2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Foothill Suite

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Chemistry; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bikle, Criminal Justice; Blumberg, Music; Bowie, Social Work; Bradley, Library; Chang, Computer Science; Choi, Business Administration; Cunningham, FPC Chair (Family and Consumer Sciences); Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Dubois, Humanities; Gieger, English; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; +Hammersley, Geology; Harvey, Art; Heckathorn, English; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Henderson, Counselor Education; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Jordan, Learning Skills; Kidd, Communication Studies; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); Lilly, Teacher Education; Lin, Business Administration; Liu, Sociology; Lu, Mathematics and Statistics; Matzek, Environmental Studies; McCormick, Philosophy; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Onur, Economics; Reisner, Theatre and Dance; +Sheehan, Student Services; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; C. Sullivan, Biological Sciences; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Wanket, Geography

Absent:

Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Fell, Civil Engineering; Goetze, Nursing; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Kenney, Design; Legorreta, Business Administration; Lozano, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Maguire, Criminal Justice; Mahone, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCurley, Student Services; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nylund, Social Work; O'Hanlon, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Raskauskas, Child Development; Russell, Foreign Languages; Sablynski, Business Administration; R. Sullivan, Anthropology; Wickelgren, Psychology; Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 09-31/ConC.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – SENATE

 

Academic Policies Committee

Juliana Rauskauskas, At-large, 2012

Jacqueline Irwin, At-large, 2012

 

Curriculum Policies Committee

Mary Kirlin, At-large, 2012

 

Faculty Policies Committee

Wendy Cunningham, At-large, 2012

Sylvester Bowie, At-large, 2012

Chris Sullivan, At-large, 2012

Jana Noel, At-large, 2011

 

General Education/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee

Dana Kivel, At-large, 2012

Virginia Matzek, At-large, 2012

Chris Taylor, At-large, 2012

 

Committee on Diversity and Equity

Marielle Brandt, At-large, 2012

 

Elections Committee

Elaine Gale

Eileen Heaser

Rita Johnson

Esen Onur

James Sobredo

 

Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarships

Sue Holl, At-large, 2012

Rachael Gonzales, At-large, 2012

Jeffrey Calton, At-large, 2012

 

Livingston Annual Faculty Lecture

Tania Alameda-Lawson, At-large, 2012

Deidre Sessoms, At-large, 2012

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 09-32/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

Institutional Scholarship Committee

Jeffrey Calton, 2012

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 09-33/CPC/Ex.

EXTENSION OF PROGRAM REVIEW PILOT PROGRAM

 

The Program Review Pilot Program, which provides departments with the opportunity to choose amongst the three Program Review Models described in the attachment, is completing its second year.  The Curriculum Policies Committee, the Program Review Oversight Committee, and Academic Affairs have all noted improvement both in the quality of the Self-Studies that have come forward and in the level of overall faculty engagement in the Program Review process as a result of this Pilot.  However, there is a need to allow this Pilot Program to continue in order to collect more data from an additional cohort of programs before formally analyzing the efficacy of the new Program Review models embedded within the Pilot Program.  As such, it is recommended that the Pilot Program be extended for 2 additional years.

 

The Senate endorses the recommendation of the Curriculum Policies Committee and the Program Review Oversight Committee to extend the Program Review Pilot Program for an additional 2 years.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 09-34/CPC/Ex.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW

 

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment A) of the Program Review Oversight Committee on the program review of the Department of Economics and recommends that the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, the Master’s Degree in Economics, and the Minor in Economics be approved for six years from the date of Senate approval of this Report.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 09-35/Ex.

FACULTY-ADMINISTRATION TEAM ON CONSULTATION, SHARED GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP: THANKS AND COMMENDATION

 

The Faculty Senate thanks and commends the Faculty-Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership for its work in drafting a “Statement on Shared Governance and Consultation at California State University, Sacramento”:

 


Juanita Barrena, Biological Sciences

Jeff Clark, SAS and General Studies

David Evans, Geology

Carolyn Gibbs, Design

Alexander Gonzalez, President

Janet Hecsh, Teacher Education

Edward Jones, Student Affairs

Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee, Academic Affairs

Edith LeFebvre, Communication Studies

Dan Melzer, English

Reza Peigahi, Library

Dale Russell, Social Work

Joseph Sheley, Provost

Lori Varlotta, Student Affairs

David Wagner, Human Resources


 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 09-36/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM COURSE PROPOSALS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of program course proposals for the following:

1.     Mechanical Engineering Technology – program deletion

2.     Teacher Preparation Concentration – Physics and Astronomy

3.     Master of Science in Urban Land Development

4.     Film, Undergraduate Degree

5.     Undergraduate Generic Nursing Program Change In Acceptance Criteria

6.     Master of Science in Nursing

7.     General Physical Education Option

8.     Peace and Conflict Resolution Minor

 

Background information on the proposals can be found at Attachment D.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 09-37/Ex.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 2009

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 09-38A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 09-38/EX.

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 09-38/Ex. “Statement on Shared Governance and Consultation at California State University, Sacramento”.

 

Carried.

 

FS 09-38/Ex.

STATEMENT ON SHARED GOVERNANCE AND CONSULTATION AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO

 

The Faculty Senate receives the progress report (Attachment B) of the Faculty-Administration Team on Consultation, Shared Governance and Leadership.

 

Carried.

 

FS 09-40A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 09-40/GRPC/EX.

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 09-40/GCPC/Ex. “General Education Program Review Recommendations – Assessments”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 09-40/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – ASSESSMENTS

 

1.     The General Education Program should establish a process for developing and assessing student learning outcomes of the program as a whole and prepare a plan for improvement based on the results of those assessments.

 

Response – Action: The five-year cycle of GE Area course compliance reviews shall be suspended for one year, during AY 2009-2010, to facilitate consultation between the GE Course Review Subcommittee and the CPC Course Approval Subcommittee in examination of, and the possible revision of, the GE Area learning objectives.  Reviews will resume in 2010-2011 if unchanged or if changed, in AY 2011-2012, based on the newly revised learning objectives. The review is coordinated by the GE/GRPC in concert with the Faculty Assessment Coordinator and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs.

 

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the May 14, 2009 Faculty Senate meeting:

FS 09-39/CPC/Ex.

E-LEARNING

FS 09-41/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – REDUCTION OF COURSES ACCEPTED AS SATISFYING GE REQUIREMENTS

FS 09-42/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

FS 09-43/GE/GRPC/Ex.

GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS – SUMMER SESSION

NEXT SENATE MEETING: THURSDAY, MAY 14, 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