Agenda as of Saturday morning, 6 December 2008
University Senate Executive Committee
(*Special meeting*)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
10:00 – 11:00 AM
UNH 306
John Delano, Chair
AGENDA
(10:00-10:10 AM) Approval of SEC Minutes of December 1, 2008 meeting
(10:10 AM) Chair’s Report (John Delano) – As mentioned in my e-mail of December 4 (Attachment
1), this special meeting of the Senate Executive Committee has been called largely to discuss a proposed
Senate Resolution to register our understanding of the SUNY Board of Trustees (BOT) Resolution
#10R, specifically its implications (if any) for the academic relationship between the College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and the University at Albany. Following the SEC’s
conversation with President George Philip and Senior Vice President Alain Kaloyeros at the December
1st SEC meeting, there appeared to be no reason for delaying Senate action on this matter for 2 months
(i.e., until the first SEC and Senate meetings on January 26 and February 9, respectively). With several
days having elapsed since the December 1st SEC meeting and members appearing to have been satisfied
with the information exchanged during that meeting, this special meeting of the SEC has been called to
consider a proposed Senate Resolution 0809-03, and to place it on the agenda of the December 15th
Senate meeting as an item of ‘New Business’.
New Business (10:10-11:00 AM)
(10:10-10:40 AM) Proposed Senate Resolution 0809-03R (Attachment 2)
(10:40-10:50 AM) Discussion of proposed topic for Faculty Forum (CAFFECoR)
(10:50-11:00 AM) Consider that Senior Vice President/CEO of CNSE be designated an ex officio
member of the University Senate through future amendment to Faculty Bylaws and
Senate
Charter (Senate Chair)
Old Business
Adjournment
