2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Foothill Suite

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Chemistry; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Chang, Computer Science; Choi, Business Administration; +Cook, Family and Consumer Sciences; Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Dubois, Humanities; Fell, Civil Engineering; Gieger, English; Goetze, Nursing; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Heckathorn, English; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Henderson, Counselor Education; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Jordan, Learning Skills; Kenney, Design; Kidd, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty; Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); +Leach, Public Policy and Administration; Lilly, Teacher Education; Lozano, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Matzek, Environmental Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Onur, Economics; Raskauskas, Child Development; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; Russell, Foreign Languages; +Sheehan, Student Services; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Wanket, Geography; +Wehr, Sociology; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science; +Yu, Anthropology

Absent:

Barrena, Biological Sciences; Evans, Geology; Harvey, Art; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lin, Business Administration; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Sablynski, Business Administration; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Wickelgren, Psychology; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies

ACTION ITEMS

*FS 09-05/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT, UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Director of Housing

Frank Lilly

Carried unanimously.

FS 09-06/Ex.

MOTION TO ENDORSE, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Faculty Senate endorses the creation of an Academic Affairs Budget Advisory Committee as outlined at Attachment A.

Carried unanimously.

FS 09-07/Ex.

MOTION TO ENDORSE, TASK FORCE ON PROMOTING CURRICULAR FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

The Faculty Senate endorses the creation of a Task Force on Promoting Curricular Focus on Sustainability Issues as outlined at Attachment B.

Carried unanimously.

FS 09-08/Ex.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 29, 2009

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will receive a second reading at a subsequent Faculty Senate meeting:

FS 09-09A/APC/Ex.	ACADEMIC CALENDARS, 2010-2011 AND 2011-2012
FS 09-10/GSPC/Ex.	GRADUATE STUDIES POLICIES COMMITTEE – AMENDMENT TO COMPOSITION
FS 09-11A/Ex.	ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE – STANDING RULES: AMENDMENT OF
FS 09-11B/Ex.	CURRICULUM POLICIES COMMITTEE – STANDING RULES: AMENDMENT OF
FS 09-11C/Ex.	FACULTY POLICIES COMMITTEE – STANDING RULES: AMENDMENT OF
FS 09-11D/Ex.	GENERAL EDUCATION/GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS POLICIES COMMITTEE – STANDING RULES: AMENDMENT OF

NEXT SENATE MEETING: THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009 – FOOTHILL SUITE

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

Spring 2009 Senate schedule (subject to change):

· Th., 3/12/09 – tentative · Th., 3/19/09 – Senate meets · Th., 3/26/09 – Senate meets (election of Committee on Committees) – Library 11 · Th., 4/2/09 – SPRING BREAK · Tu., 4/7/09 – 1st meeting of Committee on Committees (3:00-4:00); Executive Committee from 4:00-5:00 · Th., 4/9/09 – no meeting (CSU campus senate chairs meet in Long Beach) · Th., 4/16/09 – Senate meets

· Tu., 4/21/09 – 2nd meeting of Committee on Committees (3:00-4:00); Executive Committee from 4:00-5:00 · Th., 4/23/09 – 1st organizational meeting (nominations for Executive Committee positions) of 09-10 Senate (3:00-3:30); 08-09 Senate meets (3:30-5:00) · Tu., 4/28/09 - Outstanding faculty awards · Th., 4/30/09 – Senate meets · Th., 5/7/09 – 2nd organizational meeting (elections for Executive Committee positions) of 09-10 Senate (3:00-3:30); 08-09 Senate meets (3:30-5:00) · Th., 5/14/09 – Senate meets · Th., 5/21/09 – tentative (finals week)