Academic Senate Meeting Minutes for November 15, 2005

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MINUTES for

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005

CALLED TO ORDER: 2:11 p.m.

Meeting Attendance:

Angelo, Albert	Gregory, Jan	Saffold, Penny
Avani, Nathan	Heiman, Bruce	Smith, Alastair
Axler, Sheldon	Irvine, Patricia	Steier, Saul
Bartscher, Patricia	Kim, John	Stowers, Genie
Bollapragada, Ramesh	Kohn, Jim	Todorov, Jassen
Boyle, Andrea	Klingenberg, Larry	Ulasewicz, Connie
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
Fehrman, Kenneth	Meredith, David	Yee, Darlene
Fielden, Ned	Minami, Masahiko	Zwillinger, Lesley
Foreman, Kim	Morishita, Leroy
Gemello, John	Nichols, Amy
Gonzales, Dan	Pong, Wenshen
Gonzalez, Marty	Ritter, Michael

Absences: Chattopadhay, Sudip (abs); Corrigan, Robert (exc); Danner, Don (exc);
Dariotis, Wei Ming (exc); Domingo, Jamie (abs) Fowler, Marie (abs); Fung, Robert (exc);
Jackson, Christopher (abs); Liou, Shy-Shenq (exc); Suzuki, Dean (abs); Van Cleave,
Kendra (exc); White, Lisa (exc)

Guests: Barbosa, Luiz; Carrington, Christopher; Ellis, Linda; Geisler, Mark; Goldsmith, Helen; Hallum, Ann; Hayes, Nancy; Herdt, Gilbert; Kassiola, Joel; Mosier, Kathleen; Shimanoff, Susan; Smith, Brett; Terrell, Dawn; Verhey, Marilyn;

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chair Colvin announced:

The Academic Senate has been asked to nominate two individuals to the Academic Review Committee for the Dean of the College of Education. Please submit nominations to the Office of the Academic Senate.
The Executive Committee and the Campus Master Plan Steering Committee met to begin discussing the work and structure of the academic subcommittee. The Provost will continue to consult with the Executive Committee on strategies for involving faculty.
My Yarabinec, from the Office of International Programs, SFSU, invited interested senators to meet with Leo Van Cleave, Director, CSU International Programs at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16^th
Senator Yee updated the Senate on efforts related to the offering of an independent doctor of education degree.
Senator Ritter drew the Senate's attention to a flyer promoting the campus’s observance of World AIDS Day, December 1, 2005.
Senator Heiman announced a performance of The Mikado at Stanford University.
Senator Angelo announced the availability of free HIV antibody tests as part of the campus’s observance of World AIDS Day.

AGENDA ITEM #1-APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR November 15, 2005

A motion was made to amend the agenda with a new item #6 “Recommendation from the Executive Committee: Resolution reaffirming SFSU’s commitment to social justice—1^st reading.”

Meredith, Gregory

m/s/p

The amended agenda was passed by general consent.

AGENDA ITEM #2-APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING ON November 1, 2005

Secretary Chelberg noted that some minor corrections to the minutes were uploaded to the Academic Senate website.

The minutes were approved by general consent.

AGENDA ITEM #3-REPORT FROM GENE CHELBERG, CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Chair Colvin introduced Committee on Committees (COC) Chair Gene Chelberg who reported on the 2004-2005 report of the COC, discussion ensued.

AGENDA ITEM #4-REPORT FROM HELEN GOLDSMITH, ASSOCIATE DEAN, UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: FACILITATING GRADUATION

TASK FORCE REPORT

Chair Colvin introduced Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Helen Goldsmith who reported on the current activities of the task force, discussion ensued.

AGENDA ITEM #5- RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE:

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE EXTERNAL REVIEW OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 1st READING

Chair Colvin reminded the Senate that the item was returning in first reading. APC Chair Kim reviewed changes agreed upon by the APC and the GEC.

A motion to move to second reading was made.

Ulasewicz, Yee m/s/p

A motion to amend the proposal by replacing “Director of the Advising Center or his/her designee” with “a student services professional elected by the student services professionals’ electorate” was made.

Chelberg, Kim

m/s/f

A motion to amend the proposal by adding “a student services professional elected by the student services professionals’ electorate” was made.

Steier, D. Gonzales

m/s/p

The amended proposal was passed unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM #6-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING SFSU’S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE 1^st READING

Williams, Gregory

m/s

The item will return in 2nd reading at the Academic Senate meeting on 29 November 2005.

AGENDA ITEM #7-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COUNCIL: PROPOSED DISCONTINUANCE OF THE MA DEGREE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 1st AND 2nd READINGS

Nichols, Velez m/s/p

EPC Chair Nichols introduced the proposal along with Professors Mark Geisler and Kathleen Mosier to speak to the discontinuance.

The recommendation passed unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM #8-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CURRICULUM REVIEW AND APPROVAL COMMITTEE: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BA DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY 1st AND 2nd READINGS

Nichols, Daley m/s/p

CRAC Chair Nichols introduced the proposal along with Dean Joel Kassiola, Associate Dean Dawn Terrell, Professors Luiz Barbosa, and Christopher Carrington to speak to the revisions.

The recommendation passed without dissent.

AGENDA ITEM #9- RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CURRICULUM REVIEW AND APPROVAL COMMITTEE AND THE GRADUATE COUNCIL: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MA DEGREE IN HUMAN SEXUALITY STUDIES 1st AND 2nd READINGS

Nichols, Ritter m/s/p

CRAC Chair Nichols introduced the proposal along with Dean Joel Kassiola, Associate Dean Dawn Terrell, and Professor Gilbert Herdt to speak to the revisions.

A friendly amendment to delete class SW810 was made and accepted.

The amendment passed unanimously.

AGENDA ITEM #10-ADJOURNED - 4:15 p.m.

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