Spring 2009
Town Hall Meeting on the Budget, Session 5
Thursday,
May 21
Description: Current information, as it is known, after the May 19 Proposition vote. How the results of the vote affect students, faculty and staff.
Presenters: Scott Miller (Chair of the Faculty), Susan Moulton (Chair-Elect of the Faculty), Tim Wandling (Past-Chair of the Faculty), Derek Pierre (President of Associated Students, Inc.), Nicolette Margi (Vice President for Finance of Associated Students, Inc.), Andy Merrifield (president of the Sonoma Chapter of California Faculty Association), Eduardo Ochoa (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs) and Larry Furukawa-Schlereth (CFO and Vice President for Administration & Finance).
Town Hall Meeting on the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accreditation
Thursday,
April 30
Faculty, staff and students are invited to the Town Hall Meeting on the WASC Accreditation Process.This is an opportunity for the Campus Community to learn about accreditation, provide your comments and input, and get your questions answered about the WASC process, such as:
• What is the educational effectiveness review?
• What does accreditation mean for SSU?
• What are your questions, concerns and comments about the accreditation process?
• What can you do to support the university’s efforts?
To read an overview of the university’s approach to the educational effectiveness review in advance, see the link below.Then come to the Town Hall and join our panelists, Provost Eduardo Ochoa, Political Science Professor Andy Merrifield, and Academic Senate Chair Scott Miller, in an interactive session on accreditation.
The session will be videotaped and available at this site (see right-hand column) asap after the event.
Town Hall Meeting on the New faces of Research and Sponsored Programs at SSU
Wednesday, April 8
Description: In the last few years the structure of support for grants and contracts has been improved. The new structure will be presented for campus community comment. Presenters: Melinda Barnard (Chief Research Officer), Julia Arno (Director of Office of Research and Sponsored Programs/ORSP), Hall Cushman, Professor and Jeff Wilson, Deputy Controller, Sponsored Program Administration.
Town Hall Meeting on Diversity
Thursday, March 19
Description: Communicate the status of the campus diversity efforts. Presenters: Eduardo Ochoa and representatives of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity, the President’s Diversity Council and the Affirmative Action Committee of the California Faculty Association (SSU chapter).
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Budget Update, Session 4
Thursday April 2
Description: Current information on the Federal, State, CSU and SSU budgets. Presenters: Scott Miller (Chair of the Faculty), Tim Wandling (Past-Chair of the Faculty), Derek Pierre (President of Associated Students, Inc.), Nicolette Margi (Vice President for Finance of Associated Students, Inc.), Andy Merrifield (president of the Sonoma Chapter of California Faculty Association), and Larry Furukawa-Schlereth (CFO and Vice President for Administration & Finance).
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Town Hall Meeting on the Budget, Session 3
Thursday, February 19
Click here to see the handouts.
Description: Hear available information about the 2008-09 and 2009-10 budgets, update on reduction strategies from the last Town Hall meeting on the budget. Additionally the following topics will be discussed: What does this mean for SSU students and employees? What about furloughs, salary increases, student fees, and scholarship endowments? Hear thoughts about the Faculty Development Fund and the Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality. Presenters: Tim Wandling (Past Chair of the Faculty), Derek Pierre (President of Associated Students, Inc.), Nicolette Margi (Vice President for Finance of Associated Students, Inc.), Andy Merrifield (president of the Sonoma Chapter of California Faculty Association), and Larry Furukawa-Schlereth (CFO and Vice President for Administration & Finance).
