Report of the Semester Conversion Task Force - California State ...

Semester Conversion Task Force ReportTransformationAdoption of the conversion plan described in this report will transform the University in significantways. To foster continued and sustained improvement after conversion and to provide a transparentmechanism to enable flexible responses to changes in the environment, we recommend the institution ofan ongoing transformation process.CONV-22CONV-23We recommend that the Senate create a standing Committee for University Transformation.We recommend that the Transformation process operate in three year cycles.Year 1.Year 2.Year 3.Present to the University significant developments in education at the stateand federal level. Invite members of the University community to submittransformational ideas. All aspects of University structure and operation willbe open for proposed changes. Provide a publicly available repository—e.g., a website backed by a database—where ideas may be submittedand viewed.Combine the submitted ideas into a coherent package and present thatpackage to the University.Open the proposed package for public review. Provide a guided revisionprocess—similar to amending a motion—to take reviewers’ comments andsuggestion into account. At the end of Year 3, present the package to thefaculty as a whole for an up-or-down vote. If approved, submit the packageto the Senate for action.22