Administrative Resources
CHSS should now make IT support requests to Academic Technology using the following information:
Phone: (415) 405-5555 (call answered by AT staff)
Email: at@sfsu.edu
Office: LIB 80
Academic Technology Website (Appointments available via Outlook Bookings)
IT Support Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Classroom Support Hours: 8 a.m- 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday
Departmental Website Support
For training, administrative access, or other website support, contact the Integrated College Communications team in the University’s Strategic Marketing & Communications Office. Their team has web staff available to assist you. Submit your request using the Service Now portal.
CHSS Website Updates
Requests for updates to the CHSS website should also be directed to the Integrated College Communications team in the University’s Strategic Marketing & Communications Office using the Service Now portal.
For facilities & Operations support, please contact chss_operations@sfsu.edu.
To schedule a CHSS space, please submit a request via 25Live.
Newsletter and College-wide Announcements
The CHSS newsletter, CHSS Connection, ceased publication as of December 2023. Faculty and staff are encouraged to make use of CampusMemo and submit news items using the “Submit News Item” tab at the top of the page. For information of interest to CHSS only, contact Cristina Alcantara (cba@sfsu.edu), assistant to the dean, who maintains the college listserv.
News Stories
If you have news that you would like to be considered for an SF State News story, contact SF State Director of Communications and Executive Editor Steve Hockensmith at shockens@sfsu.edu and Science Content Specialist Kanaga Rajan at krajan@sfsu.edu.
Social Media
For questions regarding social media, contact SF State’s Digital Community & Multimedia Specialist Tess Stevens at tessstevens@sfsu.edu. Please note that the CHSS accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@sfstatechss) are temporarily inactive. This does not impact department social media accounts.
Miscellaneous Communications Support
Contact Chris Clark, director of integrated college communications, at cclark@sfsu.edu, or use Strategic Marketing & Communications’ project request form for miscellaneous communications-related requests.
See full list of staff contacts in SF State’s Strategic Marketing & Communications Office
Documents and forms for Human Resources, Finance, Facilities, IT and Communications are stored in Box.
If you are unfamiliar with Box, please refer to the Box at SF State User Guide. If you are unable to access to the Box folder, email mbroder@sfsu.edu to request access.
In an effort to streamline and simplify the bureaucratic aspects of state-funded travel for professional development, our college is developing an infrastructure to make completing forms much easier for the traveler. It is important that everyone understand that completing and submitting the necessary paperwork is now the sole responsibility of the traveler. The following how-to page outlines the process of what to do before, during and after traveling, and provides instructions according to types of travel. Our CHSS travel coordinator, Christine Hintermann, is available to assist during open office hours. Department chairs will now serve as travel delegates for their departments and should reach out to Christine for funding information and if they have any questions or concerns.
The purpose of this college-level policy manual is to outline the policies, procedures and guidelines that govern the workings of all departments and units within the College; provide transparency around the internal expectations of departments and the College as a whole; and create some uniformity across departments.
Individual departments may also have policies that govern their own specific programs and responsibilities. In the event that departmental and college policies conflict, departments may secure permission for their policy to supersede CHSS policies with approval from the dean and the Chairs Council. Clear policies provide clarity about the roles and responsibilities of the employees of the college and can help in the processes of evaluating staff and faculty members and ensuring fair and transparent distribution of workloads and responsibilities.
Some of the items in this manual are college- or university-level policies and others may outline college guidelines rather than strict policies. This allows departments freedom to set their own standards or expectations (e.g. grade inflation). Each item is marked as to whether it is policy (mandatory) or a guideline (highly suggested). In addition, the manual contains some University policies that are commonly referred to by faculty and staff members in their daily work. We wanted to create a “go-to” document that includes the majority of the commonly used policies and procedures in one central place.
For Staff
We are pleased to announce that the college has Staff Professional Development funds for FY 24 - 25. The process is listed below. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Hintermann.
2024 - 2025 CHSS Staff Professional Development
The College of Health & Social Sciences is dedicated to investing in the professional development of its staff when funds allow.
Eligibility
To qualify for professional development funding, participation in a conference, workshop, or training must be relevant to your work. Unlike the faculty travel program, there is no requirement to present.
Some examples include trade skill certification for technical or specific software training for any staff. For AOCs, there is the annual CSU Academic Resources Conference option.
In addition, Professional Development | Human Resources lists professional development opportunities on its website.
To be considered, please submit a Staff Professional Development Training/Seminar request form and obtain your supervisor's signature and college approval via DocuSign.
Funding and Travel Dates
The available fund of $1,000 AY for full-time staff and $500 AY for part-time upon final approval from the Dean.
Limited funding: $10,000 FY available ($5K for Fall and $5K for Spring)
Additional funding is at the discretion of the department/supervisor.
Limited to one trip per fiscal year: The conference must take place between OCTOBER 1, 2024, and May 30, 2025.
Application Deadline
- Fall: 11/30/24 (travel dates 10/1 - 1/30/25)
- Spring: 3/30/25 (travel dates 2/1 – 5/30/24)
- Submit the request at least three (3) weeks or sooner for in-state.
- Submit the request at least four (4) weeks or sooner for out-of-state.
Conference registration requires approval of Concur travel request before paying for registration. Receipts will be due within 30 days of return.
The review process does not include campus closure dates and holidays.
Restrictions
International travel is not allowed.
Not applicable for casual workers/hourly employees, special consultants, contracted employees, University Corporation, Foundation and ORPS Grant employees.
Post-transactions are not allowed.
Cash Advance is not allowed.
Upon approval
- Submit travel requests via Concur Travel, attach the conference agenda, and include the Staff Professional Development Request (this approved form).
- For conference registration, contact Christine Hintermann to use the college Travel Card or P-card
- Transportation: Economy/Coach airfare cost from the SF Bay Area - Airfare can only be booked through Concur.
- Hotel/Meal – employee to pay out of pocket and submit Concur Travel Expense Report within the approved fund amount.
- Please follow CSU Travel restrictions and policy, tips no more than 20%
Follow Travel Process: CHSS Travel Process and Resources
Access Concur Travel: Concur Travel Access
The CHSS Staff Excellence Awards have been established to honor and celebrate staff for their exceptional and unique contributions critical to the mission of our college. The College presents two awards annually:
- CHSS Hidden Champion Award
- CHSS Bright Spirit Award
For Faculty
The mission of the CHSS Teaching Academy is to support CHSS teachers at all ranks and levels of experience (graduate teaching assistants, instructional aides, lecturer faculty, and tenured/tenure track faculty members), and to foster a communal culture of reflective, inclusive, and intentional teaching practices.
The CHSS Teaching Academy has developed a virtual teaching resource center dedicated to sharing resources that enhance teaching effectiveness and promote optimal faculty performance and student success. Here you will find the Teaching Academy Podcast, the “Ask a Teacher” advice column and other resources.
The CHSS Faculty Excellence Awards were established to underscore the College’s deep commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The College presents three awards annually:
- Excellence in Teaching
- Excellence in Service
- Excellence in Scholarship
CHSS Conference Travel Awards
Reviews begin August 18st, 2025
Tenured/tenure-track faculty at all ranks and all lecturers are eligible for the award.
In recognition of the importance of conferences in the professional development of scholarly skills and dissemination of research, the College of Health & Social Sciences is offering travel awards for faculty to support the presentation of their peer-reviewed scholarship at professional conferences, the development of scholarly skills, and dissemination of your research. The award will cover expenses (hotel, airfare and conference registration only) up to a maximum of $1200 (no additional funding above this amount is available); the maximum for lecturers below a .6 timebase will be prorated on the basis of their timebase during the semester they apply; lecturers at a .6 timebase or above will receive full funding up to the maximum of $1200. All faculty, including T/TT and lecturers, are eligible for the award.
Faculty on FERP are not eligible.
**Support will only be awarded for one trip per fiscal year.
The conference must take place between 08/20/2025 and 08/19/2026.
Application Review-Travel dates for conference must take place between:
- Fall: 8/18/2025 – 11/20/25 (Travel dates 08/20/2025 – 01/30/2026)
- Spring: 01/15/2026 – 04/30/26 (Travel dates 02/01/2025 – 08/14/2026)
You must submit your Concur Travel Request within 5 business days or sooner of receiving your award letter.
If approved, travelers must submit:
- Documentation to verify the acceptance of their peer-reviewed presentation and
- Travel request through Concur
- in-state – two (2) weeks or sooner from travel dates
- out-of-state – three (3) weeks or sooner from travel dates
- international – seven (7) weeks or sooner from travel dates
- Travel Expense through Concur within 30 days of returning to get their reimbursement from the University
Concur travel requests must be approved before paying for conference registration.
Contact Department AOC to see if they can use P-Card for Registration Payment.
(Conference Registration cannot have Meals included if purchasing with P-Card.)
Receipts will be due within 0-30 days of return, and NO post travel transactions will be allowed.
All faculty, including T/TT and lecturers, are eligible for the award. Awards will be given on a first come basis during each application period according to need until the funds are gone.
Service Possibilities for CHSS Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
The purpose of this document is to inform faculty of the various types of service opportunities on campus, along with a suggested amount of on-campus service expectations. It may be used by department chairs and RTP committees to provide guidance to candidates for tenure and/or promotion. It may also be used by faculty interested in learning about on-campus service opportunities or expanding their service portfolios.
Creating Equitable Universities: Recognizing Faculty Workloads
Presentation by Joy Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
This presentation highlights the importance of thinking through how we make decisions about what service is and how to make it more transparent and match it with people’s interests and strengths. It contains templates that might be useful to departments as they think through the underlying values through which they are considering and prioritizing service work.
A Collective Vision for Contributions to Campus and Community
A document produced by the CHSS Task Force on Contributions to Campus and Community with feedback and input from the faculty from all departments, programs and schools in the College.
View current faculty assignments to college-wide and university-wide committees.
The College has three task forces representing the primary areas that comprise the faculty’s work — teaching, scholarship and service. These faculty-governed task forces were established to help create a supportive, affirming academic community at the College.
Teaching
The Task Force on Teaching aims to foster excellence in teaching. This task force is in the process of developing a college-wide teaching award to recognize extraordinary teaching. As a task force concerned with promoting outstanding teaching, it is currently conceptualizing a CHSS Teaching Academy to create interventions that will assist CHSS faculty to become highly skilled teachers.
A Collective Vision for Teaching
CHSS Teaching Academy Virtual Resource Center Site
Scholarship
The Task Force on Scholarship addresses pressing issues related to research and other scholarly productivity of faculty in CHSS. In the 2017/18 school year, the Task Force is prioritizing a needs assessment related to undergraduate student involvement in mentored research activities, a best practice for college retention.
A Collective Vision for Scholarship
Contributions to Campus and Community (Service)
The Task Force on Service is devoted to spotlighting and elevating the importance of service activities in CHSS. Its current work involves creating metrics for evaluating service activities on campus and in community and professional settings. Also, this task force creates and coordinates workshops and discussions for the CHSS community on an annual basis.
A Collective Vision for Contributions to Campus and Community
View a selection of videos from past workshops for faculty.
Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) processes at any university can be stressful and confusing. The University and departmental criteria are often written in broad strokes for greater flexibility, but that lack of precision can be anxiety-provoking, because the expectations are not spelled out. No document can offer a fool-proof template for success at RTP, but the purpose of this handboook is to help you organize your materials and present your achievements in ways that will be understandable and compelling to the reviewers.
Ultimately, it’s up to the candidate to make the case of deserving tenure and promotion, and pieces of the file, such as the narratives, are among the most powerful tools available to candidates and reviewers.
This document is based on the Senate Policy #F16-241, the latest RTP guidelines available at the time of this writing. Please check the website of Faculty Affairs to make sure this is the most current document. Most of this manual addresses general issues that will not be affected by revisions to the policy, but some of the details may change.
