September 18th, 2018

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

MINUTES

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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.

ATTENDANCE:

Absences:

CALL TO ORDER: 2:11 pm

1. Approval of the Agenda for September 18, 2018

• Approved as submitted @ 2:12pm

1. Approval of the Minutes for September 4, 2018

• Approved with attendance corrections @ 2:14pm

1. Announcements from the Floor

• The first SF State Alcademics Wine Tasting will be held Tuesday, September 25^th in the Vista Room, 5:30-7:30pm
• Department of Aging an Adult Services and SF State's CHSS PACE Gerontology Program is co–sponsoring the Community Training and Silver Lining Lecture Series, on Friday, September 28 from 12-4pm in LIB 121. Keynote speaker will be Scott Wiener.
• Rats on campus. Perhaps due to the construction. How do we mitigate or eradicate?
• 40^th anniversary celebration of the Estuary and Ocean Science Center in Tiburon on October 4^th

1. Reports
   1. Chair

• Please share information reviewed in plenary and committee meetings with your colleagues.
• Academic Master Plan groups are being formed. Nominate yourself or others. Get involved. Broad participation is an important part of the process
• Reception after today’s meeting, @ about 3:30pm to welcome new faculty

1. Standing Committees
   1. Curriculum Review and Approval Committee

• Sen. Pasion reported
• Proposal for certification in historical research
• Revisiting substantive vs. non-substantive guidelines

1. Faculty Affairs Committee

• Sen. Scott
• Focused on RTP policy. No significant changes recently in particular SETE
  • Sen. Dariotis – notes as a CEETL fellow, she will be working on the SETEs and how they work and their worth

1. Student Affairs Committee

• Sen. Hines
• Minimum wage – SF not the federal on campus
• EP 1110 and the confusion among international and multi-lingual students
• Grievance procedures – VERY old policy

1. Strategic Issues Committee

• Sen. Thomas
• Ongoing budget transparency – new CFO sits on committee
  • Follow-up on plans, procedures
  • Transparency on the college level
  • Non-instructional transparency
• Trying to collect info on staff and employee experiences that contribute to turnover
• Our ability to support international students and faculty and our position as a global university.
• Sen. Sinha: need a social platform in addition to other resources. Helpful bridge such as “International House” at Cal
• Sen. Thomas: International House had a large donor
• Sen. Zhou: was a member of I-House and encourages it.

1. Academic Policies Committee

• Sen. Wilson
• Standardized time blocks – in particular exceptions and scheduling of centrally controlled space
• Finals week – WHAT, HOW, and IF
• Syllabi and all course materials are intellectual property of the faculty member. How do we deal with for-profit entities to protect our property.

OLD BUSINESS - none

NEW BUSINESS - none

DISCUSSION ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS

1. Jennifer Shea, Political Engagement & Learning Assessment Project – time certain 2:30 p.m.

• Began @ 2:21pm
• Part of a larger initiative, looking for participation and sharing information
• Slides presentation available via iLearn/box.com
• Concluded @ 2:41pm

1. Wendy Tobias, Disability Programs & Resource Center – time certain 2:45 p.m.

• Began @2:42pm
• Here to talk about many of the student services available
• There are also faculty resources as well
• Slides presentation available via iLearn/box.com
• Concluded @ 3:07pm

1. President Leslie Wong – time certain 3:00 p.m.

• Began @ 3:07pm
• Enrollment is on target after 3+ years of being below target
• We are up 382 FTE. We are down in FTF and Transfers numbers, but students are taking more units
• Grad student enrollment is up 81 FTE
• Fundraising – for 2018-2019 we are at 120% of the goal at this point. $18 million was the goal, but we are in the low $20mil range already
• Construction – Tapia Triangle is leveled and in process for the new BECA and Dean’s Offices/classrooms, Demo on Holloway is scheduled for September 1st.
• Science building reality is getting closer
• Buckingham area plan is also moving forward. Website: buildsf.sfsu.edu
• Encourages everyone to be involved in the AMP
• Concluded @ 3:23pm

1. Darlene Yee-Melichar, Robert Keith Collins and Dipendra Singha – Report from the Academic Senate of the California State University System

• Began @ 3:24pm
• Slides presentation available via iLearn/box.com
• Concluded @ 3:38pm

1. Adjournment –@ 3:38pm

A reception for new Senators at Seven Hills followed immediately after adjournment of the plenary.