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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I share Allen’s concern on the decision to choose the student with the highest GPA as the college valedictorian. Electing the student with the highest GPA eliminates several important factors we used in the valedictorian election process in the past. These factors include <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student’s involvement in the SDSU campus community and student body; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student’s involvement in the community; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student’s leadership abilities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student’s research and other scholarly activities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yusuf<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Faculty [mailto:faculty-bounces@engineering.sdsu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Allen Plotkin<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 4, 2017 12:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> Marcie Morihiro <mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu><br><b>Cc:</b> staff@engineering.sdsu.edu; faculty <faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Faculty] Executive Committee Mtg. Minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The Minutes of April 19 contain the following:<br><br>13. Roundtable<br>Dean Mehrabadi – Discussed the issue of selecting the Valedictorian for the College and the<br>Departments. The Executive Committee unanimously agreed that the selection of the College of<br>Engineering and Departmental Valedictorian should be based solely on GPA. Further, the Executive<br>Committee unanimously agreed that the major GPA should be used, and no votes should be taken. This<br>procedure will be applied beginning Spring 2018.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>The faculty have discussed the choice of College Valedictorian at faculty meetings the last two years and it had been suggested that perhaps this discussion should be continued through proper channels. The Executive Committee is presenting us with a procedure apparently adopted without faculty input. In addition, the choice of the Department Outstanding Student (not Valedictorian) seems to be included in this procedure. Also, although the meeting was held on April 19 the Minutes were released well after the end of the semester.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>If other faculty are concerned by this I note that this announced procedure would actually be implemented towards the end of the Spring 2018 semester.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Allen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Marcie Morihiro <<a href="mailto:mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Attached please find the 6/7, 4/19 & 4/5 Executive Committee Meeting minutes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marcie Morihiro<br>Assistant to the Dean<br>College of Engineering<br>San Diego State University<br>5500 Campanile Drive<br>San Diego, CA 92182-1326<br><br>Office: E-203B<br>Phone: <a href="tel:(619)%20594-6062" target="_blank">619-594-6062</a><br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">mmorihiro@mail.sdsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Faculty mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu">Faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu</a><br><a href="http://engineering.sdsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty" target="_blank">http://engineering.sdsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>