ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MINUTES for October 18, 2005

Meeting Attendance:

Angelo, Albert

Heiman, Bruce

Fehrman, Kenneth

Avani, Nathan

Irvine, Patricia

Steier, Saul

Axler, Sheldon

Jackson Chris

Stowers, Genie

Bartscher, Patricia

Kim, John

Suzuki, Dean

Bollapragada, Ramesh

Kohn, Jim

Ulasewicz, Connie

Boyle, Andrea

Klingenberg, Larry

Van Cleave, Kendra

Chao, David

Langbort, Carol

Van Dam, Mary Ann

Chelberg, Gene

Levine, Josh

Velez, Pauline

Colvin, Caran

Levy, Eileen

Williams, Robert

Contreras, A. Reynaldo

Li, Wen-Chao

Whalen, Shawn

Daley, Yvonne

Linder, Martin

Yang, Nini

Danner, Don

Liou, Shy-Shenq

Yee, Darlene

Fielden, Ned

Meredith, David

Zwillinger, Lesley

Foreman, Kim

Minami, Masahiko

Gemello, John

Morishita, Leroy

Gonzalez, Dan

Pong, Wenshen

Gonzalez Marty 

Ritter, Michael

Gregory, Jan

Smith, Alastair

Absences:  Bernard-Powers, Jane (abs); Corrigan, Robert (exc); Enssani, Elahi (exc); Gerson, Deborah (abs)

Chattopadhyay; Sudip (abs); Fung, Robert (exc); King, Philip (exc); Nichols, Amy (exc); Todorov,

 Jassen (exc);  White, Lisa (exc); Saffold, Penny

Guests: Alvin Alvarez, Aimee Barnes, Robert Cherny, Oswaldo Garcia, Richard Giardina, Helen Goldsmith, Ann Hallum, Nancy Hayes, Barbara Holtzman, Sung Hu, Wanda Lee, Kathleen Mosier, Robert Spina

Don Taylor,  Marilyn Verhey, Gail Whitaker

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 2:16 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chair Colvin announced:

· Senator Heiman provided an update of the Hurricane Katrina Coordinating Committee on behalf of Senator White.  For more information on campus, visit the SFSU website at www.sfsu.edu and click on the Hurricane Katrina link. Senators with specific questions should contact senator White at lwhite@sfsu.edu

· Senator Yee has been appointed to the ASCSU Taskforce on the establishment of academic policies for the independent CSU Doctor of Education degree.  Yee will also be establishing a campus-based work group to identify recommendations for the system-wide taskforce.  The campus-based work group will be meeting on 25 October at 10:00 a.m.  in Burk Hall 501.

· Marcus Harvey— Western Director of the American Association of University Professors, is speaking on campus today on “Academic Freedom at Ground Zero” As part of the Academic Freedom Committee’s speaker’s series.

· The Writing Taskforce is compiling campus feedback and expects to present its final report to the Senate on 15 November.

AGENDA ITEM #1-APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR October 18, 2005

Meredith, D. Gonzales m/s/p

The agenda was approved unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM #2-APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING ON October 4, 2005

The minutes were approved by general consent.

AGENDA ITEM #3-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW AND APPROVAL COMMITTEE-PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR THE 6TH CYCLE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW 2ND READING

APRC Chair Stowers reviewed changes made to the proposed guidelines based on the discussion in first reading.  Stowers also reviewed a memo from the Graduate Council outlining three areas of concern: differential funding, the enhanced role of the APRC, and the review of accredited programs.

Chair Colvin suggested that the Senate consider any amendments section by section with a vote of the entire document--up or down--at the conclusion of the discussion.

Section 1: Senator Kohn moved to amend line 21 page 2 by striking, “through a differential formula.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Section 2: Senator Yee shared some comments on behalf of the College of Health and Human Services Council.  The comments included: support of the 6th cycle focusing on graduate programs; and concern about the APRC’s structure and function in the 6th cycle.

Senator Zwillinger moved to amend line 2 page 5 by inserting “and or college” after the word unit.  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Senator Gregory noted a correction to line 17 page 2 after the words “undergraduate programs]. To insert end quotation marks.  Chair Colvin noted the correction and requested that future minor corrections be submitted to the Academic Senate Office.

Senator Kohn moved to amend line 8 page 5 by inserting “in order to avoid negative consequences including possible discontinuance” after the word undertaken.  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Senator Kohn moved to amend lines 2 and 7 page 5 by deleting “is mandated” and “or mandated.”  Senator Gregory seconded the motion.  Debate ensued.

Motion to close debate.

Jackson, Steier m/s/p

The Senate returned to the amendment.

A Senator call for division of the question.

* 17 in favor

* 21 opposed

* 1 abstention

The amendment failed.

Senator Daley moved to amend lines 2 and 7 page 5 by replacing the word “mandate” with the word “require.” The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent. 

Section 3: Senator Ulasewicz moved to amend line 14, page 5, by inserting the word “brief” before the word “documentation.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Senator Zwillinger moved to amend line 24, page 5, by replacing the word “mandated” with the word “required.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Section 4: Senator Angelo moved to amend line 2, page 6, by replacing the word “mandates” with the word “requirements.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Senator Whalen moved to amend line 34 page 5 by inserting “unless reviewed as part of the units external accreditation process.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

Section 5: Senator Angelo moved to amend line 12 page 6 by replacing the word “mandate” with the word “require.”  The amendment was accepted as friendly and approved by general consent.

The original motion as amended was approved unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM #4-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE:  REVISION OF THE FALL 2006 ACADEMIC CALENDAR-VETERAN's DAY OBSERVANCE CHANGE, 1ST AND 2ND READINGS

Kim, Ulasewicz m/s/p

APC Chair Kim introduced the recommendation. 

The recommendation was approved unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM # 5-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE-DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE EXTERNAL REVIEW OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 1ST READING

Kim, Jackson m/s

APC Chair Kim introduced the recommendation and provided Senators with some context for the proposed external review.  Factors included: findings from the Facilitating Graduation Taskforce; a recognition that time to graduation is a problem throughout the CSU and nationally; the ongoing problem of limited resources and increasing numbers of students; and a recent memorandum from the CSU Chancellors Office requesting campuses to answer 22 questions regarding time to graduation. …

Senator Jackson seconded the recommendation and stated that he would be proposing student membership on the various committees when appropriate.

Senator D. Gonzales directed Senators’ attention to a handout developed by the General Education Council (GEC).  Major points included: the considerable overlap of structures and responsibilities between the GEC and the proposal; the GEC is already in   possession of a majority of the documents referred to in the proposal; and the GEC unanimously agreed with the following statement:

“…the council (GEC) is willing to collect the data specified in item 6 and the information related to item 14 and to report its findings directly to the Senate.  If the Senate wants a new committee (i.e. the coordinating committee) to report such information to the Senate, then the GEC does not wish to take responsibility for conducting the work related to the items specified in the list…”

Chair Colvin entertained a motion to extend debate by 10 minutes.

D. Gonzales, Heiman m/s/f

The motion to continue debate by 10 minutes failed.  Colvin indicated that the recommendation would return in first reading on 1 November. 

AGENDA ITEM #6 ADJOURNED: 4:00 p.m.

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