2009-2010 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Foothill Suite
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Presentation of Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarship Recipients
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Reception immediately following in the Capital Room

UNDERGRADUATE MEGAN DRINNAN Geology Major MANVEER GARCHA Biology Major AGUE MAE MANONGSONG Psychology Major

POSTBACCALAUREATE DAVID SCHRUMPF History Major

OPEN FORUM

INFORMATION ITEM: PROVOST JOSEPH SHELEY AND DEAN CHEVELLE NEWSOME

CONSENT INFORMATION

FS 10-06/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Director of Employment Equity

Don Taylor

Frank Lilly

Sue Heredia

CONSENT ACTION

FS 10-07/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

Search Committee, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies

Shannon Datwyler

Greg Shaw

Kristin VanGaasbeck

REGULAR AGENDA

FS 10-08/Flr.

MINUTES OF JANUARY 28, 2010

SECOND READING

FS 09-78/CPC/Ex.

E-LEARNING POLICY, AMENDMENT OF

Supercedes FS 01-23 “Distance Education Policy”

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the E-Learning Policy, as outlined in the January 28, 2010 Faculty Senate Agenda, Attachment B.

Background can be found at: Attachment B-1.

“Good Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs”

“Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in On-Line Learning”

*Note: this is a continuation of the first reading on December 3, 2009.

FS 10-04/FPC/Ex.

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE POLICY

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the following:

With respect to tests, examinations, graded assignments, deadlines, or when consideration is given for class participation that may have a significant impact on grading, instructors shall reasonably accommodate students who notify them by the semester open add deadlines (adds without petitions) for such requirements that appear in the course syllabus or by the following class period for requirements that are defined later in the semester, regarding planned absence(s) for religious observance(s).

Background information can be found in the January 28, 2010 Faculty Senate Agenda, Attachment C.

FIRST READING

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BY-LAWS: BACKFILL FOR SENATE CHAIR

Proposed Language: (To be added to I.B.1 of the By-Laws)

For the period during which the senator from an electing unit serves as the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the electing unit’s alternate senator, if any, shall serve as the unit’s official voting senator at Faculty Senate meetings. When the alternate is present and voting the Chair shall not vote on any matter. In the absence of the alternate the chair may vote to break a tie.

Reason: The Senator holding the position of Faculty senate chair must, by nature of the position, remain neutral in debates and voting, and cannot therefore be an effective representative of his/her electing unit in these matters. To ensure representation of that unit’s interests in the Faculty Senate, the unit’s alternate senator (if it has one) may serve as the unit’s official voting senator.

If the electing unit has not designated an alternate, then, as is currently the case, the Senate Chair may vote to break a tie.

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BY-LAWS: STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIR TERM LIMITS

Proposed Language: (To be added to II.B.2 of the By-Laws)

The Chair of the Standing Committee may be re-elected for up to three (3) consecutive terms.

Reason: This was the sentiment that emerged in the Senate’s earlier discussions of the subject. It eliminates that possibility that Standing Committee Chairs could end up serving longer than senators representing electing units and provides opportunity for new people to move into positions of senate leadership.

Note: If approved, then for current Standing Committee Chairs, the current year (2009-2010) would count as ‘year one’ of their three potential consecutive terms.

SENATE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR SPRING:

· February 25, 2010

· March 11, 2010

· March 25, 2010

· April 8, 2010

· April 22, 2010

· Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (Outstanding Faculty Awards)

· April 29, 2010

· May 6, 2010

· May 13, 2010

· May 20, 2010