Resolution in Support of the May 16-17 Mobilization

To Reverse the Ban on Affirmative Action in the

University of California System

#RS01-179

WHEREAS     The values of San Francisco State University, as stated in the Academic Mission and Goals for San Francisco State University, include the statement that the University is dedicated to creating and maintaining “an environment for learning that promotes respect for an appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area”; and

WHEREAS     The ban on affirmative action in the University of California system is inimical to these values; and

WHEREAS     The Associated Students of the University of California and the California Teachers Association have articulated in formal resolutions their support of and intent to participate in the Mobilization effort; and

WHEREAS     The Academic Senate of San Francisco State desires to affirm its support for those students and teachers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED   That the Academic Senate of San Francisco State University support the Bay Area Wide Mobilization to the University of California Regents’ Meeting in San Francisco May 16-17 to Reverse the Ban on Affirmative Action in the University of California system; and be it further

RESOLVED   That the Academic Senate of San Francisco State University encourage all faculty, students, staff, and administrators to participate in and voice their support for the May 16-17 Bay Area Wide Mobilization; and be it further

RESOLVED   That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the University of California system, the University of California Regents, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the CSU Board of Trustees.

***APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY MAY 8, 2001***