2011-2012 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Foothill Suite, Union
3:15- 5:00 p.m.

Present:

Altman, Nursing; Anker, Design; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Bellon, Philosophy; Blumberg, Music; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Bowie, Social Work; Carroll, Student Services; Chanda, Nursing; Choi, Business Administration; Cortez, Associated Students, Inc.; Dickson, Counselor Education; W. Dillon, Government; J. Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Echandia, Temporary Faculty (Bilingual/Multicultural Education); Escobar, Criminal Justice; Fell, Civil Engineering; Flohr, Art; Ford, Economics; Goodrich, Theater and Dance; Hadley, Sociology; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Hecsh, Teacher Education; Judge, Associated Students, Inc.; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Liles, Counselor Education; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Matthews, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; McKeough, Physical therapy; Mejorado, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Melzer, CPC Chair (English); Michael, Management; Moylan, Family and Consumer Sciences; Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Peigahi, GE/GRPC Chair (Library); Penrod, Psychology; Quirarte, Student Affairs; Reddick, Library; Russell, Social Work; Shaw, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Sheppard, Faculty Senate Chair (Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration); Smith, Communication Studies; Stevens, Environmental Studies; Strasser, Anthropology; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, APC Chair (Economics); Wanket, Geography;

Absent:

Bersamin, Child Development; Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Buckley, Computer Science; Buckman, Humanities; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Fanetti, English; Gonzalez, Associated Students, Inc., Hammersley, Geology (excused); Krabacher, Parliamentarian and ASCSU Senator (Geography) (excused); Mayberry, Foreign Languages; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies) (excused); Moni, Women’s Studies; Mosupyoe, Ethnic Studies; Numark, History; Reveles, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Singer, Criminal Justice; V. Stevens, Environmental Studies; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy; Vacant, Athletics; Vacant, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology & Deaf Studies

MOMENT OF SILENCE

JIM STRAUKAMP

Emeritus Faculty, History

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The agenda was amended to introduce a resolution expressing objection to any proposed discontinuation or suspension of the award of State University Grants to graduate students.

INFORMATION ITEM

Select Committee Update

CONSENT ACTION

FS 11/12-97/EX SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Student Engagement and Success

The Faculty Senate endorses the following pool from which two faculty members may be selected to serve on the above search committee.

§ Deidre Sessoms, Teacher Education, ED

§ Jennifer Lundmark, Biological Sciences, NSM

§ Greg Shaw, Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration, HHS

§ Kristin Van Gaasbeck, Economics, SSIS

§ Dave Evans, Geology, NSM

§ Edward Shea, Mathematics and Statistics, NSM

§ Sherrie Carinci, Teacher Education, ED

Carried unanimously.

FS 11/12-98/EX COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – UNIVERSITY

Institutional Scholarship Committee

Juliana Raskauskas, 2014

Carried unanimously.

REGULAR AGENDA

FS 11/12-92/Flr MINUTES OF MARCH 1, 2012

Carried unanimously.

FS 11/12-99/FLR RESOLUTION ON SUG FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Resolved that the California State University, Sacramento Faculty Senate expresses its strong objection to the CSU Chancellor and the Board of Trustees to any proposed discontinuation or suspension of the award of State University Grants to graduate students.

And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be conveyed to the Chancellor, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Academic Senate of the CSU, and all campus Senate Chairs.

Carried.

FS 11/12-93/EX POLICY ON PROGRAM IMPACTION, RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE PERMANENT

The Faculty Senate recommends the adoption of a permanent policy, as attached, to begin with the AY 2012-2013.

Attachment A

Carried unanimously.

FS 11/12-94/

FPC/EX POLICY ON “FACULTY CONSULTATION ON THE SELECTION OF ASSOCIATE OR ASSISTANT COLLEGE DEANS”, RECOMMENDATION TO REVISE

The Faculty Senate referred the policy to FPC until such time that Committee feels it is ready to bring forward again.

FS 11/12-95

CPC/EX PROGRAM PROPOSALS

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following Program Deletions:

A. Music: MM – Concentration in Music History and Literature Attachment G

B. BA: Music Management Concentration Attachment H

C. Mm: Music Education Concentration Attachment I

Carried unanimously.

FS 11/12-96/

CPC/EX PROGRAM PROPOSAL

The Faculty Senate recommends the Biological Sciences – Undergraduate Program: Pre-major program proposal contingent upon the following change:

Proposed Catalog Copy: Undergraduate Programs: Freshment Students interested in the major are admitted as pre-Biological Science majors.

Background information can be found at Attachment J.

Carried unanimously.

FS 11/12-90/Flr CAMPUS SMOKING POLICY, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW (Renamed following approval of substitute motion.)

In response to concerns and recommendations brought forth from The Public Health Club, the Faculty Senate requests that the President establish a task force to include representatives from appropriate offices and campus groups to review the campus smoking policy with the aim of recommending, within a time certain to respond, revisions to the policy or its implementation as necessary and feasible to:

1. Improve clarity of the policy (e.g., defining what constitutes a “major walkway” where smoking is currently prohibited)

2. Facilitate compliance with the policy (e.g., increased use of signage designating smoking and non-smoking areas and other means shown to be effective in improving compliance.)

3. Improve enforcement of the policy (e.g., authorizing citations)

4. Further reduce exposure to second hand smoke (e.g., extending the zone from building entrances where smoking is not permitted, specific designation of smoking areas).

5. Provide assistance to members of the campus community to aid with smoking cessation (e.g., implementation of a cessation assistance program for employees similar to programs currently available to students.)

Carried.

Adjourned.