Senate Charter Amendment No.: 0910-
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by: Council on Academic Assessment
Date:
Clarifying Amendment on charges of the Council on Academic Assessment
and its committees (Section X.6)
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
1. That the proposed clarifying amendments of the University Senate Charter be
adopted.
2. That this amendment go into effect immediately upon approval.
3. That this amendment be forwarded to the President for approval.
Rationale:
The Council on Academic Assessment is proposing the revisions detailed below to
correct outdated information, and to more clearly and accurately describe its charge and
the charges of its committees.
PROPOSED SENATE CHARTER AMENDMENT 0910-
Sections pertaining to the Council on Academic Assessment
X.6.1.1.The Dean of Graduate Studies, the Dean Vice Provost of Undergraduate
Studies, and the Assistant Vice President of for Strategic Planning and
Assessment, or their designees, ex officio
X.6.2.The Director of Program Review and Assessment shall function as the
staff support person for the Council shall be the Director of Assessment, Office of
Undergraduate Studies and as a non-voting
ex officio
member when the
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning, and
Effectiveness is in attendance.
X.6.4. In conjunction with appropriate administrative offices the Council shall
be responsible for involved in the process of
1. scheduling, 2. coordinating and
3. supervising the variously mandated or cyclical reviews of continuing academic
programs.
X.6.5. The Council as a whole 1. shall 1. review the actions and assessment
reports of its committees 2. shall be responsible for formally recommending that
an assessment report be accepted by the University Senate. Based on findings
from its committees or its own deliberations 3. may shall recommend policy
changes to the University Senate and may recommend to the Senate Executive
Committee that it refer a question or issue to another council 4. shall make
recommendations for procedural changes to the Provost and/or appropriate
administrative offices.
Sections pertaining to the Academic Program Review Committee
X.6.6.1. The Academic Program Review Committee shall be responsible for
1. ensuring and overseeing overseeing and ensuring periodic reviews of each of
the University’s academic programs, with consideration for established external
accreditation cycles.
2.In addition, the Committee shall be responsible for ensuring overseeing and
ensuring compliance with the SUNY-mandated assessment of undergraduate
majors and graduate degree and certificate programs.
X.6.6.4. The Committee shall submit its review of the assessments of academic
programs, and of the Program Review process, to the Council and to the
director or chair of the assessed program for further transmission to
appropriate parties.
X.6.6.5. The Committee may undertake recommend to the Council the
assessment of instructional programs other than those for which assessment is
required by SUNY mandate. These would include, but would not be limited to,
undergraduate minors, undergraduate certificate programs, and various
University-wide (Uni/Unl) offerings.
Sections pertaining to the General Education Assessment Committee
X.6.7.4. The Committee shall conduct an assessment review the assessments for
each General Education category on a regular cycle.
