ACADEMIC SENATE August 26, 2004
MINUTES
Members Present: Allen, Alva, Azima,
Bedell, Buck, Burgtorf, Emry, Erickson, Fidalgo, Fitch, Fromson, Gass, Gilbert,
Guerin, Hagan, Hall, Jewett, Jones, Junn, Kanel, Kantardjieff, Kelly, Klassen,
Kreiner, Matz, Meyer, Michalopoulos,
Absent: Arkenberg, Cox, Gordon,
and Parker
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bedell
called the meeting to order at 11:34 a.m.
Chair Bedell asked the members of the Senate to join him in observing a
moment of silence in memory of Gus Vargas, a colleague in the Management
Department.
II.
URGENT BUSINESS
Senator Guerin
requested the Executive Committee set a time certain for discussion of Vice
President Smith’s memo regarding the new campus process on the adoption and
ordering of textbooks and course materials.
III.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Adler announced
they now have eight students enrolled in the Joint Doctor of Education
Program. Faculty are very involved in
the process of both governing and teaching of the EED. Ms. Adler distributed to the Senators a
handout listing the courses being taught on our campus. She said we are sharing our students--some take
courses at UCI during the summer, some courses at Cal Poly and some Cal Poly
students are enrolled in our courses. She
said there is some concern from the Chancellor’s office about the viability of
these programs system-wide across the state and it is her understanding that
there are a few of these programs around the state with partnerships that have yet
to receive funding along with some other problems. She noted the main concern is numbers because
with extremely low numbers long term financial risks are greater.
Senator Alva announced
there was a conflict in the final exam schedule, specifically the MW classes
were in direct conflict with the Friday only classes. This is being corrected and beginning Spring
2005 the final exam schedule will be completely void of these conflicts.
Senator
Randall announced on September 26 the "Susan
Komen Orange County Race for the Cure" will be held and solicited Senators’
support.
Senator Nanjundappa extended an invitation to the Senators
to attend the Welcome Reception for All Faculty on Tuesday, August 31 at 12:00
noon in the Academic Senate Chambers. He
also announced a workshop on Retention, Tenure & Promotion [two sessions] will
be held on Thursday, September 2 in the Academic Senate Chambers. Bargaining will begin in February and they are
making preparations for that meeting and asking for input from faculty and
their concerns. Chair Bedell asked Senator Nanjundappa to make sure to extend
invitations to all department chairs to participate in providing feedback as
they begin work on the new contract.
Mr. Barrett presented
a brief update on the campus parking situation.
The new parking garage is open, although on Monday many students were
confused despite the fact that the campus had sent out mailings and flyers about
the new parking structure along with the permits. A physical check of the other
lots shows there is adequate parking for all elsewhere on campus. Policy changes have been implemented to get
non-faculty/staff out of faculty/staff lots.
Campus police have increased the number of times they patrol faculty/staff
lots. Plans are to begin construction on a second parking structure in the
spring semester.
Senator
Pasternack suggested Parking & Transportation Services conduct a survey of
the people required to pay a higher fee that could use the parking structure
and find out: a) if they are using it, and b) if they are not using it whether
or not having designated spaces on the ground floor might influence their behavior. Mr. Barrett agreed that a survey could be
useful for future planning.
Mr. Bond made
a brief announcement about custodial staffing given the number of declining
custodians. Several years ago the university had 60 custodians and we are now
in the low forties. He stated that he is
working on obtaining additional allocations to hire more custodians.
Senator Hagan added
that he is aware of the difficulty in custodial staffing and has been working
with the President and Mr. Bond to rectify these issues. He stated the plan is to hire more custodians,
add to the equipment supplies budget, and address some of the significant
maintenance projects on campus.
IV.
CHAIR’S REPORT
Chair Bedell
welcomed new Senator Philip Vasquez.
Senator Vasquez introduced Senator Patty Azimi who was just elected as
Chair of the ASI Board of Directors and will represent ASI on the Senate. Chair Bedell asked Senator Matz to make an
announcement regarding special elections. Senator Matz announced the special
election to fill the vacancies for the General Committees is scheduled for September
20-23, 2004.
Chair Bedell
announced that Senate members will be receiving athletic passes. The Executive
Committee met several times over the summer trying to complete committees and attended
a meeting for the new freshmen at the Golleher Alumni House on August 31.
V.
STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE REPORT
Senator Guerin
reported the Statewide Academic Senate met and elected this year’s board.
VI.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Chair Bedell
asked members to add Keith Wanser (CNSM) to the Faculty Personnel
Committee. Senator Junn asked that a
correction be made under Extended Education Committee; Cindy Martinez is not
from HDCS but is in the
Senator
Shapiro requested removal of the Information Security Committee [New] from the
Consent Calendar as he would like more information regarding this committee’s functions
and how they relate to the functions of the Information Technology Committee.
It was m/s/p [Fitch/Kreiner] to approve the following
Consent Calendar as amended.
A. ASD 04-65 Academic Senate Minutes May 13,
2004
B. ASD 04-81 Academic Senate
C. ASD 04-62 Academic Senate Electoral Meeting
Minutes 5-27-04
D. ASD 04-85 Academic Senate Calendar Fall 2004-Spring
2005
E. NOMINEES
TO GENERAL COMMITTEES
Faculty Personnel Committee Terms: Two
3-year
Nominees: Zvi
Drezner (AT-LARGE); Diana Guerin (HDCS);
Larry Ward (COMM, 1-yr);
Keith Wanser (CNSM)
Continuing: Mike McGee
(ARTS), James Dietz (CBE), Hallie Yopp Slowik (from HDCS to EDUC); James
Santucci (HSS); Dennis Berg (HSS); Hossein Moini (ECS)
Faculty Research Committee Terms:
Two 1-year
Nominees: Maqsood Chaudhry (ECS); Ruth Yopp-Edwards (EDUC)
Continuing: Pending (CBE); Kuen-Hee Ju-Pak (COMM); John Drew
(ARTS); Debbie Rose (HDCS); Franz Müller-Gotama (HSS);
Professional Leaves Committee Terms: One
3-year
Nominees: Louise Adler (EDUC)
Continuing: Jim Volz
(ARTS), Mary Blake Huer (COMM), Mikyong Kim-Goh, (HDCS); Murtadha Khakoo
(CNSM); Gayle Brunelle (HSS); Mariko Molodowitch (ECS); Jessie
Jones (HDCS); Sheryl Fontaine (HSS);
Su Han Chan (CBE)
NOMINEES TO STANDING COMMITTEES
ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE Terms: Three
2-year
Nominees: Kristi Kanel (HDCS); Eve
Himmelheber (ARTS); Debra Ambrosetti (EDUC)
Continuing: Vic Brajer (CBE); Maijian Qian
(CNSM); Melinda Blackman (HSS)
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Terms: Three 2-year, One 1-year
Nominees: Irene
Matz (COMM); Mark Redhead (HSS 1-yr);
Barbara Phillips (EDUC); Kari Knutson-Miller (HDCS)
Continuing: Ann
Sheffield (ARTS); Robert Mead (CBE)
EXTENDED EDUCATION COMMITTEE Terms: Three 2-year
Nominees: Shelly Arsneault (HSS); Linda Orozco (EDUC); Hamid
Tavakolian (CBE)
Continuing: Joseph
Massey (COMM); Cindy Martinez (
FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Terms: Three
2-year
Nominee: Gayle Vogt (CBE); David Shepard
(HDCS); Gerald Lege (CNSM)
Continuing: G. Nanjundappa (HSS); Rhonda Allen (HSS); Jane Hipolito (HSS)
Nominees: Kenneth
Walicki (ARTS); Terry Saenz (COMM); Kristin Stang (EDUC); Mallela Prasada Rao
(ECS 1-yr); Juan Carlos Gallego (HSS);
Natalie Fousekis (HSS)
Continuing: Neil Granitz (CBE); Jaki Coffman (HDCS);
Nancy Pelaez (HSS); John Hickok
(Library)
GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE Terms: One
1-year
Nominee: Nancy Fitch (HSS)
Confirmed 5/27: Paul Levesque (HSS); Gerald Gannon
(CNSM); Christina Smith (ARTS); Pat Szeszulskli (HDCS); Dorota Huizinga (ECS);
John Bock (HSS)
GRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Terms: One
2-year; One 1-year
Nominee: Barbara Glaeser (EDUC); Mary
Joyce (CBE)
Confirmed 5/27: Jochen
Burgtorf (HSS); Phil Armstrong (CNSM);
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Terms: Six
2-year; One 1-year
Nominees: Marty
Bray (EDUC); Dana Loewy (CBE); Margaret Hogarth (Library); Marilyn Stoner
(HDCS); Mark Shapiro (CNSM 1-yr); Demitri Michalopoulos (ECS); Rae Newton (HSS)
Continuing: Charles Grieb (ARTS); Thomas Clanin (COMM)
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE Terms:
Three 2-year, One 1-year
Nominees: Nancy
Snow (COMM 1 yr); Shu-Chen (Jenny) Yen (EDUC); Svetlana Efremova-Reed (ARTS);
Joe Greco (CBE)
Continuing: Jesa
Kreiner (ECS); Cora Granata ((HSS)
LIBRARY COMMITTEE Terms:
Five 2-year; One 1-year
Nominees: Bill
Beam (HDCS 1 yr); Ula Manzo (EDUC); Chris Ruiz-Velasco (Hss); Debra Noble (ARTS); Hilary
Kelly (HSS); pending (ECS)
Continuing: Betty
Chavis (CBE); Nashat Saweris (CNSM); Cynthia King (COMM)
PLANNING, RESOURCES & BUDGET COMMITTEE Terms: Six
2-year; 1 1-year
Nominees: Mark
Stohs (CBE); Katherine Dickson (CNSM); Susan Hallman (ARTS); Ed Trotter (COMM);
Phillip Gianos (HSS); Kathy Koser
(HDCS);
Reyes Fidalgo (HUM
1-yr)
Continuing: David Falconer (ECS); Carmen Dunlap
(EDUC); James Woodward (At-Large);
Carol Bednar (Library)
STUDENT ACADEMIC LIFE COMMITTEE Terms: Three
2-year
Nominees: Jeanine Congalton (COMM); Susana
Flores (EDUC); Chandra Putcha (ECS)
Continuing: Teresa Crawford (EDUC); Karen Perell
(HDCS); Barbara Gonzalez (CNSM)
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Terms: Four
2-year; One 1-yr
Nominees: Rosemary
McGill (Library); Robert Ortiz (EDUC); Christine Latham (HDCS); Perry Jacobson
(HSS); Vuryl Klassen (CNSM 1-yr)
Continuing: Pamela
Caldwell (COMM); James Taulli (ARTS); Joni Norby (CBE)
NOMINEES TO MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEES
ACADEMIC
APPEALS BOARD Terms: One
2-year
Nominee: Jill Rosenbaum (HSS)
Continuing: Brady Rhodes (CNSM)
CONSTITUTION
COMMITTEE Terms: One 2-year
Nominee: William
Haddad (HSS)
Continuing: Alan
Emery (HSS)
HONORS BOARD
Nominees: Amy Coplan (HSS); Phillipe Perebinossoff (COMM); Joanna Roche (ARTS)
Continuing: Marcelo Tolmasky (CNSM); Jochen
Burgtorf (HSS)
CSUF FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terms: One
3-year
Nominee: William
Meyer (ARTS)
Continuing: Barry
Pasternack (CBE); Steve Murray (CNSM)
SENATE FORUM
Nominee: Leon Gilbert (HSS)
Continuing Diana Guerin (HDCS); Dana Loewy (CBE);
Kathy Brzovic (CBE)
ATHLETICS ADVISORY COUNCIL Terms:
Three 1-year
Nominees: Betty Chavis (CBE); Wayne Engstrom (HSS); Fred Ramirez (EDUC)
ATHLETICS ADVISORY COUNCIL:
ATHLETICS ACADEMIC STANDARDS Terms: One
1-year
Nominee:
ATHLETICS ADVISORY COUNCIL:
NCAA COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE Terms: Two
1-year
Nominees: Charles
Funkhouser (CNSM); Kim Norman (EDUC)
UNIVERSITY
Nominees: Willie
Hagan (Admin); Linda Fraser (CBE)
Continuing: Reyes
Fidalgo (HSS)
NOMINEES TO SEARCH COMMITTEES
Associate
VP – Academic Programs
Nominees: John Lawrence (CBE); Tony Fellow (COMM); Helen
Parcell Taylor (EDUC); Alan Saltzstein (HSS);
Sora Tanjasiri (HDCS)
Associate
Athletic Director – Sr. Women’s Administrator
Nominees: Betty Chavis (CBE); Toya Wyatt (COMM);
Steve Walk (HDCS)
Dean –
Nominees: Gerald
Gannon (CNSM); Diane Clemens-Knott (CNSM); Marie Linder (CNSM); James Woodward
(HSS); Pending
VII.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
VIII.
NEW BUSINESS
A. ASD 04-91 Proposed Revisions UPS 300.015
Repetition of Courses
It was m/s/
[Alva/Kreiner] to approve document UPS 300.015.
Senator Alva explained that the plus/minus grading will be implemented
in the spring 2005. The university has made several interpretations of all new
university requirements and as a result needed to update UPS 300.015 to reflect
the fact that in all university requirements a C- is no longer considered a
passing grade.
Senator Alva noted the spring 2005 class schedule
will have a two page information sheet added to the class schedule which
clarifies the new policy and makes it clear the plus/minus system is effective spring
2005. In addition, the spring 2005 class
schedule cover will have some kind of plus/minus design, again to reinforce the
message that it will become effective spring 2005.
It was
moved and accepted as a friendly amendment [Nanjundappa] on page 1, line 15 to delete the word “traditional” and
insert the word “current” and on page 2, line 15 delete the word
“traditional” and insert the word “current.”
Chair Bedell asked Senator Hall to take the matter of
the continued repetition of a good grade back to the Academic Standards
Committee for consideration.
The motion passed
to approve ASD 04-91 Proposed Revisions UPS 300.015 as amended.
B. ASD 04-90 Proposed Revision BL 89-1 Research
Committee: Composition
It
was m/s [Junn/Gilbert] to approve
document ASD 04-90. Senator Junn
explained the Executive Committee added clarifying language so that all of the
colleges including the new
It was
moved and accepted as a friendly amendment [Buck] on the first line after the word “from” to add “one member
for the Library and.“
The motion
passed to approve document ASD 04-90 Proposed Revision BL 89-1 Research
Committee: Composition.
C. ASD 04-59 Revised UPS 271.101 Rights of
Temporary Faculty
Senator
Buck noted ASD 04-59 and ASD 04-75 were on the Senate agenda at the last Senate
meeting in May but were not considered due to lack of time. Senator Buck thought it has been the
tradition of the Senate that agenda items not brought up within a given
academic year then die and go back to committees and start over with a new
academic year. Senator Buck noted this is
a new Senate with new committee members and therefore these documents should be
sent back to committees.
Chair Bedell noted the Senate last year spent hours
on both of these issues and these documents were bumped in favor of considering
more urgent curricular issues. Chair
Bedell interpreted moving these two documents under new business as being re-introduced
as an extension and therefore would be new business.
Senator Gilbert stated at least in the most recent
past, a couple of past chairs have typically carried over business from the
last Senate meeting in the spring to the fall.
It was m/s
[Buck/Kreiner] document ASD 04-59 and ASD 04-75 be referred back to the
appropriate committees.
It was m
and accepted as a friendly amendment
[Shapiro] to refer ASD 04-59 and ASD 04-75 to the respective committees and
report out to the Academic Senate by September 23.
It was m/s/p
[Michalopoulos/Meyer]
to end debate.
Motion passed to send documents ASD 04-59
and ASD 04-75 back to the respective committees.
Senator Nanjundappa inquired as to when
the Senate would be informed of the recommendations made at the Senate retreat
by the various discussion groups.
Chair Bedell stated there will be an
action plan coming out of the retreat which is also related to the Executive
Committee/PAB Retreat.
The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.