ACADEMIC SENATE
MEETING
AGENDA
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
CHAIR’S REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #1 - APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA FOR
AGENDA ITEM #2 - APPROVAL OF
MINUTES FOR
Minutes are attached on GREEN.
AGENDA ITEM #3 –REPORT—PROVOST JOHN M. GEMELLO—REFERANDA,
$75 PER SEMESTER INCREASE IN STUDENT FEES—Time Certain No Later Than
A
Power Point presentation will illustrate where the funds are needed, the impacts
without the increase, and the rationale for the referenda item.
AGENDA ITEM #4 – RECOMMENDATION
from the CURRICULUM REVIEW & APPROVAL COMMITTEE—a consent
item—REVISION OF THE MA DEGREE in ECONOMICS, 1st and 2nd readings—Time
Certain No Later Than
The Department of Economics went through an extensive
analysis of its Master’s program and is now proposing the following set of
revisions: 1) Minor changes in the undergraduate course requirements for admission
into the program, 2) Substantial changes in the Core Requirements geared toward
making the program more practical and applied, 3) A substantial increase in
the number of electives through pairing graduate with undergraduate courses,
and 4) A culminating experience which is more applied (though a thesis option
is still available).
AGENDA ITEM #5 – RECOMMENDATION
from the CURRICULUM REVIEW & APPROVAL COMMITTEE—REVISION to the
BA in CHILD and ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, 1st
reading—Time Certain No Later Than 2:55 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.
AGENDA ITEM #6—RECOMMENDATION
from the CURRICULUM REVIEW & APPROVAL COMMITTEE—REVISIONS to the UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR & MINOR in RECREATION & LEISURE STUDIES,
1st reading—Time Certain No Later Than
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.
AGENDA ITEM #7– RECOMMENDATION
from the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—a consent item—RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT
CORRIGAN’S FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY—Time
Certain No Later Than 3:25 p.m.
This
fall marks the fifteenth year since the president’s inauguration.
The resolution will be handed out at the meeting.
AGENDA ITEM #8—RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF PRESIDENT CORRIGAN—
AGENDA ITEM #9—ADJOURNMENT—