SF State Academic Senate
Seven Hills Conference Center – Nob Hill
Room
9/4/2012
Academic Senate minutes
ATTENDANCE:
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Alvarenga, Gabriela Anderson, David Azadpur, Mohammad Barranco, Joseph Bettinger, Chris Buckley, Linda Carleton, Troi Chen, Lily Chernoff, Maxine Cholette, Susan Clavier, Sophie Cleary, John Collins, Robert Drennan, Marie Eurania, Lopez Evans, Gail Flores, Oscar, |
Ganji, Ahmad Gerber, Nancy Getz, Trevor Ginwala, Cyrus Hanley, Lawrence Harris, Shimina Hayes, Nancy Hellman, David Holzman, Barbara Howard, Pamela Lau, Jenny Lewis, Julia Li, Wen-Chao Linder, Martin Mendolla, Paul Prive, Alice Rosser, Sue |
Rourke, David Salama, Mohammad Sigmon, Mark Steier, Saul Stowers, Genie Tumbat, Gulnur Usowicz, Thaddeus Vasche, Jason Vredenburg, Vance Wanek, Linda Wang, Lihua Williams, Robert Wong, Les Gamboa, Yolanda Yoo, Grace |
Absences: Bartscher,
Patricia (exc); Davis,
Harvey ÔSkipÕ (abs); Hood, Pamela (abs); Strong, Robert (exc); Vaughn, Pamela (exc); Yee-Melichar, Darlene (abs)
Parliamentarian: Ray Trautman
Guests: Brian Beatty, Sacha Bunge, Gene Chelberg, Wei Ming Dariotis,
Camille Dungy, Jared Giarrusso, Helen Goldsmith, Ann Hallum, Evelyn Hooker, Alex Neylon,
Raymond Parenti-Kirttila, Janet Remolona, Shawn
Whalen
Call to Order: 2:13 PM
Announcements
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No announcements
1. Approval
of the Agenda
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1.1.
Moved (Steier)
and seconded
1.2.
So Approved
2. ChairÕs
Report
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3.1. Opening Faculty Meeting
3.2. Flipping the Classroom and the work of
the senate
3. Introductions
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3.1.
4. President,
Dr. Les E. Wong
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4.1.
Four Big Issues
4.1.1.
Budget / Proposition 30 legislation
4.1.2.
WASC visit in March 2013 / Transparency
4.1.3.
Employee Classification System Examined /
Compensation, Scope, Morale, Fairness
4.1.4.
Adding 100 Tenure-track faculty
4.2.
Get out the vote / inform about
Proposition 30 implications
4.3.
Fundraising / California investment
in Higher Education
4.4.
City College of San Francisco challenges
/ SF State response if asked
4.5.
Comments & Questions were
raised related to: contraction
versus expansion of SF State programs, employees, etc.; budget process
transparency and inclusion; Uneven compensation of employees; fairness in
Spring admissions; response points related to Proposition 30 debate; the value
of producing a creative workforce; process for communicating ideas efficiently
5. Professor,
Camille Dungy: Recipient of the 2011 American Book Award; 2011 Northern
California Book Award, nominee for the NAACP Image Award, and recipient of the 2012 SF
State Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Professional Achievement
& Growth—no later than 3:00p.m.
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5.1.
Selected readings from a span of
Professor DungyÕs work
6. Alex Neylon (VP – University Affairs) and Raymond Cortila (VP – External Affairs), - Associated Students, Incorporated: Voter Registration Campaign
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6.1.
Recruitment
and involvement of students to campus committees
6.2.
ASI
needs assistance getting access to in class time to promote voter registration;
Goal is 3,000 students; Interested faculty should
contact the ASI VP for External Affairs at _________________.
6.3.
Comments & Questions were raised
related to: Mentorship
opportunities between the senate and ASI; getting a strong message
out about Proposition 30; engaging other student leaders;
7. Recommendation
from the Executive Committee: Standing
Committee Assignments (Consent Item)
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This item was discussed. Moved to first reading
(Buckley)
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7.1.
APRC attrition has raised a
concern. Representation on APC does
not span all 6 colleges
7.2.
Amendments were discussed to standing committee assignments.Moved to second
reading (Getz) and seconded
7.3.
Moved (Collins) and seconded Senator Ganji to FAC; Senator Goldsmith to APC; Senator Harris to
SIC replacing Pat Davis
7.4.
Moved (Linder) and seconded to alphabetize names
under ____________
7.5.
Moved (Holzman) and seconded to remove Senator
Barker from roster as Statewide senator.
7.6.
Moved (Getz) and seconded to approve
7.7.
Approved as amended
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reading
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8.1.
Does the policy have a budgetary impact?
8.2.
When is the implementation of this
revised policy? In a future
semester, but not retroactively.
8.3.
How are students notified? Advisors, Bulletin, Department Chairs
9. Recommendation
from the Executive Committee: Proposed Resolution In Memoriam for Betty Blecha,
Professor Emerita of Economics (Consent Item)
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This item was discussed. Moved (Stowers) and seconded.
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9.1.
Approved
10. Recommendation
from the Executive Committee: Resolution in Honor of Vice President of
Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Dr. J.E. (Penny) Saffold (Consent Item,
no later than 4:30 PM)
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This item was discussed. Moved (Collins) and seconded.
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10.1.
Approved
by unanimous consent
10.2.
Dr. J.E. (Penny) Saffold
made a few closing remarks
Adjournment: 4:50 PM
Moved (Holzman) and seconded.
The following attachments were shared and discussed:
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