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-17)
February 25, 2013
Members Present:
Lynn Williams (Chair), Kevin Ayotte (Vice-Chair),
Associate Provost Lynnette Zelezny (for Provost
Covino), Michael Jenkins (At-large), Melanie
Ram (At-large), President John Welty
Excused Absent:
Jacinta Amaral (State-wide), Magda Gilewicz (Atlarge), Shawn Clark (ASI), Gena Gechter
(University-wide)
Visitors:
Venita Baker, Michael Botwin, Eugene Zumwalt
The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by Chair Williams in ML
3212.
1.
Agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda.
2.
Minutes of 2/11/13.
MSC to approve the minutes of 2/11/13.
3.
Communications and Announcements.
A.
Memo dated August 22, 2012, from Michael Caldwell,
Associate Vice President Faculty Affairs to Deans and
Department chairs re: Interim Policy Changes.
Interim policies recommended by the Expanded Executive
Committee and approved by President Welty during
summer 2012 include APM 301 Policy and Procedures for
the Appointment of Tenure-Track Faculty Including the
Award of Service Credit; APM 304 Policy on Terminal
Degrees; APM 325 Policy on Retention and Tenure; APM
332 Policy on Range Elevation for Temporary Faculty;
Policy for Initiating Voluntary Suspension of a Graduate
Program; and Policy on Blended Programs –
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Bachelor’s/Master’s/Master’s Certificates and
Master’s/Doctorate.
The interim policies will be placed on the next agenda of
the Executive Committee as a single item for review and
referral.
B.
Memo dated February 18, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair
Senate Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Chair
Academic Senate re: Dissolution of Faculty Development
Committee.
This item will appear on the next Agenda of the Executive
Committee.
C.
Memo dated February 20, 2013, from Jean Ritter, Chair
Student Academic Petitions Committee (SAPC) to Kevin
Ayotte, Vice Chair Academic Senate re: APM 243 Student
Academic Petitions.
This item will appear on the next Agenda of the Academic
Senate. The memo from the SAPC will be included in
documents related to the policy for Senate review.
D.
Memo dated February 12, 2013, from William A. Covino,
Provost to Kevin Ayotte, Vice Chair Academic Senate re:
Provost’s Awards Committee 2012-2013.
This item will appear on the next Agenda of the Executive
Committee. Executive Committee members are asked to
bring suggestions for nominees.
E.
Memo dated February 8, 2013, from Paul Crosbie, Chair
General Education Committee to R. Lynn Williams, Chair
Academic Senate, and the Senate Executive Committee re:
General Education Policies, Procedures and Program
Description.
This item will appear on the next Agenda of the Executive
Committee.
F.
Email dated February 13, 2013, from Mamta Rawat, Chair
Personnel Committee to Lynn Williams, Kevin Ayotte, and
Jacinta Amaral of the Senate Executive Committee re:
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MGT 110 – Undisclosed Class Fees, Syllabus issues, COI
and APM Violations.
MSC to refer this item to the Academic Policy & Planning
Committee for review of potential policy changes.
4.
Level A Budget Allocation Committee Report.
Vice Chair Ayotte summarized the recommendations of the Level
A Committee, including the rationale guiding the various
recommendations. The recommendations were designed to honor
most of the priority requests from Advancement, Athletics,
Public Safety, Deferred Maintenance to Facilities, and
Technology while preventing further erosion to Academic Affairs
and Student Affairs.
Chair Williams stated that several faculty had expressed
concerns to him re: the recommendations, especially the
allocations to Athletics. Discussion ensued.
The discussion will serve as the commentary from the Executive
Committee requested by President Welty.
5.
APM 206 – Technology-Mediated Instruction (TMI). First
Reading.
Senator Botwin (Chair, AP&P) presented revisions to the policy
made since initial presentation to the Senate in fall 2012.
Senator Ram (At-large) asked what constitutes “qualified faculty”
in Section II re: department review of TMI courses every 5 years.
Senator Botwin stated that AP&P included that language to
allow departments to determine the relevant qualifications
needed for faculty review of these courses.
6.
APM 235 – Honor Code. First Reading.
Item will return on the next agenda of the Executive Committee
for First Reading.
7.
Articles of Governance for JCAST. First Reading.
Item will return on the next agenda of the Executive Committee
for First Reading.
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8.
Executive Session (Information Technology Security Committee).
Item will return on the next agenda of the Executive Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:02 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