Campus Equity Week 2013
Events listed by California State University campus. Please contact your campus CFA Chapter for more details.
CSU Bakersfield
Mon, Oct 28, 11 am-1 pm, Stockdale
Room.
WORKSHOP: Know Your Rights: Lecturer evaluations.
Wed, Oct 30, 11:30–1:30, Albertson
Room.
ALL FACULTY MEETING
Thu, Oct 31, 11:30-2 pm, Student Union Multipurpose
Room
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: See the show “For Profit.”
CSU Chico
All week/Oct 28-31
POSTERS: Weeklong email and poster distribution campaign
protesting the usage of the Lecturer L pay range, and the failure
to fill vacancies in the counseling center. Email CFA Lecturer representative
Curtis Peldo for details.
Thu, Oct 31, 11 am-1 pm, between Library and the
creek
DISCUSSION: Around the literature table and discussion about
abuse of the low-paid Lecturer L job classification and about
filling vacancies at the counseling center.
CSU Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA)
Tue, Oct 29, 3-5 pm, Del Norte, Room 1500
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: See the show “For Profit.”
CSU Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA)
Tue, Oct 29, Noon-12:30 pm, East
Walkway, Loker Student Union
GUERRILLA PERFORMANCE on student debt.
Tue, Oct 29, Noon-1:30, Tue, Oct 29,
Noon-1:30, Loker Student Union, Ballroom A or B
PANEL DISCUSSION on “Crises in Higher Education.” Panelists
include faculty members Jose Prado and Ivonne Bacazar-Heinz, a
rep from Academic Professionals of California, and Students for
Quality Education representative Robert DeWitz who will discuss
his own experience with student debt..
CSU East Bay (Hayward, CA)
Mon, Oct 28, 5-7 pm, Biella Room, Library
CELEBRATION: Cake & champagne reception for same-gender couples
who have recently gotten married.
Tue, Oct 29, 6-8 pm, Meiklejohn Hall 2031
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Showing of “For Profit,” followed by
discussion and pizza party.
Thu, Oct 31, 3-5 pm, New University Union’s
MPR
PANEL: “The Corporation and Privatization of Education” with
guest panelists California Faculty Association President Lillian
Taiz; New Faculty Majority National Coordinator Craig Flanery;
and Justin Blea, CSUEB alumnus and labor organizer.
Fresno State
Tue, Oct 29, 11 am-Noon and Noon-1 pm, USU
#312
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Two showings of “For Profit” hosted by CFA
and Students for Quality Education. All faculty, staff and
students are invited. Pizza and refreshments will be served
during the presentations. See the flyer.
Wed, Oct 30, 11 am-1 pm, USU 311
MEETING: First meeting of Fresno Chapter Council on Affirmative
Action. Open to all faculty. Call 559-278-4821 to RSVP.
CSU Fullerton
Tue, Oct 29, 11:30 am-2 pm, Academic Senate
Chambers
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: National Equity Week at Fullerton showing of
the documentary “The Koch Bros Exposed.” Open to campus
community.
Wed, Oct 30, 11:30-1:30 pm, Pollack Library/PLN
#130
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: National Equity Week at Fullerton showing of
video “For Profit” followed by panel discussion.
Humboldt State (Arcata, CA)
Mon, Oct 28, Noon-1 pm, Nelson Hall East 106
ISSUE DISCUSSION: Does HSU do a good job addressing issues of
diversity and equity for our students, staff, and faculty
members, including contingent faculty members? Are there changes
we would like to see in how the university addresses diversity
and equity? HSU faculty and staff members gather for a
facilitated discussion to share thoughts about how these issues
affect the faculty, staff, HSU’s academic departments, students,
and the campus community.
Cal State Los Angeles
Tue, Oct 29, 11:30-2 pm, Student Union
Theater
PANEL DISCUSSION features University of Chicago professor William
Watkins, author of The Assault on Public Education with
faculty member Judy Olsen, staff member Susan McEvoy, Inglewood
Teachers Union rep Peter Somberg, and Students for Quality
Education rep Lawrence Gendaeria. Download a flyer.
CSU Long Beach
Event 1: Thu, Oct 31, 12:30-2 pm, Anatol
Center
WORKSHOP: Lecturer Info session with CFA Vice President for
Lecturers North Jonathan Karpf.
Event 2: Thu, Oct 31, Noon-1:30 pm, Multicultural Center,
F03-03
PANEL/LECTURE/DISCUSSION: “Break Free” – Understanding the
Challenges to the Student/Faculty Education Experience and
Becoming Agents for Change. Sponsored by Students for Quality
Education & CFA
Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA)
Wed, Oct 30, 6-8 pm, New Dining Facility, 3rd
floor
MOVIE: Showing of the video “For Profit.”
CSU Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA)
Monday Oct 28th at 12n-2pm, UC Center Conference Room
114-116
TOWN HALL ASSEMBLY on Shared Governance: Restoring Our Vision -
Regaining Our Voice. This will be a Town Hall-style discussion on
the status and future of shared governance at CSUMB. Over time,
the spirit of collaboration and the commitment to the CSUMB
vision and shared governance appear to have eroded. Decisions
about the direction of CSUMB have neglected faculty input and
faculty have lacked opportunities to freely and openly discuss
the well-being of the University. Faculty members committed to
the vision who value a voice in shared governance should attend
to share their perspectives.
CSU Northridge
Wed, Oct 30, 11:30-1pm, Jerome Richfield Room
153
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Showing of the movie “For Profit.”
Cal Poly Pomona
Thu, Oct 31, 1-2:30 pm, Library 4th floor/Special Events
Room
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Showing of the movie “For Profit”
followed by a discussion..
Sacramento State
Wed, Oct 30, 1:30-3 pm, Hinde Auditorium
FORUM on Handling Issues of Discrimination and Harassment.
Sponsored by the Sac CFA chapter’s Council for Affirmative
Action. Panelists:
• Ernest Uwazie, Director of Center for African Peace
and Conflict Resolution at CSUS and Chair of the Capitol Chapter
Faculty Rights Committee
• Nelson Chan, Associate Chief Counsel/Educational
Outreach, California Department of Fair Employment and
Housing
• William Bishop, Director of Employment Equity at CSU
Sacramento.
Thu, Oct 31, Noon-1:30, Student Union, Orchard
Suite
FORUM & DISCUSSION: “Challenging Borders to Higher Education.”
Sponsored by CFA and Students for Quality Education.
CSU San Bernardino
Wed, Oct 30, 11-1 pm, Panorama Room, Lower
Commons
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: “For Profit” film screening followed by
discussion with a panel of faculty, students, and community
representatives. Sponsored by CFA & Students for Quality
Education.
San Diego State
Tue, Oct 29, 12:30-1:30 pm, Faculty Staff
Club
PANEL & LUNCHEON. Does SDSU do a good job addressing issues of
diversity and equity for our students and faculty/staff members?
With the on-going campus leadership transition, are there changes
we would like to see in how the university addresses diversity
and equity? SDSU faculty members gather for a facilitated
discussion to share thoughts about how these issues affect the
faculty, SDSU’s academic departments, students, and the campus
community.
San Francisco State
Mon, Oct 28, Noon-2 pm, Malcolm X Plaza
Mon, Oct 28, Noon-2 pm, Malcolm X Plaza
SPEAK-OUT! KICKOFF CAMPUS EQUITY WEEK IN CALIFORNIA.
SFSU faculty together with campus constituencies will voice
concerns about student debt, student access to public higher
education, the need for equity among faculty, and how
faculty/staff working conditions are the basis for student
learning conditions.
- San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía will perform with student poets.
- Students will tell their experiences with crushing student loan debt.
- CFA President Lillian Taiz on Kickoff of Campus Equity Week in California
- Reps from City College of San Francisco will talk about the struggle to keep their doors open and to promote their Campus Equity Week action on Oct 31 (endorsed by SF State CFA).
- Time for attendees to speak out about how the issues affect
their work and education.
Event flyer available online
San Jose State
Tue, Oct 29, 3:30-5:30 pm, Almaden Room, Student
Union
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Showing of “For Profit” followed by a panel
discussion on student debt. Refreshments.
Wed, Oct 30, 4-6 pm, Rose Garden
RECEPTION: LGBT Wedding Reception with guest speaker Wiggsy
Sivertsen, LCSW. Refreshments.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Wed, Oct 30, 6:30– 8:30 PM, Building 26, Room
104
MOVIE & DISCUSSION: Showing of the video “For Profit” with food
and discussion.
CSU San Marcos
Mon, Oct 28, Noon-1 pm, SBSB 4123
MEET & GREET: African American & Native American Reception
Tue, Oct 29, Noon-1 pm, Arts 111
PANEL on the connection among student debt, attacks on ethnic
studies, and contingent faculty appointments in higher
education. With CSU Student Trustee Cipriano Vargas, Sociology
faculty Xuan Santos and Lori Walkington.
Tue, Oct 29, Noon-1 pm, SBSB 4123
MEET & GREET: Asian/Pacific Islander Reception
Tue, Oct 29, 4-6 pm, Contact chapter for
location
MEET & GREET: LGBTQI Reception
Thu, Oct 31, Noon-1 pm, Arts 111
STUDENT PERFORMANCES on Student Debt. Showing of filmed
interviews with students about their debt burden, “creative”
powerpoint on debt, “Debtor’s Prison: The Skit.”
Thu, Oct 31, 4-6 pm, SBSB 4221
MEET & GREET: Latina/o Reception
Fri, Nov 1, 4-7 pm, Contact chapter for
location
MEET & GREET: Women’s Reception
Sonoma State (Rohnert Park, CA)
Wed, Oct 30, 11:30-1 pm, Student Union Multipurpose
Room
Forum on Financial Equity. Students will speak on debt burdens.
Lecturers will speak on low compensation. Tenure line faculty
will address salary compression.
CSU Stanislaus (Turlock, CA)
Mon, Oct 28, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM, South Dining
Hall
LUNCHEON DISCUSSION: The CFA Chapter kick off Equity Week with a
luncheon for the faculty At this kick off the Chapter will have
poster messages around the dining area to spark discussions among
faculty about the issue of inequity. Fact sheets at the table
will give information about student debt, higher tuition rates
and facts about the state of higher education in California and
the nation.
All Week, Oct 28 –Nov 1
The CFA campus chapter will send daily emails to all faculty on
gender/ethnicity, contingent faculty, lecturers’ salaries,
coaches and the need for unity among the faculty.
- See event listings at other campuses in California and across the nation at Campus Equity Week 2013