Key to Senate Meeting Dates
 
 

#01 - September 26	#05 - December 12	#09 - March 27
#02 - October 10	#06 - February 06	#10 - April 10
#03 - October 24	#07 - February 20	#11 - April 24
#04 - November 07	#08 - March 06	#12 - May 08

Academic Calendar - [see also Common Calendar]

#02 Announcement that a draft academic calendar for 2001/2002 is included in the agenda packet

#02 OAA announcement that the Registrar has been asked to review ways in which the deadline for submission of grades can be scheduled prior to the end of the term

#04 Discussion of the academic calendar

#05 Announcement that a committee will be formed to discuss the calendar issue for 2002-2003 and beyond

#09 Announcement that the resolution on the academic calendar passed by the CSU academic senate chairs, which addresses the issue of conversion to a semester system, is included in the agenda packet

#12 Announcement that the Academic Calendar Committee has submitted its report

#12 Announcement that next year's calendar has been adjusted so spring term will begin Monday, January 14
 

Academic Senate Chair(s)

#05 Report on the November 30 senate chairs' meeting including shared governance, CMS, the FMI Program, accountability, faculty workload report, proposed survey of department chair responsibilities and lower division major articulation

#07 Report on the February 8 senate chairs' meeting including shared governance and consultation, FERP faculty serving on RTP committees, CMS, draft report titled The CSU at the Beginning of the 21st Century, faculty workload survey and year round operation in the UC system

#08 Report on the February 28 Academic Conference including an evaluation of Chancellor Reed, faculty workload survey, accountability, the common calendar and alignment of lower-division core requirements

#11 Report on the April 19 senate chairs' meeting including the common calendar, Title 5, Ed.D. Degree, intellectual properties and PERS coverage
 

Academic Senate Membership

#01 Election of Senator MacConnie as the Academic Senate Secretary and Chair of the Educational Policies Committee

#02 Approval of the Resolution Regarding the Membership of the Academic Senate (#05-00/01-EX)

#09 Approval of the Resolution Regarding Counselor Membership in the General Faculty and Representation on the Academic Senate (#15-00/01-EX)

#12 Approval of Resolution on the Membership of the Academic Senate of the CSU (#19-00/02-EX)

#12 Introduction of new senators and appreciation to outgoing senators

#12 Election of senate officers: Susan Bicknell, Chair; Robert Snyder, Vice Chair; and Sue MacConnie, Secretary
 

Academic Senate Relationship with the Administration

#06 Announcement that under discussion is the idea of a small group of faculty leaders and administrators meeting to discuss ongoing issues contributing to the deterioration of the relationship between the academic senate and the administration

#12 Announcement that the small group of faculty leaders and administrators met to discuss issues of communication, consultation and collegiality
 

Accountability

#02 Statewide senator announcement that David Spence's accountability report has been distributed to committees
 

Accreditation

#01 WASC Progress Report
 

Administrative Evaluations

#01 Announcement that a copy of President McCrone's evaluation is included in the packet

#09 Statewide senator announcement that all senators are urged to write letters of evaluation for Chancellor Reed

Administrative Searches

#01 Announcement that communications pertaining to the Resolution Regarding Termination of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Search (#16-99/00-EX) are included in the packet

#01 Approval of Resolution Regarding Membership on Search Committees for College Deans (#02-00/01-EX)

#03 Announcement that the resolution on search committee membership was not approved by President McCrone
 

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

#01 Announcement that a communication regarding the termination of the dean search has been sent to the AAUP

#02 Announcement that a copy of the AAUP letter acknowledging receipt of Chair Cheyne's September 14, 2000, letter is included in the agenda packet

#03 Announcement that the AAUP has indicated that the next appropriate step is for the AAUP to request a response from President McCrone regarding Chair Cheyne's letter of September 14
 

Annual Partnership Agreement

#05 Statewide senator announcement that a copy of the partnership agreement was sent to the governor
 

Appendix K

#12 Announcement that the Faculty Affairs Committee will send a recommendation on Appendix K to the Senate Executive Committee
 

Athletic Review

#05 Discussion of the Athletic Review Committee

#07 Announcement that an open meeting to discuss the activities of the Athletic Review Committee has been scheduled

#10 OAA announcement that the Athletic Review Committee is scheduled to have its report to the President by the end of April and the report will be shared as widely as possible

#12 OAA announcement that the athletic review report has been received and the committee will be meeting with President McCrone and Vice President Stokes to discuss the issues contained therein
 

Budget

#02 Announcement that Humboldt State University is to receive $73,086 for support of faculty research, scholarship and creative activities for the 2000-2001 academic year

#02 Report from the Senate Finance Chair that there is a special $10 million augmentation because of lottery procedures

#03 Announcement that of the additional $250,000 in lottery funds Humboldt received for faculty development, $125,000 has been earmarked for technology and $125,000 resides in OAA

#05 OAA announcement that budget principles are still being developed and reviewed

#05 Report from the Senate Finance Chair that at the URPBC meeting it was agreed to not allocate the $1.1 million; the work continues on the budget principles

#11 Report from the Senate Finance Chair that the budget principles should be approved by the Joint Council next week

#12 Report from the Senate Finance Chair that budget documents are included in the packet
 

CSU Board of Trustees

#02 Announcement that the Board of Trustees approved a number of changes in policy that will affect the CSU campuses including admission eligibility, graduation requirements and teacher preparation program requirements
 

CSU State Senators

Reports given at most meetings
 

Collaborative Management Systems (CMS)

#09 Statewide senator announcement that concerns regarding CMS were expressed to David Spence

#09 Announcement that the CMS committee has met several times and additional information is available from the web site

#11 Status report on CMS
 

Collective Bargaining - CFA [Reports given at most meetings]

#07 Discussion Item - Imposition of terms and conditions of the contract

#11 Approval of Resolution on CFA-CSU Contract Negotiations (#17-00/01-EX)

#11 Discussion of CFA Analysis of Trends within the CSU
 

College Dean Search - [see Administrative Searches]
 

Common Calendar

#07 Statewide senator report on the possibility of a common calendar

#09 Statewide senator announcement that recommendations would be made to campuses on the quarter system to change to the semester system

#11 Announcement that the common calendar was one of the main topics of discussion at the April 19 senate chairs' meeting
 

Counselor Faculty

#08 Approval of Resolution Regarding Adoption of the Counselor Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures (#13-00/01-FA)

#09 Announcement of presidential approval of the resolution on counselor faculty policies and procedures
 

Daly Building

#01 Report on the Daly Building Project
 

Educational Policies Committee

Reports given at most meetings
 

Ed.D. Degree

#07 Announcement from the statewide senator that Chancellor Reed has decided to ask for the authority to grant an Ed.D. Degree

#09 Statewide senator announcement that the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees are moving ahead with authorization of the Ed.D. program; the senate is moving more slowly

#11 Announcement that discussion regarding the Ed.D. Degree continues
 

Elections, see General Faculty Officers/Association
 

Emergency Items

#01 Resolution Regarding Revision of Sabbatical Leave Review Process 2000-2001 (#01-00/01-FA)

#02 Resolution Regarding Revision of Sabbatical Leave Review Process (#01-00/01-EX)

#05 Approval of Fall Graduation List

#06 Resolution Regarding Forwarding Files (#08-00/01-FA/FLR)

#08 Resolution Regarding Adoption of the Counselor Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures (#13-00/01-FA)

#12 Approval of Spring Graduation List
 

Enrollment

#03 Enrollment Report

#07 Approval of Resolution on Continuous Enrollment Policy for Graduate Students (#07-00/01-EP)

#08 OAA announcement that the 7200 target has not been reached

#09 Announcement that President McCrone has approved the resolution on continuous enrollment policy
 

Faculty Affairs Committee

Reports given at most meetings
 

Faculty Awards Committee

#04 Announcement and approval of nominee for Outstanding Professor of the Year Award
 

Faculty Merit Increases (FMI) Policy and Procedures

#01 OAA announcement that notices regarding the FAR and the awarding of FMI funds were distributed

#05 Selection of FMI Appeals Panel

Free Speech

#02 Announcement that a copy of a letter from Vice President Christensen regarding the free speech resolution passed by the senate in 1998 is included in the agenda packet
 

General Faculty Officers/Association

#02 Election results were announced: Bob Snyder, Statewide Senator; Jack Turner, UFPC member; and Scott Burgess, NR&S representative to the UCC

#07 Announcement that the question of absentee ballots is under review

#09 Approval of the Resolution Regarding Change in the Election Process for General Faculty Elections (#14-00/01-GF)

#10 Announcement that the three amendments to the Faculty Handbook were approved in the last election; there will be one more run off election
 

Governance

#02 Announcement that Michael Goodman, Claire Knox, Mark Larson and Peter Kenyon have volunteered to be included in a survey on shared governance in the CSU
 

Grading

#07 Statewide senator report that an audit has revealed that many campuses are out of compliance with the executive orders related to grade distribution

#08 Resolution Regarding CR/NC Grading for Graduate Students Taking Undergraduate Courses (#12-00/01-SA) returned to committee without discussion because of new information received

#09 Announcement from the Student Affairs chair that the CR/NC resolution is being reviewed by the Graduate Council

#12 Announcement that the Educational Policies Committee has compiled recommendations regarding grading symbols to be forwarded to the Assistant Vice Chancellor
 

Graduation

#05 Approval of Fall Graduation List

#08 Announcement of agreement to grant a posthumous degree to Raymond Boden

#12 Approval of Spring Graduation List
 

Humboldt State University Foundation

#06 Discussion of realignment of Humboldt State University Foundation
 

Intellectual Property

#02 Approval of Resolution Regarding Intellectual Property Ownership (#04-00/01-FA)

#05 Announcement that President McCrone did not approve the resolution on intellectual properties but did ask Dean Donna Schafer to review the intellectual property policy

#05 Approval of Resolution Regarding Student Intellectual Property Rights (#06-00/01-EX)

#11 Announcement that there is a lot of diversity on the campuses regarding intellectual properties
 

Master Plan

#07 Statewide senator announcement that a summary of the Master Plan document is contained in the agenda packet and may be downloaded from the web
 

Misconduct Complaints

#07 Withdrawal and straw vote of Resolution Regarding Revision of the Procedure for Processing Complaints of Misconduct, Including Unlawful Discrimination [UML 00-03] (#11-00/01-FA)

#08 Approval of Resolution Regarding Revision of the Procedure for Processing Complaints of Misconduct, Including Unlawful Discrimination [UML 00-03] (#11-00/01-FA)

#11 Announcement that Chair Cheyne received a letter from President McCrone stating that before the resolution on revision of processing complaints of misconduct can be approved for implementation, it requires review by several bodies; after such evaluation, the resulting document will be reviewed with the Academic Senate
 

New Degree Program

#12 Approval of Resolution on Procedure for Proposing a New Degree Program (#18-00/01-EP)
 

Ombudsperson(s)

#9 Announcement that Vice President Stokes attended the Senate Executive Committee meeting to discuss the ombudsperson position(s); additional information will be gathered by the Senate Executive Committee

#10 Announcement that the current ombudspersons and others have been invited to attend a Senate Executive Committee meeting in order to gain a better understanding of the services provided by the ombudspersons and to discuss issues surrounding such position(s)
 

Outstanding Professor Award - [See Faculty Awards Committee]
 

RTP Process - [see WPAF]
 

Royalties

#01 Announcement that a policy regarding royalties, revenues or other income from the sale of course materials has been distributed campuswide by President McCrone as Executive Memorandum P00-7, which is consistent with the spirit of the resolutions passed by the senate in 1997
 

Sabbatical Leave

#01 Approval of Resolution Regarding Revision of Sabbatical Leave Review Process 2000-2001 (#01-00/01-FA)

#02 Rewrite and approval of Resolution Regarding Revision of Sabbatical Leave Review Process (#01-00/01-EX) after Resolution #01-00/01-FA was not approved by the President and changes were made to the resolution by the Senate Executive Committee

#03 Announcement that President McCrone has approved the resolution on the sabbatical leave review process (#01-00/01-EX) with minor modifications
 

Schedule 25

#03 Discussion of Classroom Assignments/Schedule 25

#09 Final Report of the Schedule 25 Ad-Hoc Committee

#10 Discussion of Resolution Regarding the Final Report of the Schedule 25 Ad-Hoc Committee (#09-00/01-EX)

#11 Approval of Resolution Regarding the Final Report of the Schedule 25 Ad-Hoc Committee (#09-00/01-EX)
 

Senate Appointments Committee

#12 Election of John Meyer and Robin Meiggs to the Senate Appointments Committee
 

Senate Finance Committee

Reports given at most meetings
 

Service Learning

#09 Discussion of Resolution on HSU Policy on Service-Learning Courses (#10-00/01-EP)

#10 Continued discussion and postponement to the next senate meeting of the Resolution on HSU Policy on Service-Learning Courses

#11 Resolution on HSU Policy on Service-Learning Courses referred to the Educational Policies Committee

#12 Announcement that the Educational Policies Committee will continue its work on the service learning policy next fall
 

Strategic Plan

#03 OAA announcement that the strategic plan is under review
 

Student Affairs Committee

Reports given at most meetings
 

Student Grievance Procedures

#01 Announcement that President McCrone approved the Resolution on Revision of Student Grievance Procedures (#15-99/00-SA) with one minor editorial change
 

Title 5

#11 Announcement that changes are being proposed to Title 5 regarding transitory students
 

University Curriculum Committee

Reports given at most meetings
 

WASC - [see Accreditation]
 

WPAF - Working Personnel Action File

#06 Discussion of WPAF transfer

#06 Approval of Resolution Regarding Forwarding Files (#08-00/01-FA)

#07 Announcement that President McCrone did not approve the resolution on forwarding files

#09 Announcement that a copy of the letter from Chair Cheyne to President McCrone regarding the resolution on forwarding files was delivered to all senators
 

Workplace Violence

#02 Approval of Resolution Regarding Campus Policy on Zero Tolerance for Workplace Violence (#03-00/01-FA)

#05 Announcement that the President did not approve the resolution on workplace violence but has asked Chief Robert Foster to review the Zero Tolerance Policy and the Workplace Violence Prevention Program
 

Year-Round Operation (YRO)

#06 Statewide senator announcement that it is hoped that year round operation will be occurring on all campuses within the next two years

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