MINUTES (REVISED) SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SENATE March 9 and March 16, 1999 Hepner Hall 221 2:00 pm. Members Present: Academic Senate: Boddy, DuFault, Whitney Administrators: Hartung for Weber, Marlin, Emerich for Nowak, Cobb for Kelly, Cobble, Scott Arts and Letters: Toombs for Colwill, Washington for Del Castillo, Farber, Genovese, Herman, Heymann, Huckle, Johns, Kornfeld, Little, Rogers, Rosenstein, Sweedler-Brown, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmerman Associated Students: Bradley, Tinajero, Vazquez, Grad Rep Business Administration: Do, Ely, Raafat, Wright California Faculty Association: Schulze Education: Chamley, Chizhik, Ingmanson, Strom for Morey , G.Thompson Emeritus Faculty: Marosz Engineering: Pierucci, Harris for Szeto, Craig for L. Thompson Health and Human Services: Alcaraz, Cheng, Finnegan, Heineken, Samimi Imperial Valley Campus: Sabath Lecturer Faculty: Christensen, Khwaja, Shackelford Library: Perkins, Wilson Professional Studies and Fine Arts: Beck, Broom, Carlson, Caves, Chambers, Dozier, Lamke, Nakamura, Orth [Absent: Kern] Sciences: Barnett, Girty for Berry, Bryson, Dexter, Dorman, Frey, Hornbeck, Marshall, Papin, Roeder, Short [Absent: Glembotski, Pozos] Staff: Aguilar, Cademy, Dowdy, Mungie University Services: Hayes 1. Agenda (Wright) MSP Wright, Short. Approve Agenda with addition of the date October 13, 1998 as the date the Senate had approved the IAA modifications to be voted on for incorporation in the Policy File by C&BL. 2. Minutes (Wright) MSP Wright, Short. Approve Minutes of February 9, 1999. 3. Announcements (Huckle) ∞ Correspondence from President Weber: A memo dated 3/2/99 regarding actions by the Senate at the February 9, 1999 approved the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Fifth Report, and the Ad-Hoc Parking Committee Revision to Senate Policy File regarding Parking at SDSU. The President took no action on the item related to the review of the SDSU Foundation. He will forward the matter to the SDSU Foundation Board for consideration at its May 1999 meeting. ∞ Faculty Merit Increase Procedures. The discussion of FMI procedures is presented in the February 23 & 25, 1999 SEC minutes. Because the Tentative Agreement between the CFA and CSU was not ratified, the administration will have the responsibility for developing whatever procedures are appropriate under any imposed contract. Appreciation was expressed to those who participated in the development of the procedures. ∞ Response to Statewide Academic Senate regarding Cornerstones. The following letter was sent to ASCSU President Dinielli from Chair Huckle regarding the Cornerstones Implementation Plan. “In your request that SDSU respond to the revised Cornerstones Implementation proposal, you asked us to consider our topmost academic priorities and give some idea when other initiatives should be implemented. At this time, The Senate at San Diego State University has not considered our topmost academic priorities in terms of the Cornerstones framework. Our highest priority, as stated strongly in our response to the initial draft, is that campus autonomy and local shared governance should be paramount in the implementation of the Cornerstones principles. We find the request to state our academic priorities at variance with the approach we urged in our earlier report. In that intensive review, our central theme was that there should not be a single, centralized implementation plan to carry out the Cornerstones principles. Trustees and the central administration obviously need to provide the funds for campus operations, including funding related to campus steps flowing from Cornerstones principles. In that limited sense, there is a role for a central administration implementation plan. We see the request of the statewide Academic Senate moving toward a centralized implementation plan that is not consistent with our local response, its own motion approved in January, and at least some of the language that David Spence included in his second draft that addressed partially some of the issues of campus autonomy and shared governance that the campus senates and the statewide senate raised. Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 2 San Diego State University Senate We urge you to support us in our concern for protecting the autonomy of each campus in decisions affecting shared governance and faculty decision-making tailored to the specific needs of our educational programs, students and local communities. In our diversity lies our great strength.” ∞ Institute for Teaching and Learning Summer Workshop, SLO July 13-16, 1999. The Senate has been asked by the Provost to nominate two people to attend a summer workshop on “Improving Information Competence in Any Discipline.” Interested faculty should contact the Senate office no later than March 15, 1999. 4. University Administration (Marlin) ∞ Enrollment Management. On March 1 letters of acceptance and denial for Fall 1999 were sent thanks to the efforts of the Ad Hoc Enrollment Management Committee co-chaired by William Boyd of Financial Aid and Assoc. VP Singer. We were able to implement this as it was intended. There are some important follow-up issues. We have been very careful to monitor ethnic diversity. As we look now at various ethnic subgroups, there may be some changes in ethnic diversity as a whole. Almost 20% of students did not report their ethnicity. This has made monitoring problematic. To assure that we maintain the ethnic diversity, we are doing targeted outreach to various students groups and targeted recruitment. ∞ Open House, Saturday, March 13. Participation in this event can take several forms--telepolling, informational meetings, etc. Senators were invited and encouraged to participate. ∞ The Future of Enrollment Management. Some of the issues we need to be thinking about regarding enrollment management include moving toward having one SDSU application. Right now, we have a two-step process. There is the CSU application, then there is a supplemental application. We need one machine readable application form. The second issue is in regards to use of the Eligibility Index. This issue will involve AP&P and the Senate. Presently, we weigh the high school GPA heavily. Grade inflation is not unique to universities, and we have students who have 4.0 GPA’s and 700 on their SAT scores. There are also some procedural issues. Having an enrollment fee or a deposit would allow us to more accurately predict the number of students who will attend. We may want to go to a waiting list concept. Another issue that will fall more to AP&P and ultimately to the Senate is implementing the Senate’s principle that we not inadvertently distort the various graduate/undergraduate spread of students among the colleges. ∞ A table given to the Senate showed the Current Federal Funding Received by Universities. SDSU is ranked at 128 out of 200 in Sciences and Engineering placing us at the forefront of CSU campuses in terms of funding. ∞ World Peace Week sponsored by the Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace will be April 12-18, 1999. Panelists include Dipak K. Gupta, and NPR’s Mike Shuster among others. Discussion : Senator Whitney: Regarding enrollment management and the 1996-97 model, I know we are in agreement about not staying there, but where do we plan to go? Provost Marlin: We need to consider what we want to do with the University. I am certain we don’t want to lock into 1996-97. Senator Whitney: Do you think it is time Senate committees explore where the University should be going? Provost Marlin: Yes. Chair Huckle: AP&P has been assigned the task of reviewing the enrollment management process. Senator Chambers: When we first started talking about enrollment management, one of the issues that came up was looking at program growth. When do we start looking at who will have the opportunity to grow? Provost Marlin: That is something within the idea of how we do our distribution. I am speaking more of global categories, upper/lower division, but within each of those there is distribution by college , departments, programs and so forth. We have not reached that level of sophistication save for the College of Engineering where we know we have the capacity for growth. Senator Tinajero: Many students have commented that they would not be here if we had implemented the current admissions criteria. Will changing the EI mean looking more at SAT scores? Provost Marlin: Looking at the data for students, we might be able to come up with a better method than we have now. Our continuation rate is starting to creep up. Part of that is anxiety of students fearing that if they drop out they might not be readmitted. Senator Johns: I am concerned about the correlation between socio-economic levels and test scores. Are you considering other kinds of measures, taking these into account. Provost Marlin: There is a correlation between socio-economic backgrounds and test scores. I don’t have an answer yet. Clearly, we are using the simplistic method because it’s easy to measure when you are dealing with 29,000 applications. Senator Herman: You mentioned that 20% of incoming students are not indicating their ethnicity. Is this a large increase? Provost Marlin: Yes, it has nearly doubled Senator Wood: I have my doubts on test scores measuring achievement. Please review the study I conducted on GRE scores and achievement and Professor Robinson-Zanartu’s study on test scores. Her conclusion is that test scores are not very good predictors for success. Also, given your concern about GPA’s, perhaps we should Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 3 San Diego State University Senate investigate the averages of students coming into SDSU against how they do here before making any changes along that line. 4.1 Faculty Trustee Harold Goldwhite and ASCSU President Gene Dinielli. Professor Harold Goldwhite is a professor of Chemistry at CSULA. He has been there since 1962. He has also been very active in academic government, serving as department chair, chair of the Cal State LA Academic Senate, member of the State Board of Directors of CFA, and member of the National Council of the AAUP. At the ASCSU, Professor Goldwhite has been chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, Executive Committee and chair of the ASCSU. Since 1996 he has been Faculty Director of the CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning. In 1998 Professor Goldwhite was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees representing faculty. With Professor Goldwhite is Professor Gene Dinielli who is a professor of English at CSULB and is currently chair of the ASCSU. Trustee Goldwhite: My position as a Trustee is always informed by my interactions with my faculty colleagues. I work closely with the Academic Senate in the CSU, I attend all the meetings of the Executive Committee and the regular meetings. I have pledged to visit all the campuses; I am halfway through right now. I have no role in the contractual negotiation process. The Faculty Trustee is not allowed to serve on the Collective Bargaining Committee that is a separate, small committee of the Board. That committee meets and makes its own decision and acts for the Board; all of the responsibility in bargaining is delegated to the Collective Bargaining Committee. My role as a faculty advocate in that area is just that of attempting moral persuasion on various issues with my colleagues on the Board. On every other issue my voice is heard very frequently and vigorously. Other pressing matters before the Board include the Cornerstones Implementation Plan, The Remediation policy of the Board and a group of other academic endeavors. My email address is [email protected]. I regard answering my email as a very important job, to listen and respond to you, and to try an represent your interests as fully as I can. I welcome your input. ASCSU President Dinielli: The ASCSU has sent its unanimous recommendation to Governor Davis to appoint Professor Harold Goldwhite to a full-term position as Faculty Trustee. We spoke earlier today with the Associated Students Officers regarding the contract, assessment of learning outcomes, accountability measures and other issues. We are prepared to give our views on these subjects and any other matters. Discussion : Senator Farber: We have been stuck with a Chancellor who is an academic nonentity and who doesn’t know much about the workings of a university. He brought from Florida a Vice Chancellor who has never taught. Is there a way to make apparent to the Trustees how outrageous this is or will that reinforce the Board’s support? Trustee Goldwhite: Chancellor Reed did come from a not undistinguished university system with the same Academic Vice Chancellor. I am not saying that makes them more or less qualified, I am just pointing out their background was one of the reasons they were accepted into the CSU. This is a comparable system. I have great trouble making out where Chancellor Reed is coming from on many issues because he speaks with two voices in different contexts and situations. A lot of what we hear from him has been polarized and influenced by the difficult and bitter negotiations we have had over the contract. When separated from contractual issues and encouraged to speak on academic issues, they speak in many cases with the right kinds of voices and rhetoric on many academic issues. For example, the speech the Chancellor gave at the Asilomar Conference on the improvement of academic quality in the CSU was full of very positive references about what work the faculty have done and what they will do. That speech has been widely circulated. If you are talking to practicality, then the comment that Senator Farber made is close to the fact. Vigorous opposition to Chancellor Reed will probably harden the attitude of the Board towards him. Remember he has only been in the position for a year. He was the choice of the Board of Trustees, and on the whole they are satisfied with this performance in particular because he has become an effective representative of the CSU before the committees of the Legislature and before the Governor on budgetary matters. The Board is less concerned about the tensions over bargaining. If you wish to realistically try and influence the Board to get rid of Chancellor Reed, you are looking at a long-term opposition. Senator DuFault: An email message came out today from Professor Myron Hood of Cal Poly SLO regarding Chancellor Reed’s remarks to business leaders and the President’s cabinet in which he said he couldn’t move the agenda for the CSU because “the faculty only works 7-8 months a year, from 9am- 2pm and only on Monday through Thursday.” Later Hood mingled with the crowd and talked to several business leaders who were confused by this and wondered whether or not they should give money to Cal Poly SLO or to the CSU because of the lazy faculty. Is this a realistic attitude for the Chancellor of the system to be taking, and what reaction do you think that faculty will have across the state? Trustee Goldwhite: Those are unconscionable remarks that need to be drawn to the attention of the Chancellor and the Board. I will try to get some confirmation on them, and then I will draw them to the attention of that group. Senator Shackelford: Please convey to the Board and the Chancellor that these kinds Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 4 San Diego State University Senate of comments can cause real problems in the State Legislature. Trustee Goldwhite: I will also point out that we have over 40 members of the Legislature this year who are CSU almuni, the largest number ever. Senator Kornfeld: We have an opportunity to shape the tenure-track hiring; we have shared governance and are participating in a Shared Vision process. This makes it all the more demoralizing to be viewed from the CSU this way. Do all of the Trustees share this vision? What is your view of the Governor? Trustee Goldwhite: The Board is by no means monolithic; there are those who follow the Chancellor, but there are plenty of independent Trustees. There are four openings on the Board. The attitude in the Governor’s office is one of support toward the CSU. They were faced with some difficult and very rapid budget choices when the Governor’s budget was produced, so a very conservative budget was issued. The Governor is very much using the rhetoric of accountability. It is present in his budget message this year in relation to higher education. We will have to make some choices as to how we want to present ourselves to the State for the money we receive. ASCSU President Dinielli: Most commentators mention that it is hard to read the Governor. There is no Compact II in the Governor’s budget. There is $125M left out of the Trustee’s budget in the Governor’s proposal. The reaction of the system is to rearrange the proposed budget and change the compensation package from 6% to 2%. CFA President Shulze: What is the selection process for the Chancellor? Was there a national search? Trustee Goldwhite: I was not a member of the Board when Chancellor Reed was selected. There was a search. A headhunting firm was employed, and there were a number of candidates. Reed came out as the number one candidate. Senator DuFault: No faculty were involved in the search process. Senator Wood: An article appeared in the LA Times that Chancellor Reed was selected over a hotdog at a UC game. Secondly, in terms of the Compact, the Academic Senate ought to support the Compact and the legislation AB 14 that would provide more stable funding for the system. Can you comment on these subjects. Trustee Goldwhite: I don’t know how definitive that LA Times story is. I told you all that I know about the recruitment process. If I am a member of the Board during another recruitment I will do my best to make sure it is an appropriate process. The second point is an interesting exercise in political determination, about whether you choose to tie up yet more of the state budget in committed programs, or leave matters of that type to discretion of the legislature. Proposition 98 was supposed to be a floor funding for K-12 but has turned out to be a ceiling on funding. The Legislature feels okay that that much has already been given. Why should we even bother giving more? I haven’t seen the latest version of this bill but it is very much in that line that we would be stuck with, supported by a particular portion of the state budget fixed to a particular time in history and that might be it. For the time being, vying for the Compact does make sense, but I have my concerns. ASCSU President Dinielli: This bill proposes to put into statutes Compact II. The question is whether this administration is willing to allow for that and also allow for the accountability measures that would be put into place. Senator Whitney: Have any Senates put forth resolutions about Reed? Would they be useful to do? ASCSU President Dinielli: I have not seen any. Yes, they are useful. Trustee Goldwhite: Fullerton had a resolution regarding the contract and the CIP that implicitly talked about the Chancellor. ASCSU President Dinielli: The ASCSU will deal with a resolution this week requesting all faculty to withhold services until a fair and reasonable contract is struck. Senator Herman: There is a vast gulf separating the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees and the CSU. Is the Board aware of this gulf? Chancellor Reed seems to enjoy no support from the faculty. Trustee Goldwhite: I would doubt that. This is a reflection of how, in general, boards of trustees work in US higher education. In a sense, they are supposed to be isolated because they are an isolating mechanism themselves. The thing we can do as faculty is to invite them to our campuses. The more we do that the better they will understand our culture and our campuses. If they can get into a forum like this where they hear views, the more educated they will be. One problem with inviting Trustees is that often they don’t get into this kind of situation, they tend to be more insulated in their visits. If your Senate chair works with your President you can arrange Trustee visits where they can really hear a cross section of views of the faculty. 5. Committee Reports 5.1 Senate Executive Committee Report (Short) ∞ The Senate Executive Committee tabled the Senate Resolution for an Increase in Parking Fees until the March 23, 1999 SEC meeting. ∞ Materials regarding the CalStateTeach Multiple Subject Credential Program were referred to Academic Policy & Planning for their review. ∞ The SEC referred Policy File III-C: REGISTRATION to Academic Policy & Planning to resolve apparent inconsistencies with the Catalog, pages 94-97. ∞ The Officers referred a memo from Professor Car regarding a Bachelor of General Studies to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 5 San Diego State University Senate ∞ Aztec Shops. Senator Wright: As the Senate representative on the Aztec Shops Board, I would be happy to pass onto the Board any of your concerns related to Aztec Shops management.. Right now information is being gathered from other stakeholder groups. Please send comments to [email protected] . ∞ SEC minutes-February 23/25, 1999. The blank page found in the minutes, page 23, is just that. 5.2 Academic Policy and Planning (Carlson) MP As amended. Approval of a significantly modified version of a memo sent to the Senate in February by President Weber and Vice-President Marlin regarding University goals. AP&P took under advisement the discussion of the Senate, worked with Provost Marlin, and took it to the SEC meeting. It became apparent from that discussion that the document as it stood would not be successful in the Senate. At that point, three of us from AP&P tried to formulate something that captured the comments and concerns that were expressed. We have gone though several versions, perhaps nine or ten, as we have tried to work our way though as many subgroups as we could get -- even to the point of sending it to all the department chairs and deans. This has been seen and support by AP&P via email. One concern with the original document was that there were no academic goals identified. The section that begins, “Responding to these challenges…” refers to the five Shared Vision Challenges in the document and is an attempt to put some of the academic goals in place. The document previously had five attributes for faculty hires. We have separated out one in particular because we feel that all faculty should have that attribute: the “teacher-scholar-artist”. We also added in an attribute “Faculty that meet the needs of a department or program to continue providing a quality degree program.” MSP Roeder, Johns. To amend the fifth University goal to read, “To encourage serious scholarship by students, faculty, and administrators from all areas of the university. including the development (as appropriate) of new doctoral programs, research contracts and grants; and All references to scholarship include the creative and performing arts; and” Senator Roeder: I am sure this was implied; I would like to make that explicit. Senator Farber: I am wondering if the language is what we intended to say, that when we use the word scholarship we include the performing arts. I don’t think the language allows us to do that. I am not sure if we can redefine scholarship to mean painting.. The language can only be pushed to a certain point. Senator Chambers: In the School of Music and Dance and for the department of theater scholarship does indeed does mean painting and performance and creative activity; that is our scholarship. MSP As amended. Roeder Johns: To add the goal, “To provide the basis for informed a responsible citizenship in a democracy.” Senator Roeder: This was inspired by looking at the voting records during elections. Universities should help students address this problem by making them aware of their responsibilities. Senator Boddy: I oppose this amendment. While I am in favor of responsible citizenship and democracy I am not necessarily clear that encouraging people to vote is necessarily the best way. FAA Zimmerman. Amend the amendment to read, “To provide the basis for a responsible informed citizenship in a democracy.”[Amendment accepted.] Motion passed 41-24. MSF Roeder, Johns. To add the following attribute, “Faculty that exemplify the highest standards of personal and professional integrity.” Senator Roeder: The University has values and we need to address the fact that we have them. Senator Rosenstein: I would support this if there were a grandfather clause for current faculty. Senator Thompson: This is also placed in a set of goals that may not apply to everybody. MSP As amended. Roeder, Johns. To amend the first goal: “To sustain and strengthen our position as a leading multi- disciplinary university encompassing a broad range of academic disciplines with an emphasis on the integration of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship with effective modes of teaching and learning; and” MSP Roeder, Johns. To amend Goal #4: “To encourage serious scholarship by students, faculty, and administrators from all areas of the university…” Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 6 San Diego State University Senate MSP Zimmerman, Wright. To amend Goal #2: “To encourage the intellectual and creative development of a diverse group of students by helping them learn about themselves and others , their own and other cultural and social heritages…” MSP Farber, Kornfeld: Amend the first attribute to read: “teacher-scholar-artist.” Senator Farber: We are talking about an attribute, a single attribute. We have just defined scholarship as including art. MSF Johns, Toombs. Delete Goal #5: “To offer advanced undergraduate and graduate students professional training and preparation for further study, with an emphasis on the preparation of teachers.” Senator Johns: This refers to one area of the University, preparation of teachers. Not everyone is involved in that. Senator Kornfeld: I oppose the motion on two grounds; one historical, one contemporary and political. The CSU has made a commitment to expand the preparation of teachers. It is not unreasonable for us to incorporate that goal. There is an historical resonance to this, this is how the College began. We have never moved away from this goal. It is not only held by the College of Education. Every single one of us teaches students who will be our future teachers. MSP Farber, Wheeler. To amend the amended Goal #4: “To encourage scholarship by students, faculty, and administrators from all areas of the university. including the development (as appropriate) of new doctoral programs, research contracts and grants; and All references to scholarship include the creative and performing arts; and…” Also, to amend the first amended attribute as follows: “New faculty should be scholars and teachers who are committed to contributing toward this goal. in terms of their involvement, when applicable, with research grants, contracts and doctoral programs. Senator Farber: The way this is set up it appears to privilege certain kinds of scholarly activities and marginalize others. Coming from an area where we are less likely to get research contracts and grants, and where we are not going to use doctoral programs, this reduces us to second-class citizens simply because the wording leaves us out. FAF Sweedler-Brown. Amend the Goal #4: “New faculty should be scholars and teachers who are committed to contributing toward this goal, including, when applicable, involvement with research grants, contr acts and doctoral programs.” [Amendment not accepted.] The amended SDSU Academic Goals document was approved as follows: “The university serves to impart an appreciation and broad understanding of human experience throughout the world and the ages. This education extends to diverse cultural legacies; accomplishments in many areas, such as the arts and technology; the advancement of human thought including philosophy and science; the development of economic, political, and social institutions; and the physical and biological evolution of humans and their environment. San Diego State University accomplishes this through its many and diverse departments and interdisciplinary programs in the creative and performing arts, the humanities, the sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences. As an effort to reflect on where SDSU has been and examine where it is going, the President initiated a Shared Vision process involving broad representation from students, parents, faculty, staff, administrators and the community. Through this process, many challenges facing the campus were identified. Included among these challenges were to: ∞ extend and enhance SDSU's deep and abiding commitment to academic excellence expressed through superior teaching, research, creative activity, and public service; ∞ nurture a learning-centered university that supports the growth and development of the whole person; ∞ create a community proud of its diversity and committed to furthering social justice on and off campus; ∞ promote the growth, development, and wise use of our precious human and fiscal resources; and ∞ create a genuinely global university. Responding to these challenges and other challenges confronting it, SDSU adopts the University academic goals that provide all segments of the University the opportunity, responsibility, and direction to contribute to its continuing advancement: ∞ To sustain and strengthen our position as a leading university encompassing a broad range of academic disciplines with an emphasis on the integration of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship with effective modes of teaching and learning; ∞ To encourage the intellectual and creative development of a diverse group of students by helping them learn about themselves and others, their own and other cultural and social heritages, and their environment Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 7 San Diego State University Senate through the development of such skills as critical thinking, writing, reading, oral communication, quantitative and qualitative analysis as well as a commitment to lifelong learning and international perspectives needed to contribute to their communities and chosen fields of endeavor; ∞ To support faculty in maintaining currency in areas of teaching, in developing specialized contributions to knowledge (including innovative curriculum and pedagogy responsive to intellectual and professional needs of graduate and undergraduate students), and in engaging in professionally related community activities and informed exchanges with diverse professional and lay communities that strengthen the University’s courses and scholarship; ∞ To encourage scholarship by students, faculty, and administrators from all areas of the university. All references to scholarship include the creative and performing arts; ∞ To offer advanced undergraduate and graduate students professional training and preparation for further study, with a special emphasis on the preparation of teachers; and ∞ To provide the basis for informed citizenship in a democracy. Some of these challenges (e.g., “commitment to academic excellence”) and these goals (e.g., integration of scholarship with teaching) underlie this current effort to increase our proportion of tenured and tenure-track faculty, but do not provide guidance relative to attributes the University seeks in its tenured and tenure-track faculty. Therefore, it is important to describe the specific attributes of permanent faculty to ensure the continuation of the rich and varied disciplinary mix vital to our position as a leading university. It is imperative that each faculty member possesses the first attribute: ∞ Faculty who are teacher-scholars . San Diego State University values both quality teaching and quality scholarship. A distinctive academic quality of San Diego State within the CSU is its research orientation; this orientation affords students the opportunity to interact with faculty who are themselves active researchers and gives students the opportunity to become involved in research both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The teacher-scholar model also encourages faculty to adopt and evaluate innovative teaching methods. New faculty should be serious scholars and teachers who are committed to contributing toward this goal The subsequent five attributes are for the faculty of San Diego State University as a whole, and it is unlikely that any individual faculty member will contribute in each of these areas. In planning for new faculty positions, departments should consider how new faculty will enhance the University's ability, collectively, to meet its goals. ∞ Faculty that meet the needs of a d epartment or program to continue providing a quality degree program . When a valued faculty member of a department or program leaves because of retirement or other career opportunities, a void may be created which could jeopardize the quality of a degree program. When retirements or terminations affect the overall excellence of the University, replacements are critical. ∞ Faculty that are diverse . Academic discourse is enriched and informed by a true diversity of ideas. To meet the academic need for various perspectives and experiences, as well as address the demographics of the student body and better prepare students for the world in which they will be living and working, San Diego State seeks to diversify its faculty. ∞ Faculty that provide international pe rspectives . Because we are indeed living in an increasingly interglobal society, we seek to recruit faculty members who can bring international perspectives to their work. Realizing this aspiration will be possible only if faculty are committed to internationalization in their teaching and scholarship, as well as in advising students. More specifically, to enhance our ability to work internationally it may be appropriate in some cases to recruit faculty who are at least bilingual and multicultural. ∞ Faculty with community-based interests . San Diego State has a special responsibility to address the needs of the region through teaching, research and service. Such outreach opportunities include applied research, training grants, and service learning. Involvement with the community not only brings university expertise to meet community needs, but allows the knowledge acquired through community-based activities to strengthen the University’s courses and scholarship. ∞ Faculty that provide interdisciplinary pers pectives . Major issues confronting society, (e.g., poverty, the environment, education of our children and adults) are multidimensional and transcend traditional academic disciplinary boundaries. San Diego State University is seeking a faculty that possesses disciplinary expertise and is strongly committed to working collaboratively across disciplines. Such interdisciplinary endeavors can encourage students to learn to work in groups and provide a more integrated educational perspective.” MP Approval of the tentative dates of the week of September 27 for the Fall, 1999 and the week of April 24 for the Spring, 2000 campus evacuation drills as part of SDSU’s Emergency Preparedness Efforts. Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 8 San Diego State University Senate Chair Huckle: Last month in the Senate we were told that institutions are required to have an emergency evacuation plan and drills and that this falls within the certification process. MP Approval of the new Emphasis in Mathematical Finance under the existing Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics MP Endorsement of the experimental Master of Science degree in Regulatory Affairs from the Center for Bio/Pharmaceutical and Biodevice Development of the College of Sciences for a period of time up to 5 years. MP Approval of the new Master of Arts degree in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies of the College of Arts and Letters. MP Approval of the following policies to improve the process of applying impaction principles: ∞ High school and community college counselors advised of SDSU’s on-going enrollment policies, and especially changes to them. ∞ The University will coordinate recruiting and retention programs to enhance the graduation rate. ∞ Enrollment targets shall be established for graduate and undergraduate programs, and, at the appropriate time, among colleges, programs, and majors. ∞ The number of non-CSU-eligible “special admits” should be kept to as few as reasonably possible. ∞ The University will maintain at least a 60 percent upper division undergraduate enrollment compared to all other undergraduate enrollment. ∞ The ratio of non-resident students (including international and out-of-state students) to resident students needs to be carefully considered before significant changes to the ratio occur. ∞ If a student is admitted to SDSU and enrolled on the basis of self-reported data that is intentionally in error, the student should be disenrolled or classified “transitory,” and not allowed to register for the following semester. ∞ The process of students transferring between IVC and the main campus, and between majors or programs should be examined to ensure students are not inappropriately by-passing enrollment control efforts. ∞ The University needs a step-by-step enrollment procedures flowchart that encompasses all the exceptions, options, and paths students might encounter. 5.3 Academic Resources & Planning (Shackelford) ∞ Curriculum. AR&P recommends approval of the MA in Rhetoric and Writing Studies; the Emphasis in Mathematical Finance; the MS in Regulatory Affairs; and the MEXUS/Women’s Studies program. ∞ Instructional Equipment. This year we have for instructional equipment nearly $1.4M in one-time state money plus $300K allocated from Provost Marlin and Assoc VP Singer. The new purchasing system, Oracle, is not fully understood in some departments. Senators should check with their departments to be sure this process is moving in a timely way. ∞ Compact for University Excellence. One of the items in the CUE was to provide permanent funding to make the one-time funding for added course sections permanent. The faculty are hired to teach added classes, then Academic Affairs is reimbursed from the general fund. To spend first and cover is financially stable; because, if we have the over enrollment, we have the additional student fees. One of the first commitments of the Compact was to make the previous year’s funding permanent, and this has been done. Other items implemented are $500K for additional Tenure-Track faculty, a $325K Increase in Departmental Operating Budgets, a $100K Increase for Classroom/Laboratory Refurbishment, $175K for Library Journals, $150K for an Academic Internet Group, $480K for Academic Technology (BATS), and $311K Permanent and $10K One Time for Shared Visions. There is no funding at this time for the Academic Opportunity Fund. The Faculty Office Furniture Replacment Program of $100K is in process. ∞ Cabinet Budget Committee Items are on pages 13-15 of the Agenda. The composition of the CBC was four vice presidents, Barbara Hartung and the three Senate representatives. This year VP Cobble has been added to the membership of the CBC. Discussion : Senator Short: It seems like there is a competition among administrators to furnish their offices in the most palatial way as possible. We are hearing numbers well above $100K. This is in comparison to $100K of funding for the faculty furniture replacement. If you walk around faculty offices you’ll notice that the furniture is falling apart. Is this true? Senator Shackelford: It is true. The gap between the faculty and administration furniture is extreme. $100K is funded for faculty furniture. Expenditures of remodeling on the administrative side are approximately Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 9 San Diego State University Senate $1M. $500K can be found in budgets, the other half in minor cap money which seems to go first-call to administration. The other important issue is that there is no plan. Senator Papin: What is the status of the Athletics deficit? Senator Shackelford: We funded $2M permanent money towards expanding Athletics. We are supposed to phase out the deficit, from $400K next year to $0 next year. The IAA is looking into the revenue and budget for next year. Senator Wright: When will there be an evaluation of the Shared Vision process? Senator Shackelford: The pattern of evaluation for continuation of expenditures has not yet been seen. I have seen a contrary problem whereby if something is declared a Shared Vision it automatically gets funded. Under those headings one could fit almost anything. One item that caught AR&P’s attention was $25,500 the President “requested and approved” for The All Greek Task Force, an item that was defined as Shared Vision that wasn’t on the original list. Senator DuFault: The pay scale of MPP employees is increasing rapidly as are their numbers. This should be investigated. Senator Rosenstein: Will there be a report on the Athletics deficit? Senator Shackelford: The IAA is supposed to report back to the Senate. I wanted Athletics off the table to concentrate on getting more funding in academic areas. I will report on the deficit in the AR&P report. Senator Chizhik: Is BATS baseline hardware for faculty? Does this mean we are going to keep up with technology? Senator Shackelford: BATS funding is from the State. We included it in the Compact because we wanted to make the point that there was quite a bit going on to improve technology. The other issue is regarding faculty workstations. The question is how to set up a permanent funding line so that over time faculty can replace outdated workstations. The opportunity comes with the growth enrollment permanent funding. Senator Lamke: The Compact was a healthy model. If we are moving away from that, it is of serious concern to the Senate. We are being moved out of the loop again. This causes us to react to budget transfers and allocations rather than participate on the front end. The Chair of the Senate should forward the AR&P report to the President and Provost and make sure that we continue a shared governance regarding resource allocation. VP Cobble: I am mentioned in AR&P’s report on page 13 of the Agenda. I am not remodeling my office nor buying new furniture. When Centennial Hall was created, a decision was made to move various administrators and by trickle-down theory the Graduate Division was the last to move; and there wasn’t enough space for everyone. This funding is to create space to accommodate the Division. Senator Lamke: This is in conflict with President Weber’s statement that there would be no additional costs associated with your Vice Presidency. Chair Huckle: Vice President Cobble can report on this at the next SEC meeting. In light of the CBC process I have been in conversation with VP Roush, Senator Shackelford, and the President on the question of both budget planning and process. 5.4 Curriculum (Papin) ∞ The Curriculum Committee Sixth Report 1999-2000 Catalog. Information (New Course in Psychology, 250: Faculty Student Mentoring Program); MP Approval of Mathematical Finance emphasis in the B.S. program in Mathematics and Computer Science. MP Approval of Women’s Studies Dual Degree, MEXUS/Women’s Studies. 5.5 Campus Development Committee (Wilson) The Environmental Impact Report regarding the Aztec Walk project is available on reserve in the Library. CDC submitted questions regarding pedestrian traffic, bike paths, the lack of recreational space on campus and the lack of aesthetics in the Aztec Walk Plan. Director Bloom will be speaking on the redevelopment project at the next Senate meeting. 5.6 Committee on Committees and Elections (Huckle for Edson) MP Expansion of The International Programs Council to include 7 administrators (currently 5), 14 faculty (currently 7) , 1 undergraduate student, 1 graduate student, and one staff member (currently none): * designates proposed addition Alan Sweedler (A) (Chair) Actng Asst VP Intl Programs ex-offic Barbara Hartung (A) President’s Office 2001 Ron Moffatt (A) Director, Int’l Student Center 2000 Paula Kelly (A) Extended Studies 2001 * Theresa Mendoza (A) VP for Advancement 2002 Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 10 San Diego State University Senate * Khosrow Fatimi (A) Dean, IVC 2002 (A) Gen Mgr SDSU Found. or Designee ex-offic Steven Loughrin-Sacco Bus Admin 2000 Larry Rhyne Bus Admin 1999 Anne-Charlotte Harvey PSFA 1999 Cecelia Puerto Library 2001 Rita Morris H&HS 1999 David Dozier (S) PSFA 2000 V. Shapovalov (repl Colwill) A&L 2000 * Paul Ganster IRSC 2002 * Allen Plotkin Engineering 2001 * Mary-Ann Lyman-Hager A&L 2001 * Bob Pozos (S) Sciences 2001 * Dipak Gupta PSFA 2002 * Patricia Huckle (S) A&L 2000 * Margie Kitano Education 2001 Undergraduate student ex-offic Graduate student ex-offic * Staff representative 2000 MP The addition of a staff representative to the Communications Authority and the Student Affairs Committee. MP Appointment of Bob Hoffman as Chair of the Instructional Development and Media Services Committee. MP The following appointments to committees, with terms to end as noted: Student Grievance Committee - Helen Duffy (1999); Student Grievance Committee - Barbara Evans (2001); Associated Students Facilities Board - Lynne Perry (1999); Diversity, Equity, and Outreach Committee - Theresa Garcia (2001). MP Approval of the appointment of Charles Toombs (A&L) to the General Education Committee, to replace Linda Holler for a one-year term (expiration date Dec. 1999). ∞ Election Results. Professor David Strom (Education) has been elected as the ASCSU Senator replacing Senator DuFault (1999-2001). Sherry Velthuysen (Student Health Services) has been elected as Staff Senator (1999-2002); Senator Bob Cademy was re-elected for a partial term (1999-2000) 5.7 Constitution and Bylaws (Genovese) MP REVISION OF POLICY FILE - VI-B-5. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC AUTHORITY. The proposed restructuring was approved by the Senate in its October 13, 1998 Meeting. See pages 22-23 of the Agenda. MP REVISION OF SENATE POLICY II-D-1, 7.1 7.0 Probationary academic employees shall be notified in writing concerning decisions on reappointment and tenure and termination in accordance with the following schedule: 7.1 By February 15 of the first and second full-time probationary year if he or she is to be (a) terminated at the end of that college academic year or (b) reappointed to an additional probationary year. (c) reappointed with tenure. If the reappointment is for an additional probationary year and the probationary academic employee requests or is recommended for tenure, then the tenure decision for this employee shall be made at the same time as the tenure decisions for third or subsequent year probationar y academic employees. Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 11 San Diego State University Senate MP NEW POLICY FILE SECTION II-A-1: TENURE-TRACK PLANNING with appropriate renumbering of following sections within II-A-1: This proposed change incorporates the approved goals of the Tenure- Track Task Force Report accepted by the Senate at its November 10, 1998 meeting. Section II-A-1: TENURE TRACK PLANNING 1.1 The University shall adopt a specific planning goal to establish the proportion of probationary/tenured faculty to 75 percent of the total of the University’s Full-Time Equivalent Faculty positions dedicated to probationary/tenured faculty and lecturers. Each college shall formally examine its philosophy, mission, and pedagogies in relation to this proportion. 1.2 To meet this goal the University will need to: (1) refill all tenure-track positions which become vacant through retirements, resignations, terminations, and deaths; (2) hire an annual average of 11.4 additional FTEF in tenure-track positions above vacancies until the 2003/2004 academic year; and (3) strive to maintain the 75 percent proportion over time. 1.3 This tenure-track renewal initiative shall become the University’s highest fiscal priority. 1.4 At the earliest appropriate time, the President, Provost, and Senate shall clearly articulate SDSU’s primary academic goals for the next decade. 1.5 The allocation of tenure-track positions shall be tied to programmatic planning by departments/programs and colleges. 1.6 After appropriate consultation, the Provost shall determine and communicate to the University a policy concerning allocation of new and vacated tenure-track positions. MP REVISION OF POLICY FILE 1-A-4, ELECTIONS CODE 2.71 There shall be a nominating petition on which each member of the electorate shall be asked to nominate as many candidates as there are positions to be filled. If an eligible faculty or staff member is nominated to be a college Senator, this person's name shall be placed on the ballot for the next step of the election (Section 2.72 below), unless the faculty or staff member elected . . . . 2.72 The second step shall provide the electorate with a ballot that lists all candidates nominated in accord with Section 2.71. The candidates' names shall be listed in random sequence as determined by lot. To allow faculty and staff to vote for candidates . . . . M Postponed to Next Meeting. SECOND READING – REVISION OF POLICY FILE I-A-3, 1.0: AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES INVOLVING FACULTY: Unless otherwise stipulated, in elections held to and in the Senate and in elections to University and Senate committees, “faculty” or “faculty members” shall mean (assistant, associate, and full) professors, lecturers, counselors, and librarians. Faculty members may be included in committees. M Withdrawn. REVISION OF POLICY FILE I-A-4, 4.6 ELECTIONS TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF CSU, 4.6 If an eligible faculty member receives as many as ten votes one vote on the nominating ballot for the Academic Senate, that person’s name must appear on the ballot… 5.8 Diversity, Equity and Outreach (Donahue) No report. 5.9 Faculty Honors & Awards (Little) MP The Faculty Honors & Awards Committee recommends approval of emeritus status to the following faculty: Dr. Gerald L. Head, Professor of Spanish, 05/28/99, 35 years; Dr. Richard B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Imperial Valley Campus, 05/27/99, 30 years; Dr. Helen Warren Ross, Professor of Child and Family Development, 12/31/98, 25 years; Dr. David V. DuFault, Associate Professor of History, 05/28/99, 37 years; Dr. Francine Deutsch, Professor of Child and Family Development, 05/28/99, 18 years. ∞ Faculty Awards. During Spring semester 1999, the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee will recommend outstanding faculty for two awards: The 1999-2000 Alumni Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions to the University and the 1998-1999 SDSU Senate Outstanding Faculty Award. The Alumni Award deadline for nominations was February 24, 1999. The Senate Outstanding Professor Award deadline for nominations has been extended to April 12, l999. Contact the office of The Senate for details about the nomination process and procedures. Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 12 San Diego State University Senate 5.10 General Education (Venable) No report. 5.11 Graduate Division (Cobble) MP Approval of the experimental Master of Science degree in Regulatory Affairs from the Center for Bio/Pharmaceutical and Biodevice Development of the College of Sciences for a period of time up to 5 years. We have the opportunity to break new ground at SDSU with this new degree. This is our first attempt to start a new degree program without having to go to the Chancellor’s office to seek approval. This program is self-supporting. 5.12 Personnel (DuFault) No report. 5.13 Undergraduate Council (Scott) No report. 6. Academic Senate (Boddy) Resolutions passed by the ASCSU. Three resolutions were passed by the Academic Senate: A Rebuke of Chancellor Reed for his disparaging remarks to the faculty, a resolution that the ASCSU will take no further action on the Cornerstones Implementation Plan until a contract is settled; and a resolution requesting that local senates refrain from participation in Cornerstones implementation in the event a contract is not reached and terms are imposed. MSP DuFault, Lamke. RESOLUTION REBUKING CHANCELLOR REED WHEREAS, An effective working relationship between a faculty and an administration must rest on mutual respect, and WHEREAS, The Chancellor has publicly disparaged the faculty of the CSU, most recently at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo on March 7, 1999 and WHEREAS, Despite the fact that on March 12, 1999, at a meeting of the Academic Senate of the California State University, Chancellor Charles B. Reed apologized to the CSU faculty for his earlier statements; therefore be it RESOLVED: That San Diego State University condemn and repudiate Chancellor Charles B. Reed’s disparaging comments about the faculty, and be it further RESOLVED: The San Diego State University call upon Chancellor Charles B. Reed to conduct himself in accord with the model of collegiality and mutual respect presented in “Collegiality in the California State University System” (AS-1529-84/FA, approved March 7-8, 1985) and adopted by the CSU Board of Trustees on September 18, 1985. 7. Associated Students (Vazquez) ∞ Elections are being held the week of March 22. Encourage your students to particpate. ∞ Spring Fiesta is currently ongoing. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum exhibit and is currently on display in Aztec Center. ∞ AS Council approved new student organization office spaces for KCR and government business offices. ∞ Gonzolo Rojas from Student Outreach Services spoke to the AS Council regarding impaction. The students are still concerned with the issue of diversity and enrollment management. 8. California Faculty Association (Schulze) Tentative Agreement. While SDSU approved the contract, the tentative agreement was not ratified Statewide.. There are efforts being made to have the Chancellor rescind the contract yet again and go back to bargaining. In the meantime we should be ready to take whatever action is necessary to persuade the Chancellor that he should come up with a contract. Senator Wheeler: What is CFA doing to inform the California citizenry of the faculty’s position? CFA President Schulze: Every campus is now gearing up to engage in a campaign to let the local papers know. Senator Girty: What is the major issue holding up the contract? CFA President Schulze: The merit salary increase could be singled out, but there is more than that. Senator DuFault: The issues we ran into were economic. Clearly it Minutes - March 9 and 16, 1999 Page 13 San Diego State University Senate was the jumping of salary going to merit pay from 20 to 40%. Other unions in our system, CSEA, faced that also. They are now facing a 60% cut going to merit pay. We tried to meet that problem with the SSI’s by moving them into the merit pay system. The majority of the faculty reacted with some hostility to this. It was pressure from our faculty to bring the 40% down that led us to play with the SSI. 9. Old Business 9.1 Committee Minutes Minutes were received from Academic Policy & Planning (11/17/98) and General Education (12/7/98). 9.2 National City Update (Carlson) The Report on the National City Off-Site Experiment can be found on page 29 of the Agenda. The expense item not indicated on page 29 of the agenda is duplicating costs, printing of 5,000 letters and envelopes sent to students who live South of I-94. We have almost 300 students that are enrolled with 10 classes. Enrollments range from 16 to 57 per classroom. For Fall we will have 25 classes. Southwestern College, who owns and operates the facility, has 800 students signed up. A task force has been set up to look at off-campus sites. They will present a report at the next SEC and Senate meeting. 10. New Business None. 11. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 4:00pm on March 16, 1999. Respectfully submitted:

Penny Wright Jackie Bleecker Senate Secretary Administrative Secretary