Welcome to the official website of the Council of Chairs at California State University, Northridge.
Handbook of the CSUN Council of Chairs
Role of the Council
The Council of Chairs is an important constituency for academic planning and implementation at the university. It serves as an advisory group to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and helps to shape academic planning and implementation at the university. The Council also serves as a forum for information sharing and input on innovations and change that relate to the quality of academic programs and initiatives at the university, as well as a platform for discussion of issues that fall within the responsibilities of department chairs. The Council is a member of the University Planning and Budget Group chaired by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the University Calendar Planning Committee chaired by the Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and participates in official functions of the university to which it is invited.
Membership
The Council of Chairs consists of all of the university's department chairs. An Executive Committee made up of one representative from each College, Oviat Library and Tseng College serves the Council. Each College elects a representative in staggered, alternating years to serve on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee elects the Chair of the Council of Chairs from the committee.
Council of Chairs 2009-2010 Executive Committee Members
| Executive Member | Department / College * | Ext. | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Attias | Communication Studies/AMC |
2853 | battias@csun.edu |
| Doris Helfer | Library |
2562 | doris.helfer@csun.edu |
| Hamid Johari | ME/Engineering |
2187 | hamid.johari@csun.edu |
| David Krestschmer | Elementary Education/Education |
2621 | david.krestschmer@csun.edu |
| Henrik Minassians | Public Sector/Tseng |
4618 | henrik.minassians@csun.edu |
| Taeboem Oh | Chemestry/Science & Math |
3381 | taeboem.oh@csun.edu |
| Steve Sinclair | Communicative Disorders/HHD |
2852 | steve.sinclair@csun.edu |
| Tom Spencer-Walters | PAS/S&BS |
3311 | tom.spencer.walters@csun.edu |
| Sandra Stanley | Asian American Studies/Humanities |
4966 | sandra.stanley@csun.edu |
Melanie Willimas Chair, Council of Chairs |
Buisness Law/COBAE |
2905 | melanie.williams@csun.edu |
Meeting Dates
The Executive Committee normally meets on the third Monday of each month from 10:00am-12:00noon each semester. Department chairs and the university community at large are invited to attend these meetings.
2009 - 2010 Meeting Dates
Meetings for the 2009-2010 Academic Year will be held in Juniper Hall 3107. Meeting within agenda will be cancelled.
| Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | JH3107 | January 25 | JH3107 |
| October 19 | JH2230-32 | February 15 | JH3107 |
| November 16 | JH3107 | March 15 | JH3107 |
| December 21 | JH3107 | April 19 | JH3107 |
| May 17 | JH3107 |
Minutes of the Council
| Meeting Date | Minutes |
|---|---|
| September 23, 2002 | HTML :: PDF |
| October 21, 2002 | HTML :: PDF |
| November 18, 2002 | HTML :: PDF |
| February 17, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| March 17, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 21, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| May 19, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| September 22, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| October 20, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| November 17, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| December 15, 2003 | HTML :: PDF |
| February 9, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| March 15, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 19, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| September 20, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| October 18, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| November 15, 2004 | HTML :: PDF |
| February 21, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| Meeting Date | Minutes |
|---|---|
| March 28, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| May 16, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| October 17, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| November 21, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| December 19, 2005 | HTML :: PDF |
| March 20, 2006 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 17, 2006 | HTML :: PDF |
| February 12, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| March 19, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 16, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| September 17, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| November 19, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| December 17, 2007 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 21, 2008 | HTML :: PDF |
| March 16, 2009 | HTML :: PDF |
| April 20, 2009 | HTML :: PDF |
| May 27, 2009 | HTML :: PDF |
* Colleges
All the department chairs are members of this council. However, each College elects a representative to serve in its executive committee.
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
|---|---|
| AMC | College of Arts, Media and Communications |
| COBAE | College of Business & Economics |
| EED | Education Elementary Ed |
| EDU | College of Education |
| E&CS | College of Engineering and Computer Science |
| HHD | Health and Human Development |
| HUM | College of Humanities |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering |
| PAS | Pan African Studies |
| SC&M | College of Science and Mathematics |
| S&BS | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| LIB | Oviatt Library |
Additional Resources
- American Council on Education for Department Chair resources
- The California State University Department Chair Survey Report

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