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“The Legislature recognizes that joint decision-making and consultation between administration and faculty or academic employees is the long-accepted manner of governing institutions of higher learning and is essential to the performance of the educational mission of such institutions and declares that it is the purpose of this act to both preserve and encourage that process...” The Legislature promotes joint decision-making, robust consultation, and “the full exercise of the functions of the faculty in any shared governance mechanisms or practices” Taken From: The California Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) Section 3561(b).
“Because the university's curriculum is of central concern to the faculty and because faculty have the primary responsibility in curricular decisions, it follows that faculty should have the major voice in academic policy decisions which closely affect the curriculum, access to the curriculum, or the quality of the curriculum.” Collegiality in the California State University System Academic Senate of the CSU (1985).
Sheela Pawar, Chair, Academic Senate spawar@shorinji-kempo.net | |
Tracey McGuire, Senate Analyst tmcguire1@shorinji-kempo.net |
CSUDH Academic Senate
Academic Senate Meetings
AY 24-25
Hybrid Format. Zoom link sent out Friday before each meeting.
Fall 2024 | ||||
Meeting | Date | Room | Time | Notes |
General Faculty Meeting | Monday, August 19 | Loker Student Union | 8:30am-10am | Livestream available |
Retreat | August 21 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | In person—senators & chairs only |
General Senate | September 4 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
Tools for Discord and Discourse | September 18 | Location TBD | Timeframe TBD | Senate will have an event instead of regular senate meeting . More info to follow. |
General Senate | October 2 | Location TBD | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | October 16 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | October 30 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | November 13 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | December 4 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
Spring 2025 | ||||
Meeting | Date | Room | Time | Notes |
Retreat- Senators Only | January 22 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | In person—senators & chairs only |
General Senate | February 5 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | February 19 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | March 5 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | March 19 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | April 9 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | April 23 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |
General Senate | May 7 | I&I 1300 | 2:30pm-5pm | Hybrid |