SR 16-02 - Resolution in Support for the CI Graduation Initiative Budget Request

Approve Date: December 6, 2016
Senate Resolution File:
SR 16-02 Resolution in Support for the CI Graduation Initiative Budget Request

Purpose: A resolution in support for the Channel Islands (CI) Graduation Initiative Budget Request

Senate Resolution
Whereas the California State University (CSU) is supporting funding to increase student success through the Graduation Initiative 2025, which has $35M for FY2017 and has an anticipated request of $75M for FY2018, and
Whereas CI has the lowest ratio of tenure-track faculty to lecturer faculty in the CSU system, which despite a relatively large number of recent hires still results in a tenure density of about 40%, and in a little over 25% of our classes being taught by tenure-track faculty, and
Whereas tenure-track faculty are essential to student success by providing undergraduate research opportunities, faculty advising and mentoring of students, and redesigned curricula for more effective learning, and
Whereas the Academic Senate of the CSU has recently approved a resolution (AS3273-FGA) requesting that half of the Graduation Initiative monies be used to assist in improving the tenure density in the system, be it

Resolved that the Academic Senate at CI request that at least one half of the funds requested by and allocated to the campus for the Graduation Initiative 2025 be used to hire additional tenure track faculty in order to improve the tenure density for our campus, and be it further
Resolved that at least one half of the funds granted for net enrollment growth, and generated by net tuition growth be used to hire additional tenure track faculty to improve the tenure density for our campus, and be it further
Resolved that this resolution be distributed to campus Academic Senates and to the Academic Senate of the CSU.