Rebuttal to the Proposed Discontinuance of the California Studies Minor Program

CALIFORNIA STUDIES -- IF NOT HERE...WHERE?

Rebuttal to The Proposed Discontinuance of The California Studies Minor Program

by Dr. Lee Davis, Director California Studies Program San Francisco State University

[email protected] 415-338-6583

Jan. 24, 2005 1-25-05 California Studies Rebuttal 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SFSU has more Calif courses and professors than any other campus 1 New discipline. Lee Davis is president of professional association (CSA) Introductory Quote from Dean Kassiola Ask Yourself ... 2 Three major points 1. No Cost 2. External Funding will be lost 3  15 grants awarded. Strong community connections 3. Curriculum History & Student Demand 4  Timeline of curriculum history  Survey results confirm overwhelming student interest in the Cal Studies Minor 5  Survey identifies major stumbling block to students who want to take Cal Studies Minor o The Problem: Minor requires too many units (21) o The Solution: Curriculum revision proposal lowering units in the Minor to 15 Response to the issues raised in the BSS proposal to discontinue Cal Studies 5  Issues and Rebuttals #1-11 6 California Studies - If not here ... where?  No cost savings in eliminating Cal Studies 19  SFSU has more Calif courses and professors than any other campus  15 grants awarded. Strong community connections  Overwhelming student support  New discipline. Lee Davis is president of professional association (CSA)

Appendices

1. California Studies Minor Curriculum, showing that all courses are from other departments, with California Studies Mission and Goals 2. BSS Email about cost of California Studies Program 3. Senate minutes praising the Cal Studies Program on the revision of the Minor, which passed unanimously in Spring 2002 4. Intellectual impact / some of the contributions of the California Studies Program to SFSU 5. Statement from Dean Kassiola praising the Cal Studies Program on the revision of the Minor 6. SFSU Bulletin showing that the first listing of the revised Cal Studies Minor was 9/21/04 7. California Studies Students Association. Rebuttal to the Discontinuance 8. BSS Review of Free Standing Minors 9. Letters of Support, in favor of continuing the Cal Studies Program