Minutes: April 20th, 2010

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, April 20, 2010

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.

CALL TO

ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Senator

McCraken: Regarding the availability for voting in University-wide elections.

AGENDA ITEM#1—Approval

of the Minutes for the April 6, 2010. The minutes were approved.

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Agenda for April 20, 2010. The

agenda was approved.

AGENDA ITEM #3—Academic

Senate Elections for Senate Representatives on the University Budget Committee;

Faculty Graduation Marshal; Board of Appeals and Review; Academic Senate

Elections Committee. For the UBC,

Nathan Avani, Sudip Chattopadhyay, Barry

Rothman, Jerry Shapiro, Genie Stowers, and Nini Yang were nominated; and Jerry

Shapiro and Genie Stowers were selected to serve. For Faculty Graduation

Marshal, Rob Williams was nominated; Rob Williams was selected to serve. For

the Board of Appeals and Review, Arlene Bugayong was nominated; Arlene Bugayong

was selected to serve.

The

Senate Elections Committee selected by the Executive Committee is Kate

Hellenga, Bridget McCraken, and Chris McCarthy.

AGENDA ITEM #4—Report from Pamela Vaughn, Associate Dean for

Faculty Development and Director for the Center for Teaching and Faculty

Development. Professor Vaughn presented a report on the Center for Teaching and

Faculty Development, and the past five years of its history and activities.

AGENDA ITEM #5—Recommendation from the Academic Policies

Committee: Proposed Requirements

for the Baccalaureate Degree: Majors, Concentrations, Minors, &

Certificates, 2^nd Reading. In Section II of the Proposed Amendment,

Senator Rosegard moved to amend the main motion in order to require LLD to be a

3-unit course, and that the overall number of units for GE be 51 rather than

48. Specifically, the proposed amendment consists of the following:

1.

Line 83 - strike

‘39’; replace with ‘42’

2.

Line 105 - strike

‘48’ units (‘39’ lower division…); replace with ‘51’ units (‘42’ lower

division…)

3.

Line 106 - strike

‘48’; replace with ‘51’

4.

Line 108 - strike

“or UD” and the asterisk next to 3’*’

(on Page 6; Table 1; Row 17)

5.

Line 1985 - strike “*”

6.

Line 1987-1993- strike all

language

7.

Line 1995, 2018 - strike “(overlay)”

Senator Yee proposed an amendment to strike Written Communication II

from the amendment. Senator Yee’s amendment was ruled out of order.

Senator Rehling proposed an amendment to Section II, regarding the

following changes:

1.

Table 1, row for

Lifelong Leaning and Self-Development: Delete asterisk after “3.”

2.

Table 1, row for

Written English Communication II: Add asterisk after “3.”

3.

Table 1: Add row:

First Year Experience (FYE) (not required for transfer students) | LD | 3*.

4.

Lines 107-108:

revise to read: “…but both types of students must complete the requirements

specified in Table 1, except for the First Year Experience requirement (as

noted). This requirement is for a small group experience that provides first

year students with opportunities to foster a sense of academic community,

better understand college-level expectations, learn skills and competencies for

success, and become familiar with campus resources.”

The time certain for Agenda Item # 6 was reached; a

motion was proposed to extend the time for discussion of the proposed amendment

until 4:15; postponing Agenda Item # 6 until that time. This motion carried.

When the time allotted was reached, Senator Steier called the question. Senator

Rehling’s proposed amendment failed.

AGENDA ITEM #6—Recommendation from the Educational Policies

Council: Proposed Discontinuance

of the BS Degree in Clinical Science, 2^nd Reading—Proposal to

be heard no later than 3:45p.m. EPC Chair Hellman moved the proposed

discontinuance, and ceded his time to Professor of Biology Robert Ramirez, who

presented the proposed discontinuance with Biology Department Chair Michael

Goldman. The motion carried.

AGENDA ITEM #7—Recommendation from the Educational Policies

Council: Proposed Revisions to the

Discontinuance Policy (#S93-177), 1^st Reading. EPC Chair Hellman

introduced the proposed revisions.

Vice Chair Trautman moved to postpone the proposed revisions

indefinitely. The proposed postponement did not pass. The meeting adjourned at

the scheduled end time with two speakers remaining on the speakers list.

AGENDA ITEM #8—Recommendation from the Student Affairs

Committee: Proposed Revisions to

the Board of Appeals and Review Charge, 1^st Reading

AGENDA ITEM #9—Adjournment—no later than 5:00p.m.

Action Items:

1. Senate Elections:

· University

Budget Committee: Jerry Shapiro and Genie Stowers were selected to serve.

· Faculty Graduation

Marshal: Rob Williams was selected to serve.

· Board of

Appeals and Review: Arlene Bugayong was selected to serve.

2.

The Senate Elections Committee selected by the Executive Committee is Kate

Hellenga, Bridget McCraken, and Chris McCarthy.

3. The BS Degree in Clinical Science was

Discontinued.