Introduced by:
Date:
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UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNVERSfTY AT ALBANY
STATE UNlYERSITY OF NEW YORK
March 23,2015
Senate Bill1415-04
Request to deactivate and discontinue the Puerto Rican Studies Major in the Department
of Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
1. That this takes effect for the Fall 20 15 semester.
2. That this proposal be forwarded to President Robert J. Jones for approval.
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New York
Proposal to Deactivate and/or Discontinue a Program
FormS
To propose to deactivate and/or discontinue a registered academic program, a campus Chief Executive or Chief Academic
Officer must submit a signed a cover letter and this completed form to the SUNY Provost at program.review@suny.edu.
This form may be modified as needed for multiple programs.
Item
Response (Type in the requested information.)
(a)
Name: University at Albany, State University ofNew York
Name of
Institution( s)
Institution's 6-digit SED Code: 210500
If applicable, list name(s) ofbranch campus(es) with SED institution codes:
(b) Chief
Signature affirms that the proposal bas met all applicable campus administrative and shared
Executive or
governance procedures for consultation.
Chief
Administrative Name and title: Timothy R Mulcahy, Ph.D.
Officer
Interim Senior Vice President and Provost
Approval
Signature and date:
For programs that are registered jointly with another institution, all participating institutions must
confirm their support of the deactivation and/or discontinuance.
Partner institution:
Name and title of partner institution's CEO or CAO:
Signature of partner institution's CEO or CAO (or append a signed letter indicating approval of this
proposal):
(c)
Name and title: Glyne A. Griffith - Director of Undergraduate Studies
Contact for this Telephone:
Proposal
E-mail: ggriffith@albany.edu
Version 2013-10-15
General Notes
1. Each deactivation and discontinuance must be approved by the SUNY Provost.
2. If a proposed discontinued program is the sole program in a HEGIS disciplinary area at a campus, discontinuance
requires approval of the SUNY Board of Trustees, but the campus retains its master plan authority in that HEGIS
disciplinary area, and the re-introduction of programs in that HEGIS disciplinary area would not require a Master Plan
Amendment.
Definitions
Deactivation: A campus decides not to admit any new students to a program but wishes to maintain the program's
registration. This may be done to reassess the need for the program or restructure the program or allow currently enrolled
students to graduate. This action is internal to SUNY and limited in duration to no more than three years, by which time the
program must be reactivated or discontinued.
Deactivation Effective Date: The first regular admission date for which new students will no longer be permitted to enroll
in the program.
Discontinuance: A campus decides to stop offering a program and awarding a credential for its completion. After SUNY's
review and approval, the program is removed from the State Education Department's Inventory of Registered Programs after
all continuing students have completed it.
Discontinuance Effective Date: The last graduation date for which a credential for completion of the program is awarded.
(SOURCE: Memorandum to Presidents, Vol. 83, No. 11, dated August 26, 1983)
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Please complete Parts I, II and III.
I Part I. REQUEST
Specify the request for approval by checking (X) the appropriate box(es).
[ ]
Deactivate a program: The institution will not accept new students into the program as of the deactivation
effective date entered in the table in Part ll. The institution will contact the SUNY Provost at
program.review@suny.edu within three years of the deactivation effective date to officially discontinue or reactivate
the program.
[ X ] Deactivate and Discontinue a program: The institution will not accept new students into the program as of the
deactivation effective date entered in the table in Part ll, and all continuing students will have completed the
program by the later discontinuance effective date entered in the table in Part n. NOTE: If a campus finds that all
continuing students will not have completed the program by the discontinuance effective date in the table in Part
II, the campus will contact the SUNY Provost at program.review@suny.edu to revise the discontinuance effective
date.
[
]
Discontinue a program: The institution is prepared to discontinue the program on the discontinuance effective
date entered in the table in Part II, at which time there will be no students enrolled in the program.
I Part n. PROGRAM LIST
Complete the table below, expanding it as needed for more programs.
PROGRAM TITLE
AWARD
SED
HEGIS
DEACTIVATION
DISCONTINUANCE
(E.G., B.A.)
PROGRAM
CODE
EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE
CODE
DATE
DATE
t.Puerto Rican Studies
BA
02943
0399
Beginning of fall
Beginning of fall 2015
2015 semester
semester
2. Puerto Rican Studies/Information
BNMA
28850
0399
Beginning offall
Beginning of fall 2015
Science
20 15 semester
semester
3. Puerto Rican Studies/Library
BNMA
83045
0399
Beginning of fall
Beginning of fall 2015
Science
20 15 semester
semester
4. Puerto Rican Studies/Business
BNMBA
91222
0399
Beginning of fall
Beginning of fall 2015
Administration
2015 semester
semester
5. Puerto Rican Studies/Law
BNJD
89185
0399
Beginning offall
Beginning of fall 2015
2015 semester
semester
Part III. REASON(S) FOR REQlJEST(S)
Provide reason(s) for requesting each deactivation and/or discontinuance. Address local, regional and System impact
and, if applicable, describe any extenuating circumstances that may require additional accommodations for enrolled
students (e.g., providing a teach-out agreement with another institution).
The Department of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies (LACS) is seeking the deactivation of the major in
Puerto Rican Studies. This major was established in the late 1970s and remained a feature of the curriculum when the
program offerings in Latin American and Caribbean Studies were reconstituted as the LACS Department in the 1980s. Since
that time, the scholarly terrain of the field (Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies) in the U.S. academy has
significantly broadened, and the program in the LACS Department has reflected this more comprehensive intersection of
area, ethnic, and hemispheric studies that examines Latin America, the Caribbean, and U.S. Latinos. In other words, the
scholarly enterprise that began decades ago as Puerto Rican Studies has had to develop in order to reflect and account for the
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increasing diversity of the Latino presence and therefore the Latino experience in the United States. This significant
demographic and geo-cultural shift has produced a broader, more comprehensive scholarly context in which to study the
Puerto Rican experience. In light of such changes, a major in Puerto Rkan Studies is no longer as academically accurate and
sound a representation of the field of study as it used to be. The much more appropriate framing for such scholarship, even
when the primary focus is the Puerto Rican experience, is the major in Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latinos Studies.
For this reason, the LACS Department proposes the deactivation and discontinuance of the major in Puerto Rican Studies.
Respectfully,
Glyne A Griffith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and LACS,
LACS Director of Undergraduate Studies.
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University at Albany- State University of New York
College of Arts and Sciences
Course and Program Action Form
Proposal No.
14-134
Please check one: D Course Proposal 0 Program Proposal
Please mark all that apply:
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New Course
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Description
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Cross-Listing
Title
Prerequisites
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Shared-Resources Course
Credits
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Deactivate/Activate Course (boldface & underline as appropriate)
X
Other (specify): Deactivation of Puerto
Rican Studies Major
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Department:
LACS
Effective Semester, Year: Fall 2015
Course Number
Current:
New:
Credits:
Course Title:
Course Description to appear in Bulletin:
N/A
Prerequisites statement to be appended to description in Bulletin:
N/A
If S/U is to be designated as the only grading system in the course, check here: U
This course is (will be) cross listed with (i.e., CAS###):
This course is (will be) a shared-resources course with (i.e., CAS###):
Explanation of proposal:
The scholarly field that began decades ago as Puerto Rican Studies has been subsumed under the more comprehensive
field of Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies. As a result, the major in Puerto Rican Studies has become
somewhat anachronistic and the LACS Department therefore proposes its deactivation and discontinuation as a major.
Other departments or schools which offer similar or related courses and which have certified that this proposal does not
overlap their offering:
N/A
If this proposal is for an interdisciplinary program, please indicate the Department where the major/minor will be housed:
Chair of Propasing Department (TYPE NAME)
Administrative Manager or Department Secretary (TYPE NAME)
Date
Pedro Caban
Librada Pimentei-Whitaker
12/16/14
Approved by Chair(s) of Departments having cross~isted course(s)
I rcoov of e-mail aoprovallsl on followl1111 DaQe.l
Date
Dean of ColleQe
Date
Kathleen Gersowitz
2/4/15
Chair of Academic Programs Committee
Date
Dean of Undergraduate or Graduate Studies
Date
Marlene Belfort
2/4/15
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UNIVERSITY POLICY AND PLANNING COUNCIL
CAMPUS IMPACT FORM
Proposal Title:
Deactivation and Discontinuation of the Major in Puerto Rican Studies
College or School I CAS
Department
Latin American. Caribbean. and U.S. Latino Studies
Program Director or Glyne A. Griffith
Sponsor
Action Category
Program Proposal
X
Other (describe)
Action Type
0
New
0
Revision
X
Deactivation
Other (describe)
Brief Description of Proposal:
e-mail ggriffith@albany.edu
Does this proposal include any space
resource implications?
Approximate sq. ft. needed:
Program has been identified as a
0
Gainful Employment Program (GEP)
o Yes
X No
The scholarly field that began decades ago as Puerto Rican Studies has been subsumed under the more comprehensive
Field of Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies. As a result, the major in Puerto Rican Studies has become
Somewhat anachronistic and therefore the LACS Department proposes its deactivation and discontinuation as a major.
Impact on Other Programs:
The proposer had consulted the following service units:
X ITS
X the University Library
X Other
and it has been jointly determined that there will /won't be a fiscal impact of the proposed program on the service
agency. Please attach letters of collaboration/support from impacted programs.
Faculty and Staff
a)
Describe new faculty hiring needed during the next 3 years
b)
Explain how program will be administered for the purposes of admissions, advising, course offerings, etc. Discuss
the available support staff
N/ A
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RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS
(1)
Year 1
Year 2
Year3
Projected Expenditures (In home department and other affected units)
From Existing Sources
Faculty (2)
From New Sources
Administrative
From Existing Sources
Staff (2)
From New Sources
From Existing Sources
Clerical Staff (2)
From New Sources
Equipment,
From Existing Sources
Supplies, etc.(3)
From New Sources
From Existing Sources
Student Support
From New Sources
From Existing Sources
Facilities
From New Sources
Total Projected Expenditures
Projected Capital Expenditures
Capital
From Existing Sources
Facilities
From New Sources
From Existing Sources
Capital Equipment
From New Sources
Total Projected Capital Expenditures
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APPROVALS
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Pedro Caban
12/2/14
Department Chair-----------------------
Date
Dean
Date
UPPC Chair
Date
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INSTRUCTIONS
When submitting a program proposal to the University Senate Policy and Planning Council, please submit this form
whether or not the proposal involves resource implications.
If the proposal indicates space requirements, this information will be shared with the Office of Campus Planning.
Completed forms should be sent to the attention of the chairperson of UPPC.
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It is the sponsoring department's responsibility to obtain all required signatures before presenting the documentation to
the council. The chair may request additional supporting documentation prior to review by the entire council. You will
be notified when your proposal is on the UPPC agenda, and will be invited to attend the meeting.
(1)
Out years projections should be calculated to include inflation of 3% per year
(2)
Include fringe on personnel that are paid out of an IFR account
(3)
Include any equipment, supply, travel, telecom, postage, etc. items that are not a capital expense
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