ACADEMIC SENATE
MINUTES
Members Present: Abdelwahed,
Arkenberg, Bedell, Boyum, Buck, Cox, Emry, Erickson, Fromson, Gannon, Gilbert, Gordon,
Guerin, Hewitt, Jones, Junn, Kim, Klassen, Meyer, Nanjundappa, Parker, Parman,
Pasternack, Perkins, Putcha, Randall, Reisman, Rhoten, Rimmer, Russell,
Rutemiller, Schroeder, Shapiro, Smith, Sutphen, Szeszulski, Tavakolian, Vargas,
Wolverton and Wong
Members Absent: Fitch, Hagan, Jeremiah,
Roberts, Sawicki and Taulli
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gilbert
called the meeting to order at
II.
URGENT BUSINESS
None.
III.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
President
Gordon announced Sherri Newcomb was undergoing triple bypass surgery this
morning and is at
Senator
Nanjundappa extended a special invitation to the Senate for the CFA Fullerton
Chapter Year-End Barbecue,
Chair Gilbert
announced Heidi Fearn, Cal State Fullerton Physics Professor has been named a
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Scholar for 2003-05. She is one of six scholars chosen from
throughout the nation for a program supporting the research efforts of faculty
members at
Chair Gilbert
made reference to an article in the Daily Titan by John Paul Gutierrez who
very eloquently praises a number of our full and part-time faculty who have had
an immense impact on his life. Jack
Bedell, who he cited as the reason he stayed at Fullerton instead of going to
another university because of his Sociology 101 class, Cheryl Fontaine, who
taught him that the greatest writers don’t need tragedy to prove a point, Ron
Rietveld, who sparked his love of history, Cecille Zinberg, Bob Quezada, Alfred
Drake, Jeff Brody and the one who had the most impact on his life, Ed
Trotter. Chair Gilbert extended his
congratulations to all of these individuals.
He also
announced the Titan softball team will start the NCCA Regionals today on their
home field. This weekend
Senator
Randall announced Dr. Jessie Jones was elected to the
Senator
Pasternack announced the state-wide senate met last week and a new bill 1457 has
been chaptered, which becomes effective July 1. He also noted that this new legislation will
prohibit state employees from working as independent contractors with other
state agencies. He also announced slate of newly elected CSU Senate
officers: Dr. Robert Cherny (SFSU) Chair,
Dr. Robert Synder (Humboldt) Vice Chair, Dr. David Hood (CSULB) Secretary, Dr.
Lynne Cook (Northridge) member at large and Dr. David McNeil (SJSU) member at
large.
IV.
CHAIRS REPORT
None.
V.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was m/s/p [Nanjundappa/Fromson] to approve
the Consent Calendar:
A. ASD 03-51 Academic Senate Meeting Minutes
VI.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. ASD 03-42 UPS
450.200 Policy on Special Sessions
It was m/s [Sutphen/Fromson] to approve
document ASD 03-42. Senator Sutphen
noted the first policy (UPS 450.200) substituted Chancellor’s Office language
for our existing policy, that is, it implemented an Executive Order Number 802.
It was m/s/f [Fromson/Nanjundappa] on page 4 C.
b. ii., line 34, after the word location insert “or times.”
It was m/s [Buck/Rhoten] delete lines 8-11 on
page 3. Senator Sutphen proposed an
amendment replacing the proposed language on top of page 3 with “Executive Order No. 802 of the California
State Universities authorizes each campus to develop and implement policies and
procedures for Special Sessions.” Motion
to amend passed with 1 abstention.
It was m/s [Gannon/Sutphen] second sentence on
page 3 appropriately become the first part of line 15 on page 3 which actually is
the definition of Special Session to read “Special
Sessions are self-supporting instructional programs consisting of courses which
carry credit for degree requirements.” Motion
to amend carries with 2 abstentions.
It was m/s and accepted as a friendly amendment
[Nanjundappa/Abdelwahed] line 5 on page 6, after the word schedules insert “as specified by the CBA.”
Motion passed to approve document ASD 03-42 as amended with
one abstention.
B. ASD 03-43 UPS
450.400 Open University Enrollment Policy
It was m/s [Sutphen/Bedell] to approve
document ASD 03-43. Senator Sutphen noted
numerous changes have been made to this document.
It was m and accepted as a friendly amendment
[Fromson] on page 2, lines 7,14, 28, 31 and throughout the document where Open
University is followed by Enrollment, strike the word “Enrollment.”
It was m and accepted as a friendly amendment [Hewitt]
line 17 on page 3, after the word by insert “University” and on page 3, B. 2 change the first word Spend to “Send.”
It was m and accepted as a friendly amendment on
page 2, C. after the word when, insert “all
of the following conditions are met:” and on lines 21 and 22 after the semicolon, add the word “and.”
It was m and accepted as a friendly amendment [Shapiro]
on Page 3, IV item A, add a “#5. Distance education students shall meet such alternative requirements as
the Dean of Extended Education shall require.”
It was m and accepted as a friendly amendment [Rimmer]
line 43 on page 3, IV B. 2, delete Adjunct Enrollees.
It was m [Gannon] on page 3, lV. A. 2 place a
period after the word signature and delete remaining sentence. Line 38, #3 would read “Return the signed form to University Extended Education after the
second week of classes.”
It was m/s [Sutphen/Gannon] to amend the
proposed amendment in #2 placing a semicolon after the word signature, #3--“Return the signed form to University
Extended Education after the second week of classes or at the appropriate time
as determined by the University Extended Education.”
It was m/s/f [Fromson/Boyum] motion to refer
this document.
It was m/s/p [Sutphen/Fromson] to amend the
proposed amendment in IV. A. #2 place a semicolon after the word signature, and
#3 to read “Return the signed form to
University Extended Education during the third week of class or at an
equivalent time as determined by the University Extended Education.”
Motion carried to approve document ASD 03-43 as amended.
C. ASD 03-44 UPS 450.500 Policy for
Implementation of Awarding of the Continuing Education Unit
It was m/s [Sutphen/Hewitt] to approve
document ASD 03-44. The only change is
correcting the language, which is all editorial except for last line on page
3.
It was m [
Senator Gannon
suggested adding the word “University”
line 33 on page 2 and line 17 on p. 3 after the word of.
Motion passed to approve document ASD 03-44 as amended.
D. ASD 03-45 UPS 450.700 Travel Courses
It was m/s/p [Sutphen/Boyum] to refer document ASD 03-45 back to
committee. Senator Boyum explained the
document needs two things: 1) it contemplates the idea that the summer is still
an Extended Education activity; and 2) it asks for convoluted and repeated
review of courses that involve travel and question the repeated referral not to
one committee, but two.
VII.
NEW BUSINESS
A. ASD 03-52 Resolution in Opposition to SB 81
It was m/s [Gannon/Fromson]
to approve document ASD 03-52. This
resolution is very similar to a resolution the Senate passed last year in
response to a similar bill. This bill encourages
the integration of blended programs for the credentialing program at both the single,
and multiple subject levels. The
resolution does not necessarily oppose the idea, but wants discussion to happen
on a couple of critical issues: 1) the
implementation timeline which comes up very soon; and 2) the cap of 135 units, which
may or may not be appropriate. Putting a cap of 135 is premature before
discussion as to how much of the 40 plus educational units should be collapsed/condensed. Critical
GE requirements may be cut. Educators
and administrators within majors need time to assess how this bill would impact
their specific programs.
It was m and
accepted as a friendly amendment [Nanjundappa] to send this Resolution to
all 40 of the State Senators and not simply those in the Southern half of the
state.
The motion
carried with one abstention to approve document ASD 03-52 Resolution in
Opposition to SB 81 as amended.
The meeting adjourned at