GENERAL INFORMATION

THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

The California State University is a 23-campus, statewide system of comprehensive and polytechnic universities and the California Maritime Academy. The CSU awards bachelor and master's degrees in more than 200 subject areas, employs 40,000 faculty and staff, and serves some 350,000 students. The Board of Trustees sets policy; the Office of the Chancellor oversees systemwide management.

Funds to support the system are obtained following completion of a budgetary process involving each of the 23 campuses, the Chancellor's Office, the Board of Trustees, the Department of Finance, the Governor and the Legislature.

THE CALIFORNIA POST-SECONDARY COMMISSION

The California Postsecondary Education Commission is a citizen board established in 1974 by the Legislature and Governor to provide them with independent, non-partisan policy analysis and recommendations about California education beyond the high school and to coordinate the efforts of California's colleges and universities in order to "assure the effective utilization of public postsecondary education resources, thereby eliminating waste and unnecessary duplication, and to promote diversity, innovation, and responsiveness to student and societal needs." Membership includes representatives from the University of California, the California State University, the community colleges, private colleges and universities in the state, the State Board of Education, and the general public.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Trustees of The California State University are responsible for the management, administration, and control of the California State University. Under present law there are 24 voting Trustees. Five Trustees are ex officio members: the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Chancellor. The Alumni Trustee is appointed by the CSU Statewide Alumni Council. The Student and Faculty Trustee are appointed by the Governor from nominees proposed by the California State Student Association and the Statewide Academic Senate respectively. The Student, Alumni, and Faculty Trustees serve for two years. The sixteen remaining Trustees are appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the State Senate, and serve for eight years.

The Trustees establish policies concerning the functioning of the State University system.

THE CHANCELLOR

The Chancellor, who is appointed by the Trustees, serves as the chief executive officer and is directly responsible for the administration of the system. The Chancellor implements Trustees policies through the issuance of executive orders.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

The Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) provides California State University employees, through an election process, the option of choosing whether or not to elect an exclusive agent to represent them in collective bargaining on wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment. Elections were held and the California Faculty Association (CFA) was chosen as the exclusive agent.

ACADEMIC SENATE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

The Academic Senate of the California State University consists of fifty-one faculty members elected by their colleagues at the twenty-three individual universities comprising the California State University system. The Senate, founded in 1963, recommends academic policies to the Board of Trustees and the Chancellor, serving as the official voice of the faculties in matters of systemwide concern. The role of this body has been defined in the document entitled "The Constitution of the Faculty." Members of the Academic Senate serve three-year terms and are elected by their respective university and college faculties. The number of representatives from each of the institutions is based on student enrollment.

The Executive Committee of the statewide Academic Senate, led by the Senate Chair, organizes the activities of the Senate and is principally responsible for representing the Senate in its dealings with many groups, including the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor and her staff, the California State Student Association, the CSU Alumni Council, statewide policymakers, and the public. With offices at the CSU Headquarters in Long Beach, the Senate operates throughout the year as an agency of CSU faculty governance.

The role of this body has been defined in the document entitled "The Constitution of the Faculty." Members of the Academic Senate serve three-year terms and are elected by their respective university and college faculties. The number of representatives from each of the institutions is based on student enrollment.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO

The San Bernardino campus of the CSU opened in 1965, offering six-degree programs to approximately 300 students and focusing on the liberal arts. Currently the curriculum has been expanded to 42 baccalaureate degree programs, 15 teaching credential fields and various options within 20 master degree programs. Current enrollment exceeds 16,700.

While continuing to emphasize the liberal arts, the university has implemented a number of career-oriented programs, both at the undergraduate and at the graduate levels.

PALM DESERT CAMPUS

Residents of the Coachella Valley and surrounding communities can now complete a B.A., M.A. or teaching credential program at CSUSB. College of the Desert provides freshman and sophomore-level course work while CSUSB’s Palm Desert Campus offers junior, senior and graduate level classes in a variety of programs. Degree and credential programs, which can be completed in their entirety at the Palm Desert Campus, include the following:

Administration (B.A.)

Management

Administration (B.S.)

Accounting

Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Education (M.A.)

Instructional Technology

Reading/Language Arts

Special Education

Educational Administration (M.A.)

English (B.A.)

Liberal Studies (B.A.)

Multiple Subject (Credential)

Psychology (B.A.)

Single Subject (Credential)

THE PRESIDENT

The University's chief executive officer is the President. Appointed by the Trustees, the President is responsible to the Chancellor for the implementation of system policy, educational effectiveness and the general welfare of the institution. The President has final authority on all campus matters except the awarding of grades and the development of the process for the evaluation of tenured faculty.

UNIVERSITY DIVISIONS

The University is divided into five divisions headed by vice presidents:

Academic Affairs

Administration and Finance

Information Resources and Technology

Student Affairs

University Advancement

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

In addition to the administrative units of Academic Programs, Academic Resources, and Academic Personnel, Academic Affairs is divided into five colleges. Within each of these colleges are departments, which are distinctive organizational sub-units. Most departments offer one or more degree programs.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Accounting and Finance

Information and Decision Sciences

Management

Marketing

Public Administration

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Educational Leadership and Curriculum

Educational Psychology and Counseling

Language, Literacy, and Culture

Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

Special Education

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

Art

Communication Studies

English

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Philosophy

Music

Theatre Arts

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Geological Sciences

Health Science and Human Ecology

Kinesiology

Mathematics

Nursing

Physics

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Anthropology

Criminal Justice

Economics

History

Geography

Political Science

Psychology

Social Work

Sociology

UNIVERSITY ADVISORY BOARD

The University Advisory Board advises the President regarding the improvement and development of the University. The Board is comprised of approximately three dozen residents of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The President appoints advisory board members to four-year terms following consultation with appropriate groups.

UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

The Foundation is a non-profit, self-financed corporation established by authorization of the California State Legislature specifically to supervise operation of such enterprises as research grants, scholarship programs, university bookstore and cafeterias. The Foundation's Board of Trustees is composed of faculty, student body, administrative staff and individuals from the community interested in goals and purposes of the Foundation. The Board meets at least once each quarter and members of the campus community may submit items to the Vice President for Administration and Finance for consideration.

EXTENDED LEARNING

Through the Office of Extended Learning, the University offers self-supporting (without State funding) summer sessions and extension and external degree programs. These programs include degree, credential, certificate and specialized topical courses. The Office of Extended Learning also sponsors workshops, conferences, and a variety of special public events. All of these activities are administered by the Dean of Extended Learning.

FACULTY

The membership of the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino consists of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, full-time Lecturers, Coaches, Student Services Professionals-Academic Related I, II, and III, Librarians, Associate Librarians, Senior Assistant Librarians and Assistant Librarians.

FACULTY SENATE

The Senate is the delegate assembly of the faculty through which the responsibilities of the faculty are exercised. It is charged with the formulation, adoption, review, and revision of recommendations covering the policies and operation of the University, subject to limits set forth in the University's Faculty Constitution, State laws and Trustee regulations.

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES AND SUBMITTING REPORTS AND PROPOSALS TO THE FACULTY SENATE

1. Committees should adopt working procedures that are suitable and maintain records of items under consideration. Chairs should keep the Senate Office informed of the schedule of their meetings and should forward copies of documents suitable for the permanent record of committee business including minutes of meetings.

2. Drafts of documents for Senate consideration from individuals, groups or committees should be submitted to the Senate Office, AD-155, ext. 5028, for coding and transmission to the Executive Committee.

Curricular Proposals:

After being approved by College Curriculum committees, these proposals must be typed on the appropriate academic planning forms before being transmitted to the Senate Office. These forms are available from college secretaries and from the Office of Academic Programs.

Processing of curricular proposals through the Senate requires approximately two months.

Non-Curricular Proposals:

Each proposal should be presented on a separate page, provided with a title, identified by the source, and accompanied by a justification. Proposals may be submitted in rough draft or in final form. If in final form, bond masters are preferred to ditto copies. The Senate Office will provide necessary assistance in preparing documents.

In order to appear on the Senate agenda, all request, reports and communications should be received in the Senate Office 12 working days prior to the Senate meeting. Where urgent action is a necessity, every effort will be made to place items on the agenda within a subsequent reasonable period of time.

FUNCTIONING COMMITTEES INVOLVING FACULTY AFFAIRS

ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT GROUP (AMG)

Membership:

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Associate Provost for Academic Personnel

Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Director of Academic Resources

Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice President for Assessment

Function: Review academic affairs goals, policies, and projects.

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

Membership:

President

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Vice President for Administration and Finance

Vice President for Information Resources and Technology

Vice President for University Advancement

Vice President for Student Affairs

Associate Provost for Academic Personnel

Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Assistant to the Provost, Special Programs

College Deans

Associate Vice Presidents, Student Affairs

Director, Media Relations and Public Information

Director, Institutional Research

Chair, Faculty Senate

Associated Students President

Function: Considers and advises on matters pertaining to the administration of the University.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Membership:

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Associate Provost for Academic Personnel

Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Assistant to the Provost, Special Programs

College Deans

University Librarian

Vice President for Student Affairs

Vice President for Information Resources and Technology

Dean of Extended Learning

Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Dean, Palm Desert Campus

Dean, Graduate Studies and Research

Chair, Faculty Senate

Director, Institutional Research

Function: Considers and advises on all academic affairs matters.

UNIVERSITY SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMMITTEE

Membership:

Faculty and Staff Representatives

Associated Students Representative

Human Resource Director

Associate Provost for Academic Personnel

Function: Monitor the effectiveness of sexual harassment policies, procedures and programs; advise the President on sexual harassment concerns

UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Membership:

MPP Representatives

Faculty Representatives

Staff Representatives

Student Representatives

Function: Foster an academic community, which reflects the values set forth in the Statement of Commitment to Diversity.

STATEMENT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

California State University, San Bernardino recognizes and endorses the Statement on Professional Ethics, which was adopted by the Council of American Association of University Professors in April 1966 and endorsed by the Seventy-third Annual Meeting in June 1987 as policy of the American Association of University Professors. (See FAM 501.)

The Statement

1. Professors, guided by a deep conviction of the worth and dignity of the advancement of knowledge, recognize the special responsibilities placed upon them. Their primary responsibility to their subject is to seek and to state the truth as they see it. To this end professors devote their energies to developing and improving their scholarly competence. They accept the obligation to exercise critical self-discipline and judgment in using, extending and transmitting knowledge. They practice intellectual honesty. Although professors may follow subsidiary interests, these interests must never seriously hamper or compromise their freedom or inquiry.

2.