OPEN FLOOR
PERIOD -
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.
CALL TO ORDER 2:10 p.m.
CHAIR’S REPORT
AGENDA ITEM
#2 – APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR
AGENDA ITEM #3 –INTRODUCTION OF NEW COLLEGE DEANS
New deans: Sheldon Axler, College of Science & Engineering; Gerald Platt, College of Business; Paul Sherwin,College of Humanities; and Gail Whitaker, College of Extended Learning, will be introduced to the senate and they will comment briefly on their visions for their colleges.
AGENDA ITEM #4 —REPORT FROM STATEWIDE SENATORS
AGENDA ITEM #5 – REPORT FROM VICE-PRESIDENT LEROY MORISHITA ON THE UNIVERSITY BUDGET
AGENDA ITEM #6 – REPORT FROM UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN DEBORAH MASTERS ON PLANNING FOR THE LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION
AGENDA ITEM #7—REPORT FROM PROFESSOR JERALD COMBS ON PLANNING FOR THE YEAR OF CIVIL DISCOURSE
AGENDA ITEM #8—RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FACULTY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN THE POLICY FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS—Time Certain No Later
Than
The Faculty Affairs Committee unanimously recommends approval the attached changes in the policy defining the composition and charge of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects.This is only one part of the larger policy.For the full policy, see <http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/4H.htm>.Because this committee needs to be up and operating as soon as possible, the committee recommends that the rules be waived to take action on this matter at this meeting.
AGENDA ITEM #9—RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF HIRING COMMITTEES—Time Certain No Later Than 3:45 p.m.
The Faculty Affairs Committee unanimously recommends approval of the attached changes in the policy on tenure-track (probationary) faculty serving on hiring committees.
AGENDA ITEM #10—RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STUDENT
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ON VOTER REGISTRATION—Time
Certain No Later Than
The Student Affairs Committee unanimously recommends the approval of the attached resolution on voter registration.The committee will recommend that the rules be waived to take final action on this resolution during this meeting.
AGENDA ITEM #11—ADJOURNMENT—Time Certain