ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday, December 12,
2006
ATTENDANCE:
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Axler, Sheldon |
Jolivette, Andrew |
Saffold, Penny |
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Bartscher, Patricia |
Kohn, Jim |
Saiyed, Zohra |
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Behrooz, Maziar |
Kysh, Judith |
Steier, Saul |
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Bollapragada, Ramesh |
Levine, Josh |
Stowers, Genie |
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Boyle, Andrea |
Levy, Eileen |
Todorov, Jassen |
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Chelberg, Gene |
Li, Wen-Chao |
Trautman, Ray |
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Corrigan, Robert |
Linder, Martin |
Ulasewicz, Connie |
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Danner, Don |
Luna, Debra |
Van Cleave, Kendra |
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Dariotis, Wei Ming |
McCracken, Bridget |
Velez, Pauline |
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Donovan-Blood, Asella |
Meredith, David |
Whalen, Shawn |
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DuVal, Derethia |
Minami, Masahiko |
Williams, Robert |
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Fehrman, Kenneth |
Moody, Laura |
Yang, Nini |
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Fielden, Ned |
Mercado, Claudia |
Yee, Darlene |
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Gonzalez, Marty |
Robertson, Bruce |
Zwillinger, Lesley |
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Jaimes-Guerrero, A.J. |
Rothman, Barry |
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Absences: Angelo, Albert (abs); Avani, Nathan (abs); Adisa |
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(abs); Chattopadhyay, |
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(exc); Gonzales, Dan (abs); Gaglio, Connie Marie (abs); Gemello, |
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(leave); Morishita, |
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Dam, Mary Ann (leave) |
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Guests: Midori |
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Joel Kassiola; Paul Sherwin, Velia Garcia; Alyssa Nelson; |
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Astren; Joanne Barker; Helen Goldsmith; Clay Dumont; Phil |
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Gabriela Segovia-McGahan; Natchee Barnd |
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CALLED TO ORDER: 2: 21 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chair Meredith:
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Welcomed Senators to the
final meeting of the fall semester.
He commended Senators on a productive semester. Accomplishments included: approval of
SF State’s 1st independent Ed.D.; passed revisions to the retention,
tenure and promotions policies; adopted revolutionary changes to the lower division
composition policy; and the approval of a huge number of revisions to, or development
of new, curricula.
·
Invited Senators to
attend the reception immediately following the meeting.
·
Reminded Senators of the
call for nominations for positions for Faculty marshals and members of the Board
of Appeals and Review. For information, contact the Academic Senate office.
·
Drew senators’ attention
to the revised agenda previously distributed.
AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval
of the Agenda for December 12, 2006
The agenda was approved by
general consent.
AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval
of the Minutes for November 28, 2006
The minutes were approved by
general consent.
AGENDA ITEM #3—Report from
Helen Goldsmith, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies: Facilitating Graduation
Requirements Task Force
Chair Meredith introduced
Associate Dean Goldsmith who provided a report on the Facilitating Graduation
Task Force. For more information
see: www.sfsu.edu/~senate
The task force has completed
its work and looks forward to the University community further integrating task
force recommendations into relevant activities. Chair Meredith thanked Associate Dean Goldsmith for her
leadership along with thanking members of the task force for their service.
AGENDA ITEM #4—Report
from Jim Kohn, Chair, All-University Enrollment Management Committee (AUEMC) and
Jo Volkert, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Planning and Management
Chair Meredith introduced AUEMC
Chair Kohn and AVP Volkert who provided a report on the campus enrollment
management plan. AVP Volkert
invited Senators to attend the session on enrollment management at the upcoming
faculty/staff retreat.
AGENDA ITEM #5—Recommendation
from the Academic Program Review Committee (APRC): Proposed Revisions to
Academic Senate Policy #F05-236, Guidelines for the Sixth Cycle of Academic
Program Review
Stowers, Steier m/s/p
APRC Chair Stowers introduced
the item.
The proposal passed
unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #6—Recommendation
from the Academic Program Review Committee (APRC): Proposed Revisions to Academic
Policy #S06-133, All-University Academic Program Review Committee
Stowers, Steier m/s/p
APRC Chair Stowers introduced
the item.
The proposal passed
unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #7—Discussion
Item from the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC): Access to Excellence
FAC Chair Kohn introduced a
discussion item on the CSU strategic planning process and opportunities for
campus input. He directed
Senators’ attention to an attachment which highlights the FAC’s proposal and
time line for responding to the CSU Board of Trustees’ request for campus input.
AGENDA
ITEM #8—Recommendation from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee (CRAC): Proposed Revisions to the Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Technical and Professional Writing
Levy,
Fehrman m/s/p
CRAC
Chair Levy introduced the item along with Professor Lu Rehling, Program
Director, to speak to the proposal.
The
proposal passed unanimously.
AGENDA
ITEM #9 Recommendation from
the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee (CRAC): Proposed Bachelor of Arts
Degree in American Indian Studies
Levy, Ulasewicz
m/s/p
CRAC
Chair Levy introduced the item along with Dean Kenneth Monteiro, Associate Dean
Laureen Chu, Assistant Professor Joanne Barker, Assistant Professor Melissa
Nelson, Assistant Professor Robert Collins, and Assistant Professor Andrew
Jolivette to speak to the proposal.
Dr. Barker also introduced an undergraduate student who spoke in support
of the proposal.
Senator
Steier moved the proposal to second reading. The motion was seconded by Senator Fehrman. The proposal moved to second reading.
The
proposal passed without opposition.
AGENDA ITEM #10—Recommendation
from the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee (CRAC): Proposed Minor Degree
in Middle East and Islamic Studies
Levy, Fehrman m/s/p
CRAC Chair Levy introduced
the item along with Dean Paul Sherwin, Professor Carel Bertram and Professor
Lucia Volk to speak to the proposal.
Senator Chelberg moved the
proposal to second reading. The
motion was seconded by Senator Steier.
The proposal was moved to second reading.
Senator Li moved to amend the
proposal on page 6 by replacing the words “strongly encourage” with the word “require”.
Additionally, to insert the
phrase, “a foreign language spoken in a region with a Muslim population.” The motion was seconded by Senator
Minami.
The amendment failed.
The proposal was approved
with opposition.
AGENDA
ITEM #11— ADJOURNED—4:00 p.m.