LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMISSION
ACADEMIC SENATE POLICY F73-R-9
Our University has a
future. The question is whether
that future is the result of directed change or is allowed to happen by
accident.
It is proposed that San
Francisco State University establish a Long-Range Planning Commission as
outlined below. This proposal
assumes the value of conscious planning.
Furthermore, it assumes that those who are to be affected by the future
of this University should be involved in the planning process.
Charge to the
Commission - The Commission Will
1. Analyze
the University's present and future "market", taking into account not
only the traditional sources of students but also investigating the possibility
of serving groups of people not now served by the University.
2. Study
the relations of the University to the local community, the State of
California, and the international community including the role of foreign
students and overseas programs.
3. Prepare
a description of the missions and goals of San Francisco State University,
taking into account the intellectual tradition of the University, the needs of
present and potential students, and the University's responsibilities to
society.
4. Examine
the balance of undergraduate to graduate programs, the relationship of
specialized (career-oriented) to liberal education, and the possibilities of
non-degree oriented programs.
5. Develop
criteria for the evaluation of present and proposed programs.
6. Study
the effectiveness of the University's methods of instruction and consider
possible alternatives.
7. Study
the function of campus research projects and their relation to instruction in
the University.
8. Explore
potential resources from which the University might draw support for
traditional or innovative programs.
In particular, the need and desirability of self-supporting programs
should be considered.
9. Examine
the effectiveness of the University's organizational structure.
10. Recommend
a procedure for continuing review of University planning.
Membership of the Commission
The Long-Range Planning
Commission shall be composed of fifteen members, as follows:
4 Members
of the Faculty* chosen through a Faculty election;
3 Members
of the Faculty* chosen by the Academic Senate;
2 University
Administrators appointed by the President;
2 Students,
one undergraduate and one graduate, appointed by the Associated Students;
1 Member
of the University Staff chosen through a University staff election conducted by
the Personnel Office;
3 Individuals
from outside the University appointed by the President upon the advice of the
Advisory Board of the University.
*For the purposes of this proposal, "Members of
the Faculty" denotes faculty eligible for election the Academic Senate,
including, for this purpose, all Department Chairmen.
The Commission on Long-Range
Planning may, at its discretion, establish satellite committees on- or
off-campus to assist the Commission in fulfilling its charge. These satellite committees could
provide the Commission with insight into the academic resources of the
University and the needs of the surrounding community.
In order that the Commission
can carry out its mission in a significant way, the University will provide
adequate funding to support its work.
The Commission will develop its support requirements. Additionally, University participants
will receive released time as required, and the student participant will
receive appropriate support.
The Commission is a creation
of the entire University community, and as such will report its recommendations
to every member of this community.
In this way, the recommendations of the Commission will receive the
widest possible discussion, thus smoothing the way for implementation of those
recommendations which the University chooses to adopt. Appropriate policy recommendations will
be forwarded to the Academic Senate for its consideration.
**APPROVED BY PRESIDENT ROMBERG, FEBRUARY 26,
1974**