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-4)
September 27, 2010
Members Present: Michael Caldwell (Chair), Dawn Lewis, Jacinta Amaral, William Covino, Gena Gechter, Thomas Holyoke, Pedro Ramirez, O. Harald
Visitor: S. Hayes.
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 9/20/10.
3. Communications and Announcements. (Anyone wishing a copy of the items distributed or discussed, may contact the Academic Senate Office).
A. Chair Caldwell reminded the committee that a limited number of tickets are available for the gubernatorial debate. The deadline to contact Michelle Nelson to request a ticket is 5 pm today.
B. Provost Covino announced the university’s 2010-2011 FTE target has been increased by 406 for a total increase of 798 FTE. Due to the additional increase in FTE, admission of qualified upper division transfers and graduate students for spring 2011 will begin. Approximately 1,000 qualified upper division and graduate applicants are expected to be admitted for spring 2011, but all are not expected to enroll.
Action Item
C. A memorandum (9/17/10) from John D. Welty, President, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: University Resources Planning and Advisory Committee, has been received.
Today’s Executive Session.
D. A memorandum (9/14/10) from Marilyn Wilson, Chair Graduate Committee and (9/23/10) John Constable, Chair University Budget Committee to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Request for Program Suspension Master of Accountancy, has been received.
Consent Calendar next Executive Committee Meeting.
E. A memorandum (9/14/10) from Marilyn Wilson, Chair Graduate Committee to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Renaming the Graduate Specialty Areas in Counseling and Student Services, has been received.
Consent Calendar next Executive Committee Meeting.
4. Executive Session.
MSC to move into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. (3:10 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
5. Returned to Open Session. (3:15 p.m.)
MSC to forward the following recommendations for committee vacancies:
University Resources Planning and Advisory Committee
John Constable (University Budget Committee) two-year term
James K. Kus (University Budget Committee) two-year term
Facilities and Campus Environment Liaison (FACEL) Committee
Jacinta Amaral (Academic Senate Executive Committee)
6. Student Email Username Assignment – Continued Discussion
A memorandum (9/27/20) from H. Otto Schweizer, Senator, to Senate Executive Committee re: Student Email Username Assignment, was received.
Forward to Academic Policy and Planning (AP&P) and Academic Information Technology (AIT) following email review by the Executive Committee.
MSC to adjourn at 3:37 p.m.
The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be September 27, 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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