ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING
AGENDA
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
OPEN FLOOR PERIOD - 2:00 - 2:10 p.m.
The Open Floor Period provides an informal opportunity for faculty members to raise questions or make comments directed to Senate officers or to university administrators. Please arrive promptly at 2:00 p.m.
CHAIR’S REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #1 - APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2004
AGENDA ITEM #2 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR DECEMER 2, 2004
Minutes are attached on GREEN.
AGENDA ITEM #3 –REPORT—VICE PRESIDENT LEROY MORISHITA—STATE BUDGET SITUATION—Time Certain 2:10p.m.
Vice President Morishita will update the senate on the current State Budget and how it may affect San Francisco State University.
AGENDA ITEM #4 – REPORT—ACTING DEAN OF FACULTY AFFAIRS, MARILYN VERHEY—NEW ONLINE FACULTY MANUAL
Dean Verhey will provide a brief presentation introducing the online Faculty Manual and will be available for a short question and answer period.
AGENDA ITEM #5 – REPORT—ACTING DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES, ANN HALLUM—NEW ONLINE GRADUATE PROCEDURES
Dean Hallum will provide a Powerpoint presentation and explain new online Graduate procedures.
AGENDA ITEM #6—RECOMMENDATION from the CURRICULUM REVIEW & APPROVAL COMMITTEE—REVISIONS to the UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR & MINOR in RECREATION & LEISURE STUDIES, 2ND reading—Time Certain No Later Than 3:00 p.m.
The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is requesting four changes to the undergraduate major and minor which are highlighted on the first page of the proposal. The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is excited about incorporating REC 260 into the major core because it raises the currency of our major since tourism represents one of the biggest growth areas of the leisure services industry. In addition, REC 260 is proposed to be added to the core since it is the only content area of recreation not required of all majors (REC 410 – therapeutic/Wellness; REC 520 – outdoor/natural resources; REC 500 – community/nonprofit; REC 260 – commercial/tourism). Thus, students will now receive an adequate overview of all the important career areas of professional interest in the parks, recreation and leisure service field.
Proposal attached on December 2, 2003 agenda or available online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/rec03.htm
AGENDA ITEM #7 – RECOMMENDATION from the CURRICULUM REVIEW & APPROVAL COMMITTEE—REVISION to the BA in CHILD and ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, 2nd reading—Time Certain No Later Than 3:15 p.m.
The following recommendations for revision come from both the CAD Council and the BSS Council of Chairs which approved the proposed revised curriculum:
1) Minor revisions in the prerequisites to the major – one course choice added; units required remain the same. 2) Minor revisions in the core requirements – courses added and replaced; maximum units increased by 1 unit because new 4 unit course was added. 3) Minor revisions in the Young Child and Family concentration – three courses added and two courses deleted; units required remain the same. 4) Major revisions in the School Age Child and Family concentration based upon new State of California requirements for teacher preparation (SB 2042) – Minor reorganizations of two areas; major course changes in three areas including course additions and deletions; minimum units required increased by 3 in order to require both math and science rather than one or the other. 5) Major revisions in the Youth and Family Services concentration based upon a reorganization of thematic categories. Two areas deleted and one area added; courses added, moved, and deleted; minimum units required remain the same (21); maximum reduced from 26 to 25. 6) Major revisions in the Research and Public Policy concentration based upon a reorganization of categories. Courses moved, deleted, and added; units required remain the same.
Proposal attached on December 2, 2003 agenda or available online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/cad03.htm .
AGENDA ITEM #8—RECOMMENDATION from the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—RESOLUTION in SUPPORT of the FINAL REPORT ON THE SUMMIT on RACE and CULTURE at SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Resolution is attached on WHITE.
AGENDA ITEM #8—ADJOURNMENT—4:00 p.m