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-5)
October 4, 2010
Members Present: Michael Caldwell (Chair), Dawn Lewis, Jacinta Amaral, William Covino, Gena Gechter, Thomas Holyoke, Pedro Ramirez, O. Harald Schweizer, President John Welty, Michael Botwin (ex-officio).
Member Absent: Lynn Williams (excused).
Visitor: S. Hayes.
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 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 9/27/10.
3. Communications and Announcements. (Anyone wishing a copy of the items distributed or discussed, may contact the Academic Senate Office).
Provost Covino announced that after consultation with President Welty, he will be
moving forward with an RFP to the three vendors of student rating of teaching instruments
that were recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee (of the Academic Senate Expanded Executive
Committee) to Investigate Student Rating Instruments
Action Item
A. An email (9/27/10) from William Covino, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Director of the Office of Community and Economic Development, was received.
Today’s Executive Session
B. A memorandum (9/30/10) from Paula Popma, Chair Personnel Committee to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Ad Hoc Committee Report Regarding Investigation of Student Rating of Faculty Instruments, was received.
Today’s Agenda Item #5.
4. Consent Calendar.
A. Request for Program Suspension Master of Accountancy.
MSC to approve the Program Suspension Master of Accountancy and forward it to the Academic Senate and place it on the consent calendar.
B. Renaming the Graduate Specialty Areas in Counseling and Student Services.
MSC to approve the Renaming the Graduate Specialty Areas in Counseling and Student Services.and forward it to the Academic Senate and place it on the consent calendar.
5. A memorandum (9/30/10) from Paula Popma, Chair Personnel Committee to Michael Caldwell, Chair Academic Senate re: Ad Hoc Committee
Report Regarding Investigation of Student Rating of Faculty Instruments.
The memorandum will return to the Personnel Committee for revision.
6. Executive Session.
MSC to move into Executive Session (3:16 p.m. – 3:21 p.m.)
7. Returned to Open Session. (3:21 p.m.)
MSC to forward the following recommendations for committee vacancies:
Search Committee for Director of the Office of Community and Economic Development
Dr. Gour Choudhury (Food Science and Nutrition)
Dr. Mitzi Lowe (Social Work Education)
MSC to adjourn at 3:55 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 Secretary Chair
Academic Senate Academic Senate
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