2009-2010 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Foothill Suite

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Berg, Sociology; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Buckley, APC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Collins, Student Services; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; Cuevas, ASI; W. Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; Gardner, Business Administration; Gherman, Chemistry; Gieger, English; Gonzales, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hammersley, Geology; Harvey, Art; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Henderson, Counselor Education; Kaplan, Economics; Katz, Learning Skills; Kelly, Social Work; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Lang, CPC Chair (Economics); Li, Business Administration; Lin, Business Administration; Loeza, Teacher Education; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Parker, Kinesiology and Health Science; Parsh, Nursing; Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Raskauskas, Child Development; Russell, Social Work; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Siegler, FPC Chair (Economics); Smith, Communication Studies; Sobredo, Ethnic Studies; Sullivan, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; +Woodward, Kinesiology and Health Science; Wanket, Geography

Absent:

Blumberg, Music; Burke, History; Chang, Computer Science; Cunningham, Family and Consumer Sciences; Cohen, History; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Dubois, Humanities; Elstob, Foreign Languages; Gibbs, Design; Hecsh, GEP/GRPC Chair (Teacher Education); Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics; Ishiura, Temporary Faculty (Child Development); Liu, Business Administration; Panneton, Criminal Justice; Penrod, Psychology; Stevens, Environmental Studies; vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics; vacant, Women's Studies

 

MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

TERRY CHASE

Wife of Larry Chase, Communication Studies Faculty

 

The agenda was amended as follows: removal of FS 10-37/CPC/Ex. Program Proposals from the consent calendar and placed on the agenda as a first reading item. The agenda was approved as amended.

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 10-36/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS-UNIVERSITY

 

ASI Elections Complaint Committee

Jordan Peters, 2011

 

ASI Appellate Council

John LaRocco, 2011

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-37A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 10-37

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 10-37 “Program Proposals”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 10-37/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following course proposal:

Entry Level Master’s Program, Division of Nursing

 

Background information can be found at Attachment F.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-33/Flr.

MINUTES OF MARCH 18, 2010

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-34A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 10-34

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 10-34 “Program Proposals”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

*FS 10-34/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following course proposals:

A.    Personal Trainer/Strength and Conditioning Certificate

B.    Scientific Computing and Simulation Certificate

C.    Certificate Program in Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design (graduate level)

 

Background information can be found at Attachment D.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-31A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 10-31

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 10-31 “UARTP Policy, Section 3.01.B.1, Amendment of”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-31/UARTP

UARTP POLICY, SECTION 3.01, B.1, AMENDMENT OF

 

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the UARTP Policy as follows:

 

3.01

 

A.        …

B.        1.         Nomination to serve on the University ARTP Committee shall not be limited to self-nomination. The right to nominate shall be limited to

eligible voters.

 

2.         Whenever a call for nominations to serve as an elected member of the University ARTP Committee produces no more than one nominee, the college faculty shall vote in an election called for the purpose to confirm or reject that nominee’s offer to serve.

 

C.         …

D.        …

 

Background can be found as found at the March 18, 2010 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment C.

 

Carried.

 

FS 10-35A/Flr.

MOTION TO POSTPONE FS 10-35

 

The Faculty Senate postpones the continued second reading of FS 10-35/GSPC/Ex. “Good Standing for Graduate Students, Definition of” until the Dean of Graduate Studies can attend and clarify certain provisions.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-27A/Flr.

MOTION TO POSTPONE FS 10-27

 

The Faculty Senate postpones the continued second reading of FS 10-27/AITC/Ex. “Consultation to Inform the Decisions Regarding Any Proposed Academic it Changes Including Centralization of it Resources, Infrastructure or Support Services” until April 8, 2010.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-25B/Flr.

MOTION TO POSTPONE FS 10-25A

 

The Faculty Senate postpones the continued second reading of FS 10-25/A/Ex. “Learning Space Advisory Workgroup, Endorsement of” until April 8, 2010.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-25C/Flr.

MOTION TO POSTPONE FS 10-25B

 

The Faculty Senate postpones the continued second reading of FS 10-25B/Ex. “Committee Appointment, University” until April 8, 2010.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-26/AITC/Ex.

SCHEDULING OF OPEN COMPUTER LABS FOR ACADEMIC USE

 

The Faculty Senate recommends that Academic Affairs facilitate the meeting of appropriate representatives from Space Management, IRT and representatives from AITC to review, revise and streamline (as appropriate), the process for assigning labs for academic use.

 

AITC discussion at its meeting on February 26th:  The problem of access to computer labs for testing purposes is not unique to nursing.  Committee members indicated that Communication Studies as well as programs in the College of Business have experienced the same problem.  All agreed that the need and therefore the demand for this type of use of computer labs will continue to grow as additional courses are offered in a hybrid format or on-line.

 

Background information can be found at the March 11, 2010 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment A.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-28A/Flr.

FACULTY SENATE BUDGET, DISCUSSION AND CONSULTATION

 

The Faculty Senate establishes an ad hoc Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the Senate’s budget.  The membership of the Committee shall include the at-large elected members of the 2009-10 Executive Committee and three additional 2009-2010 at-large representatives of electing units appointed by the Senate, none of whom may be Chairs of Standing Committees with seats on the Executive Committee.  The Committee shall elect is own chair from the membership.  The charge of the Committee shall be to (1) develop recommendations to the Senate Chair on how budget reductions should be made under budget reduction scenarios of 6%, 12% and 18% and (2) develop a statement on the impact of the reductions under each scenario on the Senate's functions.  In conducting its business, the Committee shall invite testimony from the Senate Chair, Senate Staff, Chairs of Committees, the Provost and other interested parties.  Committee meetings shall be held in executive session, and the Committee shall report out the results of its findings and recommendations to the Senate Chair and to the full Senate by the end of April, 2010.  Upon this reporting, the Committee shall have completed its responsibilities and be discharged.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 10-28 B/Flr.

APPOINTMENT OF AT-LARGE MEMBERS TO THE AD HOC SENATE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

The Faculty Senate appoints the following representatives of electing units to serve as at large members of the ad hoc Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the Senate’s budget established by FS 10-28A.

 

1.  Juanita Barrena

 

2.  William Dillon

 

3.  Mary Kirlin

 

Carried unanimously.

 

Having reached the hour of adjournment, the following items will appear as second reading items on April 8, 2010:

FS 10-27/AITC/Ex.

CONSULTATION TO INFORM THE DECISIONS REGARDING ANY PROPOSED ACADEMIC IT CHANGES INCLUDING CENTRALIZATION OF IT RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE OR SUPPORT SERVICES

FS 10-25A/Ex.

LEARNING SPACE ADVISORY WORKGROUP, ENDORSEMENT OF

FS 10-25B/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT, UNIVERSITY

FS 10-30/Ex.

STATEMENT ON CONSULTATION AND GOVERNANCE, ADOPTION OF

 

SENATE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR SPRING:

 

·       April 8, 2010 (election meeting for officers of the 2010-11 Faculty Senate, 3:00-3:20; 2009-10 Senate meets from 3:20-5:00)

·       April 22, 2010

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

·       April 29, 2010

·       May 6, 2010

·       May 13, 2010

·       May 20, 2010