2010-2011 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
MINUTES
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Foothill Suite, Union
Present: |
Altmann, Nursing; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; +Bowie, Social Work; Buckley, ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Buckman, Humanities; Buffard, Foreign Languages; Couch, Associated Students, Inc.; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; Diaz, Kinesiology and Health Science; W. Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Gardner, Business Administration; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Kaplan, Economics; Gherman, Chemistry; Gibbs, Design; Gonsier-Gerdin, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hadley, Sociology; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Katz, Learning Skills; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Liu, Business Administration; McCurley, Student Services; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Melzer, English; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Parsh, Nursing; Peigahi, Library; Penrod, Psychology; Piloyan, Associated Students, Inc.; Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Reddick, Library; Russell, Social Work; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; C. Smith, ASI; V. Smith, Communication Studies; Strasser, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, APC Chair (Economics) |
Absent: |
Baker, Ethnic Studies; Bellon, Philosophy; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; Flohr, Art; Hammersley, Geology; Henderson, Counselor Education; Hyson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Li, Business Administration; Loeza, Teacher Education; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Metz, Music; Moni, Women's Studies; Novak, Student Services; Numark, History; Raskauskas, Child Development; Stevens, Environmental Studies; Wanket, Geography vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics |
ACTION ITEMS
FS 10-111/Flr. |
GRADUATION INITIATIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHMENT OF |
The Faculty Senate endorses the establishment of the Graduation Initiative Steering Committee. The charge and composition of the Committee can be found at Attachment A.
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-118/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – GRADUATION INITIATIVE STEERING COMMITTEE |
Fiona Glade, Arts and Letters, 2011-2014
Seung Bach, Business Administration, 2011-2013
Brian Lim, Education, 2011-2013
Sue Holl, Engineering and Computer Science, 2011-2012
Bridget Parsh, Health and Human Services, 2011-2013
Susan Crawford, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2011-2013
Cindi Sturtz Sreetharan, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, 2011-2014
Reza Peigahi, Library, 2011-2012
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-112/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY |
Search Committee, Dean, College
of Arts and Letters
James Wanket, Geography, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Sustainability Committee
David Mandeville
Michelle Stevens
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-113/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – SENATE |
Academic Policies Committee
Matt Schmidtlein, At-large, 2013
Kelly Cotter, At-large, 2012
General Education/Graduation
Requirements Policies Committee
Fiona Glade, At-large, 2013
Committee on Diversity and
Equity
Clare Lewis, At-large, 2013
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-114/CPC/Ex. |
PROGRAM PROPOSALS |
The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:
1. Government: International Affairs Master’s Program
2. Public Policy and Administration: Certificate in Collaborative Governance
Background can be found at Attachment B.
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-115/FPC/Ex. |
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, ADDENDUM TO |
The Faculty Senate recommends amending the Sacramento State Statement on Faculty Responsibilities and Professional Ethics, as outlined at Attachment C.
Background can be found at Attachment C-1.
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-117/Ex. |
FACULTY SENATOR REPRESENTING TEMPORARY FACULTY, APPOINTMENT OF |
Background: Article I, Section B.5. of the Faculty Senate By-laws “Vacancy in the office of representative” specifies the following: “If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative of the temporary faculty, the Faculty Senate shall appoint one of the alternates to serve for the remainder of the term. In the absence of an alternate, the Faculty Senate may appoint from among the temporary faculty a successor who shall serve for the remainder of the term. The Senate shall confine its choice of a successor to a member of the temporary faculty who holds an appointment from the University to no fewer than six (6) WTU’s during the semester of appointment.” There is a vacancy.
The Faculty Senate appoints Adriana Echandia as a Faculty Senator representing temporary faculty to complete a term ending in Spring 2011.
Carried unanimously.
FS 10-116/Flr. |
MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2, 2010 |
Carried unanimously.
INFORMATION ITEM:
CAMPUS POLICY ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
INFORMATION ITEM:
ENROLLMENT (ED MILLS)
FS 10-109/APC/Ex. |
MANDATORY TRANSFER ORIENTATION |
The Faculty Senate recommends a change in the Undergraduate Advising Policy to reflect mandatory orientations for transfer students.
Note: Transfer students would be able to satisfy the orientation requirement in one of several ways: By attending a transfer orientation on campus prior to their transfer semester, by completing an online orientation combined with a follow-up conversation with an academic advisor, or by attending an orientation at the start of their transfer semester (further details of the various options follow the policy language).
Proposed Changes to Undergraduate
Academic Advising Policy
Source of original policy: http://www.csus.edu/umanual/acad/UMA00050.htm
III. RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS
A. The
responsibility for academic success rests with the student and includes but is
not limited to the following:
B. All students on
academic probation are required to meet with an academic advisor in their major
program or, in the case of undeclared students, with an advisor in the Academic
Advising Center to develop a plan to return to academic good standing.
C. Entering freshmen
are required to meet with an advisor during orientation to plan and enroll in
appropriate courses for their first semester.
D. Freshmen must
meet with an advisor during their first and second semester to plan and enroll
in appropriate courses for following semester.
E. After their
freshmen year, all students must meet with an advisor at least once a year.
F. All
newly-admitted transfer students are required to complete
transfer orientation prior to the first day of classes for their first
semester.
FG. All students
must comply with the advising policies of their major program or, in the case
of undeclared students, of the Academic Advising Center.
V.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER
A. The responsibilities of
the Academic Advising Center include, but are not limited to the following:
B. The Academic
Advising Center shall periodically assess the effectiveness of its academic
advising plan, as it relates to its advising goals, and make improvements as
needed.
Orientation Options for Transfer Students
Transfer Orientation
Dates: June & August (for Fall), November & December (for Spring)
Fee: $50 (limited fee reduction money)
Program: 8am-4:30pm
Highlights: Campus tour, GE advising, major advising, workshops on campus services (ex: EOP session), lunch, preliminary GE evaluation, information tables and course registration options.
Online Orientation
Dates: June through August (for Fall), November through January (for Spring)
Fee: $25
Program: 1 hour for online program + follow up conversation with advisor
Highlights: Information on General Education, graduation requirements, campus services. (Does not include major advising.)
Mini Orientation
Dates: August (for Fall), January (for Spring)
Fee: $25
Program: 2 hours
Highlights: Information on GE and graduation requirements, preliminary GE evaluation. (Does not include major advising.)
Carried.
FS 10-110A/Flr. |
MOTION TO REFER TO GSPC |
The Faculty Senate refers to the Graduate Studies Policies Committee the issue of appropriate nomenclature and definitions for the different doctorates offered.
Carried.
FS 10-110/GSPC/Ex. |
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR, AMENDMENT OF |
Background: On April 13, 2006, the Faculty Senate
approved FS 06-87 “Doctoral Programs, Policies and Procedures for” in response
to the CSU’s authorization to offer a Doctorate in Education. The State of
California recently authorized the CSU to offer Doctor of Nursing Practice and
Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees.
The Faculty Senate
recommends amending the Policies and Procedures for Doctoral Programs as outlined
in Attachment B.
GSPC Amendments to Doctoral Programs Policy
Background:
As Senate Chair
Sheppard explained in his Chair’s Notes, “When we developed the policy for
doctoral program proposals a few years ago, we were working with both a limited
timeframe and with the then-anticipated Ed.D. in mind. Since then, central approval has been
received for potential doctoral programs in more clinical disciplines such as
Physical Therapy. Given that our policy wasn't written with programs of
that nature in mind, the GSPC has re-visited the policy and are suggesting
changes to accommodate a broader range of future proposals.”
Process:
Examining the
University policy adopted in 2006, a working group of GSPC took on the task of
making recommendations for policy revision.
GSPC then discussed those revisions and the entire policy over the
course of several meetings, consulting with representatives from Physical
Therapy, Nursing and Audiology, since legislative reforms make these programs
stakeholders in revisions to the policy.
Faculty working with the Ed.D.
program, as well as the Graduate Dean, were also
instrumental in discussions regarding the proposed amendments. As is often the case with new campus
policies, issues can surface during implementation, and revisions are prudent;
GSPC’s recommendations address those issues, and attempt to facilitate the work
of faculty who seek to propose new joint or independent doctoral programs.
Summary of Key Proposed Changes
1) Policy Coherence. There are two sections of the policy: the
first addresses the requirements for a program on our campus to collaborate
with a doctoral degree-granting institution and offer a joint doctorate; the
second articulates the requirements for a program on our campus to offer a
doctoral degree independent of another institution, as authorized under state
law. Although most of the requirements
for each type of program are similar, there are some provisions in the policy
that only apply to one or the other type.
When GSPC reviewed the 2006 policy, the committee discovered that there
were several parts of the rather lengthy policy that were included in Section
One and not Section Two, and vice versa.
Therefore, most of the proposed changes,
indicated using underscoring and strikethrough, are simply
attempts to achieve parallelism between the two Sections.
2) Doctoral Program Categories. One substantive change is the creation of two
categories of doctoral programs, delineated as professional doctorates (PD),
such as may be proposed by Physical Therapy , and professional/applied research
doctorates (PARD), such as the Ed.D. This change is first referenced on page 1.
3) Doctoral Faculty Roles and
Responsibilities. Other notable
changes have been made in the sections on faculty, wherein proposals are asked
to articulate differences in expectations of doctoral program faculty. These changes can be found on pages 4 and
10-11.
Carried.