March 5, 2013

SF State Academic Senate           

Seven Hills Conference Center – Nob Hill Room

3/05/2013

Academic Senate minutes

 

 

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.

 

ATTENDANCE:

 

Absences: Donohue, Patricia (exc); Drennan , Maie (abs); Getz, Trevor (on leave); Lau, Jenny (on leave); Strong, Robert (abs);

 

Guests: Brian Beatty, Sacha Bunge, Gene Chelbey, Wei Ming Daristis, Ann Hallum, Shawn Whalen 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

With a quorum present, the meeting was called to order

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

•  (Hanley)  Thank you Seven Hills for the authentic coffee cup size
• (Buckley)  WASC is on campus on Wednesday and Thursday.  Only one department has been invited (Public Administration).  The faculty reception will most likely focus on assessment.  Appreciation to those who assisted in the hosting and preparation.
• (Hanley)  Follow the latest developments of the Academic Senate on Facebook.  Senators are encouraged to “Like” SF State Academic Senate’s Facebook page.

 

1. Approval of the Minutes for February 19, 2013

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Chair Hanley)
• The following points were made:

1. Minutes are approved as submitted by general consent.

 

1. Approval of the Agenda for March 5, 2013

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Chair Hanley)

• The following points were made:

1. Move (Chernoff) to amend the agenda by removing item #7 from the agenda, second (Rourke)
2. Item 7 is stricken by general consent
3. Agenda is approved as amended by majority vote.

 

 

 

1. Chair’s Report

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Chair Hanley)
• The following points/highlights/themes were made:

1.   WASC visit is underway this week, please participate.

 

1. Report: Standing Committee Chairs & CSU Senators—Brief Updates

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Chair Hanley)

• The following points were made:

1. APC  (Chernoff) –    revising University Inter-Disciplinary policy; Academic freedom document review with General Council
2. CRAC (Stowers) -     Guidelines for Complementary Studies; Policy for guidelines around private funding are in progress; Gerontology, Chinese, and  Recreation, Parks and Tourism all have proposals coming forward
3. FAC (Salama) –     Continuing to work with the policies before the senate and Hiring of Temporary Faculty; Online Teaching Evaluations (related to the survey);
4. SIC (Williams) –    With Phase 1 of APRC membership charge, Phase 2 of APRC and data collection approach will continue; Ombudsperson idea continues with a meeting with a representative from CSU San Marcos and Dean Monteiro as guests for researching this idea
5. SAC (Lopez)  –   Parking & Transportation Report review with a  possible resolution; Old policy review is progressing; ASI and Dean of Students related to advertising of student involvement
6. Statewide:  (Boyle)  On Thursday, March 7^th from 12 PM – 5 PM (Redwood City) a reading focusing on the “Campus as a Living Lab”; (Linder) Fiscal and Government Affairs Committee is reviewing AB 1306; (Yee-Melichar) Academic Affairs Committee is meeting next week; (1) Adressing Achievement Gaps, (2)  Online Education Initiatives;  (3) Resolutions on: Task Force CSU Tuition and Fees, Support for Graduate Programs, Support for Student Mental Health/Counseling, Executive Order Extended Education and Self-Support Programs;

 

 

1. Recommendation from Academic Senate Executive Committee:  Proposed Resolution for the Presidential Investiture of Les E. Wong 13^th President of SF State University, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Yee-Melichar)

• The following points/highlights were made:

1. The resolution was presented and read before the body.
2. The item is adopted by acclimation

 

1. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee: Proposed Revisions to the Evaluation of Tenured Faculty for Professional Development and Support, Policy #F11-241, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Salama)

• The following points/Highlights were made:

1. Move (Hanley) to limit the discussion to 15 minutes
2. Motion adopted by general consent
3. Section 15.15 of the Unit 3 CBA referenced in relation to the proposed revision
4. Three options were presented to the senate body for the consideration of “all classes”
   1. “all classes” without further definition?
   2. “all classes” with definition of exceptions/exemptions
   3. “all classes” and if so, how many annually?
   4. Item will return to the senate body.

 

1. Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed Revisions to the University Interdisciplinary Committee Policy, 1^st Reading

• This item was  removed from the agenda

 

1. Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed Revisions to the Charge for the Center for Teaching and Faculty Development Advisory Board Policy, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Chernoff)

• The following points/Highlights were made:

1. New Item #7
2. A question arose around when was the policy changed to remove the faculty orientation from the duties of CTFD?;
3. Item will return to the senate body

 

1. Recommendation from the Curriculum Review & Approval Committee: Proposed Revisions to the Masters in Physics with a New Concentration in Astronomy, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Stowers)

• The following points/Highlights were made:

1. New Item #8
2. Revision of the curriculum rather than addition of new curriculum
3. Move (Hellman) to second reading, second (Vaughn)
4. Item is moved to second reading by general consent
5. Move (Collins) to call the question, second (Hellman)
6. Motion passes by majority vote

 

1. Recommendation from the Curriculum Review & Approval Committee: Proposed Revisions to the PACE/Environmental Studies BA Program, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Stowers)

• The following points/Highlights were made:

1. New Item #9
2. Proposal only addresses the three BA by reducing the number of units in the degree to 45 units and create a single BA degree with three emphases.
3. Move (Yee-Melichar) to second reading, second (Vaughn)
4. Motion passes, Item is moved to second reading
5. The question is called (Hanley)
6. The item is approved by majority vote

 

 

1. Recommendation from Academic Senate Executive Committee:  Proposed Reapportionment for Academic Year 2013-2014, 1^st Reading

• This item was discussed.  Moved by (Rourke)

• The following points/Highlights were made:

1. New Item #10
2. Proposal reflects the reseating of new senate seats based on the percentage of full-time equivalent faculty.  Three possible scenarios are presented for the body’s review and discussion.
3. Recommendation of at-large members would be helpful in consideration.
   1. Table-1 would yield 10 At-Large members; Table-2 would yield 9 at-large members; Table-3 would yield 8 at-large members
4. A question around which number is determined first (additional members or ‘at-large’ members)? For consideration of the total membership.
5. Item will return to the senate body.

 

1. Adjournment—no later than 5:00p. 

• New item #11
• Moved by (Steier), seconded (Collins).

• Meeting is adjourned by majority vote

 

Adjournment:  3:02 PM