Statewide Academic Senate Report September 15-16, 2011 Andrea Renwanz Boyle Martin Steven Linder Darlene Yee-Melichar

2 Academic Affairs Committee Andrea Renwanz Boyle Resolutions AS /AA/Waiver Support for Initiatives in General Education: The Compass Project and the “Assessing General Education Under EO1033 Conference” AS /AA/First Reading Support for the Establishment of a CSU Professional Doctorate Advisory Committee AS /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 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 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 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 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 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 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 /FGA Maintaining Quality in the CSU AS /FGA Maintenance of Public Access to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) Data AS /FGA Presidential Compensation in the CSU

8 Academic Senate CSU Plenary Sessions Darlene Yee-Melichar Resolutions O AS /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 /EX/waiver Recognition of the 50 th Anniversary of the California State University

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