March Meeting Quick Notes

DELEGATES MEETING
March 5, 2009

• Announcements

• ASUC Report

Recall election led to recall.

• Debra Behrens, Andrew Green of the Career Center

Excellent services available at careers.berkeley.edu

• Tu Tran, on Textbook Affordability

To Faculty: Steps to Make Textbooks More Affordable from Textbook Affordability Task Force.

1. Submit textbook list ("adoption") by April 15 for the Fall 2009 semester. Timely submission allows the campus bookstore to acquire as many used textbooks as possible.
2. Negotiate with publisher directly; they are required by law to reveal net prices. Consider the cost of a textbook before adopting.
3. Avoid excessively bundled course materials or packages.
4. Choose high qualtiy, inexpensive versions o textbooks whenever possible (eg. no frills._
5. Reevaluate whether a textbook is required or recommended.
6. Use the same textbook each time you teach the same cource. Coordinate with other faculty to use the same text book for multiple courses. Do not change editions unless absolutely necessary for teaching quality.
7. Alternatively, give students the the options to use an older edition. Inform students of the major differences and online supplements; avoid references to specific pages and assigning problems from the textbook.
8. Inquire about electronic books that are inexpensive or even free.

• Mind and Body Awareness Week

• Disability Awareness Week

• Systemwide Policy on Sustainability

• Student Lobby Conference

• The UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly was voted Graduate Assembly of the Year for 2009 by the UCSA!

I. Approval of Agenda and November Minutes
a. Minutes are posted at: http://ga.berkeley.edu/gis.aspx?uid=181

II. Speaker
a. Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost George Breslauer

III. Reports
a. Reports are posted at: http://ga.berkeley.edu/gis.aspx?uid=13
b. Funding
c. Online Course Evaluation Update: Task force is working on task

IV: Resolutions were referred to committees.

V. Elections
a. Funding Chair: ASAD ULLAH
b. President: MIGUEL DAAL
c. Campus Affairs Vice President: TRIFFED ABEL
d. External Affairs Vice President: ALBERTO ORTEGA
e. Rules Officer: MEGHAN ANDERSON
f. Budget Officer: NISH RAJAN
g. Project Coordinator Liaison: LUCERO CHAVEZ
h. Environmental Sustainability: DANNY KRAMER
j. Technology Chair: BRAD FROEHLE
k. International Student Affairs Chair: FARREN BRIGGS
l. Grad Council (3 principals and 1alternate) GWEN HARRISON SCHWARTZ, PAM BERKELEY, DAN WORK (MIRANDA RITTEMAN)

(congratulations to the newly elected)