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College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday , June 10, 2014

College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday , June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees

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College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday , June 10, 2014

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  1. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  2. Activities of the CBS Executive Committee • Call for external reviewers for EXB and NPB majors waived this year. • Two program reviews upcoming next year, PLB and MGG. Needed names for external reviewers, developed with Department and separately, with Dean’s Office + FEC. • WASC accreditation effort this year • Two interrelated committees with some discussion in FEC – Teaching Workgroup and Shared Governance of Majors. More on these later. • New budget model, presentations both in CBS and in campus meetings • New model for financing graduate education and dispersing graduate tuition • Step-Plus Program, passed last week by the Academic Senate. • We had a presentation by Dean Hildreth about his vision for the future of CBS. More from Dean Hildreth later in this meeting.

  3. Activities of the CBS Executive Committee • Dean sought faculty input through FEC on expenditures for additional money coming from increased student enrollments in CBS • Attended annual budget meeting with Dean and Provost. • Discussed role of the FEC in CBS affairs. Asked Dean to meet with us once a quarter in the future, he agreed.

  4. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  5. Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum and Educational Policy 2013-14 CUCEP met three times (and carried out some business via email consultation) to consider requests for course changes, curriculum changes and educational policy issues. Course changes: CUCEP approved changes in MCB 110V (to MCB 110Y), MIC 10, BIS 105, MCB 121, BIS 101; new courses NPB 163, EVE 13; cancellation of EVE 134, EXB 113. Requested changes in EXB 126 were tabled pending consultation with College Engineering regarding cross-listing issues. Curriculum changes: Change in name of Genetics major to Genetics and Genomics. Maintenance changes/updating of Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity (EEB) B.A, B.S. and minor. Educational Policy discussions: Preparation of Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Assessment Plans for each major in support of WASC accreditation review. Assessment of PLO’s and assessment of GE learning outcomes will be part of the cycle of campus-wide program review going forward. On the horizon, the Registrar’s office will develop a mechanism to enforce course prerequisites at enrollment. A call will go out to confirm whether currently listed prerequisites should be retained as required courses in the new system or changed to “recommended courses”. Members: Jeanette Natzle (Chair, MCB); JoAnne Engebrecht (MCB); Anne Britt (PLB); Su-Ju Lin (MMG); Sebastian Schreiber (EVE); JochenDitterich (NPB); Dave Furlow (BIS major; Fall); Lesilee Rose (BIS major; Winter-Spring); Susan Keen, Assoc. Dean (CBS; ex officio); Mary Aften(CBS, staff support)

  6. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  7. The chair thanks members for their dedicated service 2013-2014 CBS Awards CommitteeJudy Callis, Chair Kenneth Britten Enoch BaldwinJennifer Flood (BASC, Fall) Mara Evans (BASC, Winter and Spring)Daniel Curiel (UG, Fall and Winter)MallorieTaylor (Graduate Student) Ranked PUF applications (fall, spring): Fall: 28 applications, 8 awarded Spring: 16 applications, 7 awarded Nominated Dean’s Mentorship Awards (winter) 15 applications, 5 awards Brian Hoover (Gaby Nevitt), Anne Marie Panetta (Maureen Stanton). Gavin Rice (Artyom Kopp), EugenelEspiritu (Lesilee Rose), Felicia Tsang (Su-Ju Lin) Nominated students for Outstanding Performance (spring) 66 applications, 46 awarded (subsequently 2 not eligible were deferred to 2015) Nominated candidate for Baskin Award (spring) 43 applications- awarded to Spencer Wong, Genetics, Janine LaSalle laboratory Nominated candidate for Undergraduate Student of the Year (spring)- 18 applicants (but all OP applicants considered) Duy Tran, BMB Undergraduate Travel Awards (spring)- 3 applicants, recommended all 3 for support Nominated candidate for CBS College Medal (spring)- Daniel Curiel, Biological Sciences. Nominated candidate for University Medal (spring)- not awarded

  8. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  9. Shared Governance of majors instructors from several departments contribute to the core courses and administration of the major takes advantage of faculty outside the department that focus their research on the topic of the major -- Biological Sciences, Genetics and Genomics, Human Biology?

  10. To ensure continuity of instruction of shared majors • Standing Shared Major committee (e.g., vice chairs + instructors) • Home department still needed • Assigning of instructors/TA, lab budgets, classrooms, awards etc. • Curriculum development/updating • BASC staff already advises majors

  11. Impediments or Incentives? • Financial considerations – how $ is allocated may foster competition between departments for majors • Teaching assignments in revised Teaching Formula

  12. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  13. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  14. AT LARGE MEMBERS Karen Zito Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (Term ends 8/31/15) Rebecca Parales Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (Term ends 8/31/15) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS James HildrethDean, College of Biological Sciences Susan KeenAssociate Dean, College of Biological Sciences Peter WainwrightAssociate Dean, College of Biological Sciences John HaradaAssociate Dean, College of Biological Sciences STAFF LIAISON Gayle Rutledge, Executive Director Special ProgramsCollege of Biological Sciences OFFICERS Steven Theg, ChairPlant Biology (Term ends 8/31/14) Frank McNally, Vice-ChairMolecular & Cellular Biology (To become next Chair, term ends 8/31/15) DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES Ken KaplanMolecular & Cellular Biology (Term ends 8/31/15)Luca ComaiPlant Biology (Term ends 8/31/15)Michael TurelliEvolution & Ecology (Term ends 8/31/14)Scott Charles DawsonMicrobiology and Molecular Genetics (Term ends 8/31/15)Thomas Combs-HahnNeurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (Term ends 8/31/15)

  15. 52 Executive Committee The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary, one elected member from each section of the College of Biological Sciences, two atlarge faculty members elected by majority vote of the Faculty of the College, the Dean, and Associate Deans of the College. The Dean and Associate Deans will serve ex officio. Each elected member shall serve a two-year term. The proposed change is to the last sentence. The proposed language is: Each elected member shall serve a three-year term.

  16. Committee on Awards and Honors • There shall be a Committee on Awards and Honors composed of three faculty members, one student affairs officer, one undergraduate and one graduate student. The proposed change is to: There shall be a Committee on Awards and Honors composed of four faculty members, one student affairs officer, one undergraduateand one graduate student.

  17. College of Biological Sciences Annual Faculty Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:00 – 2:30 PM Life Sciences 1022 AGENDA Announcement – Upcoming electronic vote for new Vice-Chair Activities of the CBS Executive Committee and Chair Reports from standing committees Undergraduate Curriculum and Education Policy (CUCEP) – Jeanette Natzle Awards Committee – Undergraduate Awards and Citations – Judy Callis Report from ad hoc committees Committee on shared Governance of Majors – Scott Dawson CBS Teaching Workgroup – Jay Stachowicz. This was not an FEC ad hoc committee, but appointed by the Dean Executive Committee Membership for 2014 – 2015 academic year Vote on changes to CBS Bylaws Remarks by the Dean Hildreth

  18. New business?

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