2010-2011 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento
MINUTES
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Foothill Suite, Union
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Present: |
Barrena, Biological Sciences; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Buckley, ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Carle, Foreign Languages; Diaz, Kinesiology and Health Science; W. Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Echandia, Temporary Faculty (Bilingual/Multicultural Education); Flohr, Art; Gardner, Business Administration; Hammersley, Geology; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Henderson, Counselor Education; Gherman, Chemistry; Gonsier-Gerdin, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hadley, Sociology; Katz, Learning Skills; Kelly, Social Work; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Li, Business Administration; Liu, Business Administration; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Melzer, English; Metz, Music; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Moylan, Family and Consumer Sciences; Nicolas, Associated Students, Inc.; Numark, History; 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); Wanket, Geography |
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Absent: |
Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Ethnic Studies; Buckman, Humanities; Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; Gibbs, Design; Kaplan, Economics; Loeza, Teacher Education; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Moni, Women's Studies; Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Novak, Student Services; Raskauskas, Child Development; Stevens, Environmental Studies; vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics |
The agenda was amended so that FS 11-16 “Supplemental Admissions Criteria” and FS 11-19 “Resolution to Enhance Academic Advising” would be the first items of business after the information item. The agenda was approved as amended.
ACTION ITEMS
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FS 11-17/Ex. |
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY |
WASC Interim Report Steering
Committee
Val Smith
Carried unanimously.
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FS 11-18/Flr. |
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2011 |
Carried unanimously.
INFORMATION ITEM: REPEAT
PETITION (KRISTIN VAN GAASBECK)
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FS 11-14/Ex. |
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.
Carried unanimously.
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FS 11-15/APC/Ex. |
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:
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.
Carried.
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FS 11-19A/Flr. |
WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-19 |
The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-19 “Resolution to Enhance Academic Advising”.
Carried unanimously.
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FS 11-19/Ex. |
RESOLUTION TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC ADVISING |
Note: The content of the
resolution has been referred, by the Executive Committee, to the Academic
Policies Committee for further consideration and potential
recommendation(s).
The Faculty Senate receives the resolution from Associate Students, Incorporated, which follows:
Resolution to Enhance Academic Advising
Whereas, Associated Students, Inc., of California State University, Sacramento is the official governing body of the students at California State University, Sacramento whose purpose is to advance the welfare of Sacramento State students; and
Whereas, Associated Students, Inc., is the official voice of over 26,000 students; and
Whereas, Associated Students, Inc., passed the Academic Plan for 2010-2011, which put a priority on addressing the issues of academic advising; and
Whereas, Associated Students, Inc., is committed to supporting academic achievement and progress in order to increase the accessibility, affordability and quality of education at Sacramento State; and
Whereas, California State University, Sacramento created the Graduation Initiative in which its purpose is to increase graduation and retention rates; and
Whereas, California State University, Sacramento requires first year freshmen to attend mandatory academic advising; and
Resolved, Associated Students, Inc., requests the Faculty Senate and Academic Affairs to extend the mandatory advising policy to all probationary and transfer students; and let it be
Resolved, Associated Students, Inc., requests the faculty body to standardize the quality of advising within the colleges and departments to make our processes more efficient; and, let it be
Resolved, Associated Students, Inc., requests that Academic Affairs and the Faculty Senate work to improve and extend the current advising through peer mentorship; and finally, let it be
Resolved, that this resolution be distributed widely, including, but not limited to the Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Joseph Sheley, Vice President of Student Affairs Lori Varlotta, Director of Academic Advising Beth Merritt Miller, Faculty Senate: General Education/ Graduation Requirements Policies Committee, Faculty Senate: Academic Policies Committee, Faculty Senate: Executive Committee, and Faculty Senate.
Carried unanimously.
The following item received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the Faculty Senate meeting of March 3, 2011:
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FS 11-16/APC/Ex. |
SUPPLEMENTAL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA |