TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DAVIS DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE

RE: May 7, 2003 Representative Assembly Meeting

Dear Colleagues,

The Regular Meeting of the Representative Assembly of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 3:00 PM in the MUII room of the Memorial Union. The meeting call is attached. It is also posted on http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/repassembly.cfm. A paper copy of the agenda is available upon request from the Academic Senate Office in Voorhies Hall, room 301 (752-2231).

As is customary at the Spring meeting of the Assembly, we will hear comments from the Chair of the Staff Assembly, Zackary O’Donnell. Because of scheduling difficulty, the Assembly will not be addressed at this meeting by the Chair of the Academic Federation, Catherine VandeVoort.

The Academic Senate hosted a Special (Town Hall) Meeting on April 7, 2003 in the Cabernet Room of the Silo to discuss the National Biocontainment Laboratory and its effects on the University of California, Davis, and the surrounding Davis community. Comments from members of the faculty who chose to speak at that meeting, and submitted printed copies of their comments to the Office, are now posted on the Senate website.

I call your attention to the Reports of Standing Committees. Of special note is the Report of the Public Service Committee and the announcement of the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award. The Award, which includes a stipend, is presented annually by the Davis Division of the Academic Senate in recognition of significant contributions to the world, nation, state and community through distinguished public service. The Distinguished Public Service Award is based on our confidence in the University’s tradition of excellence and demonstrates the commitment of the Davis campus to public service.

The Grade Changes Committee has proposed amendments to Davis Division Guideline 15—the Use of E-NWS and NG transcript designations. The proposed change will remove the Enrolled—No Work Submitted grade option, and replace it with the grade of F.

The Executive Committee has proposed a new Davis Division Regulation 554 so that students enrolled in a degree program at UCD may count the grades they earn in concurrent courses taken through University Extension in their grade point average.

The Committee on Research has proposed revisions to Davis Division Bylaw 99, the Bylaw governing the Committee on Research. One revision will divide the committee into two subcommittees—Council for Research Policy and the Subcommittee for the faculty Grants Program, to reflect more accurately the disparate workload of the committee. The other proposed revision to the divisional bylaw would allow a member from the Davis Division on the Universitywide Committee on Research Policy, who is not a regular member of the Committee on Research, to be an additional member serving an ex officio capacity.

Under Unfinished Business, there will also be discussion of the resolution passed at the February 19, 2003 Representative Assembly meeting concerning implementation of a Non-Resident Tuition Remission Policy. The resolution asked that the Provost delay implementation of a Non-Resident Tuition Remission Policy until the proposed policy(ies) was critically reviewed by three standing committees of the Academic Senate—Graduate Council, the Committee on Academic Planning and Budget Review and the Committee on Research. At the request of the Senate, two of three committees have responded and offered comments on the policies. The reports from Graduate Council and the Committee on Academic Planning and Budget Review are attached for your inspection. Additional information on the Non-Resident Tuition Remission Policy is available at: http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/nrt/nrtmenu.htm, or go to the Graduate Studies website (http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu and follow the link to “Faculty and Staff” and you will find a link on that page.

In New Business, proposed Bylaws for the Academic Senate structure of the School of Education are presented. On October 21, 2002, the Representative Assembly approved Bylaw 152 establishing the Faculty of the School of Education. The organizational Bylaws for Senate structure and processes are now presented for discussion and possible approval.

The complete agenda package is being sent to all department, at-large and ex-officio members of the Representative Assembly and department Chairs. I urge you to check the membership list included with the meeting call to determine whether you are a member of the Assembly. We need all members to attend meetings to enable the Assembly to accomplish its business. Please note that the meeting will start at 3:00 PM to ensure that we can compete business before 5:00 PM. The sign-in sheet will be available at 2:45 and roll will be called at the start of the meeting. Please plan to arrive on time so that we may start and end the meeting on schedule; your prompt arrival also shows respect for your colleagues. It is important that any departmental representatives who are unable to attend ask their 1^st or 2^nd alternate to attend in their place.

I look forward to seeing you on May 7^th.

Sincerely,

Madewell

Bruce R. Madewell, Chair

Academic Senate, Davis Division