ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB HILL ROOM

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

	ATTENDANCE:
	Avani, Nathan	Holzman, Barbara	Rehling, Lu
	Bartscher, Patricia	Hussain, Mahmood	Rosegard, Erik
	Boyle, Andrea	Jin, Leigh	Rothman, Barry
	Bugayong, Arlene	Kohn, Jim	Salama, Mohammad
	Burke, Adam	Landry, Lynette	Shapiro, Jerald
	Chelberg, Gene	Lau, Jenny	Sheldon, James
	Chen, Yu-Charn	LePage, Pamela	Sherwin, Paul
	Cheung, Yitwah	Levy, Eileen	Shrivastava, Vinay
	Chou, Fang-yu	Li, Wen-Chao	Sinha, Dipendra
	Danner, Don	Luna, Debra	Sveinsdottir, Asta
	Dariotis, Wei Ming	Mahan, Dianne	Taylor, Don
	DuVal, Derethia	McCarthy, Chris	Trautman, Ray
	Flatt, Sylvia	McCracken, Bridget	Ulasewicz, Connie
	Gemello, John	Minami, Masahiko	van Dam, Mary Ann
	Gomes, Ricardo	Modirzadeh, Hafez	Whalen, Shawn
	Gubeladze, Joseph	Moody, Laura	Wingard, Leah
	Hellenga, Kate	Morishita, Leroy	Yee, Darlene
	Hellman, David	Neely, Francis
	Hom, Marlon	Noble, Nancy
Absences: Behrooz, Maziar (abs); Corrigan, Robert (exc); Fuentes, Enrique (abs); Robertson, Bruce (on leave Fall 08)
Guests: Christopher Bomar, Gail Evans, Helen Goldsmith, Ann Hallum, Joel Kassiola, Wanda Lee, James Murphy, Janet Remolona, Janet Sim, Dawn Terrell, Robert Williams

CALL TO ORDER: 2:12 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Faculty Honors and Awards Committee has decided to extend the application deadline for the faculty Distinguished Teaching, Distinguished Professional Achievement and Growth, and Distinguished Contribution to Community Awards to December 22, 2008.

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of the Agenda for December 9, 2008

Senator Yee moved to amend the agenda, to add a new agenda item #9, Proposed Resolution Recognizing Dr. James Edwards, and to reorder the proposed item #9 to #10. The motion passed.

The agenda as amended was approved.

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Minutes for December 2, 2008

The minutes were approved as submitted.

AGENDA ITEM #3— Academic Senate Elections:

Senators Hellenga, van Dam, and Ulasewicz, comprising the Senate Elections Committee, proctored the elections.

* Administrative Review Committee for Ann Hallum, Dean, Graduate Studies (4 faculty representatives needed).

Natalio Avani (Secondary Education), John Elia (Health Education), Cyrus Ginwala (Music & Dance), Karen Grove (Geosciences), Julia Lewis (Psychology), Barbara Loomis (History), Midori McKeon (Foreign Languages & Literatures), and David Smith (Classics) were nominated and all agreed to stand as candidates. Cyrus Ginwala and Midori McKeon were elected on the first ballot. A run-off election was held for three tied candidates: Natalio Avani, Karen Grove, and Barbara Loomis. Karen Grove and Barbara Loomis were elected.

* Administrative Review Committee for Enrique Riveros-Schafer, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs (4 faculty representatives needed).

Charlotte Ferretti (Nursing), Mary Beth Love (Health Education), James Wiley (Public Research Institute), and Robert Williams (Counseling) were nominated and all agreed to stand as candidates. The four nominees were elected by acclamation.

* CSU (state-wide) representative to serve on the Academic Council for International Programs (1 faculty representative needed).

Melissa Camacho (Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts), Marlon Hom (Asian American Studies), Hsiu-Huei Lin Domizio (Foreign Languages & Literatures), John Dopp (Management), and Jocelyn Hermoso (Social Work) were nominated and all agreed to stand as candidates. Melissa Camacho was elected on the first ballot.

AGENDA ITEM #4— Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Constitution, Staff Membership Increase on the Academic Senate, Second Reading.

Senator Boyle, on behalf of the Academic Policies Committee, moved that the Senate approve an amendment to the Faculty Constitution, enlarging the senate body by two members and increasing the staff membership to three representatives.

The motion passed.

AGENDA ITEM #5— Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee: Proposed Revisions to the Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Policy, University Tenure and Promotion Committee Voting, First Reading.

Senator Levy, on behalf of the Faculty Affairs Committee, moved that the Senate approve revisions to the Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Policy, University Tenure and Promotion Committee Voting. (Academic Senate Policy S07-241, Sect. 1.5)

Discussion items included the following:

• The question, “What is the difference between recusal and abstention, if any?” was asked and discussed. FAC is currently reviewing a recusal procedure for the RTP Committee.

• The revision could result in confusion between the approval statement on line 44 (“approved by a simple majority”) and the new statement on abstentions (“abstentions have no effect on the determination of a majority of the votes cast”).

This item will be returned on February 3, 2009 as a second reading.

AGENDA ITEM #6— Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed MA Program in Sociology, First Reading

Senator Shrivastava, on behalf of Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, moved that the Senate approve a proposal to add a new M.A. in Sociology to the Master Plan Projections. Senator Shrivastava yielded the floor to Edward McCaughan, Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, who explained the proposal and identified its support.

Chair Whalen requested that all agenda times be advanced 5 minutes. The motion was approved by acclamation.

Senator Shapiro moved that the motion be moved to second reading. The motion passed.

The main motion, now in second reading, passed.

AGENDA ITEM #7— Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed Name Change to the Department of Hospitality, First Reading

Senator Shrivastava, on behalf of Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, moved that the Senate approve a proposal to change the name of the degree offered by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management from “Hospitality Management” to “Hospitality and Tourism Management.”

Chair Whalen requested that the adjournment time be changed to 3:10. There were no objections to the motion.

Senator Trautman moved that the motion be moved to second reading. Motion passed.

The main motion, now in second reading, passed.

AGENDA ITEM #8— Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed Name Change to the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, First Reading

Senator Shrivastava, on behalf of Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, moved that the Senate approve a proposal to change the name of the degree offered by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, from “Recreation” to “Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration.”

Senator Holzman moved that the item be moved to second reading. The motion passed.

The main motion, now in second reading, passed.

AGENDA ITEM #9—Resolution in Recognition of the Retirement of former Senate Chair, James Edwards (in PINK, distributed at the meeting)

Senator Gomez moved that the Senate adopt a resolution in recognition of the retirement of former Senate Chair, James Edwards.

Without objection, Chair Whalen declared the item in second reading.

The motion, now in second reading, passed.

Chair Whalen declared the meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.