CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING NO. 6
FEBRUARY 12, 2004

M I N U T E S

1. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chair, Margaret Merryfield, in the Towner Auditorium. All voting members were present except: CoED: L. Forrest; COE: F. Hamano; CHHS: H. Morley; ADMIN: K. Cohn; EXOFFICIO: R. Bersi. EXCUSED ABSENCES:  CBA: P. Soni; CoED: S. Maxson; COE: W. Dick; CHHS: L. Huckabay, R. Tuveson, B. Vogel; CLA: G. Dinielli, D. Hood, C. Smith; CNSM: D. McKay; DEANS: L. Calingo; EXOFFICIO: D. Robinson.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

The Agenda for the February 12, 2004 Academic Senate meeting was approved with the following changes:  Item 6.1, Report of the President, time certain changed to 2:30 P.M., and Item 6.2, Resolution of Commendation for Sgt. Scott Brown, Cpl. Hanson Tith, and Officer Chris Schivley, time certain changed to 2:10 P.M. 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the November 20, 2003 Academic Senate meeting were approved as distributed.

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS

a.	CONCURRENCES:

	President Maxson has concurred with the following:

	Minor in Statistics on December 3, 2003
	Discontinuance of M.A. in Speech Communication, Option in Communication and Human Information Systems on 	December 2, 2003
	B.A. in Linguistics on December 2, 2003
	Discontinuance of B.A. in English, Option in Language and Linguistics on December 2, 2003
	Single Subject Teaching Credential in Italian on December 2, 2003
	Single Subject Teaching Credential in Latin on December 2, 2003

	The Board of Trustees and Chancellor Reed approved the M.S. in Emergency Services Administration for 	inclusion on the campus academic master plan on September 18, 2003.

b.	The Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Academic Senate, approved the recommendation of the 	Committee on Committees to appoint the following faculty to the Search Committee for Associate Vice 	President for Academic 	Affairs--Graduate and Undergraduate Programs: Ken Curtis, College of Liberal Arts, 	History; Beth Keely, College of Health & Human Services, Nursing; Margaret Merryfield, College of Natural 	Sciences & Mathematics, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Victor Rodriguez, College of Liberal Arts, Chicano & Latino 	Studies; and Jalal Torabzadeh, College of Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Holly Harbinger, 	Associate Dean, College of the Arts, is the administrative representative; Pat Everett, College of 	Education, is 	the Staff; and Daniel Rukhman, is the Student representative. Margaret Merryfield is Chair of the Committee.

	The Executive also approved the recommendation of the Committee on Committees to appoint David Hood, 	College of Liberal Arts, History, to the University Awards Committee.

c.	The College of Education Faculty Council has notified the Academic Senate Office that the following are serving 		on the Review Committee for Dean Houck: Haldon Anderson, Teacher Education, Chair, Faculty Council; 	Ella Burnett, Teacher Education; Sylvia Maxson, Liberal Studies; Fay Shin, Teacher Education; Carol Lord, 	Teacher Education; Brian Trimble, Staff; and Taun Nguyen, Student. Roman Kochan, Dean, Library Services, is 	the administrative representative on this Review Committee.

d.	The Executive Committee and Provost Reichard have established the Task Force on Program Review. The 	members are: Keith Freesemann, College of Health and Human Services, Kinesiology & Physical Education;
	Van Novack, Institutional Research; George Scott, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology; Mary Jacob, College of 	Health and Human Services, Family & Consumer Sciences; Dave Whitney, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology
	Mark Wiley, Faculty Center for Professional Development; and Keith Colman, College of Liberal Arts, 	Psychology/Human Development Program.

e.	Pre-Proposals for the ACS Software Development Assistance Grants Program are due in Academic Computing 	by March 1, 2004. The pre-proposals will be reviewed by the ACS Faculty Services group and returned with 	comments by April 2, 2004. The full proposals will be due on May 3, 2004. Grant recipients will be notified by 	June 1, 2004.	

f.	Elizabeth Novack, University Ombuds, announced that the President's Commission on the Status of Women is 	accepting nominations for the 2004 Advancement of Women Awards. The Commission will honor a student, a 	staff member, and a faculty member. Last year's faculty recipient was Patricia Rozee, Psychology/Women's 	Studies. Nominations for the Award are due March 15, 2004. 

5. RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION

Vice Chair Merryfield invited Sergeant Scott Brown, Corporal Hanson Tith, and Office Chris Schivley to come forward for presentation of the following Resolution of Commendation:

WHEREAS,	On December 2, 2003, during a Techniques of Physical Fitness class, student Christina Ruiz 			collapsed during a routine mile and a half run, losing all vital signs, and 

WHEREAS,	Lecturer Sabrena Newton demonstrated sound professional judgment when she correctly assessed 		the danger and dispensed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Ms. Ruiz while maintaining 			order for the rest of her class, and

WHEREAS, 	Sergeant Scott Brown, Corporal Hanson Tith and Officer Chris Schivley responded with exceptional 		speed and also demonstrated their professional competence by employing AED technology to re-			establish Ms. Ruiz’ heartbeat, and

WHEREAS, 	The Long Beach Fire Department and Paramedics quickly responded to the scene and continued the 		struggle to save Ms. Ruiz during a difficult transport to Long Beach Community Hospital, and

WHEREAS, 	Cardiologists and other medical personnel confirm that Ms. Ruiz would not have survived 			without the outstanding contributions of these people; therefore, be it 

RESOLVED:	That the Academic Senate of California State University, Long Beach recognize and salute 			Lecturer Sabrena Newton, Sergeant Scott Brown, Corporal Hanson Tith, Officer Chris Schivley and 		the emergency response personnel of the City of Long Beach for exercising their professional training 		and for their heroism.

The Resolution was approved on December 15, 2003 on behalf of the Academic Senate because Lecturer Sabrena Newton was leaving the area. Christina Ruiz is a Kinesiology and Physical Education major. When she collapsed on December 2nd Lecturer Sabrena Newton immediately administered CPR. Campus police arrived and used a debribillator prior to the arrival of paramedics. Christina's heart stopped twice while on the way to Long Beach Community Hospital. Sabrena Newton, Michael La Course, Chair of the Kinesiology and Physical Education Department, Dean Ron Vogel,  Associate Dean Dixie Grimmett, and University Police were at the hospital to offer support for Christina and her family. Her family is grateful for the quick response of everyone involved.  The doctors say that Christina's is a rare case and are conducting a study as to why this happened to her. Christina is recovering and is not attending classes this semester.

6. REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE CSU

Luis Arroyo, Chicano and Latino Studies, and CSULB representative to the Academic Senate CSU, reported on the Academic Senate CSU plenary session held on January 22-23. A summary of the actions taken is appended to these Minutes as Appendix I.

7. REPORT OF THE CFA

Mike Hassul, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and CSULB CFA President, announced that there will be a General Meeting of the CFA on Wednesday, February 25th, from 4:00-6:00 P.M. in the Chart Room. There will be discussion of the tentative agreement, a synopsis of the revision of the by-laws, and retirement issues.One of the proposed changes to the by-laws is that the representation on the Board of Directors be broadened to include the Chair of the Academic Senate as an ex officio member. John Bachar, Mathematics and Statistics, will have a presentation on the bond measures on the March ballot.

8. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE LIST SUPPLEMENT NO. 50

Item 7.1, General Education Course List Supplement No. 50 (AS-914-03/EPC), came before the Senate for a second reading.

There being no discussion. The body came to a vote. The General Education Course List Supplement No. 50 was approved to be effective in Fall 2004.

9. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

President Maxson welcomed everyone back for the Spring 2004 semester. He commended Ron Vogel, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, on the $15 million five-year contract recently signed with Memorial Hospital for nursing education. The President announced that a Campus Budget Summit would be held on February 13th at the request of the Chancellor. The Summit is being held in order to share budget information with groups on campus and to provide an opportunity for input and feedback. He stated that he wanted to present budget information to the Senate first. During this budget crisis, the goals are to be the least disruptive as possible, and to protect students academically and services provided to students. The President said that he is confident that we have the ability to manage this budget because of the fiscal leadership that we have on this campus. He is optimistic that if we follow the plans of the Vice President for Administration and Finance and the Provost that the budget cuts will not damage the CSULB's academic quality and reputation.  It will affect access. The Campus Budget Summit will not replace the Resource Planning Process where decisions are made collegially. The President introduced William Griffith, Vice President for Administration and Finance.

Vice President Griffith informed the Senate that RPP has been in session since the beginning of the fall semester and has identified principles and priorities, but does not have a finished plan. He said that he was at the Senate to explain the problem not provide a solution. The Governor's budget was released on January 9th with significant reductions for the CSU and the UC. This budget crisis is similar to that of the early 90's, but there are also many differences. The Governor's budget recommendations are quite prescriptive with earmarked line item cuts many of which are not feasible or are otherwise objectionable. The CSU is developing a response strategy to the Governor's budget. The State's economy is improving, but it does not play a major role in the budget solutions. We are not going to have a boom type recovery because this recession was industry driven not consumer driven, like the one in the 90s. There are two parts to the state's $28 billion budget problem -- $12 billion accumulated deficit through the current year, and $16 billion ongoing structural imbalance between revenues and expenses. The Governor's plan also consists of two parts -- The Economic Recovery Bond, and program cuts and funding realignments. The Economic Recovery Bond, Proposition 57, is on the March 2nd ballot and authorizes $15 billion in borrowing. The bond is necessary for the State to remain solvent. If it fails, the ground rules change. The State has contingency plans -- resurrect the bond measures approved by the Davis administration that are now challenged in the courts, rollover the current short term debt with more short term debt which is risky and expensive, and tax increases and more cuts. Other important ballot measures are Proposition 55 - $12 billion Education Facilities Bond, Proposition 56 - changing the super majority rule, and Proposition 58 - The Balanced Budget Act. In addition to the $12 billion accumulated deficit to be covered by the Economic Recovery Bond, the Governor's budget includes $16 billion in cuts, transfers, and funding realignments. Higher Education took high cuts. The CSU cuts amount to $240 million, and the UC cuts amount to $280 million, while the Community Colleges get an increase of $200 million due to Proposition 98. Other agencies taking big hits are General Government - 10%, and Transportation and Housing - 28%, but these are small agencies and do not generate a lot of savings. K-12 is not getting a year-to-year budget cut. They are getting a $2 billion smaller increase than they expected. They are still going to receive a $2 billion increase. The prisons will be getting a $400 million increase. The CSU has developed a preliminary response strategy to the Governor's line item cuts, but it will not be adopted until the March Board of Trustees' meeting. It is the intention of the CSU not to contest the amount of total cuts, but rather to argue for budget flexibility on how to take the cuts. Because of the calendar, some elements, such as enrollment targets, have to be implemented. The Governor has recommended significant fee increases, and also recommended a 10% cap on fee increases -- 10% Undergraduate, 40% Graduate, 20% non-resident, plus a 25% increase in the UC for professional schools. Current CSU policy of setting aside 1/3 of the proceeds from new mandatory fee increases for financial aid was adopted in the 90s. The Governor is recommending that the set aside be reduced from 1/3 to 20%. The Governor has recommended that students who exceed the usual 120 unit graduation requirement by more than 10% will no longer qualify for state subsidy and would be required to pay the full cost of their education. CSULB has 4000 transfer students with over 132 units and 300 "native" students who would be impacted. There will be no new excess units fee this year. The Chancellor has assigned a high priority to the issue and will establish a workgroup of Presidents and Provosts to work on this matter. The Governor has also proposed eliminating EOP and Outreach Programs at the UC and the CSU. CSU’s position is to oppose this action and take the cut as unallocated. The Governor has recommended the CSU delay implementation of CMS. The CSU’s position is to comply by agreeing that there will be no new implementation starts in the budget year. The Governor has recommended that the Student-Faculty Ratio be increased by a factor of which means a cut of $53.5 million to the CSU. The position on this issue is to argue for budget flexibility so we can make our own budget priorities. The Governor has recommended that the CSU and the UC redirect 10% of the freshman class to community colleges. The theory is that the Community Colleges can do it cheaper, and they are being given enrollment increase funding, while our budgets are being cut. For the CSU, that represents 4100 first-time freshmen. For CSULB, 10% of the freshman class is about 350 students. The Governor’s budget represents the best-case scenario. A compromise will be required. Higher education has not been given much visibility. The system is proposing to reduce enrollment by 5%, which is 20,000 headcount. Vice President Griffith said that we had been prudent and have accumulated some reserves, but the reserves are limited and are only one-time in nature. We must make our enrollment target in order to avoid financial penalty. We must protect students’ ability to make progress to degree, which means that we must make enrollment reductions through reduced admissions. The Vice President reviewed the budget fact sheet that was distributed. (Attached to these Minutes as Appendix II.) Vice President Griffith said that he is confident that by working together that we will get through this budget crisis. Difficult choices will have to be made. Vice President Griffith turned the floor over to Dr. Gary Reichard, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Provost Reichard stated that he would present the key issues realistically and openly -- 5% fewer students with 8% fewer dollars, the scope and nature of the challenge to instruction, the Academic Affairs process, and the challenge RPP is facing. In the current year, the campus took a 5% budget cut, next year it will be 8%. Although the net cut to the campus for 2004-05 is 8%, Academic Affairs may lose an additional $2 million in non-base University resources that were made available for the current year. The enrollment target has been reduced by only 5% for 2004-05 despite the larger budget cut. The admission strategy is to reduce the incoming freshmen and transfer students by 10%. Each college will be affected differently. Teaching credential students will be reduced by 5%. The Chancellor has offered YRO campuses the option to revert to self-support summer school but not to raise the fee level back to where it was under self-support operation. Only San Diego and Long Beach are staying with state support. Provost Reichard said the Division is working with the deans regarding possible scenarios. The Advisory Committee on Enrollment Management and Institutional Research are also working on these issues. They are considering the funds in assigned time, technology support, lottery, college indirect accounts, UCES, college carryover funds, and division carryover funds.  Academic Affairs wants to be open with faculty and staff regarding the size of the problem and plans to solve it. 

President Maxson described the presentation as a snapshot of the budget as it is now. He emphasized how "hot" the campus is and that denial letters were sent to 13,000 freshmen that were eligible to attend the CSU. Staying with state support for summer session allows us to stay with the improved salary structure.

Questions were answered from the floor.

10. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 P.M.

		Submitted by,							Approved by,

		Mary McGraa							Betsy Newell Decyk
		Recording Secretary						Secretary of the Senate