Minutes: November 6th, 2007

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2007

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB

HILL ROOM

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

The meeting was opened by

a student quintet consisting of Jonathan Haddox & Heidi Yoo, Violins;

Carolyn Hunter, Viola; Daniel Strickland, Cello, and Jerome Queron Piano. They

played the first movement from Brahms Quintet in F minor under the direction of

Professor Paul Yarbrough.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:19 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Faculty

Trustee Craig Smith will visit campus on December 4, 2007

2. Because of

the Thanksgiving holiday, the Senate will next meet on November 27. Standing

Committees will meet November 13.

3.

The Student Union mural celebrating the Palestinian-American

experience was unveiled on Friday, November 2.

AGENDA

ITEM #1—Approval of the Agenda for November 6, 2007

The agenda was unanimously

approved by voice vote.

AGENDA

ITEM #2—Approval of the Minutes for the October 23, 2007

The minutes were unanimously

approved by voice vote.

AGENDA

ITEM #3—Report from Pamela Vaughn, Associate Dean, Professional Development/Director,

Center for Teaching and Faculty Development—ACE/Sloan Award for Faculty Career

Flexibility

Please read the proposal for the Bridge Initiative on

the CTFD web site, www.sfsu.edu/~ctfd

Dr. Pamela Vaughn, Director

of the Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, discussed the Bridge

initiative to improve career flexibility and create a family-friendly

environment for SF State faculty. Significant potential funding to jump-start

Bridge may be available from the Sloan Foundation. As the first step in

applying to Sloan, all faculty are requested to fill out the survey at https://survey2.clearpicture.com/sloan_faculty_2007/

.

AGENDA

ITEM #4—Academic Senate Election: Enrollment Management Committee,

Three-year term, 2007-S2010

Nominee:

Andrea Boyle, Associate Professor, Nursing

For

more information on the EMC, please visit the Academic Senate Web site at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/documents/policies/F02-222.html

Dr. Boyle was elected by

acclamation.

AGENDA

ITEM #5—Recommendation from the Strategic Issues Committee: Proposed Resolution

on the Collegiate Learning Assessment—2nd

Reading

The

resolution was introduced in second reading by Senator Stowers, co-Chair of the

Strategic Issues Committee. The Senate engaged in discussion of this resolution

and two amendments were proposed. Senator Levine moved to amend the resolution

by replacing the phrase "San Francisco State Academic Senate" with

the phrase "San Francisco State University Academic Senate" wherever

it appears. Senator DuVal seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous voice

vote. Senator Levine moved to amend the resolution by replacing the phrase

"i.e." in line 19 with the phrase "e.g.". Senator Behrooz

seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote. The resolution then

passed by voice vote.

AGENDA

ITEM #6—Recommendation from the Faculty Affairs Committee: Proposed Statement

on Professional Ethics—1st Reading

The

statement was introduced by Senator Ulasewicz, Chair of the Faculty Affairs

Committee. The Senate engaged in extensive discussion of this statement.

Senator Chelberg moved to move the Statement to second reading, with a second

from Senator Shrivastava. After some debate the motion passed 26-13 (two-thirds

required). Senator van Dam moved to replace the phrase "gender and sexual

orientation" in line 6 with "sex, gender identity and sexual identity".

Senator Chelberg seconded. Senator Sheldon moved to amend Senator van Dam's

motion to read: "sex, gender identity, sexual identity and sexual

orientation". Senator van Dam seconded. The subsidiary motion passed.

Senator Levine moved to amend Senator van Dam's motion as amended by Senator

Sheldon by changing the replacement phrase to read "sexes, gender

identities, sexual identities and sexual orientations," Second by Senator

Salama. The subsidiary motion passed by voice vote. Senator van Dam's amended

motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

At

this point the debate on the Statement on Professional Ethics was suspended

because of the time certain for the next item.

AGENDA

ITEM #7—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed

Revisions to the BA Degree in Chinese, 1st

Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 3:00 p.m.

Senator Linder, Chair of the

Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, moved the item. No second required. After some discussion Senator Salama moved to move the

proposal to second reading. Second by Senator Whalen. The motion passed by

unanimous voice vote. The proposed revisions to the BA Degree in Chinese then

passed by voice vote with one abstention.

AGENDA

ITEM #8—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee:

Proposed Revisions to the MA Degree in Chinese, 1st Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 3:20 p.m.

This item is tentative

pending the approval of the Graduate Council which will meet Thursday

afternoon. If approved, the proposal will be distributed electronically

and copies will be provided on Tuesday.

Senator

Linder, Chair of the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee, moved the item,

noting that it had been approved unanimously in CRAC. No second required. After

some discussion Chair Kohn asked if the item could be moved to second reading

without objection. None were heard. After more discussion Senator Stowers

called the question with a second from Senator Avani. The proposal to call the

question passed 31-3, then the proposed revisions to the MA in Chinese passed

by unanimous voice vote.

The Senate returned to

debate on the Statement on Professional Ethics.

Senator Levine moved to

change the word "disability" in line 6 to "abilities and

disabilities". Senator DuVal seconded. After some discussion the motion

passed 15-9. Senator Trautman moved to delete lines 2-8 and the first three

words of line 9 from the statement. Senator Rehling seconded. The motion was

defeated 10-20. Senator Whelan moved to return the statement to committee,

second by Senator Rehling. The motion failed on a voice vote. Senator Yang

moved to modify line 6 of the statement by inserting a phrase after

"encouraged": "and is supported by the University". Senator

Shrivastava seconded. After some debate the motion failed on a voice vote.

Senator Rehling moved to change a phrase on line 6 from "The faculty is

encouraged to foster and maintain" to "The faculty fosters and

maintains". Senator Chelberg seconded. The motion passed by voice vote.

(Note from the Secretary: the introductory paragraph to the Statement on

Professional Ethics was amended several times during debate. Here is a version

showing the changes that were made.

San Francisco State University creates and maintains an open, respectful

environment for teaching, learning, service, scholarship and creative work. SF State faculty facilitate and embrace the

understanding and appreciation of human diversity expressed in the array of

cultures, languages, religions, intellectual and political perspectives, ethnic

and racial backgrounds, disability abilities and disabilities, gender,

and sexual orientation sexes, gender identities, sexual identities and

sexual orientations in our community. The faculty is encouraged to

foster and maintain fosters and maintains a collegial and

cooperative intellectual atmosphere that includes and appreciates differing

viewpoints while promoting academic freedoms.)

AGENDA

ITEM #9—Adjournment—no later than 4:00 p.m.

Senator Avani moved to adjourn since the time of adjournment

had been reached. Senator Levine seconded. The Senate moved to adjourn.