University Planning Advisory Council

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Proposals Received from the SF State Community

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.  The full council will consider each and every proposal submitted to it. Many proposals have already been considered. 
Inclusion in the list below does not indicate whether any specific proposal is being pursued or implemented; rather it is a comprehensive list of all submissions received to date.

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. We continue to welcome additional proposals: www.sfsu.edu/~upac/rfp.html

 

College / Department Restructuring

Consolidate Small Programs into Larger Units
Coordinate Earth and Environmental Education and Scholarship
Create Cross-Discipline Learning Communities to Replace Departments
Establish Criteria for Merging and/or Cutting Departments
Establish School of Design
Incorporate College of Education into Other Units
Merge Community Involvement Center and Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
Merge Departments with Cross-Listed Courses
Merger of Departments and Programs: Reassignment of Programs Between Colleges
Program Elimination Planning
Reduce Number of Colleges
Reduce Number of Colleges/Departments
Reorganization: Reducing the Number of Colleges
Re-organize departments
Reorganize University into Five-College Structure
Reorganize University into Six-College Structure
Reshaping the College of Ed. into a Graduate School of Ed.
Restructure College of Creative Arts
Restructure College of Education into a unit solely dedicated to graduate studies
Theater Department / College of Creative Arts
University Reorganization 
 

Other Academic Affairs

Audit of Faculty time v. work accomplished
Clawback Provision for Graduate Fees; Lower Fees, but Portion of Future Earnings
Consolidate Stockroom Functions in College of Science & Engineering
Create DAT Lab/BA in Digital Arts and Tech
Create Integrated Environmental Science Master's Degree
Determine Whether Additional Credits should be Offered for Community Based Learning Experiences 
Eliminate Sabbaticals and FERP
Elimination of Library Services
Evaluate Size of Management in College of Education
Evaluate Staffing Levels in Deans' Offices
Field Placement/ Internship Overhaul
Hiring Freeze for Tenure-Track faculty; Rely on Adjuncts
Implement an Electronic Approach to Standardized Teaching Effectiveness Evaluations
Incentivize Student Success in Cohorts; Premium Charges for Failure to Advance Toward Degree
Increase On-line Course Offerings
Increase Teaching Load to 12 WTU
Increased teaching loads for non-research active faculty
Invert the Tenure Rules by Giving the Academic Protections to Faculty in their First 7 Years
Limit Refunds for Dropped Courses
Modified Science Labs for non-science majors
Move Courses to Community Colleges
Offer Principles of Marketing Online to Community Colleges
Prohibit Students from Taking Excess Units
Promote university and COE external grant funding
Recognize Faculty for Efforts in Research and Teaching with More Awards and Support
Recognizing service of departments to the service of all students; not just their majors
Reduce Time to Graduation by Continuing to Support the Student Resource Center in the College of Health and Human Services
Rely on Qualified Staff to Teach Courses
Require Presidential Approval for Salary Increases
Retrenchment Plan for Underperforming Deans
Return to 12-Unit Workload
Review Position of Academic Affairs AVP with Limited Portfolio
Review and Reduce Staffing levels in Office of International Programs
Review and Reduce Staffing levels in Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Review Center for Teaching and Faculty Development
Support Scholarship and Grant Writing for Faculty Demonstrating Success
 

College of Extended Learning

College of Extended Learning
Create Financial Modeling Degree via CEL
Offer Winter Quarter Classes Through CEL
Require Students Repeating Courses to Use CEL
Require Super-Seniors to Use CEL
Review CEL Income Allocation with Respect to Colleges
Self-Funded Programs Through CEL
 

Advancement

Evaluate Need for College Relations Officers
Evaluate Role of Deans and Senior University Officials in Fundraising
Make University Development Self-Sustaining
 

Administration and Finance

Cafe on West Corner Near Thornton Hall 
Computer Platform Systems Standardization
Create College-Wide Intranet System
Create Satellite Campuses
Direct Delivery and Pick-up  of Packages to Take Burden Off Mail Room
Eliminate Fees Charged to Academic Units
Evaluate Human Resources Staffing Levels
Find External Email Host; Rely on Open Source Software
Identify Excess/ Surplus Property for Auction or Sale
Increase Vendor Options to Support Comparison Shopping 
IT and Facilities Help Desk System
Larger Classrooms, More Video
Move Attendance Forms and Reporting Online
New Coffee Shop for More Revenue
Outsource Capital Planning
Outsourcing Repairs and Modifications
Reduce or Discontinue Water Delivery
University Park South Preservation and Renovation
Value-Engineer Physical Master Plan
 

Student Affairs

Cigarette Income
Enroll Only the Number of Students SF State can Support
Keep Housing Open Throughout Summer
Levy Smoking Fines 
Negotiate Reduced Cost Muni Pass
Parking Fee Increase
Remove Enrollment Caps to Generate Revenue
 

Other

Utilize Video-Conferencing to Reduce the Cost of School Supervision
Reconciling Classifications for Staff with Job Duties
Automate Administrative Functions
Automate Monitoring of PC Labs
Avoid Assumption that Low-Bid Contracts Save Money
Centralization of Technology
Centralize IT for all Colleges
Consolidate Copy Machines and Computer Labs
Departments/Faculty Website Building 
Establish Long-Term Goals; Professionalize University by Supporting Scholarship; Build Graduate Programs
Flea Market for Unwanted University Property
Implement a Two-Year Furlough
Implement PECS (Personnel Expenditure and Course Scheduling) -- a Relational Data Base -- Across the Campus
Incentivize Proposal-Making through Rewards
IT Reorganization and Consolidation
Loss Prevention Through Installation of Camera System
Mandate One Week of Unpaid Vacation a Year
Nice but not Necessary
Office Staffing-Various Divisions
Realign Workforce as an Enterprise
Technological Back-End Infrastructure
Technology Reorganization
Train Our Workforce Instead of Hiring Consultants
Undertake Outsourcing for Other Campuses and Private Companies
Use Free Tools

 

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