2011-2012 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00- 5:00 p.m.

 

OPEN FORUM

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

INFORMATION ITEM

 

FPC/APC Update - Faculty and Student Resonsibilities Policies

 

 

FS 11/12-121/Flr                                MINUTES OF APRIL 5, 2012

 

CONSENT ACTION

 

FS11/12-116/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM PROPOSALS

                                                                               

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:

 

                                                Arts and Letters

A.      Minor in Russian Program   Attachment A

B.      Undergraduate Minor in Chinese   Attachment B

C.      Undergraduate Portuguese Minor   Attachment C

D.      Undergraduate Minor in Latin   Attachment D

E.       BA in Photography   Attachment P

FS 11/12-117/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM PROPSOALS

 

                                                The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:

 

                                                Engineering and Computer Science

A.      BS in Civil Engineering   Attachment E

B.      BS Electrical and Electronic Engineering   Attachment Q

 

FS 11/12-118/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

                                                The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposals:

                                               

                                                Health and Human Services

A.      BS in Health Science   Attachment F

B.      Minor in Occupational Health and Safety   Attachment G

C.      Kinesiology: Pre-Therapy   Attachment H

D.      Kinesiology: Teaching Option   Attachment I

E.       Major in Health Science   Attachment J

F.       Minor in Health Science   Attachment K

G.      Minor in Social Work   Attachment L

FS 11/12-119/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM PROPOSAL

 

                                                The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposal:

 

                                                Arts and Letters

A.      English Department MA Composition Emphasis   Attachment M

 

FS 11/12-123/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM PROPOSAL

 

                                                The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposal:

 

                                                Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies

A.      BS Women’s Studies   Attachment O

FS 11/12-120/

CPC/EX                                PROGRAM REVIEW

                                               

The Faculty Senate recommends that all of the degree programs within the Department of

Government be approved for six years or until the next scheduled program review.  Attachment N

               

 

FS 11/12-124/EX               RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CAMPUS SMOKING POLICY TASK FORCE

 

                     The Faculty Senate endorses the appointment of faculty members to the Smoking Policy Task Force contingent

upon one being selected from Group A and one being selected from Group B:

 

GROUP A

§  Kristen Alexander, Child Development

§  Heather Diaz, Kinesiology & Health Science

§  Irene Bersola-Nguyen, Child Development

§  Sue Taylor, Social Work

§  Patty Woodward, Kinesiology & Health Science

 

                                                GROUP B

§  Tom Matthews, Electrical & Electronic Engineering

§  Val Smith, Communication Studies

§  Chris Bellon, Philosophy

§  Ann Moylan, Family & Consumer Sciences

 

 

FIRST READING

 

FS 11/12-100/SEL:    STANDING RULES:  MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ALL APPOINTED STANDING POLICY COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY SENATE whose chairs are designated members of the executive committee

 

See Attachment D for Summary and Rationale and links to documents relating to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate adopts the following general guidelines to govern the membership and operating procedures for all appointed standing Policy Committees whose chairs are designated members of the Executive Committee. Upon adoption, these guidelines shall be applied to any existing or newly established appointed standing Policy committee whose chairs are designated members of the Executive Committee.

 

Membership & Operating Procedures of Appointed Standing Policy Committees of the Faculty Senate Whose Chairs are Designated Members of the Executive Committee[1]

 

 (These guidelines pertain to all standing Policy Committees with variations as noted in individual charges)

 

Membership

 

Voting members shall include: 11 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to a three year term, including one faculty member from the Library or Student Services Professionals-Academically Related units; and ten College-based faculty members.  More than one member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college. 

 

Non-voting members shall include: one staff member appointed by the University Staff Assembly to a two year term; at least one, but no more than two, students appointed by ASI to a one year term; ex-officio members of the administration as specified in each Policy Committee charge; and the Faculty Senate Chair.

 

Election and Role of Policy Committee Chairs

 

A)      The Chair of each Policy Committee shall be elected annually by the Faculty Senate as described in the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee Chair shall be included in the count of the 11 voting members.

B)      The term of office of a Policy Committee Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last day of the spring semester in which s/he is elected Chair and shall end at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. 

C)      A faculty member may be elected to serve up to three consecutive terms of one year each as the Chair of the same Policy Committee. After an interval of one year following the end of the third consecutive term, the faculty member shall become eligible for election to the Chair of this Policy Committee.

D)      Each Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Faculty Senate, unless concurrently serving as the elected representative of his or her department/unit.

E)      Each Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as a voting member of the Executive Committee.

 

Election and Role of Policy Committee Vice Chair(s)

 

A)      At its first meeting of the academic year, each Policy Committee shall elect, from among its voting membership, a Vice Chair and any other committee officers deemed appropriate.

B)      The Vice Chair of a Policy Committee shall preside over the routine business of a Policy Committee in the absence of the Committee Chair or, should the office of Policy Committee Chair become vacant, until the election of a new Committee Chair; the Policy Committee Vice Chair shall not serve as an ex-officio member of the Senate or its Executive Committee.

 

Operations 

 

A)      The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Policy Committees and other Senate and University committees/subcommittees in the performance of its duties.

B)      Issues considered by the committee may be referred as well by the Executive Committee to any of the other committees of the Faculty Senate.  The committee may similarly refer issues to other Senate committees through the Executive Committee.

C)      The Committee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members.  The Committee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Committee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Committee agendas and minutes of the meeting shall be published on the Faculty Senate homepage in a timely manner.

 

 

 

FS 11-12/101/SEL:    STANDING RULES: CREATES THE STUDENT AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE; REMOVES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR FROM THIS COMMITTEE; AND CREATES A STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION SUBCOMMITTEE; ALL TO BE EFFECTIVE IN 2013-2014.

 

Amends FS 09-11A/Ex and AS 94-98B.

See FS 11/12-102/SEL for Memberships and Charge of the Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee.

See Attachment E for Summary and Rationale and links to documents relating to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate creates the Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC), as described below, to replace, in AY 2013-2014, the existing Academic Policies Committee, removes responsibility for the academic calendar from this committee, and creates a Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee with a reporting relationship to the SAPC established herein.  The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new committee in Spring 2013 for the purpose of electing a committee chair who shall take office as an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee at noon on the last day of the Spring 2013 semester, and to ensure that the committee is in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014.

 

STUDENT AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE[2]

Charge:  The Student Affairs Policy Committee, a standing Policy Committee of the Faculty Senate, acts as a consultative and deliberative body of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee is responsible for the development, review and revision of policies related to and affecting student progress to degree (both undergraduate and graduate) or to program completion.  Accordingly, the Committee has oversight with respect to a wide range of policies that govern the nexus between the University’s Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Divisions.  The Committee’s purview includes, but is not limited to, reviewing and making recommendations on policies pertaining to: admission standards, student academic standing (i.e., definitions of good standing, probation, continued Probation, disqualification, dismissal, reinstatement and readmission after dismissal); student honors and awards; satisfactory progress standards; definition of grading symbols; add, drop, and repeat policies; academic honesty policies and procedures; academic program access for students with disabilities; student grade appeal policy and process; student grievance procedures; student rights and responsibilities; student academic advising policies; enrollment management policies (e.g., registration limitations); and academic support programs and programs/initiatives designed to improve student retention and graduation rates.  The Committee shall supervise generally the work of its subcommittees and may refer, remove or receive from them matters that require reconsideration of policies pertaining to Student Affairs.

Membership: Voting members shall include: 11 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to a three year term, including one faculty member from the Library or Student Services Professionals-Academically Related units, and ten College-based faculty members.  More than one member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college. 

Non-voting members shall include:

·         one staff member appointed by the University Staff Assembly to a two year term;

·         one undergraduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

·         one graduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

·         ex-officio members of the administration as determined by the Executive Committee and the President, and which shall normally include incumbents or designees of the following offices or their equivalents: Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Enrollment and Student Support; Associate Vice President, Student Retention and Academic Success;  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies; University Registrar; Director, Academic Advising Center and Career Center; and may include others as deemed necessary to the work of the Committee;

·         Faculty Senate Chair.

 

 

 

Officers:

 

Election and Role of Chair

 

A)      The Chair shall be elected annually by the Faculty Senate as described in the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate. The Committee Chair shall be included among the 11 voting members of the Committee.

B)      The term of office of the Student Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last day of the spring semester in which s/he is elected the Student Affairs Policy Committee Chair and shall end at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. 

C)      A faculty member may be elected to serve up to three consecutive terms of one year each as the Chair of the Student Affairs Policy Committee. After an interval of a year following the end of the third consecutive term, the faculty member shall become eligible again for election to the Chair of the Student Affairs Policy Committee.

D)      The Student Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Faculty Senate, unless concurrently serving as the elected representative his or her department/unit.

E)      The Student Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio voting member of the Executive Committee.

 

Election and Role of Vice-Chair(s)

 

At its first meeting of the academic year, the Student Affairs Policy Committee shall elect, from among its membership, a Vice-Chair.  The Vice-Chair shall serve as acting chair in the absence of the Chair.

 

Committees/Subcommittees that report to the Student Affairs Policy Committee: 

·          Academic Standards Subcommittee

·          Readmission Subcommittee

·          Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee[3]

·          Faculty Endowment for Student Scholarships Committee

Liaisons to Subcommittees:  The Committee shall appoint one of its voting members to serve as liaison between itself and each of the committees/subcommittees identified above.

Operations: 

 

A)      The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Policy Committees and other Senate and University committees/subcommittees in the performance of its duties.

B)      Issues considered by the Student Affairs Policy Committee may be referred as well by the Executive Committee to any of the other committees of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee may similarly refer issues to other Senate committees through the Executive Committee.

C)      The Student Affairs Policy Committee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members.  The Committee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Committee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Committee agendas and minutes of the meeting shall be published on the Faculty Senate homepage in a timely manner.

 

 

FS 11/12-102/SEL:   STANDING RULES: MEMBERSHIP AND CHARGE OF THE STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE STUDENT AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE, EFFECTIVE AY 2013-2014

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Amends FS 09-11A/Ex and AS 94-98B.

See FS 11-12/101/SEL for establishment of the Student Affairs Policy Committee and the Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee.

See Attachment F for Summary and Rationale and links to documents relating to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate approves the membership and charge of the Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Policy Committee as described below, to become effective AY 2013-2014.  The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new subcommittee in Spring 2013 to ensure that the subcommittee is in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014.

 

STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION SUBCOMMITTEE

 

Charge:  The Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Student Affairs Policy Committee.  The Subcommittee serves as a research, program evaluation, and policy analysis workgroup and consultative/advisory body on matters relating to student progress toward degree, student support programs, and instructional programs/initiatives designed to improve retention and graduation rates.  Accordingly, the Subcommittee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: on-going review of student progress data in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research, assessment of the impact of policies relating to and affecting student progress to degree, conducting evaluations of academic support programs, academic advising and student support services, and conducting assessments of instructional programs/initiatives designed to improve retention and graduation rates. Although not a “policy committee,” per se, the Subcommittee works closely with the Student Affairs Policy Committee and the Office of Institutional Research in policy development, review and evaluation.  Similarly, although the Subcommittee is not directly involved in the delivery of academic advising, academic support programs, student support services or instructional programs/initiatives designed to improve retention and graduation, it is responsible for consulting with and making recommendations to the units involved in these matters. 

Membership:

Voting members shall include: Seven college-based faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three year terms and four student services professionals appointed to three year terms by the Vice-President for Student Affairs.  More than one faculty member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college.  In addition, every effort shall be made to appoint student services professionals with direct and substantial student contact in different units of Student Affairs.

 

Non-voting members shall include:

·         one member of the Student Affairs Policy Committee serving as liaison between the Subcommittee and the Student Affairs Policy Committee;

·         one undergraduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

·         ex-officio members of the administration as determined by the Executive Committee and the President, and who shall normally include incumbents or designees of the following offices or their equivalents: Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Enrollment and Student Support; Associate Vice President, Student Retention and Academic Success;  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Director of the Office of Institutional Research; and may include others as deemed necessary to the work of the Subcommittee;

·         Chair of the Student Affairs Policy Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officers:  The Subcommittee shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair by and from the voting membership of the Subcommittee.

 

Operations:

 

A)      The subcommittee is charged to develop its own agenda relating to the scope of its responsibilities, to conduct work referred to it by the Student Affairs Policy Committee, and to respond to requests for consultation/advice from individuals/units on matters within its purview. 

B)      The Subcommittee may similarly refer issues to other Senate or University Committees or administrative units in Academic Affairs or Student Affairs through the Student Affairs Policy Committee.

C)      The Subcommittee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Subcommittee shall require the presence of at least six voting members.  The Committee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Subcommittee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Subcommittee members, including all non-voting members, and to the Faculty Senate Secretary at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Subcommittee Minutes of meetings shall be distributed to Subcommittee members, including all non-voting members, and to the Faculty Senate Secretary in a timely manner.

 

 

 

FS 11/12-103/SEL:    STANDING RULES:  CREATES THE FACULTY AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE, IN 2013-2014, THE CURRENT FACULTY POLICIES COMMITTEE

 

Amends/rescinds FS 09-11C/Ex and AS 94-98C

See Attachment G for Summary and Rationale and links pertaining to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate creates the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC), as described below, to replace in 2013-2014, the existing Faculty Policies Committee (FPC).  The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new committee in Spring 2013 for the purpose of electing a committee chair who shall take office as a member of the Executive Committee at noon on the last day of the Spring 2013 semester, and to ensure that the committee is in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014.

 

Faculty Affairs Policy Committee[4]

 

Charge: The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee, a standing Policy Committee of the Faculty Senate, acts as a consultative and deliberative body of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee is responsible for the development, review and revision of policies related to and affecting faculty pertaining to the areas of professional development, professional standards, faculty awards, workload, retention, academic freedom not related to course content, research and creative activities, the academic calendar[5], and other faculty matters outside the purview of the collective bargaining agreement and the UARTP Committee that are deemed necessary by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee shall supervise generally the work of its subcommittees and may refer, remove or receive from them matters that require reconsideration of policies pertaining to Faculty Affairs.

 

Membership:

 

Voting members shall include: 11 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to a three year term, including one faculty member from the Library or Student Services Professionals-Academically Related units; and ten College-based faculty members.  More than one member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college. 

 

Non-voting members shall include:

-          one staff member appointed by the University Staff Assembly to a two year term;

-          one student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

-          ex-officio members of the administration as determined by the Executive Committee and the President, and which shall normally include: the Vice President for Human Resources and the Vice President for Research Administration and Contract Administration (or comparable offices), and may include others as deemed necessary to the work of the Committee;

-          Faculty Senate Chair

 

Officers:

 

Election and Role of Chair

 

A)      The Chair shall be elected annually by the Faculty Senate as described in the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate. The Committee Chair shall be included among the 11 voting members of the committee.

B)      The term of office of the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last day of the spring semester in which s/he is elected the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee Chair and shall end at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. 

C)      A faculty member may be elected to serve up to three consecutive terms of one year each as the Chair of the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee. After an interval of a year following the end of the third consecutive term, the faculty member shall become eligible again for election to the Chair of the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee.

 

 

D)      Each Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Faculty Senate, unless concurrently serving as the elected representative of his or her department/unit.

E)      The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio voting member of the Executive Committee.

 

Election and Role of Vice Chair(s)

 

At its first meeting of the academic year, the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee shall elect, from among its voting members, a Vice Chair.  The Vice Chair shall serve as acting chair in the absence of the Chair. 

Committees/Subcommittees that report to or are overseen by the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee[6]: 

·         Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee (PEAS)

·         Research and Creative Activities Award Subcommittee

·         Visiting Scholars Subcommittee

·         Committee on Diversity and Equity (CODE)

·         Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee

·         Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board

·         Livingston Annual Faculty Address Committee

 

 

Liaisons to Committees/Subcommittees:

 

The Committee shall appoint one voting member of the Faculty Affairs Policies Committee to serve as liaison between itself and each of the following committees/subcommittees:

 

·         Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee (PEAS)

·         Research and Creative Activities Award Subcommittee

·         Committee on Diversity and Equity (CODE)

·         Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board

 

Operations: 

 

A)      The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Policy Committees and other Senate and University committees/subcommittees in the performance of its duties.

B)      Issues considered by the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee may be referred as well by the Executive Committee to any of the other committees of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee may similarly refer issues to other Senate committees through the Executive Committee.

C)      The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members.  The Committee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Committee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Committee agendas and minutes of the meeting shall be published on the Faculty Senate homepage in a timely manner.

 

 

 

FS 11/12-104/SEL:    STANDING RULES: CREATES THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CURRICULUM POLICIES COMMITTEE, GRADUATE STUDIES POLICIES COMMITTEE, AND GE/GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS POLICIES COMMITTEE; RENAMES THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CURRICULUM AS THE COURSE AND PROGRAM PROPOSAL REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE; AND CREATES A GRADUATE PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE; ALL TO BE EFFECTIVE IN AY 2013-2014.

 

Amends/rescinds FS 09-11B and AS 94-98A (CPC), FS 08-54, FS 08-65 and FS 09-10 (GSPC), FS 09-11D and AS 94-98A (GE/GRPC) and AS 06-87 (Subcommittee for Curriculum). 

 

See FS 11/12-105/SEL for Membership and Charge of the Graduate Programs Subcommittee

See Attachment H for Summary and Rationale and links to documents relating to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate creates the Academic Affairs Policy Committee (AAPC), as described below, to replace, in 2013-2014, the existing Curriculum Policies Committee (CPC), Graduate Studies Policies Committee (GSPC) and GE/Graduation Requirements Policies Committee (GE/GRPC); renames the Subcommittee for Curriculum as the Course and Program Proposal Review Committee; and creates a Graduate Programs Subcommittee with a reporting relationship to the AAPC established herein.  The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new committee in Spring 2013 for the purpose of electing a committee chair who shall take office as a member of the Executive Committee at noon on the last day of the Spring 2013 semester, and to ensure that the committee is in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014.

 

 

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE[7]

 

Charge:  The Academic Affairs Policy Committee, a standing Policy Committee of the Faculty Senate, acts as a consultative and deliberative body of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee is responsible for the development, review and revision of policy and other matters pertaining to the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate curricula.  Accordingly, the Committee has oversight with respect to policies governing the development, review, and sustainability of the curriculum at Sacramento State, course and program approval process—including Major, Minor, Certificate, Credential, General Education and Graduation Requirements—and the assessment of student learning outcomes in courses and programs, and other matters as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. The Committee shall supervise generally the work of its subcommittees and may refer, remove or receive from them matters that require reconsideration of policies pertaining to Academic Affairs.

Membership: Voting members shall include: 11 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to a three year term, including one faculty member from the Library or Student Services Professionals-Academically Related units, and ten College-based faculty members.  More than one member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college. 

Non-voting members shall include:

-          one staff member appointed by the University Staff Assembly to a two year term;

-          one undergraduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

-          one graduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

-          ex-officio members of the administration as determined by the Executive Committee and the President, and which shall normally include: the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Dean of Graduate Studies (or comparable offices), and may include others as deemed necessary to the work of the Committee;

-          Faculty Senate Chair

 

 

 

 

Officers:

 

Election and Role of Chair

 

A)      The Chair shall be elected annually by the Faculty Senate as described in the By-Laws of the Faculty Senate. The Committee Chair shall be included among the 11 voting members of the Committee.

B)      The term of office of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall be one year. The term shall begin at noon on the last day of the spring semester in which s/he is elected the Academic Affairs Policy Committee Chair and shall end at noon on the last day of the spring semester of the following year. 

C)      A faculty member may be elected to serve up to three consecutive terms of one year each as the Chair of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee. After an interval of a year following the end of the third consecutive term, the faculty member shall become eligible again for election to the Chair of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee.

D)      The Academic Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Faculty Senate, unless concurrently serving as the elected representative of his or her department/unit.

E)      The Academic Affairs Policy Committee Chair shall also serve as an ex-officio voting member of the Executive Committee.

 

Election and Role of Vice Chair(s)

 

At its first meeting of the academic year, the Academic Affairs Policy Committee shall elect from among its voting members a Vice Chair for Undergraduate Affairs and a Vice-Chair for Graduate Affairs.  The Vice Chair for Undergraduate Affairs shall serve as acting chair in the absence of the Chair.  Each Vice Chair shall serve as Committee liaison to Subcommittees as specified below.

 

Committees/Subcommittees that report to the Academic Affairs Policy Committee: 

 

 

Liaisons to Subcommittees:

 

The Committee shall appoint one of its voting members to serve as liaison between itself and each of the following subcommittees:

 

The Undergraduate Vice-Chair shall serve as liaison to:

 

 

The Graduate Vice-Chair shall serve as liaison to:

 

Operations: 

 

A)      The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Policy Committees and other Senate and University committees/subcommittees in the performance of its duties.

B)      Issues considered by the Academic Affairs Policy may be referred as well by the Executive Committee to any of the other committees of the Faculty Senate.  The Committee may similarly refer issues to other Senate committees through the Executive Committee.

C)      The Academic Affairs Policy Committee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members.  The Committee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Committee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Committee agendas and minutes of the meeting shall be published on the Faculty Senate homepage in a timely manner.

 

 

 

 

FS 11/12-105/SEL:   STANDING RULES: MEMBERSHIP AND CHARGE OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS POLICY COMMITTEE, EFFECTIVE AY 2013-2014.

 

The Graduate Programs Subcommittee (GPS) described herein can be viewed as either a new subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee (AAPC) established by FS 11-12/104/SEL or as a revision of the Graduate Studies Policies Committee (established/amended by FS 08-54, FS 08-65, and FS 09-10) from a standing Policy committee to an AAPC subcommittee with revised membership and charge.

 

See FS 11/12-104/SEL for establishment of the AAPC and GPS.

See Attachment I for Summary and Rationale and links to documents relating to this item.

 

The Faculty Senate approves the membership and charge of the Graduate Programs Subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee as described below.  The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new subcommittee in Spring 2013 to ensure that the subcommittee is in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014.

 

GRADUATE PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE[10]

 

Charge:  The Graduate Programs Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee.  The Subcommittee serves as a workgroup and consultative/advisory body on matters relating to all levels and types of graduate education, resources, planning, research, and curriculum, including post-baccalaureate course offerings, degree programs, extension courses and programs, admission and matriculation requirements, assistantships, fellowships, graduate student awards, grade requirements, library services, and other matters related to post-baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral instructional development and delivery.  Although not a “policy committee,” per se, the Subcommittee works closely with the Academic Affairs Policy Committee and the Office of Graduate Studies in development, review and evaluation of policies pertaining to graduate education; and in coordination of policies, standards, and procedures of the departments and schools and the University as a whole, insofar as they relate to degrees and/or programs beyond the bachelor’s degree.  In addition, the Subcommittee serves as a consultative/advisory body to the Office of Graduate Studies, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and departments and programs on matters relating to graduate education,

Membership:

 

Voting members shall include: 9 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate to three year terms, including 1 faculty member from the Library and 8 college-based faculty members. More than one faculty member may be from a single college but no two members may be from the same department/unit.  Every effort shall be made to encourage membership from each college.  In addition, every effort should be made to appoint at least one faculty member from a department/unit that offers a doctoral program.

 

Non-voting members shall include:

·         Academic Affairs Policy Committee’s Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs, serving as liaison between the Subcommittee and the Academic Affairs Policy Committee;

·         one graduate student appointed by ASI to a one year term;

·         ex-officio members of the administration as determined by the Executive Committee and the President, and which shall normally include incumbents or designees of the following offices or their equivalents: Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Vice President Research Administration and Contract Administration; and may include others as deemed necessary to the work of the Subcommittee;

·         Chair of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Officers:  The Subcommittee shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair by and from the voting membership of the Subcommittee.

 

Operations:

 

A)      The Subcommittee is charged to develop its own agenda relating to the scope of its responsibilities, to conduct work referred to it by the Academic Affairs Policy Committee, and to respond to requests for consultation/advice from individuals/units on matters within its purview. 

B)      The Subcommittee may similarly refer issues to other Senate or University Committees or administrative units through Academic Affairs Policy Committee.

C)      The Subcommittee shall meet at least once a month at a designated time and place.

D)      A quorum of the Subcommittee shall require the presence of at least five voting members.  The Subcommittee shall not act in the absence of a quorum.

E)      Subcommittee meetings shall be open to the university community.

F)       The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Subcommittee members, including all non-voting members, and to the Faculty Senate Secretary at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

G)      Subcommittee Minutes of meetings shall be distributed to Subcommittee members, including all non-voting members, and to the Faculty Senate Secretary in a timely manner.

 

 

FS 11/12-106/SEL:    STANDING RULES: FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, EFFECTIVE AY 2013-2014.

 

The Faculty Senate approves for implementation in AY 2013-2014 the Faculty Senate Committee Organizational Chart shown on the following page, which provides that the Senate’s five existing appointed standing Policy Committees whose Chairs currently serve as members of the Executive Committee (FPC, APC, CPC, GE/GR, and GSPC) be replaced by three standing Policy committees to be styled (1) the Academic Affairs Policies Committee, (2) the Student Affairs Policies Committee and (3) the Faculty Affairs Policies Committee, with the  several working committees or subcommittees currently reporting to a Senate standing committee placed under one or another of the three new Policy committees as shown in the organizational chart and charges of the new Policy committees, as approved in FS 11/12-101/SEL, FS 11/12-103/SEL, and FS 11/12-104/SEL. The Faculty Senate shall appoint the membership of the new committees in Spring 2013 for the purpose of election of committee chairs who shall take office as members of the Executive Committee at noon on the last day of the Spring 2013 semester, and to ensure that the committees are in place to conduct regular business at the beginning of AY 2013-2014. 

 

Summary and Rationale for Changes:

 

1.       Reorganization of Policy Committees and their Charges

a.       The structure of the Senate’s Executive Committee does not at the moment reflect close approximation to the structure of the University to produce the degree of integration of the work of the several Committees with the operation of the several segments of the University. 

b.       Three of the five current standing Policy committees exercise a partial and therefore incomplete jurisdiction over the curriculum of the University.  To the extent that curricular matters are not neatly confined to the jurisdiction of a single committee having something to do with curriculum, consultation among the committees or sequential action by them becomes necessary. 

c.        The delay or delays in bringing such matters to the Senate occasioned by the need to consult or coordinate the action of several committees dealing with the same problem is thought to introduce an inefficiency or inefficiencies into the deliberations of the Senate that is curable by the recommendation stated above

d.       At a time of fiscal constraint when every unit of the University, including the Faculty Senate, is being required to reduce its expenditures by a specified percent, the Select Committee constituted in AY ‘09-‘10 to recommend reductions to the Senate’s budget concluded from its study that the money likely to be available to the Senate in future would be insufficient to fund three units of assigned time to support the work of each of five standing committee chairs. 

e.        The recommendation to approve three standing policy committees instead of maintaining the five standing committees as currently constituted will enable the Senate to continue to afford something of the assigned time required to support Committee Chairs who are expected to organize the work of their committees, attend weekly meetings of the Executive Committee and attend and participate as members whenever the Senate is convened.

 

2.       Grouping of working committees and subcommittees in keeping with the subject matter of those Policy Committees

a.       In the process of giving effect to the recommendation, the current organizational chart and the charges of the various working committees and subcommittees were reviewed.  Adjustments were made in keeping with the focus of the proposed new Policy Committee charges and the current charges of those working groups committees and subcommittees.

 

 

 

 

FS 11/12-107/SEL             MOTION TO DISCHARGE THE SELECT COMMITTEE 2011-2012

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

 

The Faculty Senate discharges the Select Committee 2011-2012 created by FS 11-60/Ex from further consideration of the reorganization of the appointed standing policy committees of the Faculty Senate and the several committees and subcommittees reporting to them.

 

The Faculty Senate directs the Senate Executive Committee to see to the revision of the charges of the several committees and subcommittees reporting to the Senate's appointed standing policy committees to reflect the action taken by the Senate in response to the recommendations of the Select Committee 2011-2012.

 

The Faculty Senate thanks the members of the Select Committee 2011-2012 for their service.

 

FS 11/12-121/EX                               FACULTY SENATE COMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENT ALEXANDER GONZALEZ

 

WHEREAS:      In 2007 the Faculty Senate of California State University, Sacramento sent to a referendum of the faculty a Resolution of No Confidence in President Alexander Gonzalez (FS07-22/Ex.), driven by deep faculty concern over a range of issues, including the degree of transparency in the university budget process, and a perceived disregard for aspects of the shared governance process; and

 

WHEREAS:      The referendum resolution also called for the development of a list of specific actions President Gonzalez needed to take in order to restore confidence in his leadership; and

 

WHEREAS:      After passage of the referendum an ad hoc committee was established for the purpose of addressing faculty concerns and specifying ways to ameliorate them (FS08-45/Ex.); and

 

WHEREAS:      With the assistance of the Center for Collaborative Policy, President Gonzalez and the faculty have since worked collaboratively to achieve shared goals, resulting in, among other things:

·   the establishment of the University Budget Advisory Committee (UBAC), which consists of broad representation from the University community;

·   the development of a 2009 Statement on Shared Governance and Consultation at California State University, Sacramento (FS09-38/Ex.);

·   the declaration of university-wide convocation events that have addressed issues of significance to the entire campus community and fostered campus unity;

·   the initiation of open, university-wide dialogues on the current state of the University and a vision for its future; and

 

WHEREAS:      As a result of these and other actions, there have been significant improvements in campus climate in the areas of budget transparency and shared governance during the past five years; be it therefore

 

RESOLVED:    That while this action is not intended to invalidate the 2007 referendum vote of the faculty, and does not seek a referendum to this effect, the Faculty Senate commends and thanks President Gonzalez for his demonstrated commitment to shared governance and budget transparency, and shares his commitment to access and academic quality as the University addresses the major challenges it faces now and in the future.

 

THE FACULTY SENATE DIRECTS that copies of this resolution be distributed to President Alexander Gonzalez, Chancellor Charles B. Reed, the CSU Board of Trustees, campus presidents, the chair of the Academic Senate of the California State University, and campus senate chairs.

 

 

 

SECOND READING

 

FS 11/12-114/

CPC/EC                                PROGRAM PROPOSAL – MA IN HUMANITIES

 

The Faculty Senate recommends approval of the following program proposal: MA in Humanities  Attachment C and Attachment C-1

 

SENATE SPRING SCHEDULE

 

The Outstanding Service Awards Ceremony for the following awards will be held Thursday, April 19 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Redwood Room, University Union.

 

Note: It is likely that the Senate will meet every remaining Thursday until the end of the Semester.

 


[1] These rules are derived from the part of the charge of each current standing Policy Committee referring to operations.

 

[2] The Student Affairs Policy Committee replaces the Academic Policies Committee established or amended by FS 09-11A and AS 94-98B.  Although the scope of policy responsibility remains generally the same as that of the former Academic Policies Committee, changes include: removing responsibility for the Academic Calendar. creating a new “Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee,” which is established in a separate action item in FS 11-12/102/SEL and changing the reporting relationship of the Faculty Endowment and Scholarships Committee from the Executive Committee to the Student Affairs Policy Committee.

[3] The Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee can be viewed as a new subcommittee delegated responsibility for a number of non-policy activities that were included in the former charge of the Academic Policies Committee.  An action item relating to the Student Retention and Graduation Subcommittee is submitted separately in FS 11-12/102/SEL. See also, footnote 1.

 

[4] Amends name and charge of the Faculty Policies Committee established or amended by FS 09-11C and AS 94-98C.

[5] Responsibility for recommendations regarding the academic calendar previously within the purview of the Academic Policies Committee (now renamed the Student Affairs Policy Committee) has been moved to this committee.

[6] The list of committees/subcommittees reporting to or overseen by the Faculty Affairs Policy Committee is expanded beyond the list previously reporting to/overseen by the previous Faculty Affairs Committee.  Charges of the added committees/subcommittees will have to be amended to reflect these changes.

[7] The Academic Affairs Policy Committee established herein combines the policy-related charges of the following Policy Committees: Curriculum Policies Committee (established or amended by FS 09-11B and AS 94-98A), Graduate Studies Policy Committee (established or amended by FS 08-54, FS 08-65 and FS 09-10), and the GE/Graduation Requirements Policy Committee (established or amended by FS  09-11D and AS 94-98A.1 .

[8] The Course and Program Proposal Review Subcommittee included here renames the Subcommittee for Curriculum of the Curriculum Policies Committee established by AS 06-87.

[9] The Graduate Program Subcommittee included here can be viewed as either a newly established operational/advisory subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee or a revision of the Graduate Studies Policy Committee from a standing Policy Committee to a subcommittee of AAPC with a revised charge. An action item relating to the Graduate Program Subcommittee is submitted separately in FS 11/12-105/SEL

[10] The Graduate Program Subcommittee described here can be viewed as either a newly established operational/advisory subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Policy Committee or a revision of the Graduate Studies Policy Committee (established or amended by FS 08-54, FS 08-65 and FS 09-10) from a standing Policy Committee to a subcommittee of AAPC with a revised charge.