Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
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Fresno, California 93740-8023
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Telephone: 278-2743 (EC-9)

November 3, 2008

Members Present: Mike Botwin, Michael Caldwell, Jacinta Amaral,
Jeronima Echeverria, Manuel Figueroa, Gena
Gechter, President Welty, Lynn Williams.

Members Absent: Harald Schweizer (excused), Graham Wahlberg
(student) (excused).

Visitors: C. Edmondson, S. Hayes

The meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by Chair Botwin in the
University Center, Room #203.

1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/27/08.
2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as amended to add
   Action item 3.C., CSU Information Security Policy
   Project, as new item 5. and renumber the remaining
   item accordingly.
3. Communications and Announcements. (Anyone wishing
   a copy of the items distributed or discussed, please contact
   the Academic Senate Office).
   
   Action Item.
   1. A memorandum (10/20/08) from Jim Farrar, Chair,
      Department of Plant Science to Michael Botwin, Chair,
      Academic Senate, re: IDEA Center Student Rating of
      Instruction, was received.
      Acknowledged receipt
   2. A memorandum (10/20/08) from Faculty of the Department
      of Food Science and Nutrition, to Michael Botwin, Chair,
      Acknowledged receipt
   3. An email (11/3/08) from John Tarjan, CSU Chair, and
      Cheryl Washington, to Michael Botwin, Chair, Academic
      Senate, re: CSU Information Security Policy Project
      (Responses due by 2:00 p.m. on December 10, 2008), was
      received.
      New Agenda Item #5
      
      Information Item
   4. President Welty commented on the following:
      1.  The Board of Trustees will be providing the Chancellor
         with a recommendation to declare the CSU system
         impacted.
      2.  The visit from the visiting NCAA certification team was
         positive. The report from the committee will reach the
         campus in April 2009.
      3. The library ribbon cutting will be on January 30,
         2009.
         E. Provost Echeverria outlined the first phase of the reductions
         from the central academic budget. Many of the initial
         reductions were in budgeted funds that have not been spent.
         Additional budgeted items are being examined for potential
         future reductions, including carry-forward funds from each
         of the colleges.
4. Interim Policy on Adding and Dropping Classes (APM 231) –
   Student Affairs Committee.
   MSC to send the Interim Policy on Adding and Dropping
   Classes (APM 231) back to the Academic Policy & Planning
   Committee to examine along with Executive Order 1037 and
   notes from the Student Affairs committee. It is recommended
   that the committee also seriously consider language
   regarding clear instructions for securing verification with
   regard to “serious and compelling reasons.”
5. CSU Information Security Policy Project.
   Chair Botwin suggested sending to AIT and IETTC along with a
   two-week period of public comment from the Senate.
   MSC to send the CSU Information Security Policy Project to
   Academic Information Technology Subcommittee (AIT) and
   International Environmental Technology and Training Center
   (IETTC) for review before the December 10, 2008, response
   date.
6. Executive Session.
   
   There were no items for Executive Session.
   MSC to adjourn at 4:04 p.m.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be announced and an
Agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.

Submitted by:
Michael Caldwell
Recording Secretary
Academic Senate

Approved by:
Michael Botwin
Chair
Academic Senate

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