2011-2012 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

AGENDA
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Foothill Suite, Union
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

BILL SCHUSTER

Emeritus Faculty, Business Administration

 

OPEN FORUM

 

CONSENT INFORMATION

 

FS 11/12-26/EX.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – SENATE

 

Senate Select Committee

Elizabeth Strasser

 

CONSENT ACTION

 

FS 11/12-23/EX.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

University Committee for Persons with Disabilities

Frank Lilly, 2012

 

FS 11/12-24/EX.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – SENATE

 

Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board

Eun Mi Cho, 2014

Ann Moylan, 2014

Milica Markovic, 2014

Mridula Udayagiri, 2014

 

Research and Creative Activities Subcommittee

Heather Diaz, at-large, 2012

 

Graduate Studies Policies Committee

Julian Heather, At-large, 2012*

 

*one year replacement

 

FS 11/12-25/GE/GRPC/EX.

GENERAL EDUCATION PERIODIC SYLLABI REVIEW PROCESS, POSTPONEMENT OF

 

The Faculty Senate recommends postponing the General Education periodic syllabi review process for one year for the purpose of revising the GE Area Learning Outcomes and incorporating those Learning Outcomes into Area syllabi. The review cycle would resume in sequence starting in Fall 2012 with Area B.

 

The new syllabi review sequence:

 

Area B  2012-2013

Area C  2013-2014

Area D 2014-2015

Area E  2015-2016

Area A 2016-2017 (Area A was reviewed in 2011-2012)

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

FS 11/12-26/Flr.

MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

 

SECOND READING

 

FS 11/12-11/Ex.

PRESIDENT GONZALEZ’S RESPONSE TO FACULTY SENATE’S POLICY ON INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES: ACADEMIC PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, ENDORSEMENT OF

 

The Faculty Senate endorses the changes to FS 10-71 “Policy on Instructional Program Priorities: Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management, Amendment of” as proposed by President Gonzalez in his memorandum of July 18, 2011 and in the accompanying attachments.

 

August 24, 2011 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B: FS 10-71, as approved by the Faculty Senate and forwarded to President Gonzalez

August 24, 2011 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B-1: The President’s version of the policy, with changes marked-up

August 24, 2011 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B-2: The President’s version of the policy, final

August 24, 2011 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment B-3: The President’s July 18, 2011 memo to the Senate, explaining changes

Attachment A: August 24, 2011 PowerPoint summary of major changes

 

FS 11/12-14/EX.

ACADEMIC PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, AMENDMENT OF

 

The Faculty Senate amends the policy on Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management as follows:

 

With regard to the Academic Priorities policy, the committee charged with reviewing departmental documents should not take the form of a Select Committee of the Faculty Senate but should be a Senate Committee of seven, consisting of one representative of each academic College, with each College's representative to be selected (in accordance with local College policies for a selection of this nature) by the Academic Council or equivalent body of the College.  All other duties and processes should remain unchanged.

 

SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR FS 11/12-14:

 

Amendment Regarding the Selection Process and Membership of the Committee Charged with Making Recommendations for the Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management Ranking in Accordance with the Criteria Specified in the Policy

 

The Issues (in order of importance):

 

1.      There is a need to seek expertise outside of the Senate membership.

2.      There is a need for the Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management to maintain a strong relationship to the Senate.

3.      There is a need to encourage university-wide rather than college-based perspective.

4.      There is a need for inclusion of members from each of the colleges for information purposes.

 

The Faculty Senate amends the policy on Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management as follows:

 

Membership of the committee shall consist of: 

·         Up to seven tenured/tenure-track faculty members from the college-based pool of nominations. No more than one from each College.

 

·         Up to two tenured/tenure-track electing unit Senate representatives appointed from the pool of senate nominees. The two senate appointees shall not be from the same College.

 

 

Process for selecting committee membership

 

Nominations for College-Based Seats

The Senate invites nominations college-based seats. Nominations may be made by self-nominations, by Academic Council or equivalent body of the College or by other members of the faculty. The College, however, cannot revise the nomination process as stated.

 

Nominations for Senate-Based Seats

The Senate invites nominations from the electing unit representatives of Senate membership to fill two Senate seats. Nominations may be made by self-nomination or by other members of the Faculty Senate. Elections for these seats will follow the elections for college-based seats.

 

Nominee Statements

Each nominee shall submit for Senate consideration a brief statement regarding his/her interests and qualifications to serve as members of the committee. Nominations along with candidate statements shall be presented to the Senate. Statements shall not exceed one-page.

 

Committee Appointments

The Senate may appoint no more than one faculty member from each of the colleges in the college-based pool of nominations. In addition, the Senate may appoint no more than two tenure/tenure-track electing unit Senate representatives from the Senate pool of nominations. The two Senate appointees shall not be from the same College.

 

 

SENATE FALL SCHEDULE:

 

(1st and 3rd Thursdays, 3:00-5:00, Foothill Suite, Union, unless notified otherwise)

October 6, 2011 – Senate meets

October 13, 2011 – tentative

October 20, 2011 – Senate meets

October 27, 2011 – tentative

November 3, 2011 – Senate meets

November 10, 2011 – tentative

November 17, 2011 – Senate meets

November 24, 2011 – Thanksgiving break

December 1, 2011 – Senate meets

December 8, 2011 – tentative

December 15, 2011 – Senate meets