THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(AMENDED)
OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate
FAX: 278-5745
Telephone: 278-2743
(EC-24)
April 29, 2013
Members Present:
Lynn Williams (Chair), Jacinta Amaral (Statewide), Kevin Ayotte (Vice-Chair), Shawn Clark
(ASI), Provost William Covino, Michael Jenkins
(At-large), Melanie Ram (At-large), President
John Welty
Excused Absent:
Gena Gechter (University-wide), Magda Gilewicz
(At-large)
Visitors:
Venita Baker, Michael Botwin, Michael Caldwell,
Grace Liu, Mamta Rawat
The meeting was called to order at 3:09 p.m. by Chair Williams in ML
2108.
1.
Agenda.
MSC to add Executive Session as item #9 on the agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda as amended.
2.
Minutes of 4/22/13.
MSC to approve the minutes of 4/22/13.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
A.
2013-14 Budget
President Welty stated that Governor Brown is interested in
establishing accountability requirements for additional
funding. Governor Brown has proposed the same
standards for the CSU and UC systems based primarily on
graduation rates, with no standard based on enrollment
numbers. The CSU has requested reconsideration of the
stipulation of identical standards for the CSU and UC
systems.
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B.
Online Education Bills in California Legislature.
President Welty stated that nearly a dozen bills addressing
online education are making their way through the state
legislature and will be getting significant attention in the
coming months.
C.
Memo dated April 23, 2013 from Mamta Rawat, Chair of
the Senate Personnel Committee to Chair Williams re:
Department of Psychological Services – Student Health
Center Annual Faculty Evaluation for Non- Tenure Track
Faculty / Licensed Counseling Professionals.
MSC to return this item to the originating department to
integrate revisions suggested by the Personnel Committee
before being returned to the Executive Committee.
D.
Memo dated April 25, 2013 from Venita Baker, Senate
Office Coordinator to Chair Williams re: Forthcoming
Nominating/Elections Committee Vacancies.
This item will be discussed in Executive Session item #9 on
today’s agenda.
4.
APM 360, 361. First Reading.
Professor Rawat (Chair, Personnel Committee) summarized
the revisions to APM 360 and reorganization of APM 361.
MSC to waive second reading and place on the next agenda
of the Academic Senate. [No -1, Abstain – 1]
5.
Interim Revised Policy and Procedures for Fingerprinting and
Conducting Background Checks (APM 315). First Reading.
Professor Rawat (stated that the Personnel Committee
reviewed the policy and did not make any additional
changes.
Provost Covino confirmed that the policy does not require
background checks for new faculty generally but only for
those working in sensitive positions
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This item will return on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee for second reading.
6.
APM 510 Research Misconduct Policy. First Reading.
Grace Liu summarized proposed revisions to APM 510.
Public Health Services, a federal agency, required these
revisions to the policy on scientific research to conform
with federal requirements for applicable terminology.
A friendly amendment was offered and accepted to list in
the policy the titles only of responsible officers and place
the names of these officers in an addendum or appendix.
A friendly amendment was offered and accepted to delete
repetition of “research misconduct” in section I.C.16 and
restor “or President” in footnote 1, section II.
This item will return on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee for second reading.
7.
APM 220 Policy for Outcomes Based program Review. First
Reading.
This item will return on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee for first reading.
8.
Revised Policy and Procedures for Addressing Discrimination,
Harassment, and Retaliation (APM 369 and G-25). First Reading.
This item will return on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee for first reading.
9.
Executive Session
The committee entered executive session at 3:45pm. The
committee returned from executive session at 3:47pm.
MSC to forward the following names of faculty for
appointment/reappointment to the Nominating/Elections
Committee to the Academic Senate:
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Bernadette Muscat (Social Sciences, three-year term
ending 2016); Michael Tillman (Library, three-year term
ending 2016); Patricia LaRosa (Craig School of Business,
three-year term ending 2016); Don Austin (Jordan College
of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, two-year term
ending 2015).
The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 p.m.
The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be announced.
An Agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.
Submitted by:
Kevin J. Ayotte
Vice-Chair
Academic Senate
Approved by:
Lynn Williams
Chair
Academic Senate