What's New?
Updated July 20, 2013
The Academic Senate met on May 13, 2013. The Senate approved three Senate Management Resolutions in May, SM-S13-3, Temporary Increase in committee membership for the Student Fairness Committee, SM-S13-4, Procedures to consider rapid response Sense of the Senate Resolutions in response to emergent external and internal issues, and SM-S13-5, Establishment of a Senate Archives Task Force . The Senate also approved two Sense of the Senate Resolutions, SS-S13-2,Common Writing Handbook for SJSU, and SS-S13-3, Honoring and Thanking Beth Von Till for her service to the Senate and the University. One policy recommendation was passed S13-10, Academic Certificate Policy.
Actions Taken by or Events Involving the Academic Senate
- Senate Meeting Calendar for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 (pdf)
- List of Senators by Classification
- Academic Senate Committee Members 2013/2014
- Frequently Asked Questions about Senate Committees
- Read the Organization and Government Committee Report on the College of Humanities and the Arts mergers. (pdf)
Opportunity for University Service
- There are quite a few committee vacancies. View the list of senate committee vacancies.
- If you are interested, please contact your college rep for the Committee on Committees.
Recent Senate Policies
Recent policies Passed by the Senate in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 and Signed by President
Qayoumi, Thereby Becoming University Policy
- S13-9, Policy Recommendation, Merging, Dividing, Transferring, Eliminating Academic Units, Amends S06-7
- S13-8, Policy Recommendation, Residency Requirements for Masters Degrees, Replaces F91-3
- S13-7, Policy Recommendation, Revision to F07-2, Regarding Membership on the Athletics Board (pdf)
- S13-6, Policy Recommendation, Outstanding Professor, President's Scholar, Distinguished Service Award, and Outstanding Lecturer Awards (pdf)
- S13-5, Policy Recommendation, Amendment to F12-6, Evaluation of Effectiveness in Teaching for All Faculty (pdf)
- S13-3, Policy Recommendation, Temporary Accommodation for Degree Programs Reducing to 120 Units (pdf)
- S13-2, Policy Recommendation, Adoption of University Learning Goals (pdf)
- F12-7, Policy Recommendation, Enrollment Priorities for Former Students Returning (FSRs) (pdf)
- F12-6, Policy Recommendation, Evaluation in Effectiveness in Teaching for all Faculty, Replaces S91-9, S06-6, F83-2, S08-1, S83-12, S08-6, S89-6, S73-8, F12-1 (pdf)
- F12-5, Policy Recommendation, Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct, Replaces S99-10 (pdf)
- F12-4, Policy Recommendation, Omnibus Recision of Lapsed and Obsolete Policies Previously Recommended by the Professional Standards Committee (pdf)
- F12-3, Policy Recommendation, Amending the Period of Review, S98-8, Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Criteria, Standards and Procedures for Regular Faculty Employees (pdf)
- F12-2, Policy Recommendation, To Keep the Administration of SOTES in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 Unchanged while SJSU Works to Adjust Policies to the New Contract (pdf)
Recent Sense of the Senate Resolutions Passed in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- SS-S13-3, Honoring and Thanking Beth Von Till for her service to the Senate and the University (pdf)
- SS-S13-2, Common Writing Handbook for SJSU (pdf)
- SS-S13-1, Urging Amendments to California SB 520 to Better Achieve its Purpose of Fostering Innovation in Teaching in California Higher Education (pdf)
- SS-F12-4, Sense of the Senate Resolution, Commending AS on the 2013 Campus-Wide Voter Registration Drive (pdf)
- SS-F12-3, Sense of the Senate Resolution, Using a Shared Governance Model to Preserve Integrative Learning within a 120 Unit Limit (pdf)
- SS-F12-2, Sense of the Senate Resolution, Urging that California Voters Become Well Informed About the Current State of Funding for Public Education in California and the Potential Impacts of Passage or Failure of Proposition 30 (pdf)
- SS-F12-1, Sense of the Senate Resolution, Regarding the Search for a New Chancellor (pdf)
Recent Senate Management Resolutions Passed in Fall 2012 and Spring 2012, and Spring 2013
- SM-S13-5, Establishment of a Senate Archives Task Force (pdf)
- SM-S13-4, Procedures to consider rapid response Sense of the Senate Resolutions in response to emergent external and internal issues (pdf)
- SM-S13-3, Temporary Increase in committee membership for the Student Fairness Committee (pdf)
- SM-S13-2, Suspends Senate By-Law 1.5 (pdf)
- SM-S13-1, Senate Management Resolution, Thanking Senator Peter Buzanski for Many Years of Dedicated Service to the Academic Senate and Appointing Him Honorary Senator (pdf)
- SM-S12-2, Senate Management Resolution, Change to the Composition of the Strategic Planning Board (pdf)
- SM-S12-1, Senate Management Resolution, AUTEC Committee Name and Charge Change (pdf)