Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2007/2008
APPROVED
2007-2008 Annual Report of the
Committee on Educational Policy
In fulfilling its charge as established in the by-laws of the Berkeley Division of the Academic
Senate, the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) carried out the following activities. The
chair of CEP during 2007-08 was Professor Clair Brown (Economics).
Note: items are listed chronologically in each section. Dates in parentheses, unless otherwise
noted, indicate the date of committee correspondence about the item of business.
I.
II.
Reports Submitted Regarding Departmental Reviews1
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Journalism
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (9/18/2007).
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School of Information
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (10/3/2007).
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Philosophy
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (10/15/2007).
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History of Art
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (10/30/2007).
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Mathematics
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (11/13/2007).
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Geography
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (11/30/2007).
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Bioengineering
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (3/26/2008).
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Psychology
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (4/8/2008).
Finished Business
A.
Completed with Written Comment
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Not all departmental reviews were completed at the end of the 2007-08 academic year. For more
information about individual reviews, please refer to the reports from wrap-up meetings.
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2007/2008
APPROVED
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Proposed Amendments to Senate Regulation 636
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (9/24/2007).
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BOARS Proposal to Reform UC’s Freshman Eligibility Policy
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (11/13/2007).
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General Education in the 21st Century
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (11/26/2007).
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Role of Graduate Students in University Instruction
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (11/26/2007).
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Report of the Expanded Joint Ad Hoc Committee on International
Education
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (2/4/2008).
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CCGA/UCEP/ITTP Dialectic Paper on Remote/Online Instruction
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (2/19/2008).
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Revised BOARS Proposal to Reform UC’s Freshman Eligibility Policy
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (4/22/2008).
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Review of the Athletic Study Center
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (5/6/2008).
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Revised Summer Sessions Regularization Plan
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (5/6/2008).
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Proposed Name Change for Mass Communications
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Drummond (5/6/2008).
B.
Completed without Written Comment
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2007/2008
APPROVED
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CEP
Representation on Academic Senate and
Senate/Administration Joint Committees and Ad Hoc Groups
Academic
See Appendix A for a list of committees and ad hoc groups on which CEP
members sat.
III.
Unfinished Business
None
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2007/2008
APPROVED
APPENDIX A: COMMITTEES AND AD HOC GROUPS WITH
CEP REPRESENTATION
The 2007-2008 membership of CEP undertook the following service on behalf of the Committee.
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Chair Clair Brown (Economics / IIR)
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Professor Armen der Kiureghian (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
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Chair of the Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
(spring only)
Professor Ronald Hendel (Near Eastern Studies)
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School of Information Review
Professor Paul Groth (Geography)
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Bioengineering Review
Professor Thomas Goldstein (Journalism/Mass Communications)
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Chair of the Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
(fall only)
Professor Gian Garriga (MCB)
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Disaster Preparedness Working Group
Mathematics Review
Professor Richard Candida Smith (History) (Ex Officio)
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Divisional Council
Space Assignments and Capital Improvements Committee
Program Review Oversight Committee
Chancellor’s Lunch Group
Student Learning Initiative
Journalism Review
German Review
Professor Stanley Klein (Optometry)
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2007/2008
APPROVED
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Professor Robert Knapp (Classics)
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Psychology Review
Professor Mark Wilson (Education)
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Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health
Task Force on Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment
Philosophy Review
Professor Raka Ray (Sociology)
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University Athletics Board
University Committee on Educational Policy
Geography Review
Professor Ellen Oliensis (Classics)
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Art History Review
Professor Ignacio Navarrete (Spanish & Portuguese)
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Committee on Campus Classroom Policy and Management
Law Review
Systemwide “Science & Math Initiative” Working Group
Student Learning Initiative
Astronomy Review
Professor Maciej Zworski (Mathematics)
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Coordination Board for Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Management
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