November 25, 2014 MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Academic Senate FROM: Thomas Holyoke, Vice Chair Academic Senate RE: Academic Senate Agenda – December 1, 2014 There is a meeting of the Academic Senate scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., in the Library Auditorium, Room #2206. ~(APM) Attachments are on the Academic Senate Website~ http://www.fresnostate.edu/academics/senate/senate-documents AGENDA 1. Approval of the Agenda. 2. Approval of the Minutes of 11/3/14. 3. Installation of New Senator. 4. Communications and Announcements. 5. New Business. 6. Consent Calendar. A. APM 322 Policy on the Assessment of Teaching and APM 324 Policy on Probationary Plans and Faculty Mentoring. Personnel Committee. 7. Student Success Presentation. 8. APM’s 367 – Fresno State Affirmative Action Policy, 370 – Discrimination Complaints (EO 419), 393 – Employee Assistance Program Guidelines. Personnel Committee. 9. APM 358 (Triad Teaching Improvement Program). Personnel Committee. 10. APM 321 (Report of the Faculty Scholar Blue Ribbon Committee). Personnel Committee. SENATORS WHO WISH TO MAKE AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO DOCUMENTS BEING DISCUSSED ON THE ACADEMIC SENATE AGENDA SHOULD PLEASE MAKE CHANGES IN WRITING. Academic Senate Agenda December 1, 2014 3. Installation of New Senator This page contains the newly elected Department Senator. The installation of Senators is the official beginning of their terms in office. Upon installation of new Senators, outgoing Senators will no longer be able to vote. NEW SENATOR Amir Jassim Department of Finance & Business Law DEPARTMENT VACANCIES Animal Science Athletics (1 Senator) 2 Academic Senate Agenda December 1, 2014 Consent Calendar 6.A. APM 322 Policy on the Assessment of Teaching and APM 324 Policy on Probationary Plans and Faculty Mentoring – Personnel Committee The memo requested that the Academic Senate approve reassigning APM 322a, 322b, and 322c to an appendix to APM 322. Similarly, 324a would be made an appendix to APM 324. It was decided to place the request for approval on the consent calendar of the December 1, 2014, meeting of the Academic Senate. 3