Proposal #84
Proposal Title: Merger of departments and programs,
movement of programs from one college to another
Anticipated Savings/Revenue:
Units affected: Several
Impacted Degrees/Courses:
Brief Description of Proposal:
Certain departments and programs seem good candidates for "cooperative mergers" that
could result in efficiencies in staff positions and greater resources for the
departments/programs involved. Departments that could be merged include, for
example, English, Humanities and World and Comparative Literature (such as exists
at UCSC and several other universities), Political Science and International
Relations (few universities have separate IR departments), Geosciences and Environmental
Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Public Administration and Labor Studies.
In addition, certain departments and programs may be better suited in other colleges
-- such as Public Administration and Labor Studies in the College of Business.
Many progressive colleges of business require students to take courses on public
administration, employment relations and labor standards. Given the the central
role of social justice and equity in mission of the university, it would seem
appropriate that SFSU's excellent College of Business follow this model. While
the savings from this time of move may be minimal -- although, once again, there
would probably be efficiencies in staff positions -- it would increase the resources
available to certain programs and reduce the strain on resources in certain departments
and colleges.
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