THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate
FAX: 278-5745
Telephone: 278-2743
(EC-21)
April 8, 2013
Members Present:
Jacinta Amaral (State-wide), Kevin Ayotte (ViceChair), Shawn Clark (ASI), Provost William
Covino, Magda Gilewicz (At-large), Michael
Jenkins (At-large)
Excused Absent:
Gena Gechter (University-wide), Melanie Ram
(At-large), President John Welty, Lynn Williams
(Chair)
Visitors:
Venita Baker, Associate Vice President Michael
Caldwell, Paul Crosbie, Mamta Rawat
The meeting was called to order at 3:06 p.m. by Vice Chair Ayotte in
ML 3212.
1.
Agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda.
2.
Minutes of 3/18/13.
MSC to approve the minutes of 3/18/13.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
A.
Faculty Representatives to Associate Vice President for
University Communications Search Committee.
Vice Chair Ayotte reported that no nominations were
received for faculty representatives to the search
committee. The Executive Committee agreed that Vice
Chair Ayotte would repeat the call for nominations at the
April 8, 2013 Senate meeting; if the two faculty
representatives required by the university policy on
administrative appointments are not nominated, the
Senate will waive its right to faculty representation in this
case.
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B.
Memo dated March 11, 2013 w/correction, from William Covino,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs to Lynn Williams,
Chair Academic Senate re: Request to Officially Discontinue a
Program.
This item will be discussed as item 7 on today’s Executive
Committee agenda.
C.
Memo dated March 21, 2013, from William Covino, Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs to Lynn Williams, Chair
Academic Senate re: Corrected March 11, 2013 Memo. Memo has
been received.
As a result of consultation between Dean Nunna (Lyles
College of Engineering) and Dean Nef (Undergraduate
Studies), Provost Covino is withdrawing the previously
submitted request to consider voluntary discontinuation of
the Industrial Engineering program.
D.
Memo dated March 18, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair Senate
Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Chair Academic Senate re:
APM 302, 306, 307.
The consolidation of these three policies will appear as an
item on the next agenda of the Executive Committee.
E.
Memo dated March 18, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair Senate
Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Chair Academic Senate re:
APM 357.
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
F.
Memo dated March 18, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair Senate
Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Chair Academic Senate re:
APM 360, 361.
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
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G.
Email dated March 20, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair Personnel
Committee to Lynn Williams Chair Academic Senate re: APM 315.
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
H.
Email dated March 20, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair Senate
Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Chair Academic Senate re:
Revised Policy and Procedures for Addressing Discrimination,
Harassment, and Retaliation (APM 369 and G-25).
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
I.
Memo dated March 19, 2013, from J. Constable, Chair University
Budget Committee to Dr. Lynn Williams re: Proposed new MS
options and Certificates of Advanced Study in the Nursing
Department of the College of Health and Human Services.
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
J.
Email dated March 21, 2013, from Anil Shrestha, Chair Research
Subcommittee to Lynn Williams, Chair Academic Senate re: APM
510 Research Misconduct Policy.
This item will appear on the next agenda of the Executive
Committee.
K.
Email dated March 22, 2013, from Michael Caldwell, Associate
Vice President Faculty Affairs to Lynn Williams, Chair and Kevin
Ayotte, Vice Chair Academic Senate re: APM 322 Revision. Email
has been received.
This item will be discussed as part of item 6 in today’s
Executive Meeting
4.
APM 235 Honor Code. Continued Second Reading.
No further discussion was offered.
MSC to place this item on the next agenda of the Academic
Senate.
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5.
General Education (GE) Policy, Procedures, and Program
Description Revisions. Second Reading.
Dr. Paul Crosbie (Chair, GE Committee) summarized the
decision of the GE Committee (previously distributed to the
Executive Committee via email) that because Learning
Outcomes in the GE Policy were approved by faculty
through extensive consultation among departments and
the Senate, changes to Learning Outcomes during
Executive Committee review would circumvent that due
process. Proposed revisions to the Learning Outcomes for
Area A2 in the current draft are therefore withdrawn.
MSC to place this item on the next agenda of the Academic
Senate.
6.
Interim Policies (APMs 301, 304, 325, 332, Voluntary
Suspension of a Graduate Program, Blended/Accelerated
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs). First Reading.
Professor Mamta Rawat (Chair, Personnel Committee)
summarized the interim policies and changes made from
the previous versions of each policy.
A friendly amendment was offered and accepted, per the
request from Associate Vice President Caldwell (Faculty
Affairs) referenced in Communication item K above, to
delete all references to a “Range Elevation Form” in the
policy because the form was never created and is
unnecessary to implementation of the policy. The title of
Table 2 on p. 3 was also amended to change “faculty” to
“lecturers.”
MSC to waive second reading and place all of the interim
policies on the next agenda of the Academic Senate.
7.
Department of Political Science Request to Discontinue the
Public Administration Program. First Reading.
MSC to waive second reading and place this item on the
next agenda of the Academic Senate. Professor David
Schecter (Chair, Political Science) or designee will be
invited to present this request.
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8.
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Option in the
Civil Engineering Graduate Program. First Reading.
Professor Marilyn Wilson (Chair, Graduate Committee)
presented the proposed new option.
MSC to refer this item to the University Budget Committee
for review.
9.
Name Change for the Marriage and Family Therapy Program.
First Reading
MSC to waive second reading and place this item on the
next agenda of the Academic Senate.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:58 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