2010-2011 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Foothill Suite, Union

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Baker, Ethnic Studies; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Buckley, ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; W. Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Echandia, Temporary Faculty (Bilingual/Multicultural Education); Flohr, Art; Gardner, Business Administration; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Heedley, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Henderson, Counselor Education; Kaplan, Economics; Gherman, Chemistry; Gibbs, Design; Gonsier-Gerdin, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hadley, Sociology; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Katz, Learning Skills; Kelly, Social Work; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Krabacher, ASCSU Senator (Geography); Li, Business Administration; Loeza, Teacher Education; McCormick, Philosophy; McCurley, Student Services; Melzer, English; Metz, Music; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Nicolas, Associated Students, Inc.; Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Novak, Student Services; Parsh, Nursing; Peigahi, Library; Penrod, Psychology; Piloyan, Associated Students, Inc.; Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; +Rechs, Biological Sciences; Reddick, Library; Russell, Social Work; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; C. Smith, ASI; V. Smith, Communication Studies; Stevens, Environmental Studies; Strasser, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, APC Chair (Economics); Wanket, Geography; +Wie, Family and Consumer Sciences

Absent:

Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Buckman, Humanities; Buffard, Foreign Languages; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Diaz, Kinesiology and Health Science; Hammersley, Geology; Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; Liu, Business Administration; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Moni, Women's Studies; Numark, History; Raskauskas, Child Development; vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics

MOMENT OF SILENCE

ROBERT GARDNER Staff, Facilities Services NINA PINCKARD Staff, Theatre and Dance MADELINE JONES Emeritus Staff, Student Employment AILEEN DRAPER Emeritus Staff, Student Health Center MARY JANE REES Emeritus Faculty, Speech Pathology and Audiology

JOHN SHOKA Emeritus Faculty, Government DENNIS KENNEDY Emeritus Faculty, Business Administration ROBERT TZAKIRI Emeritus Faculty, Foreign Languages MARION DOBBS Emeritus Staff, Family and Consumer Science

ACTION ITEMS

FS 11-01/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM REVIEW – DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

The Faculty Senate receives the recommendations (Attachment A) of the Program Review Oversight Committee and recommends approval of all of the Department’s degree programs for six years of until the next schedule program review.

Carried unanimously.

FS 11-02/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM PROPOSAL

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the change proposal for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences in Biological Science, which can be found at Attachment B.

Carried unanimously.

FS 11-03/Flr.

MINUTES OF DECEMBER 16, 2010

Carried unanimously.

INFORMATION ITEM: KBOXES (LARRY GILBERT)

Information Item: Current Year Budget Update - Faculty Representatives on UBAC

FS 11-04A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-04

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-04/CPC/Ex. “Program Proposal”.

Carried unanimously.

FS 11-04/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM PROPOSAL

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the change proposal for the Master of Science in Biological Sciences, contingent upon the insertion of the word “seminar (i.e. non-supervisory)” in the sentence “…The 30 units must include a minimum of 18 units of 200-level seminar (i.e. non-supervisory) courses.” The proposal can be found at Attachment C.

Carried unanimously.

The following items received a first reading and will receive a second reading at the Faculty Senate meeting of February 17, 2011:

FS 11-05/Ex.	CAMPUS POLICY ON CENTERS, INSTITUTES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
FS 11-06/Ex.	CAMPUS POLICY ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
FS 11-07/Ex.	BY-LAWS CHANGE – ABSENCES