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Academic Senate

Senate Agenda

Agenda

       of the Academic Senate Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: Kellogg West - Auditorium (Bldg. 77)

 

  1. Academic Senate Minutes – April 15, 2026(PDF)
  2. Informational Items
    1. Special Senate Townhall Meeting Video from April 29, 2026
    2. ASCSU Plenary Report(PDF)
    3. Staff Report(PDF)
    4. Paivi Hoikkala - College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (ASCSU Lecturer Senator Electorate)
    5. Budget Community Report(PDF)
      1. ASI Budget Overview x Academic Senate(PDF)
      2. Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) FY2025-26 Financial Summary & Comparison(PDF)
      3. 10-Year Budget Overview(PDF)
  1. Academic Senate Committee Reports

 

  1. AP-018-245(PDF), MS in Materials Engineering – Support Mode Change (Self-Support to State- Support) – SECOND READING
  2. AP-008-256(PDF), B.S. in Kinesiology – New Exercise Science Option – SECOND READING
  3. AP-013-256(PDF), Footwear Design and Merchandising Minor - Discontinuation - SECOND READING
  4. AP-018-256(PDF), New Computational Linguistics Minor - SECOND READING
  5. AP-024-256(PDF), New Minor in Artificial Intelligence – SECOND READING
  6. AP-026-256(PDF), New Self-Support Counterpart of the Master of Science in Computer Science – SECOND READING
  7. AP-025-256(PDF), New State-Support Master of Science in Computer Engineering – FIRST READING
  8. AA-007-256(PDF), University Curriculum Guide-Senate Approval – SECOND READING
  9. GE-034-256(PDF), Satisfaction of the GE Area 1B (Critical Thinking) Requirement by Completion of the FYE Engineering Course EGR 1000/ 1000:L – SECOND READING

 

  1. Emeritus Awards(PDF)

Jeanne Alamaraz, Fereshteh Amin, Gregory Carlton, Eileen Cullen, Ben Dewald, Kathleen Earle, Judith Fusco, Mikhail Gershfeld, Ruth Guthrie, Kristy Hodson, David Horner, Drew Hwang, Xudong Jia, Raymond Kampf, David F. Kopplin, Carsten Lange, Gina Lawson Egan, Tim Lin, John Lloyd, Nancy Merlino, Massoud Moussavi, Michael Nasab, Brian Newman, Norali Pernalete, Ann Phong, George Proctor, Raj Singh, Laurie Starkey, Tracey Takeuchi, Robert Talmadge, Dianne Trinh, Owen Williams, Anne Wohlcke, Warren Wood, and Meng-Lai Yin               

 

5. Honoring Retiring Senators

  • George Proctor – College of Environmental Design
  • Teresa Lloro – College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • Dennis Quinn – College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • Kang Hoon Sung – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Päivi Hoikkala – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences 
  • Amiyah S. Ellsworth – ASI Academic Senator

Seating of New Senators


Re-Elected Senators

  • Mario Guerrero – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Mohammad Husain – College of Science
  • Julie Shen – Library
  • Jonathan Puthoff – College of Engineering
  • Nicholas Von Glahn – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Corwin Aragon – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences                                                                                                                                                     

 

     b. New Senators

  • Eileen Wallis – College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Saba Salekfard – College of Environmental Design
  • Michelle Soto-Pena - College of Education and Integrative Studies
  • Rita Kumar – College of Business Administration (ASCSU Senator)

7.Voting on Degrees

8.Election of Executive Committee

9. New Business

10. Old Business

      a. Resolution for the University Ombuds Office(PDF)

11. Closing Comments

     a. Chair-Elect Barding presents Resolution to Chair Hanink

 

Emeritus Reception immediately following the Academic Senate Meeting