Plenary Minutes, May 3, 2016

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER

NOB HILL ROOM

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

 

 

OPEN FLOOR PERIOD:  2:00 - 2:10 p.m.

The Open Floor Period provides an informal opportunity for campus community members to raise questions or make comments directed to Senate officers or to university administrators.  Please arrive promptly at 2:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

 

ATTENDANCE:

Absences: Cortez, Ron (exc); Denetclaw, Wilfred (exc); Fontaine, Monica (abs); Fraser, Paulina (abs); Hasheminia, Hamed (abs); Hollis, Tanya (abs); Hoxter, Julian (abs); Lebuhn, Gretchen (exc); Lisy-Wagner, Laura (exc); Toporek, Rebecca (abs); Weinberger, Christopher (exc); Yu, Betty (abs); Wong, Les (exc);

 

Visitors: Genie Stowers, Brian Beatty, Sharly Menon, Dawn-Elisa Fischer, Ann Hallum

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• None.

AGENDA ITEM #1—Approval of the Minutes for April 19, 2016

• Approved as submitted.

 

AGENDA ITEM #2—Approval of the Agenda for May 3, 2016

• Approved as submitted.

 

AGENDA ITEM #3—Chair’s Report

• Reminder that next week is the final plenary of AY 15-16.

 

AGENDA ITEM #4—Distinguished Faculty Awards [Time Certain: 2:20]

• Dr. Ramesh Bollapragada, Recipient of Distinguished Faculty Award for Professional Development in 14-15: Acknowledgements and presentation of AY 15-16 awards:
• Dr. Lucia Volk, LCA, for Teaching, Tenured Faculty
• Kenneth Walsh, HSS, for Teaching, Lecturer
• Dr. Pam Hunt, GCOE, Professional Development
• Dr. Grace Yoo, ETHS, Service

 

AGENDA ITEM #5—Report from Genie Stowers on 6^th and 7^th cycle review  [Time Certain: 2:35]

• Dr. Genie Stowers, Chair, Academic Program Review Committee for AY 15-16 gave a report. Report is posted on the Senate ILearn.

 

AGENDA ITEM #6—Report from Jackson Wilson on On-Line Learning  [Time Certain: 2:45]

• Jackson Wilson, Chair of the Online Education Committee gave an annual report about online education at SFSU.  Report is posted on the Senate ILearn.

 

AGENDA ITEM #7—Report from Mary Beth Love on Metro [Time Certain: 2:55]

• Dr. Mary Beth Love and Rama Cassed, Director of Student Affairs gave a report on the Metro Academy program at SFSU.  Report is posted on the Senate ILearn.
• Questions from the floor taken.

 

AGENDA ITEM #8— Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed revisions to the Athletic Advisory Board policy (first reading)

• Senator Hammer moved the item.  Speaks to item.
• Senator Collins: Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on Proposed revisions to the Athletic Advisory Board policy.  Passed.

 

AGENDA ITEM #9—Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee: Proposed revisions to the Retention, Tenure and Promotion policy (first reading)

• Senator Trogu moved the item.  Speaks to the item. 
• Senator Robertson:  have the things that were wrong been corrected in this policy?
• Senator Trogu: Yes: has been corrected in lines 596-602 and in lines 56-59.
• Senator Gen:  Need to define “department” to include other units?
• Senator Hanley:  Lines 127-139 have been clarified.
• Senator Trogu:  Question of defining department and deans is a good question but not relevant to this discussion.
• Senator Lewis:  Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on the proposed revisions to the Retention, Tenure and Promotion policy.  Passed.

 

AGENDA ITEM #10—Recommendation from the Student Affairs Committee: Proposed Short Term Loan Program policy (first reading) 

• Senator Schwartz moved item.  Speaks to the item. 
• Senator Ritter:  Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on the proposed Short Term Loan Program policy. Passed.

 

AGENDA ITEM #11 — Recommendation from Student Affairs Committee: Proposed rescinding of the Emergency Loan Policy (consent item)

• No objections.  Policy is rescinded.

 

AGENDA ITEM #12— Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed On-Line Education Resolution (first reading)

• Senator Hammer moved item.  Speaks to item.
• Senator Hackenberg: Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on proposed on-line education resolution.  Passed.

 

AGENDA ITEM #13— Recommendation from the Academic Policies Committee: Proposed revisions to the Written English Proficiency policy (first reading)

• Senator Hammer moved item.  Speaks to item.
• Senator Yee-Melichar:  Concern that this conflicts with statewide policy change.
• Senator Summit:  Chancellor’s office reversed itself.  Minimum grade is now a C minus.
• Senator Passion:  9 Biology GWAR courses have minimum grade of C; changing to C minus would improve path to graduation.
• Senator Steier:  Concern about the eroding of quality if minimum grade is lowered to C minus.
• Senator Passion:  In the Biology department all other courses have a minimum grade of C minus.
• Guest GWAR Director Juliana Hamilton:  over 90% of students in GWAR are getting a C or better.
• Senator Rosegard: Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on the proposed revisions to the Written English proficiency policy.  Passed.

 

AGENDA ITEM #14— Recommendation from Curriculum Review and Approval Committee: Proposed revision to the Communicative Disorders curriculum (first reading)

• Senator Rosegard moved the item.  Speaks to the item.
• Senator Lewis: Moved to second reading.  Motion passes.
• Vote on the proposed revision to the Communicative Disorders curriculum.  Passed.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #15—Recommendation from Strategic Issues Committee: Proposed Resolution on Affirmative Action (consent item)

• No objections.  Proposed resolution on Affirmative Action is adopted.

 

AGENDA ITEM #16— Adjournment—no later than 5:00pm

• Adjourned at 3:50 p.m.