NOTICE OF MEETINGBERKELEY DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Tuesday, April 23,2013,3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center
Items on the agenda for the spring meeting of the Berkeley Division include:
.
Teaching and technology at UC Berkeley: an assessment of opportunities and
challenges facing Berkeley faculty
.
.
Update on the Commission on the Future of the UC Berkeley Library
Announcements
Chancellor Robert
J.
Birgeneau
Division Chair Christina Maslach
Graduate Assembly Campus Affairs Vice President Carl Nadler
.
.
Reports of special committees (None)
Report of standing committees
Committee on Rules and Elections
Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education (Written
report only)
Committee on Faculty Awards (Written report only)
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture (Written report only)
.
Proposed legislation
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 42001.4 (Foreign
language requirement)
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Communications may be directed to the Academic Senate e-mail address: acad-sen@berkeley.edu.
In Memoriam
ln Memoriam is a compilation of commemorative statements honorin_g deceased
members of the Divisioru their lives, and service to the University. Memorials are
contributed by various sources, including colleagues of lhe deceased and the Office of
Public Affaks; In Memoriam, tine systemr,ùide Acãdemic Senate's on-line publicatiory
makes these tributes generally available.
The Committee on Memorial Resolutions has approved memorials for the following
Berkeley faculty since November 2012. The autñõrs of the memorials are listed in the
column to the right.
Delmer Myers Brown (History)
Andrew Barshay, Mary Elizabeth Berry,
Irwin Scheiner
Kenneth H. Craik (Psychoiogy)
David Buss, David Canter, Sam Gosling,
Brian Little
Gustavo Costa (Italian Studies)
Albert Ascoli
Kenneth M. Crowe (Physics)
Maria Hjelm
Randi A. Engle (Education)
Judith Warren Little
John Gaetano Forte
Terry Macherç Curtis Okamoto,
Catherine Chew, Jim Goldenring
William George Godden (Civit Engineering)
Charles D. James, Robert L. Taylor,
Carl L. Monismith
(Molecular and Cell Biology)
Harold
S.
Johnston (Chemistry)
Ronald C. Cohen
Henry Farnham May (History)
David A. Hollinger, Robert Middlekauff
Thomas E. Mittler (Entomological Sciences)
Vincent H. Restu Alexander Purcell,
David Wood
Alan Winn Searry (Chemistry)
Zuhair A. Munir
Order of Bus¡ness
Berkeley Div¡s¡on of the Academlc Senate
April 23' 2O13,
3:OO
to
5:OO P.m.
Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Genter
ORDER OF BUSINESS
I.
Minutes
Minutes of the }r/ray 2,2012 meeting of the Division (Enclosure 1-)
Minutes of the November 7,2}\zmeeting of the Division (Enclosure 2)
il.
Announcements by the President
President Mark Yudof is unabie to attend.
uI.
Other Announcements
A. Chancellor Robert |. Birgeneau
B. Berkeley Division Chair Christina Maslach
c. carl Nadler, Graduate Assembly campus Affairs vice President
IV.
Special Orders-Consent Calendar
For proposed legisløtiae ømendments,
ødditions to the current text.are noted by an
underline; delehons to the current text are notedby a strikethrough line
A.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 2001.4
(Options for Ph.D. Foreign Language Requirement)
The amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 2001.4 are_propose.d in
order to bring the regulations into alignmént with Graduate Council (GC)
policy. Berkeiey Divlsion Regulations currently define two options for
ãatisfying this iequirement. Option L requires a student to "demonstrate a
readiig Ënowtedle of two languages by passing an examination in each."
Optiori2 requires"that a studeñt dõmonstra te " ãtt exceptionally thorough
teädittg knowledge and an adequate knowledge gf,the grammatical
struchire of a single language." Since 2007 , the GC has ap- proved requests
from four Ph.D. degree þrograms to require reading proficiency in one
foreign language as desõribéd in Option L. Each t:qi"-?tl1:::-"I"^1i
persuasive argument that the contemporary practice of research and
scholarship in that field required an elementary readin_g knowledge of one
foreign language. The GC ápproved all four requests. On the advice of the
assoc"iate dõanóf Graduate Division, the GC approved the creation of a
third option, which is like Option l but only requires one language. Both
the Committee on Rules and Elections, andDivisional Council approved
the proposed amendment.
2001. FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
A. Options
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Unless a blanket exemption has been apProved by the
uest of the doctoral progra
ioreign language requirement by one of the following
options befóre Íhe student is admitted to the qualif,ving
eiamination. The choice is to be determined, in the case of
each student, by the department-er plQæ-Primarily
concerned with the student's proposed field of study.
1. The student must demonstrate a reading knowledge
of two languages by passing an examination in eacþ
set by the department or PrcEIêgl concemed'
.
The department !ryrogra¡l determineg
whether a dictionary may be used; the length
of the passage, and the time allotted are subject
to regulation by the Graduate Council.
o For one of the examinations, the studentmay,
subject to approval of the department sI
program concemed, substitute a four-semester
æ
(or õquivalent) sequence of courses in that
language of univeisityJeveL passed with an
average grade of C or better.
.
The Graduate Council establishes general
policies respecting such sequences, including
time limits beyond which they no longer carry
credit, and authorizes the Dean, upon
recommendation of the departmentg
proqrgm concemed, to accept language courses
+
takãn at another institution. (,4'm.3'83)
2. The student may elect to satisfy the requirement by
demonstrati.g * exceptionally thorou gh readin g
knowledge and an adequate knowledge of the grammatical structure of a single language. Such
èommand is tested as the Graduate Council directs.
J.
an examlna
v.
Reports of Special Committees (None)
Order of Business
Berkeley Dív¡sion of the Academ¡c Senate
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VI.
Reports of Standing Committees
Committee on Rules and Elections
Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education (Written
report only - Enclosure 3)
committee on Faculty Awards (written report only - Enclosure 4)
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture (Written report only
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Enclosure 5)
VIL Petitions of Students (None)
VIIL Unfinished Business (None)
IX. University and Faculty Welfare (Discussion only)
A. Update on the Commission on the Future of the UC Berkeley
B. Teaching and technology at UC Berkeley
Library
A discussion of the opportunities and chalienges facing Berkeley faculty
with respect to teaching and technology
x.
New Business (None)
Draft Minutes
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DRAFT
MINUTES OF MEETING1
BERKELEY DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Thursday, Ùday 2,2012
The spring meeting of the Berkeley Division was called to order at 3:10 P.m. ol- Thursday,
May ),2012, in Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering 9"t-tut, pursuant to call. Professor
Bob facobseru chair'of the Berkeley Division, presidéd. The meeting commenced with
announcements until the quorum of 50 Senate members was attained.
I.
Minutes of Meeting
ACTION: The draft minutes of the November 2, 201.L Division meeting and the
November 28,20L1. special Division meeting were approved with no objection.
II.
Announcements by the President
UC President Mark Yudof was unable to attend.
III.
Other Announcements
A.
Chancellor Robert ]. Birgeneau
Berkeley continues to reteive recognition for excellence, such as a competitive
multiyear $60M grant recently awarded by the Simons Foundation. Berkeley
rankeã highly wiih National Science Foundation fellows (an indicator of quality)
and in a nãtiónd sfudy of the cost-effectiveness of public university systems. The
middle-income financial aid plan has been praised at the national level. Though
Berkeley's reputation is suiviving the financial crisis, the outcome of the
Novem6er bailot on the Governo-r's state budget proposal could have very
serious implications for UC's future.
The Chancellor's revised proposal for a federallstatelprivate partnership is
gaining strong support nati,onwide. This would generate funding for new chairs
and grãduate student support at top research institutions'
The Chancellor commended Frank Yeary, former vice chancellor, for his
contributions to campus financial planning,
With the state no longer providing support to public education as in the past, the
Chancellor and ]udðon-King, directór of the Center for Studies in Higher
Educatiory have proposed a new govemance model for UC. This would require
the UC Regents io devolve someãuthority to the campuses. Comments on the
proposal were welcomed.
B.
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Chair of the Berkeley Division Bob Jacobsen
Division Chair Jacobsen commended Senate members for their commitment and
engagement in shared govern¿mce this year, particularly in dealing with campus
prõteãts and occupatioñs. Out of discussions regarding the protests has come a
Recordings of Divisional Meetings are available online at þ.ttp: / Laçq-d-qqt-CS-ene-tç-,þçfkele¡l,edli.ldiy¡Sf9lll,Le"R!-L4gf,
or by appointment at the Academic Senate Office. Contact <acad-sen(¿gberkeley.edu> for more information.
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proposal for a new standing committee on demonstrations and student actions
(see Consent Calendar,Item IV.A).
Protest and free Speech can Promote positiv,e change, but some occupations were
disruptive and harmful to on-going rèsearch. It is hoped that peaceful-resolution
,r-ruy t" found, but the Senaãe wÌll continue to defend the faculty's right to
conduct research.
The Chancellor has announced plans to retire in December. Division Chair
Berkeley. The
]acobsen commended the Chancellor for his work on behalf of
will also
community
campus
the
and
search
in
the
Senate is actively participating
comment.
to
have the opportunitY
C.
Graduate Assembly (GA) Vice President for Campus Affairs Bianca Suarez
Bianca Suarez has'served as coordinator of the-Graduate Minority Outreach
Recruitment and Retention Project and will take office as GA vice president on
tuition
July L. The GA's advocacy agenda this year was focused on supplemental
for'professional developm"r,t, graduáte student mental health, and benefits
deceïtralization. The GA's agendã for this year will focus on diversity and equity
issues and activating studeñt participation. The GA will work in conjunction
with relevant Senate tommittees and asks for the Senate's support.
IV.
Special Orders-Consent Calendar
For proposerl legislatiae amendments, additions to the current text are noted by an underline;
deletioins to the current text are noted by a strikethroughline
A.
Proposed Berkeley Division Bylaw 34 to establish a committee on
Demonstrations and Student Actions
Subiect to the compound resolution passed at the special meeting of tþ". Berkeley
Divísion of the AËademic Senate oñ November 28,2011', and on advice of the
Committee on Rules and Elections, the Divisional Council recommends the
following bylaw to establish the Committee on Demonstrations and Student
Actions."In keepins with the spirit of the resolution, we have included students
on the commiftäe. ihe authors^of the resolution have agreed to this. This bylaw is
to become effective on August 29, 2012, the first day of instruction in the fall
semester.
34.
DEMONSTRATIONS AND STUDENT ACTIONS
A. MembershiP
This Committee consists of at least seven Senate members and two
student members [11. The Chair and Vice-Chair are-designated by
the Committee on Committees from among the
aPpointed
members.
B.
Duties
Committee represents the Division in matters relating to
demonstrations. Protests. and similar actions on camPus.
ihis
[1.l See B]¡-law 13.C.
B.
Proposed amendments to the Berkeley Division Bylaw 47
In Z^003, the charge of the Committee on undergrad-uate-schol-arships and
Honors was amãnded to include "recommend to the chancellor policies
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related
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to the awarding on all undergraduate financial aid on the
Berkeley campus.'/ The þroposed amendment to rename the committee
aligns the name with its revised charge.
1Y.
C.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, áÀIÐ
FINANCIAL AID
HONORS, AND
'amendments to Berkeley Division regulations governing the
Bac-helor of Arts degree in the College of Envitonmental Design
The Executive Comã-rittee of the Collige of Environmental Design reviewed and
Proposed
approved the proposed amendments.
600.
ADMISSIONS
A.
To be admitted to the college of Environmental Desigry students
must have satisfied requirements for admission to the academic
colleges of the university per General university_Bequirements as
citedin
Senate Regulations
, and must have
by the
be
prescribe$
may
as
prerequisites
special
such
completed
of the eollege of Ënvironmental lesign, subject to
approíd and administration of the Board of Admissions and
Facuity
Relations with Schools.
B.
Students may be admitted to advanced standing in the College of
Environmenial p-esign in accordance with provisions of Ggrrcl4l
University Requirements as cited in Senatg Regul4tions. S$biect to
Facultiãpproval. credit for courses completed Prio-r to adr4ission
br¡+<reéirjer
ards
sâ+tsia€tis+€k+h++ËE
enly te sr*eh extent as the Faenltt ef the eellete may determine'
60T.
APPROVAL OF STUDY LISTS
e€lle€e.
Students must enroll in at least 12 and not mofe than 20.5 unitó pel
semester. except with aPProval from the Dean.
602.
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
The degree of Bachelor of Arts will be granted upon ihe following
conditiols. The candidate musthave: (EC.00)
A. Completed at least 120 units, of which at least 40 must bejn
€sr#á#from outside the College of Environmental Design
and at least 34 in upper division courses. No more than 40 60
units in upper divisiõn courses of any one department will be
counted toward the 'A.& BA degree. Not more than 70 units of
transfer credit will be counted toward the degree for students
transferring from junior colleges. (Am. 3.83)
B.
Satisfied the general University requirements: SR 630, 634, 636,
638; and Berkeley Regulation 300. (CC. 4.89)
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C.
Satisfied a general breadth requirement specified by Faculty of the
College.
D.
Satisfied requirements of a major program defined by Faculty of
the College.
Unit Restrictions:
A.
A maximum of 4 units of Physical Education activities
courses
may be counted toward the BA Degree'
B.
the BA Degree.
MATOR PROGRAMS
A.
Proposals for new maiorg as wÊll as change_s in rçquirements {or
ãti*istins *
ive
B.
Commit
Candidates for the BA degree must attain at least a c (2.000)
uu"tu*" ov-"t"ilit, ull .o'rsêr req,rired in the maior p.rogr?m, -at
courses re'uired in the
@er-division
major Program'
gE*MESTEBIIM*III
who has
te
attended
be
'
the
ister
Co
Col
of the Collese directs.
mplete an unlimited num
r units required for qradu
condition
I reouirements
ad
eigtrt sãmãsters (or the-equivalent) in all institutions attended.
604.
PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
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B, åfter
ene term en prebatien the stu¿lent's graêle peinF ¿lefieit
ine+eases,,-er
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will be subject to academic probation if at the gnd o-f any t-erl!
in-the University is less than 2.0 (C
@erage
Students
average) or if their giade-Point average falls below 1'5 for any term'
will be subject to dismissal if after one term
on probation they
of
average
?.0-(C av-elage) or if
@rade-point
below a 2.0'
is
average
their
grade-Point
for the térm on probation
Students
.
Computation of the grade-Point average shall not include
courses@
The Faculty. or its designated agent, has the power to- d¡smiss ffom thq
tion in the Univèrsitv of students thus
ts who
the Univers
have been dismissed under this Regulation'
606.
HONORS WITH THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
students graduating from the College of Environmental,Design with the
Bachelor äf etts õegtee may be iecommended for Honors, H¡gf or
Highest Honors by tñe Faculty in accordance with Regulation 4270.
(4m.3.83)
ACTION: The Consent Calendar was aPProved without objection'
V.
Reports of Special Committees (None)
VI.
Reports of Standing Committees
A.
Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education
Professor Katherine Snyder, chair of the Committee on Admissions, Enrollment,
and Preparatory Edutation (AEPE), presented the- committee's report_ on
admissions as enrollment information is not yet available. Freshman applications
were higher than last year, although overãll. admit targets were the same or
lower. TYhe pool of nonresident applications (both domestic and international)
increased, but the overall nonresidênt admit rate was lower than last year and
the University was more selective. The committee plans to work on equity_issues
an{ to incréase student engagement. Under-répresented minority (UREM)
admissions in all categories inãrãased slightly. The number of students admitted
from low-API high sä'rools was slightlyhigher this year, ald the percentage of
UREMs also inõreased. Academiè indicators did not change significantly.
Transfer admissions were also constant. Chair Snyder commended the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions for its work; a search for a -new director is underway'
In resp"onse to a questiory Chair Snyder noted that the new online system for
reading applications is working well.
B.
Committee on Faculty Welfare
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Professor Yale Braunsteirç co-chail of the Committee on Faculty Welfare (FWEL),
presented the committee's report. Professor Calvin Moore has also co-chaired
ihis yeut, and will serve as chãir next year. FWEL has recently monitored issues
such as retirement benefits, health care, and family-friendly policies. FWEL's
attention is now shifting more to UC health care policy. Increasing health care
costs and UC's financial situation may prompt changes in benefits and policies.
FWEL works in conjunction with Divisiõnal Council, the-vice provost for faculty,
pertinent systemwiáe Senate groups, and the Office of the President. The active
þarticipatión of individual Senãte members is very important to the process.
c.
Committee on Rules and Elections
Professor Gary Holland, Division Secretary and chair of the Committee on Rules
and Electionsl reported the results of the Division's election, with 422 valid
ballots received in the first election. Those elected to the Committee on
Committees were:
Hari Dharan, Mechanical Engineering
William Drummond, Journalism
Mariane Fermé, Anthropology
Sofia Villas-Boas, Agricultural and Resource Economics
A memorial to the Regents regarding state financial support was included on the
ballot. The memorial was apþroved at Berkeley by a vote of 370 in f.avot (90%)
and37 against, with L5 abstentions.
A runoff election was later held for Divisional
Council's elected members.
Elected with 412 valid ballots were:
Andrew Barshay, History
Peter Glazer, Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Leslea Hlusko, Integrative Biology
Secretary Holland thanked all the candidates in the election.
At the systemwide level, the memorial to the Regents received 3,373 valid ballots
(3,1.49 in favor and224 against), an approval rating of 93%'
D.
Committee on Faculty Awards (Written report only - Enclosure 3)
The Committee on Faculty Awards reported the Clark Kerr Award
will be given
in May to Robert M. Berdahl, chancellor emeritus of UC Berkeley, and Marian
Diamond, professor emeritus of integrative biology.
A fall reception for the Berkeley Faculty Service Award was held to recognize
Mary Firesione, professor of environmental science and policy management, and
Robärt Spear, piofessor of public health. Recommendations for the next year
have not yet been approved.
The committee's nominee for the Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti
Award this year was Ishmael Reed, professor emeritus in English.
The Dickson Emeriti Professorship is currently open for nominations. The Mellon
Emeritus Fellowship Program was not open this year.
E.
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture (Written report only - Enclosure 4)
Two distinguished faculty were selected by the committee and approved by
Divisional Õouncil to present the 2012-13 Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty
Research Lectures. They are Catherine Gallagher, professor and Ida May and
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William J. Eggers ]r. Chair in Englisþ and Barbara Romanowicz, professor of
geophysics in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science.
F.
Committee on Teaching (Written report only - Enclosure 5)
The Committee on Tãaching selected five recipients _of the Di-stinguished
Teaching Award for 2012: Salþ Goldman, lecturer in South and Southeast Asian
studies; Edward Miguel, professor of economics; Joanna Picciotto, associate
professor of English;-Debaiati Sanyal, associate professor of French; and David
Sklansky, profelsor of law. A ceremony and reception will be held on April 26,
2013, to
honor the reciPients.
VII.
Petitions of Students (None)
VIII.
Unfinished Business (None)
IX.
University and Faculty Welfare
A.
Information technology issues on camPus
Professor Christina lrfäslach, vice chair of the Berkeley Division, opened the
discussion on camPus information technology (IT). The f.acqlty has an
IT structure and governance, which are now in
opportunity to influeïce campus
-meusnres
are being implemented and both hybdd
a'siate of ãhange. Efficiency
and online edutation are únder development. The campus information officer
position is open and Division Vice Chair Maslach seïves on the search
äommittee. Shè welcomed faculty input on goals for IT and the Senate's role in
achieving those goals.
Highlights of the discussion included the following points:
.
The campus IT infrastructure must be updated and invested with greater
expertisá and financial support. Campus_ IT must be capable of
supporting advanced academic and research processes. A coordinated
systè* enãblit g connectivity between specialized components should be
a
high priority.
.
.
Campus IT should be capable of supporting online and hybrid education.
.
IT support must be adequately funded and the costs equitably divided
Standards for the development and approval
education are needed.
of online and hybrid
among the units.
Operational Excellence (OE) so Graduate
Dean Andrew $zeri, faculty head of bperational Excellence (OE), provided a
brief update on IT-related activities.
Division Vice Chair Maslach noted Senate committees could contribute their
expertise to campus IT planning this year. She encourages the faculty to
participate in the process.
A number of questions concerned
X.
New Business (None)
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
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DRAFT
MINUTES OF MEETING1
BERKELEY DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
WednesdaY, November 7, 2012
The spring meeting of the Berkeley Division was called to order at 3:20,p¡n. on Wednesday,
NoveinUei 7,201,Ziinthe Pacific Éilm Archive theater, pursuant to call. Professor Christina
Maslach, chair of ihe Berkeley Divisiorç presided. Quorum of 50 Senate members was not
attained at the meeting so no action could be taken'
I.
Minutes of Meeting
"May 2,2012 Division meeting were not considered due to lack of
The minutes of the
quorum. They witl be áddressed at the next DiviÀion meeting on April 23' 2013.
II.
Announcements by the President
UC President Mark Yudof was unable to attend'
III.
Other Announcements
A. Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau
The Chancellor haited the passage of Proposition 30 in the November 6 election
as a renewed commitm"trt by thã Stut" to higher education. He commended the
Associated Students of the Úniversity of California (ASUC) and the Graduate
Assembly for their hard work in promoting the proposition and registering
student voters in days leading up to the election'
Berkeley continues to be a leader in higher ed.ucation and celebrates its diverse
.o**n't'titv' Berkeley is the first in the U'S' to provide a facility for
undocumdnted studänts, the Robert D. Haas Dreamers Resource Center, and
financial aid.
The establishment of L00 Hewlett chairs has now been completed and new
institutes opened. The first group of students benefiting from Berkeley's new
financial aiä plan for middle-incbme families is now enrolled.
The Chancellor will step down in 2013 to return to academics. Division Chair
VusU.À prusented the'Chancellor with a framed certificate in appreciation of his
*ott ãi d"ttuley, signed by the eight Division drairs who have served during his
tenure. The ChancelTor acLno*ledged the value of shared governance. A new
chancellor will be announced shortly'
B.
Berkelev Division Chair Christina Maslach
Division Chair Maslach highlighted the threat to UC's quality.asa-conse_quence
of shrinking state fundingãvei the past few years, now at 11% of. the UC U-"99.9t
Berkelev néeds to recomñit to its mission and re-evaluate how it can best fulfill
its goaté under these new conditions. The enormous econornic return on
investment from a UC education must be emphasized. Division Chair Maslach
called all faculty to action, and particularly the iyni-or faculty, in sustainingexcellence in hiþer education.'She also noted ihe historical significance of this
year for the Sen"atq as it is the first time that the Division has been led by two
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women faculty (herself and Eli2abeth Deakin).
C.
Natalie Gavello, ASUC Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President Gavello reported that students were also celebrallg tt"t" Passage
of Proposition 30. fhe ASUC has focused on student mental health in
partnership with the Tang Center this year. The ASUC commended the
bhancelloi for his effortsYn providing-support to underrepresented minority
students. The importance of student participation on Senate committees was
emphasized.
IV.
Special Orders-Consent Calendar
Both the Committee on Rules and Elections and Divisional Council have approved the
proposed regulation and amendments.
For proposed legislatiue øtnendments, ødditions to the current text øre noted by an underline;
deletions to tlle current text are notedby a strikethrough line
A.
Proposed amendments to Berke-ley Division Bylaw 33.4
The Subco*mittee on the Breadth iìequirement in American Cultures has
proposed amendments to its governing þylq* to. align it with other Division
Ëyúws. This includes the remãval of redúndant language regarding student
members.
3A
couRSES OF INSTRUCTION (Am. 10.25.9 4, 4.29.97 , 1L.1.3.03,
4.27 .06,
11.3.10)
A'
y"-oi*rtPcommittee
consists of at least thirteen senate
membets, the Secretary of the Division and the chair of the
Subcommittee on the Breadth Requirement in American
Cultures as ex-officio members, three student members, and
the Registrar, ex officio, as a non-voting member.
To impîlement thé-Breadth Requirement in the study of
American Cultures, the Division orders its Committee on
Committees to provide members for a panel of gt&qEf
nine, two of whom will be student members' which will
decidè what courses satisfy Regulation 300' This panel is to
function as a Subcommittee of the Division's Committee on
Courses of Instruction. The Chair of this Subcommittee on
the Breadth Requirement will serve ex offcio, as a member
of the Committôe on Courses of Instruction. Six-ef+he
Uftr+ersrry-of4a#€Ë
ta¡¡r++ê The terms of reference of the Subcommittee on
the Breadth Requirement in American Cultures are in
Regulation 300, interpreted according to guidelines
imþlicit in the Report of the Special Committee on
Education and Ethnicity. (Res.4.89)
B.
Proposed amendment to Berkeley Division Regulation 4230.8 (Special
Sfudies courses for graduate sfudents)
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The Graduate Council has proposed an amendment to B-erkeley Division
Rezulation 4230.8 so that Division regulations align with uc poliry. All u.c .
stuäents on fellowships are required tó enroll in 12 units of coursework, which is
fuIl-time enrollment. Thu te*oïul of the maximum number of 601' 1602 units a
graduate student can accumulate while enrolled at Berkeley supports this
ñlitrimutt enrollment requirement for all graduate students who are not yet
advanced to doctoral candidacY.
4230. SPECIAL STUDIES (4m.12.87)
B.
Graduates
Course Numbers
.
Course number 601 is reserved for Individual
Study for Master's Degree students'
.
Couise number 602 is reserved for Individual
Study for Doctoral students.
L.
2.
3.
4.
APproval
Eniollment in these courses must be approved by the
student's graduate advisor.
Credits and Grading
A student may earn 1-8 units per Semester and l'-4 units
per Summer Session. These courses must be taken on a
Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory basis.
Limitations
a
maxi
.
C.
isft'
Units earned in these courses may not be used to
meet academic residence or unit requirements for
the Master or Doctor's Degree. (Eff. Fall 1987)
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 352.4
The Walter A. Haas School of Business has proposed amendments to Berkeley
Division Regulation 352, which govems requirêments for the Bachelor of Science
degree.
352.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
A. The degree of Bachelor of Science is granted on the following
conditions; the candidate must have:
L. completed at least 120 semester hours of college worþ and
musi have satisfied the general University requirements of
SR 630, 634, 636 and 638; and Berkeley Regulation 300.
(cc.4.8e)
2. completed in the Walter A' Haas School of Business, 60
semêster hours of such work as the Faculfy of the School
have prescribed. This total of 60 semester hours may,
howeïer, be reduced in the case of students admitted with
advanced standing (see Regulation 350.8; for an exceptiorç
see SR 642). (Am. 3.83)
3. maintained at least a C average in all courses taken in
residence at the University of California. (Am' 11.13.08)
4.
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11,13,09) These eenrses inelnde UGBY\ 100¡ 101¡\; 1018t
102r\; 1028; 103; 10* 106; and 107 er their eqr*ivalent,
D.
proposed addition of Berkeley Division Rggulation 1501.D (Admission
reqùire-ents for the Master of Advanced Study)
The Committee on Rules and Elections has proposed the following addition
because systemwide Academic Senate regulations govern admission
requireménts for the Master of Arts and Ñfaster of Science degrees, but not the
Master of Advanced Study degree.
1501-. REQUIREMENTS FORTHE MASTER'S DEGREE
nted
D.
relevant Facultv.
ACTION: The Consent Calendar was aPProved as noticed'
V.
VI.
Reports of Special Committees (None)
Reports of Standing Committees
Committee on Faculty Awards (Enclosure 2)
In a written report, ttre Committee on Facqlï Awards, chairyd by Professor Roya
Maboudiaru ainounced two recipients of the 201.2 Berkeley FacuÌty Service Award who
are recognized for their outstanding service,to,the camPus-arid shared_governance.
Professo"r Elizabeth Deakin (City &"Regional Planning) and Professor Ronald Gronsky
(Materials science & Engineering) wilt be honored at a fall reception.
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VII.
VIII.
IX.
Petitions of Students (None)
Unfinished Business (None)
University and Faculty Welfare (Handouts A and B)
A panel of four presented a post-election analysis o-{UCls fiscal situation: Executive Vice
Cliancellor and Þrovost €VCP) George Breslauer, Vice Chancellor for Administration
and Finance John Wiltoru Division Vice Chair Elizabeth Deakiru and Committee on
Academic Plânning and Resource Allocation (CAPRA) Co-chair Alexis Bell. Division
Chair Maslach moderated.
Vice Chancellor Wilton discussed the financial outlook ancl distributed the new 2012-1'3
UC Berkeley Budget Plan (Handouts A and B). The-plan will use central camPus
financial reserves-to meet any deficit that arises in the short term due to cuts in state and
and will cor,iitt,le to push ahead to identify efficiencies. In the medium
federal funding"*itt
have marry greater efficiency with an increased focus_on generating
term Berkeley
Onty ã multifaceted approach is likely to restore Berkeley's
revenue.
nét
additional
financial stability.
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EVCP Breslauer stated that although Berkeley continues to face major financial
challenges, he feels Berkeley is noiin decline-and gave several examples of its continuecl
strength and reputation for excellence.
Vice Chair Deakin emphasized the need to find financial solutions not only for the
present, but also to adäress future pop_ulation grgyth and increased numbers of
ätudents. Past sources of funding -ay Ue unrellable or no longer desirable. The faculty
need.s to become much more actlve in advocating to the public and state decisionmakers about UC's economic value to both the s[ate anðthe natioru and the significance
of UC research.
CAPRA Co-chair Bell acknowledged the effort that went into developing this campus
budget plan and in dealing with ihe financial crisis. The committee continues to monitor
finañciai issues relating to-intercollegiate athletics, Operational Excellence, and clmp}S
libraries. The campus i"s challenged ió carry out its mission with inadequate funding, but
the efforts of the aäministration, faculty, and students together reflect our commitment
to shared governance.
Audience members questioned the panel on issues including access, research.grants,
facuþ morale, and the hidden cost of efficiency measure.s-. A systemwide task force on
rebenihing has proposed a plan to redistribute state funding allocations tothe
Bieslauer äerved on the task force and noted-that.although Berkeley
"urrrprrr"rfEVCÞ
did irot get its preferred outcome, no cam-puses were cut and the effect will not be very
detrimeñtal to Berkeley. Composite benefit rates are also under consideration at
systemwide
X.
New Business (None)
The meeting was adjourned at4:52p.m'
Gary Holland
Secretary, Berkeley Division
Handout
Handout
A:
B:
UC Berkeley finances after Election Day 20-12
2012'1'3 UC Berkeley Budget Plan
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BERKËLËY
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320 STEPHENS HALL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNI,I
April 10,2013
CHAIR CHzuSTTNA MASLACH
Berkeley Division, Academic Senate
Re: Admissions for 2013
Dear Chair Maslach,
The review of freshman admissions f,rles fol academic year 201.3-14 is complete. Freshman
applications reached an all-time high this year 67,665 applied. On March 28, 14,103 applicants
wére tendered offers of admission, for an admit rate of 20.8%. Of those, 9,124 ate California
residents and 4,979 are non-resident. The admit rate for residents was 21.4% and for nonresidents lg.8%. Of the non-resident admits, 1,638 are international students. Our enrollment
target is 4,350.
Of the 14,103 admitted, 11,891 were offered fall admission and 2,212 wete offered
spring
4,300-4,400
admission. The anticipated yield is 34-5%o, so we anticipate enrolling approximately
freshmen.
Transfer applications are
still being read. They will be complete and offers will be extended
Ãpril26.
The most important issue going forward is that the number of freshman applications has been
rising steadiþ. In2007 theie were barely 44,000.In 2010 the number had risen to over 50,000.
øy lOn it had jumped to nearly 62,000, and this year it was almost 68,000. A number of factors
piay in-the reóenf shift in definition of eligibility and the more aggressive recruitment of noniesidents. But the fact remains that if the rise in the number of applications continues to grow tür'e will have to look more closely at our freshman
and we have every reason to suspect it will
admissions procedures.
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Finally, we are continuing to make minor adjustments to tighten athletic admissions standards.
to that end we have spokin to coaches, including the new football staff, about the fact that we
need to start monitoring potential recruits for likely admittability, as soon as they are identified
by scouts, and we explained that we will tell them, as we have in the past, not to pursue athletes
who are too weak acádemically. On the policy side, we are in the process of raising the floor on
the SAT/ACT numbers for potential athletic admits'
Sincerely,
fuchard A. Rhodes
Chair, Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education
Report of the Committee on Faculty Awards
To the Division, April 23,2013
In fulfitling its charge as established in the by-laws of the _lerkgley Division 9f the Academic Senate,
the Committee on Fãculty Awards (FA) carried out the following activities during Spring 2013'
Divisional and UC Awards
Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Proþssorship
The Committee solicited and received a number of nominations for the Professorship. Two
recommend.ations forwarded to Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer were
approved in April: Jerry Craddocþ Professor -Emeritug 9{ Spq*th aad Portuguese, and }ohn M.
Piåusnitz, Profeisor in the Graduate School in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering'
Constantine
P anunzio
Distinguished Emeriti Awar d
The Committee solicited and forwarded two nominations for this systemwide award to the selection
committee at the University of Califomia, Los Angeles.
20L3 Clark Kerr Award
The Clark Kerr Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education recognizes an individual
who has made an extraordinarf and distinguished contribution to the
advãncem-e1t
of higher
education. The Committee selectêd Dr. Ricard=o Romo, president of the University of Texas at San
Antonio, for the award this year. The nomination was apþroved by Divisional Council on November
5,2012, and President Romo was honored at a Berkeley èeremony on March 14, co-hosted by Division
Chair Christina Maslach and the Committee.
Berkeley Faculty Seraice Award
The committee has made two selections for the Berkeley Faculty Service Award this year and will
forward the nominations to Divisional Council for approval.
External Awards
Throughout the year the Committee chair sends notices to Senate members about various awards and
honors to encourage departments to nominate colleagues.
The committee believes that faculty service is a crucial component of shared g-overnance, and that
outstanding service by the facultyihould be.recognized. Nomjnalio¡s are highly encouraged. Calls are
posted or, tÏ." Division's webpagê at: http:/ /academic-senate.berkeley.edu/awards
Roya Maboudian
Chair, Committee on Faculty Awards
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture
2072-L3 Report to the
Division
Apri123,2013
On April '!.,z}l3,Divisional Council endorsed the nominations of the Committee
on Faculty Research Lecture for the 2014 Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty
Research Lectures. The distinguished 201'4 Le citrers are :
Professor Harvey W. Blanch of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineerin1, and
Professor Francine Masiello of the Departments of Comparative Literature
Spanish and Portuguese
The nomination letter foliows.
Robert Hass
2012-13 Chair, Committee on Faculty Research Lecture
Professor of English
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March 28,20L3
TO:
Christina Maslach, Chair
Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
FROM: Robert Flass, Chair
Committee on Faculty Research Lecture
RE: Nominations of
Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty Research Lectures for 2073-2074
The Committee on Faculty Research Lecture considered all this-year's nominations at its
meeting of March L,2013;and unanimously recommends that the Martin Meyerson
Berketðy Faculty Research Lectures in2013-1,4be delivered by Professor Harvey W.
Blanch"of the D-epartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering-,_md Professor
Francine Masiello of the Departments of Comparative Literature and Spanish and
Portuguese.
Harvey W. Blanch, The Merck Professor of Biochemical Engineering, is an
internádonally recognized leader in the field of biotechnology and hehas been a world
leader in biochemicãl engineering for more than 30 years. It was his gift from the outset
of his career to recognize--as one of his colleagues puts_it-"the growing synergy
between engineerin[ and biology" andto translatebiochemistry into engineering with
powerful prãctical outcomes over several decades'
In the late 1970s and early 1.980s his lab developed biological approaches to convert
renewable biomass resources to a transportation fuel (ethanol), work that contributed
mightily to the development of the biotechnology industry. A second field of
iruiovaiion was in the þroduction of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). MAbs are used to
produce antigens in thè treatment of cancers, cardiovascular disease, macular
ãegeneration] multiple sclerosis, and viral diseases. They were !"i.9 produc_ed by-a
prõcedure that required compleï and expensive growth media for the cells. It made a
äignificant differeñce that his techniqugs made it possible to produce mass bodies of
antibodies cheaply for medical research.
His other fields of innovative research and development include protein purificationkey to the production of therapeutic and commercial proteins-and protein aggregation.
Ajgregatiôn is the maior challènge to the successful manufacture of protein _
pliítt"ä.".tticals, whiih comprisäthe majority of all biotechnology products. Together
with Professor john Prausnitz,
a colleague in his department, Professor Blanch
methods to abate the process of aggregation.
thermodlmamic
molecular
developed
by
biotech companies to manufacture protein
used
now
being
These techniques are
-stuay
of protein aggregatíon-diseases such as
in
the
variants and have proved usefùl
recent research interests include a
Blanch's
Professor
mad cow disease and Alzheimer's.
renewed look at next-generation biofuels. He co-authored a recent essay inNøture
describing a method hè and his colleagues have developed to make biofuels from
starches, Jugars, and cellulosic sugars- "4 new path to renewable diesel from biomass,"
one headHné read. "More bang foi the biofuel buck" was another.
Professor Blanch joined the Berkeley faculty ín1978. For his work on monoclonal
antibodies Professor Blanch received the Marvin Johnson Award of the American
Chemical Society. He is a founding fellow of the American Institute for Medical and
Biological Engineering, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Fngineering, serves
as ar,ãdvisor| board member to the NIH Celt Culture Center, the chemical engineering
departments ôf Princeton University, Tufts University, UC Davis, and the Sandia
National Laboratory's Board on Bioiogy, and the Advilgry Board for Biotechnology at
Cambridge Univeréity. He was recognized as "One of the Hundred Engineers of the
Modern Éra" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2008. His textbook,
Biochemicøl Engineering, is described by his colleagues-as "the official text for graduate
and undergraãuate cõrrrses in biotechnology" . published 1n1996, it is in its seventh
printing.
Professor Blanch is known for his wit and his gifts as a speaker. The last member of his
d.epartment to be honored as a faculty researcñ lecturer was Professor John Prausnitz in
1981.
Francine Masiello, Sidney and Margaret Ancker Distinguished Professor in the
Humanities, has a joint appointment in the departments of Spanish and Portuguese and
Comparative Literature. She is one of this country's and Latin America's foremost
scholãrs of Latin American literature and culture, and the only author to have twice
won the Modern Language Associations Kovacs Púze for the best book of the year in
Iberian and Latin Amãricãn studies. She is the author of four books and the co-editor of
three collections of essays.
"Eachone of her books," writes Diana Sorensen, dean of Arts and Humanities at
Harvard, "has changed her fietd of study in significant ways: the first one on the avantgarde revealed impõrtant connections bêtweeñ and among poets, joumalists, and the
ídeological discourses of the early decades of the twentieth century...Then came the
grounãbreaking book about women and gender in the nineteenth century, lBetween
eiaitizøtion and Barbørism,1992l which changed our sense of the period, and of women's
writing and agency. Her archival research was extraordinary: ltbrought to light a
hithert-o hiddõn oiignored corpus of writing by and about women." Because of it she
writes, "We all teacñ women's writing differently.... Gender and the enterprise of
national construction were interlaced in Professor Masiello's erudite and lucid reading
of a stunning amount of materials that previous scholarship had neglected. This was the
result of pai-ástaking archival research õoupled with theoretical sophislication: it is the
trademari of her wórk that she is both rigorous with the cultural and historical record,
as well as critically and analytically incisfue." Professor Masiello's next book, her
second award-winning one, The Art of Trønsition. Latin American Culture andNeoliberøl
Crisis,2ggL, casts u rr"iy wiáe net, exámining not only literature þut painting, film,
ph";.;;^p9,rrid"o, pérformance art, and n--opul.ar ráusic, to look during a period of
political transition ut tLr" ways the forces iniide the suppressions and concealments of
ãi.ã-t"*htp ;;th" one haná and of endless distraction in consumer culture on the
ãiÀ"r rtt"påa tft" search for some idea of "the real" in late twentieth century Latin
American art. It was a second field-altering performance'
During the years in which she produced these books, she was also a vital and inspiring.
and
teacher of Latin American literãture to both undergraduates and graduate students
made
have
tha,t
writers
visiting
by
scholarJand
she orqanized conferences and lectures
in the United
É;;df"y;;;¡;h"-"ital centers for the súray of Latin American literature
Among the
the
arts.
in
conversation
States uhd u1i*portã"ipari of an inter-Amãrican
ética,
Poseiø,
presente:
eI
en
Estar
fruits of that *ork is her recently completed book,
of her
one
poets-,
American
Latin
yhi+
cultura, a collection of essays on contemporary
of
decades
of
"the
culmination
.ãUãug""r, Professor Victoria Kahn, describeð as
reflection on Latin American poetry." Not only a study in.one of the vital American art
a
iot*r of the twentieth centurjr by óne of its môst distinguished students, it itis isalso
"a
words,
*ulor statement of Professor'ä Niasiello's critical stance. In her own
central to politics
;;;'ñ.;;i "pproach to poetry. . .at a time in which body work...is so
uoder duress, the 'bare-life' status of
11ãt?,i.u, staìå violen.", for.iig the body to speak
the
bodies in detentio.,-.u*p, unã it exileÍand äulture (the reìmagining of 4" Lgay-in
dieital ase...)." Professoi Masiello is aiso currently at work onã new book, The.Senses of
of the
Di;;;*\V,#f,i.ttrtt" describes as "a study of the sensorium in the literature democratic
of
experiences
the
to
ité
relationship
and
America
United Síátes and Spanish
advancement and modernization'"
professor Masiello ioined the Berkeley faculty tnIg77.If selected, she will be the first
Èaculty Research Läcturer from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese since
Profesãor Rudotph Schevill in 19L8.