Resolution
on the Protection of Academic Programs at SFSU
#RF03-218
WHEREAS Faculty
at SFSU are deeply committed to developing and maintaining academic programs
that provide students with the highest quality education in their disciplines,
and
WHEREAS The budget cuts made necessary by the ongoing state fiscal
crisis may threaten the viability of these programs, and
WHEREAS These cuts may jeopardize the accreditation of some academic
programs, and
WHEREAS On
April 1, 2003 the SFSU Academic Senate passed a resolution entitled “Mitigating
the Effects of the Budget Crisis in 2003-2004,” in which it addressed the need
for creative problem-solving to protect instruction and instructors during the
budget crisis; and
WHEREAS CFA
and the CSU recently reached a historic agreement in the form of Supplemental
Report Language capturing the legislature’s intent that the CSU prioritize
funding for “core classroom instructional needs, student services, and
libraries”; therefore be it
RESOLVED That
the Academic Senate, SFSU, fully endorse the intent of the Supplemental Report
Language; and further be it
RESOLVED That
the Academic Senate, SFSU, commend the efforts made by campus administration to
protect academic programs; and further be it
RESOLVED That
a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the CFA, the Chair of the
Academic Senate CSU, the chairs of the campus senates, the Chancellor of the
CSU, and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the CSU.
*** Approved by General
Consent by the Academic Senate on