Administrative search underway for Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Operations
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sue Rosser has established a search committee for the position of AVP for Academic Affairs Operations. Nancy Wilkinson, professor of geography and human environmental studies, will chair the committee whose members are:
- Sudip Chattopadhyay, chair and professor of economics
- Phoebe Kwan, interim AVP, chief information officer, Division of Information Technology
- Don Taylor, dean of the College of Health and Human Services
- Dawn Terrell, professor of psychology
- Nancy Wilkinson, professor of geography and human environmental studies
Review of applications and nominations will begin on May 1. The position description and information about the application process is posted on the Academic Affairs website: www.sfsu.edu/~academic/jobs.html
As the search proceeds, information regarding interview schedules will be announced in CampusMemo. Contact Committee Chair Wilkinson at nancyw@sfsu.edu or Christine Nagaya, the staff liaison for the committee at cnagaya1@sfsu.edu for additional information.
New vendors on campus
The University Corporation, San Francisco State University, (UCorp) is pleased to announce two new vending operations on campus:
- Peet's Coffee has opened on the first floor of the newly renovated library. They are serving their signature brewed coffee and related beverages and a variety of snacks and foods.
- Food Trucks are on campus! There will be a different food truck each day parking on campus between Hensill Hall and the Science building, an area underserved in the realm of food in years past. The trucks will be on campus for lunch five days a week, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. through the end of the semester. The weekly schedule of the different food trucks can be found on the UCorp website http://ucorp.sfsu.edu/
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Retirement Association Travel Grants Awarded
The San Francisco State University Retirement Association has awarded travel grants to seven faculty members:
- Cheng Chen, engineering
- Jason Gurdak, geosciences
- Julietta Hua, women and gender studies
- Kwong-Liem Karl Kwan, counseling
- Nina Roberts, recreation, parks and tourism
- Valerie Soe, Asian American studies
- Tomoko Takeda, foreign languages and literature
The Travel Grant Committee received a large number of applications, and it regrets that it could not fund more of the many excellent proposals. If you would like to support the Retirement Association's grant giving or become a member, contact Thomas Spencer, president, at tspencer@sfsu.edu
Week of the Young Child
The ASI Early Childhood Education Center and the SF State Children's Campus will celebrate the Week of the Young Child with a "Walk Around the Block" on Tuesday, April 24 at 10 a.m. to raise community awareness. The annual event, sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is intended to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families, as well as to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs.
Activities for children and their families have been organized around this year's theme, "Early Years Are Learning Years," with sponsorship by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families, San Francisco Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Miriam and Peter Haas Fund. Visit www.sfchildcareandearlyeducation.com for more information and to view a calendar of events. For more information and answers to questions, contract Children's Campus Director Tracy Farstad at tracy@sfsu.edu, ASI ECEC Director Sarah Johnson at ext. 8-3003 or sarahj@asi.sfsu.edu, or Amanda Montague of SF Childcare Providers at (415) 244-2717 or sfkidsfirst@yahoo.com
SF State Magazine: there's an app for that
The impressive accomplishments of faculty, students and alumni come to life in the iPad edition of SF State Magazine, now available free of charge in the Apple App Store. In this issue of SF State Magazine, iPad readers can also preview new books from critically acclaimed SF State authors, watch University scientists discussing their research from the field and receive an update on one alumnus’ motorcycle ride from San Francisco to Pakistan.
Read more at www.sfsu.edu/~news/2012/spring/56.html or download the app at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sf-state-magazine/id516395204?mt=8
Academic Senate
Following is a list of action items from the April 17 Academic Senate meeting:
- Announcements
- The Governor's Tax Initiatives were announced and petitions were discussed
- The Student Health Fee Proposal for the Academic Years 2012-17 was announced, discussed and packets with student petitions in support of the health fee proposal circulated
- Senators were encouraged to re-familiarize themselves with the statement produced by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- Amended the April 17 agenda to include discussion of an Academic Policies Committee recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the Course Repeat Policy (#S09-248)
- Chair's report on the importance of civil communication
- Update from CFA Chapter President Wei Ming Dariotis
- Update on ORSP activities from Associate Vice President Jaylan Turkkan
- Held elections with the following results:
- Cyrus Ginwala (music and dance) elected to a one-year term as the Academic Senate Representative on the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements Committee
- Dina Redman (social work) and Ryan Howell (psychology) elected by acclamation to two-year terms on the Board of Appeals and Review (BoAR)
- Andrew Jolivette (American Indian studies) elected by acclamation to a three-year term as the Department Chair Representative on the Enrollment Management Committee
- Genie Stowers (public administration) elected by acclamation to a three-year term as the Faculty Representative to the Enrollment Management Committee
- Diane Harris (psychology) and Ellen Hines (geography) elected to two-year terms on the Graduate Council
- Ramon Castellblanch (health education), Robert Keith Collins (American Indian studies) and Andrew Ichimura (chemistry and biochemistry) elected to three-year terms on the University Budget Committee
- Approved the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee recommendation regarding the proposed CEL Online Certificate in Screenwriting
- Approved the Curriculum Review and Approval Committee recommendation regarding the proposed CEL Online Certificate in Film and Media Studies
- Discussed the Educational Policies Council recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the Academic Program Discontinuance Policy (S93-177), first reading
- Discussed the Executive Committee recommendation regarding a proposed policy on a Graduate Council (formerly Graduate Council guidelines), first reading
- Discussed the Academic Policies Committee recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the Committee on Written English Proficiency Policy (#F10-14), first reading
- Discussed the Executive Committee recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the All-University Committee on International Programs Policy (#S87-151), first reading
- Discussed the Executive Committee recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the University Interdisciplinary Council Policy (#S09-74) first reading
- Discussed the Executive Committee recommendation regarding proposed revisions to the Course Repeat Policy (#S09-248) first reading
Staff Representative election begins
The election for the Academic Senate Staff Representative will begin Friday, April 20 and run through Friday, April 27. Visit the Senate's website for more information about the candidates and their position statements as well as the ballot.
Senate meeting dates are posted on the University Web calendar and on the Senate website at www.sfsu.edu/~senate
This week in Insiders: Professor of Journalism Ken Kobré and Assistant Professor of Special Education Susan Courey.
Read Insiders: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/spring12/april23insiders.htm
This week in Newsmakers: Chair of Criminal Justice Studies Jeffrey Snipes and Associate Professor of Anthropology Mariana Ferreira.
Read
Newsmakers: www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/spring12/april23news.htm
Submitting events to CampusMemo
CampusMemo picks up event listings directly from the University Calendar. Departments interested in publicizing an event in CampusMemo simply need to register the event on the University Calendar by 10 a.m. on Wednesday of the previous week. To submit an event, go to www.sfsu.edu/calendar/ and click on "Submit an Event" in the left-hand navigation bar. This procedure saves event sponsors the extra step of entering information specifically for CampusMemo, and the later deadline for submittal allows more time for event sponsors to submit their items to CampusMemo.
Click on the link for each event to view full listing in the University Calendar.
Monday
Master Class: Morrison Artists Series: Trio Valtorna: 12:10 p.m.
Tuesday
9th Annual SFSU Human Rights Summit: Public Health & Human Rights
Wednesday
9th Annual SFSU Human Rights Summit: Public Health & Human Rights
Recital: Piano students: 1 p.m.
Talk: Climate change goes underground: How vulnerable are groundwater resources?: 5 p.m.
Thursday
9th Annual SFSU Human Rights Summit: Public Health & Human Rights
Graduate Research and Creative Works Showcase: 3 p.m.
Poetry: Aaron Shurin and Craig Santos Perez: 4:30 p.m.
Concert: Percussion Ensemble: 7 p.m.
Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
Theatre: Hamlet: 8 p.m.
Friday
Recital: Amanda Huang, piano: 1 p.m.
Baseball vs. Cal State San Bernardino: 3 p.m.
Concert: Concert: Falling in Love at the Opera Cafe: 7 p.m.
Film: M.F.A. Thesis Films: 7 p.m.
Theatre: Hamlet: 8 p.m.
Theatre: Greenhouse 2012: 8 p.m.
Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
Coming Up
April 28: Baseball vs. Cal State San Bernardino Double Header: 11 a.m.
April 28: Theatre: Hamlet: 2 p.m.
April 28: Theatre: Greenhouse 2012: 8 p.m.
April 28: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
April 29: Baseball vs. Cal State San Bernardino Double Header: 11 a.m.
April 29: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 2 p.m.
April 29: Theatre: Hamlet: 2 p.m.
April 29: Theatre: Greenhouse 2012: 2 p.m.
May 1: Academic Senate: 2 p.m.
May 1: Concert: Vocal Jazz: 7 p.m.
May 1: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
May 2: Theatre: Storytelling Studio: 10:30 a.m.
May 2: Recital: Student chamber ensembles: 1 p.m.
May 2: Talk: Deborah Brown: The National Breastfeeding Campaign in Imperial Germany: 6 p.m.
May 2: Recital: Student chamber ensembles: 7 p.m.
May 2: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
May 3: Workshop: Chris Vitiello and Brent Cunningham open workshop: 4:30 p.m.
May 3: Lecture: Artist Lecture Series: Katie Grinnan: 5 p.m.
May 3: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
May 4: Baseball vs. Cal State East Bay: 3 p.m.
May 4: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
May 5: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 8 p.m.
May 6: Baseball vs. Cal State East Bay: 11 a.m.
May 6: Theatre: Spring Awakening: 2 p.m.
For more upcoming events, see the University
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