EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES

November 20, 2006

Present: McClory, Veregge, Bros, David, Van Selst, Thames, Hebert, Phillips, Sigler, Lessow-Hurley, Kassing, Gutierrez, Meldal

Absent: Lee, Najjar

1. The consent calendar was approved as amended.

2. The Executive Committee discussed nominees for the Council of Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) representative. Senator Campsey was selected. It was noted that he was selected by virtue of his self-nomination and the fact that he is a Senator, not ex officio as FAR.

3. The Executive Committee discussed Access and Excellence. The Chancellor's office wants us to have a campus-wide conversation before the second week of March. A forum has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2007, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., location to be decided. President Kassing offered Dorothy Poole's services for support.

4. The Executive Committee approved AS 1343, Sense of the Senate Resolution, Honoring Dr. Khaled Hosseni (First Reading). The resolution will be brought before the Senate on December 4, 2006. Chair Lessow-Hurley will present the resolution, if approved, to Dr. Hosseni at a reception on March 7, 2007.

5. The Executive Committee discussed assessment of the strategic planning process. Several suggestions were made such as waiting one more cycle before making changes, asking questions about what we have learned and what we can do better, reviewing the process and the impact, and checking to see if there is anything to work off of from WASC.

6. The Executive Committee discussed a student's request to make SJSU a smoke-free campus. This issue has been referred to the President's Office.

7. The Executive Committee discussed the Retention-Tenure-Promotion (RTP) policy. There are several areas still under consideration, including the PDP, the role of the University committee, and the review cycle. Once the president’s office has clarified these points to its satisfaction, a meeting will be scheduled with Shannon Bros and Judith Hurley to discuss. This should happen prior to December 4, 2006.

8. The Executive Committee discussed a referral that was originally made to the Curriculum and Research Committee (C&R) on mandatory advising. C&R has asked the Instruction and Student Affairs Committee (I&SA) to look at the referral this time. Workload was the main issue when this was brought to the Senate by the C&R committee.

9. The Executive Committee discussed several issues currently being discussed at the CSU Statewide level including; cornerstones, monitoring and supporting progress in the implementation of ACR 73, textbook pricing, and online courses.

10. The Executive Committee discussed AS 1341, Policy Recommendation, Program Planning Guidelines (Final Reading) and a last minute request to address faculty diversity in the policy. An amendment will be proposed from the floor of the Senate regarding this issue at today's (November 20, 2006) Senate meeting.