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University Senate
Administration 259
Albany, New York 12222
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY SENATE
Monday, December 7, 1992
3:30 p.m. --Campus Center Assembly Hall
AGENDA
Approval of Minutes:
November 16, 1992
2.
President's Report
3.
SUNY -wide Senate Report
Vincent Aceto
Paul Wallace
4.
Chair's Report
5.
Council Reports
a.
CPCA
b.
EPC
c.
GAC
d.
UAC
e.
RES
f.
LISC
g.
CAFE
h.
SAC
1.
ucc
Ronald Bosco
Joan Schulz
Richard Felson
Bonnie Spanier
Lorretta Smith
Mark Steinberger
Scott Lyman
James Kiepper
Reed Hoyt
6.
Old Business
7.
New Business
a.
Senate Resolution No. 9293-01R: Voluntary Teaching Day on
Violence Against Women
b.
Senate Bill No. 9293-02: Revision of Requirements for Completion of
the General Education Honors Program
c.
Senate Bill No. 9293-03: Revision of Requirements for Completion of
the General Education Honors Program (for students who
matriculate in Fall1993 and thereafter)
d.
Senate Bill No. 9293-04: Revision of Policy to Deregister Students
8.
Adjournment
518/442-5406
' University Senate
Present:
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY SENATE MINUTES
December 7, 1992
Administration 259
Albany, New York 12222
518/442-5406
J. Baskin, J. Berman, P. Bloniarz, R. Bosco, L. Brannon, C. Carr, J. Carson,
L. Childs, R. Collier, R. Craig, A. Danticat, G. DeSole, S. Faerman, E.
Fagan, R. Felson, F. Frank, R. Gibson, E. Gossen, J. Green, R. Hardt, P.
Hemingway, R. Hoyt, R. Irving, J. Kiepper, S. B. Kim, J. Levato, M.
Livingston, S. Lyman, A. Macario, A. Morris, D. Munoz, C. Nepaulsingh, J.
Parker, J. Pipkin, D. Smith, L. Smith, B. Spanier, M. Steinberger, G. Stevens,
H. P. Swygert, S. Tannenbaum, F. Thompson, S, Thomson, T. Turner, G.
Walker, P. Wallace, J. Welch, J. Wolpoff
Guests:
J. Blumenthal
The meeting was called to order by Chair Brannon at 3:40p.m.
1.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the November 16, 1992, University Senate meeting were approved
as distributed.
As of today, December 7, the University has not hear about a mid-year reduction,
President Swygert said. A reduction has been planed into the 1992-93 operating
budget and we will be prepared if a small reduction occurs. The University needs to
continue to advocate stability and some restoration for the 1993-94 budget.
The President reported on the "Pack the RACC" event. He is proud of the students
for organizing the event and making it a success. The proceeds went to the Somalia
Relief Fund. During World Week, we hope to have an academic forum/ seminars
about Somalia, said the President. Vice President Livingston will be working on this
project. The President noted that we will likely be contacting the Commander at
Fort Drum to send faculty there to educate the troops about what to expect in
Somalia.
3.
SUNY -wide Senate Report
Senator Wallace had nothing to report.
4.
Chair's Report
Chair Brannon reported that President Swygert has approved Senate Bill #9293-01:
Commencement.
The Faculty Forum will be held on Tuesday, December 8, at Noon in the Campus
Center Assembly Hall, said Chair Brannon. All faculty members of the Councils
have been invited to attend. The topic of multiculturalism affects higher education,
Chair Brannon said.
The next University Senate meeting is scheduled for March 1, 1993, said Chair
Brannon.
Chair Brannon and Chair-Elect Champagne are in the process of making a slate of
officers for the 1993-94 University Senate. If you would like to participate or know
of others who would be interested, please contact Chair-Elect Champagne.
The Council Chairs are reminded to submit, by January 11, a brief summary of their
Council's activities for the next Your Senate publication.
5.
Council Reports
a.
CPCA: Senator Bosco had nothing to report.
b.
EPC: Senator Schulz reported that the Long Range Planning Committee is
discussing capping of majors and the Evaluation Policy Committee is discussing
teaching standards. The Council is also discussing quality of life issues.
c.
GAC: Senator Felson had nothing to report.
d.
UAC: Senator Spanier reported that the Council is discussing procedures
that concern academic dishonesty.
e.
RES: Senator Smith reported that the External Linkages Committee is
looking at existing policies for mcubators. Changes in the FRAP proposals are be
implemented this year, she said. Thirty-nine Benevolent Association applications
were received and 17 were approved for funding. The Centers and Institutes
Committee is looking at an internal review procedure.
f.
LISC: Senator Steinberger reported that the Regionalization and Research
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g.
CAFE: Senator Lyman reported that the Council is considering cases as they
arise.
h.
SAC: Senator Kiepper reported that the Council is reviewing the Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Policy.
i.
UCC: Senator Hoyt had nothing to report.
6.
Old Business
There was no Old Business.
7.
New Business
Senator Spanier asked that Senate Bill #9293-04 be considered first. There being
no objections, this Bill will be considered first.
Senator Brannon noted that the Senate Resolution and Senate Bills come to the
Senate moved and seconded by the Executive Committee.
d.
Senate Bill No. 9293-04: Revision of Policy to Deregister Students. Senator
Spanier noted that this revision is to make the policy equitable to all students. .
There being no further discussion, the Bill was approved.
a.
Senate Resolution Non 9293-0lR: Voluntary Teaching Day on Violence
Against Women. Senator Spanier noted that UAC saw this as an overall effort for
equity. The teaching day will involve educational activities and voluntary
participation on the part of the faculty in their classes. There will be a teaching
packet of information on this topic that will be provided to all faculty, she said.
Faculty are invited to provide other materials to be included in this packet. The
Resolution was approved with two opposed.
President Swygert noted that this Resolution reflects the issues and concerns raised
by the faculty who sought to cure this. When he receives this Resolution, he is
concerned that the wording is voluntary.
b.
Senate Bill No. 9293-02: Revision of Requirements for Completion of the
General Education Honors Program. This Bill is directed at students who are
caught between the old and new General Education Program, said Senator.Spanier.
The Bill was approved.
c.
Senate Bill No. 9293-03: Revision of Requirements for Completion of the
General Education Honors Program (for students who matriculate in Fall1993 and
thereafter). This Bill is for students who will be in the new General Education
Honors Program. This will allow for more flexibility for the students. The Bill was
approved.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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University at Albany, State University of New York
Progress Report on Child Care Initiative
Prepared by Sheila A. Mahan, Senior Assistant to the President
The need for child care on the uptown campus of the University at Albany has
been regularly raised by employees at annual meetings between representatives of
women's groups and the University President. Until very recently, space was our
principal constraint. But in 1991, when a group of women employees met with
President H. Patrick Swygert and repeated the request, he made a commitment to them
of space that is expected to be available in 1994, when the Campus Center expansion is
complete and the University Bookstore will move to the new space. The President
agreed to hold the current Bookstore space (about 9,100 square feet) until the
feasibility of child care could be fully explored.
Following that meeting, we have taken several steps to advance this initiative, so
that when the space is vacant (expected sometime in mid- to late 1994) we will be able
to move quickly to implement a child care program.
1.
We met with employee groups (primarily organized around women's issues) to
determine what they would want in a child care center. The groups included:
President's Commission on Affirmative Action
Secretarial and Clerical Council
Women's Concern's Committee
University-Community Council of the University Senate
Mentoring Group (Professional Women)
Women's Studies Department
Council of Women's Groups
2.
We have visited a number of child care centers in the region to learn about their
programs and their experiences: Hudson Valley Community College, two child
care centers on the adjacent State Office Campus, Albany Medical Center, the
First Church in Albany, and, of course, Pierce Hall.
3.
During the summer and fall, a consultant, Jane Trumpy, an early childhood
faculty member at Hudson Valley Community College with experience in
establishing several child care centers in New England and New York, has been
developing a "prospectus" that responds to the feedback that employees provided
in those early, informal sessions: what a second child care center might look like
at that site, what its philosophy, programs, staffing, costs (both start up and
operational) and revenues might be, and how it might complement the child care
currentlx offered at the Pierce Hall Dax Care Center. When that_r_e_porl_isL__ ______ _
completed, we intend to circulate it widely to employees and employee groups
2
and to use it as the basis for discussion by a more formal planning committee,
which will reflect representation from all constituencies.
4.
We are in the process of circulating a survey that will go to all employees,
including GAs and TAs, to determine the current and anticipated need. A copy
of that survey, prepared by the Office of Institutional Research, is attached. A
similar survey done in 1988 showed a demand for child care for nearly 200
children of employees and students. We want to update these data for an
anticipated opening in 1994.
5.
Working with the Office of Institutional Research, in the spring we will develop
a method for determining what student needs might be. Because this population
passes through the University in a relatively short period, we must use current
data advisedly. It is also likely that additional child care could serve as a tool to
recruit students for whom this University might not otherwise be an option.
6.
In the spring, we anticipate taking the following next steps:
the appointment of a child care advisory committee in consultation with
the University Senate
formal contact with the licensing agency, the New York State Department
of Social Services
exploration of funding sources for capital, startup and operational
expenses.
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November 30, 1992
Office of the President
Administration 246
Albany, New York 12222
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
November 25, 1992
TO:
The University Community
The University at Albany is hoping to open a childcare center on the uptown
campus within the next 24 months. The Center would be located at the site of the
current Bookstore, which will move into the planned expansion wing of the Campus
Center.
518/442-5400
Fax: 518/442-5418
There are a number of challenges to opening a childcare center, including
renovation, licensing, etc. Planning can take up to two years. As a preliminary step we
are surveying all employees and students to determine the extent of the demand for
child care on the uptown campus.
During the spring 1993 semester we will be engaged in more formal planning
steps, including formation of a planning committee, lunchtime discussions of a
consultant's report, formal application for license, and development activities.
If you need (or will need) childcare, please take the time to fill out the attached
survey. It does not commit you, but it will provide us with an accurate idea of the scope
of demand and the kind of center we can plan.
If you are interested in being involved in the planning process, (even·ifyou have
no need for childcare ), please indicate that in the comment area of the survey and
provide your name and campus address.
Thank you.
UNIVERSI'IY AT ALBANY
Childcare Needs Survey 19 92
1.
The University at Albany is developing plans to open a Childcare Center on the Uptown Campus in
18-24 months. Will you use this service to meet some or all of your needs for child-care?
(A)
I probably willllQj use the uptown
--campus child-care service.
(B)
I probably will use the campus child
--care service. (See sliding fee scale.)
(C)
Other
2.
Please indicate your status: (Circle One)
(a)
CSEA
(b)
PEF
(c)
UUP
(h)-Undergraduate student
(d)
Council82
(e)
(f)
Research Fnd. UAS
(i)-Graduate student
3.
If you are a part-time employee or student, would campus __
child-care availability encourage you to become full time? --
(g)
Mgt/Con£.
(YES)
(NO)
4.
Please indicate the number of your children, if any, enrolled in the following child-care facilities:
(a)
Day Care Centers Located at State Facilities:
(b) Other Day Care Centers --
Pierce Hall --
Children's Place at the Plaza
(c) Family Day Care Homes --
State Campus __ _
Other (Please identify) __________ _
5.
For each age group, please indicate the number of your children needing care:
2-18 Months
19-35 Months
3-5 Years
Elem. School Age
6.
For each age group, please indicate your need for care:
Days per week
Hours per day
Varies
(Explain below)
2-18 Months
19-35 Months
7.
Please indicate when you would require child care:
Use this space for explanations or comments.
3-5 Years
Elem. School Age
After School
Vacations
Evenings ---
academic year __ full year __
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Senate Resolution No. 9293-01R
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
INTRODUCED BY: Undergraduate Academic Council
November 16, 1992
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED
I. That the attached resolution calling for a voluntary teaching day on
the topic of violence against women be adopted
II. That the resolution be referred to the President for approval and
implementation.
INTRODUCED BY:
DATE:
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
November 16, 1992
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS recent events on campus and in the community have highlighted
the extent and severity of violence against women; and
WHEREAS the persistence of such violence indicates the need for the
entire campus community to work together to promote a campus climate
that ensures the safety of all its members; and
WHEREAS the teaching day, which can provide a means for increasing
students' information about critical issues, is one opportunity for
faculty to voluntarily join in the University's efforts to create a
safer environment on campus;
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the University Senate of the University at
Albany, State University of New York supports the teaching day proposed
for March 24, 1993, on the issue of violence against women and supports
voluntary participation of faculty and students in educational
activities of the day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University Senate of the University at
Albany, State University of New York supports voluntary efforts on the
part of faculty to introduce relevant material relating to issues of
violence against women into their class lectures and discussion during
the fourth week of March, 1993.
Senate Bill No. 9293-02
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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Revision of Requirements for Completion of the General Education Honors Program
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
I.
That the requirements for completion of the General Education Honors Program
be amended as follows for that group of students who both matriculated at the
University prior to Fal11993 and who graduate from the University after August
1993:
Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits by taking specifically designated
honors courses and their accompanying tutorials from three different General
Education categories. Students may combine choices from the former General
Education categories with choices from the five categories in the new General
Education Program. However, a student who has completed an honors course and
tutorial in the old category Literature and Fine Arts may not subsequently use an
honors course and tutorial in the new Humanities and Arts category.
Students who successfully complete the three pairs of honors courses and tutorials
and who graduate with a 3.25 or higher cumulative grade point average will have the
words "HONORS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM" entered on
their transcripts.
University Honors Scholars: If a student successfully completes the requirements
for the General Education Honors Program as well as the requirements for one of
the departmental/major honors programs, the student will be designated a
"UNIVERSITY HONORS SCHOLAR" and this distinction will be entered on the
student's transcript.
II.
That this Bill be forwarded to the President for approval and implementation.
RATIONALE:
Students graduating through August 1993 are required to complete the old
requirements. Students who matriculate after that date will follow the Honors Program
requirements appropriate to the new General Education Program. This proposal will allow
students caught in the transition to apply their honors courses and tutorials completed
before Fall1993 toward the new General Education Honors Program requirements.
Requiring three rather than four pairs of courses for the students affected will make
it easier to meet student demands for tutorials while the University continues to develop
the new General Education Program as a whole.
Senate Bill No. 9293-03
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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Revision of Requirements for Completion of the General Education Honors Program
(for students who matriculate in Fall1993 and thereafter)
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
I.
That the requirements for completion of the General Education Honors Program
be amended as follows for students matriculating at the University in Fall 1993 and
thereafter:
Presidential Scholars, Frederick Douglass Scholars, and students who complete a
semester or more at the University at Albany with a cumulative grade point average
of 3.5 or higher are invited to enter this program. Other students with a cumulative
grade point avera~e of 3.25 or higher may apply for admission on a space available
basis. To remain m the program, students must maintain an honors cumulative
average of at least 3.25.
First Semester Self-Selection: Some entering freshmen who feel they will benefit
from individualized honors work and believe they will achieve the 3.25 requisite
average may enroll in the program at orientation for their first semester. Since this
option is limited by the number of spaces remaining in the fall semester honors
coursework, admission will be on a first come, first served basis until all slots in the
program are filled.
Students admitted will take 18 credits of their General Education requirements by
completing specifically desi~nated honors courses and their accompanying tutorials
as follows: stx: credits each m two of the General Education discipline categories
Humanities and the Arts. Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences; the remaining six
credits in a General Education category different from the two previously selected
(i.e., either the remaining of the three discipline categories Humanities and the
Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences, or Cultural and Historical Perspectives,
or Human Diversity).
Students who successfully complete the three pairs of honors courses and graduate
with a 3.25 or higher cumulative grade point average will have the words "HONORS
IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM" entered on their transcripts.
University Honors Scholars: if a student successfully completes the requirements
for the General Education Honors Program as well as the requirements for one of
the departmental/major honors programs, the students will be designated a
"UNIVERSITY HONORS SCHOLAR" and this distinction will be entered on the
student's transcript.
II.
That this Bill be forwarded to the President for approval and implementation.
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RATIONALE:
To complete the General Education Honors Program, students under the current
General Education requirements must complete four pairs of courses (24 credits), six
credits each in four of the current six-credit General Education categories: Literature and
Fine Arts, Natural Science, Social Science, Values, World Cultures, and Symbolics.
Beginning in Fall 1993, the General Education categories requiring six credits will
be: Humanities and the Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Students in the
program shall be required to complete two of their three paired courses (course plus its
tutorial) from two different discipline categories.
Starting next fall, the other two categories (Cultural and Historical Perspectives,
Human Diversity) will require only three credits each. Therefore, a student taking a
course plus tutorial in either of these categories will complete three more credits in the
given category than the University requires. While not a "problem", it does not seem fair
to require students in the honors program to take an additional three credits in General
Education.
On the other hand, if the General Education Honors Program were limited to the
three "discipline" categories, faculty and students would be completely excluded from
tutorial choices in the Human Diversity and the Cultural and Historical Perspectives areas.
Therefore, this proposal allows for more flexibility and leaves the choice of the third
honors course plus tutorial to the student. If the student chooses the third (not yet selected)
of the three Arts and Sciences distribution categories, the General Education Honors
Program will be completed entirely within the minimum General Education requirements
(as is now the case). If the student should choose Human Diversity or Cultural and
Historical Perspectives, then three additional credits are involved. In either case, the
student will need to complete pairs of courses from three different of the five new General
Education categories.
This roughly proportional reduction (from 24 credits out of 36-39 to 18 credits out of
21-24) actually represents a slight increase in the percentage of a student's General
Education credits which will be completed in designated honors coursework.
The reduction will also make it easier for departments to meet student demands for
tutorials, and will make it easier for students to complete the requirements of the program
before their junior year (when, it is hoped, many will embark on departmental honors
coursework in their majors).
Senate Bill No. 9293-04
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Policy to Deregister Students Who Do Not Attend Classes
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
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I.
That the following revision to the Policy to Deregister Students Who Do Not Attend
Classes be adopted.
Beginning on the seventh class day, instructors may deregister students who fail to
attend class, explain absence, or officially drop within the first six days of classes of a
term unless prior arrangements have been made by the student with the instructor.
The policy to deregister students is limited to the add period at the beginning of the
semester.
II.
That the implementation for this revision be effective in the Spring 1993 semester.
III.
That this Bill be forwarded to the President for approval and implementation.
RATIONALE:
The revision makes this regulation apply equally to students in all undergraduate
,/classes, nofjust those classes with unregistered students who wish to add the class. The
previous bill gave preference to students who did not attend closed sections.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The original Bill is scheduled to go into effect during Spring 1993. The Office of the
Dean of Undergraduate Studies will contact by letter all undergraduate students and
students who register through General Studies and explain the revised policy, the
implications and possible effects of the policy on students who do not attend class during
the first six days.
The Undergraduate Academic Council also recommended that the following
statement be inserted into the Undergraduate Bulletin and Schedule of Classes:
"Warning: Not all faculty exercise this prerogative. Students must take the
responsibility of dropping a course by submitting a Program Adjustment Form if they wish
to avoid an "E" or "Z" in that course."
INFORMATION RELATED TO SENATE RESOLUT[ON NO. 9293-01R
FACULTY PROJECT ON STOPPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Purpose:
Through the Institute for Research on Women and in
collaboration with the Office of Affirmative Action and the Women
·Studies Department, a faculty group has organized to initiate
campus-wide programming that enhances the awareness and knowledge
of all members of the University community about the magnitude of
the problem of violence against women and its multiple
manifestations.
It is our intent as faculty to contribute to the
University's on-going efforts to stop sexual assaults against
women both on campus and within the community.
Coordination:
In planning a series of events for the 1992-93
academic year, the IROW faculty group is coordinating its efforts
with the Office of Affirmative Action, the President' s· Task Force
on Women's Safety, the Coalition for a Just Community, and the
Women's Issues Office for the Student Association,
We will also
seek linkage with Residential Life and other campus
organizations.
Past Events:
1)
An on-campus visit by Professor Peggy Reeves Sanday from
the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 14th.
Professor Sanday is a reco0nized authority on gender issues and
sexual violence, particularly on college campuses.
Her visit
included:
- a.presentation to the entire campus community on issues of
gender and violence on college campuses as part of the Sexual
Violence Awareness Week, October 12-18.
This presentation was
co-sponsored by the Women's Issues Office of the student
.Association.
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a presentation at a research colloquium on her current
research on gang rape.
- meetings with residential life staff and representatives
from various student organizations.
2)
co-sponsorship of an on-campus visit by Ronald E.
Campbell, Director of Housing at George Mason University in
Virginia on October 15 and 16.
Mr. Campbell is a recognized
authority on young men's attitudes toward women and the issues
facing young men regarding date rape.
3)
A pres~ntation by Bonnie Carlson, Associate Professor in
the School of Social Welfare, on date rape at the Rockefeller
College Policy Lunch series on october 13.
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Teaching Day
The faculty group is now planning a campus-wide teaching day on
the issue of violence against women.
The teaching day involves
two components:
1) a day-long series of educational activities
open to the entire University cQmmunity on March 24th (see
attached tentative schedule) and 2) an invitation to all faculty
to spend all or some time in their classes during the week of
March 22nd through March 26th discussing various dimensions of
this issue.
Purpose:
The purpose of the teaching day is to increase the
awareness and knowledge of students about the magnitude and
seriousness of violence against women.
We regard the teaching
day as part of the entire educational. process being undertaken by
the University to inform students about sexual assault.
The
teaching day provides an opportunity to signal to students, as
well as the entire University community, the seriousness with
which the University regards its efforts to prevent acts of
violence against women and to create a safe and supportive
environment for all students.
Additionally, the teaching day
serves as a mechanism for reaching returning students about this
issue.
Process for Educational Activities in the Classroom:
The faculty
group wishes to invite all faculty to participate in the teaching
day activities by incorporating content on the issue of violence
·against women into their classes during the week of March 22nd
·through March 26th.
Participation may range from announcing in
class the educational activities being conducted in the Campus
Center on March 24th to devoting the entire class period to a
discussion of selected aspects of violence against women.
Participation by faculty in this effort, as well as the extent of
participation,
i~, of course, at faculty discretion.
We
recognize that some faculty may have serious reservations about
using any class time for this activity, and we respect their
choice not to participate.
We also recognize that violence against women is an area in
which relatively few faculty have expertise.
To assist faculty,
we are developing an information packet for distribution to all
faculty that will include:
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Examples of classroom exercises requiring varying
amounts of time that illustrate the magnitude of sexual assault
on college campuses and elsewhere.
-
A list of guest speakers available for use in class
who will lecture or lead a discussion on issues related to
violence against women.
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suggested questions for classroom discussion.
We are
developing discussion questions that are relevant to various
disciplines.
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A list of video resources and bibliographic materials
for their use.
- Selected information regarding violence against women
in American society.
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A schedule of the educational events planned for
March 24 to which faculty may refer their students.
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TENTATIVE TEACHING DAY ACTIVITIES
CAMPUS CENTER
MARCH 24, 1993
We have three rooms reserved in the campus center for the
teaching day on violence against women scheduled for March 24th.
The suggested activities are organized by room.
(Note:
An
educational activity is also being planned for Rockefeller
College.)
ROOM 1
- Continuous showing of selected videos from 9:00 a.m. to
9:00p.m.
{See attached list of library holdings.)
ROOM 2:
ASSEMBLY HALL
-
An art/photo exhibit documenting the daily violence in
women's lives.
ROOM 3:
BALLROOM
10:00-11:30:
Session 1:
A Panel/Forum on Violence Against Women
presented by such policy-makers, advocates, and practitioners as
Judy Condo of the Rape crisis Center, Gwen Wright of the NYS
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Maude Esther of the
Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and a director of a local
domestic violence shelter.
12:15-1:30:
Campus Forum:
Major speaker addressing campus
climate and sexual violence
(suggestions:
Bernice Sandler or
Mary Koss) or a global perspective on violence against women
(suggestion:
Charlotte Bunch).
2:00-3:30:
Session 2:
A Panel/Forum on living with the social
and psychological consequences of violence presented by women who
have experienced such incidents as sexual harassment, rape, and
non-sexual dating violence.
4:00-5:30:
Session 3:
Overview of the Campus Response to Sexual
Violence.
Presentations by representatives from various campus
units such as residential life, Office of student Affairs,
President's Task Force on Women's Safety, Women's Issues Office
of Student Association, Student Judicial System, Greek
organizations, others.
Suggested events to occur in "public spaces"
-Self-Defens~ Demonstrations by Empowerment Project
-Booths, Information Desk with fact sheets, community and
campus resources, references, alcohol information, etc.
FACULTY PROJECT ON STOPPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Edna Acosta-Belen, Latin American and caribbean studies
Frankie Bailey, Criminal Justice
Iris Berger, History
Deborah Curry, Library
Gloria DeSole, Affirmative Action
Judith Fetterley, English, Co-Chair
David Griggs-Janower, Music
Jan Hagen, Social Welfare, Co-Chair
Emilio Pantojas-Garcia, Latin American and Caribbean studies
Bonnie Spanier, Women's Studies
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TO:
FROM:
RE:
DATE:
Jan, Gloria, Iris, Judy, David
Deborah
Videos related to women and violence
held at University Library
October 30, 1992
The following videos are available at University
Libraries:
Rule of Thumb: Order of Protection
(wife abuse
prevention - just in, not yet cataloged)
Men, Sex and Rape
(Peter Jennings, ABC News)
HV 6561.M45x 1992
Dating Rites: Gang Rape on campus
HV 6558.D38x 1991
Abused Wives
(A Phil Donahue Show)
HV 6626.D663x 1988
Just Because of Who We Are
(Violence against lesbians)
HQ 75.6.U5 J87X
Waking Up to Rape
(examines the personal trauma of rape
highly rec. for college classes)
HV 6561.W35x 1985
Rape By Any Name
(Acquaintance rape; interviews with
rape survivors, counselors, and male and female college
students)
HV 6565.L8 R37x 1990
Why Women stay
(documentary; domestic violence)
HV 6250.4 W65 W595x 1980
After the Montreal Massacre is on order.
It should be
received and processed before March.
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"Meet the Candidates"
Faculty, staff and students are invited to meet the candidates for the
position of Vice President for Finance & Business on the following days:
Tuesday, December 8 at 9:00 am in the President's Conference Room
(Admin 253)
Wednesday, December 9 at 3:30pm in Campus Center 361
Tuesday, December 15 at 2:30 in Business Administration 349
Wednesday, December 16 at 2:30 in the Campus Center Assembly Hall
Sessions will last approximately 45 minutes
University Senate
Hi Patrick Swygert
President's Office
AD 246
7.
New Business
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY SENATE
Monday, February 8, 1993
3:30 p.m. --Campus Center Assembly Hall
AGENDA ADDENDUM
Administration 259
Albany, New York 12222
518/442-5406
b.
Proposed Senate Bill No. 9293-06: Definition of "University Group"
Introduced by:
Date:
Senate Bill No. 9293-06
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
University Community Council
February 8, 1993
Definition of "University Group"
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
I.
That a "University Group" be defined as follows:
11Any group whose majority of
members has contributed to, or is contributing to the function of the University.~~
II.
That this Bill will take effect Fall 1993.
III.
That this Bill be forwarded to the President for approval and implementation.
RATIONALE:
The purpose of establishing this definition is to give ~uidance to managers of
buildings who are responsible for scheduling. Since the Umversity has spaces for events
that may be booked by both University groups and outside or community groups, a
definition of ~~university Group" is needed to resolve questions of priority in cases where
community and University groups may be competing for the same space at the same time.
Rather than specify exactly which groups are to be officially designated as "University
Groups,~~ the defirution is designed to be somewhat exclusionary but also to allow for some
flexibility of interpretation. (NOTE: the Student Association has its own criteria for the
categorization of groups under its authority; the Council does not wish to interfere with the
operation of the Student Association in that regard.)
