NOTICE OF MEETING∗
BERKELEY DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Thursday, May 1, 2014, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Items on the agenda for the spring meeting of the Berkeley Division include:
•
A panel discussion on strengthening the undergraduate experience at UC
Berkeley. The panel will address teaching and the broader issue of faculty
contact with undergraduates, the role of advising, and the role of residential life
in shaping the undergraduate experience.
•
Announcements
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks
Division Chair Elizabeth Deakin
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele
ASUC Academic Affairs Vice President Valerie Jameson
•
Reports of special committees
•
Report of standing committees
Faculty Awards (written report only)
Faculty Research Lectures (written report only)
Faculty Welfare
Rules and Elections
•
Proposed legislation
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 21 governing the Committee
on Faculty Welfare
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 25 governing the Committee
on Research
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 28 governing the Committee on
University-Emeriti Relations
* Communications may be directed to the Academic Senate e-mail address: acad_sen@berkeley.edu.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 45 governing the Committee
on Teaching
Proposed Berkeley Division Bylaw governing the Committee on Diversity,
Equity, and Campus Climate
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 42 governing the Committee on the
Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 44 governing the Committee on
Student Diversity and Academic Development
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 952 governing the
Master of Public Health Degree (M.P.H.)
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulations 751, 754 and 755
governing the Master of Laws (LL.M.) and the Doctor of the Science of Law
(J.S.D.) degrees
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is a compilation of commemorative statements honoring deceased
members of the Division, their lives, and service to the University. Memorials are
contributed by various sources, including colleagues of the deceased and the Office of
Public Affairs; In Memoriam, the systemwide Academic Senate's online publication,
makes these tributes generally available.
The Committee on Memorial Resolutions has approved memorials for the following
Berkeley faculty. The authors of the memorials are listed in the column to the right.
Paul Alpers (English)
Joel Altman
Robert Neelly Bellah (Sociology)
Ann Swidler, Claude Fischer
Michael Conant (Business)
Ed Epstein
Frank Hauser (Mechanical
Engineering)
Hari Dharan
Arthur Jensen (Education)
Dara Tom, Committee on Memorial
Resolutions
Soshichi Kobayashi (Mathematics)
Alan Weinstein, John Addison, Robert
Bryant
Robert Lin (Physics)
UCB Office of Public Affairs
Woodrow Wilson Middlekauff
(Entomology)
Robert Lane, Jerry Powell
Charles Edward Murgia (Classics)
Donald Mastronarde, Dylan Sailor
Roderic Park (Plant & Microbial
Biology)
John Cummins, Russell Jones, Andrew
Waterhouse
Robert D. Raabe (Plant Pathology)
Milton Schroth, William Z. Lidicker,
Albert R. Weinhold
Vincent Matthew Sarich (Anthropology Thomas Schoenemann
and Biochemistry)
Suzanne Scotchmer (Economics, Law,
and Public Policy)
Peter S. Menell, Robert P. Merges
Arnold M. Schultz (Forestry and
Resource Management)
Joe R. McBride, Maes W. Bartolome
Robert Wilensky (EECS)
Richard J. Fateman
Order of Business
Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate
May 1, 2014, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
ORDER OF BUSINESS
I.
Minutes
Minutes of the November 21, 2013 meeting of the Division (Enclosure 1)
II.
Announcements by the President
President Janet Napolitano is unable to attend.
III.
IV.
Other Announcements
A.
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks
B.
Berkeley Division Chair Elizabeth Deakin
C.
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele
D.
ASUC Academic Affairs Vice President Valerie Jameson
Special Orders-Consent Calendar
For proposed legislative amendments, additions to the current text are noted by an
underline; deletions to the current text are noted by a strikethrough line. Per Division
bylaws the consent calendar is approved in the absence of a quorum.
A.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 21 governing the
Committee on Faculty Welfare
Divisional Council proposes amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 21
to enhance the division’s response to faculty welfare issues by
incorporating the concerns of both regular and emeriti faculty into one
restructured committee.
21. Faculty Welfare
A.
Membership
This committee has a chair and a co-chair, one of whom should be
an emerita/emeritus. The committee has at least twelve voting
members, of whom one-third should be emeriti.
B.
Duties
This committee confers with campus administrators on matters
concerning the general welfare of both regular and emeriti faculty,
such as conditions of employment, office space, salary policy,
benefits, dependent care, housing, and other matters pertaining to
either or both of the constituents. It The committee reports and
recommends to the division on these issues.
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B.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 25 governing the
Committee on Research
Divisional Council proposes amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 25
to reflect the current duties of the committee.
25.
C.
Research
A.
Membership!
This Committee has a Chair, a Vice Chair, and at least fifteen
Senate members.
B.
Duties
•
This Committee advises the Division in all matters
pertaining to the research mission of the Division and
the University;
•
Confers with and advises the Chancellor and the Vice
Chancellor-Research on faculty perspectives
regarding research policy matters;
•
Maintains regular contact with other Committees of
the Division on matters relating to research policy
and allocations, such as the Committees on the
Library, Computing and Communications, and
Academic Planning and Resource Allocation;
•
Establishes policies and procedures governing
allocations to the Committee, and administers and
allocates funds designated for research according to
established policy; determines recipients of faculty
research and travel grants, and;
•
Makes recommendations to the VC-Research based
on review reports of Organized Research Units.
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 28 governing the
Committee on University-Emeriti Relations
Divisional Council proposes the repeal of Bylaw 28 to reflect the inclusion
of emeriti in the membership and duties of the Committee on Faculty
Welfare.
28. University-Emeriti Relations
A. Membership
This Committee has at least five members, of whom at least three
are emeriti and one of whom will be a member of the Committee
on Faculty Welfare. (CC. 4.25.05)
B. Duties
The Committee:
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1. Represents the interests of emeriti and communicates their
needs to the appropriate bodies of the Division;
2. Works closely with the Retirement Center and the Berkeley
Emeriti Association to maintain communication with the
emeriti and assess their interests and needs;
3. Maintains liaison with Committee on Faculty Welfare and
appoints subcommittees to maintain liaison with other
academic bodies as deemed appropriate; and (CC 4.25.05)
4. Serves as a resource for the Retirement Center and assists the
Center in identifying and responding to the needs of emeriti
as appropriate.
D.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 45 governing the
Committee on Teaching
Divisional Council proposes amendments to Berkeley Division Bylaw 45
to reflect the current duties of the committee.
45.
Teaching
A.
Membership!
This Committee has at least five Senate members, of which a
minimum of two should be past recipients of the
Distinguished Teaching Award, and two student members,
one undergraduate and one graduate student.
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B.
Duties
1.•
Encourage Stimulate and aid all departments to
strengthen their efforts to foster, recognize, and
reward good teaching;
2.•
Nominate members of the Faculty for approval by the
Divisional Council to receive Distinguished Teaching
Awards and other awards as appropriate. Upon
request from the Chancellor or members of the
Chancellor’s cabinet, solicit and submit nominations
of faculty members as potential recipients of external
awards for teaching;
3.•
Initiate, receive, and fund proposals for instructional
improvement and development. Advise the
administration on the allocation of resources for
instructional improvement and development;
4.•
Undertake special activities to improve teaching and
learning on campus;
5.•
Study issues all problems concerning improvement of
teaching on the campus and its recognition through
promotion and tenure and, from time to time, make
pertinent recommendations to the Berkeley Division.
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E.
Proposed enactment of a Berkeley Division bylaw to govern the
Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate
Divisional Council proposes enactment of Berkeley Division Bylaw
[number to be determined] to form the Committee on Diversity, Equity,
and Campus Climate, in conjunction with the rescission of the bylaws
governing the Committee on the Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities
and the Committee on Student Diversity and Academic Development. The
restructured committee will facilitate a more effective Senate voice on
issues of diversity, equity, and campus climate.
Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate
A.
Membership
This Committee consists of at least twelve Senate members, two
student members, and, as ex officio non-voting members, the Vice
Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion and the Associate Vice Provost
for the Faculty.
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B.
F.
Duties
•
To encourage and aid departments in strengthening their
efforts to foster and achieve equality of opportunity for
academic personnel, students, and academic programs;
•
To review information on the status of affirmative action,
campus climate, and diversity provided by the campus and
University administrations and make recommendations
regarding said findings to the Divisional Council;
•
To report to the Division annually on the progress of the
campus in achieving equality of opportunity and a
supportive campus climate for underrepresented and
otherwise excluded groups;
•
To advise, aid, and review academic preparation and
development programs (from pre-college to graduate level)
in order to help such programs encourage and aid students
who have encountered restricted educational opportunities.
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 42
Divisional Council proposes the repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 42 in
conjunction with the formation of the Committee on Diversity, Equity,
and Campus Climate.
42. Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities
A. Membership
This Committee consists of at least six Senate members, one of
whom is a Vice Chair, two student members, and, as ex officio non4
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voting members, the Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion and
the Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty.
B. Duties
o To stimulate and aid all departments in strengthening their
efforts to foster and achieve equality of opportunity for
women and minorities;
o To conduct continuous review of all problems concerning
the status of women and ethnic minorities on the Berkeley
Campus; and
o To report to the Division annually on the progress of the
Campus in achieving equality of opportunity for women
and minorities.
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G.
Proposed repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 44 governing the
Committee on Student Diversity and Academic Development
Divisional Council proposes the repeal of Berkeley Division Bylaw 44 in
conjunction with the formation of the Committee on Diversity, Equity,
and Campus Climate.
44. Student Diversity and Academic Development
A. Membership
o This Committee consists of at least ten Senate members and
of two student members.
o The Committee may nominate as non-voting members, for
approval by the Committee on Committees, such nonmembers of the Academic Senate, to a maximum of five, as it
deems advisable.
B. Duties
This committee advises, aids, and reviews academic preparation
and development programs (from pre-college to graduate level) in
order to help such programs encourage and aid students of the
highest academic promise who have encountered restricted
educational opportunities due to racial, ethnic, and/or gender
preferences or other social or economic conditions.
This committee seeks to aid the development of the full potential of
such students, particularly in those areas of study and work in
which students who have encountered restricted educational
opportunities are poorly represented, and thereby to promote
student diversity on campus and in the professions.
This committee encourages and aids members of the Berkeley
faculty to participate in achieving the goals outlined above.
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H.
Proposed amendments to Berkeley Division Regulation 952 governing
the Master of Public Health Degree (M.P.H.)
The School of Public Health Faculty Advisory Council has recommended
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the proposed revision to reflect the importance it places on the grades
earned in core courses. Divisional Council and the Committee on Rules
and Elections approved the proposed amendments.
952.
I.
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE (M.P.H.) (Am. 11.13.08,
3.83, 11.2.11)
A.
Unit Requirements
•
The candidate must have completed at least 42 units
of course work acceptable to the Faculty of the School
of Public Health.
•
With approval of the Executive Committee of the
Faculty of the School, a candidate may be authorized
to present an acceptable thesis in lieu of four of the 42
units required.
B.
Grades
•
Only courses in which the candidate is assigned
grades A, B, C (including plus or minus grades), or
Satisfactory may be counted in satisfaction of
requirements for the Master's Degree, except for
core courses specified by the Faculty of the School of
Public Health. The candidate must receive a letter
grade of B- or higher in core courses.
•
The candidate must maintain an average of not less
than three grade points per unit in all courses
required or elected while enrolled as a graduate
student at the University of California.
C.
Final Examination
A comprehensive final examination either in the field of
specialization or in the general field of public health, as
determined by the supervisory faculty committee, is
required of each candidate.
D.
Field Training
The candidate must have complete at least twelve weeks of
field training in an approved public health agency. This
requirement may be met by previous qualifying experience.
Regulations 751, 754 and 755 of the Berkeley Division, regarding the
LL.M. (Master of Laws) and J.S.D. (Doctor of the Science of Law)
degrees
The School of Law faculty proposes amendments to Berkeley Division
Regulations 751, 754, and 755 to reflect changes in requirements.
Divisional Council, Graduate Council and the Committee on Rules and
Elections approved the proposed amendments.
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751. ADMISSION TO GRADUATE CURRICULUM
There may be admitted to the graduate curriculum in law:
A.
LL.M. Degree
As a candidate for the degree of Master of Laws (L..L.M.), any
applicant who has had at least six four years of resident study at
approved colleges and law schools, who holds a professional
degree from a law school approved by the American Bar
Association or foreign equivalent, and who, in the opinion of the
Faculty of the School, gives evidence of capacity to complete the
requirements for the LL.M. Degree degree; except that an applicant
who has not received the A.B., B.S.,LL.B., J.D., or equivalent degree
may be admitted only if the Faculty of the School of Law concludes
that the applicant’s otherwise meets the requirements for practicing
law in the applicant’s home jurisdiction preparation in social
sciences other than law has not been unreasonably limited; or
B.
J.S.D. Degree
As a candidate for the degree of Doctor of the Science of Law
(J.S.D.), any applicant who has had at least six five years of resident
study at approved colleges and law schools, who holds an
advanced law professional degree from a law school approved by
the American Bar Association or foreign equivalent, and who, in
the opinion of the Faculty of the School, gives evidence of capacity
to complete requirements for the J.S.D. degree; except that an
applicant who has not received the A.B., B.S., or equivalent an
advanced law degree may be admitted only if the Faculty of the
School of Law concludes that the applicant’s preparation in social
sciences other than law has not been unreasonably limited gives
evidence of capacity of complete the requirements for the J.S.D.
degree.
C.
Non-Degree
• There may also be admitted to the graduate curriculum in law,
though not as a candidate for a degree, any applicant who holds
a professional degree from a law school approved by the
American Bar Association or foreign equivalent, and who, in the
opinion of the Faculty of the School, gives evidence of capacity
to continue advanced legal study successfully.
• An applicant so admitted may, after completion of one
academic year of resident study, depending on his or her
achievement and proved ability, be admitted as a candidate for
the degree of Master of Laws or Doctor of the Science of Law.
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754. LL.M. DEGREE
The degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) will be granted on the following
conditions:
A.
B.
C.
Prior to the completion of the candidate’s resident study, the
candidate must have been admitted to the graduate curriculum in
law as a candidate for the decree degree of Master of Laws or
Doctor of the Science of Law.
The candidate must have completed with distinction, under the
direction of an advisory committee appointed by the Faculty of the
School, a program of resident study including no fewer than 16 20
units of approved courses or seminars, or an equivalent program in
research.
The candidate must have completed a research project
demonstrating a capacity for legal scholarship.
755. J.S.D. DEGREE
The degree of Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) will be granted on the
following conditions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
V.
Prior to completion of the candidate’s resident study, the candidate
must have been admitted to the graduate curriculum in Law law as
a candidate for this degree.
The candidate must have completed with high distinction, under
the direction of an advisory committee appointed by the Faculty of
the School, a program of resident study including no fewer than 20
24 units of approved courses or seminars coursework, or an
equivalent program of and independent research.
Before advancement to candidacy for the degree, the The candidate
must have passed an oral examination, in such field or fields of
study as he or she may select, with approval of the advisory
committee.
The candidate must have presented, not earlier than six months
after completion of his or her resident study coursework
requirement, a dissertation suitable for publication which, in the
opinion the advisory committee, constitutes a useful contribution in
the field with which it deals.
Reports of Special Committees (None)
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VI.
Reports of Standing Committees
A.
B.
C.
D.
VII.
Faculty Awards (Written report only – Enclosure 2)
Faculty Research Lectures (Written report only – Enclosure 3)
Faculty Welfare
Rules and Elections (Enclosure 4)
Petitions of Students (None)
VIII. Unfinished Business (None)
IX.
University and Faculty Welfare (Discussion only)
A.
Strengthening the Undergraduate Experience at UC Berkeley
A panel will discuss strengthening the undergraduate experience at UC
Berkeley, including teaching and the broader issue of faculty contact with
undergraduates, the role of advising, and the role of residential life in
shaping the undergraduate experience.
X.
New Business (None)
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