2011-2012 FACULTY SENATE
California State University, Sacramento

MINUTES
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Ballroom I, Union


Present:

Bellon, Philosophy; Bogazianos, Criminal Justice; Bowie, Social Work; Buckley, ASCSU Senator (Computer Science); Buckman, Humanities; Chanda, Nursing; Choi, Business Administration; Cortez, Associated Students, Inc.; M. Dillon, Geography; W. Dillon, Government; Domokos, Mathematics and Statistics; Fanetti, English; Flohr, Art; Gardner, Business Administration; Gherman, Chemistry; Gibbs, Design; Hadley, Sociology; Hammersley, Geology; Hecsh, Teacher Education; +Jones, Criminal Justice; Kaplan, Economics; Kirlin, Public Policy and Administration; Koegel, Communication Studies; Kornweibel, Emeritus Faculty (History); Krabacher, Parliamentarian and ASCSU Senator (Geography); Matthews, Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mayberry, Foreign Languages; McKeough, Physical Therapy; Mejorado, Bilingual/Multicultural Education; Metz, Music; Miller, GSPC Chair and ASCSU Senator (Communication Studies); Mosupyoe, Ethnic Studies; Moylan, Family and Consumer Sciences; Noel, FPC Chair (Teacher Education); Peigahi, Library; Pinch, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Reddick, Library; Russell, Social Work; Sheppard, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; V. Smith, Communication Studies; Strasser, Anthropology; Taylor, Physics and Astronomy

Absent:

Altmann, Nursing; Barrena, Biological Sciences; Blanton, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Boulgarides, Temporary Faculty (Kinesiology and Health Science); Buono, Student Services; Carroll, Student Services; Deegan, Temporary Faculty (Family and Consumer Science); Dixon, Temporary Faculty (Music); Echandia, Temporary Faculty (Bilingual/Multicultural Education); Fell, Civil Engineering; Gonsier-Gerdin, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies; Goodrich, Theatre and Dance; Hamilton, Mathematics and Statistics; Henderson, Counselor Education; Liu, Business Administration; Marbach, Mechanical Engineering; Melzer, English; Mikhailitchenko, Business Administration; Moni, Women's Studies; Numark, History; Penrod, Psychology; Raskauskas, Child Development; Reveles, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Stevens, Environmental Studies; Theodorides, Kinesiology and Health Science; Van Gaasbeck, APC Chair (Economics); vacant, Athletics

 

The agenda was amended to add “Chair’s Business: Program Impaction” and re-ordered so that the Graduation Initiative was the second information item. The agenda was approved as amended.

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

FS 11/12-01

PROGRAM PROPOSALS

 

A.    Business Honors

B.     Computer Science Graduate Certificate in Computer Architecture

C.     Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering

D.    Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology

E.     Minor in Philosophy

F.      Accelerated Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program Collaborative w/CSU, Stanislaus (ASBSNc)

G.    B.A. in English

H.    Asian Studies – minor

I.       Asian Studies - major

 

Background information can be found at Attachment A.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-02

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

Institutional Review Board

Gregory Hurtz

 

Grade Appeal Panels

Jordan Peters

Laurie Kubicek

 

Search Committee, Chief of Police

Hugh Wilson

 

University Enterprises, Inc., Board

*Janet Hecsh

*Yan Zhou

 

*Forwarded with a Faculty Senate endorsement

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-03

UARTP POLICY – AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9.04.G

 

The Faculty Senate recommends amending Section 9.04.G of the University ARTP Policy as follows:

 

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

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-04/Flr.

PARLIAMENTARIAN

 

Thomas Krabacher, Professor of Geography, shall serve as parliamentarian for the 2011-2012 Faculty Senate.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-05/Ex.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – UNIVERSITY

 

Academic Affairs Budget Advisory Committee

Suzanne O’Keefe, 2014

 

Anthony J. Leones Scholarship Committee

Adriana Echandia, 2014

Yan Zhou, 2014

 

Campus Facilities Planning Committee

Matt Schmidtlein, 2014

 

Honorary Degrees Committee

David Lang, 2013

 

Instructionally Related Activities Committee

Kristin Kiesel, 2012

Deborah Metzger, 2012

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-06/Flr.

MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2011

 

Carried unanimously.

 

CHAIR’S REPORT:            PROGRAM IMPACTION

 

INFORMATION ITEMS:   BUDGET UPDATE

 

GRADUATION INITIATIVE UPDATE

 

FACULTY RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

FS 11/12-07A/Flr.

WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF FS 11/12-07

 

The Faculty Senate waives the first reading of FS 11/12-07 “President Gonzalez’s Response to Faculty Senate’s Policy on Instructional Program Priorities: Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management, Receipt of”

 

Carried unanimously.

 

FS 11/12-07/Ex.

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

 

The Faculty Senate receives President Gonzalez’s July 18, 2011 memorandum responding to FS 10-71 “Policy on Instructional Program Priorities: Academic Planning, Resource Allocation and Enrollment Management, Amendment of”.

 

Carried unanimously.

 

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

Attachment B-1: The President’s version of the policy, with changes marked-up

Attachment B-2: The President’s version of the policy, final

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