FS 08-54/Ex.

COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDIES, ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDIES

INFORMATION

NEXT SENATE MEETING: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 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

4.     Top Ten List of Things New Senators Should Know