2009-2010 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
MINUTES
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Foothill Suite
Present: |
Barrena, Biological Sciences; Berg, Sociology; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Blumberg, Music; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Burke, History; Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Cohen, History; Collins, Student Services; Cuevas, ASI; Cunningham, Family and Consumer Sciences; +Davis-O’Hara, Child Development; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); W. Dillon, Government; Elstob, Foreign Languages; Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; +Flohr, Art; Gardner, Business Administration; Gherman, Chemistry; Gieger, English Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hammersley, Geology; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Kelly, Social Work; Koegel, Communication Studies; Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); +Leach, Public Policy and Administration; Li, Business Administration; Liu, Business Administration; McCormick, Philosophy; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Parsh, Nursing; Peigahi, Library; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Siegler, FPC Chair (Economics); Smith, Communication Studies; +Sprott, Mechanical Engineering; Sullivan, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Wanket, Geography |
Absent: |
Altmann, Nursing; Chang, Computer Science; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; Diaz, Kinesiology and Health Science; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Dubois, Humanities; Gibbs, Design; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Henderson, Counselor Education; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Katz, Learning Skills; Lin, Business Administration; Loeza, Teacher Education; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Panneton, Criminal Justice; Penrod, Psychology; Perez, Economics; Russell, Social Work; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Stevens, Environmental Studies; vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies |
The agenda was amended by adding the following as a first reading item: receipt and entry of letters to the Faculty Senate by Professor Scott Farrand, Mathematics and Professor Sylvia Navari, Social Work into the Faculty Senate minutes. The agenda was approved as amended.
FS 10-13/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – SENATE |
Graduate Studies Policies
Committee
Sheri Hembree, At-large, 2011
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-12/Flr. |
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 2010 |
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-11/GSPC/Flr. |
APPLICATION OF A POINT SYSTEM TO CRITERIA FOR REDUCTION OR SUSPENSION OF GRADUATE AND POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS |
Resolved: That the Faculty Senate recognizes that the formula/process based on the 1991 document “Instructional Program Priorities; Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management” adopted on December 17th, 2009 and set forth in recommendation 5 of FS 09-83/GSPC/Ex. has not produced a generally satisfactory result at this point and further decision-making should not be based on the “point system” that resulted from that recommendation.
At the same time the Senate reaffirms its previous endorsement of the need of FTES reduction in the 2010-2011 AY set forth in FS 09-72A adopted on November 19th, 2009, as well as reaffirming recommendations 1 and 2 of FS 09-83/GSPC/Ex. adopted on December 17th, 2009.
The Senate therefore recommends:
· the graduate 2009-2010 Academic Year FTES totals at the time of the Spring 2010 semester census date and their distribution across colleges, and
· the necessary reduction in FTES number for each college, pro-rated based on that distribution and as a fraction of the total FTES reduction necessary for the campus to achieve the graduate FTES reduction recommended in FS 09-72A;
Carried.
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 class participation that may have a significant impact on grading, instructors shall reasonably accommodate students’ planned absence(s) for religious observance(s). Students shall notify their instructor(s) by the end of the open add deadline (adds without petition) when seeking a reasonable accommodation for requirements published in the course syllabus. For requirements announced after the open add deadline, they shall notify their instructor(s) by the end of the class period following the announcement.
Background information can be found in the
January 28, 2010 Faculty Senate Agenda, Attachment
C.
Carried.
The following received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the Faculty Senate on February 25, 2010:
FS 10-09/Ex. |
BY-LAWS: BACKFILL FOR SENATE CHAIR |
FS 10-10/Ex. |
BY-LAWS: STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIR TERM LIMITS |
FS 10-14/Flr. |
LETTERS FROM PROFESSORS SCOTT FARRAND AND SYLVIA NAVARI, RECEIPT AND ENTRY INTO THE FACULTY SENATE MINUTES |
THE
NEXT FACULTY SENATE MEETING: FEBRUARY 25, 2010
SENATE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR SPRING:
· 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