2010-2011 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

 

OPEN FORUM

 

CONSENT ACTION

 

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – SENATE

 

Curriculum Policies Committee

Vera Margoniner, At-large, 2013

 

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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

 

Center for Teaching and Learning Director Search Committee

Linda Goff

Dan Melzer

Jennifer Lundmark

 

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PROGRAM PROPOSAL

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the Single Subject Teacher Preparation-Bilingual Authorization program proposal, which can be found at Attachment A.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

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MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 2011

 

SECOND READING

 

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CAMPUS POLICY ON CENTERS, INSTITUTES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES

 

The Faculty Senate endorses the Campus Policy on Centers, Institutes and Similar Entities, as outlined in Attachment D of the February 3, 2011 Faculty Senate agenda.

 

A list of Centers and Institutes can be found at Attachment D-1.

 

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CAMPUS POLICY ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS

 

The Faculty Senate endorses the Campus Policy on the Protection of Human Subjects, as outlined in Attachment E of the February 3, 2011 Faculty Senate agenda.

 

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BY-LAWS CHANGE – ABSENCES

 

Background: It is the responsibility of faculty members serving in Senate appointments to attend committee meetings as they are regularly scheduled. All efforts should be made by the appointee to determine their availability to attend meetings. If they feel that appointment conflicts with other obligations in such a way that they will be consistently absent, they should consider alternative service opportunities and relinquish their seat on the Standing Policy Committee or subcommittee.

 

The Senate recommends an amendment to the bylaws to include the following statement on absences.

 

If a member of a Standing Policy Committee or subcommittee is absent from three or more meetings in a semester without prior notification to the chair, the chair may request that the Executive Committee declare the seat vacant. If a seat is declared vacant, the Senate Executive Committee shall replace that person using the previous years’ Committee Preference Poll as a guide.

 

INFORMATION ITEM – FACULTY ENDOWMENT FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS (TIME CERTAIN - 4:00)

 

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RECOGNITION OF 2010-2011 FACULTY ENDOWMENT FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

 

The Faculty Senate recognizes and commends the recipients of the Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarships:

(UNDERGRADUATE)

Sylvanna Krawczyk: Chemistry Major (Faculty Sponsors: Cynthia Kellen-Yuen; Edward Bradley; Ben Gherman)
Nicole Lancaster: Psychology Major (Faculty Sponsors: Emily Wickelgren; Kelly Cotter; Shelagh Nugent)
Jasmine Greer: Biological Sciences Major (Faculty Sponsors G.O. Graening)

(POST-BACCALAUREATE)
Lucas Anderson: School Psychology Major (Faculty Sponsors: Leslie Cooley; Stephen Brock)

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FACULTY ENDOWMENT FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE, THANKS AND COMMENDATION

 

The Faculty Senate recognizes and thanks the members of the Scholarship Selection Committee:

 

 


2010-2011 Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarship

Awards Selection Committee

Jeffrey Calton

Psychology

Christi Cervantes

Child Development

Shannon Datwyler

Biological Sciences

Rachael Gonzales

Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology and Deaf Studies

Carole Hayashino

Vice President, University Advancement
(ex officio)

Sue Holl

Mechanical Engineering

George Paganelis, Chair

Library

Ta-Chen Wang

Economics

 

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UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION AT SACRAMENTO STATE BOARD, THANKS AND COMMENDATION

 

The Faculty Senate recognizes and thanks the Board of the University Foundation at Sacramento State for its generous Bridge Funding in support of the Faculty Senate Student Scholarships.

 

FIRST READING

 

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PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation-Bilingual Authorization program proposal contingent upon the word "OR" being removed from the end of EDBM 175 and being placed at the end of EDBM 172.

 

The proposal can be found at Attachment B.

 

Background: This is a "structural" change in the program proposal - however it is apparently the result of a "cut and paste" error in the form's preparation and has been confirmed by the Executive Committee in consultation with representatives from the program in question.  While this is an unusual way to fix a structural error, it is a very simple change and it is far more expedient than sending it back through six levels of review and increasing multiple committee workloads, and all parties are in agreement with the substance of the change.

 

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IDENTIFICATION OF ELEARNING COURSES IN CMS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the following:

 

Proposed Policy: Courses that are delivered in a hybrid or online format (i.e., any course in which the instructor delivers at least 20% of the instruction while separated from the students and in which regular and substantive interaction between students and the instructor involves technology, such as the internet, one- or two-way video, audio conferencing, audio cassettes, CD-ROMS, and DVDs) at California State University, Sacramento must be identified in the course schedule during the registration period for semesters in which they are to be offered.

 

Rationale:  Disclosure offers both fairness (in the sense of supplying prior notice) and ease of course selection to students. It signifies to a greater degree our efforts to comply with the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) which requires that students be made aware of course requirements (textbooks and other course materials) at the time of registration. Disclosure also enhances our ability to track the number of online courses within programs in order to comply with WASC regulations that require substantive change approval, prior to offering programs in which 50 percent of more of the courses are delivered “at a distance.”

 

Background:  Academic Affairs is increasingly receiving complaints from students that the hybrid nature of courses is not being disclosed prior to the start of a course in a given semester and, in some instances, is not even disclosed on the syllabus.  As “distance delivery” technologies have been evolving rapidly, WASC has increasingly asserted the need for compliance with its policies regarding the need for prior approval of programs in which 50 percent or more of the instruction is delivered at a distance.

 

 

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SECOND BACHELOR’S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the following:

 

Proposed Changes to Catalog (underlined)

 

Second Bachelor's Degree Requirements

Students who hold a bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institutions of higher education may be admitted to a second bachelor's degree program. Students admitted are considered post-baccalaureate students.

 

Admissions criteria are:

       I.            Have a minimum 2.5 grade point average on the last 60 semester units of baccalaureate and/or graduate level courses.

    II.            Submit a graduation application with approval from the department chair of the major in which they seek the degree. Advising for the major takes place within the department.

 

Graduation requirements are:

       I.            An overall grade point average of 2.5 is required in four areas:

    1. total courses attempted;
    2. Sacramento State courses attempted as a second bachelor’s student;
    3. upper division courses applied to the major, and
    4. courses applied to the minor.
  1. Complete the content requirements for the second degree as specified by the department. Units from the first degree may be counted, but a minimum of 24 upper division residence units (Sac State courses) in the major subsequent to earning the first bachelor’s degree are required.
  2. Complete a minimum of 30 units in residence at Sacramento State beyond the first bachelor’s degree. Of the 30 units, 24 must be upper division in the major. Note: Former Sacramento State students who have completed 6 or more residence units will be held to only 24 upper division units in the major and in residence. Extension and credit by examination units do not meet the residence requirement.
  3. Complete California code requirements in U.S. History, Constitution, and California State and Local Government.
  4. If you have not already completed the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) at Sacramento State or at another approved campus as part of the first bachelor's degree, then you must take the Writing Placement for Juniors (WPJ) timed essay examination: a passing score certifies the GWAR. If you fail the WPJ, you will need to take English 109M or 109W: a passing grade in the class certifies the GWAR. If completed elsewhere, written verification is required.

 

Registration priority is that of an unclassified graduate student.

Source of original catalog language:

http://catalog.csus.edu/current/first%20100%20pages/baccalaureaterequirements.html#Second

 

Justification: Current campus policy requires that, in order to remain in good academic standing, second bachelor’s students maintain the same grade point average (GPA) requirements (2.5) as unclassified graduate students. In addition, per California State University (CSU) systemwide Title V requirements, students must have a 2.5 GPA in order to be admitted to a second bachelor’s program (or to be admitted as unclassified graduate students).

 

The proposed change to the catalog would require that a student must maintain a 2.5 GPA in order to graduate with a second bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento. Under the current policy, second bachelor’s students may graduate with a second bachelor’s degree while on academic probation. This proposed change would insure the consistency between admissions, academic standing and graduation requirements that exists for baccalaureate (2.0 GPA requirement) and classified graduate (3.0 GPA requirement) students. 

 

The changes below were approved unanimously by the Academic Policies Committee on October 1, 2010 and by the Graduate Studies Policies Committee on February 1, 2011. The Executive Committee endorsed these recommendations by majority vote on February 8, 2011.

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

 

The Faculty Senate recommends adoption of the following undergraduate supplemental admissions criteria starting Fall 2011:

 

Evaluation of Qualified Undergraduate Applicants from Outside the Local Admissions Area

 

After careful consideration, the Enrollment Management Committee recommends the strategies stated below because they offer several advantages for Sacramento State. These include: 1) Providing the greatest fairness to prospective students by using objective, academic requirements; 2) Allowing the most flexibility for the campus, especially during periods when CSU budget allocations and enrollment targets continue to change; and 3) Providing admission staff the ability to make timely admissions decisions.

·         Freshmen applicants from outside our local admissions area will be rank ordered based on CSU eligibility criteria as calculated using the standard CSU eligibility index formula.

·         Transfer applicants from outside of the local admissions area will be rank ordered based on transfer GPA.

Admission offers will then be made in descending order for both groups until the new freshmen and transfer targets are achieved. During times of uncertain enrollment targets, a waitlist may also be employed to provide additional enrollment controls.

The campus is authorized to make exceptions to the supplemental admissions criteria. To shape the exceptions made by Sacramento State, the following statement was passed as a Faculty Senate resolution regarding campus impaction on April 22, 2010: 
 

For a small percentage of prospective freshmen and transfer applicants, eligibility may be weighed alongside other criteria such as: first-generation college status, socioeconomic factors, evidence of overcoming educational hardship, and evidence of skills or talents that align with or contribute to university programs or enrich the educational experience of the campus community. Applicants will present this information in writing to the Admissions Committee.

 

Background: In June 2010, the Chancellor’s Office approved Sacramento State’s proposal for campus-wide impaction starting fall 2011.  As an impacted campus, Sacramento State must choose an undergraduate supplemental admissions strategy for qualified students coming from outside the local admissions area. The criteria used to admit students within the local admissions area are unchanged.

 

Considering the goals outlined in Sacramento State’s Strategic Plan, the enrollment management principles and policies outlined in California State University (CSU) documents, fairness to prospective undergraduate students, and the current variability of state budgets and enrollment targets, the committee proposes the following strategy for undergraduate supplemental admissions criteria.

 

To complete the process for determining undergraduate admissions supplemental criteria, the Enrollment Management Committee requests endorsement of this proposal. This proposal was approved unanimously by the Academic Policies Committee on February 4, 2011 and was endorsed by the Executive Committee by majority vote on February 8, 2011.

 

Further background information can be found at Attachment C.