2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Foothill Suite, University Union
3:00 P.M.

Voting Members Present (+ indicates alternate):

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Chemistry; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Brodd, Humanities; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Choi, Business Administration; Collins, Student Services; Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Downs, Counselor Education; Gardner, Business Administration; Gieger, English; 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; Kenney, Design; Kidd, Communication Studies; Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); +Lascher, Public Policy and Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Lin, Business Administration; Lozano, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; +O’Neill, Library; Raskauskas, Child Development; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; +Robinson, Foreign Languages; Rodriguez, Teacher Education; Sheppard, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; R. Sullivan, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; +Taylor, Social Work; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; +Wehr, Sociology; Wickelgren, Psychology; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science

Absent:

Chang, Computer Science; Evans, Geology; Fell, Civil Engineering; Goetze, Nursing; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Legorreta, Business Administration; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Matzek, Environmental Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; Miller, ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); VanGaasbeck, Economics; Wanket, Geography; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

*FS 08-35/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT - UNIVERSITY

University Budget Advisory Committee
Scott Farrand, 2011

Carried unanimously.

*FS 08-36/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program change proposals:

·    BA in Art, MA in Art, Art Education (Single Subject Pre-Credential Prep.)

·    Management Information Systems Concentration in the BSBA program

·    Master of Arts in education, Multicultural Education

·    Master of Science in Criminal Justice

·    Adapted Physical Education Specialist

·    BS in Athletic Training

Background information can be found at Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

*FS 08-37/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - UNIVERSITY

 

University Enterprises, Inc. Board

David Evans, 2010

 

University Union Board of Directors*

Fred Baldini, 2010

David Lang, 2010

*Both names will be forwarded to the President – one will be appointed

 

Search Committee, Associate Vice President, Administrative Computing

James Sobredo

 

Committee on Administrative Performance Review

Fred Baldini, 2010

David Leon, 2011

 

Alcohol Advisory Council

Sue Escobar, 2009

Juliana Raskauskas, 2009

 

Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee

Craig Kelley, 2011

 

Campus Safety & Environmental Health Committee

Tim Capron, 2010

 

Committee for Diversity Awards

Ricky Green, 2010

 

Energy Management Committee

Rosalind Van Auker, 2010

 

Honorary Degrees Committee

David Lang, 2009

Sharyn Gardner, 2010

 

Instructionally Related Activities Committee

Beth Strasser, 2009

William Vicars, 2009

 

Multicultural Center Advisory Board

Elaine Gale, 2010

 

Student Academic Development Committee

Marie Helt, 2010

Rachel August, 2011

 

Student Complaint Hearing Panel

James Rae, 2011

Fred Baldini, 2011

 

Student Fee Advisory Committee

Anne Bradley, 2011

Rosalind Van Auker, 2011

 

University Sustainability Committee

Carolyn Gibbs, 2009

Virginia Matzek, 2009

Rosemary Blanchard, 2009

Carried unanimously.

FS 08-38/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SENATE

 

Committee on Diversity and Equity

Heather Diaz, At-large, 2011

 

Curriculum Policies Committee

Jude Antonyappan, 2010

 

Faculty Policies Committee

Susan O’Hara, At-large, 2011

 

Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee

Julie Figueroa, SSIS, 2009

Carried unanimously.

FS 08-39/Flr.

PARLIAMENTARIAN

 

Thomas Krabacher, Professor of Geography, shall serve as parliamentarian for the 2008-2009 Faculty Senate.

Carried unanimously.

FS 08-40/Flr.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 15, 2008

Carried unanimously.

Kimo Ah Yun, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, presented a brief report on the Center’s activities.

The following was added to the agenda as an information item: Graduate Council.

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

3.     Actions of the 2007-2008 Senate

4.     Top Ten List of Things New Senators Should Know