1. ASCSU Report To CSULB Academic Senate September 2016

2. Brief Overview Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU) Official voice of the faculty Concerned with all system-wide matters Preserves campus autonomy Meets five times a year, week prior to BOT – September, November, January, March and May Long Beach has 3 senators – Dave Hood, Eileen Klink and self

3. September 2016 Plenary Calstate.edu/acadsen – Agendas, minutes and resolutions Reports by ASCSU chair and chairs of standing committees, and faculty trustee – each plenary Reports usually by Chancellor, EVC, AVC, CFA, CSSA, ERFA liaisons Sometimes CSU Trustees are invited

4. Chancellor and EVC Smith Chancellor White Pressed on Academic Freedom and Intellectual Property Lack of faculty representation in policy development CSU letter on CSULB website – please read CFA and ASCSU together or each separately EVC Blanchard Graduation Initiative 2025 – slides on CSULB website Goals for 4 yr/2 yr and URM/Pell graduation rates Presented at BOT – from 19% to 40% and ‘zero’ gaps Can go from 19% to 27% ‘easily’ by one term reduction of 4157 students, and gap from 11/8 down to zero.

5. Two Other Items Faculty Trustee Recommending Committee was elected Faculty Trustee term expires in Spring 2017 Nominations sought from campuses ASCSU elects two by two-thirds in March, sends names to Governor, who selects one Ethnic Studies Task Force Report (on website) Craig Stone and Maulana Karenga – Thanks! Respect and inherent value for ethnic studies and small departments, less focus on enrollment Need comprehensive education – GE courses Not GE, but NE.

6. Approved Resolutions Receipt of QRTF Report – on CSULB website Implement items from QRTF report that were previously approved by ASCSU – 4 yrs of Math/Quantitative Reasoning Support of Proposition 55 – Tax Extension – ‘Rich’ First Reading items Response to ACR 158 on smooth/streamlined transfers across/within systems Course Grading in the Golden Four – C and C- Establishment of an ASCSU Faculty Workgroup to study General Education – other stakeholders

7. Thank you for listening!! Questions???