72009-2010
FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
AGENDA
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Foothill Suite
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
WANDARAH ANDERSON
Faculty, Division of Social Work
SCOTT HAWKINS
Student
OPEN FORUM
CONSENT ACTION
FS 09-68/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY |
Search Committee, Dean, College
of Health and Human Services
Robin Datel, At-large faculty
Committee on Administrative
Review
James Sobredo, 2011
Academic Council on
International Programs
Tom Krabacher, 2013
REGULAR AGENDA
FS 09-69/Flr. |
MINUTES OF OCTOBER 15, 2009 |
Statement on Governance and Consultation – REPORT
Comments should be
sent to Janet Hecsh (jhecsh@csus.edu)
FIRST READING
FS 09-70/FPC/Ex. |
OUTSTANDING TEACHING, UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS, INCLUSION OF SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY |
Background: During the
Spring of 2009, and following debate on the level of
recognition and nature of the award programs, the Faculty Senate passed the
following:
Resolved:
The Faculty Senate affirms its support of the current Faculty Awards model,
which provides for University-wide recognition of faculty from each of the
colleges or equivalent units in the categories of Teaching, Service to the
Institution and Service to the Community.
Resolved:
The Faculty Senate refers to Faculty Policies Committee the task of reviewing
policies and procedures pertaining to the awards, including the composition of
selection committees, with the goal of preparing a single integrated policy
document that addresses all three awards, selection committees, award criteria,
procedural matters, and manner(s) of recognition of award recipients. If FPC is
to expend resources compiling and streamlining the policies and processes as
the Senate has directed it to do, it is beneficial to determine in advance
whether the Senate desires to add the fourth category, consistent with the
fourth RTP review category, to avoid the later duplication of committee work. (FS
09-20/Ex.)
In his memo authorizing the action, the
President added the comment:
“I note that the
reaffirmed awards structure attends to three of the four areas of faculty
activity and responsibility at Sacramento State. I ask that the Executive Committee and the
Provost please discuss the issue of attention to Senate Awards, administered at
the college level, by which to give the same measure of University-wide
recognition of faculty in the area of scholarly and creative activity as is now
provided in the areas of teaching, service to the institution,. And service to
the community.” (Gonzalez memo to Senate Chair, 4/21/09)
If FPC is to expend
resources compiling and streamlining the policies and processes, as the Senate
has directed it to do, it is beneficial to determine in advance whether the
Senate desires to add the fourth category, to avoid the duplication of
work.
The Faculty Senate affirms the addition of the category of Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity to the current complement of college-level Faculty Awards. Furthermore, the Faculty Senate refers to the Faculty Policies Committee the task of incorporating the policies and procedures pertaining to such an award into the already existing task of preparing a single policy document that addresses the awards, with respect to selection committees, award criteria, procedural matters, and manner(s) of recognition of award recipients.
FS 09-71/CPC/GE/GRPC/Ex. |
WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE – PASSING GRADE |
Background: As part of
a series of changes to the Comprehensive Writing Program approved by the Senate
in 2006 and fully implemented in fall 2009, certification of GWAR was changed
from a passing score on the WPE to a passing grade in a Writing Intensive (WI)
course. During the process of advertising the changes to the campus, a number
of faculty, deans, and department chairs expressed concerns that a passing
grade in a WI course was too low of a standard for the GWAR. In response to
these concerns the Reading and Writing Subcommittee feels that changing the
certification to a C- would bring the requirement in line with the GE Area A Written Communication requirement and set a more rigorous
standard. This change was presented to the Curriculum Policies Committee and
the GE Policies Committee and both committees voted unanimously in favor of the
change, with one abstention.
The Faculty Senate recommends changing the certification of completion of the undergraduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) from "a passing grade in a Writing Intensive course" to "a C- or higher in a Writing Intensive course."
FS 09-65/Flr. |
MITIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF PRIORITY ADMISSIONS ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND PROPOSED “FIRST COME/FIRST ADMISSIONS” AS A GUIDE TO PROGRAM PRIORITIES |
WHEREAS: |
The Academic Senate of the California
State University (ASCSU) unanimously passed a resolution entitled, "Mitigation
of the impact of Systemwide Enrollment Management
Policies on Graduate and Post-baccalaureate Credential Programs;" and |
WHEREAS: |
The ASCSU resolution encourages campus senates to "consider ways
to mitigate the impact of enrollment management policies on graduate and
post-baccalaureate credential programs including ...requesting a variance of
the deadline from the Chancellor..." and |
WHEREAS: |
California State University
Sacramento has a policy, "Instructional Programs Priorities: Academic
Planning Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management" (www.csus.edu/umanual/acad/UMI07100.htm),
the specific purpose of which is to guide "short-term and long-term
resource allocation and enrollment management decisions;" and |
WHEREAS: |
the Priority Admissions (first come
first served) method of enrollment management as proposed by the Chancellors
Office does not allow for rational, educationally sound decision making with regard
to academic program priorities, including size, as spelled out in this
campus' policy on Instructional Programs Priorities; and |
WHEREAS: |
Academic Programming (type, size,
quality) and admissions is the responsibility of a faculty; be it |
RESOLVED: |
the Faculty of CSUS request a
variance from the November 30, 2009 deadline; and be it further |
RESOLVED: |
that the Graduate Studies Policy Committee and the Curriculum Committee, in consultation with the Provost, use the policy on Instructional Programs Priorities to develop a plan to reduce enrollments for the 2010/2011 Academic year that maintains the minimum of an 80/20 balance of undergraduate to graduate headcount enrollment AND is consistent with the criteria specified in the policy for "Priorities within Priority Program Categories" (section IV of the policy). |
COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE – ACADEMIC BUDGET PRIORITIES
– continued discussion
NEXT SENATE MEETING – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Schedule of meetings:
· Thursday, November 12, 2009 – no Senate meeting
· Thursday, November 19, 2009 – Senate meets
· Thursday, December 3, 2009 – tentative
· Thursday, December 17, 2009 – Senate meets