CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE___________________________________________
MINUTES OF MEETING 5/8/12_______ APPROVED BY COMMITTEE__________________
Sub. To Exec. Comm. ____________________ Approved by Exec. Comm._____________________
Sub. To Acad. Senate _____________________ Approved by Acad. Senate _____________________
POLICY ITEMS _____________________________________________________________________
Members Present: Michael Barrett, Sandra Chong, Barry Cleveland, Nazaret Dermendjian, James Dow,
Robert Kladifko, Jerry Schutte (Chair), Diane Stephens, Veda Ward
Members Excused: Ric Alviso, Doris Helfer
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m.
2. Approval of the Agenda
The agenda was approved.
3. Approval of Minutes from March 13, 2012 and April 10, 2012 Meeting
The meeting minutes of March 13, 2012 and April 10, 2012 were approved.
4. Chair’s Report
The new President, Dr. Dianne Harrison, will be joining CSUN shortly after June 1st. The
Transition Team will consist of four groups, they are the Administration Group, Faculty Group,
Staff Group, and Student Group. There are about four or five faculty in each group, and Schutte
will be serving in the Faculty Group. If you have any items you would like addressed, please let
Schutte know.
Schutte would like to thank everyone for participating in the search for the Associate Vice
President of Academic Resources and Planning.
There is an Honored Faculty breakfast on Monday May 21st. Schutte will be the recipient of the
distinguished teaching award and he would be honored if everyone would join him for the faculty
breakfast.
Two faculty have written a detailed response in regards to the 10-Year Resource Study, written
by Dean Stella Theodoulou and Vice President Tom McCarron. They have taken each line and
commented on it, and titled it “Recommended Revisions to the California State University
Northridge 10-Year Resource Study”. Schutte requested that members read over both documents
as this will be a reference to some things the Committee will be talking about in the future.
5. Executive Secretary’s Report
Summer classes were state-support until Summer 2009, after which we converted from statesupport to self-support beginning Summer 2010. This was a very good way for the campus to
adjust for the changes in the FTES targets in the system. Stephens distributed a handout
regarding the change in the revenue distribution of summer over time. Projecting Summer 2012
net revenue, there is a trend of decreasing percentage of net revenue by college since Summer
2010. This reduction is directly attributable to increases in aid to students being funded from the
gross revenue as a result of diminishing federal aid.
A few zero client computers are currently being piloted in the Jacaranda Hall in one of the COMP
100 labs. Before the course starts for the summer, one room will be completely changed to using
zero client computers. This will move us from the proof of concept conducted in Spring to a
larger-scale pilot.
6. CSU Academic Senate Report
Regarding Cal State Online, RFP’s are on the website, www.calstateonline.net. The Statewide
Academic Senate believes that the guiding principles and commitments of Cal State Online are in
alignment with the campus CSU faculty and senate values in terms of courses and content.
7. 2011/12 Year-End Review
Throughout this academic year, we spoke about these items:
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Satisfaction By Examination/Online Testing
Classroom Technology
Upgrading of 230 open lecture rooms with thin clients
Academic Affairs Web Team and use of Drupal
Hiring of faculty
Budget
Presidential Search
Enrollment and Continuation Rates
IT Confidentiality
Facilities Update
New Enrollment Management Group
Early Start
SOLAR – Waitlist and My Path To Graduation
VPAC – Use and Budget
CSUN Operating Fund
Parking on Campus
Cal State Online
Virtual Technology Implementation Plan
Thin Clients becoming Zero Clients
10-Year Resource Study
8. Elections
Jerry Schutte has been elected to be the chair of ERC for 2012-2013.
9. Announcements
Schutte thanked all those who have served on the Educational Resources Committee for this
academic year and wished everyone a great summer.
10. PARTY!
Please enjoy chocolate cupcakes and drinks.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
The next ERC meeting will be held on September 11, 2012 in UN 211.