ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB HILL ROOM

2:00 – 4:08 p.m.

ATTENDANCE:
Avani, Nathan	Garfield, Diane	Robertson, Bruce
Behrooz, Maziar	Hayes, Nancy	Salama, Mohammad
Bloom, Gilda	Jaimes-Guerrero, A.J.	Shapiro, Jerald
Bollapragada, Ramesh	Kohn, Jim	Sheldon, James
Chattopadhyay, Sudip	Landry, Lynette	Shrivastava, Vinay
Cheung, Yitwah	Levine, Josh	Smith, Alastair
Chou, Fangyu	Linder, Martin	Steier, Saul
Collins, Robert	Luna, Debra	Stowers, Genie
Corrigan, Robert	McCracken, Bridget	Suzuki, Dean
Danner, Don	Meredith, David	Taylor, Don
Dariotis, Wei Ming	Minami, Masahiko	Trautman, Ray
DuVal, Derethia	Moody, Laura	Ulasewicz, Connie
Fielden, Ned	Morishita, Leroy	Van Dam, Mary Ann
Fuentes, Enrique	Neely, Francis	Whalen, Shawn
Gemello, John	Rehling, Lu	Yang, Nini
Gomes, Ricardo	Quita, Isabel	Yee, Darlene

Absences: Armenta, Isidro (abs); Boyle, Andrea (exc); Chelberg, Gene (exc);

Davis, Harvey (Skip)(exc); Gonzales, Dan (exc); Hood, Pamela (abs); Hubbard, Donna

(abs); Jones, Terry (abs); Mahan, Dianne(exc); Modirzadeh, Hafez (exc); Rothman, Bary (abs); Saffold, Penny (exc); Williams, Robert (exc);

Guests: Bob Cherny; Linda Buckley; Ann Hallum; Helen Goldsmith; Elise Wormuth; Karen Lovaas; Tanya Aygsburg

The meeting was preceded by Bach's aria "Auch mit Gedampten" performed by four students: Megan Welch, soprano; Kirill Konsuetsov, violin; Chung Pak, Cello; Segand Shahab, Piano.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:17 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. The Willie L. Brown Leadership Center has opened on campus. Steve Kawa is the first Director. The Center has a website at http://www.sfsu.edu/~wbcenter/

2. Faculty Trustee Craig Smith will visit campus on December 4.

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of the Agenda for November 27, 2007

The minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Minutes for the November 6, 2007

The minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #3—Report from Linda Buckley, Associate Vice President, Academic Planning and Educational Effectiveness—2006-2007 University Task Force Report Assessment of CUSP II Goal 3, Post Baccalaureate Education

Dr. Buckley reported to the Senate on the findings of the University Task Force on Assessment of CUSP II Goal 3, Post-Baccalaureate Education. Among her other findings, Dr. Buckley said that graduate enrollments are recovering after slipping a few years ago and that graduation rates, particularly among students from underrepresented groups, are improving. Further assessment will become possible as sixth cycle program reviews are completed. The chief need is for more graduate student support in the form of tuition grants and work opportunities. Many outstanding candidates for admission are lost to other campuses with a higher level of graduate student support.

AGENDA ITEM #4—Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee: Proposed Statement on Professional Ethics—2nd Reading

Senator Ulasewicz made a brief statement for the Faculty Affairs Committee to introduce the item. After a discussion, Senator Ulasewicz moved (second Steier) to call the question. This passed unanimously. The main motion then passed with no opposition but some Senators abstained.

AGENDA ITEM #5—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed Revisions to the BA Degree in Liberal Studies , 1st Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 2:50 p.m.

The item was moved by Senator Linder for the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee. After initial discussion, Senator Robertson moved the item to second reading, seconded by Senator Behrooz. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Senator Dariotis then moved to add the phrase "with a maximum of 25 students per section" to page 2, line 30 of the proposal, seconded by Senator Shrivastava. After some discussion Senators Dariotis and Shrivastava withdrew their motion. The proposed revisions to Liberal Studies then passed by unanimous voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #6—Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed Policy on Graduate Continuous Enrollment , 1st Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 3:05 p.m.

This item is continued in first reading from October 9. It was re-introduced by Senator Trautman for the Academic Policies Committee. A lively discussion followed. The item will return in second reading at the next Senate meeting.

AGENDA ITEM #7—Report from Elise Wormuth, Acting WAC-WID Coordinator, and Robert Cherny, Interim Dean, Undergraduate Studies, on the Committee for Written English Proficiency (CWEP) GWAR Course Requirements: report to be heard no later than 3:25 p.m.

Dr. Cherny and Dr. Wormuth reported on the process adopted by the Committee for Written English Proficiency to develop outcomes and criteria for courses to meet the writing across the curriculum requirement adopted by the Senate in May 2007. This requirement will be met by all upper-division students through a writing course in their major field. It will replace the current JEPET/ENG 414 requirement. A campus-wide colloquium planned for January 23, 2008, will give all departments and colleges the opportunity to help shape the outcomes and criteria statement being developed by CWEP.

AGENDA ITEM #8—Adjournment—4:08