Reaffirming the Role of Faculty in Initiatives for "Achieving
the Baccalaureate Degree"
AS-2697-05/EX/AA - May 5-6, 2005
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of the California State
University (CSU) advise campus senates on their role in responding to the Board
of Trustees' (BOT) action item for May 10-11, 2005, on "Recommended Items for
Campus Plans for Facilitating Graduation," with special attention to the
recommendations regarding General Education requirements; and be it further
RESOLVED: That in advising the campus senates, the Academic
Senate CSU strongly reaffirm that the faculty have "primary responsibility" for
the curriculum and that these BOT recommendations as regards the curriculum are
advisory only; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU also advise the campus
senates to take note of the academic principles that guide program design and
other considerations, particularly student choice of courses, that affect student
progress to graduation.
RATIONALE: This resolution directs the Executive Committee
of the Academic Senate CSU to respond to the BOT action item, "Achieving the
Baccalaureate Degree." We are particularly concerned that the BOT is directing
the Presidents and faculty to implement the recommendations prior to consultation
with the campus Academic Senates and without regard for the role of the faculty
in determining the curriculum.
APPROVED WITHOUT DISSENT - May 5-6, 2005
1 Collegial governance assigns primary
responsibility to the faculty for the educational functions of the institution
in accordance with basic policy as determined by the Board of Trustees. This
includes admission and degree requirements, the curriculum and methods of
teaching, academic and professional standards, and the conduct of creative and
scholarly activities." Quoted from Report of the Board of Trustees' Ad Hoc
Committee on Governance, Collegiality, and Responsibility in the California State
University (adopted by the Board of Trustees of the California State University,
September 1985). |
