Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2009/2010
APPROVED
2009-2010 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 2009-2010 was Professor Ignacio Navarrete (Spanish & Portuguese).
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.
Reports Submitted Regarding Departmental Reviews
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Comparative Literature
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (9/24/2009).
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Rhetoric
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/20/2009)
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Anthropology
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/29/2009)
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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/19/2009)
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Near Eastern Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/30/2009)
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Ethnic Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (12/16/2009)
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Italian Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (1/19/2010)
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Earth and Planetary Science
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/11/2010)
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/16/2010)
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Architecture
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (3/16/2010)
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2009/2010
APPROVED
II.
Finished Business
A.
Completed with Written Comment
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Student Absences during an Influenza Outbreak
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (9/3/2009)
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Certificate Guidelines
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (9/15/2009)
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Proposed Establishment of MA and PhD degrees in Transnational Gender
and Women’s Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (9/24/2009)
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White Paper on Impacted Majors
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (9/30/2009).
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Report of the Task Force on Senate Organization and Effectiveness
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/22/2009)
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Proposed Repeal of Senate Regulation 764
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/29/2009)
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Proposed Amendment of Senate Bylaw 170
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/29/2009)
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CEP Report on Student Athlete’s Use of Telebears Priority for Course
Registration
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (10/29/2009)
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Report on Teaching and Learning Expenditures
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/19/2009)
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Differential Fees for Undergraduates by Major
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/19/2009)
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Report of the Undergraduate Educational Effectiveness Task Force
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/30/2009)
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Task Force on Education Abroad Report
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (11/30/2009)
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2009/2010
APPROVED
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Special Committee on Remote and Online Instruction and Residency
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (12/14/2009)
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Request to Grant Summer LL.M. Degrees
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (1/28/2010)
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UC Berkeley Strategic Plan for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/3/2010)
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Proposed Establishment of Department of Film and Media
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/11/2010)
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Proposed Name Change for Asian American Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/11/2010)
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Proposed FERPA Revisions
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (2/25/2010)
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Proposed Concurrent MPH/MJ Program
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (3/2/2010)
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Proposed Establishment of Ph.D. in Film and Media
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (3/31/2010)
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UCPB Position Paper on Differential Fees
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (4/5/2010)
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Compendium Review
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (5/4/2010)
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Systemwide Review – Area “d” Admissions Requirement
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (5/13/2010)
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Proposed Concurrent MPH/MJ Program Response
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (5/13/2010)
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UC Commission on the Future Recommendations
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (5/14/10)
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Task Force on Self-Supporting Degree Programs
Informal comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (6/2/10)
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New Commission on the Future Recommendations
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Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2009/2010
APPROVED
Informal comments forwarded to Division Chair Kutz (7/14/10)
B.
Completed without Written Comment
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Proposed Name Change for the Department of Chemical Engineering
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Impact of Temporary Academic Staff Budget on Instruction
College of Letters and Science, Arts and Humanities Dean Janet
Broughton attended a CEP meeting to discuss the impact of the TAS
budget on instruction within the College of Letters and Science.
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Impact of Temporary Academic Staff Budget on Instruction
College of Environmental Design Dean Jennifer Wolch and Associate
Dean Greig Crysler for Undergraduate Studies attended a CEP meeting to
discuss the impact of the TAS budget on the College of Environmental
Design.
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Moffitt Library Renovation Project
University Librarian Tom Leonard and Associate Librarian Elizabeth
Dupuis updated CEP on the Moffitt Library renovation project and its
impact on the common good of the campus.
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Impact of Temporary Academic Staff Budget on Instruction
College of Natural Resources Dean Keith Gilless attended a CEP meeting
to discuss the impact of the TAS budget on the College of Natural
Resources.
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CEP Representation on Academic Senate and
Senate/Adminstration 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 – 2009/2010
APPROVED
APPENDIX A: COMMITTEES AND AD HOC GROUPS WITH
CEP REPRESENTATION
The 2009-2010 membership of CEP undertook the following service on behalf of the Committee.
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Chair Ignacio Navarrete (Spanish & Portuguese)
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Professor Nancy Amy (Nutritional Science and Toxicology)
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Earth & Planetary Science Review
Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics
Professor Robert Knapp (Classics)
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Undergraduate Enrollment Task Force
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Review
UC Commission on the Future: Access and Affordability
Professor Stanley Klein (Optometry)
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University Athletics Board
Italian Studies Review
Professor Robert Jacobsen (Physics)
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Standing Committee on Student Mental Health
Film Studies Review
Professor Thomas Goldstein (Journalism, Media Studies)
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Divisional Council
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Chancellor’s Lunch Group
Space Allocation and Capital Improvements
Comparative Literature Review
Coordination Board for Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Management
Ethnic Studies Review
South and Southeast Asian Studies Review
Professor Ellen Oliensis (Classics)
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ANNUAL REPORT – 2009/2010
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Professor James Powell (Economics)
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University Committee on Educational Policy
Joint Task Force on Exams
Task Force on Online Instruction
Architecture Review
Professor Benson Tongue (Mechanical Engineering)
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Chair of the Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
Professor Constantin Teleman (Mathematics)
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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute Review
Professor Ingrid Seyer-Ochi (Education)
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Haas School of Business Review
Professor Clayton Radke (Chemical Engineering)
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Near Eastern Studies Review
Standing Committee on Student Mental Health
Task Force on Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment
Committee on Campus Classroom Policy and Management
Anthropology Review
Professor Mark Wilson (Mathematics)
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Rhetoric Review
Systemwide “Science and Math Initiative” Working Group
Undergraduate Student Learning Initiative
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