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Updated October 26, 2009

• At the October 12, 2009 Senate meeting the Senate passed F09-1, Policy Recommendation, Scheduling of Advance Registration and Priority Registration.  President Whitmore approved this policy on October 21, 2009, and it becomes effective Fall 2010.  The Instruction and Student Affairs Committee presented AS 1424, Sense of the Senate Resolution, In Opposition to the Reduction in State Support to the CSU System for a first reading.

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

• Senate Meeting Calendar for Fall 2009/Spring 2010 (pdf)

• List of Academic Senators for 2009/2010
  
  
• Academic Senate Committee Members 2009/2010
  
  
  • 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 Spring and Fall 2009 and signed by President Whitmore thereby becoming university policy:

• F09-1, Policy Recommendation, Scheduling of Advance Registration and Priority Registration (pdf)

• S09-7, Policy Recommendation, Grading Symbols, Drop and Withdrawal; Retroactive Drop and Retroactive Withdrawal; Assignment of Grades and Grade Appeals; Change of Grade; and Integrity of the Academic Record (pdf)

• S09-6, Policy Recommendation, Strategic Planning Policy (pdf)

• S09-5, Policy Recommendation, Priority Registration (pdf)

• S09-4, Policy Recommendation, First-Year Experience Courses (pdf)

• S09-3, Policy Recommendation, Senate Elections  (pdf)

• S09-2, Policy Recommendation, Amends the 2005 General Education Guidelines  (pdf)

Following are some recent Sense of the Senate Resolutions passed in Spring/Fall 2009:

• SS-F09-1, Preservation of Core Academic Activities (pdf)

• SS-S09-3, Expressing our Appreciation to Dr. Carmen Sigler (pdf)

• SS-S09-2, Honoring and Thanking Dr. Sigurd Meldal for his Service to the Senate (pdf)

• SS-S09-1, In Support of the GE Task Force Report (pdf)

Following are some recent Senate Management Resolutions passed in Spring/Fall 2009:

• SM-S09-2, Changing the time frame for the Task Force to Investigate Open Access to Faculty and Student Publications (pdf)

• SM-S09-1, Changing the Membership of the Heritage, Preservation, and Public History Committee (pdf)

 

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