UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS ACADEMIC SENATE
VOLUME XXX, No. 5
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
OF THE DAVIS DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
Monday, May 6, 2002
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Memorial Union, MU II
1. Minutes of the February 26, 2002 meeting
2. Announcements by the President
3. Announcements by the Vice Presidents
4. Announcements by the Chief Campus Officer
5. Announcements by Deans, Directors, or other Executive Officers
6. Special orders
A. Remarks by the Chair of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate
a. April 22 Special Meeting of the Davis Division
b. Upcoming Special Meeting of the Davis Division regarding the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admissions
c. Non-resident Tuition Remission Joint Committee
7. Reports of special committees
8. Reports of standing committees
A. Report of the Public Service Committee – announcement of the Distinguished Public Service recipient(s)
B. Report of the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee –
announcement of the Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Recipient(s)
C. Report of the Committee on Committees
D. Report of the Committee on Educational Policy
E. Report of the Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction
9. Petitions of students
10. Unfinished business
A. Report of the Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction re Proposed Amendments to Davis Division Bylaw 73(C), Davis Division Bylaw 7 and Davis Division Bylaw 34
11. University and faculty welfare
12. New business
A. Community Book Project - Announcement
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Chair Gibeling welcomed those assembled to the meeting and said while waiting for a quorum to be certified he would proceed with a few announcements. He said there were no announcements by the President, by the Vice Presidents, by the Chief Campus Officer or by Deans, Directors, or other Executive Officers.
6. Special orders
22, 2002 called by 51 members of the Academic Senate to discuss the delivery of the undergraduate curriculum and the role of lecturers in this regard. He said the discussion was wide ranging and that one of the suggestions that emerged was that the Composition Program might be shifted from the Department of English to another unit. There was also lengthy discussion about the merits of lecturers teaching composition courses.
Division this quarter regarding undergraduate admissions and the use of
standardized testing. President Atkinson has proposed that the University
consider dropping the SAT I as a required examination for undergraduate
eligibility and as a measure of ability in regards to admission. President
Atkinson’s proposal has led the Universitywide Board of Admissions and
Relations with Schools (BOARS) to reflect on the merits of standardized
testing and they have developed a proposal. The purpose of the Special
Meeting will be to discuss the BOARS proposal.
future to develop proposals for a campuswide non-resident tuition remission policy. He said he and the Provost will co-chair this new committee and that it would include members from the administration and the senate.
A quorum having been certified, Chair Gibeling called the meeting to order. A roster of members present and absent is attached as Appendix I to these minutes.
1. Minutes of the May 6, 2002 meeting. Chair Gibeling asked if there were any
corrections to the minutes of the meeting. None were voiced. The minutes were
approved by consent.
7. Reports of special committees
A. Report of the Special Committee on Transportation and Parking – Carroll
Cross provided a brief update on the parking issue and distributed highlights of the Committee’s recommendations and the Administration’s response to these recommendations. A copy of these highlights is attached to these Minutes as Appendix II. He also noted that the parking issue is active systemwide and on all of the other UC campuses. He noted that a more complete report will be presented at the June Representative Assembly meeting.
8. Reports of standing committees
A. Report of the Public Service Committee – Margaret Johns, Chair of the Public
Service Committee announced the recipients of this year’s Public Service Award: Norman Matloff Department of Computer Science, Cruz Reynoso, School of Law and
R. Steven Tharratt, Pulmonary & Critical Medicine: Med. The Committee’s report was approved by
acclamation. Professor John’s
statements concerning the achievements of each of the recipients will be placed
on the Academic Senate web site
(http://www.mrak.ucdavis.edu/senatae/repassembly.htm).
Professor Matloff was unable to attend the meeting but Professors Reynoso and Tharratt made brief comments and thanked the Public Service Committee and the Academic Senate.
B. Report of the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee – Anna Kuhn, Chair
of the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee presented the report of the committee by announcing the recipients of the first distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award. She noted that this award recognizes yet another dimension of faculty member’s responsibilities. She said that one of the most important contributions faculty can make to their profession and the academy is the mentoring of graduate students, the training of those who will become the next generation of scholars in their field. In future years she said there will be one recipient for this award however this year being the first year, the Committee was extremely pleased to present the award to the following three individuals: Jerry L. Hedrick, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences; Charles R. Goldman, Department of Environmental Science and Policy; and Janet Momsen, Department of Human and Community Development.
The Committee’s report was approved by acclamation. Professor Kuhn’s statements concerning the achievements of each of the recipients are attached as Appendix III of these Minutes. All three recipients were present to accept the award and they made brief comments.
C. Report of the Committee on Committees - Jessica Utts, Chair, Committee
on Committees, moved acceptance of the interim report of the Committee on Committees. The report was approved by consent.
D. Report of the Committee on Educational Policy – Terence Murphy, Chair,
Committee on Educational Policy presented the proposed amendment to Davis Division Guideline 21 noting that last year the Representative Assembly approved an amendment to Davis Division Regulation 532 that allows students to take up to 15 units of internship in one quarter, an increase from 12 units. Subsequently it was pointed out that Davis Division Guideline 21 needed to be amended to be consistent with the amended Regulation. He moved approval of the proposed amendment appearing on page 16 of the call to meeting. There was brief discussion indicating the need to correct the last line to read, “45 hours and over”. The motion then carried as modified.
E. Report of the Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction – Kevin
Hoover, Chair of the Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction Committee presented the report of the Committee. He reported that the Call for Nominations for membership on the Committee on Committees for 2002-2005 resulted in three nominations, the same as the number of positions to be filled. Therefore, the election by postal ballot was omitted and all three nominees were declared elected. The Representative Assembly is being asked to ratify this action and instruct the Secretary of the Davis Division to declare all nominees officially elected. He moved acceptance of the report. The motion carried unanimously.
9. Petitions of students – none
A. Report of the Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction re proposed
amendments to Davis Division Bylaw 73(C), Davis Division Bylaw 7 and Davis Division Bylaw 34 – Kevin Hoover, Chair of the Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction Committee presented the report of the Committee. He reported that one of the recommendations of the Special Committee on the Personnel Process Reform was an annual review of academic salaries and that the duty for conducting that review and making those comparisons was originally assigned to the Faculty Welfare Committee. However, at the June, 2001 Representative Assembly meeting the proposed amendment was tabled as a result of objections voiced by the Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee. The amendment was sent back to the Executive Council. On reconsideration, the Executive Council believed that the purposes of the amendment would be better served if the review of salaries was made on the same five-year cycle as the general review of the personnel process and that the duty to conduct it should rest with the same body (the Executive Council). He moved approval of the proposed amendment to Davis Division Bylaw 73(C) appearing on page 18 of the meeting call. The motion carried.
He then presented the next set of amendments noting the long standing problem of the Representative Assembly obtaining a quorum to conduct the business of the meetings. He presented the rationale and justification of the proposed amendments and noted that the proposed amendment of Bylaw 7 simply removes two of the ex officio members of the Representative Assembly, the President of the University and the Chief Campus Officer at Davis, from the quorum count. He said these two individuals will remain as voting members of the Representative Assembly but not be included in the quorum count. He moved approval of the proposed amendment.
Brief discussion ensued which included the suggestion to move the location of the proposed amendment, for clarity purposes, to another part of the sentence. The motion carried as slightly modified. The amended Bylaw reads, “A majority of the membership, excluding the President of the University, and the Chief Campus Officer at Davis, and the vacancies noted in the records of the Secretary shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the Representative Assembly. There shall be no votes by proxy.
Kevin Hoover presented the proposed amendment to Davis Division Bylaw 34 appearing on page 20 of the meeting call that creates alternates for various ex officio members and also creates a pool of alternate representatives for at-large representatives who are unable to attend. He moved approval of the amendment to Section A of Davis Division Bylaw 34. The motion carried unanimously.
He then moved approval of the italic portions of Davis Division Bylaw 34 B. appearing on page 21 of the meeting call that provides for a special election to fill the balance of the term of any Departmental Representative or alternate Departmental Representative whose office falls vacant. He noted that the amendment also specifies that the term of service of a replacement Departmental or alternate Representative begins five days after the Secretary of the Division has been notified of the election. He said the five days is consistent with the Bylaw that states that meeting calls are to be received by members five days in advance of a meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
He presented the rational for the proposed amendments to Bylaw 35 (F) and (G) that provides for dismissal and replacement of at-large or departmental representatives who both fail to attend and fail to send an alternate to Representative Assembly meetings. He moved approval of the proposed amendments.
Discussion ensued with a member or two voicing opposition to the proposed amendment. Other members voiced support for the proposed amendment emphasizing the need for the Representative Assembly to conduct business and also how enormously insulting it is to those colleagues who do show up for meetings. When put to a vote, the motion carried with a few dissenting votes.
11. University and faculty welfare – None
12. New business
A. Community Book Project – Professor Catherine Kudlick, on behalf of the
Campus Community Book Project, informed the Assembly of the pilot project that emerged from the Campus Council on Community and Diversity that calls for faculty, staff and students to all read the same book. She said the book selected is titled “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” written by Anne Fadiman. She said it was a wonderful book and she encouraged everyone to read it and become involved. She noted that the book is available at a discounted rate at the bookstore. She said anyone wanting additional information should contact her or Karen Roth.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Anita Oberbauer, Secretary
Representative Assembly of the
Davis Division of the Academic Senate
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