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ACADEMIC
SENATE MINUTES February 1,
2007 |
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. ACADEMIC
SENATE CHAMBERS
Members Present: Altar, Alva, Arnold,
Bedell, Bruschke, Buck, Burgtorf, Dabirian, Drezner, Fidalgo, Fitch, Fromson,
Gordon, Guerin, Hagan, Hassan, Hewitt, Junn,
Absent:
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
Chair Guerin called the meeting to order at 11:31
a.m.
II.
URGENT
BUSINESS
The Academic Senate of
the CSU passed a resolution entitled the “Importance of Settling the Contract
Between the CSU and CFA” at its plenary session on January 18-19, 2007.
·
M/S/P [Drezner/Hewitt]
to endorse ASD 07-12 Importance of Settling the Contract Between the CSU and
CFA. [Approved unanimously]
At its meeting on
January 30, 2007, the Academic Senate Executive Committee passed unanimously a
“Resolution in Opposition to Proposed Student Parking Fee Increase”.
·
M/S/P [Fromson/Shapiro]
to approve ASD 07-13 Resolution in Opposition to Proposed Student Parking Fee
Increase.
[26 -Yes; 9-No; 2 Abstentions] This resolution will be distributed to Joe
Ferrer, Bill Barrett, President Gordon, VP Hagan, Associated Students, Inc.,
and the Student Fee Advisory Committee.
III.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Executive Vice President
Anderson reported that the University received a very positive response to its
proposal to secure a permanent area of 20 acres in
Chair Guerin announced
the sad news that Dr. Enid Gruber, Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent
Studies, passed away on December 12, 2006 after a battle with breast
cancer. She expressed condolences to
Senator Buck and his wife, Jane, for the loss of their son on Christmas day. She
added that Dr. Betty Chavis of the Accounting department recently suffered the
loss of her husband. Chair Guerin also reminded the body that Dr. Richard
Wiseman’s Memorial Service will take place next Friday, February 9, 3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. at the Titan Student Union, Pavilion A & B.
Chair Guerin thanked
Secretary Randall for chairing the previous Academic Senate meeting and
welcomed VP Hagan, who was elected to the Senate during the Academic Senate
Special Election in fall 2006.
Senator Nanjundappa
reported that CFA and the CSU Administration has reached agreement on a fact-finder.
A preliminary meeting is scheduled for February 9, 2007. He will keep the body
informed of progress.
Senator Nanjundappa also
announced that informational picketing has begun on several CSU campuses,
including ours. CFA’s goal is the send the message that faculty does not want
to strike, but it will, if a fair settlement is not reached.
Senator Nanjundappa
invited faculty to the CFA Welcome Reception to be held on Monday, February 12,
2007, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Academic Senate Chambers. Lunch will be provided.
Senator Dabirian
provided an update on CMS, stating that the campus will move from DARS to
Senator Hewitt reported
that the CSUF Dance team won its 7th national championship in the
last 8 years, defeating Cal State Long Beach. Our baseball team is ranked 12th
out 13 in the national polls. The team’s first game will be against Stanford on
Friday night, February 2, 2007 at the Titan Baseball field.
IV.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
4.1 M/S/P
[Fidalgo/Taylor] to approve ASD 06-200 Academic Senate Meeting Minutes 11-30-06
as submitted.
4.2 M/S/P [Drezner/Burgtorf]
to approve ASD 07-06 Academic Senate Meeting Minutes 12-7-06 as submitted.
V.
CONSENT
CALENDAR
M/S/P [Burgtorf/Rhoten] to approve that consent
calendar. [Approved unanimously]
5.1 Nominees to Standing
Committees:
INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Nominee: John
Patton (SOC SCI)
Continuing: Mary Kay Crouch (HUM);
Mikyong Kim-Goh (HHD) Andi Stein (COMM);
Jannet Chang (CBE)
PLANNING, RESOURCES
& BUDGET COMMITTEE
Nominee: Gayle Brunelle (SOC SCI)
Continuing: Louise Adler (EDUC); Demitrios Michalopoulos (ECS); Suellen Cox
(Library);
Mike McGee (ARTS); David Wong (CBE); Mikyong Kim-Goh
(HHD);
Jeanine Congalton (COMM); Robert Koch (CNSM); Heather
Battaly (HUM)
5.2 ASD 07-07 Correction to
UPS 100.000 Academic Senate Constitution
5.3 Rescission of ASD 06-204
UPS 210.003 Layoff Policy and Procedures for Instructional Faculty [EC]
5.4 Rescission of ASD 06-205
UPS 210.005 Layoff Policy and Procedures for Library Faculty [EC]
VI.
TIMES
CERTAIN
Time
Certain
Subject:
WASC Reaccreditation Report
Time:
11:45 a.m.
Ray
Young, Associate Vice President, Academic Programs
AVP Young reported to the Senate on behalf of the
WASC steering committee. CSUF was last reaffirmed for WASC accreditation in July
2000. This required process of reaccreditation started at the beginning of this
year. It is done for our benefit; it can strengthen our institution, provide
better collegiality, and in some areas, a clearer campus vision. The new WASC
accreditation standards focus more on the process rather than a single document
or set of documents as products. Key aspects of the this newly revised
accreditation process include broad institutional engagement, a focus on
student learning outcomes, and researchable questions that are important and
relevant to campus and its agenda for the coming years. Currently there are 10
members on the steering committee, but it is expected that it may expand to
11-12 members over time. Many faculty and administrators will be invited and
encouraged to participate in the many task forces that will be involved in this
process. Currently, our campus is in the proposal phase. The Institutional
Proposal is due in October 2007. A web site is up (www.fullerton.edu/wasc) and additional
informational items are being posted regularly.
Time
Certain
Subject:
Deferred Maintenance
Time:
12:00 p.m.
Willie
Hagan, VP Administration and Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Jay
Bond, Associate Vice President Facilities Management
VP Hagan prefaced this discussion
by thanking the PRBC and others who, over the last couple of years, been
supportive of augmentations to the budget to support deferred maintenance.
Mr. Bond explained that
according to a 2003 report prepared by Pacific Partners, a group that was
contracted to produce a report on system-wide status of deferred maintenance,
there was a backlog of
$1 billion, therefore,
we are not alone in facing these types of issues.
“Capital renewal” is
money that one needs to keep items functioning (cyclical replacement). When we
fall behind on capital renewal responsibilities, our maintenance becomes
deferred or a backlog of capital renewal. Currently, we are increasing our
backlog at a rate of about $18 million per year. In the past few years, the
campus has invested more base line funds into deferred maintenance projects,
moving from a budget of $250,000 in 2003-2004 to $2.9 million in 2006-2007.
Mr. Bond discussed the
criteria by which projects are selected and prioritized. They included reports
from consultants, inspection, breakdown, risk and safety, work balance,
building envelope, and opportunity to combine with other projects. The
2006-2007 year budget will focus on classroom refurbishment, the Kinesiology
and Health Science (KHS) building’s electrical system, the deck on the second
floor of the Education Classroom building, restrooms, the roof on KHS, walkway
lights, and the sewer around Langsdorf Hall.
To address a question
that was asked about parking supply on campus, VP Hagan stated that his
division will provide an analysis of parking patterns by day on campus for the
Academic Senate to review at an upcoming meeting if requested.
VII.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
7.1
ASD 06-194 Resolution in
Response to Audit Report (Resolution to Restore Summer Pay to Faculty Who
Completed Instructional Work in Summer 2004) [CFA Fullerton Chapter Board] was
revisited, however, the meeting adjourned with discussion of this item on the
floor.
7.2
ASD 06-207 CFA Chapter Board Resolution on Laptop Computers for Part-Time Faculty [FAC] was not
discussed due to lack of time.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
Items 8.1 and 8.2 were not discussed due to lack
of time.
8.1 ASD 07-08 Proposed UPS
on SRI [FAC]
8.2 ASD 07-09 Revised UPS
300.040 Academic Standards for Postbaccalaureate Students [ASC]
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m.