April 24, 2014
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Members of the Academic Senate
FROM:
Thomas Holyoke, Vice Chair
Academic Senate
RE:
Academic Senate Agenda – April 28, 2014
There is a meeting of the Academic Senate scheduled for Monday,
April 28, 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 4/21/14.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
4.
Installation of New Senators
5.
Consent Calendar.
A.
Nomination/Reappointments to the
Nominating/Election Committee.
B.
Nomination/Reappointment to the Committee for
Faculty Equity and Diversity (CFED).
C.
Nomination/Reappointment to the Student Affairs
Committee.
D.
Proposed B.S. in Biochemistry – Academic Policy and
Planning Committee.
6.
Election–Nominations–Nominating/Elective Committee
A. Executive Committee Member University-Wide
(Nominations from the floor)
Executive Committee Member-At-Large
(Nominations from the floor)
7.
New Business.
8.
Policies for Committee Review – APM 325, 327, 360 – Personnel
Committee. Second Reading.
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
April 28, 2014
4.
Installation of New Senators
The next page contains the list of newly elected and re-elected
Statewide, University-Wide, and Department Senators.
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.
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NEW SENATORS
Lizhong Hao
Accountancy
Ulrike Müller
Biology
Victor Torres
Chicano & Latin American Studies
Lizhu Davis
Child, Family & Consumer Sciences
Janice Peterson
Economics
Magdalena Gilewicz
English
Mohan B. Dangi
Geography and City and Regional
Planning
Tamas Forgacs
Mathematics
Marcia Thompson
Physical Therapy
RE-ELECTED SENATORS
Lynn Williams
Agricultural Business
Dawn Lewis
Kinesiology
Sean Fulop
Linguistics
Imelda Basurto
Literacy & Early Education
Andy Stratemeyer
Marketing & Logistics
Honora Chapman
Modern & Classical Languages &
Literatures
Kevin Ayotte
Communication
Statewide
Otto Benavides (re-elected, three-year term)
Kremen School of Education
University-Wide
DEPARTMENT VACANCIES
Aerospace
Animal Science
Athletics (2 Senators)
Anthropology
Communication (Ex Officio)
Political Science (Ex Officio)
Melanie Ram (three-year term)
College of Social Sciences
Madhsudan Katti (two-year term)
College of Science and Mathematics
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Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.A. Nomination/Reappointment to Nominating/Elections
Committee(N/E) - Nominating/Elections Committee.
NOMINATION/ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
The Nominating/Elections Committee shall be composed of nine
faculty members nominations shall be made by the Executive
Committee and appointed by the Academic Senate. No more than one
faculty member will be from any one school or service area. Members
shall serve three year staggered terms.
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Continuing Members
Bernadette Muscat (Chair) (SS)
Michael Tillman (L)
Janine Spencer (H&HS)
Kyle Weir (E&HD)
Reza Raeisi (LCOE)
Patricia LaRosa (CSB)
Don Austin (JCAST)
Nomination for Reappointment
Oscar Vega (S&M) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Tony Mowrer (A&H) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
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Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.B. Nomination/Reappointment to the Committee for Faculty
Equity and Diversity (CFED) - Nominating/Elections Committee.
COMMITTEE FOR FACULTY EQUITY AND DIVERSITY (CFED)
The Committee for Faculty Equity and Diversity shall be composed of
thirteen members, ten of whom shall be faculty members appointed
by the Academic Senate. There shall be one faculty member from
each school or service area. The Committee shall include
representation form protected groups. Members shall serve three
year staggered terms. A representative of the Administration shall be
the eleventh member. There shall be two student members
appointed by the Associated Students.
Continuing Members
Andrew Jones (Chair) (SS)
Julie Moore (L)
Stefaan Delcroix (S&M)
Laurie Taylor (CSB)
Gloria Medina-Sancho (A&H)
Nomination for Reappointment
Kathryn Biancindo (E&HD) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Suzanne Kotkin-Jaszi (H&HS) – Reappointed for a three-year term
(2017)
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Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.C. Nomination/Reappointment to the Student Affairs Committee Nominating/Elections Committee.
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The Student Affairs Committee shall be composed of eleven members,
seven of who shall be faculty members appointed by the Academic
Senate. No more than one faculty member shall be from any one
school or service area. Members shall serve three year staggered
terms. A representative of the administration shall be the eighth
member. Three student appointed by the associated students shall
complete the committee membership.
Continuing Members
Nancy Nisbett (H&HS)
Leslie Weiser (SSP-AR)
Mohan Dangi (SS)
Gil Kim (CSB)
Nomination for Appointment/Reappointment
Marianne Jackson (S&M) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
David Drexler (L) – Appointed for a three-year term (2017)
Richard Wanjema (A&H) – Appointed for a two-year term (2016)
Balaji Sethuramasamyraja – Appointed for a two-year term (2016)
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Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.D. Proposed B.S. in Biochemistry – Academic Policy and
Planning Committee
The Chemistry Department is proposing the formation of a new
BS Biochemistry degree program that builds on existing courses
and faculty expertise within the department.
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Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
6.A. ELECTION - NOMINATIONS - Nominating/Elections Committee.
A.
Nominations for positions on the Executive Committee.
Vacancies as follows:
One University-Wide: Three-year term through 2017
One Member-At-Large: Three-year term through 2017
Note:
Only University-Wide Senators are eligible to be nominated for
the Executive Committee University-Wide position.
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