Minutes of the Student Affairs Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple Avenue, M/S TA 43
Fresno, California 93740-8027

Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 8-2743

October 13, 2010

Members Present:  C. Edmondson (Chair), A. Fiala, N. Nisbett, W. Skuban, A Stratemeyer, L. Weiser, L. Burgos (student).

Members Absent:   C. Coon (excused), K. Fugelsang (excused).

Visitor:                      S. Butler, D. Pavlovich, Beverly Kirkland.

The meeting was called to order by Chair C. Edmondson at 10:00 a.m. in Thomas Bld. #117.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/6/2010 as amended to show students Butler and Pavolovich are “visitors” not members.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communication and Announcements.
    1. Fred Schreiber will come to talk about budget issues.
    2. Report on Q-DOGS meeting on 10/11/201.
      • Discussion: Role of Portfolios in SOAPS
      • Discussion: Cost-benefit of current SOAP processes
      • Discussion: Staff resources for SOAP processes
    3. Depressions Screening Day October 21, 2010.
  4. Graduation Initiative.
    1. 10/27 Meeting with Provost Covino and Vice President Oliaro
      • Discussion: Format and process of visit
      • Discussion: Issues to be discussed
      1. Class Sizes
      2. Disqualification and Remediation
      3. Retention Goals
      4. Adjunct Faculty and continuity/training
      5. Role of Advising
      • Reminder to prepare by reading handouts/webistes
    2. Class Size Resolution
      • Discussion: Draft of Memo to the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate
      • Action: Andy and Christine will incorporate discussion in to next draft of the memo
    3. Student remediation and retention
      • Discussion: Accomodating underprepared students
      • Discussion: Cost-benefit analysis of retaining disqualified students
      • Discussion: Unintended consequence grade inflation
      • Discussion: Role of Adjunct Faculty and Student Retention
      • Discussion: Consequences of probation/disqualification for students.
      1. Action – gather information from relevant Student Affairs Staff
      • Discussion: University Response to probation/disqualification of students
      1. Action - request historical data (prior to 09/10) to evaluate retention consequences of disqualification and retention
      2. Action – gather information from relevant SSTF members
    4. Advising and Retention
      • Report - Progress on development of Advising Survey
      1. Provost reviewing current draft
      • Discussion: Current practices for the evaluation of advising in Academic Affairs
      1. Current practices for junior faculty RTP files
      2. Departments should include advising outcomes in SOAPS
      • Discussion: Student understanding of DARS and need for assistance in understanding it during first 2 years
      1. Action – recommend video training for students about using the DARS report
      2. Advocate – better on-line tools

MSC to adjourn at 11:00 a.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Student Affairs Committee will be October 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Thomas #117.

Agenda

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 10/6/2010.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. Graduation Initiative Discussion with Provost Covino and Vice President Olario.
  5. Other issues – Deferred.

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