University Planning Advisory Council

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Draft Concepts for Review

 

Concept A: Six-college structure (May 5, 2010)

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The University Planning Advisory Council (UPAC) has received proposals from the SF State community on cost-saving and revenue-generating measures, as well as ideas to re-envision the university as a stronger, leaner institution directed by its mission and values. Many of the proposals received from the campus have focused on restructuring the university’s eight colleges to further instructional and scholarly collaboration, and economize resources.  The council has prioritized these proposals and based on them, has developed a preliminary draft of a six-college structure for consideration by the campus community.  We believe that such a structure would further instructional and scholarly collaboration.

The preliminary draft below is merely a way to begin a university-wide conversation on the merits of such a structure.  It does not constitute a recommendation for implementation. After reviewing the draft below, we would be grateful for your feedback (Click here to skip to feedback form) .  As we work to improve upon this draft, we are mindful that members of our university community possess important information about our current structure and are well positioned to assist us in assessing its strengths and weaknesses.

UPAC members are grateful for the tremendous insight and creativity that our campus community has exhibited as we search for ways to improve the university while confronting budgetary constraints.

 

For a statement on UPAC's rationale and assumptions, please click here.

 

Preliminary Draft: Six-College Structure

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Accounting
Decision Sciences
Economics
Finance
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Information Systems
International Business
Labor Studies
Management
Marketing

 

COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Art
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
Cinema
Communication Studies
Creative Writing
Design and Industry
Instructional Technologies
Journalism
Music and Dance
Technical and Professional Writing
Theatre Arts

 

COLLEGE OF ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES
American Indian Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Asian-American Studies
Africana Studies
Ethnic Studies Program (RRS)
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Jewish Studies
Museum Studies
Raza Studies
Sexuality Studies
Women and Gender Studies

 

COLLEGE OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES*
Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Child and Adolescent Development
Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics
Counseling
Clinical Laboratory Science
Criminal Justice Studies
Elementary Education
Health Education
Kinesiology
Nursing
Physical Therapy
Public Administration
Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Secondary Education
Social Work
Special Education
Urban Studies and Planning
*The College of Health, Education & Human Services may include a Graduate School of Education

 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Classics
Comparative and World Literature
English Language and Literature
History
Department of Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies (Social Sciences)
International Relations
Liberal Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology


COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Biology
Chemistry and Bio Chemistry
Computer Science
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Geography and Human Environmental Studies
Geosciences
Mathematics
Physics and Astronomy

 

The Council has not taken up the issue of centers and institutes; as a result they are not yet reflected in this draft structure.

 

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Hard copy comments can be sent via campus mail to:

Jason Porth, Office of the President, ADM 562

Electronic comments can be submitted to:  upac@sfsu.edu or use above form.

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