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FACULTY SENATE MEETING – Approved 10/5/06
Minutes of Meeting of May 18, 2006
Oviatt Library Presentation Room
Faculty President McIntyre called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.
The Recording Secretary called the roll. Senators not present were: Alex Alekseenko, Warren
Bland (excused), Joyce Broussard, Joyce Burstein, Cynthia Desrochers (excused), Kiren Dosanjh
(excused), Kris Ecklund (excused), Ramon Garcia, Charles Hatfield (excused), Raymond Hewitt,
Marilyn Joshua-Shearer, David Lopez, Marta Lopez-Garza (excused), Hermine Mahseredjian,
Liviu Marinescu, Joyce Maxwell, Deanne Murray, Debra Sheets (excused), Scott Shepard,
Brenda Timmerman, Mia Truex, Loretta Winters (excused)
The April 20, 2006 Faculty Senate Minutes were approved as distributed.
Announcements
a.
McIntyre reported on some of the personnel changes: Claire Cavallaro (Chief of Staff) will
be assuming the position of Dean of Education at CSU, Fullerton; Mo Qayoumi has been
appointed President of CSU, East Bay; Judy Knudson, Vice President of Advancement is
retiring but will continue working part-time over the Summer; Julio Blanco (Chair of
Physics) has been appointed Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at CSU,
Bakersfield and Chad Charton, AS President, is a finalist for student trustee on the CSU
Board of Trustees.
b.
The Honored Faculty Reception and General Faculty Meeting will be on Friday, May 19,
2006 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Grand Salon, USU. Faculty receiving awards,
new Emeritus faculty and those completing 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service will be
honored.
c.
Jennifer Zvi delivered a special tribute to thank Ron McIntyre for serving as Faculty
President from 2004-06. McIntyre was presented with an appreciation plaque for his
outstanding leadership, dedication and service.
d.
[The following announcement was omitted – The Executive Committee received reports
from Aki Hirota, Faculty Athletics Representative and Representative to the Academic
Council on the CSU International Programs(ACIP) - see following links:]
www.csun.edu/senate/reports/ACIP rpt senate 0605.doc
www.csun.edu/senate/reports/FAR rpt senate 0605.doc
Introduction of New Senators
McIntyre introduced the new faculty officers: Jennifer Matos, Faculty President; Jennifer Zvi,
Faculty Vice President and Diane Schwartz, Secretary-Treasurer of the Faculty. The new 200607 senators introduced themselves.
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Election of 2006-07 Executive Committee
The following faculty were elected to serve on the 2006-2007 Senate Executive Committee:
Barbara Swerkes, Kinesiology; Edward Alfano, Art; Magnhild Lien, Mathematics; Steven
Stepanek, Computer Science; Cheryl Spector, English; Charles Macune, History.
The following faculty serve as Ex-Officio members: Jennifer Matos, Biology (President);
Jennifer Zvi, Center on Disabilities (Vice President); Diane Schwartz, Computer Science
(Secretary/Treasurer); Michael Reagan, Library (State-wide Academic Senate)
President’s Report – Jolene Koester, President
President Koester reported the following:
Technology – There was a major slow down with e-mail several weeks ago which has caused
ITR to look very closely at campus use of e-mail. In the Fall, we will begin a process of
consultation with relevant committees to change some of the parameters for e-mail and will
develop a plan for retention and an archival policy for storing e-mail. In addition, we will use a
new web mail interface and possibly select a different vendor.
Governor’s May Revision of Budget – The more accurate estimate of this year’s revenue is 7.5
billion dollars more than the Governor recommended in January. He has proposed using this
money in the following ways: $3 billion to repay K-14, $500 million for corrections, $500
million for flood control, $400 million for health care, $1.6 billion for the repayment of state
debt and $1.6 billion in year-end reserve. The budget should be near to on-time and intact.
However the CSU will be penalized for every FTES that the system does not achieve below the
enrollment target. The capital outlay program has been approved at the level that the CSU has
requested.
Administrative Transitions – Mo Qayoumi was named the President of CSU, East Bay. James
Sullivan will be appointed as interim Vice President of Administration and Finance, who served
in this capacity in July 2000 for 18 months. The searches for a new Chief of Staff and a Vice
President of University Advancement are currently underway.
President Koester encouraged Senators to attend Commencement as the students really enjoy
seeing their faculty at graduation.
Policy Item – Graduate Studies Committee – Robert Huff, Chair
Action Item – Policy on GPA Requirement for Graduate Programs
Huff presented the policy and said that the recommended changes were made. There was no
discussion and the motion to approve the policy was passed.
Policy Item – Personnel Planning and Review Committee – Ed Alfano, Chair
Action Item – Policy on Student Participation on Section 622 Search Committees
This proposed policy was previously discussed by the Senate and the sentiment was very clear in
favor. Currently student members of search and screen committees for deans and associate
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deans are nonvoting. This change proposes to delete the word “nonvoting” to allow students to
be voting members.
Chad Charton, Associated Students President, requested that PP&R review the way students are
selected to serve on these search committees. The motion to approve the policy was passed.
Bylaws Revisions – Senate Executive Committee – Ron McIntyre, Chair
http://www.csun.edu/senate/bylaws_revisions.html
The Executive Committee forwarded the complete set of Bylaws revisions to the Senate with a
do-pass recommendation. McIntyre summarized some of the proposed changes and made a few
minor revisions to the wording. In addition, the following amendments were MSP by the
Senate.
1) Article III, Section 8.3 – Notice and agenda of all meetings of the Senate shall be distributed
at least three school days prior to the meeting.
2) Article IV, Section 5.2 – Notice and agenda of all meetings of the Executive Committee shall
be distributed at least three school days prior to the meeting.
3) Article III, Section 6.2 – Change 3rd paragraph to the following: Replacements for members
elected at-large shall be elected by the Faculty Senate from a number of nominees equal to at
least twice the number of vacancies to be filled. Nominations shall be made by the Executive
Committee of the Senate and by individual Senators at a designated regular meeting of the
Senate. Additional nominations may be made by written petition of fifteen members of the
Faculty to the Faculty President. Voting shall take place by secret ballot at the meeting in
which nominations are received.
4) Article III, Section 5 – Delete 2nd paragraph, as follows: A part-time Lecturer serving on the
Senate who is not reappointed to the teaching faculty must be replaced for the duration of the
term, in accordance with the procedures for filling a vacancy.
5) Article V, Section 4 – Delete 2nd paragraph, as follows: A part-time member of the teaching
faculty who is serving on a Standing or Advisory Committee and who is not reappointed to
the teaching faculty must be replaced for the duration of the term, in accordance with the
procedures for filling a vacancy.
MSP (unanimously) to approve the Bylaws Revisions as amended and to submit to the faculty in
Fall 2006.
Report on 2007-08 Academic Year Calendar
The Senate previously voted to endorse Academic Calendar Proposal 4 for the 2007-08 academic
year which resembles the 2005-06 calendar. The Executive Committee received the latest
version of the 2007-08 calendar proposal, and given the existence of various constraints that
prevent a duplication of the 2005-2006 calendar, the Executive Committee found the proposed
calendar a reasonable compromise. McIntyre explained the reasons for the required changes in
the calendar and said that we should now begin to think about a process for gathering input and
developing a process for developing future calendars.
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Action Item – Procedures for Developing the Academic Year Calendar
Barbara Swerkes, Senate Executive Committee
The Senate Executive Committee brought forward recommendations concerning the
development of the University academic calendar. The first recommendation called for the
creation of an Ad Hoc Calendar Committee to propose guidelines for the development of the
University academic year calendar. This committee would be formed whenever calendar
recommendations from the University require changes in the basic format of the calendar that
impact the curriculum or other educational functions of the University, or when the Senate
Executive Committee or the Senate perceive a need for reconsideration of the calendar format.
After discussion it was moved to approve the recommendation with one friendly amendment. A
further amendment to the motion to require that a junior faculty member be represented on the
Ad Hoc Calendar Committee was proposed and failed.
The original motion to approve the recommendation to create an Ad Hoc Calendar Committee
(Philosophical Position, Composition of the Ad Hoc Calendar Committee, and General Charge to
the Committee) passed with a unanimous vote. This recommendation will be sent to President
Koester.
A second recommendation from the Executive Committee stated that, in light of the major
changes in the 2007-2008 academic calendar, an Ad Hoc Calendar Committee should be
convened to recommend parameters for the 2008-09 calendar.
The motion to approve this recommendation of the policy passed with a unanimous vote.
Senate Reports
The Provost, the Statewide Academic Senator and the CFA President provided written reports
and responded to questions from the Senators. Please see links below:
http://www.csun.edu/senate/Minutes/Provost’s Report 5-18-06.doc
http://www.csun.edu/senate/Minutes/CFA Report 5-18-06.doc
http://www.csun.edu/senate/Minutes/SAS Report 5-18-06.doc
New Business
There was no new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:32 p.m.
Submitted by:
Heidi Wolfbauer, Recording Secretary
Diane Schwartz, Secretary-Treasurer of the Faculty