2004-2005 FACULTY SENATE
OF
California State University, Sacramento

Minutes
October 28, 2004

ROLL CALL [+ indicates alternate]

The agenda was re-ordered so that FS 04-68 CFA's Participation in New Faculty Orientation, Resolution On would be the first action item considered.

ACTION ITEMS

Search Committee, Dean, College of Arts and Letters
Mary Ann Reihman, Biological Sciences, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, At-large

Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Paul Turner, SSPAR, 2006

Carried unanimously.

Academic Information Technology Committee
Harry Theodorides, Health and Human Services, 2007

Carried unanimously.

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate recommends elimination of the credit/no credit (CR/NC) option for courses in which the student would normally be assigned a letter grade.  [Note:  This change would not apply to those courses, such as co-curricular courses, fieldwork, field tours, theses, supervised teaching, and similar courses in which CR/NC is the normal grading option.]

See the October 14, 2004 Faculty Senate Agenda Attachment A for background information.

Defeated unanimously.

The Faculty Senate approves referring the matter of the credit/no credit grading option to the Academic Policies Committee to draft appropriate language addressing the minor problems created by the current policy and proposing strategies to expand the policy so more students are aware of it and avail themselves of this opportunity.

Carried unanimously.

The Senate Chair informed the Senate that the Executive Committee will be establishing an ad hoc work group to explore the issues and make recommendations for a consultation process and policies regarding the curricular implications of academic support programs.

The Faculty Senate debated FS 04-62/Flr. Co-Operative Education Program Placement Decision, Resolution On, which was originally introduced as follows:

The Faculty Senate, acting on behalf of the University faculty, wishes to express its deep concern over the process by which the recent decision was made to place the Co-Operative Education program under the supervision of Student Affairs without utilizing a transparent process or significant, meaningful consultation with the faculty of the University. As a consequence, the Faculty Senate recommends the President take the following actions:

1. Hold in abeyance the recent decision to transfer the Co-Operative Education Program from Academic Affairs to Student Affairs;
    
2. Establish, in conjunction with the Faculty Senate Chair, a review process to bring together faculty and staff of the Co-Operative Education Program and members of the University administration for a meaningful discussion of the status and appropriate placement of the program within the University's organizational structure;
    
3. Report back to the Faculty Senate:

1. for its approval, the details of the review process once they are established;
    
2. on all findings and recommendations that result from the review process.

The Faculty Senate, acting on behalf of the University faculty, wishes to express its deep concern over the process by which the recent decision was made to place the Co-Operative Education program under the supervision of Student Affairs without utilizing a transparent process or significant, meaningful consultation with the faculty of the University. As a consequence, the Faculty Senate recommends the President take the following actions:  (as outlined in FS 04-62B, FS 04-62C and FS 04-62D)

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate recommends dividing FS 04-62/Flr., Co-Operative Education Program Placement Decision, Resolution On so that items 1, 2 and 3 will be considered as separate motions.

Carried unanimously.

Hold in abeyance the recent decision to transfer the Co-Operative Education Program from Academic Affairs to Student Affairs.

Carried. (Hand count:  yes = 29; no = 16)

Establish, in conjunction with the Faculty Senate Chair, a review process to bring together faculty, staff of the Co-Operative Education Program, a representative from the Curriculum Policies Committee, and members of the University administration for a meaningful discussion on the maintenance and enhancement of the program which includes the status and appropriate placement of the program within the University's organizational structure.

Carried unanimously.

The Faculty Senate Chair shall report back to the Faculty Senate:

1. for its consideration, the details of the review process once they are established;
    
2. on all findings and recommendations that result from the review process.

Carried unanimously.

The final resolution the Faculty Senate approved is as follows:

The Faculty Senate, acting on behalf of the University faculty, wishes to express its deep concern over the process by which the recent decision was made to place the Co-Operative Education program under the supervision of Student Affairs without utilizing a transparent process or significant, meaningful consultation with the faculty of the University. As a consequence, the Faculty Senate recommends the President take the following actions:

1. Hold in abeyance the recent decision to transfer the Co-Operative Education Program from Academic Affairs to Student Affairs; and
    
2. Establish, in conjunction with the Faculty Senate Chair, a review process to bring together faculty, staff of the Co-Operative Education Program, a representative from the Curriculum Policies Committee, and members of the University administration for a meaningful discussion on the maintenance and enhancement of the program which includes the status and appropriate placement of the program within the University's organizational structure.

and furthermore,

The Faculty Senate Chair shall report back to the Faculty Senate:

1. for its consideration, the details of the review process once they are established; and
    
2. on all findings and recommendations that result from the review process, before transmittal to the President.

The following item received a first reading and will receive a second reading on November 18, 2004:

INFORMATION

1. Faculty Senate's home page:  www.csus.edu/acse, or, from the CSUS home page, click on Administration and Policy, then Administration, then Faculty Senate.
2. Actions of the 2004-2005 Faculty Senate: 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.

*Presidential approval requested.