Minutes: February 12th, 2008

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB

HILL ROOM

2:00 - 4:15 p.m.

OPEN FLOOR PERIOD:

During the

open floor period, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Helen Goldsmith

announced a meeting "Leaping into the Future" to discuss the future

of the Liberal Studies Program to be held February 29, 1:00-3:00, in HUM 587.

She asked that any Senator planning to attend the meeting RSVP to her office.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:14 p.m.

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of

the Agenda for February 12, 2008

Senator Ulasewicz moved to

approve the agenda, seconded by Senator McCracken. The motion passed on a

unanimous voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Minutes for the

December 11, 2007

Senator Ulasewicz moved to

approve the minutes for December 11, seconded by Senator Avani. The motion

passed on a unanimous voice vote.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Chair Kohn delivered a brief

memorial for Tom Lantos, a member of the US House of Representatives and an

Emeritus Faculty from the Department of Economics. Dr. Lantos served on the

Senate during his tenure at SF State.

AGENDA

ITEM #3—Report from President Corrigan and VP Morishita: Budget Update

President Corrigan, Provost

Gemello and Vice-President Morishita discussed the 2008-09 campus budget in

light of California's current budget crisis. The key points were (a) the

University could have a deficit around $16.5M depending on final legislative

action; (b) a class schedule for next year will be developed that can be

supported under current budget projections; and (c) all members of the campus

community including faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to write

letters (not e-mails) to their representatives in the California Assembly and

Senate urging restoration of essential funds to CSU. The Senate will host a Town

Hall meeting on the budget later in the spring.

AGENDA ITEM #4—Recommendation from the Academic

Policies Committee: Proposed Policy on Graduate Continuous Enrollment , 2nd Reading—proposal to be heard no later

than 2:40 p.m.

Senator Trautman, with the

support of the Academic Policies Committee, moved to amend the policy by

inserting after the word "semester" on line 26 the phrase: "and

file a new Culminating Experience Proposal". Senator Behrooz seconded.

The motion passed on a voice

vote.

Senator Trautman, with the

support of the Academic Policies Committee, moved to amend the policy by adding

a sentence to the paragraph ending on line 5 of page 2: "The Graduate

Council will review the fee-waiver requests and advise the Graduate Division on

these requests." Senator Dariotis seconded.

The amendment passed on a

voice vote.

Senator Trautman, with the

support of the Academic Policies Committee, moved to amend the policy by adding

the following text as a new clause 8 at the end of the policy:

The Division of Graduate Studies

shall submit a report to the Academic Senate at the end of the Spring 2014

semester, which quantifies and analyzes progression-to-graduation rates and

culminating experience completion rates for classified graduate students admitted

in Fall 2006 and in Fall 2008. This Culminating Experience Continuous

Enrollment Policy will expire in Spring 2016, unless the Academic Senate takes

positive action.

Senator

Steier seconded.

While

debating the amendment, Senator Stowers moved to amend the amendment by adding

the phrase: "and the number of students paying the fee" before the

phrase "for classified graduate students admitted in Fall 2006". The

amendment was seconded by Senator Yee.

The

amendment passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Senator

Trautman's amendment then passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Senator

Shapiro moved to amend the policy by adding three paragraphs to the end of the

policy:

Departments and Schools have the

option of implementing their own individualized continuous enrollment policy.

Based upon the unique professional education/advanced learning circumstances of

that discipline, Departments and Schools have the option of developing

requirements consistent with the purposeful totality of the curriculum,

research, and culminating experience framework profiled to students at the time

of their admission.

Department/School continuous

enrollment policies must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate Division.

A statement of the Continuous

Enrollment Policy, including any financial responsibility incurred by the

student in choosing to depart from the Department's/School's course of graduate

degree completion, will be stated on the GAP.

Senator

Steier seconded the motion. Debate on the motion paused to consider the next

item, which had a time-certain of 3:15.

AGENDA ITEM #7—Recommendation from the Curriculum

Review and Approval Committee: Proposed Revisions to the BA Degree Requirements

for Creative Writing, 1st

Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 3:15 p.m.

Senator Linder moved the

proposed revisions for the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, with no

second required.

The proposal passed on a

unanimous voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #4—Recommendation from the Academic

Policies Committee: Proposed Policy on Graduate Continuous Enrollment , 2nd Reading (continued)

The Senate then resumed

discussion of Senator Shapiro's amendment. After considerable debate the motion

failed on a voice vote.

Based on a suggestion from

Dean Whitaker, Senator Trautman moved to amend the policy by replacing

"CEL laboratory unit fee" in paragraph 6 with

"Open University

laboratory unit fee". Senator Stowers seconded.

The motion passed on a

unanimous voice vote.

The continuous enrollment

policy, as amended, was then passed by a voice vote.

AGENDA ITEM #5—Recommendation from the Executive

Committee: Proposed Academic Senate Reapportionment, 1st Reading

This item was carried

forward in first reading from the Senate meeting of December 12, 2007, when it

had been moved.

Senator McCracken moved to

consider the item in second reading, with a second from Senator Steier. The

motion was passed on a unanimous voice vote.

The proposed reapportionment

was then passed by the Senate on a voice vote with abstentions.

AGENDA ITEM #6—Recommendation from the Executive Committee:

Proposed Revision to Academic Senate Bylaws, Section IIC, 1st Reading

Senator Whalen moved this

item for the Executive Committee, with a second from Senator Ulasewicz.

During the discussion

Senator Robertson asked for a quorum call, which failed. Chair Kohn adjourned

the meeting at approximately 4:15 p.m.