Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Rules and Elections
2010-11 Annual Report
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2010-11 Annual Report
Committee on Rules and Elections
In fulfilling its charge as established in the Bylaws of the Berkeley Division of the Academic
Senate, the Committee on Rules and Elections (R&E) carried out the following activities. The
chair of R&E during 2010-11 was Professor Gary Holland, Secretary of the Division.
Note: items are listed chronologically in each section. Dates in parentheses, unless otherwise noted,
indicate the date of correspondence.
I.
Division Elections
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The results of the spring 2011 Berkeley Division elections were as follows.
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356 valid ballots.
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Senate members elected to Divisional Council:
Allen Goldstein (Environmental Science, Policy, and Management),
Jeffrey Perloff (Agricultural and Resource Economics), and
Patricia Zambryski (Plant and Microbial Biology).
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Senate members elected to the Committee on Committees:
Robin Einhorn (History),
Katharine Milton (Environmental Science, Policy, and Management),
Robert Sharf (East Asian Languages and Cultures), and
Shannon Stimson (Political Science).
II.
Finished Business
A.
Completed with Written Comment
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Request for clarification about authority over grade grievances in the
Law School
Comments forwarded to Law School Dean of Students Annik Hirshen
(9/10/10).
Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Rules and Elections
2010-11 Annual Report
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B.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division legislation
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Berkeley Division Bylaw 13.C (Composition of Committees:
Student Selection and Appointment) and Bylaw 17.C (Committee
on Committees: Duties)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Fiona Doyle (9/13/10).
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Berkeley Division Bylaw 33.A (Committee on Courses of
Instruction: Membership) and Berkeley Division Regulation 564
(Master of Engineering Degree)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (10/8/10).
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Berkeley Division Bylaw 32 (Committee on Computing and
Communications [COMP}) and Bylaw 39 (Committee on the
Library)
Comments forwarded to COMP Chair Anthony Newcomb (10/13/10).
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Berkeley Division Bylaw 42.A (Committee on the Status of
Women and Ethnic Minorities: Membership [SWEM])
Comments forwarded to SWEM Chair Garrison Sposito (3/3/11).
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Berkeley Division Regulation 355 (Master of Financial
Engineering Degree)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (3/11/11).
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Berkeley Division Regulation 952 (Master of Public Health
Degree)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (6/15/11).
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Berkeley Division Regulation 1530 (Master of Development
Practice Degree)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (6/15/11).
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Berkeley Division 42.A (SWEM: Membership)
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (6/15/11).
Guidelines for Conducting Guidelines Electronically
Revised guidelines forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (7/21/11)
Completed without Written Comment
None
III.
Unfinished Business
None