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SM-F08-3, Senate Management Resolution, Changing the Membership of the Graduate Studies and Research Committee

Legislative History:

In April 1996, the Graduate Studies Committee and the Research Committee were combined to form the Graduate Studies and Research Committee by Senate Management Resolution, SM-S96-5.  The following Senate Management Resolution modifies the membership of this committee as listed in SM-S96-5.

At its October 20, 2008 meeting, the Academic Senate approved the following Senate Management Resolution presented by Senator Backer for the Organization and Government Committee.

SENATE MANAGEMENT RESOLUTION

Changing the Membership of the Graduate Studies and Research Committee

Be it resolved that an Ex Officio seat for the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Sponsored Programs, SJSU Research Foundation or designee be added to the Graduate Studies and Research (GS&R) Operating Committee.

Rationale:

A large number of tasks acted on by the GS&R committee, which reports to the Curriculum and Research (C&R) committee, are related to the SJSU Research Foundation (SJSURF), including the management of Organized Research Units (ORUs), student research activities, curriculum supported by grants, and other tasks.  The GS&R committee and the SJSURF believe that a SJSURF representative on the GS&R committee would facilitate the decision processes, in particular when reviewing the reporting of annual and five year budgets required by the ORU directors.  In addition, each ORU is required to complete a detailed financial plan that indicates a plan for attaining fiscal responsibility for the ORU within a few years of approval.  Also, the SJSURF contributes funding and planning to the Outstanding Research Competition, which is managed by the GS&R committee. 

Approved:                              September 29, 2008   
Vote:                                       10-0-0
Present:                                  Backer (chair), Main, McClory, Selter, Contreras, Norton, Hebert,         

                                                Rickford, Reade, Vanniarajan

Excused:                                Hendrick

FINANCIAL IMPACT:           None                                                                                        WORKLOAD:                        There will be no workload changes.