2010-2011 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Foothill Suite, Union

Present:

Altmann, Nursing; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Buckley, ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Buckman, Humanities; Chavez, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Choi, Business Administration; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Diaz, Kinesiology and Health Science; W. Dillon, Government; Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Fanetti, English; Fell, Civil Engineering; Flohr, Art; Gardner, Business Administration; Gherman, Chemistry; Gibbs, Design; Gonsier-Gerdin, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Hadley, Sociology; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hammersley, Geology; Hecsh, Teacher Education; 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, Parliamentarian and ASCSU Senator (Geography); Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; McCormick, Philosophy; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Melzer, English; Metz, Music; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Moylan, Family and Consumer Sciences; Nicolas, ASI; Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Peigahi, Library; Piloyan, Associated Students, Inc.; Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Reddick, Library; Russell, Social Work; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; C. Smith, Associated Students, Inc.; V. Smith, Communication Studies; Stevens, Environmental Studies; Strasser, Anthropology; +Suter, Foreign Languages; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, APC Chair (Economics); Wanket, Geography

Absent:

Baker, Ethnic Studies; Berta-Avila, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Buono, Student Services; Croisdale, Criminal Justice; Echandia, Temporary Faculty (Bilingual/Multicultural Education); Li, Business Administration; Liu, Business Administration; Loeza, Teacher Education; McCurley, Student Services; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Moni, Women's Studies; Numark, History; Parsh, Nursing; Penrod, Psychology; Raskauskas, Child Development; vacant, Theatre and Dance; vacant, Athletics

 

The agenda was amended to add FS 11-63 “Committee Appointments - University”. The agenda was approved as amended.

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 11-64/CPC/Ex.

PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:

 

A.    Graduate Certificate in Computer Engineering (Attachment C-1)

B.     Graduate Certificate in Data Mining (Attachment C-2)

C.     Minor in Information Security and Computer Forensics (Attachment C-3)

D.    Master of Science in Speech Pathology (Attachment C-4)

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-61/UARTP/Ex.

UARTP POLICY – AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 3.02.B.1 AND 3.02.B.6

 

The Faculty Senate recommends amendment of Sections 3.02.B.1 and 3.02.B.6 of University ARTP Policy as follows:

 

3.02.B.1.  Each primary level (department or equivalent unit) ARTP committee shall be required to submit to the University ARTP Committee for review and recommendation to the President its criteria, policies, and procedures for to govern the appointment, retention, tenure, and promotion of permanent faculty and the appointment and evaluation of temporary faculty.

 

3.02.B.6.  Proposed changes in the primary and/or secondary level criteria, policies, and procedures for appointment, retention , tenure, and promotion of permanent faculty and the appointment and evaluation of temporary faculty shall be approved by the President upon recommendation of the University ARTP Committee prior to implementation in the next annual faculty evaluation cycle.

 

Background information can be found at Attachment D.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-63/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

Multicultural Center Advisory Council

Aya Kimura Ida, 2014

Myung Park, 2014

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-65/Flr.

MINUTES OF MAY 5, 2011

 

Carried unanimously.

 

INFORMATION ITEM: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT (JIM WANKET)

 

FS 11-54/GSPC/Ex.

ASSIGNMENT OF “C” GRADES IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS

 

The Faculty Senate recommends the following: No grade below a C (2.0 grade points per unit) may be counted towards a graduate degree. At the master's level, no grade below "B (3.0 grade points per unit)" may be counted toward a degree unless expressly permitted by a campus-approved graduate programs’ written policies. At the doctoral level, no grade below "B (3.0 grade points per unit)" may be counted toward a degree program. (Note: It is expected that this language would be inserted into the eligibility criteria for advancement to candidacy that are listed in the graduate studies section of the catalog and in other forms distributed by the Office of Graduate Studies, including but not limited to the Advancement to Candidacy petition.)

 

Background: The current language that appears in the catalog refers to C grades, but there is inconsistency across campus, between programs, regarding the acceptance of C's and also regarding whether or not the language is intended to include C- and C+ grades in the general description of C grades. In this regard, it is worth noting that these policies stem from Title V language where +/- grades are not referenced and so no such distinctions are made. Also, the current campus language is silent with respect to any distinction between master’s level coursework and doctoral coursework.  The proposed policy is intended to address any potential ambiguities, allow for exceptions at the program level (when written into departmental program policy), and sets a higher standard for doctoral level work.

 

Carried.

 

FS 11-58A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-58

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-58 “Doctoral Categories”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-58/GSPC/Ex.

DOCTORAL CATEGORIES

 

Background: on December 16, 2010, the Faculty Senate approved amendments to the university’s policies and procedures governing doctoral programs. As part of the discussion, the Senate approved FS 10-110A, which referred to the Graduate Studies Policies Committee the issue of appropriate nomenclature and definitions for the different doctorates offered on campus.

 

The Faculty Senate recommends amending the Policies and Procedures for Doctoral Programs as outlined in Attachment A.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-59A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-59

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-59 “Senate Select Committee – Thanks and Commendation”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-59/Ex.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE - THANKS AND COMMENDATION

The Faculty Senate thanks and commends the Senate Select Committee:

Juanita Barrena

Bob Buckley

William Dillon

Janet Hecsh

Mary Kirlin

Bridget Parsh

Mary Reddick

Elizabeth Strasser

James Wanket

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-60A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-60

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-60 “Senate Select Committee Report – Receipt of”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-60/EX.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT – RECEIPT OF

 

The Faculty Senate:

 

1)      receives the May 02, 2011 Final Report Senate Select Committee on the Status of Standing Committee Chairs (Attachment B);

2)      approves continuing the matter of the Report on the Senate’s agenda for the coming year;

3)      creates a successor Select Committee to develop a specific proposal for revision of the charges of the proposed policy committees in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the Report, to be chaired by the Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate and including six additional 2011-2012 representatives of electing units to be appointed by the 2011-12 Executive Committee at a meeting to be held as soon as possible after the new Executive Committee members take office;

4)      tasks the new Select Committee to consult with committee chairs, and receive, consider and communicate comments regarding the Senate Select Committee’s report and to return proposed changes to policy committee and subcommittee charges to be considered by the Senate by the end of Fall 2011 when it acts next year to dispose of each of the recommendations made in the Report.

 

Carried.

 

FS 11-62A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11-62

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11-62 “UARTP Policy – Amendments to Sections 9.04.G”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11-62/UARTP/Ex.

UARTP POLICY – AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 9.04.G

 

The Faculty Senate recommends amendment of Section 9.04 of University ARTP Policy by adding a new subsection “G” as follows:

 

9.04.G.  Departments may authorize electronic submission of student evaluations of teaching performance in classes taught by part-time temporary faculty.  Such authorizations shall be included among the provisions of the Department’s ARTP document governing the periodic evaluation of part-time temporary faculty. When a Department is considering whether to adopt or amend such an authorization, the Department may invite the part-time temporary faculty currently employed in the Department to participate in the Department’s decision.  The Department’s permanent faculty may prescribe the mode of their participation.

 

Background information can be found at Attachment D.

 

Carried.