2nd FASP October Minutes
Academic Senate
(530) 898-6201, Zip 020
October 28, 2010
Present: Allen, Clower, Cooprider (Scholtes), Dent (McCabe), Douglas, Fairbanks, Gampel, Huntsinger, Kotar, Miller, Mills, Mittman, Monet, Ponarul, Schademan (Kotar), Scholtes, Scholz, Sistrunk, Warner, Zimbelman
Absent: McCabe, Postma, Deleon, Hagedorn, Jayousi, Brady, Allen
Guests: Jim Pushnik, Halli Bovia, Jennifer Meadows, Stacie Corona
1. Approve minutes of October 14, 2010
Approved with corrections.
2. Approve today’s agenda
Add new item 6, New Executive Memorandum Proposal for Campus Sustainability Committee.
3. Announcements
UBC meets tomorrow.
4. Changes to FPPP 8.2 Evaluation of Temporary Faculty, Professional Ethics. (Introduction)
Discussion addressed Sections 8.2.b. Chair Kotar will research the history of these requirements and secure templates used by Faculty Affairs for the conduct of performance reviews for part-time temporary faculty. Heated discussion followed. It seems this section of the FPPP warrants extensive revision with the primary objective of providing consistency with other sections of the FPPP. Item informally tabled for further research.
5. New Executive Memorandum Proposal for Campus Fee Advisory Committee. (Introduction)
Meadows and Corona summarized the history and operation of the committee. The committee is required by the chancellor’s office (EO 1034) and has existed for many years, but there is currently no Executive Memorandum for this committee. The proposed EM is based on EO 1034. Discussion and clarification followed of various aspects of the committee, including the distribution of membership. Moved Fairbanks, Seconded Scholtes, Passed with one abstention.
6. New Executive Memorandum Proposal for Campus Sustainability Committee. (Introduction)
Pushnik summarized the current campus situation regarding sustainability. The proposed policy was derived from two campuses; U.C., Berkeley and San Francisco State. Discussion followed. Moved Fairbanks, Seconded Sistruck, Passed unanimously.
7. Subcommittee work time:
Team A clarification of guidelines for candidate ratings for a performance review,
Team B draft language for FPPP 8.1.b on faculty voting rights on SET processes.
Discussion will continue electronically.
8. Other
Lengthy discussion on workload.
9. Adjourn
4:15 PM
Submitted by Russell Mills