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Updated October 6, 2008

Senate Retreat 2007

Click here to view the Senate Retreat attendees.

The Fall 2008 Senate Retreat will be held on October 17th in the University Room from 8:30 to 3:00 p.m.

"News in Brief"

Accessible Technology Initiative

http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/

The following are recent actions taken by/or events involving the Academic Senate:

• Senate Meeting Calendar for Spring 2008/Fall 2009 (pdf)
  
  
• List of Academic Senators for 2008/2009
  
  
• Academic Senate Committee Members 2008/2009
  
  
  • FAQ about joining Senate Committees

   

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Opportunity for University Service

• There are quite a few committee vacancies. 
  You can find the list at:
  http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/vacancies.html
  
  
• If you are interested, please contact your college rep for the Committee on Committees:
  See Directory on Committees Assignments: 08-09

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FAQ about joining Senate Committees

• The Committee on Committees has drafted a FAQ of Frequently Asked Questions about joining Academic Senate Committees. 
  The FAQ can be viewed at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/FAQ.htm
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Recent Senate Policies

Following are some recent policies passed by the Senate in Fall 2007/Spring 2008and signed by President Kassing thereby becoming university policy:

• F08-1, Policy Recommendation, Amendment to S08-7, Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects (pdf)

• S08-7, Policy Recommendation, Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects (pdf)

• S08-6, Policy Recommendation, Developing Baseline Values (Norms) for the Student Opinion of Teaching Effectiveness (SOTE) Surveys for Use in Periodic and Performance Evaluations (pdf)

• S08-5, Policy Recommendation, Revision to By-law 13, Representative, Academic Senate CSU (pdf)

• S08-4, Policy Recommendation, Campus Planning Board  (pdf)

• S08-3, Policy Recommendation, Incorporating Accessibility into the Curriculum Review Process  (pdf)

• S08-2, Policy Recommendation, Rescinding Prior Athletics Board Policies  (pdf)

• S08-1, Policy Recommendation, Administration of online Student Opinion of Teaching Effectiveness (SOTE) Evaluations for online Courses  (pdf)

• F07-5, Policy Recommendation, Voting Privileges for Faculty Assigned to More than One Representative Unit    (pdf)

• F07-4, Policy Recommendation, Definition of Majority Vote Regarding Selection and Review of Department Chairs     (pdf)

• F07-3, Policy Recommendation, Access to Instructional Materials:  Timely Identification of Textbooks, Course Readers and Library Resources     (pdf)

• F07-2, Policy Recommendation, Athletics Policy     (pdf)

• F07-1, Policy Recommendation, Senate Vacancies, By-Law 1.6      (pdf)

Following are some recent Sense of the Senate Resolutions passed in Fall 2007/Spring 2008:

• SS-S08-6, Honoring and Thanking Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley for her Service to the Senate and to the University (pdf)

• SS-S08-5, Expressing our Appreciation of Don W. Kassing(pdf)

• SS-S08-4, In Support of AS Resolution 0708-02, In Opposition to the Budget Cuts to Higher Education proposed in the State of California Governor's January 2008-2009 Budget (pdf)

• SS-S08-3, Calling for a Task Force to Investigate Open Access to Publications through an SJSU institutional repository, and make appropriate Recommendations (pdf)

• SS-S08-2, 2008-2009 Shared Value "Integrity" (pdf)

• SS-S08-1, Commending President Kassing for Supporting SJSU's Commitment to Non-Discrimination by Suspending Campus Blood Drives (pdf)

• SS-F07-5, Affirming San Jose State University's Commitment to Complete Academic Freedom in the use of Library Resources (pdf)

• SS-F07-4, Thanking the Staff of the Dr. Martin Luther King Library for its hard work during recovery from the Alum Rock Earthquake (pdf)

• SS-F07-3, SJSU Response to the Proposed Differential Fee Increase for Graduate Business Degrees in the CSU (pdf)

• SS-F07-2, Supporting International Week Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2007 (pdf)

• SS-F07-1, Commending the work of the IRB Task Force (pdf)

Following are some recent Senate Management Resolutions passed in Fall 2007/Spring 2008:

• SM-F08-1, Change to the Composition of the Task Force on Sustainability (pdf)

• SM-S08-3, Creating a Task Force to Review Current GE Assessment and Certification (pdf)

• SM-S08-2, Creating a Task Force to Investigate Access to Faculty and Student Publications and Make Appropriate Recommendations (pdf)

• SM-S08-1, Creation of a Task Force on Sustainability (pdf)

• SM-F07-1, Changing the Membership of the Student Success Committee (pdf)
 

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