1. Statewide Academic Senate Report September 15-16, 2011 Andrea Renwanz Boyle Martin Steven Linder Darlene Yee-Melichar http://www.calstate.edu/AcadSen

2. 2 Academic Affairs Committee Andrea Renwanz Boyle Resolutions AS3039-11/AA/Waiver Support for Initiatives in General Education: The Compass Project and the “Assessing General Education Under EO1033 Conference” AS-3037-11/AA/First Reading Support for the Establishment of a CSU Professional Doctorate Advisory Committee AS- 3038-11/AA/First Reading Support for Establishment of California Community College (CCC) General Education (GE) Pattern and Nursing Prerequisite Course to Match the CSU GE Breadth Requirement

3. 3 Academic Affairs Committee Andrea Renwanz Boyle Task Force Task force assembled to develop report on Educational Principles and On-Line Learning Issues Academic Affairs Committee will address the following issues: 1. WASC Draft Policy on Credit Hours 2. Proposed Title 5 S40403 Change in Residency Requirements 3. Outcomes Assessment of High Impact Practices

4. 4 Academic Affairs Committee Andrea Renwanz Boyle Issues 4. Use of new CLEP exams in College Composition 5. Sustainability in CSU curricula 6. Give Students a Compass Project

5. 5 Fiscal and Governmental Affairs Committee Martin Steven Linder Report: Wess Larson CO Advocacy & State Relations, Senior Legislative Director J Brown consistent in being unpredictable Previous Governor more supportive of Public Higher Education 2011-12 CSU Bills up for review help us become more efficient Don’t expect Bond Measures in 2012 Dream Act Assembly Bill 130 signed O Alien without lawful immigration status exempt from paying nonresident tuition at CCC CSU AB 620 sexual orientation and gender expression training on campus ½ of the house will be new legislators due to redistricting

6. 6 Fiscal and Governmental Affairs Committee Martin Steven Linder Report: John Travis (CFA) Bargaining O Pensions  Have not come up in bargaining (Within Calpers jurisdiction)  May lead to a 2-5% employee increase O Online Education  BOT have placed some emphasis on On Line Education  Issues of moving on line ed from state to self support  Would move bargaining outside of Collective Bargaining and weaken faculty position in negotiations O Work for stability  CSU Lost over 500 Tenure Track Positions  Protection for contingent faculty at 6 year point in danger O Work Load  Enrollment increase flood with increase class size etc. adds to demands on faculty  Academic Freedom clause in contract O SB 1425: Eliminate Spiking  limit member's final compensation to an amount not to exceed average increase in compensation received within the final 2 preceding years

7. 7 Fiscal and Governmental Affairs Committee Martin Steven Linder Report: John Travis (CFA) Continued Equity Program O There are monies available, based on CFA fact finding for modest equity increases Paycheck Deception Legislation O Legislation calls for unions and corporations to stop contributing to campaign contributions Resolutions AS-3040-11/FGA Maintaining Quality in the CSU AS-3041-11/FGA Maintenance of Public Access to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) Data AS-3043-11/FGA Presidential Compensation in the CSU

8. 8 Academic Senate CSU Plenary Sessions Darlene Yee-Melichar Resolutions O AS-3035-11/FA/waiver Response to Proposed Changes to the Board of Trustees Policy for the Selection of Presidents: Affirming the Importance of Campus Involvement and Transparency O AS-3036-11/EX/waiver Recognition of the 50 th Anniversary of the California State University

9. 9 Academic Senate CSU Plenary Sessions Darlene Yee-Melichar Reports o Ephraim Smith, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer o Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor; Trustee Lou Monville o Robert Turnage, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Systemwide Budget

10. 10 Academic Senate Sytemwide Committees GEAC (General Education Advisory Committee) SBAC (Systemwide Budget Advisory Committee) ICAS (Intersegmental Council of Academic Senates)