Minutes: September 6th, 2005

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

Meeting Attendance:

Angelo, Albert

Heiman, Bruce

Steier, Saul

Avani, Nathan

Kim, John

Stowers, Genie

Axler, Sheldon

Kohn, Jim

Suzuki, Dean

Bartscher, Patricia

Klingenberg, Larry

Todorov, Jassen

Boyle, Andrea

Levine, Josh

Ulasewicz, Connie

Bollapragada, Ramesh

Levy, Eileen

Van Dam, Mary Ann

Chao, David

Li, Wen-Chao

Velez, Pauline

Chelberg, Gene

Linder, Martin

Williams, Robert

Colvin, Caran

Liou, Shy-Shenq

White, Lisa

Contreras, A. Reynaldo

Meredith, David

Whalen, Shawn

Enssani, Elahe

Minami, Masahiko

Yang, Nini

Fehrman, Kenneth

Morishita, Leroy

Yee, Darlene

Fung, Robert

Nichols, Amy

Zwillinger, Lesley

Gonzales, Dan

Pong, Wenshen


Gemello, John

Ritter, Michael


Gonzalez Marty

Saffold, J.E. (Penny)


Gregory, Jan

Smith, Alastair








Absences: Bernard-Powers, Jane

(abs); Chattopadhyay, Sudip; Daley, Yvonne (exc); Danner, Don (exc); Gerson,

Deborah Jackson, Langbort, Carol (abs); Chris (abs); Klingenberg, Larry (exc); (abs); Van

Cleave, Kendra (exc); Roy,

Parama (abs);

Guests: Oswaldo Garcia, Ann

Hallum, Dorothy Tsuruta, Sam Rodriguez, Marilyn Verhey, Aimee

Barnes, Linda Ellis,

Marie Fowler, Robert Cherny, Gail Whitaker, Victor Cordell, Nancy Hayes,

Gilda

Bloom, Wen Chao Li

Called to order: 2:10 p.m.

Chair Colvin Announcements:

·

Sixth Cycle of

Review is online for review and asked people to consider the guidelines.

·

Final Report

of the Writing Task Force has been completed its report and it will be uploaded

on the senate website for comment in the same format as the Sixth Cycle of

Review Guidelines.

·

Facilitating

Graduation Task Force continues to meet and she expects to have them on the

Senate agenda very soon.

·

Lower-Division

Transfer Project and that thirty programs and departments participate last year

and this year there are eleven new programs and departments have been

identified. A letter was sent to the chairs and program directors,

letting them know about the program.

Chair Colvin asked the

floor for any other announcements. There were none.

Senator Meredith clarified

that the Writing Task Force has a preliminary report, which will have the same

format as the Sixth Cycle of Review, for comment by the campus community.



AGENDA ITEM #1-APPROVAL OF

THE AGENDA FOR September 6, 2005

Senator Meredith moved to

amend the agenda with a new item six: a resolution in support of Hurricane

Katrina relief.

The agenda, as amended, was

approved by general consent.


AGENDA ITEM #2-APPROVAL OF

THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING OF THE FORMER SENATE ON May 10, 2005

Senator Yee

clarified that on page four, Item Four, Ann Hallum and her attended a CSU system-wide student research competition and

not a conference.

The minutes, as corrected,

were approved by general consent.


AGENDA ITEM #3-APPROVAL OF

THE MINUTES FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW SENATE ON May 10, 2005

Senator Levy noted that she

was in attendance.

The minutes, as corrected,

were approved by general consent.


AGENDA ITEM #4-REPORT FROM

LINDA ELLIS, CFA CHAPTER PRESIDENT-ADDRESS TO FACULTY

Chair Colvin welcome

Professor Linda Ellis--Museum Studies—newly elected Chapter President of the

California Faculty Association (CFA) to the Academic Senate. Professor

Ellis addressed the body.

AGENDA

ITEM #5-INTRODUCTION OF NEW ADMINISTRATORS

Chair Colvin introduced the

following new administrators:

Deans: Nancy Hayes, College of Business; Robert Cherny, Undergraduate

Studies (Interim), Office of University Advancement: Lee Blitch, VP; Donna Blakemore, AVP, Development (AVP

Blakemore was unable to be present since her appointment had yet to start); Sam

Rodriguez, Sr. Director, Government and Community Relations


AGENDA ITEM

#6-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION In support of Hurricane Katrina Relief

Gregory, Steier

m/s/p

The resolution was approved

without dissent.


AGENDA ITEM # 7-NOMINATIONS

FOR ACADEMIC SENATE REPRESENTATIVES TO UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:

Chair Colvin solicited nominations

from the floor for the following positions:

BOAR: Rick Houlberg and

David Meredith

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT:

Darlene Yee

GRADUATE COUNCIL: Alvin

Alvarez and Nathan Avani

Additional nominations should be submitted to the

Academic Senate office by the end of the week. Elections for the above

positions will be held on the floor of the Senate at the September 20, 2005

meeting.


AGENDA ITEM #8-ELECTION FOR

THE ACADEMIC SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

Chair Colvin solicited Nominations

from the floor of the senate. The following Senators were elected by

secret ballot:


Mary

Ann van Dam, Nini Yang, and Marty Gonzalez


AGENDA ITEM #9-REPORT FROM

THE CURRICULUM REVIEW and APPROVAL COMMITTEE:

TITLE CHANGE OF THE BLACK

STUDIES DEPARTMENT


Senator Nichols

reported on the Black Studies Department changing its name to the Africana

Studies Department. Nichols introduced Professor Dorothy Tsuruta and Associate Dean, Jim Okutsu to receive comments/questions.

Discussion ensued.


AGENDA ITEM #10-REPORT FROM

THE CURRICULUM REVIEW and APPROVAL COMMITTEE:

TITLE CHANGE OF THE

ACCELERATED MBA PROGRAM


Senator Nichols

reported on the Accelerated MBA changing its name to the Executive MBA. Nichols


introduced Dean Hayes, Jon Hobbs and Victor Cordell

to receive comments/questions. Discussion ensued.


AGENDA ITEM

#11-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: RESOLUTION ON CONSTITUTION

DAY-1ST and 2nd Readings


Gregory, Ulasewicz m/s/p

The resolution was

unanimously approved.


AGENDA ITEM

#12-RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE-PROPOSED SEMESTER

CALENDAR FOR SPRING 2007

1st Reading


Kim, Nichols m/s

Senator Kim reviewed the

proposed calendar for spring 2007. Discussion ensued. The item will

return in second reading at the September 20, 2005 meeting of the Academic

Senate.


AGENDA ITEM #13-ADJOURNED:

4:00p.m.


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