Minutes: March 8th, 2011










ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, March 8,

2011

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 faculty members to raise questions or make

comments directed to Senate officers or to university administrators. Please arrive promptly at 2:00 p.m.


ATTENDANCE:



Alameida,

Marshall

Ginwala, Cyrus

Morris, Nikolai

Arnoldy, Tod

Girouard, Shirley

Runquist, Beth

Avani, Nathan

Gubeladze, Joseph

Rothman, Barry

Azadpur, Mohammad

Hanley, Lawrence

Rourke, David

Beatty, Brian

Henderson,

Barbara

Rosegard, Erik

Boyle, Andrea

Holzman, Barbara

Rosser, Sue V.

Bugayong, Arlene

Hood, Pamela

Runquist, Beth

Burke, Adam

Hussain, Mahmood

Ruotolo, Cristina

Chen, Yu-Charn

Hyun, Helen

Salama, Mohammad

Cheung, Yitwah

Jeung, Russell

Sherwin, Paul

Chernoff, Maxine

Jin, Leigh

Sinha, Dipendra

Collins, Robert

Lau, Jenny

Stowers, Genie

Danner, Don

Li, Wen-Chao “Chris”

Taylor, Don

Dariotis, Wei

Ming

Linder, Martin

Trautman, Ray

Davila, Brigitte

Lopez, Eurania

Vaughn, Pamela

Drennan, Marie

Lopez, Thania

Wagner, Venise

Flatt, Sylvia

McCracken,

Bridget

Whalen, Shawn

Getz, Trevor

Moody, Laura

Yee, Darlene


Absences: Bartscher, Patricia (exc); Corrigan,

Robert (exc); Davis, Harvey “Skip” (exc); Flores, Oscar (abs); Hellman, David

(leave S11); Levy, Eileen (exc); Morishita, Leroy (exc); Nguyen, Flora (exc);

Ozluk, Ozgur (exc); Steier, Saul (leave S11)


Guests: Wendell Hanna, Sacha Bunge, Linda Buckley,

Jassen Todorov, Wanda Lee, Gene Chelberg, Maggie Beers, Ramon Castellblanch,

Kevin Kelly, Natalie Bremer, Jerry Macintyre, Michael Garrity

CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

With a quorum being present, the meeting was

called to order.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements were made.

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of the Minutes for February 22, 2011

The Minutes were approved as

amended.

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Agenda for March 8, 2011

The Agenda was approved.

AGENDA ITEM #3—Academic Senate Election - Senate’s

Representative to the Baccalaureate Requirements Committee

The Item was discussed and an

election was held. The Academic Senate elected Senator Ginwala as the Senate’s

Representative to the Baccalaureate Requirements Committee.

AGENDA ITEM #4—Report from Student

Affairs Committee Chair, Bridget McCracken regarding the Online Student

Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness Pilot Study

The Academic Senate heard

a comprehensive report from Senator McCracken on the Online Student Evaluations

of Teaching Effectiveness Pilot Study.

AGENDA ITEM #5—Recommendation from the Academic Policies

Committee: Proposed Academic

Calendar for Summer 2012, 2nd Reading

Senator Getz moved and explained

revisions to the Item. The vote was called. The motion carried.

AGENDA ITEM #6—Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs

Committee: Proposed Revisions to

the Policy on Selection, Appointment, and Review of Department Chairs and

Equivalent Unit Directors, 1st Reading

Senator Rosegard moved and

explained the Item. The Academic Senate discussed the Item and offered the

Faculty Affairs Committee suggestions for revision.

AGENDA ITEM #7—Recommendation from the Executive Committee:

Proposed Revision to the Academic Senate Bylaws Related to Staff Elections, 1st

Reading

Senator McCracken moved and

explained the Item. The Academic Senate discussed the Item and offered the

committee suggestions for consideration.

AGENDA ITEM #8—Recommendation from the Academic Policies

Committee: Proposed Time Limit for Completing Undergraduate Degree

Requirements, 1st Reading


Senator Getz moved and explained

the Item. The Academic Senate discussed the Item and offered the Academic

Policies Committee suggestions for revision.

AGENDA ITEM #9—Adjourned—3:49p.m.

Meeting Date (Archive)