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)
April 4, 2011
Members Present: Michael Caldwell (Chair), Dawn Lewis, Jacinta Amaral, Thomas Holyoke, O. Harald Schweizer, President John Welty, Lynn Williams, Michael Botwin (ex-officio)
Members Excused: William Covino, Gena Gechter, Pedro Ramirez (student member)
Visitors: V. Baker
The meeting was called to order at 3:02 p.m. by Chair Caldwell in the Library Conference Room 2108.
1. Agenda.
MSC to approve the Agenda.
2. Approval.
MSC to approve the Minutes of 3/28/11.
3. Communications and Announcements.
Communication Item
A. President Welty announced he will participate, with other UC and CSU campus presidents and the CSU Chancellor, in the budget advisory day in Sacramento.
4. Creating a Departmental Policy on Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness (APM 322)–Personnel Committee.
Chair Caldwell gave an overview of the document’s conception and described the Personnel Committee’s charge for the policy. The Executive Committee discussed the policy and accepted minor edits for its revision.
The Creating a Departmental Policy on Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness (APM 322) will return to the agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting for second reading.
5. Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Process (APM 324, 325, 327)–Personnel Committee.
The Executive Committee reviewed an email (3/24/11) from P. Popma, Chair, Personnel Committee regarding the RTP process and the recommendations to merge UBORT and UBOP to create the UBRTP and revise its charge. Chair Caldwell discussed the issues leading to the need to consider revising the RTP process. The Executive Committee discussed amending the Personnel Committee’s recommendations to include that faculty in the RTP process who receive any negative recommendation from their chair, department, college or dean could be reviewed at the university level (i.e., UBORT, UBOP, or the newly formed UBRTP). The Executive Committee also discussed revising APM 325 II.D.1 – Teaching Effectiveness (p. 325-3) to include language stipulating that “Probationary faculty are expected to participate in conferences, seminars…” that is supported by university funds for travel and attendance.
The Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Process (APM 324, 325, 327) will return to the agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting for second reading. P. Popma will be invited to attend the EC meeting.
6. Policy on the Procedures and Guidelines for the Periodic Review of Academic Programs (APM 220)–Academic Policy & Planning.
The agenda item will return to the agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting for second reading. F. Schreiber will be invited to attend the EC meeting.
7. Policies and Procedures Student Academic Petitions Committee (APM 243)–Student Affairs.
The agenda item will return to agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting.
8. Co-Curricular Leadership Certification Consultation–Student Affairs.
The agenda item will return to agenda of the next Executive Committee meeting.
9. Executive Session.
There was no Executive Session.
MSC to adjourn at 3:59 p.m.
The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be announced.
An Agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.
Submitted by: Approved by:
Michael Caldwell Michael Caldwell
Chair Chair
Academic Senate Academic Senate
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