November 19, 2024 Minutes

Council of Department Chairs

In attendance: Curtis Bennett, Krzysztof Slowinski, Kelly Young, Jesse Dillon, Lijuan Li, Lora Stevens, Will Murray, Prashanth Jaikumar, Jim Kisiel, Babette Benken, Jeanine Pociask, Christina Hall, Margaret Karteron, Lindsay Aymar, Tatiana Avila

  1. Approve agenda (10:05am) - Approved
  2. Approve minutes from November 12 - Approved
  3. Announcements
    1. ASM
      1. No updates
    2. Operations
      1. Emergency Contact List
        1. Chris Frost has updated - located in Teams (CDC - General - Files)
        2. Margaret to email to all chairs and dept coordinators + Florence (math?) + Ted Stankowich
      2. Open period for mini reviews and ETF's open yesterday (11/18) 
      3. Commute survey needs to be completed
        1. Margaret Karteron to send list to chairs of those who have not completed
        2. If not enough people complete it, we get fined
    3. Communications
      1. No updates
    4. Development
      1. Catharine Hulsy's last day is 11/27
      2. In her absence, have donors mail checks directly to Foundation or use website giving link
      3. More sophisticated gifts need to go through Christina Hall
    5. Dean
      1. No updates
  4. Associate Deans
    1. Academics
      1. Summer Session
        1. FAQ is posted on Faculty Affairs website, but there are some errors that will be corrected/changes to be updated
        2. If you need to make any changes to catalog info, talk to Krzysztof Slowinski ASAP - you can probably get approval 
      2. Winter SOAR/Spring Enrollment
        1. Spreadsheet sent out with enrollments/waitlists, will address updates after holiday
        2. Fully online classes are subject to CSU Online - meaning non-CSULB students could register
      3. Pre-req coding for graduate courses creating issues for graduate students not from CSULB initially
        1. Students need to get permits/exceptions to register
        2. Not an issue for smaller departments (Physics/Earth Science), but could be an issue for larger
    2. Research
      1. Facilities
        1. Water issue projected to be fixed 2-3 weeks from today (11/19)
        2. Small water issue over the weekend was resolved
      2. MLSC planned power outage Saturday December 7, 6:00am-6:00pm
        1. Kelly Young to send reminders/making lists of any equipment affected by power outages  
      3. Faculty retention
        1. Sara Dozier recently gave Teaching and Learning seminar on grading (well attended!)
        2. 8 more hours scheduled in December for RTP writing workshop
        3. ORED - new link on pre-award website
      4. Conference room scheduling
        1. Currently have to schedule through Tatiana Avila and Bianca Lopez Mendez, would like to be able to schedule through Outlook calendar
        2. Some conference rooms will need to be under departmental control 
      5. Lecturer office space - the extra space we got this semester is ONLY for this (FALL) semester
        1. Losing space in PH1, but located rooms in MICRO that may work
        2. Need info on number of lecturers from chairs to accommodate desks
        3. Bio can potentially loan the send floor room (end of hallway)
    3. Graduate Programs
      1. No updates
  5. Departmental Bylaws
    1. Departments discussing what you can and can't put in bylaws
      1. Some bylaws are not consistent with campus policy
    2. We would like to see the bylaws - public documents so we all need to be aware of how these are being done (put on CDC SharePoint site)
  6. Grant Buyout Discussion
  7. Open Discussion
    1. Formalizing KURE classes for each degree pathway
      1. Offers research experiences for more students (research is sometimes required, but not everyone does it)
  8. Adjournment - 12:06pm
     

Upcoming Dates

  • Continuing: (started Monday 11/18/24) Open Period begins for Periodic Mini Reviews and ETF (through Monday December 9)
  • December 6, 2024: (Friday) CNSM End of Semester Party, 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • December 11, 2024: (Wednesday) Last Day of Classes
  • December 12-18, 2024: (Thursday-Wednesday) Final Exams
  • December 24, 2024: (Tuesday) Last Day of Fall 2024 Semester
  • December 25, 2024 - January 1, 2025: (Wednesday-Wednesday) Winter Break
  • January 2, 2025: (Thursday) Winter Session Begins
  • January 17, 2025: (Friday) Winter Session Ends
  • January 20, 2025: (Monday) Martin Luther King Holiday - Campus Closed
  • January 21, 2025: (Tuesday) First day of Spring Semester - First day of classes
  • May 20-23, 2025: (Tuesday-Friday) Commencement at Angel Stadium

Meeting minutes were APPROVED Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

Note: The minutes above reflect discussion on the date of the CDC meeting about policies, not actual policy. Faculty and staff should wait for official communication on each subject before acting.