Academic Senate Summary
November 14, 2005
3:15-5:00 pm
COOR 174
Present:
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Barbara Acker
Madelaine Adelman
Yaser Alamoodi
Craig Allen
Marcia Anderson
Brenda Baker
Vince Blasko
Denise Bodman
John Brock
Tannah Broman
Karen Bruhn
Richard Burg
David Burstein
Richard Creath
Peter Crozier
Sharon Crowley
Stephanie DeLusé
Sarah Duerden
Pat Etter
Jack Farmer
Milton Glick
Edwin Gonzalez-Santin
Ted Guleserian
Nora Gustavsson
Sharon Harlan
Rick Herrera
James Hershauer
Jane Humble
Roger Hutt
Robert Ismeurt
Doug Johnson
Carol Johnston
Mary Kihl
Gary Kleemann
Pauline Komnenich
Anne Kopta
Deborah Koshinsky
Barbara Lafford
Susan Mattson
Bob McPhee
Ken Mossman
Kurt Pany
Paul Privateer
Peter Rez
Duane Roen
Kathleen Rutowski
Anne Sebren
John Shaeffer
Karen Smith
Dan Stanton
Layne Stromwall
Marie Sushka
Victoria Trotta
Bill Verdini
Brent Vernon
George Watson
Hollie White
Tom Witt
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Substitutes:
Karen Corral for Bob Keim; Katharine Roberson for Anna Wales; Scott Yabiku for Jennifer Glick
Guests:
Kenneth Brooks, College of Design, Evelyn Cesarotti, College of Nursing, Linda Essig, Chair, Theatre,
Lori Girshick, Intergroup Relations, Myles Lynk, Faculty Athletic Representative, Joan McGregor, Sols Administration, Johnny Saldaña, Theatre, Marjorie Zatz, Vice Provost/Academic Personnel ,
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:16 p.m. by Senate President Susan Mattson.
2. PREVIOUS MINUTES
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Senate Summary of October 24, 2005 as posted on the Senate Web page. Any further corrections should be directed to and
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Senate President's Report (Susan Mattson).
In the absence of Myles Lynk, we will hear from Provost Glick first.
B. University Provost's Report (Milton Glick).
Provost Glick called attention to the second reading of ACD 507 on the agenda, and said that he is optimistic that this will help to position academic professionals better and provide more structure.
In a report done by the Goldwater Institute they cited the University of Michigan as a model for ASU, because they only depend on the Legislature for 10% of their funding. They are also given $2,000 more per student than we are.
He noted that a legislative study committee on state employees' salaries has recommended a 7% pay increase by next June for all state employees however; it will be a long while before the legislature acts on this recommendation.
The Phoenix bond committee has recommended to the Phoenix City Council a recommendation for roughly $250 million to capitalize the Downtown campus, which could be on the ballot next spring.
We have asked Student Affairs and the deans to start meeting with student groups to understand what their priorities are on tuition.
At this time, Myles Lynk arrived, and Provost Glick said that having Myles deeply engaged in the athletic program brings an academic perspective to it that is valuable to the university in his role as Faculty Athletic Representative.
President Mattson turned the microphone over to Myles Lynk.
C. Faculty Athletic Representative's Report (Myles Lynk).
I normally make my annual report to the Senate on the state of athletics, which includes the matriculation and graduation rates of student athletes and compares them to our student population in general. That information has been sent to the Board of Regents for consideration at their December 1-2 meeting and I will be bringing it back to the Senate in January.
Myles discussed the recent NCAA sanction imposed on ASU and said that due to the efforts by ASU to respond immediately, and the fact that the NCAA agreed that the scholarship overpayments were done inadvertently, no further sanctions have been imposed beyond what the Pac10 had originally recommended.
As a result of the investigation of the Wade incident that concluded in July, President Crow recommended that we examine campus safety. We noted that many members of the campus are concerned about personal safety from our survey, but as a committee we did not have jurisdiction beyond just noting there was a significant amount of concern. We later recommended that the Student Faculty Policy Committee of the Senate be charged to continue that work. Bill Verdini and his committee have been working diligently on taking things a step further, to come up with significant recommendations, which the administration has the authority to address on very real and serious safety issues that might exist on this campus. We also recommended a series of town meetings be held throughout the campuses to address safety issues.
Finally, thanks to Susan and Duane for all of their help as well as their service on the Intercollegiate Athletics Board. They are an active part of the oversight process of intercollegiate athletics. I just want to express my personal appreciation to them. I am available for any questions before I have to leave for my class. Thank you.
E. President-Elect's Report (Duane Roen). No report.
F. USG President's Report (Yaser Alamoodi).
I wanted to mention that I have been meeting with the deans and other members of administration lately about many items, including what we call "ideology in the classroom." A lot of students feel intimidated in the classroom, or they feel that their opinions are not respected. We have also talked to them about making student evaluations public and posting them on the Web, and about voter registration.
Many students have voiced their concerns about ASU students posing for Playboy Magazine and ASU has been named by Playboy as one of the top ten party schools. I believe this type of activity is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, and we are interested in pursuing the idea of expelling students who participate in these activities.
We are currently engaged in discussions with the administration about tuition and fees, and we are hopeful that they take our concerns under serious consideration. I am glad to say that differential tuition will not be applied until next year, and that was one of our biggest concerns.
G. GPSA President (Jess Koldoff). Jess could not be here today.
F. Past President's Report (Tony Garcia). No report.
President Mattson: Paul and Richard could not be here today so we will bypass reports from Polytechnic and West and move to the adoption of the consent items.
4. Adoption of all Consent Action Items, Information Items, and Reports.
All items on this portion of the Senate Agenda are consent matters and will be considered by a single motion unless they are removed for further discussion.
4.A Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (Mary Kihl).
Information Item:
On October 26, CAPC approved a request from the School of Life Sciences to establish a graduate concentration (Ph.D and MS) Biology and Society.
Action Item:
Senate Motion #7 (2005-2006)(Second Reading): The Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approval of a proposal submitted by the College of Nursing for the establishment of a graduate certificate in Community and Public Health Practice.
Professor Cesarotti was present to answer questions.
President Mattson: Are there any further questions about either of these items, or does anyone wish to remove any of them from the consent agenda? Hearing no requests, we will move to accept the items on the consent agenda. This motion passed.
5. Unfinished Business
5. A Personnel Committee (Doug Johnson).
First of all, this is the month of November when we can choose to participate in a flexible spending account. If you have not made your decision there is still an opportunity to pay for your health care costs with pre-tax dollars. This year the flexible spending account money must be spent by January 1, 2007. In coming years, a fifteen-month cycle will be available. Also, coming down the road about the middle of next year, we will be launching a debit card that could be used for prescription and other health expenses and reducing the amount of paper work that you have to submit for reimbursement.
The second item I want to bring to your attention is that the optional retirement plan will have a new set of programs available January 1. We have additional investment options, lower fees, more choice, so, make sure that you take a look at the information that will be coming to you from HR and consider these new options.
Information Item:
The information item is listed in the agenda; the full-time contract faculty language that has been adapted to be consistent with the academic professional language. If you are interested the full text is posted on the Senate Web page.
Action Item:
Senate Motion #8 (2005-2006) (Second Reading): The Personnel Committee recommends acceptance of the new ACD Section 507 Academic Professional Personnel Actions.
President Mattson: Is there further discussion? Hearing none we will move to a vote. The motion passed.
6. New Business
A. Executive Committee (Susan Mattson). No report.
B. Committee on Committees (Pauline Komnenich). No report.
C. Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (Mary Kihl).
CAPC brings three items of new business, which are listed on the agenda (Senate Motions #9, #10, and #11) and we would like to introduce them and later request a suspension of the rules, to vote upon them as a matter of urgency to meet Catalog deadlines and deadlines for the Board of Regents agenda for their December meeting.
President Mattson: A motion has been made and seconded to suspend the rules to consider these three motions for both a first and a second reading and vote on them today. The motion to suspend the rules passed.
Senate Motion #9 (2005-2006) (Second Reading): The Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approval of a proposal submitted by the College of Design for the reorganization of an academic unit.
Senator Kihl: This is a proposal from the College of Design that asks for a restructuring of one of their academic units, formerly the School of Design, into three separate departments.
Professor Kenneth Brooks was present to answer questions.
Q- Can you highlight what those departments are?
Professor Brooks: The departments will be the Department of Industrial Design, the Department of Interior Design, and the Department of Visual Communications Design.
Q-Will there no longer be a School of Design?
Professor Brooks: The former School of Design would be dissolved, and there would be no school of Design. The name change from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design to the College of Design has already been done, so, design would refer generically and inclusively to the whole college now, and what was the School of Design, a subunit within the college, would now be three separate departments.
Senator Crozier: Can you explain why you want to dissolve the school and constitute three departments?
Professor Brooks: Although this looks like it is breaking into smaller units, those are relatively small units compared to some of the other units in the college, but the goal of the faculty of the college is to give parity and equity to all of the disciplines across the college. There will be more opportunity for collaboration and interaction than there was for that group alone within that former school. It will help to refocus more on the disciplines.
Senator Kihl: Are there other questions?
Q- Is there a provision to change the name of Graphic Design to Visual Communications Design?
Professor Brooks: I believe so, but that is not included at this time.
President Mattson: All those in favor of approving Senate Motion #9 for the changes in the College of Design say aye. Thank you, the motion passes.
Senate Motion #10 (2005-2006)(Second Reading): The Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approval of a proposal submitted by the Herberger College of Fine Arts for the disestablishment of the Department of Theatre.
Senator Kihl: We will discuss the next item, which is from the Herberger College of Fine Arts to disestablish the Department of Theatre.
Professor Linda Essig was present to answer questions.
Q- I am curious that while we are the New American University, why we would use the English spelling of Theatre?
Professor Essig: Within all departments of Theatre, a live performance is almost always spelled theatre and when referring to a theater, that is a physical building.
Q- I am curious why the previous motion was done in one motion and since the next two motions are closely related, why they are being dealt with separately?
Senator Kihl: Senate motion #9 is a reorganization occurring within a school, but the Department of Theatre must be disestablished before the School of Theatre and Film can be established. Are there any further questions on this motion?
President Mattson: Hearing none, we will move to a vote. The motion passed.
Senate Motion #11 (2005-2006) (Second Reading): The Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approval of a proposal submitted by the Herberger College of Fine Arts for the establishment of a school - School of Theatre and Film.
Senator Kihl: We will next consider the motion from the Herberger College to establish the School of Theatre and Film. Are there any further questions? If not, I want to thank our guests that came today on behalf of the CAPC proposals.
President Mattson: Hearing no further questions we will move to a vote. The motion passed.
Senate Motion #12 (2005-2006)(First Reading): The Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee recommends Academic Senate approval of a proposal submitted by the School of Life Sciences for the establishment of a graduate certificate in Bioethics, Policy and Law.
Senator Kihl: Finally, we will consider a new proposal from the School of Life Sciences to establish a graduate certificate in Bioethics, Policy, and Law. Professor Joan McGregor is here to answer questions on this proposal. Are there questions? We will soon have the full proposal on this item posted on the Academic Senate Web page, and all of you are invited to take a look at it before we come back for a second reading in December.