Present: Gorney-Moreno, Stacks, Davila, McNeil, Shifflett
Absent: Hegstrom

Administrative Representatives:

Present: Caret, Bain, Rascoe Absent: Kassing, Lee

Deans:

Present: Dorosz, Novak
Absent: Burak, Hidalgo

Students:

Present: Mitchell
Absent: Chavez, Jimenez, Juarez, White

Alumni Representative:

Absent: Gonzales

Emeritus Representative:

Present: Buzanski

Honorary Senators (Non-Voting):

Present: Norton, Young

General Unit Representatives:

Present: Carolin, Thames
Absent: Mullen

Present: Malloy, Briggs
Absent: Payne, Doordan

COB Representatives:

Present: Nellen
Absent: Canziani

ED Representatives:

Present: Katz
Absent: Lessow-Hurley

ENG Representatives:

Present: Sree Harsha, Singh
Absent: Huang

H&A Representatives:

Present: Vanniarajan, Van Hooff, Butler, Huebner, Stork

SCI Representatives:

Present: Valdes, Veregge
Absent: Garcia, Edgar, Pearce,

SOS Representatives:

Present: Roth, Nuger, Brent, Bienenfeld

SW Representative:

Present: Merighi

A. From the Chair of the Senate: Chair Gorney-Moreno welcomed the senators to the first meeting of the 1999-2000 Academic Senate and acknowledge the excellent leadership of Outgoing Chair Pam Stacks during a challenging year and presented her with a gift from the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee also acknowledged Lydia Rose for excellent work this past year and presented a gift. Chair Gorney-Moreno took a moment to say that it was with great regret that she said good-bye to Ken Peter.

Chair Gorney-Moreno outlined some of the important issues the Academic Senate will be confronted with this coming year: the implementation of the Joint Library Project (a model was available at this meeting for Senators to view), continuing responses to the imposition or the new contract or new tentative agreement, and the ongoing implementation of the Cornerstones Project. She announced that the Budget Advisory Committee has decided to have monthly meetings rather than one or two a semester.

She stated that she hopes all senators would have a contemplative, energizing summer so that you may all return to have another year of collegial dialogue.

B. From the President of the University: Senator Caret stated that this past year was complex and suspected that this new year will be equally complex. He stated he was looking forward to working with the new senate and that together they can make things happen that worked for this campus. He acknowledged that he has worked together with the senate and would like to continue to do so.

B. Consent Calendar -- None.

C. Executive Committee Action Items--None

1. The 1999/2000 Senate Calendar was Approval unanimously.
   
2. The Academic Senate proceeded to run the Election for 1999-2000 Senate Officers

1. Election of Vice Chair, Academic Senate

Nominations from the Floor-None
Candidates Senator Brent and Senator Stork presented their statements to the senate. Senator Brent was elected Vice Chair by secret ballot.

2. Election of Chair, Professional Standards Policy Committee

Nominations from the Floor -- None
Candidate Senator Nellen presented her statements to the senate. Senator Nellen was declared Chair of Professional Standards.

3. Election of Chair, Curriculum and Research Policy Committee

Nominations from the Floor -- None
Candidates Senator Roth and Senator Sree Harsha presented their statements to the senate. Senator Roth was elected by secret ballot.

4. Election of Chair, Instruction & Student Affairs Policy Committee

Nominations from the Floor -- None
Candidate Senator Nuger withdrew his name as a candidate. Senator Stork stated that she would be privileged to serve as chair and provide some continuity to the ongoing committee issues. Senator Stork was declared the Chair of Instruction and Student Affairs.

5. Election of Chair, Organization & Government Policy Committee

Nominations from the Floor -- Senator Katz and Senator Veregge were nominated from the floor and accepted. Candidates Senator Katz and Senator Veregge presented their statements to the senate. Senator Veregge was elected as Chair of Organization & Government by secret ballot.

6. Election of Secretary/Chair of Committee on Committees

Nominations from the Floor -- None.
Candidate Senator Shifflett presented her statement to the senate and was elected Secretary by secret ballot.

7. Election of Statewide Senator Representative to Executive Committee

Nominations from the Floor -- None
Senator Shifflett withdrew her name from candidacy and Senator McNeil was declared the Statewide Senate Representative on the Executive Committee.

A Senate Management Resolution was presented to the senate from the Executive Committee by Senator Nellen to refer to the Executive Committee, any implementation matters arising prior to September 12, 1999 pertaining to a merit pay plan of any negotiated contract for unit 3 faculty members. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution (SM-S99-3).

AS 1071: Chair of Organization & Government, Sally Veregge, invited former chair of O&G, Senator Brent, to Present AS 1071, a Senate Management Resolution on Student Evaluation Review Board (SERB). Current members of SERB requested that each college have representation on the committee. AS 1071 (SM-S99-4) Student Evaluation Review Board was passed unanimously.

1. Statewide Academic Senators: Senator McNeil gave a report on some of the current issues the Statewide senate is working on including athletics, year-round-operations, CalState Teach.

2. Associated Students President: Senator Davila stated that he looked forward to being a senator and that all the officers will be officially inducted on Wednesday.