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9-8-11

ACADEMIC SENATE ACTIONS 2008/2009

No. Title Approved To Prov. Action/Implementation

| |Motion re: the US News & World Report Rankings of SMC | | | |

|S-08/09-1 | |10-23-08 |10-24-08 |No approval required. See S-08/09-2 |

| |Motion to assign the leading indicators of excellence research to a | | | |

|S-08/09-2 |faculty group |11-13-08 |11-17-08 |11-26-08 SUPPORTED by Provost. |

| |Change of third year review Form B submission deadline for R&T | | | |

|S-08/09-3 | |11-13-08 |11-17-08 |11-26-08 ACCEPTED by Provost. |

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|S-08/09-4 |Summer Session Proposal |12-04-08 |12-05-08 |2-2-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended FH language (1.6.1.2.6) for the Faculty Governance | | | |

|S-08/09-5 |Coordinator |01-14-09 |01-15-09 |2-2-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended FH language (1.7.4.3) for the Committee on Committees | | | |

|S-08/09-6 |membership |01-14-09 |01-15-09 |2-2-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended FH language (1.6.1.1) for the Faculty Elections | | | |

|S-08/09-7 | |01-14-09 |01-15-09 |2-2-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended FH language (1.7.4.2, 1.7.4.5, 1.7.4.6, 1.7.4.7, 1.7.4.8) | | | |

|S-08/09-8 |for faculty committees: FWC, UEPC, GPSEPC, AARC, PRC. |01-14-09 |01-15-09 |2-2-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|S-08/09-9CA |New Course Proposal, Introduction to Ethnic Studies |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|S-08/09-10CA |Proposal for Study Abroad Australia |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Proposal to revise the Chemistry Minor (allowing Chem 106 to count | | | |

|S-08/09-11CA |as one of the 3 upper division course electives in the minor.) |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Four proposals from the Sociology Department: | | | |

|S-08/09-12CA |- Eliminate combined anthro/soc minor |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |- Adopt Sociology 101(Sociological Imagination) as a new course | | | |

| |- Revise Soc Major to require Sociology 101 | | | |

| |- Revise Soc major to reduce number of upper-division anthro courses| | | |

| |accepted as subs for sociology courses | | | |

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|S-08/09-13 |Protocols for Creation of Centers and Institutes |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Proposal to Discontinue the Graduate Liberal Studies Program | | | |

|S-08/09-14 | |02-19-09 |02-25-09 |3-19-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|S-08/09-15 |Commendation for Gery Short |04-02-09 |04-21-09 |No action required/ |

| |Senate Acceptance of the list of final documents submitted by the | | | |

|S-08/09-16 |Core Curriculum Task Force |04-23-09 |04—27-09 |05-12-09 Provost acknowledged receipt of documents. |

| | | | |05-12-09 Provost ACCEPTED implementation of Model 1. Several comments offered|

|S-08/09-17 |Undergraduate Core Curriculum Revision |04-23-09 |04-27-09 |by Provost regarding the implementation process. |

| |Amended Faculty Handbook language re: Six Course Teaching Load | | |05-12-09 ACCEPTED by Provost. Noted that this will be reviewed by the Board |

|S-08/09-18 |(various sections of Hd) |04-23-09 |04-27-09 |of Trustees. |

| | | | |9-8-11 - Provost Dobkin verbally reported that 6/6 language is not in the |

| | | | |Faculty Handbook |

| |Proposal to allow three Kinesiology courses to count as Area C | | | |

|S-08/09-19CA |courses (UEPC-consent agenda) |05-14-09 |05-26-09 |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended Fast Track Guidelines (GPSEPC-consent agenda) | | | |

|S-08/09-20CA | |05-14-09 |05-26-09 |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|S-08/09-21CA |Proquest Recommendation (GPSEPC-consent agenda) |05-14-09 |05-26-09 |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

| |Amended Procedures for Discontinuance of an Academic Department or | | |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

|S-08/09-22CA |Program not Mandated by General Financial Exigency (GPSEPC-consent |05-14-09 |05-26-09 | |

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|S-08/09-23CA |Graduate Student Handbook (GPSEPC-consent agenda) |05-14-09 |05-26-09 |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|S-08/09-24 |Core Curriculum Implementation Committee |05-19-09 |05-26-09 |7-10-09 ACCEPTED by Provost |

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|PREVIOUS YEAR’S | | | | |

|OUTSTANDING SENATE ACTIONS | | | | |

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| |Stopping the Tenure Track Clock, Faculty Handbook Sections 2.6.2.1.3|05-03-07 |05-04-07 |10-3-07 ACCEPTED by Provost with recommendation that Senate confer with |

|S-06/07-39 |and 2.13.2.1 | | |American Association of University Processors for their review of best |

| | | | |practices nationally. |

| | |04-24-08 |04-25-08 |04-24-08 document returned from Faculty Handbook Committee, Senate reviewed |

| | | | |amended document and approved 4-24-08. |

| | | | |6-16-08 – ACCEPTED by Provost, sent to Handbook Committee. |

| |Fac. Hd. Rev. Sec. 1.6.1.2.1 Timelines: Responsibilities of the | | |3-15-07 Provost verbally reported that she will not act on this, awaiting new |

|S-06/07-16 |Academic Senate and Relationship to the Campus Community. |12-07-06 |12-11-06 |Provost to make decision. |

| |Section 1.6.1.2.10: The Provost. | | |10-3-07 Provost Stampp will hold open for next Provost to respond per his/her |

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| |Senate accepts Provost’s revisions | | |04-24-08 – Provost Dobkin suggested revisions to document. |

| | |05-15-08 |05-19-08 |05-15-08, Senate accepts Provosts suggested revisions. |

| | | | |6-16-08 – Provost forwarded document to the Handbook Committee. |

|S-05/06-15 |Resolution for President to Endorse Principles of Environmental |04-20-06 |04-26-06 |8-25-06 – Provost Stampp responded no action required. |

| |Sustainability for SMC | | |9-21-06 – Senate Chair will follow-up on status with President. |

| |Conflict of Interest Statement, | | |10-3-07 Provost withheld approval pending review by President. |

|S-06/07-38 |Faculty Handbook Section 2.9.2.6 |05-03-07 |05-04-07 | |

|S-04/05-8 |Fac Handbook Sec. 2.1.4 Administrators with Faculty Retreat Rights |12-02-04 |12-13-04 |6-20-05 Prov Stampp withholds acceptance. Under consideration with the |

| | | | |President |

| | | | |3-9-06 President verbally reported current policy for deans/academic |

| | | | |administrators is a one-year contract. He will bring this to the Board in May|

| | | | |to consider multi-year contracts. |

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