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ACADEMIC
SENATE MINUTES October 23, 2008 |
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11:30
A.M. - 1:00 P.M. ACADEMIC SENATE CHAMBERS
Members Present: Au, Bullock,
Burgtorf, Carroll, Dabirian, Dalley, Drezner, Gass, Gordon, Gradilla, Grewal,
Guerin, Hagan, Hernandez, Hewitt, Hickok, Jarvis, Kanel, Klassen, McConnell,
Mead, Nyaggah, Pasternack, Randall, Rhodes, Rhoten, Shoar, Smith, Stang,
Walicki, Williams
Absent: Arnold,
Bedell, Bhattacharya, Bruschke, Buck, Carvin, Fidalgo, Green, Liverpool,
McLain, McMahan, Shapiro, Shoar,
I.
CALL
TO ORDER
Chair Hewitt called the meeting to order
at 11:35 a.m.
II.
URGENT
BUSINESS
None.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
IV.
CHAIR’S
REPORT
Chair
Hewitt’s report included the following:
·
We
have all received, via email, a letter from Chancellor Reed indicating that the
State Department of Finance has asked that all state agencies receiving general
funds cut an additional $300 million total from the current budget. This
equates to approximately $2 million in cuts to CSUF. The letter also stated
that given the worsening budget situation, it is possible that we may also face
a midyear budget reduction.
·
The
upcoming issue of the Senate Forum will be published and distributed
online and electronically. A survey of readership will follow the distribution
of this issue. The results will be used to determine how the Senate Forum
will be published in the future.
V.
STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE REPORT
No
report was given. However, Dr. Pasternack congratulated President Gordon on his
appointment to head of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
(HACU).
VI.
TIME
CERTAIN
Time Certain
11:45 a.m.
Subject: State of the University Address
President Milton A. Gordon
President
Gordon began his address by thanking the Senate for inviting him to give this
address. With the exception of the budget situation, he stated that he thinks
we are doing really well. He also
thanked the Senators and faculty who serve on various committees for their
work, expertise, and input on a variety of important topics.
President
Gordon reported the following:
Budget
·
Even
though the alliance within the CSU system succeeded in its commitment to
reverse the previously recommended $97.6 million in budget cuts to the CSU, the
budget approved by the Governor still places many major funding challenges upon
the CSU.
·
State
funding to the CSU remains flat between fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09. Even
though the Governor’s workload budget identifies additional needs of roughly
$215 million, given the CSU’s mandatory costs, enrollment growth and
compensation lags for its employees.
·
The
only new revenues for the CSU in the budget came from the 10% increase in
student fees. After providing $36.6 million for student financial aid grants,
the fee increase yielded a net of $73.2 million in operating revenue for the CSU.
·
As
VP Hagan reported last week during his “Fiscal State of the University Address,”
the University is taking substantial baseline and one-time budget cuts during
2008-09.
·
A
significant portion of these cuts is due to reductions in State funding, as well
as mandatory cuts the University has had to absorb. The University is also
making cuts to finally eliminate its structural deficit, and more importantly,
to fund high priority items identified by PRBC, such as maintaining the SFR and
hiring 100 new tenure-track faculty.
·
I
will announce the final University 2008-09 budget decisions in the near future.
·
The
2008-09 budget reductions will have a considerable impact on all of the
divisions. I am working with the division heads to identify strategies to
reduce the impact of the budget reductions on instructional activities and to
develop a fiscal plan that will allow us to maintain the momentum of our highly
successful fundraising efforts.
·
I
have asked VP Smith and Senate Chair Scott Hewitt to lead a group that will
build upon the efforts of our Grants and Contracts study committee and
recommend additional actions for significantly increasing our ability to
generate research grants and contracts.
·
While
the current budget reductions present a major challenge, there are also strong
indications of a potential mid-year budget reduction.
·
Fiscal
year 2008-09 will be a very difficult year for the CSU and our campus, and
given the conditions of the State and national economy, the following fiscal
year could be worse. I will be asking the PRBC to continue its efforts to
identify critical university priorities that must be supported and alternative
strategies for reducing expenditures.
·
One overarching priority for 2008-09 and
beyond is that CSUF must continue to strengthen our academic programs and
centers of excellence; raise our visibility and reputation as one of the best
and most diverse public, comprehensive universities in the nation; provide the
ultimate learning experience for our students and successfully graduate highly
educated graduates dedicated to lifelong learning whose knowledge and talents
will contribute to the economic, social, civic, and cultural vitality of
California and the global community for the 21st century.
Enrollment
·
Our
enrollment continues to be strong, and the diversity of our student body
continues to increase each year; all indications seem to point to the fact that
it will continue for the foreseeable future.
·
·
College Year Target FTES Comparisons
from 2003-04 to 2008-09 (slides/tables
were prepared by Ed Sullivan, Acting Assistant Vice President for Institutional
Research and Analytical Studies): From a year ago to this year, there was only
an increase of about 169 FTES. (Note: CY
2003-04 through 2005-06 FTES totals do not include the graduate students FTES
differential, CY 2006-07 through CY 2008-09 FTES do include the graduate
student FTES differentials.)
·
Internal Fall FTES Targets: Enrollment at the Irvine Campus declined
30%. H&SS went down about 2% and Education decreased about 2.3%. All others
made their targets. The decline at the Irvine Campus was due to our projected
significant budget reduction. As a result of the state of
·
Summer Year Round Operation (from Summer
2002 to Summer 2008): Due to
·
Fall 2008 Application Comparisons: We admitted about 60-61% first time
freshmen and 23-24% enrolled; about 50% of undergraduate transfer applicants were
accepted and 60% of them enrolled; about 50% of graduate/EdD applicants were
accepted and close to 70% enrolled;
and 75% of applicants to the credential program were accepted, 55-56% enrolled.
A total of 52,332 applications were received; 30,536 (around 60%) students were
accepted and 11,675 enrolled (38%).
·
Highlights of Fall Headcount Comparisons
(Fall 2003- Fall 2008): We had the largest headcount enrollment
of all CSUs in Fall 2005, 2006, and 2007. However, headcount numbers in fall
2008 tapered off due to our closing of transfer admission.
·
Fall 2008 Ethnic Distribution Compared
to Fall 2007:
American Indian: 0.54%; Asian/Pacific Islander: 21.73%; Black: 3.48%; Hispanic:
28.13%; White: 31.66%; Non-Resident Alien: 4.44%; Unknown: 10.03%. The student
body remained at a total of 54% minority students overall.
·
Country of Citizenship of International
Visa Students, Fall 2008: Undergraduate: Most Visa students are
from Japan; Graduate and Postbaccalaureate: Most are from India; Other
countries include Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, Peoples Republic
of China, and Pakistan.
·
Fall 2008 First-Time Freshmen: The large incoming class makes it clear why
an additional dormitory is necessary.
·
First-Time Freshman Ethnic Distribution:
Hispanic: 37%;
Asian/Pacific Islander: 22%; counting the African American population, the
ethnic distribution is over 60% minority students.
·
High School GPA, SAT, and Eligibility
Index Averages for First-Time Freshmen by Admissions Region: Average SAT scores for local students:
483 verbal, 507 math, 990 composite; outside region: 479 verbal, 498 math, 977
composite. Average high school GPA was 3.15-3.25.
·
Major Choices for Our First-Time
Freshmen: “Undecided”
was chosen second to Business Administration; several selected Pre-Nursing,
which is a fairly new program.
·
Fall 2008 Upper Division Transfers Data:
Decreased due to the
closing of admission. This effected enrollment at the Irvine campus.
·
Fall 2008 New Upper Division Transfer
Ethnic Distribution:
With Hispanics making up 28% and Asian/Pacific Islanders, 21%, almost half of
new upper division transfers were minority students.
·
Prior Institution of New Upper Division
Transfers: Fullerton
College, Orange Coast College, Mt. SAC, Santa Ana College, Saddleback College,
Cypress College, Santiago Canyon College, Irvine Valley College, Golden West
College, and Cerritos College. We are still the leading transfer destination
for California Community College transfers among all California public
universities.
·
Fall 2008 New Graduate/Post
Baccalaureate data: 62%
female; 39% underrepresented students; 12% international/visa students; mean
age 29-30.
·
Fall 2008 Master’s Degree-Seeking
Students: Top areas of
study: Nursing, Educational Leadership, and Software Engineering.
·
Fall 2008 New Credential-Seeking Students:
84% female; outside of CSUF, these students came from UCI,
UCLA, UCR, and SDSU.
·
Freshmen Graduation Rates across Majors:
Data shows that many
students declare a major as freshmen and end up graduating with a degree in
another major. CSUF is second to SDSU, graduating 49.9% students in less than 6
years. Eventually, we graduate about 58% of students. SDSU graduates 61% and
CSULB graduates about 59%.
·
Ethnic Distribution of 2007-08
Bachelor’s Degree Recipients: 25% Hispanic, 22% Asian/Pacific Islander, 35 %
White, American Indian 1%, Alaskan Native 1%, Unknown 11%, Non-Resident 4%.
·
Elapsed Time and Units Earned to Degree
for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients: In
1998-99, the average time was 6 years. In 2007-08, the average is 5.1 years.
(Average:133 units completed)
·
Ethnic Distribution of 2007-08 Master’s
Degree Recipients: White
40%, Unknown 14%, Asian/Pacific Islander 19%, Hispanic 15%, American
Indian/Alaskan Native 0%, African American 1%.
Faculty Excellence
·
New Tenure Track Hires – Distribution of
Ethnicity 2007-08: African American 3%, Asian/Pacific
Islander 17%; Hispanic 10%; White 63%. (Note: Over the past three years, 235
faculty members have been hired).
·
Tenured Faculty Ethnic Distribution: Hispanic 6%, African American 2%;
Asian/Pacific Islander 17%; White 73%.
·
Tenure-Track Faculty Ethnic
Distribution: Asian/Pacific
Islander 21%, African American 4%; Hispanic 8%, White 67%.
·
Faculty Age Distribution: ARTS: Average age - 49; CBE - 49 (30
under age 39); COMM – 51; ECS -57 (11 of 34 over 65); EDUC (39-45); HHD – 46 (24
under age 39); HSS – 45 (75 under age 39); NSM – 47 (26 under 39, 26 between
ages 39-45). Overall average age is 48; a total of 183 are under 39.
·
My number one priority continues to be
recruiting 100 tenure-track faculty with the goal of hiring at least 80 new
faculty each year in order to maintain the student-faculty ratio (SFR) so we
can continue our efforts to provide an accessible, affordable, and, most
importantly, high quality education to all students who meet the criteria for
admission to the University and who want to earn a college degree from Cal
State Fullerton.
·
Another key priority is to continue our
efforts to recruit and retain an ethnically diverse faculty and staff that
would approximate the ethnic diversity of our student body. We
must hire faculty and staff that can serve
as role models for our students without ever compromising quality.
·
Two continuing priorities: (1) Continue
to strengthen our commitment to our newly hired faculty by providing the needed
support infrastructures and resources that will enable them to move through the
tenure and promotion process and be successful as teachers and scholars at Cal
State Fullerton. (2) Continue our commitment to support junior, mid-level and
senior faculty professional development.
Sabbatical Leaves
·
We
provided $626,234 for up to 38 sabbaticals. We will continue to try to provide
up to 38.
·
Two
other key goals: (1) The recruitment and retention of
high quality staff and administrators known for their excellence and
professionalism. (2) To provide leadership training and growth opportunities
for staff/administrators to develop their careers and step into the critical
leadership roles that will be vacated in the future through retirements and
normal attrition.
·
President
Gordon commended Vice President Hagan and his team for launching two new
professional development programs for the campus community – The University
Business Institute and the University Leadership Academy.
Institutionalizing Planning for the
Future
·
With
WASC reaccreditation coming up, it is time to update, revise or completely redo
our Mission, Goals and Strategies statement in order to develop our plan for
the long-term future of CSUF. Many factors determine how we develop our plan
for the future. Foremost among them are the academic and student support
program objectives, the teacher/research agenda, and the important standard of
quality for our students, faculty and staff, which should drive all other
planning.
·
It
was imperative for the future of CSUF that we hire a University Planner in
order to institutionalize and coordinate planning across the University. Dr.
Michael Parker, respected former colleague, is willing to return to campus
(from retirement) to serve as the Interim University Planner until such time as
the budget picture improves and we can hire a permanent University Planner.
·
Academic
Program Planning for the Future: We must
continue to develop innovative programs in emerging disciplines, support
interdisciplinary collaboration, and encourage college and academic departments
to develop online programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, with a
specific focus on the development of degree completion programs.
·
We must continue to develop new degree
program without reducing the quality of our other degree program. (Examples of such programs include our
M.S. in Nursing, Concentration in Nursing Leadership, the Ed.D. in Educational
Leadership – Community College Leadership Specialization, the Professional
Science Master’s degree, the Master’s in Social Work, the Master’s in Public
Health, to name but a few.)
·
We must continue to support and grow our
graduate online programs. (Examples:
Master of Science in Instructional Design in Technology, Master of Science in
Software Engineering, and Master of Science in Information Technology.)
·
Two additional important priorities: (1) To ensure the campus participation
in CSU systemwide planning efforts tied to the Access to Excellence initiative. (2) We must continue with
implementation of the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) Program designed
to improve public understanding of how public colleges operate, to include the
Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) test and a common set of measures for
student learning and The College Portrait project. (More information on the VSA
Program is available on our website.)
Land Acquisition to Support Enrollment
Growth, Faculty, and Staff Excellence, and Academic Program Excellence for
the Future
·
No
news to report regarding land acquisition, except that Chancellor Reed is
helping to facilitate meetings with individuals (landholders) that could be
helpful in this process. The Academic Senate will be kept informed as things
progress in this area.
·
CSUF
faculty and staff housing has been significantly impacted by the downward
spiral in home prices experienced over the past 12-18 months.
·
All
of the homes in University Gables in Buena Park are sold and occupied and there
is a long waiting list of interested buyers.
·
However,
despite pricing that remains below market prices, 26 of the 42 homes in the
University Heights project in Fullerton remain unsold. Also, 6 homes in the
Creekside project in La Habra remain unsold.
·
The
CSUF Housing Authority is considering options to remedy this situation. One
such option is a program to lease the remaining 26 unsold homes in University
Heights to faculty and staff.
·
Although
there is no way to determine exactly how long a lease program would remain in
place, a leasing program such as this provides a revenue stream that covers
most of the carrying costs associated with the homes, and avoids more drastic,
and in the end more costly, options.
·
The
Housing Authority will sell the remaining 6 Creekside homes at reduced prices
and no longer hold an interest in them.
Campus Sustainability and
Green/Environmental Issues
·
A
Taskforce on Sustainability was formed during the 2007-08 academic year. I have
received their report and recommendation and I am currently reviewing it and
plan to discuss the recommendations with the appropriate constituencies on
campus in the near future.
Continue to Focus on Globalization of
the Curriculum
·
Our
students face competition from around the world.
·
We
must: (1) Strengthen CSUF’s position as a regional university with a global
outlook by expanding international programs and becoming the destination of
choice for education and training. (2) Eexpand study abroad opportunities for
CSUF students. I believe every American college student should have the
experience of studying abroad. (3) Expand opportunities for international university
students to study at CSUF. And (4) strengthen advisement for international
students.
Information Technology and the Future of
CSUF
·
40
attempts to break into our systems occur per second; CSUF has successfully
blocked over 1.2 billion intrusion attempts against campus systems. Over 128
million of these were considered critical exploitive attempts to compromise
campus infrastructure (databases, email, and web) systems.
·
We
have an excellent information technology system and we have to keep it at that
level.
·
CMS
must remain at the top of our list of projects. Several CSU campuses had to
shut down registration through CMS because of the shared number of 7-8 CSU
campuses attempting to register at the same time. CMS has assured us that it is
ready for spring registration.
·
We
are going to be more agile in meeting high student expectations about course
management systems; anytime, anywhere, access; social networking; multi-modal
communication (music, video, moving images, podcasting); learning spaces;
online teaching and learning; and seamless integration of technology. Students
today expect to communicate and connect, collaborate and publish, and get help
24/7. We can meet their needs by leveraging our existing technology to improve
our services and enhance their academic experience, even in these hard economic
times.
Meeting the Challenges of Growth:
University Advancement’s Role:
·
In
my 23 years in the CSU, I’ve seen the percentage of the State budget that goes
to the CSU significantly reduced. With significant budget reductions for this
year and projected budget reductions for 2009-10 and possibly beyond, we know
that we cannot depend on state funding to provide all that we need to become
the best university we have set as our goal. If we are able to take advantage of
the opportunities that lie ahead as well as meet the challenges of the future,
we must rely on private support.
·
It
is vital that our University Advancement program continues to be successful as
we move into the future. During the last five years, University Advancement has
obtained the greatest success in the history of CSUF. I give all the success of
our University Advancement Program to the leadership provided by Vice President
Pam Hillman. She took a negative amount and has built an almost $20 million endowment.
She also exceeded the $50 million goal for external support for the 50th
Anniversary; along with Dean Anil Puri and Marcia Harrison, she secured a $30
million naming gift from Steven G. Mihaylo to name the College of Business and
Economics. VP Hillman also secured a $5 million naming gift for the Performing
Arts Center in honor of Joseph A.W. Clayes III with the help of Dr. James D.
Young, Dean Jerry Samuelson, and Millie Heaton, as well as brought in 26 gifts
of $100,000 or more in her five years at CSUF. But what is most important is
that VP Hillman has built an organization and hired the professional staff to
support the Advancement division and its mission to raise funds on behalf of
CSUF and its programs.
Closing
·
In
order for us to continue the preeminence of learning that has been the hallmark
of this University since its inception, we must all ensure that CSUF continues
to be a place that is dedicated to excellence in everything it undertakes.
·
Even
as we look ahead to challenging budget years, we must not forget our
accomplishments of the past and our vision for the future. And we must remember
that it is our Titan family – faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community
friends – who are our greatest strengths.
·
I
look forward to working with the Academic Senate, PRBC, the Associated
Students, and the entire campus community as we develop a new strategic
planning document for the future of CSUF.
President Gordon addressed the following
questions from the body until the meeting adjourned:
Senator
Pasternack: In terms of
freshmen and transfer students, do we have a breakdown by gender?
President
Gordon: Overall, 60-61%
of our students are female.
VP
Smith: 58% female
(undergraduate); 60% female (graduate)
Senator
Gradilla: Is there
anything in place to plan for the increasing Hispanic student population?
President
Gordon: I would suggest speaking with Silas Abrego
about this. A new engineering program is in the works where we may be able to
attract those students.
Senator
Nyaggah: According to
the charts, the Black population has decreased. What is the reason for that?
What are the plans for increasing it?
President
Gordon: There was not a
big change, but it is almost twice the percentage of African American families
that live in Orange County. Black students have to be coming from places like
the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside areas. I give credit to Chancellor
Reed’s Super Sunday program started 3-4 years ago, where a number of CSU
presidents go into the African American churches in northern and southern
California, as one of the reasons for increasing the number of African American
students. I meet frequently with the parent orientation groups that VP Palmer
set up and this year, we had a large number of African American freshmen students
coming in from San Francisco. I do not have an explanation for that, but we do
have the African American Resource Center and other programs on campus and they
have probably helped attract the students. We have to stay vigilant on this.
Senator
Hewitt: We want to keep
improving CSUF; on the other hand we have a budget crunch. What can we do to
help you and to help CSUF?
President
Gordon: The advantage
of the new $31 million reduction is that it is a one-time cut, not baseline. We
are going to try to minimize impacts, especially in the instructional areas.
VP
Hagan: First, the
campus constituency could try to be understanding. There is no way to take this
type of cut without “pain.” Second, campus constituents could discard
parochialism and focus on the broader good of the University. We will all have
to give up dollars. If you are aware of other ways that can help us, sharing
those ideas will be appreciated. This will be a campus-wide effort.
President
Gordon: Utilize the
PRBC, which can make recommendations to me.
Senator
Hickok: VP Hagan
briefed us on the proposal for the faculty/staff club. In light of the budget
situation, what is your speculation (on what will happen with these plans)?
President
Gordon: We are going to
look at everything. However, the club has been a priority for several years.
For now, we are not going to give up on it.
Senator
Hernandez: How do you
think the budget will affect affordability and the enrollment numbers of ethnic
students at CSUF?
President
Gordon: In depressed times,
we could possibly see students drawn to college. This might be in our favor. We
have great community contacts; we have a number of agreements, one with a local
school district. We are going to try to attain more of them to create direct
transfers. We are not going to change our student body. We are very affordable
and we are going to try to remain as reasonable as possible.
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Item 9.1 was not discussed due to lack of time.
9.1 Update on the Administration of Student Opinion
Questionnaires (SOQs) [Dabirian, Dietz, Nyaggah]
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
Items
10.1-10.3 were not discussed due to lack of time.
10.1 ASD 08-147
Revised UPS 100.000 Academic Senate Constitution – Article VII, Section
14 [PRBC]
(ASD 08-147
is the 2nd version of this document – minor grammatical changes were
made; ASD 08-139, which appeared on the 10-2-08 agenda, is the 1st version)
10.2 ASD 08-148 Revised UPS 100.000 Academic Senate
Constitution – Article IV, Section 3 [AS Executive Committee]
(ASD 08-148 is the 2nd version of
this document – minor changes were made; ASD 08-140, which appeared on the
10-2-08 agenda, is the 1st version)
10.3 ASD
08-141 Revised UPS 100.001 Academic Senate Bylaw 07-03 “Fiscal State of the University” Report by the Chief Financial Officer
[AS
Executive Committee]
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 12:54 p.m.