Minutes of the Personnel Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740­8023

Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8­2743

February 7, 2008

Members Present: B. Tsukimura (Chair), M. Darling, J. Farrar, K. Forbes, D. Harris, J. Olson­Buchanan P. Popma,
J. Redd­Williams.

Members Absent: J. Valdes (student).

The meeting was called to order by Chair Tsukimura at 9:10 a.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 1/31/2008.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    a. (APM 369) Policy and Procedures Addressing Sexual Harassment was
    approved by President Welty as an administrative policy rather than
    an academic policy.
    b. J. Redd­Williams forwarded the Request for Proposal (RFP) for
    student ratings. The IDEA (Individual Development & Educational
    Assessment) format was recommended to Provost Echeverria. The
    provost requests that the Personnel Committee suggest next steps,
    which the committee discussed.
    c. The Personnel Committee received the College of Agricultural
    Sciences & Technology (CAST) revised Articles of Governance to the
    committee. To be discussed next week.
    d. Work Life issues will be added to the agenda of 2/14/2008.
    e. Academic Personnel is working on E­recruit. P. Popma and Chair
    Tsukimura will be on the implementation committee.
    f. The last candidate for Associate Provost will be on campus February
    14 – February 15, 2008.
  4. Policy on Faculty Leaves of Absence (APM 361).
    The committee received letters from faculty members regarding the
    committees. The Personnel Committee will address these issues using
    definitions of committee size defined in the Policy on Faculty Consultation
    and Voting (AMP 114).
  5. Policy on Faculty Consultation and Voting (APM 114).
    Discussed in relation to item#4.
  6. Policy & Procedures for Fingerprinting & Conducting Background Checks.
    Postponed.

MSC to adjourn (10:50 a.m.)

The next scheduled meeting of the Personnel Committee will be Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 9:00 a.m., in the University Center # 203. The entire committee membership may be reached at the e-mail alias “perscom”.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 2/7/2008.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. (APM 361) Policy on Faculty Leaves of Absence.
  5. Work Life Issues.
  6. (APM 114) Policy on Faculty Consultation and Voting.
  7. Policy & Procedures for Fingerprinting & Conducting Background Checks.

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