Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
Committee on Educational Policy
ANNUAL REPORT – 2010/2011
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2010-2011 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 2010-2011 was Professor Tom Goldstein (Media Studies, Journalism).
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 Reviews
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Film Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (September 29, 2010)
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Haas School of Business
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (October 19, 2010)
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South and Southeast Asian Studies
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (November 18, 2010)
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Goldman School of Public Policy
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (February 14, 2011)
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Linguistics
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (March 22, 2011)
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Political Economy Group Major
Comments forwarded to Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
Dean Tyler Stovall (May 3, 2011)
Finished Business
A.
Completed with Written Comment
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Proposed Discontinuance of the Physical Science Field Major
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (September 14, 2010)
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Proposed Academic Calendar
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (September 14, 2010)
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Certificate in New Media
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (September 29, 2010)
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Proposal to Rename Fees as Tuition
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (September 29, 2010)
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Future of the University
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (October 5, 2010)
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Proposed Discontinuance of the BA in Environmental Sciences
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (October 25, 2010)
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Proposed MPP MSW Concurrent Degree
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (December 16, 2010)
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Proposed Concurrent Program for Public Policy and ERG
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (December 16, 2010)
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Funding Streams Proposal
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (February 1, 2011)
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Internship Guidelines
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (February 25, 2011)
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Recommendations on Online Course Evaluations
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (March 9, 2011)
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Proposal for Concurrent JD/MA/MS (ERG) Degree
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (March 14, 2011)
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Proposed Discontinuance of BS in Computational Engineering Science
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (April 4, 2011)
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Proposal for M.S./Ph.D. in Computational Biology
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (April 4, 2011)
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Master of Development Practice Proposal
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (April 20, 2011)
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On Campus/Online Professional MPH Proposal
Comments forwarded to Division Chair Doyle (April 20, 2011)
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B.
Completed without Written Comment
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Policy on Self-Supporting Graduate Programs
CEP reviewed and discussed the draft policy on self-supporting graduate
programs.
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Undergraduate Online Courses
Committee on Courses of Instruction (COCI) Chair Kristie Boering
attended a CEP meeting to provide an update on COCI’s involvement in
undergraduate online courses.
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UC Undergraduate Experience Survey 2011 Wild Card Module Questions
Executive Director of the Office of Student Research and Campus Surveys
Gregg Thomson attended a CEP meeting to discuss the UCUES. CEP
submitted questions regarding the Reading, Review, and Recitation week
to be used in the 2011 UCUES wild card module.
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UC Berkeley Extension Activities
UC Berkeley Extension Dean Diana Wu attended a CEP meeting to
provide an update on Extension projects.
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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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APPENDIX A: COMMITTEES AND AD HOC GROUPS WITH
CEP REPRESENTATION
The 2010-2011 membership of CEP undertook the following service on behalf of the Committee.
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Chair Tom Goldstein (Journalism / Media Studies)
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Professor Nancy Amy (Nutritional Science and Toxicology)
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Haas School of Business Review
Political Economy Group Major Review
Professor Clayton Radke (Chemical Engineering)
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Undergraduate Enrollment Task Force (Fall 2010 only)
Professor James Powell (Economics)
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Linguistics Review
Professor Ignacio Navarrete (Spanish & Portuguese)
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South and Southeast Asian Review
Professor Maria Mavroudi (History)
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Chancellor’s Student Mental Health Advisory Board
Film Studies Review
Professor James Lincoln (Haas School of Business)
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Divisional Council
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Chancellor’s Lunch Group
Space Allocation and Capital Improvements
Chemistry Review
Goldman School of Public Policy Review
Professor Ingrid Seyer-Ochi (Education)
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Chair of the Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures
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Professor Nicholas Sitar (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Professor Constantin Teleman (Mathematics)
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Nuclear Engineering Review
University Committee on Educational Policy
Professor Benson Tongue (Mechanical Engineering)
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Committee on Campus Classroom Policy and Management
Coordination Board for Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Management
East Asian Languages and Cultures Review
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