April 24, 2014
MEMORANDUM
TO: Members of the Academic Senate
FROM: Thomas Holyoke, Vice Chair
Academic Senate
RE: Academic Senate Agenda – April 28, 2014
There is a meeting of the Academic Senate scheduled for Monday,
April 28, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., in the Library Auditorium, Room #2206.
~(APM) Attachments are on the Academic Senate Website~
http://www.fresnostate.edu/academics/senate/senate-documents
AGENDA
1. Approval of the Agenda.
2. Approval of the Minutes of 4/21/14.
3. Communications and Announcements.
4. Installation of New Senators
5. Consent Calendar.
A. Nomination/Reappointments to the Nominating/Election Committee.
B. Nomination/Reappointment to the Committee for Faculty Equity and Diversity (CFED).
C. Nomination/Reappointment to the Student Affairs Committee.
D. Proposed B.S. in Biochemistry – Academic Policy and Planning Committee.
6. Election–Nominations–Nominating/Elective Committee
A. Executive Committee Member University-Wide (Nominations from the floor)
Executive Committee Member-At-Large
(Nominations from the floor)
7. New Business.
8. Policies for Committee Review – APM 325, 327, 360 – Personnel Committee. Second Reading.
Senators who wish to make amendments, additions, OR deletions to documents being discussed on the Academic Senate Agenda SHOULD please make changes in writing.
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
4. Installation of New Senators
The next page contains the list of newly elected and re-elected Statewide, University-Wide, and Department Senators.
The installation of Senators is the official beginning of their terms in office. Upon installation of new Senators, outgoing Senators will no longer be able to vote.
NEW SENATORS
Lizhong Hao Ulrike Müller
Accountancy Biology
Victor Torres Lizhu Davis
Chicano & Latin American Studies Child, Family & Consumer Sciences
Janice Peterson Magdalena Gilewicz
Economics English
Mohan B. Dangi Tamas Forgacs
Geography and City and Regional Mathematics
Planning
Marcia Thompson
Physical Therapy
RE-ELECTED SENATORS
Lynn Williams Dawn Lewis
Agricultural Business Kinesiology
Sean Fulop Imelda Basurto
Linguistics Literacy & Early Education
Andy Stratemeyer Honora Chapman
Marketing & Logistics Modern & Classical Languages &
Literatures
Kevin Ayotte
Communication
Statewide
Otto Benavides (re-elected, three-year term)
Kremen School of Education
University-Wide DEPARTMENT VACANCIES
Aerospace
Melanie Ram (three-year term) Animal Science
College of Social Sciences Athletics (2 Senators)
Anthropology
Madhsudan Katti (two-year term) Communication (Ex Officio)
College of Science and Mathematics Political Science (Ex Officio)
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.A. Nomination/Reappointment to Nominating/Elections Committee(N/E) - Nominating/Elections Committee.
NOMINATION/ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
The Nominating/Elections Committee shall be composed of nine faculty members nominations shall be made by the Executive Committee and appointed by the Academic Senate. No more than one faculty member will be from any one school or service area. Members shall serve three year staggered terms.
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Continuing Members
Bernadette Muscat (Chair) (SS)
Michael Tillman (L)
Janine Spencer (H&HS)
Kyle Weir (E&HD)
Reza Raeisi (LCOE)
Patricia LaRosa (CSB)
Don Austin (JCAST)
Nomination for Reappointment
Oscar Vega (S&M) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Tony Mowrer (A&H) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.B. Nomination/Reappointment to the Committee for Faculty Equity and Diversity (CFED) - Nominating/Elections Committee.
COMMITTEE FOR FACULTY EQUITY AND DIVERSITY (CFED)
The Committee for Faculty Equity and Diversity shall be composed of thirteen members, ten of whom shall be faculty members appointed by the Academic Senate. There shall be one faculty member from each school or service area. The Committee shall include representation form protected groups. Members shall serve three year staggered terms. A representative of the Administration shall be the eleventh member. There shall be two student members appointed by the Associated Students.
Continuing Members
Andrew Jones (Chair) (SS)
Julie Moore (L)
Stefaan Delcroix (S&M)
Laurie Taylor (CSB)
Gloria Medina-Sancho (A&H)
Nomination for Reappointment
Kathryn Biancindo (E&HD) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Suzanne Kotkin-Jaszi (H&HS) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.C. Nomination/Reappointment to the Student Affairs Committee - Nominating/Elections Committee.
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The Student Affairs Committee shall be composed of eleven members, seven of who shall be faculty members appointed by the Academic Senate. No more than one faculty member shall be from any one school or service area. Members shall serve three year staggered terms. A representative of the administration shall be the eighth member. Three student appointed by the associated students shall complete the committee membership.
Continuing Members
Nancy Nisbett (H&HS)
Leslie Weiser (SSP-AR)
Mohan Dangi (SS)
Gil Kim (CSB)
Nomination for Appointment/Reappointment
Marianne Jackson (S&M) – Reappointed for a three-year term (2017)
David Drexler (L) – Appointed for a three-year term (2017)
Richard Wanjema (A&H) – Appointed for a two-year term (2016)
Balaji Sethuramasamyraja – Appointed for a two-year term (2016)
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
Consent Calendar
5.D. Proposed B.S. in Biochemistry – Academic Policy and Planning Committee
The Chemistry Department is proposing the formation of a new BS Biochemistry degree program that builds on existing courses and faculty expertise within the department.
Academic Senate Agenda
April 28, 2014
6.A. ELECTION - NOMINATIONS - Nominating/Elections Committee.
A. Nominations for positions on the Executive Committee. Vacancies as follows:
One University-Wide: Three-year term through 2017
One Member-At-Large: Three-year term through 2017
Note: Only University-Wide Senators are eligible to be nominated for the Executive Committee University-Wide position.
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