Executive Committee Minutes of the Academic Senate
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate FAX: 278-5745
Telephone: 278-2743 (EC-1)
August 30, 2010
Members Present: Michael Caldwell, Dawn Lewis, Jacinta Amaral, Michael Botwin, William Covino, Gena Gechter, T. Holyoke, O. Harald Schweizer, Pedro Morales (student), President Welty Lynn Williams.
Member Absent: None.
Visitors: C. Edmondson, S. Hayes, C. Teniente-Matson, D. Nef, C. Perez, F. Schreiber.
The meeting was called to order at 3:07 p.m. by Chair Caldwell in the Thomas, #117.
1. Approval. MSC to approve the Minutes of 5/10/10.
2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda.
3. Communications and Announcements. (Anyone wishing a copy of the items distributed
or discussed, may contact the Academic Senate Office).
Information Item
A. Provost Covino shared data of trends in the University’s FTE, headcounts, etc. over the past ten years. Provost Covino will meet with the Budget Committee for its input on how things have changed over the years.
B. President Welty reported there is no change in the budget at this time, enrollment is about two percent over the fall target as expected, and clarified local media reports regarding State dollars in Foundation accounts.
Action Item
C. A memorandum (5/20/10) from William Covino, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Proposed Department of Agricultural
Economics Name Change, was received.
Executive Committee Meeting 9/13/10.
D. An email (7/9/10) from Dennis Nef, Associate Vice President and Dean of Undergraduate
Studies, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Draft Proposed Policy on Undergraduate
Policies and Procedures Majors and Minors, was received.
Student Affairs Committee, returning to the Executive Committee by Monday October
18, 2010.
E. A memorandum (7/23/10) from Sally Ramage, Director of Student Involvement, to Michael
Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate Consultation,
was received.
Student Affairs Committee and Undergraduate Curriculum Subcommittee, returning to
the Executive Committee by Monday November 1, 2010.
F. An email (7/12/10) from William A. Covino, Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Suspension of MS Program in
Accounting, was received.
University Budget Committee and Graduate Committee returning to the Executive Committee
by Monday October 4, 2010.
G. An email (8/16/10) from Dennis Nef, Associate Vice President and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Upper Division Writing Requirement, was received.
General Education (GE) & Student Affairs Committee returning to the Executive Committee by Monday, October 4, 2010. Janette Redd Williams, Associate Vice President, Academic Personnel
H. An email (8/10/10) from, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Updated Policies and Procedures for Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation, was received.
President Welty approves the Updated Policies and Procedures for Addressing Discrimination,
Harassment, and Retaliation as the interim policy.
Academic Senate Consent Calendar.
4. Program Proposal: Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies – First Reading-Academic Policy & Planning Committee.
Carlos Perez, Chair of Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies, discussed the Program Proposal: Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies. Fred Schreiber, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee, approves the Program Proposal.
MSC: Carlos Perez will adopt several suggestions from the Committee and forward the updated Program Proposal to the Budget Committee.
5. Policy on Probationary Plans and Faculty Mentoring (APM 324) – Second Reading –
Personnel Committee.
Paula Popma, Chair of the Personnel Committee, discussed the Policy on Probationary
Plans and Faculty Mentoring (APM 324).
MSC: to withdraw the policy from the agenda.
6. Policy on Repeating Classes (APM 233)-Second Reading – Student Affairs.
Christine Edmondson, Chair of the Student Affairs Committee, gave an overview of the revisions to the Policy on Repeating Classes (APM 233) suggested by the Executive Committee. Christine Edmondson will adopt additional suggestions from the Committee.
MSC: The document will return for a third reading. Christine Edmondson will adopt additional suggestions from the Committee.
7. Executive Session.
MSC to move into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. (3:30 p.m. – 3:50
p.m.)
8. Returned to Open Session. 3:59 p.m.)
MSC to forward the following recommendations for committee vacancies:
Athletics Advisory Council
Vickie Krenz, (Public Health) three-year term
Campus Planning Subcommittee on Sustainability
Yupeng (Vivien) Lou,(Engineering) three-year term
University Committee on the Use of Controlled Substances
Jai-Pil Choi (Nursing) three-year term
Danette Dutra (Nursing) three-year term
Daming Zhang (Industrial Technology) three-year term
Campus Planning Traffic and Safety Subcommittee
Martha Vungkhanching (Social Work) one-year term
Information & Educational Technology Coordinating Council (IETCC)
Michael Botwin (Psychology) one-year term
Kenneth Froelich (Music) one-year term
MSC to adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be September 13, 2010. An Agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.
Submitted by: Approved by:
Dawn Lewis Michael Caldwell
Recording Secretary Chair
Academic Senate Academic Senate
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