Thanks to Jennifer Mahdavi for the picture

 

The first annual Faculty Tenure and Promotion Recognition event was held on October 8th in the Student Center ballroom. A website is now available listing all the faculty recognized at the event. Beautiful medallions were presented to all who were present. We hope this event will grow in popularity over the years and create a new tradition at SSU. 

It's time to think about running for leadership positions in faculty governance. This spring we will be electing:

Chair of the Faculty

Vice Chair of the Faculty

Secretary

At-Large Senator (one position)

2 positions on URTP - Full Profs only

2 At-Large to APC

1 At-Large member to SBS

1 At-Large member to SDS

Don't know our acronyms? Go here. You may self-nominate or nominate another with their approval. If you nominate, please send in a ballot statement to the Senate office. 

The Chair of the Faculty gave a presentation to the Senate about the faculty role in the the Graduation Initiative and the new CSU Dashboard website to help departments find solutions for their particular area. Check it out at https://www.calstate.edu/dashboard. Also, see Chair Senghas' presentation here. 

This task force started by getting a sense of TT faculty service in the University, in order to have good data to work with. An info graphic was produced to illustrate what was found to the Senate. This is a small version. If you would like the large version, just email the Senate office. A website had been put up to document task force work.

The Faculty Center's services range from one-on-one consultation sessions to improve Moodle skills to creating videos using a green screen. Beginning January 2015, the Faculty Center will be open from 9 - 5, Monday through Thursday and 9-4:30 on Fridays.

 

To contact in the center, please call 664-2659 or on the web at http://www.sonoma.edu/facultycenter .