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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Engineering Faculty, </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow (April 7<sup>th</sup>) SDSU Senate will discuss our proposal to reduce 6 units of GE for engineering students. We are asking engineering students to be exempted from Area E and Area D (exploration) courses. With this unit reduction , our students will have a total of 9 units of GE credits waived. We will need your support in this senate meeting which will discuss and vote on a very important engineering proposal. We will appreciate if you can join the senate meeting tomorrow after 2:00 PM tomorrow on zoom or arrive earlier than 3:00 to be present during the engineering proposal discussions and voting. Your participation will help us in the senate when our proposal is discussed and voted on. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Attached please find a copy of GE landscape in other CSUs and Senate resolution that will be voted on. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">What : Resolution: GE Waiver for Area D and Area E for College of Engineering (Ozturk)</p><p class="MsoNormal">When : April 7<sup>th</sup> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Where : Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 378 990 091) <a href="https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/378990091">https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/378990091</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Time Certain for Engineering Proposal : 3:10 </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards</p><p class="MsoNormal">Yusuf</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Yusuf Ozturk </p><p class="MsoNormal">Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor</p><p class="MsoNormal">College of Engineering</p><p class="MsoNormal">Electrical and Computer Engineering </p><p class="MsoNormal">Co-Director, Smart Health Institute</p><p class="MsoNormal">San Diego State University </p><p class="MsoNormal">5500 Campanile Drive , San Diego, CA 92182-1309</p><p class="MsoNormal">Phone : (619) 594-4550 </p><p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:yozturk@sdsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563c1">yozturk@sdsu.edu</span></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My schedule is available here: <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1?cid=eW96dHVya0BzZHN1LmVkdQ"><span style="color:blue">https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1?cid=eW96dHVya0BzZHN1LmVkdQ</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>