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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1400 Washington Avenue 
· Albany, New York 12222 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
Monday, September 13, 1982 
3:30 p.m. -
Campus Center Ballroom 
AGENDA 
1. 
Approval of Minutes 
2. 
President's Report 
3. 
Chairperson's Report 
4. 
Council and Other Appointments 
5. 
Council Reports 
6. 
New Business: 
6.1 Bill No. 8283-01- Proposed Program Leading to the 
Master of Arts Degree with Certificate in Public History -
(GAC) 
6.2 Bill No. 8283-02 -
Proposed Certificate Program in Russian 
Translation -
(GAC) 
6.3 Bill No. 8283-03 -
Proposed Certificate Program in 
Regulatory Economics -
(GAC) 
6.4 Bill No. 8283-04 - Proposed M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in 
Pathobiology -
(GAC) 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1400 Washington Avenue 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
Albany, New York 12222 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
September 13, 1982 
MINUTES 
ABSENT: 
H. Bakhru, 
J. Buckley, F. Carrino, E. Cowley, 
,J. Hartigan, D. Hartzell, 
W. Kidd, 
M. LaCroix, J. Levato, A. Loesch, J. Logan, U. Mache, J. Pipkin, 
D. Reeb, C. Sivers, D. Snow, R. Tastor, S. Watkins, J. Woelfel 
The meeting was called to order at 3:45p.m. in the Campus Center 
Ballroom by the Chair, Peter Krosby .. 
1. 
Approval of Minutes 
The minutes of April 26, May 3, and May 10 were approved as submitted. 
2. 
President's Report 
President 0' Leary welcomed the 1982-83 Senate members and s·tated that 
the year had started off very efficiently. 
He report.ed on the Opening 
Convocation. 
The President reported on the campus enrollment figures, making 
comparisions to previous years. 
He stated that new student npplicatioas 
are particularly high this year; the selectivity of freshmen is as high 
as it has ever been. 
A report was also given on the budget situation 
indicating the stages it has gone through before the Governor put a 
freeze on. 
He explained how the freeze has affected the instructional, 
as well as non-instructional, positions on the campus, and the overall 
effect on the operation of the University. 
He conunended the university 
members for the way they have dealt with it. 
President O'Leary announced that the following events were scheduled 
to take place: 
1. 
The Millionth Volume is to be added to the Library's collection 
in a presentation ceremony with a celebration following. 
2. 
The Rockefeller Institute is to be inaugurated downtown. 
3. 
SUNY-Albany will be hos.t.ing the 1983 Special Olympics. 
The search for a Vice President for Student Affairs will begin again. 
President 0' Leary will be devoting more t.ime to areas outside the 
campus in high technology such as engineering, law schools, and 
health fields. 
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3. 
Chairperson's Report 
Chairman Krosby reported that the materials at the end of the packet were 
for reference (e.g. , Powers of the Senate 1 Attendance, etc.) 
4. 
Council and Other Appointments 
4.1 Senate Membership 
The Chair announced that W. Scholz and G. Gillispie, both of Science 
and Math, had resigned from the Senate. 
4.2 Council Membership 
R. Bosco moved approval of the Council Membership list. It was 
seconded, voted on and approved. 
5. 
Council Reports 
5.1.: GAC - S. Kim reported that GAC approved three combined programs but 
that they could not be reported since they must also be approved by 
UAC; UAC had not yet organized. 
5.2 EPC -
No additions to written report. 
There were no other Council Reports. 
6. 
New Business 
6.1 8283-01 - Proposed Program Leading to the Master of Arts Degree with 
Certificate in Public History - This bill was moved by GAC. 
After 
some discussion the program was voted on and carried. 
6.2 8283-02 - Proposed Certificate Program in Russian Translation -
M. Finder moved adoption of this bill and it was seconded. 
The bill 
was voted on and approved. 
6.3 8283-03 - PIUDOSed Certificate Program in Regulatory Economics -
The GAC moved adoption of this program. 
There were a number of 
objections and considerable discussion on this program. 
R. Gibson 
made a motion to refer this bill back to GAC for revision and that. 
GAC provide a set. of -~uidelines. 
The motion wasse~onded, voted 
on and carried. 
6.4 8283-04 - Proposed M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in Pathobiology -
GAC moved adoption of this bill. 
Senator McGee-Russell made the following substitute motion: 
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University Senate Minutes 
September 13, 1982 
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6.4 (Continued) 
"That 614a Biological Electron Microscopy, 614B Laboratory 
for Biological Electron Microscopy, and 614c Advanced 
Biological Electron Microscopy be added to the list of 
courses on Page 9." 
The motion was seconded. 
The Chair explained that the list of 
courses, as suggested in the sentence introducing that list, only 
served as examples to illustrate the nature of the proposed program 
and was not a list of actual courses submitted to the Senate for its 
approval. 
Approval of courses is not the business of the Senate but 
is subject to the usual academic procedures governing the introduction 
and changes of curricula. 
The Chair suggested that the motion ought 
rather to be regarded as a friendly amendment. 
The suggestion was 
accepted by the Chair of the GAC and by Senator McGee-Russell. 
The original motion was then voted on and passed. 
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m. 
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UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1982-1983 Membership 
EX OFFICIO SENATORS 
Vincent O'Leary, President of State 
University of New York at Albany 
Joseph Nitecki, Director of 
University Libraries 
Stephen DeLong 1 Vice-President for 
Academic Affairs, Acting 
*Harold L. Cannon, SUNY senator (1985) 
(Alternate: 
Robert Gibson) 
John Hartigan, Vice-President for 
Finance and Business 
Donald Reeb, SUNY Senator (1983) 
(Alternate: 
Arthur Collins) 
Warren Ilchman, Vice-President for 
Graduate Education and Research 
Lewis Welch 1 Vice-President for 
University Affairs 
ELECTED SENATORS 
Elected: 
At Large 
Vernon Buck (1983) 
Educ. Opp. Program 
Frank Carrino (1983) 
Hisp. & Ital. Studies 
Harry Frisch (1983) 
Chemistry 
Richard Tastor (1983) 
Financial Aids 
Thomas MacGregor (1984) 
Mathematics 
Robert Gibson (1984) 
CUE 
Ivan steen (1984) 
History 
Patricia Rogers (1984) 
PEAR 
Elected: 
Humanities and Fine Arts 
Warder Cadbury (1983) 
Ulrich Mache (1984) 
Philosophy 
German 
Edward Cowley (1983) 
Ronald Bosco (1984) 
Art 
Eng li.sh 
Drew Hartzell (1983) 
Joseph Woelfel (1984) 
Music 
Rhet. & Communications 
*Past Chairman of the SUNY-Albany University Senate 
Jeffrey Berman (1985) 
English 
Dorothy Christiansen (1985) 
University Library 
Gloria Desole (1985) 
Affirmative Action 
Richard Farrell (1985) 
Graduate Studies 
Sophia Lubensky (1985) 
Slavic'studies 
Jerome Hanley (1985) 
Theatre 
Georges Santoni (1985) 
French 
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1982-83 Membership--continued 
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Elected: 
Science and Mathematics 
William Hammond (1983) 
Mathematics 
Richard Stearns (1983) 
Computer Science 
vlilliam Closson (1984) 
Chemistry 
Nelson Cue (1984) 
Physics 
Arthur Loesch (1984) 
Atmospheric Science 
Elected: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences 
Peter .Krosby ( 1983) 
History 
Richard Kalish (1983) 
Economics 
Frank Pogue (1983) 
African & Afro-Amer. Stud. 
Elected: 
Business 
Roy Klages (1983) 
John Levato (1984) 
Thomas Dandridge (1985) 
Elected: 
Education 
Alexinia Baldwin (1983) 
Program Development 
Morris Finder (1983) 
Teacher Education 
Elected: 
GSPA 
stephen Wasby (1984) 
Abdo Baaklini (1985) 
Elected: 
University Libraries 
Mina LaCroix (1983) 
Stephen Watkins (1984) 
Roger Gifford (1985) 
Richard Alba (1984) 
sociology 
Robert Jarvanpa (1984) 
Anthropology 
Hilliam Simmons (1984) 
Psychology 
Elected: 
Cont. Studies 
Marc Salish (1984) 
Gordon Purrington (1983) 
Educ. Administration 
Bertha Wakin (1983) 
Teacher Education 
Elected: 
Library Science 
Joseph Morehead (1985) 
Hassaram Bakhru (1985) 
Physics 
Samuel McGee Russell (1985) 
Biology 
John Logan (1985) 
Sociology 
Elected: 
Criminal Justice 
Robert Hardt 
(1985) 
Fred Dembowski (1985) 
Educ. Administration 
Oliver Nikoloff (1985) 
Educ. Psy. & Statistics 
Elected: 
Social Welfare 
Aaron Rosenblatt (1983) 
Bonnie Carlson (1984) 
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1982-83 Membership--concluded 
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APPOINTED SENATORS 
Neil Brown 
Student Affairs 
Helen Desfosses 
Undergraduate studies 
Ronald Farrell 
Sociology 
ELECTED UNDERGRADUATES 
Gerry Brennen 
Beth Brinser 
Jeane Buckley 
Phil Chonigman 
Robert Farley 
Phil Gentile 
Gail Goldstein 
Richard Golubow 
William Kidd 
Geology 
Sung Bok Kim 
History 
John Pipkin 
Geography 
April Gray 
Mike Hagerty 
Joel Hammer 
Steven Kastell 
Cathy LaSusa 
Robin Pakula 
Joe Ranni 
Cathryne Sivers 
Ed. Psychology 
Dean Snow 
Anthropology 
Daniel Wulff 
Science and Math 
Jayne Rothman 
Johanna Sarracco 
Eric Sauter 
Jeff schneider 
Michelle Schwartz 
Neil Siegal 
Tom Volk 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1982-1983 Council Membership 
COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ETHICS 
Teaching Faculty: 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
*Alexinia Baldwin, Program Development -Education 
DeWitt Ellinwood, History - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
XX *-Nelson_ Cue_, Physics - Scien!}e and Mathematics 
x *John Logan~ Sociology - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
*Joseph Morehead> Library and Information Science 
Myron Taylor> English - Huma:rzities and Fine Arts' 
Michele Deasy> Continuing Studies 
*Richard Farrell, Graduate Studies 
Undergraduate Students: 
*Robert Farley 
*Joel Hammer 
COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY 
Ex Officio: 
Vincent O'Leary, President 
Judith Ramaley, Vice-President for Academic Affairs 
John Hartigan, Vice-President for Finance and Busines~ 
Warren Ilchman, Vice-President for Research and 
Educational Development 
Lewis Welch, Vice-President for University Affai~s 
Teaching FaCulty: 
*~larder Caahury> Philosophy- Humanities and Fine Arts 
*Dorothy Christiansen> University Library 
Robert Donovan> English-
Humm~ities and Fine_Arts 
*Morris Finder> Teacher Education - Education 
Richard Hall> Sociology - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
*William Hammond, Mathematics -
Science and Mathematics 
Paul Marr, Geography - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
xx She Uon Banl<. - Science and Mathematics 
Jwnes Riedel> Political Science - GSPA 
xx*Robert Hardt> Criminal Justice 
Dean's Council Appt.: 
John Webb, Dean of Social & Behavioral Sciences 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
*Gloria DeSole_, Affirmative Action 
*Robert Gibson, CUE 
John Tucker, Counseling 
Undergraudate students: 
*Germ;} Brennan 
*Mike Hagerty 
*Robin Po.J<.ula 
*Tom Volk 
xx *Jayne Rothman 
Asterisks indicate senators 
Italics indicate first-year appointments 
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Nominee has not yet been reached for hisjher agreement to serve if confirmed 
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GRADUATE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 
Ex Officio: 
Judith Ramaley, Vice-President for Academ1c Affairs 
Warren Ilchman, Dean of Graduate studies 
Teaching Faculty: 
*Sung Bok Kim, History - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
Sara Knapp> University Library 
*Sophia Lubensky > Slavic Language and Literature -
Humanities and Fine Arts 
*Gordon Purrington> Educational Administrat·ion - Education 
Richard Teeva.n> Psychology> Social and Beb.avioral Sciences 
*Stephen Wasby> Political Science> Graduate School of 
Pub lie Affairs 
xx Michael Kavanagh> Business 
XX*Thomas !1acGregor, Math - Science and Mathematics 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
Ivan Edelson> School of Social Welfare 
Undergraduate Students: 
Dan Robb 
Graduate students: 
LIBRARY COUNCIL 
Ex Officio: 
Warren Ilchman, Vice-President for Research and 
Educational Development 
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Joseph Ni tecki, Director of University LiJc,:raries 
Teaching Faculty: 
*Hassaram Bakhru, Physics - Science and Mat:.hematics 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
Arnold Foster, Sociology - Social and Beha•7ioral Sciences 
Mojmir Frinta, Art - Humanities and Fine A:rts 
Nor-man Hoyle> Library Science 
*v1iUiam Kidd> Geology - Science and Mathematics 
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*Drew Hartzell, Music - Humanities and Fine Arts 
Max Siporin, Social Welfare 
*Cathryne Sivers> Educational Psychology - Education 
*Joseph f.loe l fe l > Rhetoric and Corrom.micatian 
Kathryn Lowery, Financial Management 
Undergraduate Students: 
v1aune Klieger 
Dcrue Schneyma.n 
COUNCIL ON PROMOTIONS AND CONTINUING APPOINTMENT 
Ex Officio:· 
Judith Ramaley, Vice-President for Academic Affairs 
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COUNCIL ON PROMOTIONS AND CONTINUING APPOINT!'1ENTS--contd. 
Teaching Faculty: 
*William Closson~ Chemistry - Science and Mathematics 
Richard Callner~ Art -
HUmm~ities and Fine Arts 
*Ronald Farrell, Sociology ~ Social and Behavioral Sciences 
Boris Korenblum, Mathematics - science and Mathematics 
*Aaron Rosenblatt, Social Welfare 
Sara Schyfter, Hispanic and Italian Studies -Humanities 
and Fine Arts 
XX *John Pipkin~ Geography - Social & Behavioral Sciences 
xx 
Gary Yukl - Business 
Undergraduate Students: 
*April Gray 
Lisa Pazer 
COUNCIL ON RESEARCH 
Ex Officio: 
Warren Ilchman, Vice-President for Research and 
Educational Development 
Frank Lucarelli, Director of Research 
Jeffrey Cohen, Chair, Research Safety Committee 
Teaching Faculty: 
*Richard Alba, Sociology - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
Meredith Butler, Library 
*Thomas Dandridge~ School of Business 
walter Gibson, Physics -
Science and Mathematics 
Martin Kanes> French - Humanities and Fine Arts 
*Arthur Loesch~ Atmospheric Science - Science and Mathematics 
Susan Sherman, School bf Social Welfare 
Joseph Zacek, History - Social and Behavioral Sciences 
Non-Teaching Faculty~ 
Martin Coffey~ Counseling 
Gene Winter, Two-Year College Development 
Undergraduate Students: 
*Joe Ranni 
*Neil Siegel 
STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL 
Ex Officio: 
Teaching Faculty: 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
·Neil Brown, Dean for Student Affairs 
Mike Bmoth> School of Business 
*Edward Cowley, Art- Humanities and Fine Arts 
Hedi McKinley> School of Social rleZ.fare 
*Patricia Rogers, PEAR 
*Steven Watkins, University Library 
*Vernon Buck, Educational Opportunity Program 
Richard Collier> CUE 
John Henighan> Public Safety 
Janet Hood> Student Health 
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STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL--contd. 
Undergraduate students: 
Graduate Students: 
Mary Frances Cotch 
Da:vid Da:nie ls 
*Phil Gentile 
*Gail Goldstein 
*Richard Go lubow 
*Steven Kastell 
*Cathy LaSusa 
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC COUNCIL: 
Ex Officio: 
Teaching Faculty: 
Judith Ramale~ Vice-President for Academic Affairs 
Helen Desfosses, Dean of Undergraduate Studies 
XX Henry Mendelsohn - University Library 
*Jeffrey Berrmo;~., EngZish- Hwnanities and Fine Arts 
*Bonnie Carlson, School of Social Welfare 
*Jerome Hanley, Theatre -Humanities and Fine Arts 
WilliOJll Holstein_, School of Business 
*SOJnu.el McG-ee Russell_, Biology - Science and Mathematics 
Maryo;~ne Mithun, Anthropology - Social and Behavioral 
Sciences 
Craig Sipe, Teacher Education -Education 
*.Richard Stearns, Computer Science 
*Ivan Steen_, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
*John Levato, School of Business 
Undergraduate students: 
*Beth B1'i-a.>er 
*Jeanne Buckley 
*Johanna Sarracco 
*Jeff Schneider 
Mark Weprin 
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
Ex Officio: 
Teaching Faculty: 
Non-Teaching Faculty: 
Lewis Welch, Vice-President for University Affairs 
Norbert Zahm, Director of University Auxiliary Services 
James \'ililliams, Director of Campus security 
*Frank Carr~no, Hispanic and Italiw~ Studies, Humanities 
artd Fine Arts 
Frank Femrninella, Education OJ~d Social Thought_, Education 
*Roy Klages, School of Business 
Leona N. Rhenish_, PEAR 
*Georges Santoni_, French_, Humanities and Fine Arts 
*Roger D. Gifford, University Library 
*Richard Tastor, Financial Aids 
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UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL--contd. 
Undergraduate students: 
*PhiZ Chonigman 
*Eric Sauter 
*MicheZte Schwartz 
Service Staff: 
Megan Beidl 
Mary Kantrowitz 
Gwen Willoughby 
REPORTS TO THE SENATE 
September 13, 1982 
Report of the Educational Policy Council 
FOR INFORMATION: 
The Chair of the Council has completed a provisional organiza-
tion of the Council's subcommittees. 
Report of the Graduate Academic Council 
FOR INFORMATION: 
The GAC met three times during the month of August to consider 
several new academic program proposals. 
The council approved them 
without a dissenting vote. 
The Council also approved proposed 
membership for its several committees and authorized the GAC 
Chairman to organize a new committee on Graduate Teaching Awards. 
FOR ACTION: 
The GAC requests that the Sena·te approve the proposed new 
Certificate programs in Public History, in Russian Translation, 
in Regulatory Economics, and Masters and Ph.D. programs in 
Pathobiology. 
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Bill No. 8283-01 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED PROGRAM LEADING TO THE MASTER OF ARTS 
DEGREE WITH CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HISTORY 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Aca:dem±c Council 
August 30, 1982 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
I. 
A program leading to the Master of Arts Degree 
with Certificate in Public History with the 
attached requirements be approved and become 
effective immediately upon registration by the 
State Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill he referred to the !?resident 
for his approval. 
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Department of Hi story 
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PROPOSAL FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 
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11Program Leading to the Hester of Arts Degree v.•ith Certificate in Public 
History
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The proposed 11 Program in Public Histori 1 is designed around a two-year 
curriculum, successful completion of the first year to result in a Master 1s 
Degree in History, successful completlon of the second year to result in a 
·Certificate in Public History. 
The SUNYA Department of History proposes to 
introduce the program beginning in January 1983. 
2. 
R.a tiona l e 
The program is designed to train professional historians for work out-
side the academic setting, or at least the conventional academic setting. 
Its graduates should find employment with historical societies, ~useums~ 
archives, and similar agencies, as 1-vell as VJith agencies involved in public. 
pol icy planning. 
All too often, professionals working in these areas have 
been trained in the technical aspects of their vocation, but do not have an 
adequate backgrond in history. 
The need for a historical perspective is 
quite obvious in preparing students for careers in historical societies, 
museums, and archives, but it is less apparent, but also highly desirable, 
that those interested in being involved in public pol icy planning be equipped 
to explore the historical implications of future policies. 
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Another important reason for adding this program to the university's exist-
ing curricula is that jobs for professionally trained historians exist in both 
public and private sectors, as indicated by the proliferation of public his-
tory programs at major and minor Institutions throughout the United States. 
True enough, vocational opportunities are indeed constrained by the current 
state of the American economy, but those constraints limit the opportunities 
of all college graduates these days and are not the relatively permanent limita-
tion (declining need' for professors ana secondary-school teachers) that has 
spectacularly constricted job opportunities for graduates of traditional his-
tory progrc:rns. 
In fact, if agency desire for history interns is any criterion 
on vJhich to base a judgment, only the financial exigenC;ies pose problems for 
the vocational success of potential graduates. 
The History Department has been planning a public history program for 
quite some time. 
Several years c:go, consultants were brought in to discuss 
the possibility of the establishment of a doctoral program in local and regional 
history. 
(These consultants came from Cornel 1 University, the Minnesota Historical 
Society, and the t·iev,1berry Library.) 
Although their reports \•Jere in agreement 
on. the viability and centrality of local and regional history and on the capacity 
of the History Depart~ent to offer a doctoral program in this field, the Depart-
ment concluded that the most sensible course of action would be to expand the 
existing t·'..A. program before moving on to the doctoral level. 
It ;-vas decided 
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to build on the local and regional concentration in the ~I.A. program and develop 
a specialty in the grov1ing field of public history. 
In April 1981, se·.;eral mem-
bers of the Department met with a group of professionals representing museums, 
archives, and other history-related organizations to plan such a program. 
This 
meet·ing resulted in the decision to institute a course of study that would 
culminated in the granting of a Master of Arts Degree in History and a Cer-
tificate in Public History. 1The vJisdom of this decision was con'firmed in 
subsequent discussions with the Director of the University of California at 
Santa Barbara 1s Program in Public History and with the Co-Director of Carnegie-
Mellon Un1versity 1s Program in Appl led History, both of whom indicated that 
our resources and location placed us in an excellent position to operate a 
highly successful program. 
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3. 
Relationship to Other University Programs and Campus Mission 
The program 1 s relationship to the campus mission is a close and 
direct one. 
In the ~>~'ords of Chancellor ~/harton, 
11The car71pus long has assumed> 
as an important special mission, the orientation of 
re~earch and education 
to the needs of public affairs and policy. 11 
With its proposed Program in 
Public History, the History Department has readied itself to play a role 
in this mission. 
SUNYA 1 S program wi 11 be the only such program located within 
a major state capital in the United States. 
As such, it can be conceived of 
as exploiting, in the most desirable manner, the remarkably close relationship 
between 
SU~~YA, state government, and other metropolitan agencies, both public 
c;nd private. 
In terms of relationship with other university programs, the Department 
has initiated close coordination with other interested campus facilities. 
Thus 
the School of Library and Information Science will cooperate with the Histo~y 
Department in the 11 Historical Records Administration" component of the proposed 
program, and the History Department welcomes the proposed curriculum of the 
University 1s new Department of Public Affairs in the hope that some of its most 
highly qualified students wil 1 wish to take advantage of the opportunity for 
obtaining dual master's degrees in Public History and Public Affairs. 
Indeed, 
the designated director of the proposed program, Robert R, Dykstra, Professor of 
History and Public Policy, holds a joint appointment in the nevJly created de~ 
partment and is helping devise its curriculum. 
4. 
Requirements 
The program requirments were constructed after consultation with professionals 
re~resenting several museums, archives, and other history-related organizations 
in the Capital District. 
They meet, or exceed, the "Standards for Historical 
Agency Training Programs 11 established by the American Association for State and 
Loca 1 Hi story. 
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The proposed program entails ~8 credits, minimum. 
Students wi 11 be 
required to complete a three-phase curriculum: 
a substantive history con-
centration (21 credits), a series of ?rofessional courses (9 credits), and 
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an internship and thesis (18 credits). 
The substantive history concentration 
will include a ''local and regional history" emphasis in tr.n·der to insure that 
every student has a thorough understanding of the needs of users of historical 
materials in state or local agencies and other institutional repositories, 
including those of business .c· 
, 1 rms. 
The second phase of training requires the 
student to select a vocational emphasis in one of three subfields: 
Historical 
Agency Studies, Historical Records .b.c::,,inistration, or History and Public 
Pdlicy. 
Courses completed during this training phase will depend on the 
emphasis. 
At the close of it the stL•dent v.1ill be requir·ed to complete a 
major field examination in local and regional history, the successful passage 
of which wi 1.1 result in the awarding of a master of arts degree. 
At this point 
each student may decide whether or not to continue work toward the certificate 
in public history, and the program director may choose to terminate those 
students deemed of insufficient promise to continue. 
Phase three of the program embraces an individually tailored, project-
oriented internship (12 credits), to be completed in oae. of at least a dozen 
cooperating agencies in and around the Capital District (confirming letters 
of intent from such agencies are on fn,e. 
During thatt intership, the student 
will participate in a two-semester internship colloquium and write a thesis 
based on an aspect of the internship project. 
Successful completion of phase 
three v.'ill result in award of the Certificate in Publh:: !History. 
Finally, it should be noted that the proposed 
lns~itute for Local and 
Regional Studies, stl 11 very much in the planning stage at the moment, but 
with the Erastus Corning Oral History Project as its celf~1:erpiece, clearly 
wi 11 play more than a peripheral role in the History Df::1Partment 1s Program in 
Public History, although the precise dimensions of that role await a more pre-
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else definition of the facility itself. 
5. 
Resources Required 
The exisiting History faculty, supplemented by the use of adjuncts$ 
is adequate to implement the Program in Public History: 
Several members 
of the Department have been involved in the planning of the program (Dykstra, 
Kim, Steen), others have proposed key courses (Birr, Wesser, Wittner), and at 
least two additional faculty members have indicated an interest in participation 
in the near future (Birn, Yihite). 
It is expected that sufficient funds will 
be available to employ adjunct faculty to teach most of the 11professional 11 
courses. 
Library resources also are adequate to the needs of the program. 
Hov,'ever, if no nev.' resources are necessary to launch the program, its 
continuation as a high-quality prosram likely to attract the best p6tential 
students requires the addition of another Americanist vJi th research expertise 
in local and regional history. 
6. 
Support 
Assurances of support for the proposed program have been offered by 
President 0 1 Leary, Vice-President I lehman, Dean Webb and a number of other 
key administrative figures on campus, as well as from a substantial number of 
important persons in cooperating agencies within' the Capital District. 
Dr. Paul 
S~udierie, Director nf the New York State Museum 1 s Division of Historical and 
Anthropological Services, and Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, Senior Archivist with the 
New York State Archives, have been of exceptional help in encouraging formation 
of the program. 
Dr. Roderick Blackburn, Assistant Director of the Albany 
Institute of History and Art, and Dr. Theodore Corbett, Director of Hnstoric 
Cherry Hi 11 ~ have made valuable suggestions concerning curriculum. 
Additional 
statements of support from off-campus may be seen in the agency letters of in-
tent (on file). 
7. 
Impact on Region and State 
It is the Department 1s understanding, based on consultations with the directo 
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of probably the nation's two most pretigious public history programs--
those at Santa Barbara and Carnegie-Mellon -- that our program \·Ji 11 in the 
beginning draw mainly students fro~ New York State; it can also reasonably 
be assumed that, again initially, the program 1 s graduates V>'ill seek jobs 
mainly within this region and state. 
Indeed, many of our first students, 
v.'e knO\·J, >\'ill be men and \.\'Omen already employed in history-related administrative 
positions In the Capital District who wish to possess academic credentials 
that enhance their desires for vocational advancement. 
But the specific impact of the new program on region and state, in a 
larger sense, depends very much on how knowledgeable users --
fessional research historians 
rate the quality of historical services and 
history-related programs such as those dealing with architectural preservation. 
There is no single estimate of that quality, but it is clear from various user 
assessments and observations that quality is extremely uneven, varying from 
superior to very poor. 
Access to important historical records in the Capital 
District, for example, range from first-rate at the Albany Institute or the 
Schenectady Department of Public Safety or the Albany County C1erk
1 s Office 
(which has recently created a historical archives), down to nonexistent at 
such an enormously important entity as the Gener~l Electric Company, which has 
as yet no capacity for making its vast archives available for historical research. 
Although ultimately a SUNY-Albany Program in Public History may be expected 
to have an influence as wide as the intellectual reputation of its teaching staff, 
initially--
in combination with an Institute for Local and Regional Studies--
it can be expected to assist importantly in the effort to raise the conscious-
ness of state and region in the matter of preserving and making available its 
precious historical and cultural resources, at the same time training and certify-
ing professionals devoted to serving the increasing opportunities generated by 
nev< levels of public and private avJareness of our historical heritage. 
PROGRAM LEADING TO THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGRtE 1-.'ITH CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HIS.TORY 
This program is designed to train professional historians who will work 
outside an academic setting. 
Students enrolled in this ~rogram wi 11 be required 
to complete their M.A. concentration in local and Regional History and to complete 
courses and an internship appropriate to one of three areas of emphasis: 
Historical 
Agency Studies; Historical Records Administration; History'and Public Policy. 
Program of Study (48 credits, minimum) 
1. 
History content, reading or seminar courses (21 credits) 
2. 
3. 
4. 
s. 
History courses, as advised, including HIS 621 and a research 
seminar in American history. 
At least 9 of these credits to be 
chosen from among the following: 
HIS 509, HIS 519, HIS 520, HIS 527, 
HIS 529, HIS 530*, HIS 531*, HIS 535, HIS 590, HIS 622. 
(;'•·With permission of the Director of the Program). 
Professional Courses (9 credits) 
Professional courses are to be chosen from among the following: 
HIS 501, HIS 503, (required of students emphasizing Historical Agency 
Studies), HIS 504, HIS 505, HIS 506 (required of students emphasizing 
Historical Records Administration), LIB 656 (required of students 
emphasizing Historical Records Administration), LIB 607, LIB 652, LIB 
655J 
HIS 507 (required of students emphasizing History and Public 
Policy ). 
Satisfactory completion of a rnaj or fie 1 d examination in Local and 
Regional History. 
HIS 798 a,b --
Internship in Public History ( 12 credits) 
HIS 799 -- Pub 1 i c History Project Thesis (6 credits) 
Existing courses listed in item 1: 
HIS 509 
Society and Politics in Early l~ew York, 1607-1789 (4) · 
HIS 530- Topics in American History (1-4) 
HIS 531 -Topics in European History (1-L.) 
HIS 590- Quantitative Methods in History (3) 
HIS 621 - Readings in Local and Regional History (4) 
HIS 622 - Seminar in Local and Regional History (4) 
New courses listed in item 1: 
HIS 519, HIS 520, HIS 527, HIS 529, HIS 535. 
For titles anddescriptions, see 
Course Action Forms (on file). 
Existing courses 1 isted in item 2: 
HIS 501 - Resources and Techniques for Teaching State and Local History (2) 
LIB 607 -
Information Technology and library Automation 
LIB 652 - State and Loca1 Government Documents 
LIB 655- Rare Books 
LIB 656 - Archives and Manuscripts (3) 
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New courses 1 istea in item 2: 
HIS 503, HIS 504, HIS 505, HIS 506, HIS 507. 
For titles and descriptions, 
see Course Action Forms (on file). 
For nev; courses 1 isted in iterns 4 and 5, see Course Action Forms (on file). 
Director of the P~~lic History Program. 
1. 
The Director of the Public History Program shall be responsible for the 
administration of that program and the advisement of its students, sub-
ject to policies established by the History Department Graduate Committee. 
2. 
The Director of the Public History Program shall be a member of the History 
Department Graduate Committee. 
3. 
The Director of the Public History Program shall be appointed by the History 
Department Chair, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies 
Advisory Com:-nittee to the Program in Public History. 
1. 
The purpose of the Advisory Co::-:mit-.:ee to the Program in Public History 
shal 1 be to advise the History Department Graduate Committee on matters 
related to the development and operation of the Public History Program. 
2. 
The Adviscry c~~mittee shall be co~posed of professionals working in the 
field of public history. 
3. 
The members of the Advisory Co~mittee shall be chosen by the History Depart-
ment Graduate Committee. 
Bill No. 8283-02 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN RUSSIAN TRANSLATION 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Academic Council 
August 30, 1982 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
I. 
A Certificate Program in Russian Translation with 
the attached requirements be approved and become 
effective immediately upon regiJstration by the 
State Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill be referred to the President 
for his app~oval. 
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State University of Nev,,r York at Albany 
February 19S2 
FRO?OS.::._L FOR·A U'\I\~R.5ITY C:::RTIFICATE 
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General Obiectives 
Building on exis:i:ng fac..::.lty 
s-::::-e:-,~"C:'-is and taking advantage of the unique 
exchange of grc.dus.te stude~ts ':;et.\;een the State Uni Yers ity of Ne\\' York and l·los-
cow State University, the Depa=~=e~t of Slavic Languages and Literatures pro-
poses a p-c.ciuc.te ?rog:ra lea.di;:g c.o -che University Certificate in Russic.n Trans-
lation. 
The Ce~tifics.te P::-ofT2~ ~ou:d nc"C take the plc.ce of existing Master 1 s 
p:rog::-2-ms i;, R-:.:ssiar1 lc::-1;-c.age a::d 
li"Le:-c::::..:~e; rather it \•,'ould folrov,' traditional 
),LA. prog:rams a;-Jc, c.ccc.::-O.i:-,_;l:-·, 'be O.es:.g::.ed on the assu111ption th2.t students had 
alrec:.d)i acq·J.iTed 2d\·c.;:<:ed 
co::-:?et.e:-~ce ir. :.:Je RtJssisn langt1.age~ 
The Ce:-tificc.t.e 
P:rogram 1·:oul6 ai.;:-. to p:-ovide alreac)· \·:::1: -prepar-ed and hell-quc.li:fied stuO.ents 
of the. Rt:ssiaTl 
la:-~g·cage \·:.i:h 
E. f'..:.ll acc.de:;;ic yec.r o: additionc..l p:ractica).l pre:-
p:rofessioTlal trc..i:-1iJ';g in 
·,;~!ic~. c::;e;-· ·,.;o:.:lc h.s.ve .:o.n 
O??Or~unity to ?er:'ect theix 
linguistic s}:ills, pc.:rc:icc:la:-l:• i:J "cf:e c.:-ec.. of translation. 
The program v;ould 
be intended in :he fi:rsc: ?lace :c:- t::-,ose \-.'no look -ro·.;a:rd p:rofessionc.l ca:reers 
y,·hich de!J1&:nd excqtio:;c..l 
li::-J~·.:.:.s-cics s}:ill c.nd fu:-tf:er fo:r 2.Tl)'One: SD.itably 
qual i::'ied, ,,·[;o desires t::-z::r:::..:;g :.:: 
c:::-~is e-:cea fc:r \,-hc.:e\'e:r :reason. 
Bc..cks:round 
The progn.m descibec i;, ::'1e ?-'resent: p:roposc.l ''as suggested first in 'the 
fall of 1979 by s:ude;-,ts c: ::-.e Slav:.c Depco.rtment. 
A Lette:r of Inten:, outlin-
ir.g the Ce:cti:ficc.:e ?:-og-re:.:: i:-: T:-a:-:s2-a:icn, Y-'as developed ai'd seTit fo'!\·:c.rd, \\'ith 
depa:rtmen~.c.l approval, in :.he sp::-ing o: :.980. 
The Let.ter of Intent ~-.·as app:roved 
by the Council of Hu.mani ties &;;6 Fine .!...:r-.::s in l·lay 1 SSO, and in August t1'le Dean 
of the College requested the depcr:.mem to draft a complet:.e proposal. 
Develop-
ment of the pr-oposal ..:as celc.yed -..::~til Fa.ll 1981, in order to av~ait the outcomes 
··of ~·he ;:·orm~l T"''"ie\· c-7 
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'''hich took place in tne S?ring o:: lS8l c;:_;;d 
~-.·as concluded only early in the fall. 
The Slavic Department was eage::- to have -.::he benefit of the reactions of the ex-
ternc.l evc.luc.to::-s, RicharC: Shelco:-1 (Da:-tTJouth College) and !•1aurice Levin (Uni-
versity of l1lassachusetts-.~~'i'j-!erst), v:ho "·ere brought. to campus as pa:rt .of the :re-
view p:rocess. 
Need 
The proposal fo:r the Ce:-:i:icc..-;:e in Russian Translation is :motivated by ou:r 
perception of the need ::c= ,,·e: 1-:.:-ained. ?,ussian-lc.nguage specialists in a Yari-
ety of p:cofessional fields. 
· 
Ove:r the last t.h:ee-:-·ea:- pe:r-:od, ::1early half o: the g:raduates of our l-l.A. 
p:rogram have found nc:-,-'"l:ec.c:-.i:-:g ?:ofessional er..ploy::~ent in positions \\'hich, to 
8 great extent, c:rav; 'J.pon 
t.:-;e~T p:actical ~~DN.'leoge of the Russian language. 
These positions include 't:car:.sla-:icn, c.·Ds'"l:racting> editing, social \Wrk, interna-
tional trade and tou:ris:::., c.:-;6 re:sea:ccrl. 
By their o· ... 1'l tes'timony. -rhe high level 
of Russian proficienc;-· \,'hich :hese s wde?~ts acqilired as students in the M.A. 
Hutnani1ies 254, 1400 \'iashi:-.gion ;..ve:-.:.:e, Albany. t\1ew Yorl-; 12222, 518/457-8061 
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p:rogralli in Rl.lssian lc.nguage :::.:nd literature .at Albany (and particularly as parti-
cipants in the SUNY -l'losco\1' State University Exchange of Graduate Students and 
Fac-c.l ty) contri buteo substantially to the success of their eJ;.pl O)J:Jent search un-
der very collipe"ti ti ve circtnnstances. 
The Federal Government has been a steaoy ·source of jobs for graduates of 
SLJ),"J'A 1 s Russian progrc.Iils. 
There is e\'idence that the need for Russian llnguists 
in govei"Jlj;":em: is lliil ikely to dec line. 
A Rc.nd Corporation sn.J.dy recer,tl y iden-
tified the need for nearly 5000 positions for·Russian-language specialists in 
all branches of "the Federal GoverniTient; of these only 5200 h'ere filled. 
(The 
need 
for Russian specialists Y.'as second only to that for Spanish specialists, 
''hicn exceeded 9.,000 it exceeded thc.t for French specialists, 2900, by more t.hc.n 
2000.) 
Given "the posture of the present administration toKc.rds the USSR and 
Eastern Europe and its demonstrated concern for questions of national security, 
'''e may eA-pect opportunities for Russian linguists in the Federal Go\1e:rnment to 
re:::ain at c-c.:-:rellt 1 e\'el s, if not to illcrease. 
The propose.} :for the Certificate Progra.m in Russic.n Tr-anslation a.lso re-
.flec:s the ex·s:re.ssed desire of nast c.nd nresent students irJ ou:r £radua.te and un-
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de:-g:::e:.duc..te p:rogrc..,;;.s. 
Indeed, the p:-ogram -,;as o:riginall)' s·c.ggested "three yec.rs 
c.go ·::>)' .stud.e:~t r.:e::-ibe:-s of the ,\dviso:-y Council of the Slavic Depc.rtment~ and 
the Lette:r of Intent sent for~ar~ t~o yea:::s c.go was produced ~i~h their full 
. suppo:-t a.nd collc.boration. 
h;:rthe:r, the lleed for the progra.m tJaS been fo:rmally 
confir;::t;d on c.t least two occ.s.sio:-::s by surveys of student opinions. 
In the 
sp:ri:-Jg of 19/S, of 18 gra.duate c.nd undergy:::.duate students ill our highest. Rus-
sic.n-la.T2gt.:age course, 16 exp:ressed tne desire fo:r e:.dditional cou:rses in transla.-
tion; 10 said t:hey "''ou1d apply for a t:c-2.nslation progra.lil of the sort described 
in this proposal. 
In the spring of 1981, every one of 24 students in the same 
course expressed the desire :for more 11'ork. in translation, \\hile 23 of "them said 
they ,,·ould enroll ill c.. t:ransl:::.tion p:togra..'ll. 
In cont:-ast to ,..·hat ''e see as t.:t"Je clec.r desire of students fo:r high level, 
pre-professior,a.l Russian-lang-J.age t:raining, there is G. dearth of p:rogre..ms \''hich 
provide ar;y instruction of this sort.. 
To our k.no\1'1edge, a single institution. 
(Geo:rgetov,-n University) offers a for;na.l post-B.A. program leading to a Certifi-
cate of Proficiency in ¥.7itten trc..nslation of Russic..n to English. 
Indiana Uni-
. versit)' (:Dloonington) offers a sv.::-:.:TJer progr-c.m leading to a certificate of ad-
va..TJced pro:fi ciency ~ v,·hich is~ howeve:-, equi va.l ent to five years of 1 anguage stu-
dy. 
Ohio State Uni ve:r-si ty a\\·ard.s a certificate in t:ranslation \·~hich is earned 
in coDj unction ,\·ith the tr-adi tionc.l H. A. by the simul t.aneous completion of se\r-
eral additional courses. 
The extremely limited avc.ilability of advanced language courses in general 
and of courses specifically.providing pre-professional training in translation 
is doubtless a result of the low status accorded language study in traditional 
Slavic H.A. programs, 'l>;hich focus almost exclusively on preparation for doctoral 
v,·ork in literature o:r linguistics. 
In this respect the situation in Russian is 
no different from thc.t in the other comi-rlonly studied European languages; ho¥.'-
ever, because Russian is an extremely difficult language for native-speakers of 
English, progress in mastering the language lags considerably behind progress in 
1 Sue E. Berryman~ Paul F. Langer, Jollii Pincus, and Richard H. Soloman, 
Foreign Language and International Specialists: The l,larket-olace and 'National 
Policy (September 1979). 
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the other lang-w.ages. 
Consequently it is ;-Jo\ uncom1on :for other...-ise highly qual-
ified and "'ell-p:repa:red grc.duates of p:restigious doctoral progic..ms in Russian to 
have very 'e.'ec.k p:ractical ccnr.rol of r.he Russian lc.ngt1age. 
Our perceptio~ of the need for r.he p:roposed program and of our ability to 
carry it out '1-.'2.5 confirmed ·by the exte:rnal evaluato:rs h'ho participated in the 
revie\11 of the B.A. and'!·1.A. progrc.:lS ir1 Russian in the spr~ng of 1981: 
11The Department c.s cu:rreTltly consti"Luted certainly has the talent and ex-
perience to mc.ke c. trc.nslc.tion program ex"t:remely s·occessful. 
Such a program 
vwuld be a logicc.l extension of its c.;:-:re:-it interests and activities. 11 (p. 8) 
11 It also see:J.s to us tf,at the De:;::c::rt.;;;ent 1 s plan to offer a Certificate in 
Translation :h2.s co:nside:r2-ble De:rit. 
-r;;e people noi1' tec.ching in the Departruent 
have the skills c.nd. -crc.inbg to do an excellent job,, .. 11 (p. 12) 
The propose.} i·:hich :follo'll·s :refl ec:s a.ll of the preceding considerations a.nd 
\lill add:ress isslees cf abission r-eo:..:i:-e:::er.ts, grc_d:.:c.tion requir-e:nem::s, cu:t:r_icu-
:i.t:rr:, progrc.iT, c.G.:.,i:;:isL::r<::tion, si::e cf :;::og:rc..::, rescJ:ce needs, ::aculty qualifica.-
tions a:-1d scnec:;;.: i.::-,_g o:f c:r!e p:-ogrc.::. 
Admission ReauiTe~en~s 
Candidc.tes :for ad;-J:.ssion to the T:c.::-:slatio:; ?:-ogT2-m i1'ill be ex-pected to 
complete the s~c.Tlcc.:rd C.??licc.:ion process :Eor c.C..'-nission to graduc:.te p:-og:rams at 
SUJ'\YA; this \\ill. include c.pplica-cion for:::., th:tee letters of reco;;-..11endation> e.nd. 
complete unde:rg:-c.caa-ce c_nd grc.duc.te i::Tc.n.sc:ripts. 
In a.ddition, they- ;..;ill be ex-
pected to satisfy -che following require~en:s: 
1. Satisfac::cry co;:;pletion of "-'' ): .. 
.!.~. prog:-a:;:n in Russian prio:r 'to mat:-icu-
lation in the Translation Program. 
2. A<ivc_nced p:ro:ficiency in R:lSsic.TJ c.nc poternic..l for translation as demon-
strated b)' the follo•~·iug: 
c.. satis.:c.cto:ry pe:rfo:rwar.:::e on c_ \i:rit-cen exa.min'ation of on.e hou:t's du:r-
c.tion, testing cont:rol of RJssic.n gn.iilinc.:r 2-nd ::ra.nslation skills; 
b . .SO-minute oral interYie¥; conducted in Ru.ssian. 
Applicants fo:r financial aid \.:Oulc c.lso submit the standard c_pplica"tion form for 
fina.ncial aid. 
The credentic.ls of a.pplicants \·~ill be evaluated by members of 'the Certifi-
cate Program Committee (belov;) > v.·r.icn Kill make :recommendations Kith respect to 
admission and finc.ncial a.id. 
G:taduation Reoui:rements 
The Certificate of Translation in R"Jssian vtill be awarded upon completion 
of the follo...-ing requirements: 
a. Coursev;o:rk: A minimum of .30 se:::ester credits including General 
T:rc_nslation (6), Specialized T:ranslction (6), Literary Translation (4), 
Contra.stive Typology of English O..."lO Russian (4), Interpreting (4) > v.•ith 
:temaining credir.s as c.dvised. 
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b. Culminating exercise: A polished, finished translation of 20-30 
typed ))2ges in leng~h, selected and carried out under the supervision 
of a fc.culty advisor. 
c. Field ex.2.minc.tion: One-and-a-half hours of v:ritten "t:rc.nslc.tion from 
Ru.ssic.n to English, one half-hour of consecutive inte:rpreting. 
CurriculUli: 
The Trc.nslc.tion Prog:rz.m \\OUld require the addition of five new courses to 
tne cu.rriculUD of the Slc.vic Depc.n::ment. 
.A,ll of these courses e:.:re concerned 
primarily with various aspects of ~~it:en or oral translc.tion. 
One of them, 
Contr-astive T'~ologv of English and Russian. would serve as the theoretical cor-
nerst.o:~e of t.he program, d.eaJing \iith the intellectual basis fo::: various ap-
p::-oaches c.pplied ii1 'i:.ransl at ion. 
As necessary, ho\1'ever, theorei:::ical issues will 
be tc.:~en U:? in the other, pred.omii:ant ly practical courses. 
App:r-opriately, the 
courses proposed below ,,·ould be offered. at. the 600-level (for adYc.nced graduate 
st·~cier::s), z.-:-:d :he;· \·;ould haYe various loi·.'eT courses as their prerequisites .. 
Tentc.::..Ye ca:.c.lof descrip:ioDs and cou:::-se syllz.bi are given here. 
Cc:tc:lof" cr:=scr-iptio:;: Introduction to theory of coDtrastive <=.nal)'sis 
specific ::-e:fe;-ence to the linguist:..c structures of English z.nd. Russian. 
:-equisite: Rl2.5 SOl and. 502 or per;;:ission of Program Committee. 
with 
?:re-
Objr:=ctive: To provide a theoretical :foundz.tion for t:rc.nsl<=.t.ion beh·een E,ng-
lish Z..:Jd Russian as 'h'ell c.s a fr2-:"'Dev.'ork in which the essential contrasts bet\1'een 
t.he s::n.;cture of the two lc.nguages may be correctly understood and dealt Hith. 
Co::te:Jt: !";'Jeoretical assWi!ptions of co:1tr2.s-tive c.nalysis c:::n.d trc.nslation; 
:he major structural and t)~o}ogical characteristics of English c.nd Russian; 
lexicz.l,. S)Tltactic, and morphological differences; particular e:,::,_phasis on the 
Russic.n cc.tegories of verbal aspect and teDse, and Doun cc.se and gender, and 
'i:.heir renderings in English. 
?exts: General 'h'orks in the field of contr-astive analysis (e.g., U. Wein-
reich, Lc.nguages in ·contact); studies of the sc.lient properties of English and 
Ru.ssiz.n (e.g., H. t)archand, The Categories z.nd Ty-oes of Present:...:'Dc.y English 
1'\ord-Fon::;c.tion; R. jakobson, Shifters, Verbal Cate£ories and t:ne Russian Ve:rb); 
contrastive studies oi English z.n6 Russian (e.g., Koshevaia and Dubovskii, Con-
t:rastive Ty-pology of English, Russian c.nd Ukrainian; Al. Smindtskii, Essavson 
Contrastive Giarr~Dai of Russian. arid 'Eri2lish). 
Nateric:ls: Exercises and handouts de\'eloped by the in5tT'UC"tor. 
Rus 6bb-6cc. General Translation ·I-II (4-2) 
Cc:ta2og description: Transl~tion of unadapted texts from Russian to Eng-
lish; expository prose analysis of published translations; :requirements of pro-
fessional translations; refinement of finished translations. 
~Terequisite: Rus 
501 and Rus 502 or permission of Program Co~~ittee. 
Objective: To develop s1~ills in translation of exposito:ry :prose from Rus-
sian to English; initial emphasis on clec.r understanding of Russian originals> 
later emphasis on referential and stylist.ic adequacy of English t:ransl8:tion. 
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Conte:Jt: Trar1slation of a \\-ide Yariety of e:>--pository styles, including doc-
umentary prose, jour;-1alis:m, meDoirs, · dis.ries, essays; considera:tion of published 
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translation c:f aYailable Russian ..,-o:rks; consideration of problems of v.'ord order, 
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polysemy, ho;;-,on)T)', paronymy, S)'Tl02)'DY, a.:-rtcnymy; pa:rticular attention to 'trans-
lation of R1.:.s sian modal particles and inte:rj ections; phraseology; , catches11 and 
11false friends. 11 
Materials: Translation selections chosen.by the instructor. 
Rus 6dd-6ee. Specialized Translation I-II (4-2) 
Catalog descriptic:J: Idios)'Tlc:racies of technical texts: technical terminol-
ogy and ja:rgo';l., area-specific styles; st:rategies for acquisition of facility in 
technical areas; specic.l reference •wrks; p:ractice in a variety of technical and 
scientific fields. 
Prerequisite: Rus SOl and Rus 502 or permission of P:rogr~u 
Committee. 
Object.:·.re: Den::lo:wmen"t o:f ability :.o -.::-anslc.te technic2l texts of a degree 
of di££icul:;-' \·:}::..ch does noc:. :req·J.i::-e p::-ic::- -c.:raining in ti:e gi1·en fielc; identi-
fication anci locatio;, of ''or1~s in :::;gl::.s;r, sufficie':!: to provide general 15ac}(-
groUTJo 1r: t:,e giYe71 ::ield; fa.::ilic.::-i:.c.:ic:-l i·:ith sta:1dard. c:.echnicc.l :refe:·ence 
works an6 dictionaries. 
Content: A sequence of short-courses, each devoted to a. specific special 
field (e.g., lir.g-J.istics, eCOTIOi?tics, oio:::_O.S)', medic2.ne, c.g:ricu}tUTe, COwpUter 
science, fo:reign. trade, space tec)-_;'Jolcgy; c.nd chosen to reflect t:he backgrounds. 
and interests of the· students in ::'1e class; each unit begins '''ith the t:ransla-
tion of general texc:.s in the field and t~en moves to~ards those of a more spe-
cialized nature; considera-::ion of c.c::ual p:rofessio:r;al translations. 
T·exts: P.ppropric.te ge:1eral \·:c:rk o;; teChi'Jical translation (e.g., T. Savory, 
The Lanr:..:age of Scie::Jce). 
Nateric..ls: Texts for translation chosen by the instructor; reading lisc:.s 
and basic :reference ..._·o:::-ks for each field compiled b:,· the instructoT. 
Rus 6ff. Lit.e:rary Translation (4) 
Cc;:talog c'iescrip'don: Transla-c.io:1 of selected literar;.r texts 
into English Y.ith special a'ttent.ion to s::ylistic consid.e:ra.tions. 
Rus · 6bb and 6dd or permission of ?':rog::::-aiT; Committee. 
fTom Russian 
Pre:requis i te: 
Objective: To introduce student.s to t.he demands of translation of litera-
ture of a wide variety of styles. 
Content: Consideration of t.he hlStC::'")' of translation of Russian literature 
into English, the 11 state of the a:-t, 
11 and the major events in the development of 
the Russian literary language, as these :relate to the demands on t.Ta.nslation; 
readings in Russian and English s-c.ylistics; translations of unedited excerpts 
from Russian literature of diverse pe:-iods and sty-les; an2lysis of published 
translations, both good and bad. 
Texts: Readings on the histo~y of the Russian liter2-T)' language (e.g., A. 
:C:fimoi', rEstory of the Russian Literary Language; Russian st.yl~stics (e.g., 
E s s sys o:-1 the Stvlis"C:ics of Ar-::i.stic Speech I, V. Vinog:radov ~ 0 iazvke khudozhe-
S'LYe;:.noi li -::eraturv lThe Language of Lite:ro.ture]; }L Chuda:Kova, 
?~otes on the 
~s.:-:E:...:&£e of Conte!.,':JO:rary P:rose); E:r!glish stylis"Cics (e.g., C. Klaus, Stvle in 
~;:.glish ?:rose); and general stylistics (e.g., T. Sebeok,· Stvle in Laneuaee; B. 
Gray, S"C:yle: The Problem and Its Solution). 
Sc.te::ic:.J.s: Excerpts from Russian lite:rature selected by the instructor. 
6gg: Interpreting ( 4) 
Cc. ::c..2oq C.esc:rip::ic:n.: Introci.-oction to consecutive and si-"'Dult.::.neous oral in-
te:::?reti:::g; interpreti:lg techniques a.nd st:rategies; extensi\:e aural practice and 
la·:<JY2.i:.o:ry ci.::-ills. 
P:rerequisite: Rus 6bb c.nd 6dd o:r permission of P:rog:ram Com-
;;-li t:.ee. 
c:::;_~sc::.:!.v-e: To intr-oduce 
2_:-.:e~~e:i:-~g, p:-iwa:.--ily· £:-om 
basic p::inci pl es of consecutive and sin'.:!} taneous 
Russic.n to English; to provide 1c.boratory setting 
c.:.~~=~-==: ?z_sil:s.:-izs_tion '"·ith s:.:-a-cegies of cor:sec~ti·ve 2.:nC. sinultc.r1eous 
in:e~:-e:.:..r:g, rwtes, use of p.s.r.s.phr2se, c.nd ot}""ler aids; special E.i:tention to 
Sc·-.·i'=: 
;,.;o::-~er ·..:rH3 S.s.chen, geogrc..phic naiT1es, nu:Jle:r.s.ls c.nd G.a1:es; extensive drills 
c:-s-.,:-J :':rt::J :le\·:spape::s, taped re.<iio and television sho\·:s, .s.nd exceryts from 
bo:;!-:s, speeches, C:ebc.: es, discussions, negotiatioTJ.s, converszu::ior:ts; e:xtensi ve 
l c.":·o:- c. t.c::·y h·o:-k c.nd 
i~- class evc_l uc. t ions o£ int erpretir~g pe:r-:fcrn:c.nces. 
~?e:;::s: Basic textboo1:s (e.g., R.D. r-hr, 1 ic.r-Beloruchcv, Consecutive Inte:r-
~ir,g; (;;.V. Che:rnov, 'Trleory iTJd Practice of SiTiluitaneous Inte:mreting). 
X:::.te:::ic.ls: Tex-c.s c.nd tanes p:::epa:red by instructor. 
F:tovided t.he p::-ior completior, of a waster 1 s degree in Russian, the optimal 
prog:-c.m :fo:r completing all :-equi:reiTlents for the Translation Ce:=-t.ificate in a 
si~gle academic yea:t ~auld be the folloKing: 
F .~.LL TERJ-1 
Contrastive T)?Ology 
General Translation 
Specialized Translation 
Elective 
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SPRING TERH 
Literary Tra.nsla:tion 
General Transla'titm 
Specia.lized Translation 
Interpreting 
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3 
Elective cou:rses could ·oe drav.n f:-ow the graduate offerings of 'the Slavic De-
part:-::ent or any other department of the University, and 'th.ey '''ould be select.ed 
in consulta"Cion \\ith an advisor to suit the student 1 s pa.:r"t:ic:ula:r interes"ts and 
caree:r plans. 
The cone luding transl c.t ion could appropriately be completed as 
the Spring elective under Rus 697 Independent Study~ 
Student.s in the Certificate ?rogrm v.'ould be eligible 'to apply for t.he 
S\J?,)' -l·losco\< State University Exchange of Graduate Students. 
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lectures on contr2.stive grc:c.::1ar and -crc_nslation theory, seminars dealing \\'ith 
iillpo:rtant issu.es of Russi&n or English g::-c_r..::~atical structure, special prac:t::ical 
courses in translation and interpreting: 
The ass-~P.ption of a ~inimal 3-credit 
enrollment for par·ticipc.tion in the exchaTJge progrw '1-.'ould give the follo\.,;ing 
hy-pothetical program: 
Acader.1ic Year 1 
F.!l,LL TER1•1 
Contrastive Typology 
4 
Generc:l Translation 
4 
S~ecialized Translation 
4 
Elective 
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Literary Transl2.tion 
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General Translation 
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S~u~y in the USSR 
Re:gistr2tior1 for c.n c.dditio7'la1 :S ceo.J.ts of s-cudy \·:i-1ile in the USSR ,,·ould l1ave 
the effect of eli;;;inating the nee6 for electives ~tile in residence at Albany 
and a 12 credit/semester course lo2-d. 
Program Ad~inist:ration-
The aecr,-,inisi.'.r2.tion of t}1e Trc.ns1c.tioTJ Progrc..m ">·:ould be the major conc£rn of 
tr1e Progrc_,;, Co::n:mittee, co:1sisting of at lec.st three fc.cul-cy me..abe:rs ,,·ith major 
irrvol vement in the Prog:ran. 
The CoJL-nittee h'ill be responsible for: 
1. course scheduling and coo~dination; 
2. overseeing course content in order to mai:Utain congruence \·:ith accepted 
goals and objectives; 
3 .. prog:::-am policy c.nd requi:rements; 
4. recruitment of students; 
5. ad.rninistrat itm and evaluation of entrance examinations and int~nrie\\'S; 
6. recor.unendations for admissions and financial aid;. 
7. ~tudent advising; 
S. supervision and eYC-luation of final translc.tions; 
9. administration of field exc_minations; 
10. reconunendations for degree av:ards; 
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lL li2.ison Kith -che Slc.,·ic De-oa:-t:~en-c c.nd c.-o-oro"J:ric.:.:e College 2.nd Universi-
ty co::-1:-:ii ttees c.nd 2.G-::ini s-c:-c.-ci Y e offices. 
Reco::-!.!"?1endc.tions to chc.:1ge the str"J.ctu:re of t:he T:rc..nslc.tion ProgrGJ mc..y o:ri-
.;inc.~:e in the Prog:-c.m CoJ:"L£it-.:ee. 
Ho,,e'.'eT, c.s is nomc.l, p::-oposed ch2.nges ··:ill 
reo:..:i:re the 2.?1Jrovc.l of the De-oc..:rt:::en-c.zl 
.~dviso:-v Co"J..ilcil (cc:::;J:rised of the de-
"OC.;t.:r::eiit2.l 
::fa~~lt),. c.nd ·2.n eouc.i m.li:-tbe:;:- o:f St:"J.den~s) c.nd, c..s 2.\J;:ro-o:ric.c:e, Collecre 
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c..~"7tir!is-::-c:l:i\ie G-:i~s .. 
One :Je:::be:r of the P:rog:-2...J1 CoJJ~.~ittee ''ill serve 2.s ?rog:-2...ll Coo:rdinc.to:r. 
This individuc.l ''ill be :respor;sible :fo:- i:he :folloFing: 
Si:e 
2. t.:ransDitting the conce:rns a~d :reco~JJendc.tions o£ "'c.he 
?:rogT~~ Co~ul-ctee 
to the ciepc.:rt:::entc.l chc..i:rwc.n; 
Ini~ia.ll;r ,,:e h"Ot:la expect ~:~e p:--og:--c:.::-1 :c 
~:.t:-c.c:. S-10 ~~11-::i~e s~udents. 
i\.i -c:'1in -;:J:-::-ee or four yec.:rs, this rr ... :.i"Tibe:r sho:Jld g:roi\ -co a max.:i.J7:i..3, opti:vc.l si:e 
o£ 15-18 full-time s~udents. 
The ~?pe:- lisit. is de-ce~iDed, :o 2 great extent, 
by the cc~siderc.ble faculty wc::-kload dewc.nded by 
cou~ses in -;:rc.ns~2tio~ and by 
-::~e need :o:-
s~i-l-JStC..71tial 2.~Le7!tion to inciiYicit:c.l s-cuwents. 
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~ionc..l TlO:Wc.~i\:e SL.\..lcieTJ.t-to-fc.c.ul~y :!:"c..:io of 8: l fc;: c..civc.nced grc..q.uate prog:ra.:ms, 
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Resou:-ce :\eeds 
The present faculty is capable of handling the program at this time. 
;.ssista.;-;tsJ-Jps: In 'o:rder to c.tt::ract anci suppor: v.'ell-a.uali£ied students to 
the p:-og:::2Jii, 4 assistantships at . 25 v:ould be necessary at the outset. 
These 
COIJ.ld be used to su:ppo:rt up to 8 student:s. 
Wi:h.in two-L.hree ye2Is, if the pro-
gram groh·s as anticipated, a.il additionc.l 4 assistantships \·:ould be :requested. 
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~: AJ1 addition of $500 to the bc.se S & E budge-.: of the Slavic Dep2.Tt-
meDt Kould be necessary .to provide for expenses of the Ce:rtifica::;:e Progr2.1n> es-
pecic.lly the p::repa:r2.tion of class mate~ials. 
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I:quipwer:t: A one-time e>-.-oendi~u::-e of c:p-;Jroximately $35 00 y,•ould be necessarv 
for the purchase of a soundpr;of po:r~able ~~~nslator
1 s booth with mic::-ophones 
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and ~ape reco::-der in order to sirrdc..-ce tr:e conditions of conference interpre't-
ing. 
This piece of equip~ent could perhc..ps be provided, alternatively, by any 
one of a nw::-,t'2.r cf. soundproof char::.be::::-s p::::-esently sit~.:a~ed next to or r:ea:r the 
Languc.ge Labo:--c.~ory in t}:e Hu.r;;anities Building'. 
The booth or facility would be 
available :for ·c.se by s:l.~ilar progrc:.r::s in other lang-uage ciepartments, \·:ere they 
needed. 
The present faculty of the Slc.Yic Department is exceptionally \·,'ell-quali-
fied to desi,g-;:, i;;Jple;;-;er:t, aT!d c.dr:in::.s-.:e:r the proposed Translation Prop·ar.1. 
As 
pointed out c.bo-.·e (p. 3) the exteDal :reYie,,• of our programs carried out last 
spring concluded that •·.•e ''hc.:ve the s}~ills and training to do an excellent job ... 
This opinion :s justified by the foll o·.:i:--;g consideratiQDS: 
l. !\early e:e:c-:' Del.l"ber o: the ciepa::-:.7:1ent J1as, to a gYeater or lesser EX-
ten"C, 
bee:~ p::-c:e.s.sio;;c.lly active e.s c. :::rc.::J.slc.:o:- or edito:r: Clywan is co-~;-c.ns-
l~tor anC ecii :or of ~ !;12j o:-
c:-i tic~l s:uC.) .. of Chekho\1 • 
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lc.rly l ette:r s. 
?a:terson :12-s trc.r,sl c. ted aTJd n-u.bl isf.ed su·ostant.ial s .. ,-·:lot:nts of 
Russic.n poetry c.s ~e~l is other works 6ec.li~g-~ith this subject; together ~ith 
Lubens}:y 1--Je is p::esently invo}·,•ed ir; c. mc.jor t:rc.nslc.tion project to mo.}ce &.\'ail-
able the cri::icc.l i .. -::-iti:-:2:5 o£ -.:he ex:::rs:Jel:'' iT.:port:ant Russian poet, Alexander 
~lo}c. ~ Sc~tton h~s be~n c.n 
oc~c.sic:Jc.2 ~:r~nslc.t?:r an~ editor of di~•ers~ Bulgc.r-
lc.n, Kuss1an, ano Se::-oo-C::oat12.n Later:c.!s. 
Shane has done occas1ona1 trc.nsla-
tions of Russi2.:1 litera"tu::e. 
Lubens}:y 1 s t:ranslatior: credits, here c.nd in the 
USSR, are too nune:c-ous ~o list; see ~e:: cu:rriculum vitae, which is attached. 
2. All of !he me~bers o£ the Slc.,·ic De?c.rtment a:re qualified to teach var-
ious corr.porJe:r-,:s of generc.l, sDecic.li:ed c.nc literary translation. 
Their p:rior 
educc.tion, · TeSe2.:CCh interest. S-and pr-ofessional expe:rience eDable them tO supe:r-
vise translc.tion iT~ c.n extremely \·:ide va::-iety of styles, genres, and a:rec.s: 
bel-les let'tres, literary 'theory c.nd c:ri tic ism, the arts, linguistics, the social 
. sciences, tJatheu-.c.tics, co=:puter scie;Jce, and the physical sciences (theoretical 
and c.pplied). 
As a consequence, !he \'c.riety of tr2.r:slation experiences desira-
ble 2..11d necessary for the p::::-actical st:ccess of the progrc.m is ,,,ell-assured. 
3. The :Eacul ty has substantial e>:De::::-ience in developing and teaching 
co·J.Tses of ~~e sort F·roposed :or :he Cer-:ificate Progr2w11.. 
Lubensky studied and 
taught translation and translation Theory in the USSR, prio:r to coming to this 
country. 
Since coming to Al ba.i1)', she )1as taught a variety of advanced transla-
tioTl courses, as ,,·ell as Russian stylistics. 
Scatton developed and taught ad-
, vanced courses in the 'trc.nslation of non-literary p-rose at Indiana Unive:rsity 
and the University of Virginia; he has taught scientific Russian fo:r physicists 
aT MIT. 
Since 1980, Patterson has Tc.ugh-: translation and t~ans1ation theory to 
advanced stucents of English '>':ho coDe to SLD\'YA from the Thorez Institute in ~~os­
coy,· c.s pc.rt of the SU\1.'-USSR exchange programs. 
· Schech1le 
Assu."Tling that the proposc.1 is c.pp:-o·:ed in Spring 1982 and that the neces-
sary resources are made. available to rec:-uit in 1982-1985, 'the program could be 
introduced in the fall of 1985. 
Bill No. 8283-03 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN REGULATORY ECONOMICS 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Academic Council 
August 30, 1982 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
I. 
A Certificate Program in Regulatory Economics with 
the attached requirements be approved and become 
effective immediately upon registration by the 
State Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill be referred to the President 
for his approval. 
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Specic.l Topics L"""l :Kegtllc:tcry Economics ( Eco 580). 
This course more 
€:>-=?licitly -integ::>c_._es -;:.he be.sic Tools of economic C.:'Jc:lysis with 
inst:it:~tion2.l frc:~~orks of re&~cticn t:hro~gh 2 ce.se-study c:pproe.ch. 
Tne co~se will De cc~ducted cTI c: seninc:r (workshop) bc:sis --i.e., 
ec:cb s-;:ud.ent 'hill lle e:>=?ec-:ed to c_,_"""J.e.lyze c: current problem in ---
r~gulc:tory eco~o~cs ~d to p~sent: c: pe.per 2.:10 lee.d a discussion . 
.t...conccic Stc;:tist:ic.s (Eco 520). 
TJ::.is required co·ase in the I:conomics 
M.A. progrc:m 
rc~•es o~ t:he Ce~ifice.te cur~icul~~. 
Students 
co::;:?leT~:J.g this co·G:'se 2..c1d 
~;ic::-oecor;om.ic }\.:r;c:lysis wocld be ;.;ell 
on tne wc:y to a 
t:.f.. 6t=g:::>ee. 
The HYS Office of the :Budget 
hc.s 
::-··~ed Ttc:T c:he prop--2..:::: cc.:; ::C; :f·:=ded l:>y ispo,.; ... <;cing tuit:icn fees. 
Tfle ;:r·oceeds 
·r;~ l! ::Oe i.l.Sed.. 
::z.i~.:l:.,r ""CO :;cy· adj t:..-:cts c:.nd STt!de.nT assistE.nts. 
Th~se s.uc.lifiE:cl -::o -ecce~ -c~-:e 
:f~s~ :.=-~!'ee 
co\.:~ses l-is-ceO 
cc...:.~-T:o-~ De 
:fc·..:::.c cTJ t!-:e stC:s cf the ?·e:.:::.:.:.c St=:'vice Cc::-.:.i.ssicn 2..TJO the Office of 
.t.nEr8r.. 
T·he k?......rrrr.e:;-r of ~cor:c~~cs -~~ill :o~o·\;ide spcce in :Sec 520 
:Ec::" Certi:Eicc:.te er:::-ollees. 
J~c e>:"tT·c compeDsc-cioTJ :fer· regu.lc.r SUlfiA 
me-:-,'1;;7'5 is conte'""'='.lc:teC.. 
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E:-'t;iGe::~ce cf cc:.:r:~·~s s·'l . .:??or-c. 
The 
Dc.~c.r~me;1t of Eco:Jomics fo:r:U:ally 
e.noo:::>seO. the progr2:D o!l M2:"C:.t'1 31, 1982. 
7. 
Ir;;:,c..ct of ?rogrE.!D en 
r~gl.C:J c.Dc 
.s-tc.~e. 
P~J..blic lli::ility rc.tes 2nd r·cte 
st::::>ucT·..:..~s c:r; :::--ece.iv~g increc_si::g c.tter.:tic:-1 in this st<:te. 
?rofessio:n2..ls in the ?6lic Ser-,•ice Commission c:-;;d related agencies 
T>eguire a :Ei:rw g:;:--o•:nG.i::.g .in e co:Jonic anc:lysi~ i:' they ere to perform 
~roperly i..,J. the -i":"Jtensi.fieG. po-t~cy debates. 
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Bill No. 8283-04 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED M.S. AND PH.D. PROGRAMS·IN PATHOBIOLOGY 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Academic Council 
August 30, 1982 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
I. Masters and Ph.D. Programs in Pathobiology with 
the attached requirements be approved and become 
effective immediately upon registration by the State 
Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill be referred to the President for his 
approval. 
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M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in Pathobiology 
Introduction 
Graduate programs in Pathobiology are designed to prepare students 
for technical, professional, and supervisory positions and careers in 
academic institutions, public agencies, and industry. 
The curricula will 
emphasize the application of classical biological, physical, and medical 
sciences to help solve environmental and public health problems. 
The programs are designed to achieve three principal· objectives: 
(1) 
to provide an advanced level of knowledge in biomedical and environ-
tJ.ental sciences; (2) 
to promote acquisition of specialized technical 
knowledge and investigative expertise in one or more areas of advanced 
study in these sciences; and (3) to promote scholarship in relevant areas 
of public health. 
Specialization areas available for intensive course study and thesis 
research include clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, microbiology 
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and immunology, mammalian and medical genetics, and molecular and cellular 
pathology. 
Study in each of these areas of specialization consists of a 
common, required core of courses, recommended optional courses and seminars, 
and research. 
Additional optional courses for selected in-depth study are 
available at other nearby campuses. 
In summary, the M.S. program will require a minimum of 28 credits of 
graduate study and 8 credits of scholarly investigation or research. 
The 
Ph.D. program will require a minimum of 38 course credits and 28 credits 
of original laboratory research. 
All degree students will be required to 
take a core ~urriculum of 12-13 credits and to attend the weekly Center 
for Laboratories and Research Symposium series. 
Each student will be 
required to complete a written qualifying examination and to present a 
master's thesis or defend a Ph.D. dissertation. 
The proposed program£ 
will be sufficiently flexible to satisfy student interests and ne-eds, and 
sufficiently balanced to ensure comprehensive and in-depth knowledge and 
experience for professional competence. 
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~rerrents for Admission 
candidates for aclm;Lssio:n. for either pro:rraro, will be expected to hold a bachelor's deqree 
with a combined total of at least 42 credits in biology, chemistry, mathematics 
and physics. 
A min.i:murn of 18 credits in one of these areas is required with at 
least 6 credits in each of the other areas. 
A reading knowledge of a foreign language lS highly desirable. 
A grade point 
average of B or higher in the biological sciences will be a rrajor consideration 
for admission. 
The candidate must submit official scores of the GRR aptitude 
test and an advanced test in either biology or chemistry or an official score on the 
Medical College Aptitude Test. 
Students who do not demonstrate experience or ccmpetence·in a pDerequisite 
undergraduate science or rnatherratics course rnay arrange, in selected. instances, to 
take one or more of these required courses without credit during graduate study. 
C. 
Master's Program in Pathoblology 
1. 
General Program Requirerrents 
Each student entering the Master's degree program in Pathobiology will be 
assigned by the graduate canrnittee to a faCUlty advisor. 
The candidate will l:e 
encouraged to participate in research in basic science, applied clinical studies, 
or public health-related projects in the lal::oratories of one or more: :faculty in 
preparation for a later selection of a thesis advisor and topic. 
The ~ter's 
thesis advisor and two additional faculty rrernbers, recommende.d by t,he stude.nt and 
appointed by the graduate committee, will serve as the student' s thesis committee, 
with responsibility for guiding the student through the final phase of study, 
thesis research, and thesis presentation. 
At the completion of twa :years of study 
(or of the degree credit requirerrents in less than two years) the ca:rnrlidate must 
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:perform satisfactorily on a M3..ster' s guali£ying examination, equivalent to 
Part I of the D:x:toral qualifying examination described below (see page 5), 
and must present an oral seminar ba.sed UfDn a sutrnitted, written thesis of 
laboratory, field, or library research. 
2. 
Re:nri.red Core Curriculum for the Master 1 s Degree 
All students registering for the Ma..ster' s degree in Pathobiolo:JY will 1::e 
required to take a core of courses consisting of a total of 12-13 credits: 
Chrn 540a,b 
Comprehensive Biochemistry (3, 3 credits) 
*Pt.h 501 
Pathobiolcgy and lvEchanisrrs of Disease (3 credits) 
MAT 562 
Statistics ( 3 credits) 
or 
MAT 565 
Applied Statistics 
(4 credits) 
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*pth courses are new courses in pathobiolcgy to 1:e developed by the faculty of 
the program. 
One or rrore of these core courses rray be waived on the basis of prior course 
experience or derronstrated CO!rf:€tence in these subjects. 
An altema.tive course 
in the sam= subject, in:lu:::ling one of the courses required for the student 1 s later 
selected area of specialization rray then be selected. It is rec::orrrnended. that students 
wh;:) have not had a oourse in physiolcgy take Biology 410, 411 (4 credits) or the 
equivalent in the ·first year of study. 
Students admitted 'With deficiencies in pre.-
requisite courses will 1::e expected to make up these anissions within the first yea:r: 
of study. 
3. Elective Courses for Areas of Master' s Soocialization 
A rni.ni.rrn.:Im of 36 graduate credits (39 for specialization in Clinical Chemistry) 
are required for the Master's degree in PathobiolCXjy, 
These .include 12-13 credits for 
the core curriculum and 8 credits for thesis research. 
For each 
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area of specialization various courses will be offered to complete the degree 
credits and to provide a broader intellectual eXperience. 
Examples of such 
elective courses are: 
a. 
Clinical Chemistry 
Chm 544 
Biophysical Chemistry (3, 3 credits) 
Chm 561 
Chemical Kinetics (3 credits) 
Chm 562 
Chemical Spectroscopy (3 credits) 
Chm 636 
Enzymology (3 credits) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester, total 4 credits) 
*Pth 699 
Master's Research (2-6 credits/semester; total 8 credits) 
b·. 
Hicrobiology and Immunology 
*Pth 534 
Fundamentals of Microbiology and Immunology (4 credits) 
*Pth 589 
Clinical Microbiology (2 credits) 
*Pth 590 
Clinical Immunology (2 credits) 
*Pth 668 
Topics in Hicrobiology ( 2 credits/topic) 
or 
*Pth 669 
Topics in Immunology (2 credits/topic) 
*Pth 684 
Laboratory Clerkship (4 credits) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 4 credits) 
*Pth 699 
Master's Research (2-8 credits/semester; total 8 credits) 
c. 
.T:1ammalian and Be heal Genetics 
*Pth 547 
Human Genetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 591 
Cytogenetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 640 
Biochemical Genetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 4 credits) 
*Pth 699 
Master's Research (2-8 credits/semester; total 8 credits) 
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Other optional courses inchrle t.l-:ose listed l:elow for the r.:x:x::toral degree. 
D. Doctoral Program in Pat..."x>biolcgy 
l. General Prcgram Requirarents 
Each student entering the D:::ctoral program in Pathobiology will be assigned 
by the graduate ccrrmittee to a faculty advisor. 
D.rring the first tvvo yea.rs of 
study the stu::lent will 1:.e encouraged to participate in research projects in the 
laboratories of one or rrore faculty in preparation for judicious selection of a 
doctoral dissertation advisor and rese:u:ch topic. 
The dissertation advisor 
and three additional faculty meml:::ers, nan:inated by the student and app:>inted 
by the graduate ccmnittee, will se....rve as the student's dissertation carrnittee, 
with resp::m.sibility ::or guiding the stu::lent through the later phases of study 
and the thesis- resea_rch program~ 
A prelimi.nary v·:rritten exarnina.tion on general topics will be conducted for 
students after the first year of sb.rly. 
In. ad.dition each Doctoral candidate ;,.;ill 
take a bMJ-part qualifying examination, as follows: Part !_, in the spring of the 
second year, a written ar.d/or oral e.xaroination in the cmsen subject of special-
ization; Part ~' within four rronths after satisfactory cc:mpletion of Part l, a 
written and oral defense before the disserl.3tion corrrnittee of a proposal for a 
research thesis topic. 
The construction, merit and feasibility of the doctoral 
resear_ch proposal will be evaluated, m:xlified if necessary, and ai?Proved by the 
dissertation canrni.ttee . 
. After canpletion of the approved research project (s) and all elected. 
specialized courses, the candidate will sub:ni.t and orally defend a written 
dissertation. 
In selected instances currulative publications, deriving fran the 
doctoral carrlidate' s cwn research activities and written by the candidate, rrs.y 
be inco:q::orate:l into the final dissertation . 
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2. 
Required Core Curriculum for the Doctoral Degree 
All students registering for the Doctoral degree program in Pathobiology will 
be required to take the same core of courses as required for the Master's degree 
(total 12-13 credits): 
Chm 540a,b 
Comprehensive Biochemistry (3, 3 credits) 
Pth 501 
Mat 562 
Pathobiology and Mechanisms of Disease (3 credits) 
Statistics (3 credits) 
or 
Mat 565 
Applied Statistics (4 credits)** 
**Recommended for students who plan to specialize inClinical Chemistry. 
One or another of these core courses may be waived on the basis of prior 
course experience or demonstrated competenc~ in the subject. 
Students accepted 
for advanced standing may elect a more advanced course in the same or a related 
subject or a science course in a subject not required for the selected area of 
specialization. 
Pathobiology 501, however, is required of all beginning 
students. 
In selected instances and with the permission of the advisors and the 
Dean, alternative or additional core courses in biochemistry, physiology, 
pathol~y, or biostatistics may be taken for equivalent credit by special 
arrangement with other colleges or universities in the Hudson-Mohawk Valley 
academic consortium. It is highly recommended that students who have not had 
a course in physiology take 
an equivalent course, such as Biology 410, 411 
(4 credits), within the first year of study. 
Students admitted with selected deficiencies in prerequisite courses will be 
expected to make up these omissions by taking equivalent undergraduate or graduate 
courses within the first year of study. 
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3. 
Elective Courses for Areas of Doctoral Specialization 
A minimum of 66 credits are required for the Doctoral degree in Pathobiology. 
These include 12-13 credits for the core curriculum and 28 credits for thesis 
research. 
For each area of specialization various courses will be offered to 
complete the degree credits and to provide a deeper and broader academic experience. 
Examples of such elective courses are: 
a. 
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 
Chm 544 
Biophysical Chemistry (3, 3 credits) 
Chin 561 
Chemical Kinetics (3 credits) 
Chm 562 
Chemical Spectroscopy (3 credits) 
Chm 636 
Enzyruology (3 credits) 
/ 
Bio 524 
Advanced Molecular Biology (3 credits) 
Csi 580 
Computer Science in ~cientific Disciplines (2-3 credits) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 8 credits) 
*Pth 899 
Doctoral Research (3-12 credits/semester; total 28 credits) 
b. 
Hicrobiology and Immunology 
*Pth 534 
Fundamentals of Microbiology ~~d Immunology (4 credits) 
*Pth 589 
Clinical aicrobiology (2 credits) 
*Pth 590 
Clinical I.mrnunology (2 credits) 
*Pth 684 
Laboratory Clerkship (4 credits) 
*Pth 810 
To:!.)ics in l-iicrobiology. (bacteria logy, virology, mycology, 
or parasitology) 
(2 credits/topic) 
*Pth 820 
Topics in Lmmunology (cellular immunology, immunogenetics, 
hybridoma technology, immunochemistry, or clerkship in a 
hospital infectious disease unit or clinical immunology 
laboratO~J) (2 credits/topic) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 8 credits) 
*Pth 899 
Doctoral Research (3-12 credits/semester; total 28 credits) 
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c. 
Hammalian and Medical Genetics 
Bio 537 
Molecular Genetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 547 
Human Genetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 591 
Cytogenetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 640 
Biochemical Genetics (3 credits) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 8 credits) 
*Pth 899 
Doctoral Research (3-12 credits/semester; total 28 credits) 
d. 
r.lolecular and Cellular Pathology 
*Pth 732 
Ultrastructural Pathology of Mammalian Tissues (2 credits) 
*Pth 771 
Cytohematopathology (2 credits) 
*Pth 784 
Biochemistry and Pathophysiology of Blood Coagulation 
(2 credits) 
*Pth 861 
Topics in Pathology (renal pathology, immunopathology, 
neuropathology, etc) (2 credits/topic) 
*Pth 823 
Topics in Ultrastructural Analysis (structure of macro-
molecules, image analysis, radiation effects, microprobe 
elemental analysis, etc.) (2 credits/topic) 
*Pth 790 
CLR Seminars (1 credit/semester; total 8 credits) 
*Pth 899 
Doctoral Research in Pathobiology (3-12 credits/semester; 
total 28 credits) 
e. 
Other Courses 
Bio 507 
Advanced Parasitology (4 credits) 
Bio 522 
Somatic Cell Genetics (3 credits) 
Bio 523 
Genetic Manipulation (2 credits) 
Bio 524 
Advanced Molecular Biology (3 credits) 
Bio 525 
Molecular Biology of Development (3 credits) 
Bio 526 
Chemical Biology (mutagenesis, etc.) (3 credits) 
Bio 528 
Bio 537 
Bio 544 
Bio 548 
Bio 550 
Bio 566 
Bio 576 
Bio 613 
+sio 614 
Bio 617 
Bio 621 
Bio 622 
Bio 623 
-Chm 544 
Chm 550 
Chm 635 
Mat 566 
Mat 557a,b 
Mat 569 
Mat 662 
*Pth 610 
*Pth 692 
*Pth 723 
*Pth 784 
*Pth 718· 
*Pth 831 
+Bio 614a 
Bio 614b 
Bio 614c 
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Structural Analysis of Nucleic Acids and Proteins ( 3 credits) 
Holecular Genetics (3 ·credits) 
The Biology of Cancer (3 credits) 
Cellular Aspects of Neurophysiology (4 credits) 
Techniques in Neuroanatomy (4 credits) 
Using Radioisotopes (2 credits) 
Structure and Dynamics of Nucleic Acids (3 credits) 
Research Techniques in Biology (l-4 credits) 
Cellular Neurobiology (l-3 .credits) 
Research Orientation in Electron Microscopy (2 credits) 
Hethods in Molecular Biology (3 credits) 
Cell Membranes (3 credits) 
Biophysical Chemistrr (3 credits) 
Structure and Dynamics of Nucleic Acids (3 credits) 
Proteins (3 credits) 
Design of Experiments (3 credits) 
Introduction to Theory of Statistics (4, 4 credits) 
Hultivariate Analysis (3 credits) 
Biostatistics (3 credits) 
Laboratory Instrumentation (2 credits) 
Immunochemistry (2 credits) 
Hicroscopy, Light to Electron, as a Research Tool (3 credits) 
Interpretive Clinical Chemistry (1 credit) 
Heroatopathology (2 credits) 
Topics in Clinical Chemistry (l credit/topic) 
Biological Electron Microscopy 
Laboratory for Biological Electron Microscopy, 
Advanced Biological Electron Microscopy 
I' l. 
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E. Other Technical Features of Degree Requirements 
The requi:rements for the Master's or Doctoral degree are· .to be in aocord with 
those set forth. by SUNY/A •. 
1. 
Residenqy. Candidates for the Doctoral degree must enroll in at least 
one year of fu11-time study after entrance into the doctoral program. 
Apart 
from this regulation, students may pursue a course of study on a part-time basis 
but may not acc;,:rroulate more than 15 credits in the doctoral program before en-
rolling full-time. 
Students 'Who have taken appropriate graduate courses at SUNY/Albany_ ox 
other equivalentlyaccredited schools prior to acceptance into this program. 
may apply for advanced standing credit for program courses upon admission. 
2. 
Research Tool Requirement. 
The student must demonstrate proficiency in 
an approved fo~eign language or in an approved computer language. 
3. 
Advisors and Dissertation Professors. 
Each student will be assigned a 
faculty advisor upon admission. 
A doctoral dissertation supervisor (research mentor) 
must be selected or appointed no later than three months prior to Part 2 of the 
qualifying e:x:ata.ination. 
F. 
Projected Student Enrollment 
The Graduate School hopes to initiate the academic programs formally in the 
fall of 1983. 
At first only a few students will be expected to enroll; but as 
moderate nurnber;sof students take elective courses provided by these programs or 
enroll for graduate degrees, the faculty, departmental commitments, program 
offerings, research opportunities, and other resources will be expanded accordingly. 
Over the first five years we would anticipate a full-time student enrollment as 
follows: 
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Year entering program 
Numbers of 
Students 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986' 
1987 
First year 
4 
6 
8 
8 
8 
Second year 
4 
6 
8 
8 
Third year 
2 
4 
5 
Fourth year 
2 
4 
Fifth year 
1 
Total 
4 
10 
16 
22 
26 
·' 
Ph.D~ degrees 
1 
5 
!-1. S . degrees 
2 
2 
3 
4 
It is anticipated that one-quarter of the students may be from the CLR staff, 
one-quarter from the Capital District area, and half from elsewhere in or outside 
of New York State. 
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) 
Bill No. 197071-01 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
Powers of the University Senate 
INTRODUCED BY: 
Executive Committee 
It is hereby proposed that the following be enacted: 
I. 
That because the powers and responsibilities of the Faculty of State Univer-
sity of New York at Albany, all of which, with the exception of specific. 
reservations, the Faculty has delegated to the SUNYA Senate, are vaguely 
stated as " ••• the development of the educational program of the University 
and ••• the conduct of the University's instruction, research and service 
programs, subject to the provisions of the New York State Education Law 
and the Policies of the Board of Trustees" (Article I, Section 3.1), the 
Senate assumes upon itself the obligation to interpret the extent of those 
powers and responsibilities. 
Unless otherwise specifically directed by 
the Faculty, the Senate will construe its charge (Article I, Section 3.2) 
in the broadest possible sense. 
II. 
That the Senate assumes that any policy, practice, or condition within the 
University which in its judgment significantly affects the quality of the 
institution's legitimate functioning is a proper concern of the Faculty, 
and hence, of the Senate. 
III. 
That the Senate, recognizing that the powers of the Faculty, and hence, its 
own, are limited by State Law, by the policies of the Board of Trustees, by 
the policies of the SUNYA Council, and by the prerogatives vested in the 
President of SUNYA, assumes that the Faculty properly expects to be consulted 
regarding any proposed change in these policies and regulations, and hence, 
the Senate expects to be so consulted. 
IV. 
That, although the Faculty, and hence, the Senate has no authority, beyond 
that of individual citizenship, for the governance of local, county, state, 
and national political jurisdictions, some policies and actions of external 
governmental bodies significantly affect the quality of the University's 
legitimate functioning, and on such matters the Faculty might properly be 
expected to register its approval or disapproval, as appropriate. 
When, 
therefore, and only when, a situation external to the University is demon-
strated to the Senate's satisfaction to affect significantly the quality 
of the University's functioning, the Senate may appropriately express its 
approval or disapproval and if circumstances seem so to warrant, will seek 
·endorsement of its action from the Faculty and the student body, through 
(~·1'7 
j 
. 
UNIVERSITY SE~ATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1982-1983 tlr;EIING ScHEDULE. 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
AUGUST 30 
SEPTEMBER 20 
OCTOBER 18 
NovEMBER 22 
JANUARY 31 
FEBRUARY 28 
MARCH 21 
APRIL 18 
UNIVERSITY SENAIE 
SEPTEI~BER 13 
OCTOBER 4 
NoVEMBER.l 
DECEMBER 6 
FEBRUARY 14 
MARCH 14 
APRIL 4 
t'1AY 9 
1983-1984 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS: 
APRIL 25 (SENATE) 
~1AY 2 (SENATE) 
Bill No. 197374-01 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
Rules of Order 
INTRODUCED BY: 
Executive Committee 
In aaaoPdanae with the Faaulty By-laws, Artiale II, Seation 5.23, (The Exeautive 
Committee shall make reaommendations for improving the operation and maintaining 
the orderly proaess of the Senate), the Exeautive Committee proposed adoption of 
Bill No. 197374-01. 
This Bill is an attempt to eliminate some of the aonfusion 
whiah oaaasionaUy exis·ts, and to iden-tify past praatiae in the matter of Coun-
ail reports. 
The reaommendations are aonsistent with Roberts' RUles of Order, -
and alarify seleated Senate proaedures. 
I. It is hereby proposed that the Senate adept the following Rules of Order: 
1. If a Senate meeting is still in session at 5 p.m., the parliamentarian 
shall so inform the Chairman. 
The Chairman will call for an appropriate 
motion, which might be one of the following: 
L 1 
To adjourn (implies no topic on the floor). 
1.2 To table the current topic until the next regular meeting; to 
be followed by a motion to adjourn. 
1. 3 To recess until 
(for example, the following Monday at 
3p.m.). 
1.4 To continue discussion until (specific time). 
1.5 To move the previous question; to be followed by a motion to 
adjourn, recess, or continue business until (specific time). 
2. 
That insofar as possible, speakers on a topic be alternated as to 
their pro or con positions, with the exception that no Senator shall be 
denied the right to speak at least once during the debate. 
3. 
That Council reports be handled in the following fashion: 
3.1 All Council reports shall be submitted in writing and shall 
clearly distinguish between information and recommendations 
for action. 
3.2 Recommendations for action shall be in the form of a bill 
and shall be discussed and acted upon under "new business". 
3.3 The informational section of a Council report may be questioned 
while the report is on the floor. 
If a Senator wishes to 
challenge any action taken by the Council, he shall do so by 
making an appropriate motion under "new business". 
II. 
That this bill take effect immediately. 
MOTION APPROVED- SEPTEMBER 17, 1973 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
Attendance Polic_y_ 
The following policy was approved by the Faculty at its meeting on August 29, 
1972: 
Article II, Section 2.9 - Replacement of Senators 
2, 91 Absentee Senators: . 
The seat of a senator shall be declared vacant in any of the 
following cases: 
1. 
rTile senator declines to accept his election. 
2. 
1he senator misses four consecutive Senate meetings. 
3. 
The senator misses over fifty percent of the Senate 
meetings in one academic year. 
The Executive Conuni ttee of the Senate shall declare when a 
seat is vacant. 
In extenuating circumstances the Executive 
Conunittee may declare an exception to the rule, 
In both 
cases the Executive Conunittee must report its action to the 
Senate for its approval. 
When a vacancy is declared the seat shall be filled in one 
of the following ways, to be determined by the Conunittee 
on Nominations and Elections: 
1 . Elected Senators 
a. 
Designation or the available person with the next 
highest number of votes in the last previous 
election from the constituency involved. 
b. If no such person is available, election or 
appointment by an appropriate body in the con-
stituency involved. 
2. 
Appointed Senators 
Selection of a new senator by the President. 
CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIAL MOTIONS ACCORDING. TO PURPOSE 
Second 
Amend-
Debat-
Required 
Interrupt 
Needed 
able 
able 
Vote 
SE,eaker 
TO SUPPRESS DEBATE OR HASTEN ACTION 
1. Previous question 
yes 
no 
no 
2/3 
no 
2. Suspend rules 
yes 
no 
no 
2/3 
no 
3. Limit debate 
yes 
yes 
no 
2/3· 
no 
4. Take from the table 
yes 
no 
no 
1/2 
no 
s. Make special order of business 
yes 
yes 
yes 
2/3 
no 
TO DELAY ACTION 
6. Postpone to a certain time 
yes 
yes 
yes 
1/2 
no 
7. Lay on the table 
yes 
no 
no 
1/2 
no 
8. Refer to committee 
yes 
yes 
yes 
1/2 
no 
TO PREVENT ACTION 
9. Object to consideration 
no 
no 
no 
2/3 
yes 
10. Withdraw a motion 
no 
no 
no 
1/2 
no 
11. Postpone indefinitely 
yea 
no 
yes 
1/2 
no 
TO CONSIDER MORE CAREFULLY 
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--
12. Committee of .the whole 
yes 
yes 
yes 
1/2 
no 
TO CHANGE A DECISION 
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13. Reconsider 
yes 
no 
1 
1/2. 
yes 
14. Rescind 
yes 
yes 
yes 
2/3 
no 
TO MAINTAIN RULES AND ORDER 
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15. Question of privilege 
2 
no 
no 
no 
ch. 2 
yes 
16. Question of order 
no 
no 
no 
ch. 
yes 
17. Appeal from decision of chair 
yes 
no 
1 
1/2 
yes 
18. Parliamentary inquiry 
no 
p.o 
no 
ch. 
yes 
19. Request for information 
no 
no 
no 
ch. 
yes 
TO CLOSE A MEETING 
. 20. Adjourn 
yes 
no 
no 
l/2 
no 
21. Fix dme of next meeting· 
yes 
yes 
no3 
1/2 
no 
3 
22. Recess 
yes 
yes 
no 
1/2 
no 
1. 
Debatable only when the motion to which it is applied was debatable. 
2. 
Requires only chair's decision; majority vote if appealed from chair. 
3. 
Original motion not debatable; amendment debatable. 
NOTE: 
l/2 means one more than half of those voting (simple majority); 2/3 means 
two-thirds of those voting; 
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CLASSIFICATION OF MOTIONS ACCORDING TO PRECEDENCE 
PRIVILEGED MOTIONS 
(In order of precedence) 
Fix time of next meeting 
Adjourn 
Recess 
Question of privilege 
SUBSIDIARY MOTIONS 
(In order of precedence) . 
Lay on the table 
Previous question 
Limit debate 
Postpone to a certain time 
Refer to a committee 
Committee of the whole 
Amend 
Postpone indefinitely 
MAIN MOTIONS 
(No order of precedence) 
Main motion for general 
business 
Take from the table 
Reconsider . 
Rescind· 
Make special order of 
business 
INCIDENTAL MOTIONS 
(No order of precedence) 
Question .of order 
Appeal from decision of chair 
Suspend rules 
Object to consideration 
Parliamentary inquiry 
Request for information 
Withdraw a motion 
Second 
Needed 
yes 
yes 
yes 
no 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
no 
yes 
yes 
no 
no 
no 
no 
Amend-
able 
yes 
no 
yes 
no 
no 
no 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
no 
yes 
no 
no 
yes 
yes 
no 
no 
no 
J.tO 
no 
no 
no 
Debat-
able 
3 
no. 
no3 
no · 
no 
no 
no 
no. 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
yes 
~0 
yes 
yes 
~0 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
Required 
Vote 
---
1/2 
1/2 
1/22 
ch. 
1/2 
2/3 
2/3 
1/2 
1/2 
.1/2 
1/2 
1/2 
1/2 
1/2 
1/2 
2/3 
2/3 
2 
ch. 
1/2 
2/3 
2/3 
ch. 
ch. 
1/2 
1. 
Debatable only when the motion to which it is applied was debatable. 
2. 
Requires only chair's deci~ion; majority vote if appealed from chair. 
3. 
Original motion not deb a table; amendment debatable. 
,Interrupt 
SEeaker 
no. 
no 
no 
yes 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
no 
yes 
no 
no 
yes 
yes 
no 
yes 
yes 
yes 
no 
NOTE: 
1/2 means one more than half of those voting (sin1ple majority); 2/3 means 
two-thirds of those voting.