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As-896-20 Resolution On Online Teaching And Learning, Academic Senate Online Teaching And Learning Task Force

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the Academic Senate rescinds AS-750-12 and adopts the attached "Online Teaching & Learning Policy at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo" document.

As-899-20 Resolution On Assessing Course Materials For Accessibility, Academic Senate Instruction Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the university support the development and implementation of instructional technology to assess and improve accessibility of teaching materials both for the faculty in their normal instructional preparation and for students who need course materials to be rendered into accessible forms. RESOLVED: The university shall provide instructional design tools and training to assess course materials for accessibility. RESOLVED: The university shall provide resources and support to render course materials accessible if deemed inadequate to meet the requirements for accessibility. RESOLVED: Faculty who use the LMS and other university sanctioned and supported tools to assess course materials for accessibility shall meet …

As-900-20 Resolution On The Marketing Of Cal Poly's Educational Identity And Goals, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

That Cal Poly’s marketing/branding policies and materials include references to and definitions of Cal Poly’s educational identity and goals based only on those documents which have received both faculty endorsement via the Academic Senate and approval by the President; and be it further RESOLVED that Cal Poly’s Academic Senate be consulted through all stages of future efforts to modify marketing/branding policies and materials intended to promote Cal Poly’s educational identity.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/28/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

As-898-20 Resolution On University Faculty Personnel Policies Subchapter 8.4.5: Student Evaluation Results, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

The policy document contained at the end of the attached report “Proposed University Faculty Personnel Policies Subchapter 8.4.5: Student Evaluation Results” be established as university policy, and be it further RESOLVED that Colleges and the Library revise their personnel policy documents prior to Fall 2020 to conform with subchapter 8.4.5 of UFPP.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 4/21/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 4/21/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/14/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

As-894-20 Resolution On Revisions To University Faculty Personnel Policies Chapter 4: Ufpp 4 Responsibilities In Faculty Evaluation Processes, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

The policy included in the report “Proposed Revision of University Faculty Personnel Policies CHAPTER 4: UFPP 4 Responsibilities in Faculty Evaluation Processes” replace the policies currently in UFPP 4, and be it further RESOLVED that Colleges and the Library examine their personnel policies in light of these revisions to UFPP chapter 4, and if necessary, revise chapter 4 of their personnel policy documents by the beginning of Fall 2020 to comply with UFPP.

As-895-20 Resolution On Suspending Elearning Addendums, Academic Senate Curriculum Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the Academic Senate suspend the requirement for an eLearning addendum for faculty who wish to teach courses virtually in Academic Year of 2020-2021; and furthermore let it be RESOLVED that any course offered virtually from Spring 2020 through Spring 2021 would need to be approved through the regular curricular review process before being offered again virtually after the Spring 2021 term unless this resolution is extended by the Academic Senate.

As-892-20 Resolution To Adopt Orcid For Improved Identification And Connection Among Researchers, Academic Senate Research, Scholarship And Creative Activities Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the Academic Senate supports Cal Poly’s adoption of a university-wide ORCID membership; and be it further RESOLVED that Academic Senate encourages faculty to enroll and use free individual ORCID accounts, but maintains that its use will not be mandatory and it will not be required in the RPT process.

As-893-20 Resolution On University Faculty Personnel Policies Chapter 7: Personnel Actions Eligibility And Criteria, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

The policy document contained at the end of the attached report “Proposed Chapter of University Faculty Personnel Policies Document: CHAPTER 7: Personnel Actions Eligibility and Criteria” be established as Chapter 7: Personnel Actions Eligibility and Criteria of UFPP, and be it further RESOLVED that UFPA (2013) be removed from the UFPP Appendix. That colleges and the Library revise their personnel policy documents by the end of Spring 2020 to have chapter 7 of their documents cover personnel actions eligibility and criteria as per chapter 7 of UFPP.

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 4/14/2020, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/07/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 4/07/2020, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Integrated Visionaries, David Ocelotl Garcia, Eden Knapp, Catherine Trujillo

Creative Works

Integrated Visionaries, David Ocelotl Garcia, University Art Collection, College of Science and Mathematics. Acrylic on board.

Cal Poly’s College of Science and Mathematics unveiled a 22’ by 6’foot diversity-themed mural on May 26, 2017 in the main lobby of the Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics (No. 180). The mural—“Integrated Visionaries”—represents the study and research of science and mathematics while considering themes of inclusivity, diversity and community. It integrates a stylized approach that allows viewers to see themselves in the mural. This catalog is based on the onsite installation and opening reception for the mural in May 2017.

Aged 539 Internship Report - Waterford High School Agriculture Department, Crestina M. Abraham

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship and project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Waterford High School, the agriculture program, and the community.

Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge, Jacob Torrey, Kayla Londono, Bryson Chan, Aaron Trujillo

Mechanical Engineering

The FPVC combines mechanical engineering disciplines to design and manufacture a vehicle that utilizes hydraulic power. The FDR covers the final manufacturing process and verification processes developed during the front end of research and analysis built upon the Critical Design Review (CDR) and the PDR (Preliminary Design Review). This report showcases the design decisions and extensive research that supports the continuing efforts by the Team Pump My Ride, to build upon the accomplishments of Cal Poly’s previous team, The Incompressibles. The FDR presents how Team Pump My Ride produced the design changes from the CDR and PDR to achieve improvements …

Desert Rats, Brendan Carretero

Journalism

First ten pages of the screenplay.

Burlington Mall: A Redevelopment Plan, David Benjamin Horwitz

City and Regional Planning

The Burlington Mall is a regional shopping center located in Burlington, Massachusetts. About ten miles outside of Boston, it sits near the junction of Interstate 95 and Route 3. In the first few decades of Burlington’s explosive growth as a suburb, the mall was a magnet to shoppers and other developments that created its present day reputation as a shopping and employment hub. Today, it remains a landmark in the Greater Boston Area and puts suburban Burlington on the map. Conversely, regional indoor malls are losing favor as shoppers increasingly value the third place experience. This document will identify where …

Neural Network Pruning For Ecg Arrhythmia Classification, Isaac E. Labarge

Master's Theses

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are a widely accepted means of solving complex classification and detection problems in imaging and speech. However, problem complexity often leads to considerable increases in computation and parameter storage costs. Many successful attempts have been made in effectively reducing these overheads by pruning and compressing large CNNs with only a slight decline in model accuracy. In this study, two pruning methods are implemented and compared on the CIFAR-10 database and an ECG arrhythmia classification task. Each pruning method employs a pruning phase interleaved with a finetuning phase. It is shown that when performing the scale-factor pruning …

Heavy Civil Estimating Module For Cm 314, Everett A. Roberts

Construction Management

In the past, through engagement with students that have gone through the Heavy Civil class, it has been found that student understanding of typical heavy civil operations is subpar. Through an updated course module that focuses on estimating the four major operations, Earthwork, Underground, Asphalt, and Concrete, students will gain a deeper understanding of the heavy civil field of construction. The module consists of four assignments that pertain to the previously mentioned operations. Each contain a lecture detailing typical crew compositions and cycle times, reference material and resources the student can use when completing the assignments. This new module will …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 3/10/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/10/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Inverse Dynamics Analysis Of Youth Pitching Arm Kinetics Using Body Composition Imaging, Jay A. Sterner, Scott K. Reaves, Arnel L. Aguinaldo, Scott Hazelwood, Stephen M. Klisch

Biomedical Engineering

This study’s objectives were to: (1) assess whether dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-mass inverse dynamics (ID) alters predictions of youth pitching arm kinetics and (2) investigate correlations between kinetics and body composition. Eighteen 10- to 11-year-olds pitched 10 fastballs. DXA scans were conducted to obtain participant-specific upper arm, forearm, and hand masses. Pitching arm segment masses and kinetics calculated with scaled and DXA masses were compared with paired t-tests and correlations were investigated with linear regression. Hand (p < 0.001) and upper arm (p < 0.001) DXA masses were greater, while forearm (p < 0.001) DXA masses were lesser, than their scaled masses. Shoulder compressive force (p < 0.001), internal rotation torque (p < 0.001), and horizontal adduction torque (p = 0.002) increased when using DXA masses. Shoulder compressive force correlated with body mass (p < 0.001) and body mass index (BMI; p = 0.002) and elbow varus torque correlated with body mass (p < 0.05). The main conclusions were that (1) using participant-specific mass ratios leads to different predictions of injury-related pitching arm kinetics and, thus, may improve our understanding of injury risk factors; and (2) pitching arm kinetics were correlated with body composition measures and a relatively high total body mass and/or BMI may increase shoulder and/or elbow injury risk.

Seasonal And Interannual Variability Of Phytoplankton Abundance And Community Composition On The Central Coast Of California, Alex Barth, Ryan K. Walter, Ian C. Robbins, Alexis Pasulka

Physics

Variations in the abundance and composition of phytoplankton greatly impact ecosystem structure and function. Within the California Current System (CCS), phytoplankton community structure is tightly coupled to seasonal variability in wind-driven coastal upwelling, a process that drives changes in coastal water temperatures and nutrient concentrations. Based on approximately a decade (2008-2018) of weekly phytoplankton measurements, this study provides the first characterization of the seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton abundance and composition in San Luis Obispo (SLO) Bay, an understudied region within the CCS. Overall, the seasonality of phytoplankton in SLO Bay mirrored that of the larger CCS; diatoms dominated …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 3/03/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/03/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Barriers In Transition To Contract-Grazing By Established Sheep And Goat Producers, Erin Campbell-Craven

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

This is an interdisciplinary thesis project with advisors associated with the Cal Poly Animal Science and Sociology departments, as well as University of California Cooperative Extension. With the cooperation of the California Woolgrower’s Association, I am conducting quantitative and qualitative research assessing the state of the sheep and goat contract-grazing industry within California through a series of surveys and in-depth interviews with participating producers. With the results of these surveys, I aim to identify successful practitioners of contract-grazing throughout the state, identify commonalities, and construct a series of management recommendations for established sheep and goat producers who wish to purse …

Planning And Power: Architectural Reflections Of Student Minorities At Cal Poly, Caroline Ambrose

Cal Poly's History: Student Research Reports

This paper will dis sect the power dynamics of the built environment at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) as it relates to spatial representation for minorities on campus. By observing campus growth throughout the university’s history through the lenses of campus minorities, including women, black students, queer students, and disabled students, a pattern of dismissal and reluctanct compliance comes to light. While the administration’s rhetoric often reflects goals of inclusivity and diversity, the architectural history of Cal Poly reflects a lack of investment and reaction to the concerns of student minorities.