The individual California State Colleges were brought together
as a system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960. In
1972 the system became The California State University and
Colleges, and in 1982 the system became The California State
University. Today, 22 campuses have the title university
and the 23rd is the California Maritime Academy.
Responsibility for The California State University is vested
in the Board of Trustees consisting of ex
officio members, alumni, student, and faculty representatives,
and members appointed by the Governor. The Trustees appoint
the Chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the
system, and the Presidents, who are the chief executive officers
of the respective campuses.
The Trustees, the Chancellor, and the Presidents develop
systemwide policy, with implementation on campuses taking
place through broadly based consultative procedures. The Academic
Senate of the California State University, made up of elected
representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends
academic policy to the Board of Trustees through the Chancellor.
California State University, Fullerton is dedicated to serving
the state as well as the local region through teaching, research,
and public and professional service. The campus was established
in 1957 as the 12th State College in California to be authorized
by the Legislature. The name changed from Orange County State
College to Orange State College in July 1962, to California
State College at Fullerton in July 1964, to California State
College, Fullerton in July 1968, and to California State University,
Fullerton in June 1972. Over the years, it has developed into
a first-rate university with approximately 1600 full- and
part-time faculty providing instruction to over 27,000 students.
In addition to excellent academic curricula with a strong
focus on general education and the liberal arts, the university
is also devoted to many areas of professional education. The
campus offers bachelors degrees in 53 disciplines and graduate
degrees in 45 programs plus a variety of credential and certificate
programs in academic year 1999-2000.
Learning is preeminent at California State University, Fullerton.
We aspire to combine the best qualities of teaching and research
universities where actively engaged students, faculty, and
staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.
Our affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide
students the best of current practice, theory, and research
and integrate professional studies with preparation in the
arts and sciences.
Through experiences in and out of the classroom, students
develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging
professions, strengthen relationships to their communities
and contribute productively to society.
We are a comprehensive, regional university with a global
outlook, located in Orange County, a technologically rich
and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles. Our
expertise and diversity serve as a distinctive resource and
catalyst for partnerships with public and private organizations.
We strive to be a center of activity essential to the intellectual,
cultural, and economic development of our region.
California State University, Fullerton is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)which is one of the six regional accrediting associations covering
the United States. Its purpose is continual review and improvement
of education and cooperation among educational institutions
and agencies.
As part of maintaining its accreditation, the University
is required to conduct a comprehensive self-evaluation every
eight years and develop a self-study report that is based
on specific standards established by WASC. Commission standards
define normative expectations and characteristics of excellence.
An accrediting evaluation committee (visiting team) is formed
by WASC to review the self-study and conduct an on-site evaluation
visit. The committee prepares a report which cites and evaluates
the evidence which the institution has presented in support
of its re-accreditation review.
An interim report is required after the fourth year in each
eight-year review cycle. This report is not a self-study,
but rather a planning document that reflects the changes that
have occurred during the previous four years and the directions
for development for the next four years.
The accreditation process serves both external and internal
purposes. It provides an opportunity within the institutional
community for broad-based deliberation on the current state
of the institution, its success in fulfilling its mission,
its areas of special strength and those areas in need of improvement,
as well as the direction for development in the years ahead.
A
number of programs also are accredited by national and other
discipline-specific agencies. A list of these programs is
provided in the CSUF Catalog.
To serve the needs of the student population in southern
Orange County, California State University, Fullerton has
developed a satellite campus on a section of the campus of
Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Upper division and graduate
level courses are offered at this location. The majors and
credential programs offered are identical to those at the
main campus in Fullerton. In order to register for courses
at this location, a student must be matriculated at CSU Fullerton.
Faculty may choose to teach at either location, subject to
the needs of the department.
Non-State funded educational programs are administered by
University Extended Education (UEE). UEE programs include
Summer Session, Intersession, Adjunct Enrollment, Continuing
Education and Educational Extension Programs, Continuing Learning
Experience (CLE), the American Language Program, and Corporate
Contract Training. Faculty members may earn extra compensation
by teaching in these programs. For information concerning
these programs, contact the Dean of University Extended Education.
Often in the vernacular this becomes "Year-Round Operation"
or "YRO," but in fact Cal State Fullerton has long been a
busy campus in June, July and August.Traditional summer programs have included fee-based
instruction, offered through Extended Education, and many
student-oriented campus activities including New Student Orientation,
"Summer Bridge," and many others.
In the face of great
demand for higher education, however, state policy makers
and California State University system leaders have asked
that campuses plan vigorously for and begin to implement instruction
in the summer that is priced at the rate charged to students
in Fall or Spring semesters, and that is targeted at high
community need programs.In the summer of 2000, Cal State Fullerton will offer
a small, first-ever such program of instruction, focused very
largely on teacher education programs.Plans for summer 2001 and beyond will develop in accord with
state and CSU system priorities.
In practice, "distance
education" identifies educational offerings in which
faculty and students are not physically proximate, and which
rely therefore upon special media for transmitting information.Media typically include the internet and / or television, often
two-way in both video and audio, although one-way video and
two-way audio is also possible.Of course, the day is also at hand for "streaming
video" via the world wide web.Some distance education is asynchronous, where students
access a web site or a videotape, but other instruction is
synchronous.
Cal State Fullerton's Mission Viejo satellite campus has
long made use of television originating at the Fullerton campus.Meanwhile, the use of the internet for instruction
has clearly been increasing at Cal State Fullerton, as at
nearly every other American higher educational institution.
While many CSUF courses now offer a web site, most sites
are supplementary to in-class instruction, or supplant only
a small part of it.However, notable among our distance education programs
is the Cal State Fullerton M.B.A. taken by students in Lima,
Peru.(Television
and the internet are both used, and Lima students complete
the last six units of their M.B.A. in residence at Fullerton.)Some other CSUF course offerings have used the web
heavily or exclusively, with examples including Physics, Mathematics,
Economics, and Chemistry.
The campus is currently organized into five divisions administered
and managed by the President and four vice presidents: The
Office of the President, Academic Affairs, Administration,
Student Affairs, and University Advancement.Refer to the current Organization Chart for detailed
information.
The Division of Academic Affairs includes: Academic, Graduate
and International Programs; Admissions and Records; Analytical
Studies; Extended Education; Graduate Studies; Faculty Affairs
and Records; Grants and Contracts; Faculty Development Center,
and Library.
Instructional programs are conducted in seven colleges: College
of the Arts, College of Business and Economics, College of
Communications, College of Engineering and Computer Science,
College of Human Development and Community Service, College
of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics.
The
President and Vice President for Academic Affairs have overall
responsibility for providing university leadership in the
establishment and achievement of broad university goals, priorities,
policies and strategies regarding academic programs and the
educational process. The Fullerton campus has a long and respected
tradition of shared governance and collegiality among faculty
and administration as it pursues educational excellence. The
Academic Senate is the representative body for the faculty
in this shared responsibility.
The Academic Senate is an elected body formed to advise and
consult with the President on curricular development, educational
and professional policies governing both faculty and student
life on the campus, and on those aspects of University operation
that affect instruction, such as the allocation of resources.
Membership consists of 44 persons representing the various
constituencies including faculty, students, administration,
and emeritus professors.
There are 15 standing committees of the Senate and three
general committees of the faculty. A Constitution (UPS 100.000)
and Bylaws (UPS 100.001) govern the Academic Senate. Copies
are available from the Academic Senate Office located in McCarthy
Hall, Room 143.Faculty who are interested in participating in faculty government
or serving on a standing or general committee should contact
the Academic Senate office, extension 3683.Faculty may also request to be placed on the distribution
list to receive agendas and minutes of Senate committees.
The President is responsible for the establishment of University
Policy and does so within the consultative process after consideration
of recommendations from the Academic Senate. Matters for discussion
and action by the Senate are designated as Academic Senate
Documents (ASD) and bear identifying numbers "ASD" and a number
preceded by two digits reflecting the academic year, e.g.,
"ASD 94-01." Items for discussion by the Senate may originate
from standing or ad hoc committees of the Senate or from one
or more faculty via a member of the Senate.
Typically, the Academic Senate assigns an issue to a standing
committee. The committee reviews the issue and drafts a position
paper on proposed policy in the form of an ASD. The Senate
debates the document and amends it as necessary. If approved
by the Senate, it is transmitted to the President for consideration.
The President may approve the document as submitted, request
modifications or reject it in its entirety. In the latter
cases, the document returns to the Academic Senate, and possibly
the originating committee, for reconsideration after which
it may be resubmitted to the President.
Only when the document has been approved by both the Senate
and the President does it become policy. Approved documents
are published as University Policy Statements (UPS) or in
the University Catalog. Copies of current policies and a current
index of these documents may be obtained in the Academic Senate
Office as well as in most department and administrative offices.
Refer to these documents for policies relating to Faculty
Personnel Procedures, Student Related Procedures and Curriculum
Procedures.
University Policy Statements (UPS) show the effective date,
the effective date of the policy superseded, and the ASD via
which the revision was presented on the bottom right side
of the document. You can determine whether you have the current
version by checking the effective date against the current
index of policy statements. Questions may be directed to the
Academic Senate office in MH-143 or by phone at extension
3683.
The CSUF faculty hold themselves to historical and respected
national positions on issues related to professional ethics
and academic freedom. In particular, the Academic Senate has
established as policy its affirmation and endorsement of the
American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) 1966
Statement on Professional Ethics (including academic freedom)
and the 1940 Statement of Principles and Interpretive Comments
as printed in the 1984 edition of the AAUP Policy Documents
and Reports, reference UPS 230.000.
The Higher Education Employee Relations Act (HEERA) authorized
the formation of groups of CSU employees for the purpose of
collective bargaining. The Unit 3 (Faculty) is represented
by the California Faculty Association (CFA). The Trustees
of the CSU and CFA negotiate an agreement, known as the Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which sets forth wages, hours
and conditions of employment for Unit 3 members (full and
part-time faculty, librarians, athletic coaches, and academic
related counselors).Questions regarding the most current version of the
CBA and interpretation of its contents may be directed to
the office of Faculty Affairs and Records, MH-142, extension
2125.The CFA
Fullerton Chapter is located in FTS 907, telephone 278-2827
or 278-2829.
The office of Faculty Affairs and Records (FAR) is the official
repository for personnel records for full-time faculty, librarians,
coaches, academic related counselors and academic administrators.
It provides information on a wide range of faculty employee
relations matters. The official Personnel Action File (PAF)
of each full-time faculty member is located in, and maintained
by, this office. Personnel Action Files for part-time faculty
are maintained in the appropriate college/department office.
Faculty Affairs and Records has the responsibility for implementing
all processes associated with appointment, reappointment,
tenure, promotion, leaves of absence, and disciplinary actions.
FAR supports the Faculty Personnel Committee in the Retention,
Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) process.
FAR reports to the Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs,
who is the President's employee relations designee for Unit
3 in grievances and the administrative officer in disciplinary
proceedings for that unit.
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