University Senate Charter Amendment No.: 1516-01A
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by:
LISC, Governance Council
Date:
October 19, 2015
Amendment RE: Asymmetry in LISC Standing Committees
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
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That the proposed amendments of the University Senate Charter Faculty be adopted
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That these amendments go into effect immediately
Current Charter:
X.8. Council on Libraries, Information Systems and Computing
X.8.1. Composition
X.8.1.1. The Chief Information Officer, ex officio
X.8.1.2. The Dean and Director of University Libraries, ex officio
X.8.1.3. The Director of the Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Excellence, ex officio (Revised by
amendment, 12/15/09)
X.8.1.4. At least 6 but not more than 8 Teaching Faculty, at least 4 of whom must be Senators, representing a
variety of academic disciplines and campus locations and including at least one member from the University
Libraries
[…]
X.8.3. The Council shall have two standing committees.
X.8.4. The Library Committee
X.8.4.1. The Committee shall consist of at least 6 but not more than 8 members, with at least 3 from the Council.
[…]
X.8.5. The Information Technology Usage Policy Committee
X.8.5.1. The Committee shall consist of at least 6 but not more than 8 members, with at least 3 from the Council,
including the Chief Information Officer, ex officio, or designee. (Revised by amendment, 11/03/09)
Proposed Revision to the Charter:
X.8. Council on Libraries, Information Systems and Computing
X.8.1. Composition
X.8.1.1. The Chief Information Officer, ex officio
X.8.1.2. The Dean and Director of University Libraries, ex officio
X.8.1.3. The Director of the Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Excellence, ex officio (Revised by
amendment, 12/15/09)
X.8.1.4. At least 6 but not more than 8 Teaching Faculty, at least 4 of whom must be Senators, representing a
variety of academic disciplines and campus locations and including at least one member from the University
Libraries
[…]
X.8.3. The Council shall have two standing committees.
X.8.4. The Library Committee
X.8.4.1. The Committee shall consist of at least 6 but not more than 8 members, with at least 3 from the Council,
including the Dean and Director of University Libraries, ex officio, or designee.
[…]
X.8.5. The Information Technology Usage Policy Committee
X.8.5.1. The Committee shall consist of at least 6 but not more than 8 members, with at least 3 from the Council,
including the Chief Information Officer, ex officio, or designee. (Revised by amendment, 11/03/09)
Rationale
In response to a request from the 2014-15 Senate Chair Joette Stefl-Mabry, that each Senate council examine
its section of the Senate Charter and propose any updates as warranted, LISC recommended the above change
which repairs an asymmetry in the treatment of the Dean of the Libraries and the CIO in the two
standing LISC committees.
The change was endorsed by the Governance Council on May 6, 2015.
