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The first meeting
of the Faculty Senate 2009-2010 was called to order by Chair Kathleen Lawrence on
SENATORS AND MEMBERS PRESENT:� K. Lawrence, D. Miller, D. Driscoll, J. Reese,
R. Grantham, O.White,
J. Kim, L.
Klotz, A. Swindon, D. Harrington, T. Vigars, . McCabe, T. Slack, M. Ware, P.
Schroeder, G. Magnanti,
J.
Campanaro, A. Batchelder, E. Bitterbaum, M. Prus, G. Sharer, R. Collings, G.
Clarke, S. Anderson. M. Connell
SENATORS AND MEMBERS ABSENT:� S. Rayl, D. Videto, B. Buxton, R. Borden, K.
Hempson, B. Schecter,
R. Franco,
W. Shaut
GUESTS PRESENT: P. Koryzno, J. Mosher
I�
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: �
There was
a motion for approval of the minutes from
II.�
SENATE ACTIONS:
There was a vote to
approve the Minutes from
There was a vote to
approve the Standing Rules (Approved) (SEE Appendix 1)
III CHAIR�S REPORT: �
The Chair welcomed
the Senators and asked them to introduce themselves.� Chair Lawrence recognized Steve Anderson,
Parliamentarian; Barbara Kissel, Recording Secretary and Bill Buxton, Faculty
Senate Chair 2008-2009 for their contribution.�
She reported on the newly formed Professional Affairs Committee,
representing a constituency who worked hard to earn their recognition.� The Chair mentioned David Miller, Vice Chair,
who would be on sabbatical spring 2010, and after a discussion at the Steering
Committee meeting the members wished him well. The Student Senators were then
welcomed.� Dr. Lawrence brought to
everyone�s attention the Faculty Senate website with archived minutes going
back to 2003, which she reported was a good way for new Senators to familiarize
themselves with the Senate.� �The Standing Rules were addressed, a motion
was made for their approval and they were approved. (SEE Appendix 1) The Chair discussed the SUNY STEM Conference on
October 8 and 9 (SEE Appendix 2).
IV. VICE CHAIR: �D. Miller � No report.
V. TREASURER�S REPORT:� There was no report.
VI.�
SECRETARY�S REPORT: �There was no report.
VII.�
PRESIDENT�S REPORT: ��The President gave a brief report.
VIII.�
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Student Affairs Committee �- M. Connell � No
report.
Academic Faculty Affairs Committee � R. Collings � No report.
The review of the handbook charge was introduced under New Business (SEE Appendix 4.)�
Long-Range Planning Committee �
There was no one there to represent the committee but the members sent a report
via e-mail
before the meeting as follows:� The Long
Range Planning Committee worked throughout the spring semester and early summer
to survey the academic units regarding their strategic goals, mission and core
values. We thought that the surveys would be finalized by this past spring, but
it took longer to collect the data and it�s now in the final states of being
analyzed and a report will be presented regarding the findings on
Educational
Policy Committee �� No report. The changes to the College Curriculum
Guide were introduced under New Business (SEE
Appendix 3)
Professional
Affairs Committee � G. Clarke � No report.
X. OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Committee
on Committees
-� J. Barry, Chair �There was a report
from the Committee on Committees, J. Barry, Chair {SEE Appendix 5}
College Research Committee � No report.
General
Education Committee �
J. Hendrick � D. Miller reported that the committee members have been attempting
to meet next Tuesday, September 15, they have created a calendar of actions
that have to be taken, and things are ready to go and running smoothly.
IX.
AREA SENATOR�S REPORTS:� G.
Clarke made a recommendation that the Senate rename the Professional Affairs
Committee the Academic Professional
Affairs Committee, by faculty referendum, as suggested in the Review of the
Governance Committee report. He reported on the history behind the change,
mentioning the Academic Faculty Affairs Committee, whose name already underwent
a change in the bylaws review process in 2008-2009.
X.
SUNY SENATOR�S REPORT � M. Ware � M. Ware remarked on a report
appended to the minutes to give a background of the SUNY Senate.� (SEE
Appendix 6)� She mentioned The Bulletin which she distributed,
printed last spring, as a newsworthy item.�
She encouraged everyone to go back with the information to share with
their constituents and� to encourage
participation on committees.� SUNY
Senator Ware reported on the new Chancellor as well as the President of the
SUNY Senate now being allowed to sit in on the Board of Trustee�s meetings
without a vote.
Provost
Prus mentioned his background as a professor many years ago serving on two UFS
Committees and reported on the opportunities the University Faculty Senate
provides.
XI.
STUDENT SENATOR�S REPORTS: �No report.
XII.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was
no old business.
XIII.
NEW BUSINESS:
The EPC
proposal involving changes to the College Curriculum Guide was introduced under
New Business (SEE Appendix 3).� The Academic Faculty Affairs Committee Review
of Handbook Policies was introduced by Chair R. Collings under New Business (SEE Appendix 4.) R. Collings asked if
it would be helpful if he distributed another handout at the next Senate
meeting on September 22 showing a side-by-side comparison of the changes, and
Chair Lawrence responded in the affirmative. These recommendations will be
discussed and voted on under Old Business at the next Faculty Senate meeting on
Respectfully Submitted:
Barbara Kissel
Recording Secretary
The
following reports are appended to the minutes in the order they are submitted:
����� (1)�
Standing Rules submitted by K. Lawrence, Chair
(2)� SUNY STEM conference
(3) Academic Faculty Affairs
Committee Review of handbook policies, submitted by R. Collings, Chair
(4) �EPC Changes to the College Curriculum Guide,
submitted by R. Spitzer, EPC Committee
(5) Committee on Committees
report, submitted by J. Barry, Chair
(6) SUNY Senator�s report,
submitted by M. Ware, SUNY Senator
APPENDIX 1
Submitted by K.
Lawrence, Chair
STANDING
RULES FOR THE FACULTY SENATE
A.� MEETINGS OF THE SENATE AND THE SENATE
STEERING COMMITTEE
(1)� Regular fall meetings of the Faculty Senate
shall be held on the alternating Tuesdays according to
the attached schedule,
unless insufficient business warrants cancellation as determined by the
Steering Committee or
otherwise announced in advance by the Chair. Time of the meetings shall be
���������� (2)�
Special meetings may be called by the Senate, or in cases of an
�emergency nature, by the Chair.� Whenever possible, special meetings
�shall be 1:
� classes are in session.� Any member of the faculty may attend these
�meetings.
B.� COMMITTEE REPORTS
����������� (1)�
Committee Reports shall be presented, in writing, to the Faculty Senate
� during�
the "reports" portion of each meeting.
(2)� Committee Reports shall include a rationale
supporting the committee's
�recommendations, if any.
(3) Resolutions and motions
contained within or incidental to committee���
���������� reports shall be presented, for
information only, during the "reports"��
portion of each
meeting.� Limited questioning on the
content of committee reports may be permitted
by the Chair at the time
that the report is presented.
(7) C.� AGENDA ITEMS
���� (1)�
The Steering Committee shall determine the order of agenda items to be
�considered at each meeting of the Senate which
shall be published one
����������� week in advance.
���������� (2)�
Except for matters of an emergency nature, which will be decided by a
3/4 vote, the appropriate
committee or person shall publish the exact
wording of all resolutions,
main motions, and committee�
recommendations to all members of the
Senate two weeks in advance
of the meeting at which they will be considered.
(8) D.�� SENATE
DEBATE AND VOTING PROCEDURES
(1)� Debate shall not be in order unless a motion
is pending.
���������� (2)�
All remarks shall be addressed to the Chair.
(3)�� The Chair is empowered to enforce a time
limited of three minutes per
����������� speech.
(4)� The motion "to reconsider and enter on
the minutes" shall be out of order.
���������� (5)�
Senators are encouraged to yield the floor to guests in attendance who
������� ����wish to speak.
���������� (6)�
Official liaisons shall be allowed to speak when recognized by the
Chair.
����������� However, they shall not be allowed
to offer motions or vote.
��������� (7)�
A roll call vote may be ordered on any motion by the request of five
voting
���������� members of the Senate, or by the
Chair.
���������� (8)�
Straw votes shall be illegal.
E.�� DATES OF SUCCESSION FOR OFFICERS,
STANDING COMMITTEES,
������������ AND CHAIRS OF STANDING
COMMITTEES
���������� (1)� Newly elected officers shall assume office
immediately following the last
���������������� day of examinations in the
spring semester.
���������� (2)�
Newly elected members of committees shall become active immediate
���������������� following the last day of
examinations in the spring semester.
���������� (3)�
Chairs of standing committees shall retain their chairmanship until the
����������������� chairmanship election at the
first committee meeting of the fall��
����������������� semester.
APPENDIX 2
Submitted by K. Lawrence,
Chair
From: SUNY Faculty Senate
List on behalf of Donato, Carol
Sent: Wed 8/19/2009 3:55 PM
To: UFSALL-L@LS.SYSADM.SUNY.EDU
Subject: SUNY STEM conference
Please help get the word out about this important SUNY conference by
sharing it with you campus colleagues, faculty, administrators and staff.
All of the information about the conference is below. Links will also
be posted to the Faculty Senate website at www.suny.edu/facultysenate.
Thanks for your help with this.
Carol.
Dear colleagues, faculty, administrators and staff:
This fall SUNY's Office of Diversity
and Educational Equity will
be hosting a conference titled "Yes We Have! A Showcase of
Successful
Programs Dedicated to Educating Diverse STEM Students in SUNY and Beyond
<http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/StemAbout.cfm>".
Our goal for this
conference is to bring together experts who will present the best means
to increase the enthusiasm of diverse students for STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines and professions, as
well as provide programs that demonstrate success in increasing access,
retention and graduation of diverse student populations in STEM majors.
Who is invited? This
conference is for
faculty, professionals and staff. It is designed to examine proven
methodologies, strategies and best practices and to encourage the
exchange of ideas on the recruitment, retention and graduation of
diverse students, particularly those from historically underrepresented
groups in the STEM disciplines.
Conference Registration
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=7e545caa-c0a7-4a51-8b3
9-2a3e1553094e
Conference Travel
http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/StemTravel.cfm
Information
http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/StemTravel.cfm
Conference Agenda
http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/StemAgenda.cfm
Keynote Speakers
Dr. James Applegate
http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/StemJamesApplegate.cfm
Dr. Eloy Rodriguez
http://www.suny.edu/provost/stem/stembiorodrigues
APPENDIX 3
Proposals to
Amend the College Curriculum Guide
Report from
the EPC to the Faculty Senate Steering Committee
CHANGES TO THE
CURRICULUM GUIDE PROPOSED BY THE EPC
CURRENT POLICY��������������������������������������������������� AMENDED
POLICY (new wording in italics)
|
PAGE 4: Level I Curricular Change This is an administrative curricular change at the department level,
i.e., does not affect another department. Please note that any changes to a
Teacher Education Program constitute a Level III change. Examples of Level I change include: �
Change to frequency code of course that is not
part of a program (major, minor, concentration) from another department.* �
Change to a course description that clarifies,
but does not change the primary content of the course.* �
Change in course title.* �
Deletion of course prerequisite that does not
affect another department.* �
Adding or deleting an existing course to a group
of acceptable elective courses within a program that does not affect another
department. �
Change in course number at the same number level
(e.g. 425 to 432)** ___________________ * If a Level I change is part of an alteration to an existing program
(a Level II change), this change should be submitted in the same package as the
Level II change. The path for a Level I change should not be followed. ** The proposed course number cannot be an already existing number or
a number used in the past. The College Registrar should be contacted for
course/number history. PAGE
5: Level II Curricular Change This is a substantial curricular change that impacts the originating
department or area, and/or affects other programs, but does not require
off-campus approval. Please note that any changes to a Teacher Education
Program constitute a Level III change. Level II changes will be any
curricular change that is not described in a Level I or Level III change. Examples of Level II Changes include: PAGE 6: Level III Curricular Change This is comprised of alterations that will require off-campus
approval. To ensure timely consideration,
these changes should follow the deadlines established for Level II curricular
change. Please note that any changes to a Teacher Education Program
constitute a Level III change. External review and approval from SUNY and
NYSED may generally take anywhere from three months to a year for
confirmation. Examples of Level III change include: �
Change to a Teacher Education Program. �
Change to a course that is part of a Teacher
Education Program. �
Change of more than 15 hours of core courses in
an existing major. �
New majors. �
New degree programs. PAGE 11: School Curriculum Committee 2. The School Curriculum Committee has specific and primary
responsibility for: �
evaluating the pedagogical/academic merit of each
proposal, �
examining overlap of course content within the
school, �
determining any significant duplication of course
content, �
determining if the proposal is consistent with
the department�s mission, and does not contravene the offerings of another department, �
evaluating compliance with College policy. PAGE 13: College Curriculum Review Committee or Graduate
Faculty Executive Committee 1. The College Curriculum Review Committee and the Graduate Faculty
Executive Committee have specific and primary responsibility for: �
ensuring that the proposal contains an outline
that meets the approved syllabus format if it is part of a teacher education
program, �
determining if any significant duplication of
course content, �
determining if the proposal is consistent with
the department�s mission, and does not contravene the offerings of another department, �
addressing issues related to course content
overlap across schools, �
evaluating compliance with College policy, �
recommending policy changes to EPC. PAGE 17: Guidelines for Proposal Submission, Materials, and Curriculum Review Actions 1)
All new course proposals and
alteration of existing courses must include a course outline which contains
the following information. The attached course outline must be consistent
with the proposal. PAGE 26: Department Curriculum Committee Chair: _______________________________
_______________ Department Chair/Coordinator: ________________________________________
________________ School Curriculum Committee Chair: ___________________________________
________________ School Dean: ______________________________________________________
________________ CCRC Chair (if undergraduate): _______________________________________ ________________ GFEC Chair (if graduate): ____________________________________________
________________ TEC Curriculum Chair (if applicable): __________________________________ _________________ Provost: _________________________________________________________
_________________ |
PAGE 4: Level I Curricular Change This is a Examples of Level I change include: �
Change to frequency code of course that is not
part of a program (major, minor, concentration) from another department. �
Change to a course description that clarifies,
but does not change the primary content of the course. �
Change in course title. �
Deletion of course prerequisite that does not
affect another department. �
Adding or deleting an existing course to a group
of acceptable elective courses within a program that does not affect another
department. �
Change in course number at the same number level
(e.g. 425 to 432)* ___________________
* used in the past. The College Registrar should be contacted for
course/number history. PAGE
5: Level II Curricular Change This is a substantial curricular change that impacts the originating
department or area, and/or affects other programs, but does not require
off-campus approval. Examples of Level II Changes include: �
Change that includes and affects named requirements or electives in
other departments or programs. PAGE 6: Level III Curricular Change This is comprised of alterations that will require off-campus
approval. To ensure timely consideration,
these changes should follow the deadlines established for Level II curricular
change. Examples of Level III change include:
�
Change of more than 15 hours of core courses in
an existing major. �
New majors. �
New degree programs. PAGE 11: School Curriculum Committee 2. The School Curriculum Committee has specific and primary
responsibility for: �
evaluating the pedagogical/academic merit of each
proposal �
examining overlap of course content within the
school, �
determining if
there is any significant duplication of course content, �
determining if the proposal
�
evaluating compliance with College policy. PAGE 13: College Curriculum Review Committee or Graduate
Faculty Executive Committee 1. The College Curriculum Review Committee and the Graduate Faculty
Executive Committee have specific and primary responsibility for: �
ensuring that the proposal contains an outline or syllabus that includes the elements described on page 17 of this Guide, �Guidelines
for Proposal Submission,� � �
determining if there is any significant duplication of course content, �
determining if the proposal is consistent with
the department�s mission, and does not contravene the offerings of another department, �
addressing issues related to course content
overlap across schools, �
evaluating compliance with College policy, �
recommending policy changes to PAGE 17: Guidelines for Proposal Submission, Materials, and Curriculum Review Actions 1)
All new course proposals and
alteration of existing courses must include a course outline or syllabus which contains the
following information. The attached course outline or syllabus must be consistent with the proposal. PAGE 26: Department Curriculum Committee Chair: _______________________________
_______________ Department Chair/Coordinator: ________________________________________
________________ *School Curriculum
Committee Chair: ___________________________________ ________________ School Dean: ______________________________________________________
________________ *CCRC Chair (if
undergraduate): _______________________________________
________________ *GFEC Chair (if
graduate): ____________________________________________
________________ TEC Curriculum Chair (if applicable): __________________________________ _________________ Provost: _________________________________________________________
_________________ *Review and approval
by School Curriculum Committee and CCRC or GFEC are not required for Level I changes. |
Proposals to Amend the College
Handbook
Report from the EPC to the Faculty
Senate Steering Committee
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COLLEGE HANDBOOK, PROPOSED BY
THE EPC
Justifications for Proposals to Amend
the College Curriculum Guide and the College Handbook
Report from the EPC to the Faculty
Senate Steering Committee
PAGE 4
EXPLANATION: these changes make more clear that Level I changes do not need to
go to the School Curriculum Committee or the CCRC. This information is not
clearly presented in the current document.�
In addition, not all Teacher Education Program changes require approval
from the State Education Department in Albany, so the language saying that any
and all Teacher Education Program changes are automatically Level III changes
has been excised here and elsewhere in the document.�
PAGE 11 EXPLANATION: this
change attempts to rectify an important asymmetry in the curriculum process:
that curriculum change is animated by the desire and necessity of departments
and programs to engage in discipline-based pedagogical innovation, and that the
departments or persons offering changes possess unique expertise regarding the
content of new proposals. This expertise is entitled to recognition and
deference by the review committees, which do not, and cannot be expected to
possess, similar expertise. The proposed deletion of the phrase that says the
School Curriculum committee shall determine if the proposal �is consistent with
the department�s mission� reflects the observation that this particular charge
is both unnecessary and misplaced. The originating department is the entity
most well placed to make judgments concerning its own mission, not the School
Committee, and it is an unnecessary extension of committee authority,
especially in light of the other, legitimate charges granted to the School
Committee.�
PAGE 13 EXPLANATION: As with the amendment proposed for the School
Curriculum Committee, the wording regarding CCRC�s charge that it consider
whether curriculum proposals under review are �consistent with the department�s
mission� is unnecessary and misplaced.
PAGE 17 EXPLANATION: the first proposed change (on page 17 of the
Handbook) says that a course syllabus may be submitted instead of a course
outline. Syllabi are normally submitted with curriculum proposals and are
accepted as a substitute for course outlines; this change merely acknowledges
that fact (the syllabi must still include the information stipulated in the
Handbook).
PAGE 26 EXPLANATION: This change simply includes a footnote (*) noting
that Level I changes do not need to be submitted to the School Curriculum or
CCRC committees.
APPENDIX 4
Academic Faculty Affairs Committee
SUNY
Report to Faculty Senate:
Review of College Handbook, as per charge by Faculty Senate
on
Committee members: Raymond Collings (Chair),
The Faculty Senate charged the Faculty Affairs Committee
(FAC) on
Review of College handbook for vagueness, ambiguity, or contradictions that might impact personnel processes or decisions for college faculty. A useful starting point will be the review conducted by the Faculty Affairs Committee in 2006-7 that was not acted on by the Faculty Senate.
At the same time, William Buxton (President of the Faculty Senate) requested that the FAC specifically address several issues raised by Provost Prus. Finally, Provost Prus referenced a list of specific questions originally posed to the FAC in 2005, the latter serving as an impetus (at least in part) for the 2006-7 review reference in the Faculty Senate�s 2008 charge. In response to these requests, the FAC met several times this spring to review the College handbook as charged, during which time we formulated the attached recommended modifications to the College Handbook.
On
����������� 1. In departments with 7 or fewer faculty members, the chair may serve on the departmental personnel committee at the discretion of the department. However, the chair must serve as an ex officio member of the committee (see 220.06 D. 1.a). No changes were recommended.
����������� 2. The committee determined that it is unclear as to whether the chair may serve as an ex officio member of the departmental personnel committee in departments with 8 or more faculty members. However, given the expectation that the chair and the members of the personnel committee would serve as �independent evaluators� (see 220.06 B 1.d), we recommend that chairs not serve on the personnel committee. Our recommended changes to the college handbook include this modification.
����������� 3. Under no circumstances can the department chair serve on the school personnel committee (see 220.06 E 1.h). No changes were recommended.
On
Attached, you will find a copy of the revised portion of the college handbook pertaining to faculty personnel policies (see 220.06). For you convenience, we have highlighted our modifications to the FAC 2007 recommendations. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
Raymond D. Collings, Chair
Faculty Affairs Committee.
Department of Psychology
Ext. 2046
Attachments:
Charge
Current recommended changes
2006 recommendations
Memo from
220.06 COLLEGE POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES OF THE ACADEMIC
FACULTY FOR RENEWAL OF
TERM APPOINTMENT, GRANTING OF
CONTINUING APPOINTMENT
AND PROMOTION.
A. Preface
The policies and
procedures established herein seek to provide maximum
departmental autonomy in
the development of policies and criteria on personnel matters,
while guaranteeing both
that the standards established by the board of trustees are upheld
and that candidates are
treated fairly.
These policies and
procedures are in accordance with the current Policies of the
Board of Trustees, the current Agreement
between the State of
the current Compilation
of Codes, Rules and Regulations, State of
In accordance with the
American tradition of fair dealing and fair play, these
policies and procedures
guarantee the essential right of due process. The term, �right of
due process,� is used
here to mean a system of clear, orderly, procedures in which the full
disclosure of basic
decisions and the specific reasons for those decisions are made at
every stage of the
process.
Decisions made by the
Human Resources Office under the policies and
procedures detailed
herein are intended to serve the best interest of the University by
providing the president
with the maximum amount of information with which to make
his/her decisions while
at the same time protecting the basic rights of the individual
faculty member by
assuring her/him a fair hearing on those matters relating to her/his
professional life.
It is essential that
the faculty provide specific reasons why a colleague should be
reappointed, given
continuing appointment, or promoted rather than merely ask if reasons
exist why s/he should
not be reappointed, given continuing appointment, or promoted.
The success of any
system of evaluation depends upon the willingness of both
faculty and
administrators to be candid, objective, and fair in the performance of their
responsibilities. Only
if this occurs can the best interest of the University be served.
B. General Guidelines
for Academic Due Process
1. General Principles
a. Recommendations on
personnel matters, including continuing appointment, renewal
of term appointment, and promotion
shall be based on:
i. the overall record of the
candidate�s training, teaching, and other relevant
experiences and achievement in
his or her academic field and related areas (activity via technology is
legitimate activity within the scope of professional obligation, and it should
be evaluated and entered under whichever category on the personnel action form
is appropriate for the specific activity. Departments are requested to discuss
the issue with a view of incorporating involvement in technology in their
personnel policies);
ii. service to the College and to the profession while at
iii. and in the case of promotion, on criteria for
rank-to-rank promotion approved
by the Faculty Senate. The
existing criteria for promotion shall be in effect until the
Senate approves new criteria.
iv. Evidence of the
candidate�s record will be submitted as part of a portfolio, and will be used at all levels of review. This portfolio
is distinct from the official personnel
file maintained in the Office of the Provost, as well as the copies of the
personnel file maintained in the Dean and the Departmental offices. The
contents of the official files may include confidential materials not normally
contained in the portfolio, and they will be used for review only at the levels
of the Dean, Provost, and President.
b.
Should a personnel committee elect to operate under a rule of secrecy or should
it be
required
to operate under such a rule, committee members, except for the chair, shall
not
discuss outside of a committee meeting, a candidate or his/her case with anyone
not
serving
on the committee, until the committee has voted on the candidate. During
committee
deliberations the committee chair may discuss outside of a committee
meeting
a candidate�s case with persons not on the committee, but, when the chair does
so,
s/he does so at the specific direction of the committee and in accordance with
these
policies
and procedures.
c.
Once a committee has voted on a candidate, committee members may testify about
a
candidate
and his/her case before a personnel review committee, and they may discuss a
candidate
or his/her case with a department chair, an administrator, or a grievance
official.
However, they shall not discuss a candidate or his/her case with anyone not
involved
in the personnel process.
d.
Department chairs and members of all personnel committees shall function as
independent
evaluators. They shall make their decisions in accordance with the highest
professional
and academic principles, free from departmental, personal, or
administrative pressures.
e. A candidate for reappointment, continuing appointment,
or promotion shall be kept fully informed of all materials that are being used
in the evaluation and be given opportunities to reply to them at all stages of
the evaluation process. He/she shall have free access to departmental and
school files at all times. Copies
of materials placed in his/her official file shall also be included in his/her
department (to be maintained by the department) and school files (to be
maintained by the office of the Dean). Each academic faculty member
shall be responsible for seeing to it that materials placed in his/her official
file are also included in his/her department file and in his/her school file.
The official file shall be maintained in accordance with Art. 31 of the
Agreement between UUP and the State of
f.
Department chairs and members of personnel committees shall make no use of
private, secret files in the personnel process.
g.
A recommendation against continuing appointment, renewal of term appointment,
or
promotion
shall be based mainly on grounds which bear on the candidate�s service to
the College during his or her time at
2. Definitions:
a.
In this document the term policies shall mean the rules governing the
principles and
structures
of the decision-making process; procedures shall mean the process by which
action
is taken; and criteria shall mean the standards established for evaluating
cases of
renewal
of term appointment, continuing appointment, or promotion.
b.
In this document the term recommendation shall refer to a written statement
conveying
(a) the recommender�s decision or recommended decision concerning a
personnel
matter; (b) the evidence and other pertinent data supporting the decision or
recommended
decision. Recommendations shall provide specific reasons and
supporting
evidence justifying why a colleague should be reappointed, given continuing
appointment,
or promoted. For purposes of this section, �recommender� shall be
defined
as that person or committee obliged by these procedures to provide a personnel
recommendation.
c.
Within the framework of the Trustees Policies and Agreement, the
policies and
procedures
detailed herein shall supersede all other faculty policies and procedures
dealing
with renewal of term appointment, granting of continuing appointment, and
promotion,
and where conflicts in the above mentioned documents occur, the Trustees
Policies and Agreement take precedence.
3. Candidates for
Continuing Appointment, Renewal of Term Appointment, and
Promotion.
a. The candidate shall be responsible
for adding to her/his portfolio any material s/he
wishes to have considered in the
decision-making process. In listing activities and
scholarly accomplishments in his/her portfolio, the candidate
shall adhere to the Code
of Ethics and give credit where it is
due.
b.
The candidate shall be notified in writing, at least five working days before
his/her
qualifications
are to be reviewed by any faculty committee and given an opportunity to
appear
before the committee or send a campus colleague to speak for him/her.
c.
The
candidate shall be provided with a copy of all recommendations and decisions at
each
formal stage of the decision-making process. Recommendations and decisions will
be
summarized in the form of signed letters to be forwarded from , in this order,
(1) the
Department
personnel committee, (2) the Department Chair, (3) the School Personnel
Committee,
(4) the Dean, (5) the Provost, and (6) the President. Original signed letters
will
be kept in the candidate�s Official File, which resides in the Office of the
Provost.
Copies
of these signed letters will be kept in the candidate�s School File, which
resides
in
the Office of the Dean. Copies may also be kept in the candidate�s Department
File,
which
resides in the Office of the Department Chair.
d.
Candidates shall refrain from exerting pressure on department chairs and
personnel
committee
members. Similarly, faculty members shall not exert pressure on department
chairs
and personnel committee members on behalf of colleagues.
e.
Any faculty member having questions regarding the review process or problems
deriving
from it shall take them to the appropriate department chair and or personnel
committee
chair for resolution. Should those questions or problems remain unresolved,
the
faculty member may request assistance from the Faculty Affairs Committee. The
Committee
shall � in accordance with the UUP Agreement and after consultation with
the
UUP Grievance Chair � either attempt to resolve the faculty member�s perceived
problem
under the faculty bylaws or refer him/her to some administrative or faculty
agency
which can resolve it. (Approved by the Senate, Feb. 21, 1984 and by President
Clark, April 11, 1984)
C. Departmental
Policies, Procedures and Criteria on Renewal of Term
Appointment, Continuing
Appointment, and Promotion
1. Formulation of Policy
a.
Each
department shall develop personnel policies, procedures, and
criteria
on personnel matters consistent with the policies of the board of trustees,
with
the Agreement, and with the policies, procedures, and criteria adopted by
the
faculty. It shall be the responsibility of the department chair to submit such
policies,
procedures, and criteria and any revisions thereof to the Faculty Affairs
Committee
for that committee's determination that said policies, procedures, and
criteria
are in conformity with board of trustees and faculty policies, procedures,
and
criteria. This determination shall be by majority vote of the Faculty Affairs
Committee.
The chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee shall inform the
department
chair of the committee's decision and shall keep on file all records
pertaining
to the matter.
b.
If the
Faculty Affairs Committee finds a department's personnel policies,
procedures,
and criteria to be in violation of the faculty bylaws, the Policies of the
Board
of Trustees, or the Agreement between the State and the bargaining
agent,
the Faculty Affairs Committee shall indicate the specific points of violation
after
which the department shall revise its personnel policies, procedures, and
criteria
and resubmit them to the Faculty Affairs Committee for approval.
c.
Department
policies, procedures, and criteria should be on file in the office
of
the appropriate dean and of the provost.
2. Alternate Departmental
Promotion Criteria
a.
If in the
judgment of the department the criteria adopted by the Faculty
Senate
for rank-to-rank promotion do not meet the unique needs of the
department,
the department may submit its own set of criteria to the Faculty
Affairs
Committee as an exception to the faculty criteria, taking care to provide
documentation
and justification warranting the granting of an exception. The
Faculty
Affairs Committee shall consider the criteria as an exception to the
faculty
criteria and shall submit the alternate criteria to the Senate for
consideration.
By majority vote the Senate may recommend that the president
consider
accepting the department's criteria as a necessary and comparable
substitute
for the faculty criteria for rank-to-rank promotion.
b.
It is hoped
that the president would meet with representatives of the
department
in question (as well as with others as s/he deems necessary) and
discuss
the reasons for the alternate criteria. If the president should decide to
accept
the department's alternate criteria for promotion, s/he should so inform the
Senate
and these would become the basis for all recommendations on rank-to-rank
promotions
for that department, by the department committee, department
chair,
school or school committee, school dean, and provost.
3. Departmental Policies
and Procedures
a.
Departmental policies and procedures shall be clear as to the basic
procedures
the department plans to observe in making personnel decisions, and
shall
observe all the procedures for due process established by the faculty to
protect
the rights of individual faculty members.
b.
The specific criteria developed by the department shall include some
definition
of those matters which the department principally considers in making
its
recommendations.
c.
The policies, procedures, and criteria shall reflect due regard for the
character
and needs of the College and department and shall be offered as
indicative
and descriptive rather than narrowly binding.
d.
These policies, procedures, and criteria shall be approved by the
respective
department through secret ballot and majority vote of the voting
members
of the department as defined by the Board of Trustees Policies and
faculty
bylaws.
e.
These policies, procedures, and criteria shall be reaffirmed or revised at
least
once every three years by the department concerned through secret ballot
and
majority vote of the voting members. After revision of the policies,
procedures,
and criteria, the department chair shall submit such revisions to the
Faculty
Affairs Committee for its approval.
f.
All departments shall include, within their personnel policies, provisions
concerning
eligibility to vote, in all departmental actions provided for in their
department
personnel policies and procedures, by members of the department
who
are on leave of absence, sabbatical leave, or other recognized forms of
leave.
Each department shall forward to the Faculty Affairs Committee said
provisions.
(Approved by the Faculty Senate,
1995).
g.
Copies of these policies, procedures, and criteria when reaffirmed or
revised,
shall be issued to all members of the department, the school personnel
committee,
the dean, the provost, and the president.
D. Departmental Recommendations
1. Personnel Committee
a.
By Sept. 15 each department shall establish a standing personnel
committee
on renewal of term appointment, continuing appointment, and
promotion.
By vote of the department, a department with seven or fewer full-time
members
has the option of operating as a personnel committee consisting of all
the
members of the department, with or without the department chair. When a
department
chooses to act in this manner, those departmental members may
serve
on divisional personnel committees. By unanimous vote of the full-time
members
of the department with unqualified academic rank, a larger department
has
the option of operating as a personnel committee consisting of all the fulltime
faculty
members with unqualified academic rank. This vote shall be taken
annually
in September for departments with more than seven full-time members.
Neither
the department chair nor the departmental representative to the school
personnel
committee shall have a vote on the committee of the whole. In departments with eight or
more faculty members, the chair will not serve on the departmental personnel
committee.[SC1]
b.
Membership on departmental personnel committees shall be limited to fulltime
academic
faculty members with unqualified academic rank.
c.
Eligibility for membership and term of membership on the personnel
committee
shall be determined every three years by a majority of the voting
members
of the department as expressed by secret ballot. Each department
shall
establish in its policies the procedures for selecting a chair of its personnel
committee.
2. General Procedures
a.
The chair of the departmental committee and the chair of the department
shall
apprise the candidate for continuing appointment, renewal of term contract,
or
promotion of the impending deliberations and need for decisions at least two
weeks
before the deliberations, to assure that the candidate has an opportunity
to
update his/her files and portfolio and/or otherwise further his/her own
interests
appropriately.
b. The chair of the departmental
personnel committee shall fully inform the
candidate of the material which is
being used to evaluate her/him and shall allow
her/him a reasonable period of time to
respond to it before making a final
recommendation on her/him. However, members
of the departmental personnel committee will limit their evaluation to the
materials included in the portfolio submitted by the candidate, and will use no
other materials in their evaluation of the candidate. Hence, each academic
department is encouraged to include a list of recommended materials to be
included in a candidate�s portfolio, enabling the candidate the opportunity to
submit materials that would be expected by the departmental committee.
c.
Similarly, the department chair shall fully inform the candidate of the
material
which s/he is using to evaluate him/her, and the chair shall allow the
candidate
a reasonable time to respond to the material before making his/her
final
recommendation on him/her.
d.
Committee decisions on recommendations shall be made by secret ballot
and
majority vote with a reasonable interval of at least one day but not to exceed
one
week allowed between the close of committee discussion and the deadline
for
balloting to permit each committee member judicious consideration of all
factors
pertinent to her/his decision.
e.
In the event that the candidate is a member of the committee, s/he shall
abstain
from deliberation and voting in his/her own case.
f.
Following committee action, the chair of the committee shall prepare a
written
statement which states the recommendation, the specific reasons for it,
the
voting procedures and the record of the vote. Copies of this statement shall
be
submitted to the candidate and will be forwarded with the candidate�s portfolio
to
the department chair, or in the library, to the director of libraries.
3. Procedures for
Continuing Appointment and Renewal of Term Appointment
a.
In matters of continuing appointment and renewal of term appointment the
recommendation
of the department committee shall be submitted in writing to the
candidate
and will be forwarded with the candidate�s portfolio to the chair of the
department.
In the library, the recommendation of the Library Personnel
Committee
shall be submitted in writing to the candidate and will be forwarded
with
the candidate�s portfolio to the director of libraries.
b.
The chair of the department shall forward the candidate�s portfolio
together
with both the recommendation of the department personnel committee
and
his/her recommendation on continuing appointment or renewal of term
appointment
and the specific reasons for it in writing to the chair of the school
personnel
committee. At the same time he/she shall submit copies of his/her
recommendation
and the specific reasons for it to the candidate and the chair of
the
department personnel committee. In the library, the director of libraries shall
affix
his/her recommendation and his/her specific reasons for it to the
recommendation
of the Library Personnel Committee and forward these with the
candidate�s
portfolio to the provost. At the same time s/he shall submit copies of
his/her
recommendation and the specific reasons for it to the candidate and the
chair
of the Library Personnel Committee.
4. Procedures for
Promotion
a.
In the matter of promotion the department personnel committee shall
screen
all those in the department eligible for promotion and determine who
wishes
to be considered for promotion. In each case the candidate for promotion
shall
be afforded an opportunity to meet with the committee and, after the
committee
has completed its deliberations, each individual eligible for promotion
shall
be informed in writing regarding the committee's decision within five working
days
to afford her/him the opportunity (in the case that s/he is not to be
recommended
for promotion) to submit a self-recommendation for promotion.
b.
Once the department personnel committee has completed its deliberations
on
promotion, it shall forward its recommendations and specific reasons for them,
accompanied
by supporting documents and evidence including the candidate�s
portfolio,
to the chair of the department. A copy of the committee's
recommendation,
along with the specific reasons for the recommendation, shall
be
sent to the candidate for promotion. In the library, once the Library Personnel
Committee
has completed its deliberations on promotion, it shall forward its
recommendations
and specific reasons for the recommendation, accompanied
by
supporting documents and evidence including the candidate�s portfolio, to the
director
of libraries.
c.
The chair of the department shall forward the candidate�s portfolio
together
with both the recommendation of the department personnel committee
and
her/his recommendation on promotion and the specific reasons for it in
writing
to the chair of the school personnel committee. At the same time s/he
shall
submit copies of her/his recommendation and the specific reasons for it to
the
candidate and the chair of the department personnel committee. In the
library,
the director of libraries shall affix her/his recommendation and her/his
specific
reasons for it to the recommendation of the Library Personnel Committee
and
forward these with the candidate�s portfolio to the provost. At the same time
s/he
shall submit copies of her/his recommendation and the specific reasons for
it
to the candidate and the chair of the Library Personnel Committee.
d.
It is the right of any faculty member to submit a self-recommendation for
promotion.
S/he shall submit same, accompanied by his/her portfolio, directly to
the
appropriate chair of the subschool or school personnel committee, with a
copy
to the department personnel committee. The department committee, after
deliberation,
shall forward its recommendation to the department chair. Both the
chair
of the department committee and the department chair shall provide copies
of
each recommendation and the specific reasons for it to the candidate.
Thereafter,
the self-recommendation shall follow the same procedures as all
other
recommendations for promotion.
E. School Review
1. Membership of the
School Personnel Committee
a.
Members of the school personnel committees shall serve as
representatives
of the interest of their departments, schools, and the College as
a
whole.
b.
The professional studies School Personnel Committee shall consist of one
representative
from each department within the school.
c.
The education school personnel committee shall consist of one
representative
from each department within the school.
d.
The subschool personnel committees of the arts and sciences (grouped
according
to department alignment in 150.03, Article VI, Section A, No. 2, a., b.,
and
c.) shall consist of one member from each department. For each vacancy for
a
department representative the respective department shall nominate at least
two
candidates and shall elect one by secret ballot. Election for all vacancies
shall
be by majority vote by secret ballot of the members of the department
voting.
The departments shall elect alternates in the same manner. However,
should
only one candidate be available for departmental representative and
should
two-thirds of the voting members of the department indicate by secret
ballot
that the candidate is acceptable to them, s/he shall be the departmental
representative.
e.
Membership on school personnel committees shall be limited to full-time,
tenured,
academic faculty members with unqualified academic rank.
f.
School and subschool committee members shall take office by Oct. 15.
g.
Members of the school and subschool personnel committees shall serve
staggered
two-year terms and may not serve two consecutive terms.
h.
Department chairs, acting department chairs, deans, assistant deans, and
associate
deans shall not be eligible for election or appointment to the school or
subschool
personnel committees. In departments of eight or more members,
department
personnel committee members shall not be eligible for election or
appointment
to the school or subschool personnel committees.
2. School Review
a.
In the matter of promotion the school committee shall weigh the evidence
contained
in the candidate's recommendation and portfolio which the candidate
may
submit to it and make its own independent recommendation accordingly.
b. In the matter of continuing
appointment and reappointment the school
committee shall review the evidence
contained in the candidate's
recommendation and portfolio, along
with any supplemental materials that the candidate may submit to it and make
its recommendation accordingly. However, should the school committee question
the professional qualifications of the
candidate or the procedures used by the
department in evaluation of him/her, it
shall consult, at least, with the candidate's
departmental personnel committee before
making an independent
recommendation on the candidate.
c. The school personnel committee will
use the letters of recommendation from the departmental personnel committee and
chair, and material contained in the portfolio only, along with any
supplemental materials that the candidate may submit to it, for the purposes of
evaluation. This committee will make use of no other materials during its
evaluation.
d.
Decisions on recommendations shall be made finally by secret ballot and
majority
vote with a reasonable interval of at least one day but not to exceed one
week
allowed between the close of committee discussion and the deadline for
balloting
to permit each committee member judicious consideration of all factors
pertinent
to his/her own decision.
e.
In the event that the candidate is a member of the committee s/he shall be
replaced
by his/her alternate.
f.
The chair of the school committee shall affix to the candidate's portfolio
the
committee's recommendation, the specific reasons for the recommendation,
the
voting procedures, and the record of the vote and forward the material to the
dean.
At the same time, the chair of the committee shall send copies of the
recommendation,
the specific reasons for it, the voting procedures, and the
record
of the vote to the candidate, the department chair, and the chair of the
departmental
personnel committee.
g.
On personnel matters referred to the dean from the school committee, the
dean
shall make a recommendation and provide reasons for the
recommendation.
In matters of promotion s/he will transmit the candidate's
portfolio,
her/his recommendation and reasons for it to the provost. In matters of
renewal
of term appointment and continuing appointment, s/he will transmit the
candidate's
portfolio, his/her recommendation and reasons for it to the provost. In
all
cases the dean shall send copies of his/her recommendation and the reasons
for
it to the candidate, the department chair, the chair of the department
personnel
committee, and the chair of the school personnel committee.
h. Should the school dean make use of a
solicited document, not used at a
previous level of evaluation, in
evaluating a candidate s/he shall, when feasible,
inform the candidate of any new
information contained in that document and
allow the candidate reasonable time to
reply to it, before making a
recommendation on her/him. The school
dean shall in all cases act in
accordance with Art. 31 of the
Agreement between UUP and the State of New
i.
Should the school dean make use of an unsolicited document, not used at
a
previous level of evaluation, in evaluating a candidate, s/he shall fully
disclose
the
information contained in that document to the candidate and allow the
candidate
a reasonable time to respond to it, before making a recommendation
on
her/him. The dean shall decide whether it is appropriate to reveal the name of
the
author of the document to the candidate.
F. Policies and
Procedures of Managerial Faculty
1. Policies and
Procedures
a.
The deans, the provost and the president shall make all personnel
decisions
in accordance with the principles of "due process."
b.
Should the provost make use of a solicited document, not used at a
previous
level of evaluation, in evaluating a candidate, s/he shall, when feasible,
inform
the candidate of any new information contained in that document and
allow
the candidate reasonable time to reply to it, before making a
recommendation
on him/her. The provost shall in all cases act in accordance
with
Art. 31 of the Agreement between UUP and the State of
i.
Should the provost make use of an unsolicited document, not used at a
previous
level of evaluation, in evaluating a candidate, s/he shall fully disclose
the
information contained in that document to the candidate and allow the
candidate
reasonable time to reply to it, before making a recommendation on
her/him.
The provost shall decide whether it is appropriate to reveal the name of
the
author of the document to the candidate.
ii.
Except in recommendations for or against a renewal of term appointment the
provost
shall provide reasons for his/her recommendation on the candidate. S/he
shall
send copies of his/her recommendation to the candidate, the department
chair
or director of libraries, the chair of the department committee, chair of the
school
personnel committee, and the appropriate dean.
c.
Should the president make use of a solicited document, not used at a
previous
level of evaluation, in evaluating a candidate, s/he shall, when feasible,
inform
the candidate of any new information contained in that document and
allow
the candidate reasonable time to reply to it, before making a decision on
her/him.
The president shall in all cases act in accordance with Art. 31 of the
Agreement
between UUP and the State of
i.
Should the president make use of an unsolicited document, not used at a
previous
level of evaluation, in evaluating a candidate, he/she shall fully disclose
the
information contained in that document to the candidate and allow the
candidate
reasonable time to reply to it, before making a decision on her/him.
The
president shall decide whether it is appropriate to reveal the name of the
author
of the document to the candidate.
ii.
Except in decisions for or against a renewal of term appointment the president
shall
provide reasons for his/her decision on the candidate. He/she shall send
copies
of his/her decision to the candidate, department chair or director of
libraries,
the chair of the department personnel committee, the chair of the school
personnel
committee, and the appropriate dean.
G. Enabling Provision
1. The original
document was ratified by a referendum of the academic faculty in
December 1976 (Senate
Minutes of Jan. 25, 1977). The amendments to the
document were approved
by the Faculty Senate on
22, 1981; and approved
by President Clark on
APPENDIX 5
Committee on
Committees
Submitted by Joanne
Barry, Chair
Item # 1
A call for
nominations has been issued for the following consultative search committees,
and the nominations received so far are noted in red.� Nomination deadline:�
(Ballots for
contested seats will be issued by Friday,
Assistant
Provost for Teacher Education - The
committee composition is as follows:
Dean of the
Director of
Financial Advisement -
The committee composition is as follows:
Item #2
A call for
nominations was issued for current Faculty Senate Officers and Committee
vacancies as follows � nominations received so far are noted in red.� Nomination deadline:�
I. At large - elected, 1 year term (2 vacancies)
Secretary
Treasurer
II. School of Arts & Sciences (8 vacancies)
A. Fine Arts & Humanities (2 vacancies)
1. Committee on Committees - elected, 2-year term
2. Student Affairs Committee - appointed, 2-year term � Martine Barnaby
B. Math/Science (2 vacancies)
1. Committee on Teaching Effectiveness - appointed, 4-year term
2.
C. Social/Behavioral Sciences (4 vacancies)
1. College Curriculum Review Committee - appointed, 2-year term (no more than 2 successive terms)
2. Committee on Committees - elected, 2-year term
3. Committee on Teaching Effectiveness - appointed, 4-year term
4. Student Affairs Committee - appointed, 2-year term
III.
1.
College Curriculum Review Committee - appointed, 2-year term (no more than 2
successive terms) � Sheila Cohen
2.
Committee on Teaching Awards - appointed, 3-year term (term runs Jan. through
Dec.; minimum 5 years teaching at
IV. Professional Staff (1 vacancy)
General Education Committee - elected, 2-year term
Respectfully
submitted,
Joanne Barry
Chair
APPENDIX 6
SUNY SENATOR�S REPORT
Submitted by M. Ware, SUNY Senator
Basic information about the University Faculty Senate
The
������� The faculty representative body for the
SUNY System
������� the faculty resource on governance for
the University
������� the faculty deliberative body on
education policies for the SUNY system
Executive Committtee
Consists of the President, Vice President� (elected from the body)
Representatives from each of the sectors (University centers, health science centers, colleges of arts and sciences, specialized and statutory colleges ,technology sector), campus governance leaders� representative, Parliamentarian and SUNY system administration rep.
The past president also is in attendance, ex officio
Committees ��The UFS committees are dedicated to addressing issues regarding and concerning
faculty, governance, excellence, academics, policy, budgeting, leadership,
teaching, integrity, students, libraries, energy and the environment and more.
�Awards Committee
Governance Committee
�Graduate & Research Committee
Operations Committee
�Student Life Committee
Undergraduate Committee
The
������� University Centers
�������
������� Colleges of the Arts and Sciences
������� Colleges of Technology
������� Specialized and Statutory Colleges
Get Involved with
your Campus Governance
������� Become a Senator and represent your campus-wide Senate on the University
Faculty Senate
������� Participate in your campus-wide Senate � be a voice in the governance
and policy-making on your campus
������� Participate on a UFS Committee
The University
Faculty Senate Structure
I.� The Executive Committee
������� The President - elected
������� The Vice President/Secretary - elected
������� The Immediate Past President and Vice President/Secretary
������� Five sector representatives - elected
II.� The Standing Committees
Members of these committees, including the chair, are appointed by the Executive
Committee.
������� Governance Committee
University-wide governance and guidance on matters of campus governance.
������� Graduate and Research Committee
Advice and guidance on matters relating to the quality, operation, and
encouragement of graduate programs and research.
������� Operations Committee
Effective participation of professional staff in University personnel policies,
development and administration of budgetary and planning activities of the
University, and advice and guidance on matters related to libraries, computing
and telecommunications.
������� Student Life Committee
Educational and developmental, social, cultural, and recreational policies,
programs, issues and services for student life and the campus environment of the
University.
������� Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies Committee
Advice and guidance on matters relating to undergraduate programs and policies
throughout the University.
������� University Programs and Awards Committee
Enhancement of intercampus educational and scholarly interests through
development and strengthening of University-wide programs, grants and awards.
������� Special Committees
To address select topics for finite and definite periods of time.
How Faculty Senate
was formed:
����� The SUNY Board of Trustees approved the creation of the University Faculty
����� Senate on
����� of Trustees states "the Senate shall be the official agency through which
����� the University Faculty engages in the governance of the University. The
����� Senate shall be concerned with effective educational policies and other
����� professional matters within the University."
����� The UFS membership consists of the Chancellor of the University, two
����� University representatives having University-wide responsibilities and
�� ���representatives from each State-operated unit and contract college. This
����� is a total of 33 SUNY colleges. This makes the University Faculty Senate
����� one of the largest faculty governance organizations in the country!
����� The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university
����� system in the
����� degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses
����� Contact Information
����� Ken O�Brien, President
����� Carol Donato, Executive Assistant
����� The University Faculty Senate
����� SUNY System Administration
�����
�����
����� 518-443-5326 or
����� 800-547-1548
����� www.suny.edu/facultysenate
adapted from brochure produced in 2007 by Executive committee of UFS
updated 2009 by Mary Ware for distribution on SUNY Cortland�s campus
http://www.cortland.edu/senate/minutes/0910min1.html
[SC1]This was per our recommendation on 3/25.