Minutes for College of Humanities
Administrative Council
Monday, September 8, 2014
~ Pending Approval @ October 6, 2014 Meeting ~
Members Present: Scott Andrews, Tim Black, R. Dianne Bartlow, Douglas Carranza, Brian
Castronovo, Ranita Chatterjee, Greg Knotts, Gina Masequesmay, Evelyn McClave, Teresa
Morrison, Mary Pardo, Elizabeth Say, Jackie Stallcup, Karin Stanford, Suren Seropian, Rick
Talbott, Nayereh Tohidi, Marvin Villanueva, Elizabeth Whirledge.
1. Call to Order: 2:05
2. Reviewed 05/05/14 minutes – MSP, 1 abstention
3. College of Humanities AS Senator - Joshua Khabushani (time certain: 2:05)
College of Humanities AS Senator Joshua Khabushani met with the Administrative Council to
discuss the resources provided by Associated Students and distributed a detailed handout:
Associated Students Fun Facts. Associated Students (A.S.) provides funding for special
projects, events, conference travel through Student Travel & Academic Research (STAR) and
the student generated Instructionally Related Activity (IRA) fee. STAR funding is available on a
first-come, first served basis.
4. Planning Requirements
College planning is done in the context of overall university planning. This year the college has
been asked to focus on three main areas: Student Success, Assessment, and Research. This
information will be included as part of the Dean/College annual plan that is submitted to the
Provost. Please include progress toward goals articulated in the 2014/15 planning document
submitted last year. Please provide all the information you can. Dean Say will email the
2015/16 planning template to the Administrative Council. Plans are due to the dean by October
15, 2014. The plan should not exceed 3 pages.
5. New Faculty Hires and Visiting Scholar
The College is waiting for position descriptions/AA-1s to be approved by Faculty Affairs and
Equity and Diversity. Positions cannot be advertised until they have been approved. The Base
range for Assistant Professor will be the same as last year. The University will submit an ad to
the Chronicle of Higher Education advertising the faculty openings.
This year the Provost/College will be hosting a visiting scholar Dr. Lewis M. King, who will be
housed in the Liberal Studies Program (due to space issues his office will be in the Philosophy
department). Dr. King is a Senior Scholar at The Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation. Dean Say
will forward his C.V. for distribution and encouraged faculty to find ways to utilize his
expertise in their programs and classes.
6. Probationary Faculty Support Program
The goal of this fellowship program (which was discussed at the summer College Retreat) is to
provide probationary faculty with summer research stipends to support their scholarly and/or
creative work early in their CSUN career. Proposals will be reviewed and faculty members
recommended to the Dean by a faculty committee, chaired by the Associate Dean. The
application details will be forthcoming sometime later in the month.
7. Centers
Some of the College’s Centers are more active than others and need to be rethought and/or
redesigned. Greg Knotts has been selected to be the point person this year to help develop a new
model and to assist with bringing the Centers into compliance with policies developed after the
Chancellor’s Office audit.
8. Visiting Scholars Program
A conversation about changes to the University’s Visiting Scholar Program took place. The
University has turned all responsibility for compliance on these matters over the Dean FeuchtHavier and the Tseng College. All invited international scholars will be run through the Tseng
College. Please consult with Associate Dean John Binkley if you have any questions about the
process.
9. Budget Update
The CSU still does not have a final budget from the state. Departments/Programs should have
received their revised instructional budget spreadsheets; please contact Elizabeth Whirledge with
any questions. Similar changes will be adopted for the SOC worksheet. The MAR will be
notifying Departments/Programs about their carry forwards and will be forwarding a memo
about release time that the College will be supporting for Fall/Spring.
10. Enrollment Issues
CSUN will not be accepting any applications in Spring 2015. The University is taking more
students than we are funded for and is reaching capacity. There is talk of declaring impaction.
11. Development Update
Suren Seropian provided updates about how University Advancement is taking steps to ramp up
representation of every college with well-organized direct mailings. Please email him any
department/program highlights and bragging points. Additionally, Annual Fund calling will be
beginning shortly; think about what you want funded and email Suren 2-3 sentences about your
individual funding priorities.
12. Chairs Issues
Questions were raised about EPC submission deadlines; Associate Dean Stanford will follow up
via email regarding the deadlines.
13. Announcements
Greg Knotts has been named the Director of New Faculty Orientation and Programs.
14. Adjournment – 3:30pm