Other Committees and Councils
We encourage faculty, staff, and students to take an active role in policy-making. Contact the Senate Office at [email protected] or Senator David Marx at [email protected] if you are interested in serving on any of our many Committees, Councils or Boards.
Section 2.0 of the Senate ByLaws covers committee appointments, records, operation, reporting, dissolution and terms of service.
Details regarding the membership and responsibilities of Other Committees and Councils (referred to as Senate-appointed committees) are delineated in the Committees and Councils section of the UNIVERSITY POLICIES.
To learn more about a particular committee, click on its corresponding link (below).
Primary focus area:
- to improve the relationship between faculty and the Aztec Shops Bookstore by reviewing bookstore policies, textbook requisitions, sales data, and custom course packets.
Primary focus areas:
- site development
- construction of new buildings and modification of existing ones
- roads, landscaping, and parking
- naming of rooms and buildings
- location of monuments, works of arts, and signage
Primary focus areas:
- guidelines for the implementation of provisions of the Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets policy (submitted for approval to the Vice President for Research and the University Research Council)
- the extent of institutional support involved in the completion of intellectual property (with recommendations to the Vice President of Research on the assignment of ownership rights and division of royalties)
- advisement (to the Vice President of Research) on other intellectual property matters
Primary focus areas:
- policies and procedures on the health, safety, and learning conditions of the campus environment (to include: sidewalks, walkways, and pedestrian malls; classrooms, laboratories, and work areas); and restrooms, stairwells, elevators, and hallways)
- investigation of such problems/issues as health, hazardous materials and waste, safety, emergency preparedness, excessive noise or traffic, and other matters that detrimentally affect the campus environment
Primary focus area:
- the nomination of faculty for the following honors and awards: emeritus status, Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, Alumni Award for Outstanding Faculty Contribution to the University, SDSU Diversity Excellence Award, and such other honors and awards as the Senate shall designate
Primary focus areas:
- ensuring that campus fees are established or adjusted in accordance with California State Fee Policy Executive Order 1102 (and its successors) and Trustees' Policy
- advising the President on establishment and adjustment of Category II and III fees
- advising the President on the reasonableness of Category II and III fee proposals - whether targeting new fees or the deletion, adjustment, or reclassification of current fees
Primary focus areas:
- to provide advice regarding the regulation and management of campus activities that fall under the University's freedom of expression policy
- to receive, evaluate, and advise the President on complaints regarding freedom of expression activities
Primary focus areas:
- review and evaluation of current and proposed courses for General Education
- review and evaluation of student learning outcomes assessment in General Education courses
Primary focus areas:
- assistance with development of policies, procedures, and directions for extended education programs - including University-wide special sessions
- review of and recommendations for proposed noncredit certificate programs with the Dean of Extended Studies (as well as the Provost)
- review of and recommendations for external degree programs that parallel those offered on campus
- identification of extended educational needs for the University service area
- communication with faculty and the general community about the purpose and function of extended service programs
Primary focus area:
- development of policy on graduate programs, graduate student affairs, graduate research and scholarship, and faculty participation in graduate programs
Primary focus area:
- review and recommendation of nominations for honorary degrees forwarded from the President's Office (initially received from the campus community and the Chancellor's Office)
Primary focus areas:
- assistance with developing long-range master plans (with members working with the Directors of Instructional Technology Services, the Library, the Academic Affairs Information Technology Coordinator, and the campus instructional/information technology offices)
- consideration of other matters referred to it by the Senate or University administrators
- consideration, at its own discretion, of other matters relating to instructional and information technologies at the campus or CSU system-wide levels
- review of and feedback on campus information technology initiatives as related to instruction, research, and operational needs
Primary focus areas:
- primary advisory body to the President on varsity intercollegiate athletics
- represents all segments of the University community interested in athletics at SDSU
- make recommendations to the President about the entire intercollegiate athletic program offered by the Department of Athletics
- Subject to the President's approval, develops policies that guide administration of the intercollegiate athletics program by its Director (for example, on such matters as income and expenditure budgets, grants and other financial aid to student-athletes, eligibility of student athletes, ticket distribution policies, etc.)
Primary focus areas:
- policies and procedures to enhance the University's international activities
- existing involvement in international activities and related resource commitments
- program improvements as well as opportunities for development
Primary focus areas:
The committee
- shall meet regularly to identify, discuss and organize around campus issues that impact the Lecturer constituency;
- develop new policy or make recommendations for revisions to existing policy related to Lecturer affairs;
- advocacy for the inclusion of the Lecturer constituency as part of the decision making and governance on campus;
- organize the Senate caucus for Lecturer senators;
- regular engagement with the Lecturer constituency;
- other functions that may be required in service of the Lecturer constituency.
Primary focus areas:
- development of policy, program, and curricular proposals
- review of other policy and curriculum proposals that affect the Liberal Studies program
- holds primary responsibility for recommending policy and program changes, and may request the assistance of external specialists
Primary focus areas:
- allocation of book and periodical funds
- Library policies and programs
- other matters relating to Library policy and planning
Primary focus areas:
- reviews the university budget periodically and makes recommendations to the President regarding budget proposals.
Primary focus area:
- represents the interests of the University community for scholarly publication
Primary focus area:
- reviews recommendations from Departments and Schools, Department Chairs and School Directors, Colleges, and Deans regarding reappointment, promotion, and tenure.
Primary focus areas:
- promote, encourage, and publicize the research activities necessary to carry out SDSU's educational mission and improve the University's instructional programs
- Responsibilities include
- recommendation of policies for the creation of interdisciplinary research bureaus and institutes (and routine reviews of their activities)
- promotion of University-wide research lectureships on topics of general interest
- faculty assistance regarding fellowships and grants
- development and recommendation of University policies on patents and copyrights, etc.
Primary focus area:
- encourages participation of permanent SDSU/CSU employees in all related and appropriate matters concerning the interest of staff; such participation may include serving on both standing and appointed Committees
Primary focus areas:
- hears and seeks redress of student grievances concerning members of the faculty, administration, or staff
- makes recommendations concerning disciplinary action
Primary focus areas:
- provide oversight for the program assessment of Degree Learning Outcomes.
- evaluate assessment plans and progress for all degrees and programs, including those programs accredited by external agencies.
- assess reports for each degree on a regular basis and provide feedback to the respective programs.
- provide the Senate, and, when relevant, the Graduate Council, with an annual report on the state of program assessment across the university, including programs accredited by external agencies.
Primary focus area:
- an advisory body to the University President and student-run media
Primary focus area:
- study, track and review sustainability issues related to the campus and make recommendations to improve sustainable practices,
- coordinate with campus units and the community to ensure that sustainability is taken into consideration,
- communicate with the Committee on Environment and Safety and the Campus Development Committee to ensure that sustainability is taken into consideration in the deliberations of those bodies,
- receive copies of Executive Orders or other instructions to the campus dealing with sustainability and report on them to the Senate,
- serve as a resource to faculty, staff and students wishing to undertake research, or propose curricular changes, or pursue sustainable practices,
- communicate these activities and outcomes to the Senate, campus, and the broader community.
Primary focus area:
- advise the Dean of Education on various programs for the preparation of teachers and other school personnel
Primry focus area:
- consider (annually) programming initiatives and recommend to the Provost the allocation of new and vacated tenure-track faculty positions.
Primary focus areas:
- oversight of an integrated approach to undergraduate excellence at SDSU
- recommendation of new policy for the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement as well as changes to existing policy
- supervision of specific University-wide undergraduate programs such as, but not limited to, the Undergraduate Writing and Graduation and Retention Subcommittees
Subcommittees:
- Graduation and Retention