Thursday’s Notes 58.5

Dear all,

     I have an exciting accomplishment and announcement to share! 

Accomplishment

Professor Star Glover will be presenting “Think for Yourselves: Ensuring academic integrity in the age of gen-AI” on the “Responding to Challenges in English Studies” panel at this year’s CSU English Council conference! See below for more information about this exciting conference!

Announcement

Spring 2026 Conference: CSU English Council

Sent by Chris Fosen CFosen@csuchico.edu

Please join us for the 2026 CSU English Council conference, which happens the next two Fridays in our usual time slot.
 
This year we’ve got a full slate of thought-provoking presentations on AI and writing, defending against attacks on the humanities in the California Community Colleges, revising composition curriculum, and a report on some new research about student attitudes toward AI use. It’s going to be great. And we’ll have our traditional disciplinary constituent breakouts, of course. Details are here and below:
 

CSU English Council/ Spring 2026 Conference

https://csuchico.zoom.us/j/85689653389?pwd=XbqPtVko9RinwrwksCLvW9MWY6aohR.1

Friday, April 17, 2026, 9:00am-12:00pm (Zoom)

9:00-9:15

Announcements, Updates, Questions

Chris Fosen (Chico), English Council President

9:10-10:45

Plenary One: Navigating strategies for AI acceptance, integration, and refusal in “ChatGPT Country.”

 

  • Stacey Stanfield Anderson (CSUCI)

  • Sherri Harvey (SJSU)

  • Angela Clark-Oates (CSU Sacramento)

  • Tom Moriarty (SJSU)

  • Sarah Nielsen (CSU East Bay)

  • Jennifer Trainor (SFSU)

  • Kathryn Valentine (SDSU)

10:45-11:00

Break: Zoom room to remain open

 

  • Time to chat or stretch your legs

  • Discussion can follow up on issues from the plenary

  • Or others that have arisen for you recently?

11:00-12:00

Constituent Group Meetings.  Please visit two if you can!

 

  • Composition/Stretch and GWAR/WAC Coordinators: Chris Fosen (Chico)

  • English Education: 

  • English Department Chairs: 

  • Graduate Coordinators: Laura Sparks (Chico)
 

Friday, April 24, 2026, 9:00am-12:00pm (Zoom)

9:00-9:05

Announcements, Updates, Questions

Chris Fosen (Chico)

9:05-10:15

Plenary Two: current students’ attitudes regarding AI

 

  • (Adachi, Harris, Cheng, CSULA)

10:15-10:30

Break: Zoom rooms to remain open

 

  • Stretch your legs

  • Time to chat

  • Follow up discussion on issues from the plenary

10:30-12:00

Panel: Responding to Challenges in English Studies

 

  • “Hope and Resistance: Community College Humanities Research” (Carrasquillo Jay, SD Miramar College)

  • “Think for Yourselves: Ensuring academic integrity in the age of gen-AI” (Star Glover, CSUN)

  • “Making Lemonade Out of Very Sour Lemons: Transforming the 2nd semester composition requirement into a Lower Division Writing Intensive GE or Major Course.” (Sheree Meyer, Angela Clark-Oates, CSU Sacramento)