Academic Senate Meeting Minutes 10/6

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB HILL ROOM

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

OPEN FLOOR PERIOD:  2:00 - 2:10 p.m.

The Open Floor Period provides an informal opportunity for campus community members to raise questions or make comments directed to Senate officers or to university administrators.  Please arrive promptly at 2:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

ATTENDANCE:

Alamilla Boyd, Nan

Alvarez, Alvin

Azadpur, Mohammad

Bloom, Gilda

Brown, Elizabeth

Carleton, Troi

Carrillo, Sandra

Castillo, Karla

Cortez, Ron

Davila, Brigitte

De Barros, Jose Acacio

Denetclaw, Wilfred

Drennan, Marie

Ergul, Mehmet

Furuse, Tae

Gen, Sheldon

Gerber, Nancy

 

Hackenberg, Sara

Hammer, Mike

Hanley, Lawrence

Hasheminia, Hamed

Hollis, Tanya

Howard, Pamela

Hoxter, Julian

Kakar, Venoo

Le, Mai Nhung

Lewis, Julia

Lisy-Wagner, Laura

Mays, Chris

Mitchell, Marilyn

Mooney, Dylan

Pasion, Sally

Reyes, Belinda

 

 

Ritter, Michael

Robertson, Bruce

Rosegard, Erik

Rosser, Sue

Sabee, Christina

Schwartz, Kim

Shapiro, Jerry

Trogu, Pino

Van Dam, Mary Ann

Weinberger, Christopher

Zink, Attila

 

Absences: Bartscher, Patricia (abs); Collins, Robert (exc); Frasier, Paulina (exc); Hill, Lorna (abs); Lebuhn, Gretchen (abs); Nizardini, Richard (abs); Steier, Saul (abs); Summit, Jennifer (exc); Teh, Kwok-Siong (abs); Turner, Sharlana (abs); Usowicz, Thad (exc); Wong, Les (abs); Yee-Melichar, Darlene (exc);

 

Visitors: Brian Beatty, Ann Hallum

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of the Minutes for September 22, 2015

  • The minutes were approved without revisions.

 

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Agenda for October 6, 2015

  • The Agenda was approved without revisions.

 

AGENDA ITEM #3—Chair’s Report

  • The Chair gave a report regarding the recent school shooting in Oregon

 

AGENDA ITEM #4— Recommendation from the Executive Committee: Proposed Revisions to the Assigned Time for Extraordinary Service to Students Policy

  • Rosegard moved the item into first reading
  • Rosegard spoke to the main motion.  Senate policy #S15-271 passed the senate last spring, but was not signed by the President due to concerns on committee membership. The changes to policy focused on membership of the committee, with the new membership requiring faculty reps from each college.
  • Hanley provided background to the problems regarding Committee membership, as discussed in the previous year.
  • Davila moved the main motion into second reading.  The motion was seconded
  • The motion to move into second reading passed.
  • Gen spoke against the main motion as written because of the exclusion of graduate programs.
  • Hanley spoke against the main motion due to the incredible workload it would create.
  • The vote was called.
  • The main motion failed.  It will return to the floor at a later session.

 

AGENDA ITEM #5—Nominations for Senate Appointments Update

Enrollment Management/ 1 position, 2015-2016 (department chair)

  • Mohammad Salama was elected by acclamation

Board of Appeals and Review/ 1 position, 2015-2017, faculty member from BUS, GCE, ETHS, or COSE

Board of Appeals and Review/ 1 stand in, F2015, for committee member on leave

  • no nominations were received

 

AGENDA ITEM #6—Invited Speaker: Robert Moulton, Interim Chief Information Officer (2:35 time certain)

  • Robert Moulton gave a report on the Wifi situation on campus, followed by a question and answer session

 

AGENDA ITEM #7 —Recommendation from the Executive Committee: Proposed Resolution on California State University (CSU) 2015-2016 Presidential Searches

  • Ritter moved the item into first reading
  • Ritter spoke to item.  Four CSU campuses are conducting searches for Presidents, and the current policy does not mandate an open search process.  21 CSU campuses have passed similar resolutions. 
  • Lewis moved the item to second reading, Hoxter seconded
  • The motion to move to second reading passed
  • A vote was called on the main motion
  • The main motion passed unanimously

 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #8 —Standing Committee Reports

APC

  • Hammer spoke to APC’s upcoming agenda including revision of the university probation policy, CWEP, and revisiting Calendar issues

CRAC

  • Rosegard spoke to CRAC’s upcoming agenda which includes a graduate certificate coming to floor in two weeks

FAC

  • Trogu spoke to FAC’s upcoming agenda, which includes the policy on temporary faculty evaluation, which will come to floor next meeting.  In addition, FAC member Brown has joined the steering committee on EWPAFs

SAC

  • Schwartz spoke to SAC’s upcoming agenda which includes a resolution on bullying, which will come to floor in two weeks.  There is also a preferred names policy in the works.

SIC

  • Azadpur spoke to SIC’s upcoming agenda, which includes progress on the workforce equity report, and plans to conduct survey

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #9 —Senate Secretary Replacement Election

  • Davila spoke to the item, noting that she must step down as Secretary
  • Lewis was elected as Secretary, creating a vacancy for an At-Large Executive Committee member
  • Gerber was elected as At-Large Executive Committee member

 

AGENDA ITEM #10— Adjournment—no later than 5:00pm

  • The move to adjourn passed unanimously
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