UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
May 6, 197 4
3:15 p.m.
!s s eJI!£1X Hall
A G E N D A
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Call to Order and Announcements
2.
Approval of Minutes
3. President's Report
4.
Council & Committee Reports
.5.
Old Business:
5.1 Bill No. 197374-32 (Reversal of Prior Recommendation)
5.2 Bill No. 197374-33 (Amendment to the Charge of the Council on Promotions
and Continuing Appointments)
5.3 Bill No. 197374-34 (Resolution on Operational Guidelines)
5.4 Bill No. 197374-35 (Student Participation in Promotion and Continuing
Appointment Recommendations)
5.5 Bill No. 197374-36 (Evaluation of Teaching)
5.6 Bill No. 197374-37 (Student-Faculty Committee on Teaching)
5. 7 Bill N<>_._l._nJ14-3_8_(P_erformance-Expectat!ons)- - - ------ -
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-5-.-8- -Bill No. 197374-39 (Personnel Committee)
5.9 Bill No. 197374-40 (External Letters)
5.10 Bill No. 197374-41 (Confidentiality of Personnel Proceedings)
6.
New Business
1. Adjournment
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBl\NY
Minutes of M0Y 6, 1974
The meeting was called to order by the Chainnan, Edith Cobane, at 3:30 p.m.
in the Campus Center Assembly Hall.
1. President Benezet announced that the foundations would be turned on as
soon as repairs were made--probably-in-the-middle of the week.
2.
Senator Gibson moved approval of the Minutes of the April meetings ; motion
seconded and approved.
3.
SUNY senate Report
Arthur Collins, SUNY-Albany representative to the State-wide SUNY Senate,
reported on the most recent meeting.
4.
Council and Committee Reports
4 .1 Written reports were submitted by the Executive Canmi ttee, the Council
on Educational Policy, the Undergraduate Academic Council, the Graduate
Academic Council, and the Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments.
5. Bill No. 197374-32 (Reversal of Prior Recommendations)
Senator Kendall Birr moved that the Senate postpone further consideration
of Senate bills 197374-32 through 197374-41 until such time as there is a
formal resolution of the question of whether or not prcmotion and continu-
.------ -- --ing-appointrrent-procedures -are-aspects-of-"conditions of-employment" and-
therefore negotiable through the professional staff's bargaining agent.
The motion was seconded.
After scme discussion, Senator Coyne moved to postpone consideration of
the bills until the first fall meeting; motion seconded.
Senator Birr withdrew his motion; this was agreeable to the seconded.
The motion to postpone was approved unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
FROM:
DATE:
REPORT TO THE SENATE
Edith Cobane, Chairperson
Executive Committee
May 6, 1974
The proposed amendment to the Faculty By-laws regarding
voting faculty. requirements per Board of Trustees' action was discussed.
There was considerable sentiment that additional changes might well be
needed, but that no attempt to effect such changes should be made at
the faculty meeting.
The problem will be studied in the future.
The major business was the nomination of candidates for the
1974-1975 Executive Committee.
The slate was presented to the 1974-
1975 Senate at its organizational meeting of April 29.
Chairperson Cobane raised serious objection to the way in
which the Ad Hoc Committee on Guidelines for Discretionary Salary
Increases functioned.
In her judgement, it was unable to operate
in a normal deliberative manner1 the pressure of time was acute, the
notice of the meeting was late, materials for study were not available
in advance, and no time for consultation with other faculty or, indeed,
careful consideration of alternate possibilities was possible.
She
advised future Executive Committees to be sure that any committees to
which the Executive Committee made suggestions or appointments would ~'-~--~
have opportunity to deliberate in a reasonable manner.
President Benezet responded that he would take. this point
of view back to his administrative collleagues and note this as a
request for different timing as future needs arise.
REPORT TO THE SENATE
FROM:
Phillip Tompkins, Chairperson
Council on Educational Policy
DATE:
May 6, 1974
The Council on Educational Policy (EPC) following its meeting on
March 28, 1974, reports the following:
FOR INFORMATION
1. The council received a status report on the faculty workload analysis
from the office of institutional research.
The final report will be submitted
to the council at its next meeting.
2.
The EPC accepted the following proposal:
"In view of the action of
the Council of the College of Arts and Sciences the Council on Educational
Policy has no objection to the establishment of a Department of Puerto Rican
studies at this time."
3. The 1974 Master Plan Progress Report was referred to the co~nittee
on long-range objectives.
FOR ACTION
None
REPORT TO THE SENATE
FROM:
Margaret Farrell, Chairperson
Undergraduate Academic Council
DATE:
May 6, 1974
The Undergraduate Academic Council (UAC), following its meeting on
April 19, 1974, reports the following:
FOR INFORMATION
1. The curriculum committee of the UAC has supported the proposal for
the establishment of a new undergraduate major in Judaic Studies. The council
as a whole is now discussing the proposal.
2.
The UAC has voted to delegate to the colleges and schools within
the University Center at Albany the power to grant exemptions to the provisions
,of Senate Bill 197273-36 concerning the number of credits in his major or second
field which a student may take pass-fail. Such exemptions should b.e made in
response to specific student appeals.
In the School of Education and in the
College of Arts and Sciences, the council recommends that this power be delegated
to the individual departments.
3.
The UAC is presently formulating legislation to provide guidelines
for the administration of undergraduate final examinations.
FOR ACTION
None
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FROM:
DATE:
REPORT TO THE SENATE
Jack Smith, Chairperson
Graduate Academic Council
May 6, 1974
FOR INFORMATION:
1.
Six graduate program reviews are still at various stages of
completion.
2.
External reviewers have submitted their reports on proposed
interdisciplinary graduate programs to the Council's Com-
mittee for Interdisciplinary and Innovative Studies.
These
reports will provide guidance for the Committee's revision
of a proposal to the State Education Department.
3.
The council approved plans for the review of graduate
programs in twenty-one departments during academic years
beginning in academic 1974-1975 and 1975-1976.
4.-
The Council expressed reservations regarding assignment
to it of functions previously resting with the Council
on Research. It intends to continue discussion of the
matter.
FOR ACTION:
None
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From:
Date:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12222
REPORT TO THE SENATE
Bruce B. Marsh, Chairman
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
April 29, 1974
At its meeting on April 15 the Council discussed the
probable impact of Bills 32 through 41.
Although each bill
has many ramifications, we have tried to restrict our com-
ments to the effect the proposed bills may have on council
activities and the effect they may have on the quality and
significance of evidence submitted to the Council.
Only in
these areas is our experience relevant.
In the interest of brevity, we have not repeated the
positive aspects, which are expressed very well in the report
of the ad hoc committee.
As a result our report may seem
totally negative.
However, we agree that each bill addresses
a significant problem.
Where we disagree with a bill or part
of a bill, it is because we believe that the proposed legis-
lation would worsen the situation, not improve it.
Bill 32:
;
We share the desire to reduce the frequency of conflict-
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__________ ing_recommendat~ons .-However---,----this-bi-1-1-presents--severe---------..
logistical problems.
Assuming that a method is·. established
for determining whether the Council is considering reversing
a recommendation, we are left with the problem of arranging
a meeting with the appropriate persons.
This will complicate
an already cumbersome process.
Such a complication should be
accepted if and only if it would produce a significant improve-
ment.
We believe that present procedures provide adequate
communication of the reasons for our recommendations.
We fear
that the proposed meeting would often be a confrontation with
little value.
Bill 33:
If this bill is passed, the Council on Promotions and Con·-
tinuing Appointments will receive only tenure cases and those
promotion cases in which there is disagreement.
We have found
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it useful to develop a broader view through the study of all
cases, weak through strong and instructor through professor.
Equity might suffer were we to review only controversial
cases.
In addition, it seems appropriate to have one peer group
which attempts to establish uniform standards across the
various units in the University.
Bill 34:
The statement "Superiority of intellectual attainment shall
be the overriding consideration" causes some problems.
A
possible meaning is that only superior intellect sh~ll be con-
sidered.
Last year's Senate, in debating and approving Bill
197172-38, accepted the view that needs and priorities of the
department and of the university are legitimate factors in the
consideration of promotion and tenure.
The council on Promo-
tions and continuing Appointments supports this view and
therefore urges that the word "overriding" be changed to
"primary".
Bill 35:
The council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
opposes the bill on the following grounds:
(1) It would cause the council on Promotions and Con-
tinuing Appointments to become an enforcement
agency.
(2) It would be unfair and illegal to reject a can-
didate because a department fails to follow some
procedure.
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_l3)_~Qecifying tha_t_ student_par_ticipation-be-repre:""----·-----
sentative and that student judgement be assigned
a specific value relative to faculty judgement
is inappropriate.
(4) Some readers of the bill may infer that depart-
ment meetings on personnel must be joint meetings,
with both faculty and students present.
We believe
that the discussion and analysis of cases will be
more open and ther.efore the recommendations will be
more credible if the two groups meet separately and
transmit separate recommendations accompanied by
the total vote in each case.
The council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
believes that the question of student participation in person-
nel decisions calls for further study.
The Senate should seek
ways to implement such participation without excessive viola-
tion of departmental autonomy.
Some appropriate questions are:
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(1) Is student interest sufficient to provide an
unbiased sample of opinion?
(2) What types of information will be made avail-
able to students?
(3) Should students participate in faculty meetings
on personnel matters?
Bill 36:
As in Bill 35, the Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments would become an enforcement agency, and would be
put in the position of punishing a candidate because a
department does not follow a specified procedure.
It is obvious that the procedures called for in this bill
cannot be implemented in Fall 1974.
Until some such proce-
dure can be agreed upon and implemented, we urge that the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments "Guidelines
for Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness" be followed.
Bill 38:
This bill would have little effect on the council on Pro-
motions and Continuing Appointments.
However, we do support
the idea of a review of performance because we have seen
cases in which candidates were not aware (until too late)
that performance was below expectations.
Bill 40:
During the past year a subcommittee of the council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointments has studied the question
of external letters of evaluation.
The report, as approved by
the Council, follows.
REPORT ON EXTERNAL EVALUATION
Introduction
In order that a candidate for promotion and/or tenure be
effectively evaluated by the appropriate reviewing bodies, it
is necessary that these reviewers have access to objective
comments on the candidate's work •. The University is generally
able to review such areas as teaching effectiveness and intra-
university service through intern~! means.
What is needed is
the objective evaluation of the c1ndidate's scholarship, per-
formances, exhibitions, extra-university service and other
non-teaching functions.
While not wishing to limit the
sources of letters of recommendation, we suggest that letters
that are clearly testimonial in content be separated from
letters of evaluation.
The various reviewing bodies would be
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aided by statements attesting to the relationship that may
exist between the evaluators and the candidates, and by an
explanation of the departmental technique of evaluator
selection.
s2ecific Recommendations
(1) Highly qualified external evaluators should be
selected and reviews requested by an appropriate
department committee, rather than by the candi-
date himself.
(However, the candidate may
request additional letters of recommendation.)
(2) Normally, three to five external reviews should
be sought.
(3) Since specific rather than general comments are
desired, a few key articles rather than many
articles, might be sent to reviewers.
(4) A brief summary of the background of each
reviewer is helpful.
( 5) Reviews of published and submi t·ted work are
considered relevant.
(6) Normally, evaluations should be sought outside of
SUNY, Albany.
It is recognized that some faculty are involved in the
teaching and/or supervision of students off the university
campus.
Frequently such faculty contact professionals work-
ing in their field who are competent to evaluate the
faculty member's work.
Such professionals might provide
external evaluation, but they should be requested to be
specific rather than general.
Relevant areas for their
comments might include: the faculty member's knowledge of
-------fundamenta-1-s-an-d-re-cen·e--development:s -in the field; the __ _
faculty member's impact on the field; evidence of the success
of programs in which the faculty member has been engaged~ and
the faculty member's ability to adapt knowledge to fit the
needs of the fie!d.
The major differences between Bill 40 and the above
report are:
(1) We propose somewhat flexible guidelines rather than
firm rules.
(2) We suggest three.to five external evaluators (as
opposed to four).
(3) We do not require that evaluators have equal or
higher rank.
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(4) We do not require that evaluators be from an
institution at least comparable to SUNY~Albany.
(5) We urge that evaluators be external to SUNY-
Albany.
(6) We do not require a summary by a personnel com-
mittee.
(However, it is clear that such an
arrangement could help protect the confidential-
ity of the letters of evaluation.)
Bills 37, 39 and 41:
We have no comments on these bills.
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COUNCIL ON PROMOTIONS AND CONTINUING APPOINTMENTS
1973-74 Annual Report
During this academic year the Council considered 31 requests for
continuing appointment and 44 requests for promotion in rank.
'The
attached tables provide the details of the action taken on these cases.
The following provides a more compact summary of reconnnendations made
by the Council.
Tenure
Approved
15 (48%)
Disapproved 12 (39%)
No Vote
4 (13%)
Promotion
Approved
Disapproved
No Vote
18 (41%)
25 (57%)
1 ( 2%)
The Council also made positive recommendations on five requests for
rank emeritus.
Annand Baker
Richard Clark
Thomas Clingan
Ann Eldridge
Frank Kolmin
Bruce Marsh
MEMBERS OF Trlli COUNCIL ON PROMOTIONS
AND CONTINUING APPOIN'IMENTS
Robert Mayer
David Serrone
Margaret Stewart
Robert Wesser
Richard Wilkinson
Phillip Sirotkin
1973-74
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Assistant
Yes
No
N.A.
..
--
N. .Stant
Yes
No
N.A.
ACTION
BY
DEPARTMENT
No
3
Yes
3
50%
50%
Yes 1
No
1
50%
50%
ACTION
BY
CHAIRMAN
TENURE
No
3
Yes 2
No 1
33%
66%
PRCIDTION
Yes
1
N.A.
1
50%
50%
ACTION
BY
SCHOOL
~CONSIDERA'I
Yes 2
N.A.
1
66%
33%
RECONSIDEAA
Yes
1
N.A.
1
50%
50%
ACTION
BY
DE:AN
~ON
"' /es 1
N.A. 1
No Vote 1
33%
66%
'ION
N.A.
1
No
1
50%
SO%
ACTION
BY
COUNCIL
No
1
No
1
No
1
100%
No
1
No
1
100%
ACTION
BY
PRESIDENT
No
1
No
1
No
1
100%
No
1
No
1
100%
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ACTION
BY
DEPARTMENT
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Assistant
Yes
18
Professor
'!
No
2
No Vote 1
Associate
Yes
5
Professor
Professor
Yes
2
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Yes
89%
No
7%
N.A.
4%
ACTION
BY
CHAIRMAN
Yes
12
1\
No
1
N.A.
5
{~s 1
1
No
1
res
4
N.A.
3
N.A.
2
54%
11%
36%
TENURE
1973-74
ACTION
BY
Sa-IOOL
r
Yes 6
~
No
6
'
No 1
{Yes 1
N.A. 4
No 1
No 1
No 1
Yes 2
N.A. 3
(Yes 1
N.A.
1
36%
36%
~8%
ACTION
ACTION
BY
BY
DEAN
COUNCIL
J Yes 3
res 4 No Vote 1
'""
No
2
( Yes 1
~o Vote 1
{Yes 1
No 1
No
5
'r No
4
No Vote 1
....
No
1
No 1
Yes 1
Yes 1
res 2
Yes 2
{Yes 1
No
2
No 1
No 1
Yes 1
No 1
No 1
No
1
No 1
Yes 2
Yes 2
Yes 3
f_ Yes 2
!No Vote 1
Yes 1
Yes 1
Yes 1 ·
Yes 1
'
54%
54%
46%
32%
0%
14%
ACTION
BY
PRESIDENT
{ Yes 2
No
1
Yes 1
Defer
No 1
No 1
No
4
No
1
No 1
Yes 1
Yes 2
Yes 1
No
1
No 1
No
1
No 1
Yes 2
Yes 2
No 1
Yes 1
Yes 1
47%
SO%
3%
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PROOTIONS
1973.::-74
ACTION
ACTION
ACTION
ACTION
ACTION
ACTION
BY
BY
BY
BY
BY
BY
DEPARTMENT
CHAIRMAN
SCHOOL
DEAN
COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
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-
Instructor to
fYes 3
Yes 3 ·
Yes 3.
Yes 3
Yes 4
Yes 4
~
Assistant
No
1
Yes 1
Yes 1
Yes 1
res 6
Yes 6
r
rs
9
Yes 9
Yes 13
No· 3
No
3
No
4
{Yes 2
No
2
No
2
Assistant to
No
2
{Yes 1
No
1
No 1
No 1
Associate
Yes 20
I<
{Yes .1
No 1
Yes 1
Defer 1
No
2
No 1
No
1
No 1
No
1
ts 2
No
2
No
2
N.A.
5
N.A. 5
!
No
3
No
3
No
3
{ Yes.· 1 No 1
No 1
Yes 1
Yes 1
No
3
No
2
No
2
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12222
TO:
Members of the 1974-1975 University Senate
FROM:
Robert Gibson, Chairman
1974-1975 University Senate
SUBJECT:
Organizational Meeting
DATE:
April 23, 1974
The 1974-1975 University Senate will meet on
Monday, April 29, at 2:00 P. M. in the Campus Center Assembly
Hall for the purpose of electing officers for the coming
year.
Following the organizational me.eting of the Senate,
there will be a special meeting of the 1973-1974 Senate to
discuss the report of the President's Ad Hoc Committee to Review
Promotion and Continuing Appointment Policies and Procedures.
All members of the 1974-1975 Senate are invited to attend this
special meeting.
NOTE:.
Those Senators elected to the Executive Committee should
be prepared to attend an all-day meeting of the Committee
on Tuesday, April 30, for the purpose of making nominations
to the Senate's Councils and Committees.
The meeting will
be held in CC 370.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
University Senate
Minutes of April 29;-1974
The meeting was called to order at 2:10 P. M. in the Campus Center
Assembly Room by the Chairman, Robert Gibson.
The Chairman reminded the
members that the sole purpose the the meeting was the election of officers
and members of the Executive committee.
1.
Election for Chairman-Elect
1.1 Senators H. Horowitz and M. Sherman were nominated by the
Executive Committee.
Senator P. Tompkins was nominated from the
floor.
1.2
The first ballot resulted in a run-off election between
Senator Horowitz and Senator Tompkins.
1.3
Senator Tompkins was elected on the second ballot.
2.
Election for Secretary
2.1 Senators A. Klein and D. Wilken were nominated by the Executive
Committee.
Senators H. Farley and H. Pastides were nominated from
the floor.
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The first ballot resulted in a run-off election between
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Senator Pastides was elected on the second ballot.
3.
Executive Committee - Teachinc;r Faculty Positions
3.1 Senators T. Boehm, A. Roberts, B. Rotundo and J. Stutz were
nominated by the Executive Committee.
Senators H. Farley, H. Horowitz,
A. Klein, B. Marsh, M. Sherman, and D. Wilken were nominated from the
floor.
Senator Sherman declined the nomination.
3.2
The first ballot resulted in a run-off among Senators Horowitz,
Marsh, Roberts, Stutz and Wilkens.
3.3
The second ballot resulted in a run-off :among- ·Senators Horo\'7itz,
Marsh, and Stutz.
3.4 Senators Horowitz and Marsh were elected on the third ballot.
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April 29, 1974
4.
Executive Committee -
NTP Position
4.1
Senators McFarland and Ward were nominated by the Executive
Committee.
Senators Buck and Nix were nominated from the floor.
4.2
Senator Buck was elected on the first ballot.
5.
Executive Committee - Student Members
5.1
Senators R. Cohen, A. Dolan, L. Fidler, M. Kassoff, S. Meyer,
K. Zorn were nominated from the floor.
5.2
Senators Kassoff, Meyer, and Zorn were elected.
The meeting was recessed at 3:25 P. M. until Monday; May 6, 1974.
Minutes of Nay 6, . 197 4
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to approve the membership of the Senate's councils for the 1974-1975
academic year.
1 1.
Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics
1.1 Senator Tompkins moved approval of the proposed membership;
motion seconded by Senator Cobane.
1.2
Senator Wilken, noting that most Senators had just received
the proposed membership for the Councils 1 requested a recess in
order to give the Senators an opportunity to study the Executive
Committee's recommendations.
The Chairman agreed and announced
that the Senate would recess for 10 minutes.
1.3
Membership for the Council on Academic-Freedom and Ethics
approved.
2.
Academic Services Council
2.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Academic Services Council; motion seconded.
Motion approved.
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May 6, 1974
3.
Council on Educational Policy
3.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Council on Educational Policy; motion seconded and approved.
4.
Graduate Academic Council
4.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Graduate Academic Council; motion seconded.
Motion approved.
5.
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
5.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments; motion seconded.
5.2
Senator Fidler moved that the membership of the Council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointment be returned to the Executive
Committee to investigate the possibility of having untenured faculty
on the Council; motion seconded.
Question called on Senator Fidler's
motion1 motion defeated.
Division of the house called.
Motion
defeated by a vote of 25 against to 16 in favor.
5.3
Question called on the main motion.
Motion approved.
6.
Student Affairs Council
6.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Student Affairs Council; motion seconded and approved.
7.
Undergraduate Academic Council
7.1
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membership of the
Undergraduate Academic Council; motion seconded.
7.2
Senator Holstein moved that that Undergraduate Academic
Council membership be returned to the Executive Committee with
the requirement that a member 1 of the teaching faculty from the
School of Business be substituted for a member of the teaching
facul·ty from the Division of Social Sciences; motion seconded.
Senator Holstein withdrew his motion.
7.3
Senator Holstein moved to refer the Undergraduate Academic
Council to the Executive Committee.for reconsideration; motion
seconded.
Senator Holstein, noting that:the· School of Business
was not represented on the UAC, suggested that a member of the
UAC be replaced by a member of the School of Business.
Motion
approved.
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May 6, 1974
8.
Universitx Communit:;( Council
8.1 Senator Tompkins moved approval of the membe:rship of the
University Community Council; motion seconded.
Motion approved.
The Chairman requested the conveners of all councils to make an
attempt to have their councils organized before the end of the academic
year.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 P. M.
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UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
DATE:
SEPTEMBER 9, 1974
TIME:
3:00 P. M.
PLACE:
CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM
AGENDA
1.
Approval of Minutes
2.
President's Report
3.
Council & Committee Reports
4.
New Business:
4.1 Bill No. 197475-01 (Guidelines for Promotion and Continuing
Appointments)
4.2 Other
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Adj ournmen t
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Wa$hington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
University Senate
Minutes of September 9, 1974
The meeting was called to order at 3:15 P. M. in the Campus Center
Ballroom by the Chairman, Robert Gibson.
1.
Approval of Minutes
Senator A. Collins moved acceptance of the Minutes; motion seconded by Senator
M. Kassoff.
Minutes approved.
2.
Council & Committee Reports
2.1 Written reportswere submitted by the 1973-74 Executive Committee, the
1974-75 Executive Committee, the Council on Educational Policy and the Under-
graduate Academic Council.
2.2
Senator R. Schmidt asked why the Undergraduate Academic Council did not
consult with the academic departments before accepting the recommendation from
its subcommittee on admissions to grant transfer credit for coursework in which
grades of "D" have been earned, provided the credits for such coursework are
balanced by credits earned with grades of "A" or "B".
3.
New Business - Bill 7475-01
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Guidelines for Pt·omotion and Continuing Appointment); motion seconded by Senator
Kassoff.
Senator Marsh, speaking for the Executive Committee, noted that the
proposed revisions were an attempt to bring the current Guidelines into agree-
ment with the new UUP contract.
3.2 Senator Marsh moved to amend Section c~2 (School or College) by deleting
"as well as a brief statement by the committee explaining their recommendation."
from the last sentence on page 2.
Motion seconded.
3.3
Senator Waterman moved to table action on Bill 7475-01 until the next
meeting of the Senate in order to allow all the Senators to review the contract.
Senator Welch read Article 31 of the UUP contract to the Senate, listing
the materials that must be placed in an employee's personnel file.
Senator Waterman withdrew her motion to table.
This was agreeable to her
seconder.
Senate Minutes--contd.
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3.
Bill 7475-01--contd.
Several Senators asked for clarification as to whether or not the
committee report called for in section C-2 is confidential.
Mr. Barry reported
that the UUP position is that the report is not confidential.
The State's
position is that the report is confidential.
3.11 Senator Collins withdrew his amendment.
This was not agreeable to his
seconder.
The seconder changed her mind and agreed to the withdrawal of the
amendment.
Question called on Senator Marsh's motion to amend.
Motion defeated.
3.12 Senator Collins moved to amend section C-2 by adding "drafted by a
person voting with the majority of the committee" after "., •• a brief statement"
in the last sentence on page 2.
Motion seconded by Senator Riedel.
After a reminder that all votes must be by secret ballot, Senator Collins
withdrew his amendment.
This was agreeable to his seconder.
3.13 Senator R. Schmidt, noting that the original Guidelines failed to take
into account the fact that there might be a woman dean, moved that "her/his"
replace "his" throughout the Bill. Motion seconded and approved.
3.14 Senator Collins moved that the Senate endorse the spirit of the Guidelines
and the mechanism proposed, awaiting perfecting amendments at the next Senate
meeting.
Motion seconded.
3.15 Senator Forer moved the previous question.
Motion seconded by Senator
Femminella.
Previous question approved.
Senator Collins' motion defeated by majority vote.
3.16 Senator C. J. Schmidt moved the previous question on the main motion;
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Vote on main motion.
Bill 7475-01 defeated.
Division of the house.
Bill 7475-01 approved by a vote of 30 in favor to 22 opposed.
4,
New Business - Bill 7475-02
4.1
Senator R. Schmidt moved that the University Senate recommend to the
President that the change in the admissions policy which allows transfer credits
for coursework in which grades of D have been earned, provided credits for such
coursework are balanced by credits earned with grades of A or B, be held in
abeyance until opportunity has been given to the academic departments to con-
sider the proposed change.
The Undergraduate Academic Council should take the
initiative in soliciting responses from the departments and report the results
to the University Senate no later than the November meeting, at which time the
Senate will be asked to take action on the issue.
Motion seconded.
Senator Schmidt noted that the Undergraduate Academic Council had imple-
mented the policy on transfer credits for balanced "D's" before receiving
Senate approval.
The motion would allow time for consultation before action
COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS
S.EPTEMB ER 9, 197 4
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FROM:
Edith Cabana, Chairperson -
1973~1974 Executive Committee
Two major concerns, the Judaic Studies proposal and the Puerto Rican Studies
proposal, were the only business of the May 21 Committee meeting.
Invited guests
included Phillip Sirotkin, Robert Frey, DeWitt Ellinwood, Francine Frank, and ~na
Acosta-Belen.
The thorny issue was the ~erto Rican Studies proposal.
The Undergraduate
Academic Council~ while approving the concept of a Puerto Rican Studies major,
had rejected the specific proposal. Since this represented a reversal of
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the recommendation of the College of Arts and Sciences, the various guests were
invited to explain the positions of their constituencies.
The Executive Committee, after thanking their guests, met in executive session.
After extended debate, the motion to accept the Puerto Rican Studies proposal was
approved.
The Judaic Studies proposal had been recommneded by the Undergraduate Academic
Council; the motion for its acceptance was approved.
FROM:
Robert Gibson, Chairperson - 1974-1975 Executive Committee
For Informati ~
1. Council & Committee Appointments
Academic Services Council - Louise Tornatore (Psychology, A&S) to replace
Thomas Burnette (Registrar's Office)
Bonna-T-ann-i-r-, graduate-student-(eurri-cu-lum-&
Instruction, Education)
Faculty-Student Association - Donald Bourque (Business), Bruce Gray (Univer-
sity College), Bette Herzog (University Affairs),
Leslie Hoar (Physical Education), Frederick
Silva (English) and Phillip Tompkins (Rhetoric
& Communications).
2.
Received a supplement report of the Puerto Rican Studies Department responding
to concerns raised by the Undergraduate Academic Council in its deliberations
of the R.lerto Rican Studies major last spring.
3.
Endorsed proposed amendments No.1 and No.3 to Faculty By-laws.
The Execu-
tive Committee, having previously dealt with the matters of "the definition
of voting faculty" and "student representation on the Senate" reviewed and
endorsed these two proposed amendments.
The remaining proposed amendments,
being items not previously considered, were not taken up by the Committee
and no position on these items was suggested.
COUNCIL & COMMJIII.LREPO.RI~
SEPTEMBER 9t 1974
Undergraduate Academic Council--contd.
the policy which fixed the maximum of 64 transfer credits for students
.from a two-year college to specifically place the limit on the total
number of credits earned at a two-year college.
2.
The UAC accepted the recommendation from the Admissions Committee to
grant transfer credit for coursework in which grades of
110
11 (lowest
passing grade) have been earned, provided credits for such coursework
are balanced by credits earned with grades of "A" or
11B".
3. Guidelines for exceptions to the honors graduate policy were established
and were implemented by the honors and independent study committee.
4.
The UAC for 1974-1975 was convened and elected Donald Bishko chairperson.
For Action
None
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Bill No. 197374-43
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Proposed Undergraduate Major in
Judaic Studies Leading to the
Bachelor of Arts Degree
INTRODUCED BY:
Undergraduate Academic Council
May 13, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
That there be established on the SUNY-Albany campus an under-
graduate major in Judaic studies leading to the Bachelor of
Arts degree.
II.
That the major in Judaic studies go into effect when the final
authorization has been granted by the State Education Department.
III.
That this Bill be referred to the President.
RATIONALE
Tne oasi--s-for Ene rat:ional--e-o-f-t:Kfs-oftl-i--s-t:fie 'Cnorougfi
review and subsequent approval by the following governance bodies:
Committee on Academic Programs of the College of Arts &
Sciences - November 6, 1973
Council of the College of Arts & Sciences - November 20, 1973
Council on Educational Policies (accepted without prejudice) -
May 2, 1974
Undergraduate Academic Council - May 10, 1974
APPROVED by the Executive Committee, acting for the University Senate,
on May 21, 1974
Bill No, 197475-01
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Proposed Revisions in Guidelines for
Promotion and Continuing Appointment
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
September 9, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I. That the attached revisions in Section 6 (Administrative
Procedures and Responsibilities) of the Guidelines for
Promotion and Continuing Appointment be approved.
II.
That the revisions take effect immediately so that the
Guidelines do not conflict with the 1974 UUP Agreement
with the State.
Attachment
NOTE:
New material is indicated by italics; deleted material
is indicated by caps.
Bill 'No. 197475-01
Current Procedure
V.
Administrative Procedures and Respon-
sibilities
A.
Pepa.rtment*
*THROUGHOUT THIS SECTION, THE WORD ''DEPART-
MENT·" INCLUDES THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT
SUBDIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS.
IN SUCH
SCHOOLS THE ~HRASE "DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN"
MEANS "DEAN OF THE SCHOOL
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1.
The department chairman shall transmit
all recommendations (favorable or unfavor-
able) for promotion in rank to the dean of
the school or college by October 15. If
a faculty member is to be recommended for
continuing appointment as well as for
promotion, this recommendation shall also
be transmitted by October 15.
Other
.recommendations for continuing appoint•
ment shall be transmitted by January 15.
(The dates indicated are for normal
academic appointments.
They should be
adjusted for those individuals whose
academic appointments do not'conforin to
conventional dates.)
Proposed Procedure
v.
Administrative Procedures and Respon-
·sibilities
A.
Definition o[ Levete o[ Aaademia
Review
1.
T~oughout this seation the te~
department ehaZZ inatude those sahoote
whiah are not subdivided into depart-
mente and the aation by ·the
11depat~tment"
aoneti·tutee the "initiat aaademia t~eview
aorrmittee" as defined in the 1974 UUP
Agreement.
2(a) In those sahoota ot' aottegee whiah
al'e subdivided into depal'tmenta, the
"subsequent aaademia t~eview aorrmitteee"
shatZ be the sahoot ot' aoZZege promotion
and aontinuing appointment review body.
2(b) In those aahoots or aotteges which
at~e not subdivided into depat~tments, the
sahoot may estabtish an ad hoa aognate
fieZd t~eview committee to provide the
"subsequent aQademia review", ot' the
sahooZ or aoZZege may request the Coun-
ait on Promotions and Continuing Appoint-
menta to aat as the "subsequent review
aommittee."
B.
_Department
1.
The department chairman shall trans-
mit all recommendations (favorable or
unfavorable) for promotion in ~ank to the
dean of the school or college by October
15 (by November 1 fot~ the 19?4-?5 aaademia
yeat~ onZy),
If a faculty member is to be
recommended for continuing appointment as
well as for promotion, this recommendation
shall also be transmitted by October 15
(by Novembet~ 1 fot~ the 1974-?5 aaademio
yeat~ onty).
Other recommendations for
continuing appointment shall be trans-
mitted by January 15.
(The dates
indicated are for normal academic appoint-
ments.
They should be adjusted for thoae
Bill No. 197475-01--contd.
6.
All members of the department concerned
shall be consulted in all cases of promotion
and/or continuing appointment.
In cases of
continuing appointment, separate votes of
the departmental members holding continuing
appointment and of the non-tenured members
are to be taken.
In a case of promotion,
separate votes of the departmental members
holding rank equal to or above the rank to
which promotion is being considered and of
the other members are to be taken..
All of
these votes are to be conducted by secret
ballot. Voting shall occur during depart-
mental meetings unless circumstances pro-
hibit,
The chairman shall include the
results of these votes in his recommenda-
tion to his dean.
A copy of the letter
forwarding the material to the dean and
including the votes shall be provided the
candidate.
Upon receipt of the letter
from the chairman, the candidate has the
opportunity to reply in writing to the
dean, such reply becoming a part of the
record.
B.
School or College*
*FOR THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT SUB-
DIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS, THE PROCEDURAL
RULES OF THIS TITLE DO NOT APPLY •
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individuals whose academic appointments
do not conform to conventional dates,)
6.
All members of the department con•
cerned shall be consulted in all cases
of promotion and/or continuing appoint-
ment.
In cases of continuing appoint~
ment, separate votes of the departmental
members holding continuing appointment
and of the non-tenured faauZty members
are to be taken.
In a case of promotion,
separate votes. of the departmental mem-
bers holding rank equal to or above the
rank to which promotion is being con-
sidered and of the other members are to
be taken.
All of these votes are to be
·.conducted by secret ballot, Voting shall
occur during departmental meetings unless
circumstances prohibit.
The chairman
shall include the results of these votes
in his recommendation to his dean.
A copy
of the letter forwarding the material to
the dean and including the votes shall be
provided the candidate.
Upon receipt of
the letter from the chairman, the candi-
date has the opportunity to reply in
writing to the dean, such reply becoming
a part of the record.
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At the option of the faculty of the
school or college. the dean of each school
or college shall consult with a democrat-
ically-chosen committee of the faculty
and students in all cases of promotion
and/or continuing appointment arising in
his school or college.
The recommenda-
tion (favorable or unfavorable) of the
dean and of the department chairman,
together with the vote of the school or
college committee and the evidence
assembled shall be transmitted to the
Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments by March 1 in cases which
involve continuing appointment alone and
~Y December 1 in all other cases.
Each
recommendation of .the dean shall include
his evaluation of the case as well as a
brief statement by the committee explain-
ing the reasons which support their
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2.
At the option of the faculty of the
school or college, the dean of each
school or college shall consult with a
democratically-chosen committee of the
faculty and students in all cases of pro•
motion and/or continuing appointment
arising in his school or college.
The
recommendation (favorable or unfavorable)
of the dean and of the department chairman,
together with the"vote of the school,
college, or an ad hoc cognate fieZd com-
mittee and the evidence assembled shall
be transmitted to the Council on Promo-
tions and Continuing Appointments by
March 1 in cases which involve continuing
appointment alone and by December 1 (Dec-
ember 15 for the 19?4-?5 academic year
onZy) in all other cases.
Each recommenda-
tion of the dean shall include his evalu-
ation of the case as well as a brief
Bill No. 197475-01--contd.
I
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' ~ecommendation. A copy of the letter for-
warding the material from the dean to the
COUNCIL, including any votes or recommenda-
tions from the committees, shall be pro-
vided the candidate and his department.
Upon receipt of the letter from the dean,
the candidate has the opportunity to reply
in writing to the COUNCIL, such reply
becoming a part of the record.
c.
Council on Promotions and Conti~uing
Appointments
3.
The recommendation of the Council shall
be furnished to the dean, the chairman, and
the candidate BEFORE THE RECOMMENDATION IS
FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT.
D.
Personal Presentations by a Candidate
A candidate for promotion and/or continuing
appointment may appear, at his option, before
his department, before his school committee,
'r before the Council on Promotions and
Continuing Appointments.
Page ~
statement by the committee explaining
their recommendation,
A copy of the
letter forwarding the material from the
dean to the P~esidentJ including any
votes or recommendations from committees,
shall be provided the candidate and his
department.
Upon receipt of the letter
from the dean, the candidate has the
opportunity to reply in writing to the
~esidentJ such reply becoming a part
of the record.
D.
Council ~n Promotions a~d Contin~!~~
~pointments
3.
The recommendation of the Council
shall be furnished to the dean, the
chairman, and the candidate aZong with
the deaision of the ~esident.
1£• . Personal Presentations b:y a Candidate
A candidate for promotion and/or contin-
uing appointment may appear, at his
option, before his department, before
his school committee, befo~e an ad hoa
aognate field aommitteeJ or before the
Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments.
Such personal presentations must occur
Such personal presentations must occur
before votes are taken or other recom-
before votes are taken or other recom-
mendations made.
Timely requests for
mendations made.
Timely requests for
appearances before the department, the
appearances before the department, the
school committee, or the Council are the
school committee, an ad hoa aognate
--responsibili-ty or the candidate:- -APPEAR:.;--- rieZd- aommitteeJor-the Council are -the-----
ANCES BEFORE THE COUNCIL SHALL BE RESTRICTED
responsibility of the candidate.
TO THE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING NEW EVIDENCE
AND ARE TO BE SCHEDULEO THROUGH THE
PERSONNEL OFFICE.
E.
Notification of Faculty Member
F.
Withdrawal of Candidacy
F • . Notification of Faculty Member
G.
Withdrawal of Candidacy
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
MEMORANDUM
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Members of the University Senate
Robert Gibson, Chairman
September 12, 1974
There will be a special meeting of the Senate
on Monday, September 23, at 3 P. M. in the Campus Center
Assembly Hall.
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Senate Bill No.
197475~01 - Guidelines for Promotion and
Continuing Appointment.
(All Senators are requested to
bring their copies of this bill.)
9/9/74
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
UNIVERSITY SENATE
DATE:
OCTOBER 7, 1974
TIME:
3 P. M.
PLACE:
CAMPUS CENTER ASSEMBLY HALL
A G E N D A
1.
Approval of Minutes
2.
President's Report
3.
Council and Committee Reports
4.
Old Business
(Senator~ should refer to the report of the
President's Committee to Review Promotion and Continuing
Appointment Policies and Procedures distributed last spring
to all members of the faculty, upon which these bills are
based) :
4.1 Bill 7374-32 - Reversal of Prior Recommendation
___________ 4 ._2 _ _Bill_ 7 3 7A-:_3_3_=-__Amendment_ tQ_@__i.lrg~_Q:(_the_ ~_RQA ______ _
4.3
4.4
4.5
4. 6
4.7
4.8
4.9
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill
7374-34
7374-35
7374-36
7374-37
7374-38
7374-39
7374-40
5.
New Business
- Resolution on Operational Guidelines
Student Participation
Evaluation of Teaching
Student-Faculty Committee on Teaching
Performance Expectations
Personnel Procedures Committee
External Letters
5.1 Bill 7475-03 -Part-Time/Full Status Appointments
5.2 Bill 7475-04 -Resolution on Parking
5.3
Other ·
6.
Adjournment
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Minutes
October 7, 1974
ABSENT:
A. Bauman; W. Brown; G. Cardinali; A. Foster; H. Horowitz; L. Linninger;
R. Nirenberg; L. Salkever; D. Salem; M. Seiden; s. Simon; J. Smith;
J. Stutz; D. Tannir; J. Tucker; D. Weinstein; D. Wood
The meeting was called to order at 3:15P.M. in the Campus Center Assembly
Hall by the Chairman.
1.
Aprroval of Minutes
Senator Cobane moved acceptance of the Minutes of September 9 and September 23;
Motion seconded by Senator Tompkins.
Minutes approved.
2.
President's Report
2.1 The President thanked those who participated in Community-University Day,
in particular Sorrell Chesin and James Schmidt.
2.2
The Recessed Faculty Meeting will be held on October 22, 1974 at 3:30 P. M.
in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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2.3
The Conference of SUNY Presidents met at Cooperstown.
There is a general
feeling of "suspended animation" until after the elections next month.
SUNY is
showing signs of a more self-conscious posture of presentation to its publi.c.
There
is an organized effort to present the State Univers:ity of New York as a whole and Ln
its parts.
Each part of the SUNY system has the responwibilJ ty to present itself to
its own particular location.
The SUNYA University Council has made two steps this year for greater and
closer communication with SUNYA,
At each meeting of the University Council, there
will be an invited member of the faculty, the President of the Student Association,
and a representative of the Alumni Association.
The University Council has also
created a Committee on Legislative Relations and a Committee on the University
Budget.
The President suggested that SUNYA create back-up groups to meet with the
University Council committees.
The first group could be a University resources
subcommittee which might stem out of the Council on Educational Policy's Budget
Committee.
This resources committee might discuss budget priorities with the
members of the University Council's budget committee.
The other committee could
be a University relations committee which might be a subcommittee of the University
Community Council and which would appropriately meet with the University Council
members of the legislative relatlons group.
Senate Minutes--contd.
3.
Council & Committee Reports
3.1 Written reports were submitted by the Executive Committee, Council on
Educational Policy and the Undergraduate Academic Council.
3.2 It was moved and seconded that the appointment of Edda Gentry (German) to
the Council on Educational Policy be approved.
Motion approved.
It was moved and seconded that the appointment of Barbara Schermerhorn to
the University Community Council be approved.
Motion approved.
3.3 Senator Goldstein reported that the Student Affairs Council has elected the
chairpersons of its standing committees.
3.4 Norman Hoyle (Library & Information Science) has been elected chairman of
the Academic Services Council.
3.5
Guy Allaud (Mathematics) has been elected chairman of the Council on Academic
Freedom and Ethics.
3.6 Robert Wesser (History) has been elected chairman of the Council on Promotions
and Continuing Appointments.
4.
Senate Bill No. 197475-03 (Part-Time Full~Status Appointments)
4.1 Senator Tompkins moved acceptance of Bill No. 197475-03; motion seconded
by Senator Cobane.
4.2 Senator Cobane moved to amend Bill 7475-03 by adding "That the SUNY-Albany
Senate recommend to the Board of Trustees that, ••• " be added to Section I of the Bill.
Motion seconded and approved by majority vote.
4.3 Senator R. Schmidt moved to amend Section I to read " •••• part-time teaching
----- -Taculty tooe considered-for appo~intment- -r-o--terms::'of-more-than-one-year~l:n- pos-it-ions--- --
which may lead to tenured part-time positions." Motion to amend seconded.
Motion
approved by majority vote.
4.4 Senator M. Sherman moved to return the Bill to the Council on Educational
Policy; motion seconded.
Motion to refer defeated.
4.5
Main motion approved by majority vote.
5.
Senate Bill No. 197475-04 (Resolution on Parking)
5.1 Senator A. Klein moved the adoption of Bill No. 197475-04; motion seconded
by Senator Collins.
5.2
Senator Klein moved to postpone actl.on on B:Lll
7475-0l~ untll the December
Stmate meet1ng.
Mot:lon Heconded by S(mator Cobane.
Question ca1ll'd •.
Motion t:o
postpone defeated.
5.3 Senator L. Fidler moved to delete "and commuting ntudunts" from Part 1.1
and adding "and commuting students" after " •••• all-week parking for rerddent students"
in Part II.
Motion seconded.
Senate Minutes--contd.
October 7 2 1974
5.
Bill 7475-04--contd.
5.ll Senator Riedel moved to table Bill 7475-03 and the proposed amendments.
Motion to table seconded.
Motion to table approved.
6.
Bill No. 197475-05 (Statement of Belief)
6.1 Senator Cobane moved acceptance of Bill 74 75-05; motion seconded by Senator
J. Leibowitz.
6.2 Senator Fidler moved to amend the last sentence of paragraph one by deleting
"faculty" and substituting "Senate".
Motion seconded;.
6.3 Senator C. James Schmidt moved the previous question; motion seconded and
approved.
6.4 Senator Fidler's motion was defeated by majority vote.
Division of the
house.
Motion to amend defeated.
6.5 Senator N. Brown moved to amend the last sentence in paragraph one to read
"We believe that the University Senate, established by the faculty, is the proper
and competent source of authority for matters of this kind." Motion seconded and
approved.
6.6 Senator c. Waterman moved the previous question.
Motion seconded and approved.
6.7 Bill 7475-05 approved by majority vote.
6.8 Senator Cobane asked that a straw poll be taken of the faculty members of
the Senate.
The results were 27 for, 2 opposed, and 2 abstentions.
Senator Sherman moved to adjourn; motion seconded and approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 P. M.
COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS
OCTOBER 14, 1974
FROM:
ROBERT GIBSON, CHAIRMAN - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
For Information
1.
A special meeting of the Senate is being called for October 14 at 3 p.m. in the
Assembly Hall for the sole purpose of considering the proposed amendments to the
Eaculty By-laws.
Copies of the amendments will be sent to all Senators.
2.
The Executive Committee received proposal for the University Calendar for 1976-77
and has requested the establishment of an ad hoc committee to consider these proposals.
For Action
The Executive Committee reviewed the Senate Bills 7374-32 through 7374-40 (regarding
promotion and continuing appointment) and has placed them on the agenda for action.
FROM:
MALCOLM SHERMAN, CHAIRPERSON -
COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY
For Information
1.
The EPC recieved a report from the Office of Institutional Research concerning a
study of faculty workload for fall 1973.
One of the major conclusions was that FTE
and course credits as indications of workload are often misleading.
The report was
forwarded to the resource allocation committee for information.
2.
The EPC has reviewed its charge and also reviewed the charges to its standing
committees.
3.
The following were elected chairperson for the EPC standing committees:
long-
range plann:i.ng committee, Herbert Gerjuoy (GSPA); resource allocation committee, Hugh
Farley (Business); and program evaluation committee, Arthur Hitchcock (Counseling &
------Personne1.--Services)-;---
FROM:
DONALD BISHKO, CHAIRPERSON - UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
For Information
1.
The following were elected chairpersons for the UAC standing committees:
admissions committee, Donald Stauffer (English); academic standing committee, John
Stutz (Allen Center); curriculum committee, Robert Frost (Chemistry); and honors and
independent study, Nancy Papish (graduate student).
Members are being solicited for
the various committees.
2.
The proposal from the Student Affairs Council concerning student judicial action
is being held in abeyance until the SAC is organized and determines if it still supports
this proposal.
3.
The undergraduate audit policy is to be reviewed by the committee on academic
standing_.
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)
From:
Date:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12222
REPORT TO THE SENATE
Bruce B. Marsh, Chairman
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
April 29, 1974
At its meeting on April 15 the Council discussed the
probable impact of Bills 32 through 41.
Although each bill
has many ramifications, we have tried to restrict our com-
ments to the effect the proposed bills may have on Council
activities and the effect they may have on the quality and
significance of evidence submitted to the Council.
Only in
these areas is our experience relevant.
In the interest of brevity, we have not repeated the
positive aspects, which are expressed very well in the report
of the ad hoc committee.
As a result our report may seem
totally negative.
However, we agree that each bill addresses
a significant problem.
Where we disagree with a bill or part
of a bill, it is because we believe that the proposed legis-
lation would worsen the situation, not improve it.
Bill 32:
We share the desire to reduce the frequency of conflict-
ing recommendations.
However, this bill presents severe
logistical problems.
Assuming that a method is established
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a recommenda·tion, we are left with the problem of arranging
a meeting with the appropriate persons.
This will complicate
an already cumbersome process.
Such a complication should be
accepted if and only if it would produce a significant improve-
ment.
We believe that present procedures provide adequate
communication of the reasons for our recommendations.
We fear
that the proposed meeting would often be a confrontation with
little value.
Bill 33:
If this bill is passed, the Council on Promotions and Con-
tinuing Appointments will receive only tenure cases and those
promotion cases in which there is disagreement.
We have found
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it useful to develop a broader view through the study of all
cases, weak through strong and instructor through professor.
Equity might suffer were we to review only controversial
cases.
In addition, it seems appropriate to have one peer group
which attempts to establish uniform standards across the
various units in the University.
Bill 34:
The statement "Superiority of intellectual attainment shall
be the overriding consideration" causes some problems.
A
·possible meaning is that only superior intellect shall be con-
sidered.
Last year's Senate, in debating and approving Bill
197172-38, accepted the view that needs and priorities of the
department and of the university are legitimate factors in the
consideration of promotion and tenure.
The Council on Promo-
tions and Continuing Appointments supports this view and
therefore urges that the word "overriding" be changed to
"primary".
Bill 35:
The Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
opposes the bill on the following grounds:
(1) It would cause the Council on Promotions and Con-
tinuing Appointments to become an enforcement
agency.
(2) It would be unfair and illegal to reject a can-
d~date because a department fails to follow some
procedure.
(3) Specifying that student participation be repre-
sentative and that student judgement be assigned
a specific value relative to faculty judgement
is inappropriate.
(4) Some readers of the bill may infer that depart-
ment meetings on personnel must be joint meetings,
with both faculty and students present.
We believe
that the discussion and analysis of cases will be
more open and therefore the recommendations will be
more credible if the two groups meet separately and
transmit separate recommendations accompanied by
the total vote in each case.
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The Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
believes that the question of student participation in person-
nel decisions calls fo~ further study.
The Senate should seek
ways to implement such participation without excessive viola-
)
tion of departmental autonomy.
Some appropriate questions are:
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{1) Is student interest sufficient to provide an
unbiased sample of opinion?
(2) What types of information will be made avail~
able to students?
(3) Should students participate in faculty meetings
on personnel matters?
Bill 36:
As in Bill 35, the Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments would become an enforcement agency, and would be
put in the position of punishing a candidate because a
department does not follow a specified procedure.
It is obvious that the procedures called for in this bill
cannot be implemented in Fall 1974.
Until some such proce-
dure can be agreed upon and implemented, w~ urge that the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments "Guidelines
for Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness" be followed.
Bill 38:
This bill would have little effect on the Council on Pro-
motions and Continuing Appointments.
However, we do support
the idea of a review of performance because we have seen
cases in which candidates were not aware (until too late)
that performance was below ex'pecta tions.
Bill 40:
During the past year a subcommittee of the Council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointments has studied the question
of external letters of evaluation.
The report, as approved by
the Council, follows.
REPORT ON EXTERNAL EVALUATION
Introduction
In order that a candidate for promotion and/or tenure be
effectively evaluated by the appropriate reviewing bodies, it
is necessary that these reviewers have access to objective
comments on the candidate's work.
The University is generally
able to review such areas as teaching effectiveness and intra-
university service through internal means.
What is needed is
the objective evaluation of the candidate's scholarship, per-
formances, exhibitions, extra-university service and other
non-teaching functions.
While not wishing to limit the
sources of letters of recommendation, we suggest that letters
that are clearly testimonial in content be separated from
letters of evaluation.
The various reviewing bodies would be
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aided by statements attesting to the relationship that may
exist between the evaluators and the candidates, and by an
explanation of the departmental technique of evaluator
selection.
Specific Recommendations
(1) Highly qualified external evaluators should be
selected and revlews requested by an appropriate
department committee, rather than by the candi-
date himself.
(However, the candidate may
request additional letters of recommendation.)
(2) Normally, three to five external reviews should
be sought.
(3) Since specific rather than general comments are
desired, a few key articles rather than many
articles, might be sent to reviewers.
(4) A brief summary of the background of each
reviewer is helpful.
(5) Reviews of published and submitted work are
considered relevant.
(6) Normally, evaluations should be sought outside of
SUNY, Albany.
It is recognized that some faculty are involved in the
teaching and/or supervision of students off the university
campus.
Frequently such faculty contact professionals work-
ing in their field who are competent to evaluate the
faculty member's work.
Such professionals might provide
external evaluation, but they should be requested to be
specific rather than general.
Relevant areas for their
comments might include: the faculty member's knowledge of
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Bill No. 197374-32
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UN!VERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Reversal of Prior Recommendation
(Promotion and Continuing Appointment)
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
That when a second review body disagrees with the recommendation of the
first review body, it (the second body) shall invite the candidate and
the department chairperson (or dean), or their designees, to meet with
it to discuss the explicit grounds for disagreement.
Such a meeting
shall take place prior to the transmittal of the recommendation of the
second body to the President.
II.
That these provisions be incorporated in the Guidelines for Promotion
and Continuing Appointment.
III.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to the President,
the Vice President fo~ Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
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IV.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall
be implemented beginning with the fall semester 1975.
Bill No. 197374-33
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Amendment to the Charge of the
Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appointments
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1., 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
That the University Senate Implementation of the Faculty By-laws, Section
9 be amended as follows:
Delete the present section 9.233 and ..::ubstitute:
9.233 recommendations for promotion shall be forwarded to
the President without prejudj_ce, except that the
second level's reversal of the first level
recommendation may be appealed to the Council by
either the first level or the candidate.
II. That the Guidelines for Promotion and_Cot~uing AEpointment be edited
and revised to incorporate this change.
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III.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to the President,
the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
IV.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall
be implemented beginning with the fall semester 1.975.
Bill No. 197374-34
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Resolution on Operational Guidelines,
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Connnittee
Apr:U 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I. That Section 1 (Criteria) of Senate Bill No. 197172-38 be amended to read as
follows:
I. Criteria
A.
Recommendations shall be based upon a careful deliberation
concerning the qualifications of the candidate within each of
the following four categories appropriate to the candidate's
University position.
1.
Teaching effectiveness
2.
Research or other creative actitity
3.
Professional participation and recognition
4.
Service to the University and to the public
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consideration.
Individuals or groups making recommendations in
promotion or continuing appointment cases should particularly
assess the candidate's teaching and research or other creative
activity.
Excellence in professional and service activities
should not be permitted to compensate for clear weaknesses in
teaching or in research or other creative work.
It is the view of the Univers:i.ty Senate that the four categories
listed above include all the criteria for promotion defined by
the Policies of the Board of Trustees (Policies, 1973 ed.,
Article XII, Title A, p. 13) and in no way conflict with same.
II.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to the President,
the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the Council
on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
III.
That this resolution, subjeet to the approval of the President, shall be
implemented beginning with the fall semester 1975.
Bill No. 197374-35
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Student Participation in Promotion
and Continuing Appointment Recommendations
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I. The second review body shall forward only those personnel recommendations with
explicit reference to student judgment as expressed by student representatives
who have a clear interest in the department's future.
For purposes of deter-
mining departmental opinion about recommendations for promotion and continuing
appointment, students should be entitled to the number of representatives equal
to at least one-third of the total votes within each department.
Each depart-
ment shall define the group of students associated with it, that is, to be
represented; the graduate and undergraduate representatives themselves shall be
chosen by students through procedures agreeable to the department.
In all
continuing appointment and promotion recommendations where votes are tallied,
the votes of students shall be recorded separately.
II.
The University Senate further requests the President, the Vice President for
Academic Affairs, and the Deans of the respective units to consider only those
personnel cases of promotion and/or continuing appointment in which first body
recommendations include student judgment as expressed by student representatives
who have a clear interest in the department's future.
For purposes of deter-
mining departmental opinion about recommendations for promotion and continuing
appointment, students should be entitled to the number of representatives equal
to at least one-third of the total votes within each department.
Each depart-
ment shall define the group of students associated with it, that is, to be
represented; the graduate and undergraduate representatives themselves shall
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In all
continuing appointment and promotion recommendations where votes are tallied,
the votes of students shall be recorded separately.
III.
The Council on Promotions and Cont:lnuing Appointments may waive the above
requirement for student participation :lf except:i.onal circumstances should
warrant their action, e.g., evidence of insufficient student interest.
IV.
The University Senate further recommends that all votes in the first review body
on personnel cases of promotion be recorded by groups, that is, professors,
associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, lecturers, undergraduate
and graduate students; and in cases of continuing appointment, they be recorded
by tenured, non-tenured, undergraduate and graduate students.
v.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to the President, the
Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the Council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
VI.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall be imple-
mented beginning with the fall semester 1975.
Bill No.
197374~36
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Evaluation of Teaching
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
The University Senate requests the President, the Vice President for Academic
Affairs, and the Deans to consider only those personnel cases of promotion
and/or continuing appointment in which data from a uniform instrument of
student opinion on teaching (gathered University-wide) is available for the
case in question.
II.
The Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments is empowered to waive
the above requirement in particular personnel cases, where the faculty metnber
has taught classes of a unique instruction format, e.g., seminars, independent
study.
III.
The University Senate requests that the President, the Vice President for
Academic Affairs, and the Deans also waive the above requirement in particular
personnel cases, where the faculty member has taught classes of a unique
instruction format, e.g., seminars, independent study.
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committee composed of faculty and students to oversee the University-wide
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committee should ensure the following:
a.
A uniform instrument to be administered each semester in all
classes of a standard instruction format, to be supplemented
where necessary at departmental level with additional questions.
b.
The administration of this instrument should be handled by
students, the instructor should not be present, and the respon-
dents should be anonymous.
V.
That copies of this resolution be sent to the President, the Vice President
for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the Council on Promotions
and Continuing Appointments.
VI.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall be
implemented beginning with the fall semestE!r 1975.
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Bill No. 197374-37
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Student-Faculty Committee on Teaching
INTRODUCED BY:
Exe'Cutive Committee
April 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
The University Senate recommends to the Council of Deans
that each department form a student-faculty committee on
teaching.
These committees should have the responsibility
of conducting a thorough study of the teaching performance
of those individuals who are to be considered for promotion
or continuing appointment; data beyond the student opinion
on teaching instrument should be used.
II,
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent
to the President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs,
the Council of Deans, and the Council on Promotions and
Continuing Appointments.
III.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the
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semester 1975.
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I.
That a written oeL: of purformance expectations based ou Llw ;tppropri.au~
criteria be developed for eaeh new faculty member:
1.
These performance expectations shall be developed by each
department and shall consist of a general statement,
applicable to all department members, and such specific
changes or additions as may be necessary for the individual
faculty member.
2.
The performance expectations must be reviewed and approved
by the Dean of the School, and, if question exists, by
the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
II.
That these performance expectations be reviewed periodically with the
faculty member and modified, i.f necessary, with the approval of the
Dean.
III.
That the faculty member be evaluated within the framework of. these
performance expectations.
IV.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to the President,
the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
V.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall be
implemented beginning with the fall semester 1975.
Bill No. 197374-39
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Personnel Procedures Committee
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1,
197L~
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
That each department establish a committee responsible for
ensuring that all pertinent information about the candidacy
is collected and presented to the department.
II.
That the committee be elected by the faculty in the depart-
ment or appointed by a departmental group that has itself
been erected by the faculty.
III.
That in small departments (four or fewer), the committee
include the chairperson of the department, and at least two
members of another department.
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to the President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs,
the Council of Deans, and the Council on Promotions and
Continuing Appointments.
V.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the
President, shall be implemented beginning with the fall
semester 1975.
Bill No. 197374-40
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
External Letters
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
April 1, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
I.
That letters be solicited from external and, if desired,
internal sources by the personnel proc~dures committee.
II,
That the letters be from four scholars of recognized stature
in the pertinent discipline, at a rank equal to or above
that proposed, who are employed at an institution at least
comparable to SUNY-Albany.
III.
The contents of the letters, without the names of the signers,
be summarized by the personnel procedures committee and
reported to the voting members of the first review body.
IV.
The report and the original letters accompany the dossier
__ _Fhen_____th~_dossier is forwarded.
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V.
Copies of this resolution upon its passage shall be sent to
the President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the
Council of Deans, and the Council on Promotions and Continuing
Appoitments.
VI.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President,
shall be implemented beginning with the fall semester 1975.
Bill No. 197475-03
UNIVERSITY SENATE
State University of New York at Albany
Part-Time Full Status Appointments
Within the Tenure System for Teaching Faculty
INTRODUCED BY:
Council on Educational Policy
24 May 1974
It is hereby proposed the following be adopted:
I. Appropriate changes be enacted in Policies of the Board of
Trustees, State University of New York, to enable part-time teaching
faculty to be considered for appointment in positions which may lead to
tenure.
II. That, upon approval of the SUNY-Albany Senate, this bill be
forwarded to the SUNY-Wide Senate for action and recommendation to the
Chancellor of the State University of New York.
RATIONALE
The creation of this new category of part-time appointees in no
way alters the existing part-time classification. It is meant, rather,
to increase hiring flexibility by offering an additional option to
chairpersons and administrators.
Such appointments would make it possible
for departments to appoint noted scholars who are not available full time,
to accommodate faculty members who wish to assume an active role in child-
rearing, and to add areas wh·ich would not justify a full-time position
within existing departmental priorities but are vital to the range of
specialties represented in a department.
The designation may also be used for regular faculty members on term
or continuing appointments who request, because of family commitments, health
circumstances, or professional reasons, a reduction in appointment to part-
time.
(For full-time tenured faculty our present provision for partial leave
without pay would permit the same flexibility). Reduction of load requests
should be for a designated time period, such period to be mutually agreed
upon by the department and faculty members.
Appointments to part-time full-status positions, will be made only
when such an arrangement is mutually advantageous to the department and to
the faculty member.
Part-time full-status appointments may be made at the ranks of
Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, in accord
with the normal procedures for these ranks.
Hiring criteria as defined by
the department for each rank shall be applicable to part-time full-status
appointments.
Bill No. 197475-04
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Resolution on Parking
INTRODUCED BY;
Senator A. Klein
October 7, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted and implemented:
I. That the University Senate direct the Un:Lversity Community Council to
arrange with the Office of Management and Planning and also with the
University Security Office to re-establish segregated parking arrange-
ments in the main campus parking areas;
II.
And that parking plans give priority consideration to faculty and staff
and commuting students; and allocating other lots for overnight and all-
week parking for resident students;
III.
That this resolution, subject to the approval of the President, shall be
implemented immediately.
RATIONALE
While it is not desired that the Senate be pre-occupied with pistols,
pets, and parking, it is important that the University comply with contractual
and legally-decided issues. It is. my understanding that a grievance procedure
initiated last semester was settled in favor of the re-instatement of faculty
parking; and hence it is the legal responsibility of this campus to implement
what has been so adjudicated,
Aside from the legal aspects of the case, the present arrangements work
a hardship on faculty members who must make more than one daily trip to the
campus and also those who regularly carry books, slides, typewriters, etc.
between their cars and their offices.
Commuting persons also find that when they arrive at 7:30 or 8:00a.m.,
the lots are filled with cars that rest there all week or overnight.
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Statement of Belief Regard.ing
the 1974~76 Contract and
Self Governance at SUNYA
Introduced by:
Edith Cobane
Judith Leibowitz
It is hereby proposed that the f'ollow·ing be adopted:
1. That the attached statement of belief be approved.
2. That a copy of this statement be sent immediately to:
Leonard Kershaw· ( OER)
Ernest Boyer
Louis Benezet
Lew'is Welch
Bruce Marsh (UUP -
AJ~any President)
Kevin Barry (UUP)
Law·rence DeLucia (UUP)
The chapter president and senate chairperson of the other three
University Centers
3· That the circulation of this document among the SUNYA faculty w·ith the
interest of seeking sj_gn.a.tures of r.mpport be authorized.
STATEMENT OF BELIEF
While recognizing the validity of the Union Contract, the Senate wishes to
call attention to certain problems which affect the faculty at SUNY, Albany.
We
recognize that a contract pertaining to thirty different chapters must contain
certain items which are not equally necessary on all campuses.
We are specifically
concerned that section 33, by making the issue of continuing appointment a con~
tractual matter, offends the philosophy of self-governance that was in operation
on this campus.
We believe that the faculty is the proper and competent source
of authority for matters of this kind.
The contract negotiated by the Union is an assault on a principle of utmost
importance. We, as a body of' the faculty, express our displeasure with those
sections of the contract which infringe upon faculty self-governance. The contract,
though perhaps helping some campuses, is a detriment to ours; it prevents us from
continuing to move forward in the direction of more effective self-governance.
We specifically request authorization from the United University Professions
and the State of New York to adapt Section 33 of' the contract to the best interests
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10/7/74
0LLAUD, GUY
~ANDERSON, JOHN
BAUMAN, ANDREW
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.../IsHKo, DONALD
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THOMAS
V'ROWN I NEIL
,/BROWN, SHIRLEY
BfOWN, WILLIAM
~UCK, VERNON
CARDINALI, GLORIA
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1/tOBANE, EDITH
J COHEN I SARAH
OX, DOUGLAS
ROST, ROBERT
GENTRY, EDDA
:k:soN, ROBERT
~~OLDSTEIN, ANDREW
~HADDEN, ELIZABETH
~RT, RODNEY
~ARTLEY, JOHN
~OLSTEIN, WILLIAM
H01t0WTT·z-;--·HE:GE~
0'oYLE , NORMAN
JGOE, MIKE
~FTAN-KASSIM, MAY
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RSCHENBAUM, LYN
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~IBOWITZ, JUDITH
~~NTO, ANTHONY
JEVENSTEIN, JON
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~IELKE, JOHN
~FORER, RAYMOND
FOSTER, ARNOLD
~ORE, GILBERT
~WBOLD, CATHARINE
10/7/74
NIRENBERG, RICARDO
0rx, YOLANDA
NOON, DAVID
~PASTIDES, HARRIS
vf..ULIN, AMY
V RIEDEL, JAMES
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SALEM, DAVID
SALKEVER, LOUIS
~CHERBENKO, THOMAS
~HERMERHORN, BARBARA
~SCHMIDT, C. JAMES
J SCHMIDT, RUTH
SEIDEN, MATHEW
~HERMAN, MALCOLM
~ILVA, FREDERICK
S]MON, STUART
~IROTKIN, PHILLIP
SMITH, AJCK
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TANNIR, DONNA
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Jvt.RD, J. PAUL
;ATERMAN, CAROLYN
~INSTEIN, DONALD
JELCH, LEWIS
~SER, ROBERT
JILKEN, DONALD
WOOD, DANIEL
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UNIVERSITY SENATE
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Members of the University Senate
Robert Gibson, Chairman
University Senate
October 8,, 1974
There will be a special meeting of the University
Senate on Monday, October 14, at 3 P. M. in the Campus
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Center Assembly Hall.
The sole item of business will be
discussion and action on the proposed amendments to the
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Attachment -
Proposed Amendments to Faculty By-laws
AMENDMENT NO. 1
RESOLVED, That Article I, Sections 1 and 2 of the Faculty By-laws be amended to
read as follows:
Section 1.
The Faculty
The Faculty shall consist of the Chancellor of the State University of
New York;
the executive officer having jurisdiction over the University
Centers; the President of the State University of New York at Albany (here-
after referred to as
11The President
11 ); all members of the academic and
professional staff as defined in the Policies of the Board of Trustees; emeriti.
Section 2.
Voting Faculty
Voting members of the University Faculty shall be entitled to one vote
in general Faculty meetings, in Faculty referenda, and in elections to the
University Senate.
Voting members shall consist of the Faculty as defined
above with the following exceptions:
2.1 Academic and professional staff holding appointments for less
than one academic year.
2.2 Emeriti.
AMENDMENT NO. 2
RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 2.2 of the Faculty By-laws be amended to read
as follows:
2.2 There shall be 12 Senators elected at large by and from among
the non-teaching professionals who meet the definition of
Voting Faculty in Article I, Section 2 of these By-laws;
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be eligible to vote for or serve as Senators from
the Schools and Colleges.
AMENDMENT NO. 3
RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 2.6 of the Faculty By-laws be amended to read
as follows:
2.6 There shall be 22 Senators elected annually by and from among
undergraduate students and 11 Senators elected annually by and
from among graduate students, elections to be held in accordance
with the regulations of the appropriate student body.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Article II, Sections 2.7 and 2.8 be deleted;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 2.9 be renumbered as Section 2.7;
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AMENDMENT NO. 4
(If Amendment No. 3 is approved_, this Amendment wiU be withdrawn. If Amend-
ment No. 3 is defeated_, this Amendment wiZZ be brought before the FacuZty.)
RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 5.1 be amended to delete
11Three other Student
Senators, to be elected by the Senate.
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AMENDMENT NO. 5
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RESOLVED, That Article II of the Faculty By-laws be amended by the addition of
Section 2.7 as follows:
2.7 There shall be 7 Senators elected annually by and from among
members of the service staff, elections to be held in accord-
ance with regulations established by members of the service
staff.
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AMENDMENT NO. 6
(If Amendment No. 5 is approved_, this Amendment wiZZ be withdrawn. If Amend-
ment No. 5 is defeated_, this Amendment wiZZ be brought before the FaauZty.)
RESOLVED, That Article I I, Section 5.1 be amended to delete ••one member of the
service staff, to be elected by the Senate.
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AMENDMENT NO. 7
RESOLVED, That Article II of the Faculty By-laws be amended to include a new
Section 6 as follows:
Section 6.
Faculty Academic Council
6.1
The powers of the Senate in academic matters shall be vested in
a Faculty Academic Council consisting of the President of the
University, the Academic Vice President of the University, the
Chairman of the Senate, and all other Senators duly elected or
appointed who are members of the academic staff of the University.
6.2 The Faculty Academic Council shall meet separately from the
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policy and regulations, under the chairmanship of the Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
6.3
In determining what constitutes an academic policy or regulation,
the Senate shall accept the rulings of the Vice President for
Academic Affairs.
6.4 The meetings of the Faculty Academic Council shall require a
quorum of fifty percent plus one.
6.5 As a representative body~ the Faculty Academic Council may
advise the Senate on those matters or occasions c~lling for
consultation of the academic staff of the University.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the present Section 6 of Article II be renumbered as
Section 7.
AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, That subsection 2 of Section 7 (as renumbered) be
amended to read as follows:
7.2 The Senate may delegate to ·its councils and committee such powers
as it considers appropriate, except that the Senate shall not
abridge the powers of the Faculty Academic Council defined in
Article II, Section above.
ALTERNATIVE AMENDMENT NO. 7
A substitute amendment for Amendment No. ? to the SUNYA FacuZty By-Zaws
distr•,ibuted for act-ion at the August 28, 19?4 meeting of the FacuUy).
RESOLVED, That Article II of the Faculty By-laws be amended to include a new
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Faculty Academic Council
6.1 There shall be a Faculty Academic Council consisting of the
President of the University, the Academic Vice President of
the University, the Chairman of the Senate, and all other
Senators duly elected or appointed who are members of the
academic staff of the University.
6.2 The Faculty Academic Council, under the chairmanshiP of the
Vice President for Academic Affairs, shall meet separately from
the Senate at least once a month to advise the Senate on all
matters of academic policy and regulations pending before it.
6.3 The meetings of the Faculty Academic Council shall require a
quorum of fifty percent plus one.
6.4 As a representative body, the Faculty Academic Council may
advise the Senate on those matters or occasions calling for
consultation of the academic staff of the University.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the present Section 6 of Article II be renumbered
as. Section 7;
AND BE IT FINALLY R~OLVED, That subsection 2 of Section 7 (as renumbered) be
amended to read as follows:
7.2 The Senate may delegate to its councils and committees
such powers as it considers appropriate except that the
advice of the Faculty Academic Council shall be sought
before final action on any matters of academic policy
and regulations.
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
UNIVERSITY SENATE
DATE:
TIME:
NOVEMBER 4, 1974
3 P. M.
PLACE:
CAMPUS CENTER ASSEMBLY HALL
AGENDA
1.
Approval of Minutes
2.
President's Report
3.
Report on SUNY Senate Meeting
4.
Council & Committee Reports
4.1 Executive Committee
4.2
Ad Hoc Committee on Promotion and Continuing Appointment Policy and
Procedures (pZease bring the report which was distributed last spring)
4.3
Council on Educational Policy
l1. 4 Undergraduate Academic Council
4.5 Graduate Academic Council
4.6
Student Affairs Council
4.7
Academic Services Council
4.8 University Community Council
4.9 Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics
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Old Business (please bY~ing the hi Us which were dis-tributed in the October ?,
packet and the report of the Council on Promotions also distributed in the packet)
5.1 Bill 7374-32- Reversal· of Prior Recommendations
5.2 Bill 7374-33 -Amendment to Charge of the CPCA
--S-.-3-Bi-1-1~7-3-7-4_...,3:4- - Resolution on Operational Guidelines
5.4 Bill 7374-35 - Student Participation
5.5 Bill 7374-36 - Evaluation of Teaching
5.6 Bill 7374-37
Student-Faculty Committee on Teaching
5.7 Bill 7374-38- Performance Expectations
5,8 Bill 7374-39 - Personnel Procedures Committee
5.9 Bill 7374-40 ~ External Letters
6.
New Business
UNIVERSITY SEHA TE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 W~shington Avtnue
Albany, New York 12222
Minutes of November 4, 1974
ABSENT:
J. Anderson; S. Brown; W. Brown; V. Buck; G. Cardinali; E. Cobane;
C. Edwards; A. Foster; A. Htiland; L. Kirschenbaum; A. Lento; J. Levenstein;
C. Newbold; D. Noon; C. Rosentha1; D. Rastetter; D. Salem; B. Schermerhorn;
M. Seiden; J. Sole; J. Stutz; H. Tach; D. Weirstein; R. Wesser
The meeting was called to order at 3:15 P. M. by the Chairman in the Campus
Center Assembly Hall.
1. Approval ofJitnutes
Senator Tompkins moved acceptance of the Minutes; motion seconded and approved.
2.
President's Report
2.1 The President reported that the SUNYA Foundation has elected a slate of lay
officers, replacing SUNYA administrators. They are Alan V. Iselin$ President;
Marshall S. Hannock; Vice President; Dr. Alfred E. Farah, Secretary; Prentice
Rodgers, Treasurer; and Judge Thomas Whalen, Counsel. This change from the
practice of having the officers of the institution themselves as officers of the
Foundation gives us a better stance with our public and also gives us the basis
to reach out more effectively for more productive connections with the local
community.
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Alternative Amendment No. 7 for Amendment No. 7.
The Committee on Nominations
and Elections will be sending out a mail ballot to all members of the Voting
Faculty for Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and A1ternative Amendment No.7.
3. Report on SUNY Senate Meeting
3.1 Senator Arthur Collins, representative to the Statewide SUNY Senate,
reported on the meeting held at the Agricultural and Technical College at
Canton on November 1 and 2, 1974.
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3.2 Among the actions taken at the Senate meeting were: a request to the
Chancellor to increase the number of tuition waivers for foreign students and
faculty members; a resolution that each campus designate or create a committee
to handle professional rights and responsibilities of faculty members; and
approval of a report from the Committee on Research on the Guid.el ines for the
Granting of University Awards, including that portion of the report which
·criticized recent chaliges in the Guidelines and offered possible alternatives.
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4.
Re[?ort on Doctor a) Programs "
Phi 11 ip Sirotkin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, reported on the recent
review of SUNYA's doctoral programs in Chemistry and History under the review system
estab 1 i shed by the State Education Department.
The review committee placed the Chemistry program in category II (probationary
status - the program should be. reviewed again in three years) and recommended the
elimination of the History doctoral program.
A meeting was held with representatives of the review panel, the Doctoral
Council and the State Education Department.
SUNYA•s position was presented by the
History Department as a response to the evaluation. Our position is that the program
is one of strength; it is a growing, evolving program which has undergone consider-
able change and clearly should not be discontinued,
We are convinced that much
progress has been made and that in a few years time, the History doctoral program
will qualify as one of excellent quality.
5.
COUF),~i 1 & Co~mi ttee Reports
5.1 Written reports were submitted by the Executive Committee, the Council on
Educational Fblicy; the Undergraduate Academic Council, the Graduate Academic
Council, and the Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics.
5.2 Senator Tompkins moved acceptance of the appointments listed in the
Executive Committee report; motion seconded and approved.
5.3 Senator Collins moved to reaffirm the intent of the Senate to ask the
Undergraduate Academic Council to secure the information previously requested
in Senator R. Schmidt's motion regarding transfer credit for "0
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seconded. Question called. Motion approved by majority vote.
6.1 Senator Tompkins moved the adoption of Bill No. 197374-32 (Reversal of
Prior Recommendation); motion seconded.
6.2 Senator Leibowitz moved to amend section I of the Bill to read
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motion seconded.
Senator Igoe called for a quorum count. A quorum was not present.
The meeting was
adjourned at 5:00 P. M.
COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS
Executive Committee
1.
Appointments
Council on Educational Policy - Robert Cohen, undergraduate student
Brent Kigner, undergraduate student
Undergraduate Academic Council - Susan Bromm, undergraduate student
Edward Maher, undergraduate student
Ira Zimmerman, undergraduate student
Graduate Academic Council - Peter Feffer, undergraduate student SenHtor
Greg Whitney, graduate student
Student Affairs Council - Randi Bader, undergraduate student
Mitchell Dalvim, undergraduate student
Barry Fox, undergraduate student
Susanne Pierce, NTP (Residence Office)
Academic Services Council - Rorry Rolnick, undergraduate student
Royce Russel, undergraduate student
University Community Council - Marke Benecke, undergraduate student
Cyndi Cassaro, undergraduate student
Council on Promotions & Continuing Appointments - Mark Hamdi, graduate student
2.
Vice President Sirotkin reported on the current status of doctoral program reviews
conducted under the aegis of the State Education Department.
3.
The Committee reviewed a report from the Undergraduate Academic Council raising
questions about the survey concerning transfer credit for "D".
4.
An interim report from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Academic Calendar was received.
5-.---The-Gommit-tee-I"eGe-ived -wi-th-reg-ret-the_r_esignation of Helen Horowitz from both
the Executive Committee and the Senate.
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6.
The Ad Hoc Committee to Study Teaching Awards submitted a report which will be
reviewed by the Executive Committee at its next meeting.
Council on Educational Pol~
The Council on Educational Policy has not met since the last report to the Senate.
There was, however, a meeting h-eld with the chairpersons of the EPC and its standing
committees.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss some topics for inquiry by the
committees.
The EPC will next meet when its committees are ready to submit reports of
their deliberations.
Undergraduate Academic Council
For Information - The UAC discussed the request from the Senate to colhlc.t reHponseH
from departments concerning the tnlnsfLlr of courses wit·h grades of
COUNCIL & COMMITTEE REPORTS--contd.
Undergraduate Academic Council--contd.
"D".
It was the decision of the UAC this was an inappropriate request and a memoran-
dum presenting the position of the UAC was sent to the chairperson of the Senate.
Council on Academic Freedom & Ethics
The 1974-1975 Council held its organizational meeting on Thursday, September 19,
at '• P. M. in AD 123.
The Council selected Guy Allaud as Chairperson and expressed considerable puzzle-
ment as to its function, especially in view of the contract between the University
and U.U.P.
The Chairperson was asked to seek guidance on the matter, should it be
available, from the Executive Committee.
Two graduate students are yet to be appointed to the Council.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222
MEMORANDUM
University Senate, Robert Gibson, Chairman
Graduate Academic Council, William Brown,
October 30, 1974
The Graduate Actidemic C6uncil has met five times since its organizational
meeting on July 31, 1974.
The Council's standing committees have been active
and the following actions have been approved by the Council.
1.
Committee on Adnt.tssions and Academic Standing
The Council took action to approve the extension of statute of
limitations of transfer credit for a student, as well as recommending the
approval of transfer credit for courses taken off campus before students
enrolled in graduate programs.
These actions were recommended by the Committee
on Admissions and Academic Standing.
2.
Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
The Connnittee on Curriculum and Instruction approved eight faculty
-------membe~s-to-teach-graduate_ley_el_cour_s_e_g_., ___________________ ~--~
The Council also approved a recommendation to extend the current
procedures allowing graduate off campus instruction as recommended by the
Committee on Curriculum and Instruction.
3.
Committee on Educational Policies and Procedures
The Committee on Educational Policies and Procedures is continuing to
discuss the policies on transfer credit to master's degree programs and on the
residency requirement for doctoral programs.
4.
Committee on Innovative and Interdisciplinary Studies
The Committee on Innovative and Interdisciplinary Studies is considering
a proposal for internships to be offered in conjunction with the Institute for
Public Policy Alternatives (IPPA).
University Senate
October 30, 1974
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5.
Conunittee for the Review of Graduate Programs
The Committee for the Review of Graduate Programs has divided into
three separate subco~nittees to evaluate various graduate programs.
The
following programs are to be reviewed during the 1974-75 academic year:
Anthtopoiogy (Ph.D. & M.A.)
Comparative Literature (M.A.)
Crimin~l Justice (Ph.D. & M.A.)
Economics &'Political Economy (Ph.D. & M.A.)
EduG:ational Conununications (University Certificate & M.S.)
German (Ph.D. & M.A.)
Library & Information Sciences (M.L.S.)
Mathematics (Ph.D. & M.A.)
Russian (M.A.)
Social Welfare (M.S.W.)
Sociology (Ph.D. & M.A.)
T~aching English as a Second Language/Bilingual Education (M.S.)
6.
At its meeting of October 23, 1974, Dr. Sirotkin discussed with the
Council the status of the State Education Department's review of the doctoral
program in H1.story.
The Council also discussed the general nature and implications
of these reviews.
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ROSTETTER, D.
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SALEM, D.
lsALKEVER, L.
VcHERBENKO, T.
SCHERMERHORN, B.
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V'ScHMIDT, R.
SEIDEN, M.
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STATE UNIVER.SITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
UNIVERSITY SENATE
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
DECEMBER 2, 1974
3:00 P. M.
ASSEMBLY HALL
1.
Approval of Minutes
2.
President's Report
3.
Council & Conmd.ttee Report$
3.1 Executive Committee
Albany, New York 12222
A G E N D A
-- Election to Executive Committee
-- Council Appointments
3.2 Council on Educational Policy
3.3 Undergraduate Academic Council
-- Action Regarding Transfer of "D" Grade
3.4 Graduate Academic Council
3 •. 5 Student Affairs Council
3.6 Academic Services Council
3.7 University Community Council
3. 8 Council on Academic Fre.edom & Ethics
4.
Old Business
4.1 Bill No. 197374-32 (Reversal of Prior Recommendation)
4.2 Bill No. 197374-33 (Amendment to the Char,ge of the CPCA)
4.3 Bill No. 197374-34 (Resolution on Operational Guidelines)
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l1,S Bill No. 197374-36 (Evaluation of Teaching)
4.6 Bill No. 197374-37 (Student-Faculty Conm1ittee on Teach:l.ng)
'•· 7 Bill No. 197374-38 (Performance Expectations)
'•. 8 Bill No. 197374-39 (Personnel Procedures Conunittee)
'•. 9 Bill No. 1973 7 4-40 (External Letters)
5.
New Business
5.1 Bill No. 197374-06 {1976-1977 Academic Calendar)
5.2 Bill No. 197374-07 (Teaching Awards)
5.3 Other
6.
Adjournment
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
UNIVERSITY SENATE
Minutes of December 2, 1974
ABSENT:
G. Allaud; T. Boehm; S. Brown; K. Chen; J. Dewey; H. Farley; P. Feffer;
F. Femminella; A. Foster; E. Gentry; E. Hadden; A. Ho'Jand; M. Kaftan-Kassim;
L. Kirschenbaum; A. Klein; J. Leibowitz; L. Linninger; C. Mayer; R. McFarland;
S. Meyer; C. Newbold; R. Nirenberg; Y. Nix; J. Riedel; C. Rosenthal;
D. Rastetter; L. Salkever; C. J. Schmidt; R. Schmidt; M. Seiden; M. Sherman;
F. Silva; J. Smith; J. Sole; J. Stutz; J. Therrien; H. Tach; J.
~ Ward;
D. Weinstein; R. Wesser; D. Wilken; K. Zorn
The meeting was called to order at 3:25 P. M. in the Campus Center
Assembly Hall by the Chairperson.
1. Approval of Minutes
Senator Tompkins moved approval of the Minutes of November 4, 1974; motion
seconded and approved.
2.
President•s Report
We have been occupied with the issue of the Regents' doctoral review program.
It has had reverberations on this campus and on others to the extent that it
seemed appropriate for me to issue a general letter to the faculty on the
situation as it currently exists.
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community and also to give some reassurance where we found cause for it and
to leave you with no illusions that this is a settled matter.
The main purpose
of the letter was to state our pos'ition as a full-fledged University Center, so
accredited by the Middle States Association of Schoo"ls and Co'lleges.
The State University Board of Trustees has raised the question of jurisdiction
with the Board of Regents and has requested that the doctoral review decision
by the Regents be suspended during a period of further review by all the
Presidents of doctorate-granting institutions and their staffs along with the
State Education Department.
I cannot say at this time what the response of the State Education Department
will be.
We shall have to wait and see.
I can only say that we have been
occupied in our own behalf and in behalf of our sister institutions.
The
Executive Committee of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the
State of New York will be meeting next week on this issue.
The matter will
also be introduced at my request by the Commission of Higher Education of the
Middle States Association.
The Council of Graduate Schools will be meeting
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in Arizona this week.
A representative there will introduce a resolution
calling attention to the State Education Department doctoral review program
and questioning the propriety of a State to intervene in an area of decision
traditionally left to the integrity of universities to monitor in the interests
of quality graduate education.
3.
Election to Executive Committee
Senator Horowitz has resigned from the Executive Committee and from the Senate.
Senators C. Newbold and D. Wilken were nominated to serve on the Executive Com-
mittee.
Senator Newbold was elected on the first ballot.
4.
Council & Committee Reports
4.1 Written reports were submitted by the Executive Committee, the Council on
Educational Policy, the Undergraduate Academic Council, the Graduate
Academic Council, the Student Affairs Council and the Academic Services
Council.
4.2 Senator Chesin moved that the Senate approve the appointments listed in
the Executive Committee report; motion seconded and approved.
4.3 Senator Bishko! Chairman of the Undergraduate Academic Council, reported
the results of the departmental survey on granting transfer credits for
balanced grades of
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twenty-one
approved the granting of credit, nine disapproved the policy, and two
were neutral.
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Senate Bill No. 197374-32 (continued from November 4 meeti~)
5.1 Senator Holstein moved to table consideration of Bills No. 197374-32
through No. 197374-40 until such time as some sizeable group within
this body is willing to persue the content of these Bills and to present
positive arguments and reasons for persuing these Bills. Motion seconded
by Senator Cohen.
5.2 Senator Waterman called for a quorum.
A quorum was not present.
5.3 Senator Tompkins moved to recess until Monday, December 9; motion
seconded and approved.
Division of the house.
Motion to recess
approved by a vote of 21 in favor to 13 opposed.
The meeting was.~' at /!:50 P. M.
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ABSENT:
G. Allaud; L. Benezet; S. Brown; W. Brown; K. Chen; S. Chesin; S. Cohen;
J. Dewey; F. Femminella; L. Fidler; A. Foster; E, Gentry; E. Hadden;
J. Hartley; A. Holand; M. Kaftan-Kassim; J. Levenstein; L. Linninger;
G. Moore; D. Rastetter; L. Salkever; B. Schermerhorn; C. J. Schmidt;
J. Sole; J. Stutz; J. Therrien; H. Toch; J. Tucker; J. P. Ward;
c. Waterman; R. Wesser; D. Wilken
The meeting was called to order at 3:20 P. M. by the Chairperson in the
Campus Center Assembly Hall.
1.
Bill No. 197374-32--contd.
1.1 Senator Tompkins called for a quorum.
A quorum was not present.
Senator Holstein moved to adjourn.
Motion seconded.
Motion to adjourn
defeated.
A quorum was reached at 3:25 P. M.
1.2 Senator Holstein withdrew his motion to table consideration of the Bills.
This was agreeable to his seconder.
1.3 Senator Tompkins, speaking for the Executive Committee, moved to table
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Motion approved.
2.
Bill No. 197374-35
2.1 Senator Tompkins moved approval of Bill No. 197374-35; motion seconded by
Senator Pastides.
2.2 Senator Cobane moved that Bill 7374-35 be amended to read:
----------s-ect-ionr:--nreUni ver·s rtySena te recommends that personne 1
recommendations from each department/school make
exp·l icit reference to student judgment ....
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Section II: The University Senate further requests the
President .... respective units to reinforce
the above recommendation with direct commun-
ication with each department/school. (Delete
the rest of the section)
Motion seconded.
Question called. Motion approved.
2.3 Senator Collins moved to amend Section IV to read:
The University Senate
further recommends that the votes of students in the first review body be
recorded separately and by groups in matters of promotions and continuing
appointments.
Motion seconded by Senator R. Schmidt.
Senator Holstein moved a substitute motion to delete Section IV and add
11according to graduate and under·graduate status'' to the end of Section I.
Motion seconded,
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2.
Bill No. 197374-35--contd.
Senator Collins withdrew his motion.
This was agreeable to Senator Schmidt.
Question called on Senator Holstein•s motion.
Motion approved.
2.4 Senator Riedel moved to amend the second sentence of Section I to read:
For purposes of determining .... promotion and continuing appointment, all
students who have personal knowledge of professional competence, shall
be given an opportunity to participate. Motion seconded by Senator
Benedict.
2.5 Senator Birnbaum moved to return Bill 7374-35 to the Executive Committee
for revision and to keep the original intent of the Bill in regard to
student participation and to work out the mechanism.
Motion seconded.
Question called. Motion to refer approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 P. M.
FROM:
DATE:
REPORT TO THE' 'S'ENATE
Robert Gibson, Chairman
Executive Committee
December 2, 1974
FOR INFORMATION
1.
The Executive Committee discussed proposed courses of action
for internal assessment and setting priorities of SUNYA's
graduate programs.
We have urged that the Council on Educa-
tional Policy expeditiously arrive at a recommendation on
this matter.
2.
The Committee received two responses to Senate Bill No.
197475-05 (Statement o~ Belief), copies bf which are attached
for the information of the Senate.
FOR ACTION
1.
The appointment of Alexinia Baldwin (Curriculum and Instruction,
School of Education) to replace Edna Acosta-Belen (Puerto-Rican
Studies, A&S) on the Undergraduate Academic Council.
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to replace Michael Cerullo (Business) on the Graduate Academic
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The Committee received a report from the Ad.Hoc Calendar
Committee and prepared a bill (197475-06) for Senate action.
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The Committee received a report from the Ad Hoc Committee to
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Senate action.
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lJN~Tpp UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS, INCORPORATED
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~q~~UTER ~RIVE
8 ALBANY, N.V. 12205
PHONE 458·7935
Robert Gibson~ Chairman
SUNY-Albany Senate
1400 Was hi ngto.n Avenue
Albany~ New York
12222
Dear Mr. Gibson:
October 23, 1974
I have your letter of October 15, 1974 and also two attachments.
UUP will continue to negotiate on job security and job protection
matters tllhi ch the union has i denti fi ed as top priority.
J\s you yourse 1 f state, the Faculty Senate has no 1 ega 1 r·i ght to
negotiate tenns and conditions of employment. It is time the Senate
accepted this reality and adjusted its sights accordingly. Governance
procedures must, as a consequence, be consistent with Article 33 of the
Agreement.
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Under no circumstances may Article 33, or any other Article of
the Agreement, be "adapted" by any special interest group on any campus.
Sincerely,
L~~
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Lawrence A. Delucia
President
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cc:
L. Kershaw
E. Boyer
L. Benezet
L~ Welch
K. Berry
Bruce Marsh
Richard Teevan
AFFILIATED WITH NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS, NEA. AFT CAFL·CIO)
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UNITEQ UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS, INCO~PORATED
Robert Gibson
O..haiman
SUNY-Albany Univers:J_ty Senate
Albany, N'ew York 9 12222
Dear Professor Gibson;
October 22, 1974
Thank you for allowin.g me the oppo.rtuni·by to see "the resolt·rtion
ot the Albany .Fe.cu;t·ty.
I am
f:~a.YJ.kly amazed r>y
th-::~ lgc:k. o:C
Ul1d~rst~di.ng of Unionism and of the University as evidenced by
tlie•Sta·tement of Belief". Certainly everyone in the Albany faculty
is aware that faculty self-governance has no meaning other than
that wh~ch the administration paternalistically allows the facul:tl'
By self-governance, as commonly defined, we have the inaliable
right to ~dvis~ admin4stra.tive officers. Surely in a time when
the University is under financial pressure, when tenure quotas
are threatened, when class sizes are increasing, when ~port
of gradua'f;e education is eroding, your faculty cannot be content
to guard the right to advise the administration.
The Union
thinks we deserve better.
VIe should stre-...n+hen section 17:) to,
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mandate, b1 contract, real self-governanc;e' ;ather than the
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This requires
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self interee;t group and that we are obligated to s:brengthen our
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group by support.
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will help p:revent the development of real self-governance.
The
Union, bf a.dvanQing our collective interests through negotiation~
ll_·.,l[
provides tn~ only way by- which we can assure the . .facu.l ty-• s · right_s__ _____
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--for sel-f ... ,r:;ov~rnance. After all, a Union is merely an organization
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which adva.n~~a the collective interests o;f the membership.
The
interests ~re defined by democratic procedure.
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'.Che facul:ty ;members of dtony Brook are becoming increasingly aware
of this potential of the Union.
Our membership is dramatically
j.nQ;reami:g.g as a result of increased enlightenment.
We hope our
r·espected colleagues at Albany jo:En us to secure the benefits which
can only be gained at the bargaining table.
Statements at Faculty
3enates, how~ver well motivated, do not replace the imperative need
for a strong bargaining unit to advance our couwon cause.
~~lY;hO.U~
Fredric M. Levine
Presiden·t, UUJ?
Stony Brook
oc. • Leonard Kershaw, I~rnest Boyer, Louis Benezet, Lewis Welch, Bruce
Marsh, Af~;!tl~E~~~ NJ've-~b~~C&Tlff§L8-rS,+~o TEACHERS, NEA. AFT CAFL-CIOJ
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REPORT TO THE SENATE
FROM:
Malcolm Sherman, Chairperson
Council on Educational Policy
DATE:
December 2, 1974
The Council nn Educational POlicy (EPC) following its meeting of
November 7, 1974, reports the following:
FOR INFORMATION
1. The EPC received a report on the background of the current
evaluations of doctoral programs by the State Education Department.
2.
The EPC discussed the establishment of a priority-setting
committee to study the various graduate programs at SUNY ... Albany.
The
EPC is generally in favor of the establishment of such a committee and
would like to be, along with other appropriateccouncils, involved in the
setting up of this committee.
FOR ACTION
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FROM:
Donald Bishko, Chairperson
Undergraduate Academic Council
DATE:
December 2, 1974
The Undergraduate Academic Council (UAC) following its meeting
on November 15, 1974, reports the following:
FOR INFORMATION
1. At the direction ·of the University Senate, the UAC sent a
letter concernin. 9 the transfer of credit for courses earned with a grade
of "D" (attached} to each Dean and Department Chairperson. The results
of this inquiry will be presented at the Senate meeting of December 2, 1974.
2. After a review of the relevant material, the current UAC
reaffirmed the action of the 1973-1974 UAC to recommend the granting of
transfer credit for coursework in which grades of "D" (lowest passing
grade) have been earned, provided credits for such coursework are balanced
by credits earned with grades of "A" or "B
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FOR ACTION
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ATTACHMENT
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washlngtoo Avenue
Albaoy, New York 12222
TO:
Deans and Department Chairpersons
_(for response by November 26, 1974)
FROM:
Donald Bishko, Chairperson
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Undergraduate Academic Council
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DATE:
18 November 1974
SUBJ: Transfer of Credit for Balanced Grades of 110
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Traditionally, at SUNY Albany, course work resulting in ."0"
grades has fulfilled requirements. Students have not been required to
re-enroll in courses for which grades of "D" have been achieved.
However, students transferring to SUNY Albany have not been granted
credit for course work completed with "D" grades.
In addition, transfer
students have not necessarily been required to re-enroll in those courses.
The current grade policy at SUNY Albany allows "D" credits to be
applied toward graduation when balanced by credits of "A" or "B".
On April 26, 1974, the Undergraduate Academic Council approved the
following:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT SUNY Albany grant transfer credit for coursework
in which grades of "D" (lowest passing grade) have been earned,
prov-ided-ered-i-ts-:-for-such-eourse-work--are-ba-1-anced-by-eredi-ts-----'---
earned with grades of "A" or "B".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this policy take effect with transfers
admitted into matriculated status for the 1974 Summer Session.
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This proposal had previously been approved by action of the UAC's
Admissions Committee, which presented these reasons to the Council:
1. The November 29, 1972 resolution of the SIJNY Board of Trustees
guarantees all SUNY two-year AA and AS graduates admission to
a senior campus. It is within the spirit and intent of the
resolution that these transfers will be given every opportunity
to enter the senior campus with full junior standing in keeping
with their intended major field of study.
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2. Since current SUNY Albany policy does not allow for the
transfer of credit earned at the lowest passing grade, we
are app1ying an academic policy to transfer students which
is not in effect for the SUNY Albany "native 11 student.
3. Given the intense competition for transfer ad~i~sion, and
the resulting high quality of the cumulative hcord for
accepted transfers, (mean overall average of 3~16), we
find that the evidence of "D" grades is qUite li~ited.
(Note:
Data collected on the new transfers who entered
in the Surrmer and Fall of 1974 support this statement.
Of the approximately 63,560 credits transferred in, only
1,250 credits, or less than 2% of the total, wete the
result of applying these same policies to t~e transfer
students as Albany applies to its native students.)
4. A review of transfer credit policies at other SUNY four-
year units indicates thatthe majority (14 of 20 po1led)
already recognize
110
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university centers at Buffalo and Stony Brook; as well as
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. the arts and sciences units at Brockport, Buffalo, Fredonia,
Geneseo, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego,
Plattsburgh, Utica/Rome, and Forestry, as of April, 1974).
5. A further review. of several private in~titutions• policies
indicates that when "D" credit is not recognized. it is
done in order to preserve a semblance of academic prestige,
a factor which is maintained by our high standards of
admission.
(RPI, Union, Russell Sage, and Hartwick already
accept "0" credit for transfer. Seina and Cortlahd, two
institutions which indicated that they did not$ cited the
preservation of prestige as a primary concern in their
unwillingness to consider the acceptance of ~~~~ credit.}
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University Senate in the UAC annual report on May 30~ 1974~. A formal report
to the Senate was made at the September, 1974 meeting. Concerns about the
fact that the policy had been implemented prior to Senate approval, but
subsequent to approval by two representative Senate bodies9 led to a Senate
resolution which requested President Benezet to hold the policy in abeyance
until such a time as the academic departments could considet the proposed
change, report their opinions to the UAC, which in turn would report its
findings to the Senate.
Will you, therefore, as department chairperson or dean state your
department•s or school's position by completing the attached and returning
it to me as soon as possible. Since the next Senate meeting is scheduled for
Monday, December 2, 1974, we must request that you respond by no later than
Tuesday, November 26, 1974.
DB/ms
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STATE UNIVERSITY Of NEW YORK AT ALBANY
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TO:
FROM:
University Senate, Robert Gibson, Chairman
Graduate Academic Council, William Brown, Chairman
DATE:
November 25, 1974
Tne Graduate Academic Council has met twice sihce the last report.
The following actions have been approved by the Council.
1. Committee on Admissions and Academic Standing
Three specific ~raduate student petitions have been constdered
and passed on by the Committee.
The Council considered and approved the committee recommenda-
tion that, in order to more clearly identify the status df d~~to~al or
university ce~tificate students, if a student is, eHgH1lehfor advanced
standing, dur1ng the student's first semester of study, t e department
should determine the amount of advanced standing the student is eligible
to receive and, through the appropriate admi ss i ohs office, transmi, t the
information to the Registrar for inclusion on the student's trans·cript.
Credit completed at other universities after admission to the program
will be recorded as transfer credit. The University requirement that
half of the doctoral program must be completed at this University is
not changed..
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2.
Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
On the recommendation of the School of Social Welfare the
Committee recommended the approval of 83 supervisors of fleld ins,truction
working in a{:lenci es cooperating with the Social Welfare progran1~ to teach
graduate courses.
It is understood that should the SchoQl bf Soctal ~lelfare
offer a doctoral program, those faculty members approve to teach the advanced,
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Academic Council's committee on Curriculum and Instruction for further
rev·i ew and approval.
3.
Committee, on Educational Policies and Procedures
The Committee reports that it is close to completion on the tabu-
lation of the responses to its questionnaire concerning transfer credit
to the master's deqree programs.
The external reviewers report on the graduate pro~ram of the
School. of Criminal Justice has been received and the ScHool if being
asked for its reaction to the report at this time.
There has been continued discussion in the period sfnce Dr. Sirotkfn's
report to the counci 1 on October 23rd of the State Educat·l on Department • s
review of the doctoral program in history.
The gehera1 problem of deter-
mininq an overall university position wfth regards to grad!,l]ate education
has been discussed extensively.
At this Ume, no def·hdt® cone'lus ions
have been reached.
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FROM:
Andrew Goldstein, thairperson
Student Affairs Council
OAT E:
December 2, 1974
October 3 , 197 4 Meet i lJJl.
Andrew Goldstein was elected chairperson unanimously.
Peter Benedict was elected chairperson of the Student Conduct Subcommittee.
Mike Igoe was elected chairperson of the Financial Aids Subcommittee.
Diane Yannaco was elected chairperson of the Subcorrmittee on Residences.
Lois Gregg Auclair was elected chairperson of the Council on Health and Drug Education.
Chairperson Goldstein will contact Dr. J, L. White to see if he would be willing to
chair the Subcommittee on International Students.
Octob~ 23, 1974 Meeting
1.
Diane Yannaco, Chairperson of the Committee on Residences, submitted the following
membership list for the approval of the Council:
Faculty & NTPts:
Anne Cioppa, Nursing
Students:
Carolyn Colwell, University Library
Paul Doyle, Residence
Jean Farrington, University Library
Karleen Karlson, Residence
Steven Thomson, Admissions
Elizabeth Zivanov, Residence
Heriberto Lerpa - freshman, Indian Quad
Norman Jacobs - freshman, Alumni Quad
Maria Abruzzino - sophomore, Dutch Quad
Lisa Ballison - sophomore, Dutch Quad
2.
Peter Benedict, Chairperson of the Student conduct Subcommittee, r·eported that
the membership was completed except for a graduate student.
3. Lois Gregg Auclair, Chairperson of the Council on Health and Drug Education,
reported that the membership is complete and one meeting was held on September 23.
Another meeting is scheduled for October 28.
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4, Kristine Floren was named chairperson of the Committee on Student Government and
Organizations.
5, Representatives from the Speakers Forum presented a reqUest to the Council to
support three dates fa 11 ing Monday through Thursday fm" the gym fac'll i ty. The
understanding has been that speakers and concerts would be booked on weekends.
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The lack of any other adequate facility, the timing of the three speakers and a
conmunication breakdown made this a difficult problem to resolve.
After hearing from Dr. Al Werner, Chairman, Department of Physical Education;
Patricia Buchalter, Director of Student Activities; and Richard Adelman, Chairman,
Speakers' Bureau, the Council voted to support the use of the gym for the
Speakers Forum on October 31, December 4 and March 6 contingent upon clearance
that no inter-collegiate championship games are scheduled for these days.
6.
The Proposal on Academic Grievances is still in the category of unfi.nished
business pending feedback from the Undergraduate Academic Council, the Graduate
Academic Council and the Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics •.
The chairperson will be in touch with these groups to clarify any misunderstanding
that may have developed regarding expectations from them.
A motion was made to
this effect.
The motion was carried unanimously by voice vote.
7. A resolution was presented and distributed by Dr. Brown:
11Individual students should be provided the option of requesting that
information pertaining to them be removed from the published Univer-
sity Directory.
Name and class year may not be deleted ...
Henry Kirchner attended the meeting to speak on behalf of the resolution.
After a discussion of the rationale, the resolution was passed by a unanimous
voice vote.
8. A meeting of the campus clergy and representatives of the University community
was held in September.
From this meeting, a need was voice for an inter-faith
board to deal with certain matters that come up related to po·licy. At times,
it would be desirable to have a "voice" to speak for all the groups on the
campus.
Lois G. Auclair brought this to the attention of the Council and asked sup_po..._r_.._t __ _
for an ad hoc group to study this need and report back to the Council.
The
Council voted this support by an unanimous voice vote.
Frederick Moore and Lawrence Reis indicated interest in being a part of this
ad hoc committee.
The next meeting of the Council will be November 20, 1974 at 3:15 P. M.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YOAK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue·
Albany, New York 12222
ACADEMIC SERVICES COUNCIL
REPORT TO THE SENATE
DECEMBER 2, 1974
In order to facilitate its work, the Academic Services CoMncil has
decided to break down into a number of small comnittees br task forces to study
specific problems and to ·present to the Council for its approval, policy state ..
ments or reconmended courses of action. The tasks assigned thus far include:
1. Preparation of policy statements regarding (a) the
acquisition of computer-related equipment by academic units
and faculty members outside the Computing Center, without
prior approval of the Division of the Budget; and (b) the
establishment of departmentaJ collections ahd libraries,
both under and outside the control of the University
Library.
2. Detenninatioh of what are appropriate services to market
to outside customers. What is to be done with the income so
generated and who is to have control over it?
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{a} Development of policies regarding misuse of computer
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Development of a Library
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because of the increased poss i bi 1 i ty of censov·shi p problems
arising from open access.
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Investigation of the role of the staffs or the Computing
Center, Educational Communications Center, and the Library
in providing direct student instruction.
5.
Exploration of ways in which the University Community can
be better informed about, and make better use of$ the services
and facilities provided by the Computing Center, Educational
Communications Center, and the Library.
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Bill No.
197475~06
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1976~1977 Academic Calendar
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
December 2, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted:
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That the attached calendar for the 1976-1977 academic
year be approved,
II.
That this resolution be immediately referred to the
President.
Attachment
PROPOSED 1976 - 77
CALENDAR
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Morris Finder
NOTES FROM A T FACHING-AWARDS COMMITTEE
Background
Our committee was appointed to select and reward outstanding teachers, the
awards to be obtained from local university funds. Another committee is charged
with the responsibility of selecting and rewarding outstanding teachers for a
Chancellor's Award sponsored by the state university system.
At our first meeting we discussed the legitimacy of granting such awards and
the feasibility of identifying teachers as outstanding by a procedure that speci-
alists in evaluat.ion can respect.
We are convinced that on our campus current and
past procedures for selecting outstanding teachers are inconsistent with valid and
proper principles of evaluation.
These principles are of first importance, not only for encouraging good teaching
but also for evaluating teachingthroughout the university, and for promoting
academic freedom.
In the dtscussionthat follows, we explain.
We submit that typical evaluators of teachers take opinions about teaching to
be an evaluation of tt. One result has been the selection of teachers as out-
standing without considering whether their students have learned anything let alone
whether they have learned anything worth learning.
We find these procedures ir-
rational, violative of academic freedom, and at odds with the aims of the university.
The procedures are irrational because, as mentioned, they confuse opinion with
evaluation and fail to evaluate teaching.
They are violative of academic freedom
because an evaluator's opinion implies his view of teaching, not necessarily the
view of the teacher evaluated. Academic freedom implies freedom to hold distinctive
views about teaching. Similarly, the items on a student's opinionnarie of teaching
imply the views of the compilers of the opinionnaire; not necessarily the views of
the teacher involved.
When such rewards as tenure, Qrizes, Qromotion, increases in
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-:;:s~alary, ana even publicity are tied to particular opinions and particular stereo-
types, these become coercive and therefore violative of academic freedom.
Typical evaluative procedures are at odds with the aims of the university
because whatever violates academic freedom contaminates the envir·onment that a
university is obligated to provide.
Valid methods of evauation, however, are means
to both the improvement and to the freedom of teaching.
The following section
explains why.
Procedures of evaluation and their function in fostering academic freedom.
We begin with four assumptions or truisms:
1.
The aim of teaching is the learning of students.
2. Teaching must be amenable to rational explanation.
3.
Evaluation is a process of determining the extent to wh·lch the objectives
of teaching are being or have been achieved.
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Evaluation cannot be a means of curtailing one's freedom of teacihing.
From these assumptions, procedures of acceptable evaluation foll~w. The
procedures may be justified by the following line of reasoning:
1~ Because the aim of teaching is the learning of students, the objectives
of teaching are what students are expected to be able to do, understand,
appreciate and so on.
2. Because evaluation is a process of determining the extent to which a
teacher is achieving his objectives, valid procedures must include a
determination of the value of the learning sought and the extent to
which students have acquired that learning.
3. Because the selection of objectives is ultimately a value judgment, the
evaluative procedures must give the teacher the opportunity to state the
values that underlie the selection of his objectives.
He may thus make
clear the sense in which the learning sought is learning worth seeking.
Th~ assumptions lead to the conclusion that the principles o~ teaching are
inferrable and are the basis for evaluating a teacher. These principles may be
expressed as the following set of seven interrelated capabilities of the teacher:.
The teacher's task is to
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1. Infer and justify what the content of instruction ought to contribute
to the education or other capabilities of his students.
2.
Translate those potential contributions into statements or some other
expression of instructional objectives or expected achievements of
students.
3. Select or devise classroom work or other activities that are likely to
develop the learning specified or implied by the objectives.
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l:>lan_a_sequence-in-wh-iGh-the-learning-activi t1-e-s-a-reto occur, tfie
sequence being justified by feasibility of instruction.
5.
Evaluate the extent to which the students have acq1rired the desired
learning, a procedure which serves also to evaluate the program of
instruction.
6.
Conduct the program of instruction and of evaluation implied by (l)
to (5).
7.
Propose plans, justified by the results of evaluation, for improving
the instructional program.
In deriving these principles, we have been at pains not to $pecify what objectives
a teacher is to seek, how he is to conduct his work, what tests he is to use, what
kind of personality he is to possess.
And so forth. If, however, we assume that
teaching is purposeful and amenable to rational explanation, it follows that there
be some coherent relationship among its ends, means, and evaluation.
With the principles of teaching specified, we assume that one evaluates a
teacher by determining the extent to which he incorporates the principles of teaching
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And we assume that a teacher is outstanding to the extent to which
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his practice of these principles may be assessed as outstanding or distinguished.
We may, for example, inquire into such questions as these: Is this teacher seeking
objectives that offer particularly enlightening or useful or interesting contri-
butions to the education of his students? Is the work that he asks his students
to do interesting and at least a reasonably efficient means to the learning he is
after? Is the order in which he presents learning activities a feasible means
toward that desired learning? Are his tests and other means of evaluation legitimate
means for assessing the learning he is after? And so on.
These principles9 procedures, and questions infringe upon on none's legitimate
freedom but simply make explicit the rational basis of teaching.
Therefore, valid procedures of evaluation are means of academic freedom because
they do not imply that a teacher should seek these objectives, select that text,
possess this kind of personality, convey those kinds of attitudes, give the students
such and such an impression of the state of his wisdom, knowledge, preparation, and
so on.
The place .2f_ opinion .
The opinions of students and faculty are not themselves the primary, valid
sources of evaluative information. Such opinion, however, should be sought and
viewed as subordinate to the proper and ultimate evaluative source: the learning
of students.
The legitimacy of awards for teaching
Awards for teaching are based, properly, on valid procedures of evaluation.
We assume that the purpose for such awards is to encourage good teaching. The
same purpose is the function of educational leadership generally. It is therefore
fair to ask if -awards for teaching are being substituted for genuine educational
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leadership; if it is legitimate to suppose that a prize contest is a proper means
to encourage teaching; if the improvement of teaching cannot be done better b~-------
--me-<rn-s-otller tnarr---a--pri ze contest; ana~rf--itfs-1 egi timate to suppose that, given
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the resources available to us, we can really identify the best teachers.
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RecolliTlendations
From the preceding discussion, we infer the following recommendations: That
our colllllittee
1. Inquire i~to the kinds of issues suggested under .It!! legitimacy of awards
for teath1 ng.
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2.
Inquire into the legitimacy of the work being done by other awards
. committees.
3. Take steps to prevent the granting of awards based on illegitimate
procedures.
4. Publicize throughout the university community valid procedures for evalu-
ating teachers.
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5.
Debunk typically illegitimate procedures of evaluation.
6. Test the following method for identifying teachers as outstanding:
a. Inform the university of the principles of teaching and evaluation.
b.
Invite teachers to apply for awards.
c. Inquire into their claims to pedagogical distinction.
UNIVERSITY SENATE
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
.1400 Washington Avf>nlie
Albany, New York 12222
MEMORANDUM
Members of the University Senate
Robert Gibson, Chairman
December 3, 1974
The December Senate meeting will be reconvened
on Monday, December 9 , 19 7 4 at 3 P. .M. in the Campus Center
Assembly Ha].l.
Senators should bring their copies of Bills
197374-32 through 197374-40 as well as the Bills distributed
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in the December. packet.
12/9/74
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
UNIVERSITY SENATE
DATE:
JANUARY 20, 1975
TIME:
3:00 P. M.
PLACE:
CC ASSEMBLY HALL
1. Approval of Minutes
2.
President
1s Report
3.
Executive Committee Report
Albany, New York 12222
AGENDA
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3.1 Election of Secretary and Student Member to Executive Committee
3.2 Appointment of Georges Santoni (French) to the UAC as a replacement
for Catharine Newbold (History)
3.3 Appointment of Henry Tedeschi (Biology) to the CFCA as a replace-
ment for Frederick Truscott (Biology)
4.
Council & Committee Reports
5.
Old Business
5-:-1-BTn-rro:-T971J:75-06 - 1976-1977 Academic Calendar (Copy Attached)
5.2 Bill No. 197374-35 (Revised) -Student Participation in Promotion and
Continuing Appointment Recommendations (Copy Attached)
5.3 Bill No. 197374-32 - Reversal of ~ior Recommendation
5.4 Bill No. 197374-33 - Amendment to the Charge of the Council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointments
5.5 Bill No. 197374-34- Resolution on Operational Guidelines, Council
on
~omotions and Continuing Appointments
5.6 Bill No. 197374-36 - Evaluation of Teaching
5.7 Bill No. 197374-37 - Student Faculty Committee on Teaching
5,8 Bill No. 197374-38 - Ferformance Expectations
5.9 Bill No. 197374-39- Personnel Procedures Committee
5.10 Bill No. 197374-40 - External Letters
5.11 Bill No. 197475-07- Teaching Awards
(Senators are requested to bring their copies of the above Bills.)
6.
New Business
STATE UNiVIERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
UNIVERSITY SENATE
JVl.inutes of January 20, 197.5
ABSENT:
J. Anderson; I. Birnbaum.; D. Bishko; 'r. Boehm; S. Brown; W. Brown;
G. Cardinali; E. Cobane; .J. Dewey; A. Dolan; C. Edwards; H. Farley;
P. Peffer; F. ·F~~tmni.nella; L. I!'i.dler.; R. Forer; E. Gentry; A. Goldstein;
A. Roland; N. Hoyle; M. Kaftan-·Kassim; L. Kirschenbaum; A. Klein;
J. Leibowitz; J. I.ev·enstein; C. Mayer; J. Mielke; R. Nirenberg;
D. Noon; A. Paul:tn; A. Roberts; D. Rostetter; B. Schermerhorn;
C. J. Schmidt; M. Sherman; ]!'. Silva; J. Smith; J. Sole; J. Therrien;
H. Toch; C. Tucker; .J. Tucker; C. Waterman; K. Wax; D. Weinstein;
R. Wesser
The meeting was called to order a.t 3:2.5 P. M. by the Chairperson in the
CC Assembly Hall.
1.
Approval o.L!f!_nu~-
Senator Tompkins moved approval oi: the Minutes of December 2 and December 9;
Motion seconded.
The la.st sentence of page 2 was changed to read " ••• recessed
at 4:50 P. M.".
The Minutes wen~ approved as eorrected.
2.
President's R~qf!
2.1
B~dget - At a reee.nt meeting of the Conference of SUNY Presidents, Paul
Veillette, Chief Budget Examiner for Education, spoke on SUNY's budget
and was reasonably sanguim1.
Although Governor Carey has proclaimed
austerity for State. gove:r.mnent~ he does recognize the obl:l.gation of SUNY
to its students.
Mr. Ve:Ulette predicted that workload in the State
University will be recognized in the budget.
That would mean that if
there is an :tnerease in student enrollment, there will be a corresponding
increase in resource:3 to mai.ntain the workload.
"Welcome for 197 5 11 :tn thc::\ 'rower Tr:lbune underscores our belief that SUNY A
shows a potential for growth equal to that of the other Uni.versity
Centers.
My pos:U:ion, whi.ch I have made clear to the University Council,
is that the budget p:roject:lons which will eventually be incorporated in
the 1976 Master Plan have been rathet' seriously underestimated for SUNYA,
so that the consequences w:Ul be a further drain on our resources.
This
has also been brought before the Central Administration.
2. 2 Doctoral Revie~:L~~E..C2.~!l! -· The Commissioner of Education has agreed to a
ninety·-day moratorium on the doctoral review program.
During this time,
universities are imrH:ed to prepare and submit a comprehensive study of
their pd.o:dt:l.es at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
We are
asking a select comm:f.tte1~ of faculty members to spearhead this priorities
study.
A graduatE! and undergraduate student will be asked to join the
committee.
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Senate Minutes--contd.
Januar~L 1975
3.
Council & Committ~rts
3.1 Written reports were submitted by the Executive Committee, the Council on
Educational Policy and the Undergraduate Academic Council.
3.2 It was moved and seconded that Georges Santoni (French) be appointed to
the Undergraduate Acadend.c Council.
Motion approved.
Senator Tompkins moved that Henry Tedeschi (Biology) be appointed to the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
Motion seconded and
approved.
4.
Election to Executive Comm:tttee
4.1
Ele~tio~Secre!~~- Senator Igoe was nominated by Senator S. Meyer.
There were no other nominations.
Senator Holstein moved that the nomin-
ations be closed and limited to one ballot. Motion seconded and approved.
4. 2 Election of Stude:nt Nember -· Senator Scherbenko was nominated by Senator
Igoe.
There were no other nominations from the floor.
Senator Stutz
moved that nominations be closed and limited to one ballot.
Motion
seconded and approved.
Senator Tompkins moved approval of Bill No, 197475-06; motion seconded.
Bill 7475-06 approved.
6.
Bill No.
197374-3~
6.1 Senator Tom.pldns moved the adoption. of Bill 7374-35; motion seconded.
6.2 Senator Riedel moved to amend the Bill by deleting the second sentence
of Section I; mot:Lon seconded.
Question called.
Motion defeated.
6.3 Senator Fox moved to amend Section II by deleting " ••• where votes are
tallied •••• " and add:l.ng "primary and secondary" before " •.• continuing
appointment and promotion recommendations .••• "
Motion seconded and
defeated.
6.4 Senator Benedict moved to table Bill 737/f-35 until the Senate has a
quorum and the Senate will then be asked to determine whether or not
it wishes to take action on Bill 7374-35.
Motion seconded and approved.
6.5 Senator Linninger moved to table Bills 7374-32 through 7374-40 until
the Senate has a quorum and the Senate is then asked to determine
whether or not it wishes to take action on these Bills. Motion
seconded and approved.
Senate Minutes--contd.
January 20, 1975
7.1 It was requested that the Minutes show that the report attached to Bill
No. 197475-07 entitled "Notes from a 'reaching Awards Committee" reflect
the ideas and opinions of one member of the Committee and should not
be considered as a Committee report.
Senator •rompkins moved approval of Bill No. 197475-07; motion seconded.
7.2 Senator Riedel moved to delete "of specialists" from Section II; motion
seconded by Senator Collins.
Motion to delete approved.
7. 3 Senator Bened:i.ct moved to delete Sect:i.on I; motion seconded by Senator
Stutz and approved.
Main motion approv·ed,
'l'he meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P, M.
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UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
FRQMg
r~lcolm Sherman, Chairperson
Council on Educational Policy
DATE~ 20 January 1975
The Council on Educational Policy (EPC), following its meetings on
21 November and 5 December 1974~ reports the following:
For Information
1.
The EPC held extensive discussions concerning the construction of the
mechanism to establish priorities among graduate programs.
The Council
voted to support the motion that the evaluation of the graduate programs
and establishment of priorities among programs be conducted within the
existing governance structure.
2.
Hr. Welch presented to the EPC information on the expanded services of
CAPIDATA which will incorporate mutual benefits for the ·university and the
community by enlarging the scope of technical and analytical skills avail-
able to the business community and by initiating similar cooperative rela-
tionships with scientific 9 technological and cultural organizations :f.n the
region.
For Action
None
FROM~ Donald Bishko, Chairperson
------------------undergraouate Acaoemic CounciL
DATE:
20 January 1975
The Undergraduate Academic Council (UAC), following its meetings on
15 November and 6 December 1974~ reports the following~
For Information
1.
At the request of the Senate, the UAC polled deans and departmental
chairpersons concerning their opinion of the '
11D'' transfer policy.
The
final tally \'Jas 21 in favor of the policy~ nine opposed~ and two no
decision, and two said the policy did not affect them.
2.
The UAC had a presentation from Mr. Kassoff concerning a proposal
from the Student Affairs Council for an academic &rievance mechanism.
The Council will further study the proposal.
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Bill No. 197475-06
UNIVERSITY SENATE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1976-1977 Academic Calendar
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
December 2, 1974
It is hereby proposed that the following be adopted;
I.
That the attached calendar for the 1976-1977 academic
year be approved,
II.
That this resolution be immediately referred to the
President.
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UNIVERSITY SENATE
Bill No.
197374~35
(Revised)
STATE UNIVERSITY OF N~ YORK AT ALBANY
Student Participation in Promotion
and Contfnuing Appointment Recommendations
INTRODUCED BY:
Executive Committee
January 20, 1975
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLO\IJING BE ADOPTED:
I. Each personnel recommendation from departments/schools shall make explicit
reference to the judgment of student representatives who have a clear interest
in the department
1s future.
Students shall be entitled to the number of
representatives equal to at least one-third of the total votes within each
department but in no case fewer than two.
Each department shall define in
writing the group of students associated with it, that is, to be represented;
the graduate and undergraduate representatives themselves shall be chosen by
these students through democratic procedures submitted in writing and agreeable
to the department.
These student representatives shall have access to the
same documentation as do faculty.
~esence or absence of student representa-
tives at faculty meetings is a matter of departmental decision,
II. In all continuing appointment and promotion recommendations where votes are
tallied, the votes of students shall be recorded separately and according to
graduate and undergraduate status,
-~I-I-I-. -"fhe-eounct-1-on-Promon ons ana-Continuing Appointments may waive the above
procedure for student participation if exceptional circumstances should
warrant their action, e.g., evidence of insufficient student interest.
IV.
Copies of this Bill upon its passage shall be sent to the President, the Vice
President for Academic Affairs, the Council of Deans, and the Council on
Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
V.
That this Bill, subject to the approval of the President, shall be implemented
beginning with the Fall semester 1975.
1/20/75
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ROBERTS I ANNE
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SALKEVER, LOUIS
SCHERMERHORN, BARBARA
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