ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 7,
2006
SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE
CENTER, NOB HILL ROOM
2:00 Ð 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.
CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AGENDA ITEM #1ÑApproval
of the Agenda for November 7, 2006
AGENDA ITEM #2ÑApproval
of the Minutes for on October 24, 2006
AGENDA ITEM #3ÑReport
from Gene Chelberg, Chair, Committee on Committees: Review of Annual Committee
Reports
Report to be distributed at the
meeting.
AGENDA ITEM #4ÑRecommendation
from the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC): Proposed Revisions to the Retention
Tenure & Promotions Policy, 2nd ReadingÑAttachment on PINK.
AGENDA ITEM #5ÑRecommendation
from the Academic Policies Committee (APC): Proposed Resolution on GE Segment
Committees, 1st ReadingÑProposed Resolution to be heard no later
than 3:00.
Attachment on LAVENDER.
AGENDA ITEM #6ÑRecommendation
from the Academic Policies Committee (APC): Proposed Revision to Policy on
Written English Proficiency, #S03-14 B, Lower Division Writing Portion of
Policy, 1st ReadingÑProposal to be heard no later than 3:15 p.m.
Attachment on BUFF
Elise Wormuth, Associate
Dean, Humanities and Professor Patricia Irvine, Chair of CWEP, to attend and
support the revisions.
AGENDA ITEM #7ÑRecommendation
from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee:
Proposed Revision and Name Change to Asian Area Studies, 1st
ReadingÑProposal to be heard no later than 3:30 p.m.
Attachment
on YELLOW.
Dean Kassiola, Associate
Dean Terrell, and Professor Pi-Ching Hsu to attend and support the revisions.
AGENDA ITEM #8ÑRecommendation
from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed Revisions to BS
Program for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, 1st ReadingÑProposal to
be heard no later than 3:45 p.m.
Attachment
on SALMON.
Professor Dave Dempsey to
attend and support the proposal.
AGENDA
ITEM #9Ñ ADJOURNMENTÑNO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m.