Resolution Honoring President Robert A. Corrigan’s Fifteen Years of Service to SFSU

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WHEREAS the Fall semester of 2003 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Robert A. Corrigan’s inauguration as president of San Francisco State University; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has made university-community partnerships and the application of university expertise to community issues a campus hallmark, giving additional value to the slogan, "the city's university"; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has brought distinction to San Francisco State University by serving as chair of both the Steering Committee of college and university presidents for the “America Reads Challenge” and the National Steering Committee for the “America Counts” program; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has made San Francisco State University a leader in the movement for service learning, and has provided both statewide and national leadership in this arena as chair of the California Campus Compact, the statewide arm of a national program to foster student community service, and as a member of Campus Compact’s National Advisory Council; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has led the way toward the development of a more diverse

faculty; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has made the University a nationally-recognized model in dealing with issues of diversity, tolerance and civil discourse; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has made great strides toward establishing SFSU as one of the nation's preeminent urban public universities; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has, throughout his tenure, sought to improve intergroup

relations within the SFSU student community; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has provided the leadership to expand the physical size of the

campus of San Francisco State University; and

WHEREAS President Corrigan has always supported and maintained a collegial relationship with the Academic Senate of San Francisco State University; therefore be it

RESOLVED That the Academic Senate congratulate Robert A. Corrigan on his fifteenth anniversary as President of San Francisco State University; and be it further

RESOLVED That the Academic Senate extend its appreciation to President Corrigan for leading the development of a more diverse work force that matches the diversity of SFSU students; and be it further

RESOLVED That the Academic Senate recognize President Robert A. Corrigan for his continuing support for shared governance; and be it further

RESOLVED That the Academic Senate extend its best wishes to President Corrigan for his continued success as the president of San Francisco State University.

*** UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED with standing ovation by the SFSU Academic Senate on December 2, 2003 ***