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