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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FACULTY CHAIR AND PROVOST F' 15

 

Noon in the Faculty Center

 

9/21/15

Topic: what do we want in our new President?

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Open Forum

Presidential Search

October 8th

1:00 - 3:00, Ballroom A


 

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COMMENCEMENT IS MAY 21, 2016

 

LET'S HAVE A GREAT SHOWING OF FACULTY THIS YEAR!

 

This is a very important day. Plan to be there for our students and their families. Lunch provided! Contact Andrea Rodriguez for more info.

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 September 2015
FALL CONVOCATION

The new format for Fall Convocation was well received. See the links below to two of the presentations. We would love to hear your comments about any portion of the program.

 

Chair Senghas' speech is posted online here

 

Video - The Breadth of Sonoma State University Programs

 

Prezi - Welcome the New Faculty
Excellence in Teaching
Excellence in Teaching Award recipients Announced at Fall Convocation

 A well kept secret over the summer!
 The recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Awards are:

Joseph Lin, Biology and 
Michael Visser, Economics

Congratulations!



You can read more about this award here. 

The reception honoring our recipients will be held on October 2nd from 3:00 - 5:00 in the 
University Art Gallery, Art building.
What's Happened in Faculty Governance
The Faculty voted to approved the Constitutional amendments that change the membership rules of the Senate. Look here for more information.

The results of the election for faculty to serve on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee are Ben Ford and Elaine Newman, both from Math & Stats. See the Open Forum information at left.

Spring 2015
Spring Election results

Congrats to all elected and thanks to everyone who participated!

Chair of the Faculty - Richard J. Senghas
Vice Chair of the Faculty - Carmen Works
Secretary - Tom Targett
At-Large Senator (one position) - Sam Brannen
2 positions on URTP - Full Profs only - Mary Gomes, Lynn Cominsky
2 At-Large to APC - none
1 At-Large member to SBS - Daniel Soto
1 At-Large member to SDS - Lena McQuade

Don't know our acronyms? Go here. 
Resolutions
Curriculum

Curricular Items approved in Spring 2014

  • Unit reduction in Electrical Engineering
  • Business BS revision
  • Human Development BA revision
  • Psychology Minor revision
  • Revision to the Special Education concentration in the Education MA
  • Revision to Computer Science major and minor
  • Revision Biology BS and BA 
  • Early Childhood Education Certificate
  • CANDEL discontinuance 
  • French Language for Wine Business certificate

  • Revision to the Biochemistry Bachelor's of Science program 

  • Direct Entry Masters of Nursing discontinuance
CALLS FOR SERVICE
S&F Task Force on the Re-Org of Faculty Governance

The task force working on a restructure/reorganization of governance will focus on the committee structure this year. Progress of the task force will be posted here. If you would like to join this task force, please let us know. 
GMC FACULTY VISION WORK GROUP

Faculty governance is in the process of creating a workgroup to clarify its vision and position on how to implement the integration of the GMC to the greatest advantage of the university as a whole.

If you have input for this group or want to join, please contact Richard J. Senghas, Chair of the Faculty. 
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