1. Minutes of the February 29, 2000 meeting
2. Announcements by the President - None
3. Announcements by the Vice Presidents - None
4. Announcements by the Chief Campus Officer - None
5. Announcements by Deans, Directors, or other Executive Officers - None
6. Special orders
   1. Current status of graduate student collective bargaining negotiations and impact of unionization on Academic Senate procedures - Dennis Shimek and Douglas Minnis Oral
7. Reports of special committees - None
8. Reports of standing committees -
   1. Report of the Public Service Committee - announcement of the recipient(s) of the Distinguished Public Service Award
9. Petitions of students - None
10. Unfinished business - None
11. University and faculty welfare - None
12. New business - None

Jay Mechling, Secretary
Representative Assembly of the
Davis Division of the Academic Senate

All voting members of the Academic Senate (and others on the ruling of the Chair) shall have the privilege of attendance and the privilege of the floor at meetings of the Representative Assembly, but only members of the Representative Assembly may make or second motions or vote.

1. Minutes of the October 25 and November 22, 1999 meetings
2. Announcements by the President - None
3. Announcements by the Vice Presidents - None
4. Announcements by the Chief Campus Officer - None
5. Announcements by Deans, Directors, or other Executive Officers
   1. Address by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Robert Grey "Growth and Academic Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in the Decade Ahead"
6. Special orders - None
7. Reports of special committees - None
8. Reports of standing committees
   1. Report of the Faculty Research Lecture Committee
   2. Report of the Committee on Committees
9. Petitions of students - None
10. Unfinished business
    1. Report of the Committee on Committees from the October 25, 1999 Meeting call
11. University and faculty welfare - None
12. New business
    1. Consideration of request for diploma notation of Designated Emphasis Programs

1. Minutes of the October 25 and November 22, 1999 meetings. Chair Gibeling reported that these Minutes will be on posted on the web-site within the next few days.
2. Announcements by the President - None
3. Announcements by the Vice Presidents - None
4. Announcements by the Chief Campus Officer - None
5. Announcements by Deans, Directors, or other Executive Officers
   1. Address by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Robert Grey - "Growth and Academic Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in the Decade Ahead"

   Provost Grey spoke to the Representative Assembly about issues pertaining to the significant growth in enrollment that UC Davis has been asked to accommodate and about the planning and resources that will be required for that growth to occur. A copy of the slides used in his presentation is available on the office of the Provost website (http://provost.ucdavis.edu/presentations/growthandplanning/sld001.htm).

   Provost Grey responded to a few questions. Chair Gibeling thanked him for his presentation and reiterated what Dr. Grey said in the beginning - this is the first step in one of many consultations as the Academic Senate and the administration collaborate in the continuing planning process.

   Having been informed that a quorum was present, Chair Gibeling called the regular meeting of the Representative Assembly of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate to order. A roster of members present and absent is attached as Appendix I to these minutes.

6. Special orders - None
7. Reports of special committees - None
8. Reports of standing committees
   1. Report of the Faculty Research Lecture Committee - Professor George Bruening presented the report of the Faculty Research Lecture Committee. Professor Gary Snyder, Department of English was nominated as the 58th Faculty Research Lecturer. The full text of the committee's statement is attached as Appendix II to these minutes. A motion was made to accept the report of the Faculty Research Lecture Committee. The motion was seconded and approved by acclamation. Professor Linda Morris, Chair, Department of English, accepted the award on behalf of Professor Snyder who was out of town and unable to attend the meeting. She stated that it was an honor to accept the award for Professor Snyder and that he is a brilliant, gentle, inspiring man who has literally changed the landscape of not only the English Department but the campus. She said Dr. Snyder asked her to extend his grateful appreciation to the Academic Senate for honoring him with this award and that he would be making a presentation to which all members of the Academic Senate are invited to attend on May 4, 2000.

   2. Report of the Committee on Committees - Professor Judith Stern, Chair, Committee on Committees, presented the report of the committee. She noted that the report consists of replacements on Academic Senate Committees since the October 25, 1999 Representative Assembly meeting. She also called attention to the appointment of the Special Committee on the Academic Personnel Process. A motion was made and seconded to approve the report appearing on page 1 of the Call to the Meeting. The motion carried.

9. Petitions of students - None
10. Unfinished business
    1. Report of the Committee on Committees from the October 25, 1999 meeting call
    Professor Judith Stern, Chair, presented the report of the committee. She noted that this item of business was deferred at the October 25, 1999 meeting due to the Representative Assembly being engaged in a conversation concerning the academic personnel process and then due to the lateness of the hour and subsequent loss of a quorum. She said the report consists of replacements on Academic Senate Committees since the Annual Report of the Committee, presented at the June 8, 1999 Representative Assembly meeting and prior to October 25, 1999.

    She also mentioned that the Committee on Committees has met with Chair Gibeling concerning a proposal to consolidate committees and also to make Senate service more meaningful. She encouraged faculty members to agree to serve on Academic Senate committees when contacted by members of the Committee on Committees.

    A motion was made and seconded to approve the report appearing on page 2 of the Call to the Meeting. The motion carried.

11. University and faculty welfare - None
12. New business
    1. Consideration of request for diploma notation of Designated Emphasis Programs. Chair Gibeling reported that the campus has a number of Designated Emphasis programs and has received a request for diploma notation of one of these programs. He stated that these programs constitute an official minor. He noted that the President's Office has final approval for the format and content of diplomas but that proposed changes must first be approved by the Divisional Academic Senate and then the Assembly of the Academic Senate.

       Asked if this request would apply only to the one specific request received, J. Gibeling responded that the Graduate Council reasoned that if one request was received and approved others would likely be forthcoming. Graduate Council therefore approved the diploma notation for all ten Designated Emphasis programs.

       A motion was made to approve the diploma notation for the Designated Emphasis programs listed on page 5 of the Call to the Meeting. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

    There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

    Jay Mechling, Secretary
    Representative Assembly of the
    Davis Division of the Academic Senate