March 2, 2026

Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Jamillah Moore would like to share that Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Miguel Hernandez, has accepted a job at the University of California, Irvine, and departed SFSU at the end of February. This transition provides an opportunity to realign Student Affairs strategically to support our evolving priorities and students. Effective Wednesday, July 1, the Division of Equity and Community Inclusion will merge with the Division of Student Life.  

This integration will strengthen coordination and more fully embed equity and belonging into student life operations. Fred Smith, senior associate vice president for Equity and Community Inclusion, will lead the combined Division of Student Life and Community Inclusion. For more information, please email Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at vpsa@sfsu.edu.  

Have a question about the night sky? Want to see your favorite constellation, talk about black holes or witness the Milky Way in all its glory, as it appears far from city lights? You can do all that in the Charles F. Hagar Planetarium (Thornton Hall 422). Shows are free and open to all. New show times are Thursdays at 11 a.m. and Fridays at noon, from March 5 to May 15. Shows last about 45 minutes. 

This semester is your last chance to visit the planetarium and our 1973 star projector before the facility is scheduled to close this summer for renovation. It will reopen next year. 

Program:  

• Thursdays: “Tracing Humanity Through the Stars,” presented by Gillis Lowry
• Fridays: “Exploring Tonight’s Night Sky and the Motions of Celestial Bodies,” presented by Jim Gibson 

For questions, please email Gibson at jimg@sfsu.edu. 

Per Academic Senate Policy No. S25-177, the Educational Policies Committee must inform the campus community of the following discontinuance proposal two weeks before Senate action. The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts in Classics, minor in Anthropology, Master of Arts in Anthropology, Master of Arts in Classics and certificate in Ethnography have been proposed for discontinuation and will be reviewed this semester. 

To request more information or file a response, please email Claude Bartholomew at claude@sfsu.edu.

SFSU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is launching its 2026 tax season, offering free tax preparation services to eligible individuals and families. Community members are encouraged to use this service or share the information with anyone who may qualify.  

VITA gratefully acknowledges the strong support of the Accounting Department, Lam Family College of Business, the University Corporation, United Way Bay Area and the Internal Revenue Service. This program would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of our outstanding SFSU student volunteers. 

The nomination period for the spring 2026 Staff Council elections is now open. As a member of the SFSU community, the Staff Council wants your voice to be heard and hopes that you will vote for your colleagues for Staff Council positions. The voting period runs Monday, March 2 – Friday, March 20. 

Vacancies:  

• Unit 1: one seat
• Unit 2: one seat
• Unit 4: two seats
• Unit 5: one seat
• Unit 6: one seat
• Unit 8: one seat
• Unit 9 Tech Service: one seat
• Unit 9 Information Technology: two seats 

Please submit Staff Council nominations via Qualtrics. 

For questions, please email Staff Council at askstaffcouncil@sfsu.edu. 

The CSU Student Success Network’s Equity in Action Grant program seeks to invest resources back into the system to identify, understand and disrupt inequities, while also focusing on opportunities for students to learn, engage, progress and complete their degrees on time. The intention of this program is to draw faculty, staff, students and middle-level administrators to support innovative thinking, research and evidence-based practices that lead to institutional change and, specifically, address equity-related challenges. Please visit the Network’s website for a list of previous grant recipients and their projects. 

Please see the request for proposals for more information and submit a proposal via Google Forms by Friday, March 27. 

Call for applications: 2026 – 2027 Middle Leadership Academy

The Middle Leadership Academy is a professional learning opportunity that brings together campus-based teams of CSU students, student affairs staff, researchers and faculty in a collaborative, supportive environment to address common equity issues and institutional challenges related to student success. The academy is a year-long professional learning experience. 

For more information about the academy and how to develop a team and/or a proposal, please register via Cvents for the information session on Tuesday, March 3, 2 – 3:30 p.m. The application deadline is March 27. 

For questions, please emaii academy director Ellie Ertle at eertle@csuchico.edu

Become a Middle Leadership Academy team facilitator

Academy team facilitators serve as coaches, thought partners and connectors for their assigned campus teams throughout the yearlong academic journey. They support reflective inquiry, guide sense-making, help teams remain aligned with academy values and goals and serve as a liaison between the academy leadership and campus teams. Facilitators are not project managers or content experts for every topic; rather, they model collaborative leadership, ask powerful questions, surface equity considerations and help teams navigate complexity. 

Interested in becoming a facilitator? Review the scope of work for more information and apply via Google Forms to be a facilitator. The deadline is March 27. 

Applications are invited from faculty members (lecturer and tenure/tenure-track faculty) for the 2026 Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) Teaching Award. The awards honor faculty members who have made a difference in the lives of SFSU undergraduate or graduate students through exemplary teaching practices.  

CEETL is interested in learning how faculty connect students to their communities, make their courses relevant for students and prepare them for the real world. How do you foster communities of care in the classroom and beyond? How do you partner with students to create social connections, community and belonging in the classroom? 

Teaching practice should reflect CEETL’s values and mission. Please email your application by Wednesday, April 1, to ceetl@sfsu.edu with “Application for 2026 Exemplary Teaching Award” in the subject line. 

The Research and Education on Gender and Sexuality hub, through the Health Equity Institute, hosts a Symposium on Research on Gender and Sexuality on Tuesday, April 14, 10 a.m. – noon, and Monday, April 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., in HSS 233. The title of the event is “The Show Goes On: Research on Gender and Sexuality at SFSU.” The goals of this symposium are to highlight research across campus related to themes of gender and sexuality and to lift up our scholarship to students, staff, faculty and administration. Lightning presentations of five to seven mins are invited.  

Please submit your work via Qualtrics for the Symposium on Research on Gender and Sexuality. 

For more information, please email Valerie Francisco-Menchavez at vfm@sfsu.edu or Will Clark at wsclark@sfsu.edu. 

The fall 2026 CSU CourseMatch program has released its call for proposals. Qualifying courses must be fully online and asynchronous undergraduate general education courses, upper or lower division, and have less than 15% repeatable grades (D, F, W or NC) from previous semesters. 

The deadline for campus submissions is Friday, April 3. For more information, additional qualifications and the full memorandum, please visit the CourseMatch page or email Academic Technology at at@sfsu.edu. 

The Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) will host a symposium, “Human-Centered AI in the Classroom: Student and Faculty Voices,” on Friday, May 1, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., via Zoom.  

The deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, March 6. To submit a proposal for a presentation, please provide a title and 250-word summary via Qualtrics.

The SFSU Academic Senate met Tuesday, Feb. 24, via Zoom.   

The Senate: 

• Presented the following informational items:
  • Bylaw template revision
  • College of Professional & Global Education Discontinuation of B.A. in Ethnic Studies
  • Suspension of B.A. in French
• Rescinded the following items:
  • Open Research by Graduate Students, No. S88-153
  • Policy on Temporary Faculty Range Elevation, No. S24-211
  • Library Retention and Tenure Policy, No. S82-95
  • Periodic Evaluation of Temporary Faculty Policies and Procedures, No. S86-139
  • Regularity and Frequency of Student Questionnaires on Teaching Effectiveness, No. S82-58
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Stability of Employment, No. S82-98
  • All-University Development committee, No. S84-117
  • Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, No. S88-128
  • Policy on Qualification for Tenure Track Hire, No. S89-159
  • SFSU Academic Senate Policy on Service Salary Step Increase, No. S00-209
  • Policy on Transition to Electronic Working Personnel Action Files, No. S15-272
  • Policy Resolution on Lecturer (Temporary) Faculty, No. F21-291
  • Faculty Statement of Course Requirements, No. S82-90
  • Consultative Procedures for Associate Provost for Educational Support Service, No. F83-114
  • Oral/Written Comprehensive Examinations Policy, No. S85-127
  • Policy on the Administrative Placement of Interschool Programs, No. S85-129
  • Policy on Intersegmental Cooperation between SFSU and Community College Programs, No. F91-172
• Passed the following items:
  • Certificate in Conflict Transformation
  • Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
  • Graduation Certificate in Digital Learning Design
  • Master of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Faculty Initiated Tenure Line Transfer
  • Administration and Processing of Student Course Feedback Forms, No. S22-213
  • Resolution Endorsing SFSU Associated Students’ “Resolution Opposing the Recent Increase in Compensation for CSU Presidents”
• Heard in first reading:
  • Discontinuation of B.A. in Italian
  • Discontinuation of B.A. in German
  • Academic Calendar
    • Summer 2027
    • Academic year 2027 – 2028
  • Policy on restructuring academic units, No. S25-290
  • Certificate in AI for Business Technologies
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
  • Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Temporary Faculty (Lecturers), No. F15-160
  • Mandatory Review of Academic Senate Policies, No. S08-247
  • Policy on Undergraduate Academic Advising, No. S06-191 

Invest in your development this March with a range of training opportunities designed to strengthen communication, leadership and productivity skills.  

Schedule: 

• Monday, March 2, 10 – 10:30 a.m.: “Learning Lab: How Do I Say That? Part 1”*
• Monday, March 4, 9 – 10 a.m.: “Captioning with Adobe Premiere Pro”
• Friday, March 6, 9:30 a.m. – noon: “CalPERS Retirement Workshop”
• March 6, 11 – 11:30 a.m.: “Keeping Your Brain Healthy”
• Monday, March 9, 10 – 10:30 a.m.: “Learning Lab: How Do I Say That? Part 2”*
• Tuesday, March 10 – Thursday, March 12, all day: Neighborhood Emergency Response Team certification
• Wednesday, March 11, 10 – 11 a.m.: “Stress or Success”
• March 11, 11 a.m. – noon: “From Reaction to Intention Part 1”*
• March 12, 9 a.m. – noon: “Operational Excellence with Lean Six Sigma”*
• March 12, 2 – 3:30 p.m.: “Atomic Habits”
• Friday, March 13, 1 – 2 p.m.: “Savings While You Work"
• Monday, March 16. 10 – 10:30 a.m.: “Learning Lab: How Do I Say That? Part 3”*
• Wednesday, March 18, 11 a.m. – noon: “From Reaction to Intention Part 2”*
• Thursday, March 19, 10:30 a.m. – noon: “Practicing Leadership in Hectic Times”*
• Tuesday, March 24, 10 – 11 a.m.: “Student Spotlight on Climate Action”
• Wednesday, March 25, 11 a.m. – noon: “Excel Basics”*
• Thursday, March 26, 10 – 11:30 a.m.: “Increase Productivity with MS OneNote* 

*Human Resources especially encourages participation in these sessions. 

Please visit the Human Resources website for more information and to register. 

Associated Students (AS) of SFSU invites the campus community to kick off the spring semester at AS Spring Kickoff on Wednesday, March 4, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., on the Quad. AS is the host of this event.   

AS Spring Kickoff is an annual campus celebration featuring food, lawn games, music and opportunities to connect with AS programs and resources. Students can enjoy free BBQ, interactive activities and a lively atmosphere designed to bring the community together as the semester gets underway.  

Student attendees are also encouraged to participate in the AS Bingo Giveaway for a chance to win prizes by engaging with AS programs throughout the event. Bingo cards and details will be available on-site. 

The “AI Literacy Essentials: Prompting for Practical Applications” course offers a focused exploration of prompting and iteration strategies for generative AI chatbots. It will be held Wednesday, March 4, 11 a.m. – noon, via Zoom.  

Through collaborative, hands-on activities and interactive exercises, participants will learn to write clear, effective prompts, apply refinement techniques, and assess AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance to achieve more reliable and useful results in a variety of practical contexts. 

Registration is required. This course is an elective that counts toward receiving a digital badge for the AI Literacy Education Program. 

SFSU’s Dream Resource Center, in collaboration with the Associated Students Legal Resource Center and Immigrant Legal Defense, presents “Undocu-Ally” trainings. The trainings are an opportunity to gain or refresh your knowledge to how to be a strong advocate for undocumented students and students of mixed-status families. 

The student training will take place Wednesday, March 4, 4 – 6 p.m., at the University Club, Cesar Chavez Student Center.  

The training for staff, faculty and administrators will take place Friday, March 20, noon – 2 p.m., at the University Club, Cesar Chavez Student Center.  

The Digital Media Studio and MakerSpace will host an open house event on Thursday, March 5, 2 – 6 p.m., in Library 260. It is open to all SFSU students, faculty and staff. Learn about 3D printing, virtual reality, podcasting, audio mixing, internet-of-things/micro-controllers/robotics and video/audio equipment checkout. The open house will also feature special presentations of student projects with edge computing, artificial intelligence and more. 

Join the Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) for an urban hike at the tiled steps on 16th Avenue on Friday, March 6, 2 – 4 p.m. Enjoy fresh air, great views and good company with colleagues. The group will meet near Station Cafe at 19th and Holloway avenues at 2 p.m. before departing. 

Please register via Qualtrics for the CEETL faculty outing. More details will be provided for registrants. 

The Department of Women and Gender Studies hosts a Women’s History Month event Wednesday, March 11, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., in Humanities 408.  

In the wake of Aliya Rahman’s courageous testimony, Women and Gender Studies will be in conversation with Emily Beitiks of the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. They will talk about how to confront harm and build community. This talk is part of “In Contestation: Feminist Challenges and Change, Kathryn Kenley-Johnson Memorial Lecture Series.”  

Please submit RSVP and request for accommodations by Tuesday, March 3, via e-mail to Diana Rumjahn at drumjahn@sfsu.edu. 

Join the Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) on Wednesday, March 11, noon – 1 p.m., at the Martin Wong Gallery (Fine Arts 195).  

The mission of the Martin Wong Gallery is to provide SFSU student artists the opportunity to exhibit their work, organize and present exhibitions. At this “WE Wednesday” event, learn how faculty can sponsor student artists and curators to propose and host exhibitions. 

Please register via Qualtrics for the Martin Wong Gallery event. 

Climate HQ welcomes the campus community to participate in Native Plant Nursery Workday with Literacy for Environmental Justice. It takes place Saturday, March 14, 9:30 a.m. – noon, at Native Plant Nursery, 1150 Carroll Ave., San Francisco. Tend and grow native plants, care for demonstration gardens, learn about California native plants and restoration ecology and learn about the impacts of sea level rise on the Bayview/Hunters Point communities. 

Native plants are a nature-based climate solution. Your work supports shoreline habitat restoration protecting against sea level rise, climate resilience through strengthened coastal ecosystems, carbon sequestration and biodiversity protection, and habitat for wildlife adapting to environmental change. 

Lunch will be provided after the event. Please register via Qualtrics for Native Plant Nursery Workday.  

As part of the Risk and Safety Services Division’s “Ready, Set, Safety! series,” it will host a Pet Emergency Preparedness seminar on Tuesday, March 17, noon – 1 p.m., in Library 121. Bring your lunch and learn how to prepare your pet’s go bag for emergency evacuations. 

The event will also include a pet meet and greet with opportunities to adopt from Pets in Need, between 10 a.m. and noon at J. Paul Leonard Library. All events are free, and no registration is required. 

SFSU students, alumni, faculty and staff can attend Interstride’s International Student Career Summit on Thursday, April 2, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., via Zoom. The virtual summit focuses on international students’ career success in the U.S., including visa pathways and work authorization, job-search techniques, employability and skills development, industry trends and networking. Gather timely job market insights, hear directly from employers and career experts and return with practical ideas to inform classroom guidance, mentoring conversations and student support.  

The SFSU Alumni Association provides access to Interstride through GoinGlobal and USA Careers via J. Paul Leonard Library databases. In partnership with Career and Leadership Development on Handshake, some SFSU community members may qualify for free admission when they register using an @sfsu.edu email address or the GGPARTNER2026 code.