ACADEMIC SENATE March 3, 2005
MINUTES
Members Present: Allen, Alva, Arkenberg, Azima, Bedell,
Buck, Burgtorf, Cox, Emry, Erickson, Fidalgo, Fitch, Fromson, Gass, Gilbert,
Gordon, Guerin, Hagan, Hall, Jones, Junn, Kanel, Kelly, Klassen, Kreiner, Matz,
Meyer, Michalopoulos, Nanjundappa, Pasternack, Rahmatian, Randall, Rhodes,
Rhoten, Schroeder, Shapiro, Smith, and Vogt
Absent: Jewett, Kantardjieff, Tavakolian, Vasquez and
Walicki
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair
Bedell called the meeting to order at 11:34 a.m. Chair Bedell acknowledged and thanked Dean Samuelson
for the complimentary notebooks [distributed to the Senators] announcing
the Performing Arts Center gala opening on January 14, 2006. Chair Bedell on behalf of the Executive
Committee and Academic Senate presented a wedding gift to Ms. Bakken.
II.
URGENT BUSINESS
It was m/s/p [Pasternack/Guerin] to approve minor
editorial changes to the dates in UPS 293.000. The Carol Barnes Excellence in
Teaching Award was approved unanimously by the Senate on February 17, 2005.
III.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senator
Matz extended an invitation to the Senators to attend the Memorial Service for
Dr. William B. Gudykunst, Professor Speech Communication on March 4, 2005 at
3:00 p.m. in the Theatre, Titan Student Union.
President
Gordon announced a Retirement Farewell Reception will be held for Dr. Michael
Parker on Monday, March 14, 2005 in Portola Pavilion A from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Chair
Bedell welcomed back Senator Nanjundappa. Senator Nanjundappa thanked the
members for their get well wishes. He
informed the members a “Petition to Rebuild the CSU” has been circulated and
encouraged members to participate. This
is CFA’s lobbying effort to bring more funds to the CSU.
Senator
Shapiro distributed a copy of an article “The Myths and Realities of Public
Employee Pension Plans” and asked members to read the article.
IV.
CHAIR’S REPORT
Chair
Bedell reported President Gordon has signed most of the documents approved by
the Academic Senate.
V.
STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE REPORT
Senator Pasternack reported that the
Statewide Senate will meet next week Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. There will be second readings on the first
reading items that Senator Pasternack mentioned at the last Senate meeting. The Academic Senate Chair from the
VI.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was m/s [Jones/Nanjundappa] to approve the following Consent
Calendar. Senator Pasternack requested
Item C be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be the first of item of
New Business. Motion passed to approve the Consent Calendar.
A. NOMINEES
TO SEARCH COMMITTEE
Director – Center for Internships and
Service Learning
Nominees: Robert Voeks (HSS); Kari Knutson-Miller (HHD); Pamela Caldwell
(COMM); Irene Lange (CBE);
B. Rescission of UPS document:
1. ASD 05-11 UPS 330.234 Police Practices
C. ASD 05-15 Report on Restructuring of the Division of Kinesiology
and Health Science
D. ASD 05-17 Minor in Liberal Studies [Curriculum Committee and PRBC]
VII.
RESCISSION ITEMS – FIRST READING
A. ASD 05-14 UPS 450.600 Procedures Related to
Summer Session Bulletin
Senate approved to rescind UPS 450.600.
VIII.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
IX.
NEW BUSINESS
A. ASD 05-07 Academic Senate Minutes February 3,
2005
Senator Pasternack clarified on
page 4 under his Statewide Academic Senate Report that there was a resolution
in support of the Trustees’ position in try to get a legislative change in the
Master Plan for Higher Education that would permit the CSU to offer applied
doctorate degrees. This resolution was passed by the Statewide Senate. On page 5, his quote should be put in quotation marks. Changes
were accepted as a friendly amendment.
B. ASD 04-181 Revised UPS 410.104 Undergraduate Options,
Concentrations & Emphases
It was m/s [Alva/Fromson] to approve ASD 04-181. This policy that was reviewed and revised by
the University Curriculum Committee. Motion passed unanimously.
C. ASD 05-16
Revised UPS 107.000 The Role of the PRBC in Allocation of Faculty Positions
It was m/s [Nanjundappa/Klassen] to approve
document ASD 05-16.
It was m/s and accepted as a friendly amendment
[Pasternack/Fromson] on page 1 to add at the end of the introductory paragraph
to read “The percentage of tenured/tenure-track faculty should be at least
75% of FTEF.
It was m/s and accepted as a friendly amendment [Pasternack/Gilbert] on page 1
in the second paragraph to reword the sentence “In order to carry out its
constitutionally-mandated roles of reviewing resource allocations and acting in
an advisory role to the administration, the Priorities Resources Budget
Committee shall annually review information regarding faculty resources.”
It was m/s and accepted as a friendly amendment [Pasternack/Michalopoulos]
on page 1 under I. C. to strike “and SFR.” and on page 2 to move A. and B to
page 1 under III. A.
It was m/s and accepted as friendly amendment [Buck/Kreiner] to spell out
the word PRBC in the title of the document “Priorities Resources Budget
Committee.”
Motion passed to approve ASD 05-16 as amended.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:57 a.m.