Minutes: December 11th, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB
HILL ROOM

2:00 - 4:10 p.m.

 

 

 

ATTENDANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Avani, Nathan

 

Gomes, Ricardo

 

Robertson, Bruce

 
 

Behrooz, Maziar

 

Hayes, Nancy

 

Shapiro, Jerald

 
 

Bloom, Gilda

 

Kohn, Jim

 

Sheldon, James

 
 

Bollapragada, Ramesh

 

Levine, Josh

 

Shrivastava, Vinay
 

 
 

Boyle, Andrea

 

Linder, Martin

 

Smith, Alastair

 
 

Chattopadhyay, Sudip

 

Luna, Debra

 

Steier, Saul

 
 

Chelberg, Gene

 

Mahan, Dianne

 

Stowers, Genie

 
 

Cheung, Yitwah

 

McCracken, Bridget

 

Suzuki, Dean

 
 

Chou, Fangyu

 

Meredith, David

 

Trautman, Ray

 
 

Collins, Robert

 

Minami, Masahiko

 

Ulasewicz, Connie

 
 

Danner, Don

 

Modirzadeh, Hafez

 

Van Dam, Mary Ann

 
 

Dariotis, Wei Ming

 

Moody, Laura

 

Whalen, Shawn

 
 

DuVal, Derethia
 

 

Rehling, Lu

 

Yang, Nini

 
 

Fielden, Ned

 

Quita, Isabel

 

Yee, Darlene

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absences: Armenta,
Isidro (abs); Corrigan, Robert (exc); Davis, Harvey (Skip)(exc);

  

Fuentes, Enrique (abs); Gemello, John (exc); Gonzales, Dan
(abs); Hood, Pamela (abs); Hubbard, Donna (abs); Jaimes-Guerrero, A.J.(abs);
Jones, Terry (abs); Landry, Lynette

  

(exc);Morishita, Leroy (exc); Neely, Francis (abs);
Rothman, Barry (abs); Saffold, Penny (exc); Salama, Mohammad (abs); Taylor,
Don (abs)

 

  

 

 

  

Guests: Bob Cherry; Ann Hallum; Helen Goldsmith; Elise Wormuth;
Caran Colvin; Sheldon Axler;
Beverly Voloshin; Nelson Graff

 

  
         

 

 

Enjoyed a musical performance by Senator Hafez Modirzadeh.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER: 2:19 p.m.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

1. Steve Kawa,
the Executive Director for the Willie L. Brown Jr. Leadership Center, was introduced
to the Senate. Mr. Kawa said that the goal of the Center was to foster
opportunities for SF State students with local government agencies. More
information about the Center can be found at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~wbcenter/index.html
 

 

2. Deadline for
Distinguished Faculty Awards, Friday, December 14, 2007

 

3.
Holiday Reception immediately following today’s meeting

 

AGENDA ITEM
#1—Approval of the Agenda for December 11, 2007

 

The agenda was approved by unanimous voice vote.

 

AGENDA ITEM
#2—Approval of the Minutes for the November 27, 2007

 

Minutes are attached on
GREEN.

 

Senator Fielden asked that
comments he made from the floor at the November 27 meeting be included in the
minutes. Secretary Meredith said that the minutes for November 27 would be
revised to include his remarks. With that change the minutes were approved by
unanimous voice vote.

 

AGENDA
ITEM #3—Report from Oswaldo Garcia, Focus the Nation Teach-In, January
30, 2007

 

Professor Garcia previewed
this event for the Senate. More information can be found at: Event Closed

 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM
#4—Recommendation from the Executive Committee: Proposed Resolution on Focus
the Nation on Climate Change Teach-In , 1st
& 2nd Readings

 

Senator Whalen moved the
Resolution for the Executive Committee. It passed on a voice vote with
abstentions.

 

AGENDA ITEM
#5—Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed Policy
on Graduate Continuous Enrollment , 1st
Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 2:35 p.m.

 

The Senate held a long and
vigorous debate on this issue. Supporters of the policy said that it would
bring graduate policies in line with undergraduate policies and encourage
graduate students to complete their degrees; those opposed said that the policy
was punitive toward graduate students and failed to take into account the many
good reasons students have for taking temporary leave from their studies. The debate
terminated at 3:20 because of a time-certain for the next item. Senators Steier
and Levine remained on the speaker's list.

 

AGENDA ITEM
#7—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee:
Proposed Revisions to the MS Degree in Computer Science, New Concentration in
Computing and Business 1st
Reading—proposal to be heard no later than 3:20 p.m.

 

Senator Linder moved the
proposal for the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee. Senator Steier moved
the item to second reading, with a second from Senator Shrivastava. The motion
passed by unanimous voice vote. The proposal then passed by unanimous voice
vote.

 

AGENDA ITEM
#8—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee:
Proposed Revisions to the BA Degree in English, New Concentration English
Education, 1st Reading—proposal
to be heard no later than 3:40 p.m.

 

Senator Linder moved the
proposal for the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee. Senator Steier moved
the item to second reading, with a second from Senator Avani. The motion passed
by unanimous voice vote. The proposal then passed by unanimous voice vote.

 

AGENDA ITEM
#6—Recommendation from the Executive Committee: Proposed Academic Senate
Reapportionment, 1st Reading

 

Senator Meredith moved the
recommendation for the Executive Committee. As the time for adjournment, 4:00,
had been reached, Senator Steier moved to extend the meeting for five minutes,
with a second from Senator Chelberg. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
The item will return for second reading at the next Senate meeting.

 

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

 

Senator Steier moved to adjourn,
with a second from Senator Rehling. Their motion passed by unanimous voice
vote. The Senate adjourned at 4:10 PM.

 

 

 

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