FM+-+December+9,+2009

Faculty Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 9th 2009 Present: Burnett, Koegel, Buss, Chase, Stark, Williams M., Williams J., Fox, Ludwig, Stoner, Ah Yun, Xie, Humphrey, Stitt, Kidd, Smith G., Irwin, Zuckerman, Zhang, Fitzgerald. -Reminders: Holiday Party at Shari Lasher’s house about 5:30. -Silvia Fox given California Journalism Education Coalition’s Lifetime Achievement Award from CNPA. See story here: []. -Announcements by committee: -Academic Affairs: Advising table went well. Thanks. -Graduate: So far we still exist -Ray senate report: email Ray if you would like to see a copy of the survey. -Graduate policies; budget reduction- still don’t know anything yet about our numbers for 2010-2011. Breakdown: Senate has grad policies committees, and there is a grad advisory council, both oversee and maintain grad. - A lot of critera comes from ’91, which is less than clear, but at least sets targets. The criteria was created to evaluate grad programs. - New e-learning policy- this is important for the university and for our department. - Admissions numbers: the university is only allowed to take in a certain number of students (to grow down the university) Undergrad gets a large chunk of this number, then transfers get some, what is left over is potentially for Graduate programs. -Human Subject: Reminder; student work needs to be approved by IRB. - Assess Capstone course - Currictulym-128/123 as a prerequisite for Film & Digital Media in order to take 195’s - E learning for 1st semester freshman—see on sp agenda -Start Curriculum working group committee—will meet on Wednesday s between faculty meetings. -Chair announcements: Plan furlough days for spring. The one designated day is February 15th.

-Spring outlook: Original schedule: 73 on Pt 48 WTU’s of TA 25 WTU’s + 63 WTU’s for PT extras Whole cut in Spring

- Sac Send- a system that allows you to contact those in your classes. Will email students by groups. Department will have access to email concentrations about upcoming info students may need or new classes being offered.

-- Action Item- Second reading: we will allow, for COMS majors only that COMS 100B may count as upper division writing intensive. -again only for COMS - So they get their writing intensive course in COMS. - Stoner- Dan Meltzer is in favor - Will allow us to serve our students better. - because they’ve changed to WPJ- Writing intensive courses may be allowed a 1 Unit assistant with writing intensive courses—but who staffs? - Arguably could help 100 B stay small, because it can be designated as writing intenseive. - We should have 100B meetings so we’re consistent in the way we teach it because it would be a WI - Consider not having Part timers teach it now. - begin process to designate 100B as a WI for COMS majors
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Ludwig- Move to adjourn

Meeting Agenda Faculty Meeting Agenda Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Announcements by Committee: Academic Affairs Faculty Development Budget Hiring Faculty Evaluation (FEC) Part Time FEC Graduate Human Subject Assessment Curriculum Faculty Senate Union Rep. Announcements by Individual Faculty Members Announcements from the Chair: Furloughs for the Spring Final disposition of the Spring schedule Use of SacSend

Business Items Definitional item—Please define soup! Proposal to treat ComS 100B as a writing intensive class for ComS majors Informational Item on pre-requisites for ComS 195 internships