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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203
FACULTY SENATE
Organizational Meeting ofeSenate
May 15, 1969
The meeting convened at 3:40 p.m.. A quorum (45) was present.
The following officers were elected by a majority of those present by secret
written ballot:
Vice Chairman Elect
Mauritz Johnson (Ed.)
Secretary
Virgil Zimmerman (GSPA)
Members of Executive Committee:
Edith Cobane
Helen Horowitz
Louis Salkever
Seth Spellman
(Ed.)
(A &S -Economics)
(A&S -Economics)
(Social Welfare)
In addition to the eight candidates for the Executive Committee presented
by the Nominating Committee the following were nominated from the floor:
Stanley Blount
Edith Cobane
Donald Newman
Jogindar Uppal
The meeting adjourned at 4:15p.m. The next meeting of the 1969-70
Senate will be at 3:00 p.m. on June 2. At that time, the Executive Committee
nominations for Senate councils and committees will be presented for Senate
consideration.
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Respectfully submitted,
V. B. Zimmerman
Secretary
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STATE: UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT ALBANY
MEMORAND-UM
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1969/70 Faqulty Senate
From:
Evan R. Collins
You have by now received the notice of our organizational
meeting on Thursday, May 15. I am enclosing a copy of the list
of nominees for the elections which will be held at our first
meeting. Also enclosed is a complete list of the members of the
Senate for 1969/70.
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Nominees for Executive Committee
Mauritz Johnson
Donald Newman
William Dumbleton
Virgil Zimmerman
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Louis Salkever
1969-70 Faculty Senate
Vice Chairman Elect
Education
Criminal Justice
St;?cretary
Arts and Sciences:
English
Graduate School of Public Affairs
Members
Arts and Sciences:
Economics
Seth Spellman
Social Welfare
2,
Doris Geiss
Nursing
3.
John Aronson
-Art-s and Sciences:-
4.
Hobert Miller
Business
Chemistry
Helen Horowitz
Arts and Sciences:
Economics
John Reilly
Arts and Sciences:
English
Karl Petersen
Arts and Sciences:
Music
Nominations may be made from the floor
ELECTED SENATORS FOR 1969-70 SENATE
AT-LA~ (12 SENATORS)
Elmer Mathews (1970)
Vincent Aceto ( 1971)
Regis Deuel
(1970)
Arnold Foster
(1971)
Walter Knotts
(1971)
Karl Peterson (1970)
William Dumbleton (1970)
Aletha Markusen (1971)
Shirley Brown
(1972)
Arthur Collins
(1972)
Webb Fiser
(1972)
Louis Salkever (1972)
ARTS AND SCIENCES
( 20 SENATORS)
Jobn Aronson (1971)
Robert Donovan (1971)
Frank Carrino (1971)
William Grimes (1971)
Alfred Finklestein (1970)
John Reilly (1971)
Helen Horowitz (1970)
John Overbeck (1970)
Dean for Personnel Administration
Library Science
Business
Sociology
English
Music
English
Biology
Psychology
English
Political Science
Economics
Chemistry
English
International American Studies
Philosophy
Chemistry
English
Economics
Ancient Languages
AHTS AND SCIENCES , .. continued
Donald Stauffer (1971)
Violet Larney (1970)
Henry Tedeschi (1971)
Hobert Thorstensen (1970)
Romolo Toigo
(1971)
Jogindar Uppal (1971)
Stanley Blount (1972)
Morris Eson
(1972)
Kathleen Kendall (1972)
Peter Krosby (1972)
Antony Saturno (1972)
William Wilson (1972)
BUSINESS
(2 SENATOHS)
Hobert Miller (1971)
Harold Cannon (1972)
EDUCATION (7 SENATORS)
Edith Cobane (1970)
Murray Philips (1971)
Robert Lorrette (1971)
Helen Stafford (1970)
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English
Mathematics
Biology
English
Sociology
Economics
Geography
Psychology
Speech
History
Chemistry
Art
Marketing
Accounting
Physical ~ducation
Education.
CASDA
Off-Campus Supervision
EDUCATION ... continued
Mauritz Johnson (1970)
Jerry Eckstein (1972)
Michael Lamanna (1971)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(1 SENATOR)
Donald Newman (1970)
LIBRARY SCIENCE
(1 SENATOR)
Robert Burgess (1970)
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Ed. Curriculum
Ed. Foundations
Ed. Social Studies
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
( 1 SENATOR)
Virgil Zimmerman (1970)
NURSING
(l SENATOR)
Doris Geiss (1971)
SOCIAL WELFARE (l SENATOR)
Seth Spellman (1971)
LIBHARY (2 SENATOHS)
Hichard Kimball (1972)
Mary Collins (1972)
AQQOinted:
(All one-year terms)
Dr. 0. William Perimutter
Dean College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Charles O'Reilly
Dean, School of Social Welfare
Dr. Randolph S. Gardner
Dean, School of Education
Dr. Edgar W. Flinton
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Warren Haynes
Dean, School of Business
Dr. Sorrell Chesin
Student Affairs
Dr. Irving Verschoor
Dean, School of General Studies
Dr. Harry Frisch
Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences
Dr. Richard Teevan
Psychology Deapartment
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EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Pre~ident Evan R. Collins
AD 249
Dr. Clifton C. Thorne
AD 125
Dr. Allan Kuusisto
AD 201
Dr. Earl Droessler
AD 229
Dr. Milton Olson
AD 326
Miss Alice Hastings
University Librarian
Dr. Joseph Norton
ED 210
Dr. Paul Wheeler
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STAn~ UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT ALBANY
OF"I"ICE OF '!'Hit PRE:SIOI!:NT
ME lVI ORA ND~_M_
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To:
The next meeting of the 196 9/ rlO Faculty Senate will be
held on Monday, June 2 at 3:00p.m. in Campus Center Hoom 315.
The presentation of Council memberships for approval by
the Senate will be the main item on the. agenda,
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MINUTES OF FACULTY SENATE 1969-70
Meeting No.2--June 2, 1969
1.
President Collins called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. in
Room 315 of the Campus Center.
A quorum was present.
2.
Upoli motion by Knotts and second by Chesin, the Senate approved
by voice vote the slate of nominees for the various Council~
and the Grievance Committee as presented by the Executive Com-
mittee. The list of nominees is attached.
3.
The Senate adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
V.B.Zimmerman
Secretary
TO:
Faculty Senate Members
FROM:
Executive Committee
SUBJ:
Report for meeting. June 2, 1969
For ~rmation
1. President Collins has appointed Virgil Zimmerman as Chairman of the Ad Hoc
Consultation Guidelines Committee.
Central Council has appointed as the student members of this Committee:
Barbara Buchholz 1 72, Janice Rosen '71~ Suzi Goldmacher '71, and Robert
Nible 169.
2.
The 1969·-70 Senate Executive Committee has received the recommendation
that the University Committee on Teaching be continued for the coming year.
1.
The following faculty members are nominated for membership on the Ad Hoc
Consultation Guidelines Committee:
Doris Geiss
·d Nursing
Harold Horick - l?hilosophy
Richard O'Neil - Uathematics
Charles Petitjean - Admin. Services
2.
The following faculty members are nominated for membership on the committee
to study possible discrimination on SUNYA construction projects;
Irving Sabghir ··· Bus. Jvlgt. - Chairman
Reginald Gilliam ·- Afro-American Studies
Harry Hamilton - E. 0. P.
Richard- Nunez ---Public- Admin.
3.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty-Student Governance has completed an intensive
review of the FactJlty By·-Laws and has submitted its proposals.
The Committee
is to be commended for its concentrated efforts and the thoughtfulness of
its report.
Tl1e Executive Committee has endorsed several of recommended changes,
recommended that action be deferred on others~ and has offered an alternative
proposal for the establishment of a succ~ssor Committee on University
Governance.
Each of the Governance Committee's proposals is stated~
together with the Executive Committee recommendations on it.
a)
Governanc~ Committee
The amendment offered here will remedy a defect disclosed during this
past year in our deliberations on the Afro-American studies program.
Proposed amendment to Faculty By-Laws, Article V, Referendums,
Section 1, opening sentence, whi.ch now reads:
Hea.sures may be submitted to the Voting Faculty by the
Senate for referendum.
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We move the sentence be amended to read:
Measures for referendum may be submitted to the Voting
Faculty by the Senate, by the President, or by a
petition signed by at least ten percent of the Voting
Faculty.
Executive Committee - notes that this amendment raises the substantive
issue of t~ivision of legislative power between the Voting Faculty
and the Senate. It recommends that action be deferred, and that the
matter be referred to the new Committee on University Governance.
When we considered ••••• our charge, it soon became clear that;minor
adjustments in our existing structures were not responsive to the depth
and importance of the problems raised 9 which include identifying the
various constituencies in the University community, and determining
what representation is appropriate~ at least on the suggested all···
University Senate and probably also on its ancillary bodies.
Such a
study ought to be undertaken on a scale commensurate 't>;rith the issues
and interests to be considered~ in view of our own recent history~
our developed vision of what the University is and ought to be~ and
in awareness of what measures other institutions have proposed.
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Accordingly, we recommend the establishment of an Ad Hoc
Committee on University Governance» to consist of five
administrators 9 five faculty members~ five undergraduate
students~ and five graduate students, which should be
established as early as possible and charged to report
no later than Harch 1970 •
Executive Committee is concerned about the unwieldy size of the groupv
proposed, and also fears that the representation which is recommended
will influence unduly the eventual constituency of the Senate.
It recommends the establishment of a Committee on Governance, consisting
of seven members of the University community to be selected by the 1969·.-70
Senate Executive Committee.
1'his Committee is charged to consult with
the Senate~ Central Council, and other appropriate groups, and to sub-
mit its final recommendations no later than December 1~ 1969.
~¢vernance Committee
To permit faculty members enrolled in degree programs at Albany? and
first···year instructors to vote, [we recommend amending Article I~
Section 2. Voting Faculty as follows~]
Delete 2.1~ 2.5 and "2. 3
11 in 2.4
Renumber 2.2 to read 2.1
2.3 to read 2.2
2.4 to read 2.3
2.6 to read 2.4-
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notes that some rec1>mmendations are premature,
since the Trustees Policies have not yet been amended accordingly, and
recommends deferring action and referring the proposals to the new
Committee on Governance.
d)
Governance Committ~
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If it is good that students be represented on the Senate, then it is
bad to delay their participation unnecessarily~ and even worse to delay
it for a whole year.
Therefore, we strongly recommend an interim
arrangement to provide for their representation during 1969-70.
Preventing this action~ of
students from membership.
changes in the By~Laws be
interim plan to operate.
course, are the By·~ Laws t which now exclude
Therefore, we propose that the. following
approved on a one-year basis to enable the
Article II, Section 2~ Composition of the Senate, to be changed as follows:
Add at 2. 2 th~ word yjinstructor ~ ~· to make the passage read, v'Thete
shall be 12 Senators elected at large from the Voting Faculty~ at
least half of whom must be from the instructor, assistant professor
and associate pro!essor ranks, or equivalent. ii
Add at 2. 5 the word "faculty,
11 to make the opening words read, •vThe
elected faculty members shall serve three-year terms," etc.
Add. v'2.6
There shall be 33 Senators elected by the
appropriate student body.
These shall be
allocated 1/3 to the graduate student body
and 2/3 1 s to the undergraduate student body. vv
Add
112.7
Until the establishment of a graduate student
association at which time that body shall
assume commensurate responsibility~ the
-central Council of the Student Association
shall arrange for nominations and elections
to fill Stuient Senator va.cancies.u
Add a2.8
Subsections 2.6 and 2.7 shall automatically
terminate as of July 1, 1971 unless extended
by vote of the Faculty or unless superseded by
other legislation. it
fixecutive Comn1ittee endorses this amendment as proposed.
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Executive Committee Nominations for
J[aculty Senate Councils _:..committees
Senators:
John Aronson
Frank Carrino
Regis Deuel
· · Robert Thorstensen
Kathleen Kenda 11
Non-senators:
Donald Cohen
F. Hodge
W.Reese
K. I. Chen
Melvin Urofsky *
G:r_ac1:!;1ate Academic Council
Senators:
Non-Senators:
Vincent Aceto
Jerry Eckstein·;
Peter Krosby
Anthony Saturno
Jogindar Uppal
John Falconieri*
Wm. Rooney*
Lewis Wel9h
~tudent A ff§lirs Cq_un£il.
Senators:
Non-Senators:
Sorrell Chesfn
William Dumbleton
Doris Geiss
Karl Peterson
Armand Baker
Lois Gregg
Harry Hamilton*
Robert McMorris *
Harry Price
Rudolph Schmidt
(A &S Chern) 171
(lnt.Am.Studies) '71
(Bus) '70
(A&S English) 170
(A&S Rhetoric & Pub.Address) '72
(Soc. Wel.)
(Educ.)
(A&S Phil)
(A&S Econ)
(Ed. Found)
(Lib.Sd .• ) 171
(Ed. Found) 172
(A&S Hist ) 172
(A&S ·chem) '72
(A &S Econ) '71
(A&S Span)
(Soc. Wel)
{GSPA)
(Stud.Aff)
(A &S Eng) 170
(Nu;rs ing) 1 71
(Music) '70
(A&S Span)
(Stud A ff)
(A tmos.Sci,)
(Ed. Psych)
(A.&S Hist)
(Univ. Physician)
Senators:
Non-Senators:
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Michael Lamanna
Robert Lorette
Elmer Mathews
Robert Miller
John Heilly
Melvin Bers
Hugh Farley
Richard Kelly
Edwin Munro
Council on Ed-q_c:ational Policy_
Senators:
Stanley Blount
· Arthur Collins
Walter Knotts;
Wm. Wilson
Non-Senators:
Walter Balk
Paul Bulger
Winthrop Means
Senators:
· Non~Senators:
Murray Phillips
Donald Stauffer
Werner Baum
Frances Colby
Edoho Edoho
Francine Frank
(Ed.S'oc.Stud.) '71
(Ed •. Admin) '71
(Pers.) '70
(Bus.)
'71
(A&S Eng) '71
(GSPA)
(Bus)
(A&S Bio)
(A&S Span)
(A&S Geog) '72
(A&S Eng) '72
(A &S Eng) '71 ,
(A&S Art) '72
(GSPA )•
(Ed.Admin)
(A&S Geol)
(Ed. Media) '71
(A &S Eng) '71
(A&S Bio)
(A&S Eng)
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(A&S Afro-Amer.Stud)
(A&S Rom .• Lang)
Q.Qunsil on Promotions and Continui~K . .-12.R.EQ.intments
Senators:
Non -Senators:
Harold Cannon
Webb Fiser
Arnold Foster
Donald Newman
Henry Tedeschi
Jane Ives
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John Rosenbach
Edward Shaw
Bruce McCutcheon
(Bus.Acct) '72
(GSPA) '72
(A.&S Soc.) '71
(Crim.. Just) 170
(A&S Bio) '71
(Soc. Wel.)
(Ed. Psych)
(A&S Human)
(A.&S Psych)
Senators:
Non~·Senators:
Senators:
Non-Senators:
*Consent A ss·um.ed
Hobert Donovan*
Charles O'Heilly
Ricrwrd Teev~m *
John Bird * , .; :~3
Hichard Clark
Jagadish Garg
Melvin Katz
John Saunders
Robert... Burgess
Violet Larney
A lvar Blbing
Regin&1ld Gilliam
(A &S Eng) '71
(Soc • We 1. ) '71
(A&S Psych) 170
(A &S Geol)
(Ed. Psych)
(A&S Physics)
(A&S Math)
(A&S Bi.o)
(Lib.Sci) 1'"/0
(A&S Math) '70
(Bus. Mgt)i
(A &S A fro :.:.A mer. Stud)
M E M 0 R A N D U M
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK· AT ALBANY
College of Arts and Sciences
Office of the Dean
Social Sciences 341
(518) 457-8410
TO:
Executive Committee
Fa c u l ty Senate
FROM:
0. William Perlmutter
SUBJECT:
DATE:
16 September 1969
Proposal to establish a Council on University
Operations .
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It is proposed that the Senate establish a standing
committee t.o be known as The Council on University Opera-
tions.
The principal function of this body could be summed
up in the simple colloquial phrase
11 trouble shooting.
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The proposed Council would have the responsibility of
keeping in close and continuous touch with all phases of
the University operations and to identify potential sources
of difficulty before they arise.
It would recommend to
appropriate offices, departments, persons, etc., suitable
preventive measures.
It would have no power to take
a dm in is t ~a-tive- a-c-t i on--,--on-1-y-to--re commend, and i ts reports
to the Senate would generally be informational.
It would also be the responsibility of the Council to
prepare plans for foreseeable emergencies and crises that
mi_ght confront_ the_University, including natural catas-
t ro phi e s , c i vi 1 de fen s e , r i o t s , etc .
The personnel of this Council should be drawn from key
persons in the faculty, ·student body, and administration.
Consideration might also be given to the possible inclusion
of one member of the University Council.
The term of office
would be for the duration of the Senate year.
The ombudsman of the University, now serving in the
President's office, should also be available to the Council.
If successful, the Council would reduce the lead time
necessary for forthright action.
Universities like
Columbia and Cornell
11 discovered
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responded too slowly.
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Executive Committee,
Faculty Senate
16 September 1969
In these critical times of recurring crises, the
University must be in a position to anticipate problems, to
initi,ate action rather than merely react to circumstances,
to employ its greatest resource--intelligence--in the
service of prevention rather than analysis after the fact
in
11 commission studies .. of what went wrong.
OWP:eb
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President A. A. Kuusisto
Vice President Charles 0
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT ALBANY
OFFICE: OF THE: PRE:SIDE:NT
MEMORANDUM
To:
Faculty Senate
From:
Allan A. Kuusisto
Our first meeting .forvthe 1969/70 year will be held on
Monday~ September 29 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Room 248.
The. agenda will consist of the following items:
1. Report from the Selection Committee
2. Council reports
3. Other business which may come before
the Senate
One of the major reports on the agenda for discussion is
the _proposal from the Undergraduate Academic Council regarding reform
of the grading system.
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A Han A. Kuusisto
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Sayles Hall
179 Partridge Street
Albany, New York 12203
Telephone: (518) 472-3290
Dean Flinton stated that !.tem. -~' C'rraduate Academic Council, should
read:
'J.lhe Council's Repo:r·t dld not call for action by the Senate.
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Professor Knotts stated that/item 10, line 6 t,he words
"some of
whom" should be subst:l.tuted fol' the words "eat.1hJ;of whichlt.
The minutes were appro'Ved as corrected.
V. B. Zimmermann
Secretary
October 27, 1969
FACULTY SENATE
Minutes of Meeting
September 29, 1969
The meeting was called to order by President Kuusisto at 3:35 p.m. in
Room 248 of the Biology Building_ He announced that since student members
of the Senate had not yet been elected, a quorum of J:i"'aculty members was
sufficient and was present. The minutes of the June 2 meeting were approved.
1. Executive Committ~e. ReEort
1. 1 The following faculty members were approved by a voice vote
for membership on the Committee on Teaching~
Robert Frost • Chemistry
Robert Kelly ~ @·urriculum and Instruction
Allan Klein -Social Welfare
Sidney Reisberg - Educational Communications
Gerard Wagner -Rhetoric and Public Address
Five student members to be nominated by Central Council
In response to a question concerning the Committee's mission, the Chairman
recalled that it had been authorized by the Senate last May in response to a
recon:lmench:ition by last year's Committee on Teaching. Its primary
responsibility, he observed~ would be to organize and conduct the conference
on teaching and learning recommended by tha(Committee and by the A 11-
University Senate and endorsed by this body. In addition it might make other
proposals having to do with the improvement of teaching and the enhancement
of learning.
1. 2 The following faculty members were approved by a voice vote for
membership on the Committee on University Governance:
J.Ralph Tibbetts -Educational Guidance
Martin Edelman - Political Science
0. William Perlmutter - Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Robert Morris - Dean, University College
Sorrell Chesin -Student Affairs
Two student members to be nominated by Central Council
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The Committee's charge is to present such revision of the by-laws as may be
necessary in order to accomplish the change from a Faculty Senate to an
All-University Senate. In its review it should also correct the ambiguities
and lacunae which experience has revealed.
1. 3 Dr. Finkelstein announced that the Executive Committee would hold
an open hearing to receive suggestions on local additions to or
modifications of the Rules for the .!Preservation of Public Order as
prepared and filed by the Board of Trustees. The meeting will be
at 3:30 p.m. on Cctober 13 in the Assembly Room of the Campus Center.
2. Graduate Academic Council
No report.
3. Personnel Policies Council
3.1 Chairman John Reilly, on behalf of the Council, moved that:
a) the annual collection of faculty dues be terminated;
b) the payment of respects to deceased or retiring faculty
members be henceforth considered to be a responsibility
of the School or Department concerned and not the
the function of a Senate Council or Committee;
c) funds accumulated in the Faculty Account for such
honorific purposes be devoted to the financing of the
Socia 1 Committee's activities.
The motion was unanimously adopted by a voice vote.
4. Council on Promotions aQ.S] Continuing Appointments
4. 1 It was reported that the Council has met and has been organized.
4. 2 A recommendation by Dean Perlmutter that the Council set
a time table for 131\:l.bmittal of promotion and tenure recommendations
by schools and departments was duly noted.
5. Library Council
Has not yet met.
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6. Council on Research
The Council has been organized with Vice President Droessler as
Chairman, Professor Jagadish Garg as Vice -Chairman and Professor
Richard Clark as Secretary. The Council has met and has discussed
its agenda for the year.
7. £puncil on Educational Policy_
7.1 The Council met twice in July and once in September. Chairman is
President Kuusisto, Vice Chairman Professor Paul Bulger, Secretary
Professor Stanley Blount.
7. 2 A sub -committee consisting of Messrs Knotts 11 Chairman,
Hirschorn and Means, have been working since July with the administration,
SUNY Central Office Personnel, and with Division of the Budget on the
proposed 1970-71 budget for SUNY Albany.
7. 3 A sub -committee consisting of Messrs Collins, Chairman, Nealy
and Wilson reviewed the reports of last year's Task Forces on Instruction,
and Acader.aic Regulation and have prepared a report which the
Educational Policy Council will consider at its next meeting.
7. 4 A special cor.amittee consisting of Messrs Balk, Blount and
Nealy worked with Assistant Vice President Miwa on the 1969 revision
of the Master Plan.
7. 5 The Council will now begin its study of a September 15, 1969
report from the budget committee entitled "Suggestions for a Program
Audit and a Financially Realistic Revision of the Master Plan."
7. 6 In the discussion which followed Professor Bulger's report it was
made clear that SUNY Albany cannot restrict admissions below the levels
specified in the plan. Several comments were made that the failure of
instructional staffs and facilities to expand in keeping with enrollment
growth will cause serious problems. President Kuusisto reported that
a Space Management Committee h~::d been administratively established
with responsibility for planning fm more effective space utilization.
7. 7
Inquiries on several matters reported on last year by the Educational
Policies Council led to the charge being given to the Executive Committee
to review unfinished business and tabled reports so that the Senate's
agenda could be brought up to date.
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8. Student Affairs Council
8. 1 Vice President Thorne reported that there was still no official
graduate student organization but that efforts to form one were
continuing. In the meantime the Student Central Council had made
arrangements with a
11steering committee'· of graduate students
for collaborative action.
8. 2 In response to a question concerning the projected October 15
Anti-War Moratorium, the President responded that a tentative
decision had been reached to allow both faculty and students a
maximum individual freedom of choice.
9. Undergraduate Academic Council
9.1 For the Council, Professor Aronson presented the revised proposal
for modification of the grading system and responded to questions.
To a number of questions asking whether the Council had reviewed
the experience of other schools, Professor Aronson explained that
the Council had not undertaken original research but had pulled
together and synthesized the conclusions reached by other groups which
had studied the grading problem. He reiterated that there was virtually
unanimous belief that a mixed-system in which the student could choose
how he was to be graded worked unsatisfactorily. It was conceded that
faculty members having both freshman and upperclassmen in the
same course would have to report grades differently. It was pointed
out that the proposal would not prevent instructors from compiling
grades in the traditional fashion and of personally recording or of
advising students of-these -lette:r grades. _Suggestions were made that
ii might be_ advisable_ to have referenda of student and/ or faculty opinion
on the proposal but no such motion was presented.
10. Report of Sel~ction Committe~ ..
Professor Knotts began by indicating that President-elect Benezet's
name had been on a list of some thirty candidates suggested for
consideration by the SUNY Central Office and had also been put forward
by faculty members. By April the Committee had reviewed some
190 candidates and had narrowed its preferred list to six or seven
each of which was then interviewed. After the last interview which
was with Mr. Benezet all members had him as their first choice.
Professor Knotts then described the structure of the colleges at
Claremont and pointed out the pertinence of Mr. Benezet's experience
there as a "President among Presidents." Although formally head of
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the Claremont Graduate School he was intimately involved in the development
and coordination of undergraduate work as well. The Committee was particularly
impressed by lVlr. Benezet's views on the "cluster system" of university
organization as a means of warding off the blight of impersonalism which
threatens higher education. Among Mr. Benezet's prior responsibilities
has been the administration of programs for minority students.
11 •. Ad Hoc Faculty-Student Consultation Guidelines Committee
Professor Zimmerman reported that the Committee had prepared a
draft
11guidelines" and would meet to review it on Wednesday, October 1.
It expects to circulate its draft for comment before producing a final
version for presentation to the Senate in October.
The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Virgil B. Zimmermann
Secretary
To:
From:
Subject:
For action:
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STATE UNIVEF-1SITY OF NEW YORK
AT ALBANY
Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Report For Meeting September 29, 196 9
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1. At its meeting on May 12, 196 9 the Senate authorized the establishment
of a University Committee on Teaching. The following are nominated for
membership on the University Committee on Teaching:
Robert Frost - Chemistry
Robert Kelly ·- Curriculum and Instruction
Allan Klein - Socia 1 Welfare
Sidney Reisberg - Educational Communications
Gerard Wagner -Rhetoric and Public Address
In addition, there will be five student members to be nominated by the Student
Central Council.
2. At its m.eeting on June 2, 1969 the Senate authorized the establishment of
a Committee on University Governance. The following are nominated for
membership on the Committee on University Governance:
J .Ralph Tibbetts -Educational Guidance
Martin Edelman - Graduate School of Public A f.fairs
0. William Perlmutter -Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Robert Morris - Dean, University Co11.ege
Sorrell Chesin - Student Affairs
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Student Central Council.
For Information:
1. At the request of Vice President 0 'Reilly the Executive Committee has
nominated Joseph Steger (Psychology) and Steven Pflanczer. (Social Welfare)
to be members of the Educationa 1 Communications Center Advisory Committee.
2. Since librarians are now represented on the F'aculty Senate, the Executive
Committee has approved the inclusion of the salaries of .librarians in the
report of faculty salaries which will be prepared and distributed in the near
future.
3. In the event of vacancies occurring in the Senate, the Executive Committee
has approved the following:
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"Senate vacancies, whether temporary or permanent should be
filled by a substitute selected in the same manner as the absent
m.ember.
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Alfred P. Finkelstein
Chairman, Executive Committee
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For the Period September 1-30, 1969
For Info:rmat ion:
1.
The Graduate Academic Council met once during this period to or-
ganize for the 1969-70 academic year.
Graduate student members
had not been appointed and, therefore, did not attend the meeting.
2..
The Council elected the following officers:
Charles O'Reilly, chairrn.an
Edgar W. Flinton, vice-chairman and secretary
3,
No further forrnal action was taken except that the chairman appointed
a nominating committee to provide mem.bers for the Council's sub-
committees.
4.
The Council discussed the make~up of the standing committees and
the business of the year ahead.
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Respectfully submitted,
Charles O'Reilly, Chairman
Report of the Undergraduate Academic Council
For the Period Septernber 1~30, 1969
The Undergraduate Academic Council held two meetings in June
and three meetings in September.
The first two meetings were organiza-
tional meetings,
The September meetings all dealt with the ad hoc com~
mittee 1 s report on grading which is presented to the Senate at this time
for its consideration and discussion.
At the next Senate meeting it will
be moved that the report be accepted as presented.
Reported for information only:
The Council gave approval to the English Department to grade the
following composition courses this year on a pass -fail basis: English 100,
English 300, English 301, English 30Za and 302.b.
Respectfully submitted,
John Aronson, Chairman
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Report of the Council on Promotions
and Continuing Appointment
For the Period September 1~30, 1969
The Promotions Council will meet on Wednesday, September
24, for an organizational meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Harold Cannon
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State University of New YoTk at Albany
'fo:
Faculty Senate, 1969··70
Re:
Report o£ Stud.ent Af.fa.1:rs Council Meeting~ 9/25/69
1.
Dr. Clifton C. Thorne was elected to serve aa
Chairman of the Student Affairs Council.
2.
The chairman reviewed the responsibilities of
the Council.
A discussion of the organization
o:f the Council and th<-:1 sub '"(;ommi ttee stTueture
(')DSUed.
3.
The chairman reviewed the new university rules
and procedures re: maintenance} of public order
on campus.
4.
'rh\:l chai'l:nu:m noted that the un:tversi ty was puh-
1 i.shing a "demonstration ale:r.t planH :i.n the :form
of a pocket-sized cardp which will be available
to all members o£ the university community.
5.
The Council p:revi.<:H'led a proposal from tlH.-) Committee
on Student Conduct con.cern:tng the addition of a new
level of d.:i . .sc:i.plina:ry ~,;~.ction: removal :fr.·oxn uni.versity
residence.
The proposal will be considered at length
at a later meeting.
6.
The Council discussed the appointment of additional
membe:rs.
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9/26/6f)
State University of New York at Albany
REPORT OF LIBRARY COUNCIL ... September 1969
Library Council 1969-70:
ex-officio
ex·officio
ex-officio
Senators
Hon-Senators
Acting University Librarian,
Morrison c. Haviland
Vice President for t;·J.cademic Affairs
or his designee, Charles O'Keilly
Vice President for Research
or his designee, Earl Droessler
hurray Phillips
Donald Stauffer
Werner Baum
Frances Colby
Edoho i.!:doho
Francine Frank
The Council has not met in September 1969.
Respectfully submitted,
lY1urray Phillips
Senator for Library Council
9/22/69 N
Revised pages distributed ·to Facul·by at Sept. 29·th Sena:t:.a Meeting ..
!1. PROPOSAL
Resolved that:
A.
Beginning in the fall term, 1969, all gr-ades for freshman students
shal I be submitted to the Registrar as satisfactory or no-credit.
Satisfactory work Is that qual lty of academic performance which
the institution expects from its students In order to earn an
undergraduate degree.
The mark of no-credit means that a student
has not provided the instructor with evidence which would justify
the grade of satisfactory.
B.
Beginning in the f9l I term, 1970, such grading shal I be used for
alI freshmen .and sophomores.
C.
The new grading system shal I be under continuing observation and
review by the Academic Standing Committee of the Undergraduate
Academic Council, which shal I Interpret the system, report on
Its operation, and recommend changes as appropriate.
D.
The system shal I be in effect untl I June, 1973.
ill. CLARIFICATION OF PROPOSAL
I.
Symbols.
The expression "all grades for freshman students" re-
fers to grades· formerly recorded as A, B, C, D, and E;
the
proposal is not intended to affect the special deslgnatiqns L
W, ahd Z as currently used.
The sym_t>ol S, "satisfactory") is
now awarded in graduate seminars, student teaching, and other
approved courses
(Undergraduate Bulletin,
1969-70, p. 59).
The proposal would extend such approval while preserving the
-mean~ng 0f the-term~nd the conven~ence of a·symbol that is an
Initial letter. The syr&lbol N would avoid the pejorative and
often misleading implications of U ("unsatisfactory") or F
("failed"); however, ·it may be unacceptable as a symbol, be-
cause it now signifies that a course was offered on non-
credit basis.
Perhaps NC could be used, or X , put the choice
of the most convenient symbols can be determined by the Registrar
in consultation with the Academic Standing Committee.
2.
Pre! lmi_nary versions.
The proposal is part of the recommen-
dation that Margaret.Farrel I 's committee submitted to the Task
Force on Academic Regulations In the Spring.
(See the Task
Force Report, Appendix II.)
Mur:h the same pr-oposa I had been
Independently developed and approved by the students' Academic
Affairs Commission in November, 1968.
The Farrel I 6ommittee
also proposed gradual extension to a total S-U system and the
development of comprehen~ive and field examinations. These
features appear to have been important in Its fa! I ing to win
the approval of the Task Force.
We came Independently to the
conviction that the part we offer has the greatest overal I
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merit and the fewest disadvantages of any plan to come to our
attention.
We do not see it as "the answer" to the grading
problem but rather as a strong step in the right direction.
3. Starting date.
The pol icy should begin without delay.
The
matter has been long and responsibly del !berated, there is
a strong consensus among students, and there are no
major
adminlstrat(ve impediments.
We can think of no consider~tion
that would require ~r justify waiting any longer.
4.
Duration of ex~eriment. Four years provides time for the
novelty o~the plan to wear off and for students, faculty,
and administration to have gained substantial experience with
it. During the third year the first freshmen under the plan
would be juniors, wei I into their m~jor fields and with good
perspective on their experience.
5, This proposal does not attempt to ans\ver the question, "What
is satisfactory progress for a student under the proposed
system?" The alj hoc committee and the Undergraduate Academic
Council did not feel required to dev~lop the detail~ of pol icy
In matters of advisement and retention, a normal responsibi I ity
of the Academic Standing Committee.
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accumulntod during the somostor ..... ThEJ cxs-::·cises count
20 percent, tho rr.i.dter.r.1 oxnmina tion .30 percent, tho torm
paper (or laboratory reports) 10 percent, and so on •••.•
It is a method [that] offers a measure of safety ag.dnst
the discovo!'lJ of ignora..':.ce. • • • It also lends itself to
cheating. Finally, it generates in tho minds of all stu-
do;nts, good as vroll as mediocre, honest as well as dishon-
e.st, the notion that Jr.noi-rledgo as dofined_by the university
system of·evaluation does, infact, consist of a large number
. of small thir::;s most of them contmnptible, e:asily »looked
· up" vrhen needed, and mainly only needed once. • • •
H·o,..r accurate are our judgments?. • • •
Grades aro assessed by tho professor -vrho has taught the
coursElo If he has taught badly, he hesitates to ~dver.t:Lop
tho fact by giving a lot of low grades.
His grades of B
then actually applies to o. student i-rhose com.mand of thEJ
-,body of lmo-r;.rledg9 involved is only llfair" not "good. 11
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·am sure there exist, on the other hand, teachers so fine
that a semostm. spoi1t -vri th them is t-rorth three spont else.:.
where.
But oven tho so tlen can gi vc gr·ados no bot tor than
A, by lmr. And thoy rr.ay not even "know Hho they are, and
so give B1s and C1s lik? anyone olso ••••
A freshman asks mo, "Do t-re have to kno-vr this for tho exn.m? 11
l.fy answer is evasi vo, in gonorc.l. • • • He shold].. d bo asking
himself (and .mg): 11Is this importe.nt? Is this interozting? 11
As a teacher I should tr.r tc give h:i.m .:m honest ons1Nr.
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should be his ally ••••
The Task Force on Academic Regulations noted "the desire voiced
In New Patterns to escape the bookkeeping approach to learning",
andObserved that the present grading systJ=lm is not completely valid
as an indicator of student achievement.
Often quostionablo as n mco.sure:mont, grs.dos .9..ro objoct~onabl€) as
_a m_ot,ivation.._ _Thoy-fostor grado-grubbing and plnco a p-remium ori the
shrewdness that conforms to and simply· r:rlrrors tho expoc"tations of
professors, Hho arc soon as advorss.rios, at loast as part of a system
to bo out.TI'.anouvo:rod, afton cynicc.lly.
Thus thn gra.do system ·
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hns beon soon as tho prirr.ary contam:i.no.nt of the clas.sroom; besides ,
it fosters a compctiti voness that is educe.tiorv:tlly- and socio.lly
destructi VO a
(Tho qup.li t;y-point a V0ragc compounds tho pro blcm.
A
particular course grndo is moaningfu.l, but averaging grades e.rithme-
. tically o.cross tho student's whol8 progro.m is not only bi zo.rro but
harmful.
Two Te.sk Forces ho.vo roconunondcd that thr; practice b8 dis-
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Some proponents of an S-U or ungraded system urge it on the
grounds that It removes the student from his state ·as an anxiety-
ridden consumer on probation. Study becomes Its own reward and
produces a self-generated motivation that is the most effective and
fruitful approach to learning.
Students and faculty become more
like co-workers, and there Is more mutual respect among students,
whose identities and self-regard are less tied to gr~de judgments
of persona I worth. ("I am a C student"), Course work is more crea-
tive on both sides of the desk, the student more free to question
received opinion and to pursue special projects and interests, the
teacher more free to oxperiment with course content and structure
and to work out a variety of evaluative techniques.
· One lna.)U quostlon this vioYT o.s utopio,n and say thoro arG things
to be said for tho prosont system..
Compditivoness and grades rnn.y
·not bo tho best reasons for 1.-rork but they stirnulato it, O:ro an in-
centive.
Many believe that vlithout grc.dos as pressure or as reward
most students vTOuld simply do enough to got by. ·· 11Anyhovr, students do
not compete for grades in any couroc Hhoro an 'A.' is' opon to any
student Hho performs nt a specified lovol.. Grades aro not reHard,s
but acknoHledgoments.H
llTho prEJsont system can bo improved" by
clearer dof:inition of course objectives, of i-Tlw.t a givon examination
is measuring, and so on.
(Tho ~uotod points and others Here made by
Dr. Arthur Co:j..lins in tho ASP of Narch 18, 1969.
He had agreed .
to contributea dofonso of tho present system, but ho pointed out
that it did'~ comp~otcly roprosont11 his ot-m position.)
. A Task Force report states, "Thoro arc substrmtial arguments
on both sides of this question and tidal vre.vos of rhetoric$" The
question nrousos int.onsG interest, but wo Hould bo in bad shape if
it did not.
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Why no:b a Pa.ss/Fail option? Hany insM.tutions have adopted a
limited pass/fail ·option, a system
where one or t1.-ro courses a semester are allovred for pass/fail. In
_ prinoip:I..e it_ encou):'ages a_ student to try his curiosity and interest
'in a difficult course without undue penalty, usually in an -elective
course outside the major.
In practice students tend to elect easy
courses, which they can neglect in order to do hard 1.-rork on the
graded ones.
Grade pressures in the !!1."l.j or field are intensified,
and most of the benefits sought in a pass/fail poliO;)' are lost under
such a partial plan. (This point is developed specifically in Section
6, below.)
He agree with the Academic Standing Committee in its. Hay
report tr~t the partial system is not to be recomn1ended over the pre-
sent system.
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It is quite another matter f~r a course to be graded pass/fail
(or S and U) because of 1h.g .ngture of j:.he ~
itself, as now i~
student teaching and in a number of other courses, particularly at
the graduate l3vel. The Academic Standing Committee reported an
increasing number of requests for approval of pass/fail grading of
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STArE UNIVERSBIV OF NEW YORlK AT AUtANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203
Professor James Crowley
Milne School
M 325
State University of New York
at Alpany
Albany, New York
Dear Professor Crowley:
October 15, 1969
~:J:.lhe Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate has asked me to
acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 14th and to report its
conclusions to you.
The Committee judged that the official position of the Un1versity
on the October 15th Moratorium was appropriately set forth in Vice-
President Charles O'Reilly's memorandum to Deans and Departments.
A
copy is enclosed for your information.
The substance of this policy
was announced and accepted without dissent at the September 29 meet-·
ing of the Senate.
The Committee examined the circular letter of October 2 to which
you object and concluded that it is obviously a pr"i vate and not an of-
ficial university communication.
It took note of the Trustee's Poli-
cies which accord to our "faculty and staff ... the full privileges and
responsibilities of citizens. Political activity is permitted."
(Fac-
ulty Handbook, 1968-1969, p. 29-30.)
The Committee was agreed that".the
11appea1"''-inquestion should be considered a private pol:L tical act and
not as placing pressure upon or invading the rights of others.
Members of the Committee stated that they do not condone any mis-
application of University property or resources for political purposes
but do not have any reason to believe such misuse occurred in this case.
~t_ was :pointed_ ou~ tha-t; SUNY/A,_ like ne_ar=~y all other large_organiza··
tions, permits its j_nternal message delivery service to carry private
messages, including many which originate off the campus; indeed it could
hardly do otherwise because an ''official use only" rule would be
unenforceable.
Under the circumstances the Committee does not feel it necessary or
desirable to present the issue you have raised to the Senate,
VBZ: jmg
Enclosure
518 • 457-3300
Sincerely yours,
Virgil B. Zimmermann
Secretary, Faculty Senate
Cable Address SUALB
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Report on the
Committee for Planning Conference
THE PROFESSOR, THE S'l'UDENT AND THE LEARNING RELATIONSHIP
Sidney Reisberg
David Neufeld
September 29, 1969
A real effort was made during the month of August to canvass
many people in the U~iversity in order to get a broad base
of names from which an effective group of members could be
brought together.
The following group 0£ faculty and students spent the day
meeting at Highland Farms in Altamont on September 15, 1969:
Armand Baker
Maria Coutoupis
Shelly Friedman
Robert Frost
Ross Goble
Steven Hirsch
Rona Hoffman
Jon Jacklet
Joseph Kaiser
Ken Kurzweil
Marian Hoffman, Co6rdinator
SUffima~- of S~tember 15 Meetin~
Peter Larrick
Edith Leet
Thomson Littlefield
Bruce McCutcheon
David Mitchell
Richard Myren
David Neufeld
Sidney Reisberg
Norman Rich
warren Roberts
Ruth Schmidt
The morning session was divided in three groups, who reported
the following proposals:
1.
Set up group sensitivity sessions where small groups of
randomly assigned people meet to strip away roles and facades
and uncover attitudes about one another.
Highly trained
group leaders could be brought in to conduct the sessions.
They- cou-ld -incl-ude all members of -the University- community,
not just faculty and students.
Curiosity would be a major
motivating factor for participation.
Premise is that if
human beings can be affected, then the University can be
changed in a meaningful way.
2.
Set up morning-long "classes" in which 14 students are
randomly assigned to each professor.
The students will become
teachers in a role reversal situation and the assigned topic
for the class is relevanc~. In a second session, students and
teachers will reverse roles in their own classrooms and discuss
particular problems in that class. ·
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3.
Set up small group meetings of faculty and students to
discuss common or parallel problems, perhaps starting with
the pressures of the rank structure on professors and the
grading system on students.
Groups should be kept small and
held on the students' grounds,. perhaps in dormitory lounges.
Students should take the initiative to invite individual
faculty members to participate.
The afternoon was devoted to a discussion of the proposals:
If students and teachers are ran4omly assigned to groups,
there is less danger of teachers being defensive or of
students being intimidated by fear of grade reprisals.
Many faculty members may be suspicious or afraid of group
sensitivity techniques.
If we do decide to go this path,
it will require some very careful .consideration and prepara-
tion.
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There has got to be a dialogue between faculty and students.
The first step is to generate understanding, the second step
is .to make reforms.
It is not enough to merely understand
what the problems are.
Unless the roots of the problems are
explored and changes made, the relationship between faculty
and students will degenerate again.
Should this conuui ttee become a press·ure group for University
reform?
Perhaps both are required, create understanding and
work for change •
Summary of S_~tember 19 Meetin~ '· CamJ2US Center
This meeting was largely devoted to exploring what may be
involved in group sensitivity sessions.
The group heard from Jerry Feldman, who described his experiences
as a member of the Biology Department at Caltech, where the
entire department took part in such a program.
Dr. Tucker, of
the Counseling se'rvice, also gave the group some insights in
this area from his experience.
By the end of the meeting, it was clear that there was a divi-
sion within the committee, those who opted for direct pressure
efforts for change, and those who saw the breaking of the com-
munication barrier as the significant condition of change.
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D~·. Reisberg divided the group into two commi'ctees, according
to individual choice, and appointed chairmen for each
comrnittee.
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:e:ce;:;;ent Status
'ihth ·the appointm~r::.:: o£ the comrnit.tees listed below, Sidney
Reisberg and David'Neufeld have completed their charge, as
the SUNYA represeritatives to the SUNY Faculty Senate Work-
shop on June 18 -
19, 1969.
Tr,esa co~Tti tb;;!es are ·to report to the University Cormni ttee
on Teac~ing, set up by the SUNYA F~culty Senate Executive
Cornrni t tee.
Direct. l-o.ction
Co~rm1i t tee
·Joseph Kaiser, C~airman
Edith Leet
Maria Coutoupis
Norman Rich
Ruth Schmidt
David Neufeld·
Breaking Conununica tion
Barrier Conuni ttee
Peter Larrick, Co-Chairman
Steven Hirsch, Co-Chairman
Robert Prost
Rona Hoffman
Armand Baker
Jon Jacklet
·Ken Kurzweil
David Mitchell
Richard Myren
Sidney Reisberg
Bruce McCutcheon
Shelly Fri9dm9n __
Ross Goble
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12203
College of General Studies
October 1, 1969
Dr. Alfred Finkelstein, Chairman
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
State University of New York at Albany
Chemistry Building 114
Dear Al:
I believe it is customary to permit the faculty of organized
academic units of this University to elect a person to represent them
on the faculty Senate.
'!'he College of General Studies has--until
August 1--been an administrative unit.
But at that point in August
the College acquired a faculty of its ·otm and courses of its own.
Members of the faculty have requested the privilege of voting for one
of their number to represent them in the Senate and I would like the
privilege of holding an election among the faculty in order that
their choice might be seated as a regular member of the faculty
Senate.
'!'he faculty members currently in the College of General
Studies are:
Mr. Don Favreau
Mr. Carroll H. Blanchard
Miss Barbara McClure
Miss Margaret McKenna
Mr. Donlad Mulkerne
Mr. Charles Petitjean
Mr. HilHam G. Savage
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
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Irving A, V~schoor, Dean
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College of General Studies
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORf<
AT AL,BANY
OF'F'ICE OF' THE PRESIDENT
MEMORANDU..M_
To:
Faculty Senate
From:
Evan R. Collins
'l'he final meeting of the 1968/6 9 Senate is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
on Monday, June 2 in Campus Center Room 315
The agenda (a full one):
1.
;gi_J_~-~.£!lli_ve ..Q.Q.m~ittee~ report proposes significant amendments to the
Faculty By-Laws •.
2. Graduate Academic Councn will propose a master's degree program in
Anthropology, together with a statement bringing study in GSPA into conformity
with University policy.
3.
Underg:radu~e Acad_eJnic Council is offering proposals for changes in
the grading system, use of field examinations, degree requirements, student
awards, and the charge to the Council.
__ 4_~ _Personnel Policies Council distributed at the May Senate meeting a report
which includes resolutions deaUp'g 'o/ith student grade changes, term appoint-
ments, guidelines for administer\.~.~~- ,''other leaves," and guidelines for granting
emeritus rank.
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5. Educational Policies Council and qouncil on Promotions and Continuing.
Am,2ointment are also offering specific recommendations dealing with rank,
tenure and salary.
Evan R. Collins
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STATIE UNDVHl.Sff'i!" Of N~W YO~K AT AlBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203
FACULTY SEN!?'T~E
Minutes of Meeting
,June 2 and 5, 1969
The meeting was called to order by President Collins at 3:30p.m.
in Room 315. of the Campus Center. The minutes of the May 12, 1969 meeting
were approved with the following correction: Item 4.1, page 4~ last sentence
should read: r.rhe Library Council does not have final disposition of ftmds; it
does however provide guidelines for such disposition.
1. 1 The following faculty members were approved by a voice vote
of the Senate for membership on Ad Hoc Consuitation Guidelines
Com:mittee:
Doris Geiss - Nursing
Harold lVIorick - Philosophy
Hichard 0 'Neil - Mathematics
Charles Petitjean -·Administrative Services
1. 2 The following faculty members were approved by a voice vote of the
Senate for membership on a committee to study possible discrimination on
-SUNYA eonstructien projects: -
Irving Sabghir - Business Management, Chairman
Reginald Gilliam -A fro -American Studies
Harry Hamilton - E.O. P. Program
Richard Nunez - Public Administration
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1. 3 The Senate approved by a voice vote the foUowing recornmendation:
The establishment of a Committee on Governance 9
consisting of seven ·members of the University com···
rounity to be selected by the 1969-70 Senate Executive
Committee. This Committee is charged to consult with
the Senate, Centra 1 Counc:iJ$ and other appropriate
groupss and to submit its final recommendations no
later than December 1, 1969.
1. 4: The Senate approved by a voice vote the following recommendation:
This proposed amendment to the Faculty By-Laws, Article V,
Referendum raises the substantive issue of the division o.f
legislative power between the Voting Faculty and the Senate.
Therefore~ the Executive Committee recommends that action
be deferred, and that the matter be referred to the new
Committee on University Governance.
1. 5 The Senate approved by a voice vote the Executive Committee
recommendation that action onproposed amendments to Article I,
Section 2 Voting Faculty be deferred. The proposed amendments
are referred to the new Committee on University Governance.
1. 6 The Senate passed by a voice vote the following changes in the
By-Laws that will be presented to the Voting Faculty at its F'all, 196 9
meeUng:
If it is good that students be represented on the Senate, then it is
·bad to delay their participation unnecessarily, and even worse to
delay it for a whole year. Therefore. we strongly recommend an
interim arrangement to provide for their representation during 1969-70.
Preventing this action, of course. are the By- Laws~ which now
exclude students from membership. Therefore,, we propose that the
following changes in the By-Laws be approved on a one-year basis
to enable the interim plan to 9perc1te.
Article II~ Section 2~ Composition of the Senate, to be changed as
follows:
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Add at 2. 2 the word "instructor,'' to make the passage read,
"There shall be 12 Senators elected at large from the Voting
Faculty~ at least half of whom must be from the instructor,
assistant professor and associate professor ranks. or equivalent."
Add at 2. 5 the word "faculty»" to make the opening words read,
"The elected faculty members shall serve three -year terms 3
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etc.
Add '2. 6 There shaH be 33 Senators elected by the
appropriate student body. Thes·e shall be
allocated l/3 to the graduate student body
and 2/3's to the undergraduate student body."
.Add "2. 7 Until the establishment of a graduate student
associaHon at which ti.me that body shall assume
commensurate responsibHity» the Central Council
of the Student Association shall arrange for
nominations and elections to fill Student Senator
vacancies."
Add ''2. 8 Subsections 2. 6 and 2. 7 shall automatically
terminate as ofJ'uly 1. 1971. unless extended
by vote of the Faculty or unless superseded by
other legislation. "
2.1 'rhe Senate approved by a voice vote a program in Anthropology
leading to the degree of Master of Arts for introduction September. 196 9.
- -2-. 2 -The Senate-approved by a voice vote the following-statement-concerning
the applicability of the SUNYA graduate regulations to the School of
Publi.c Affairs:
As of September 1 9 1966, all regulations 3 requirements, and
standards govern).ng graduate study and graduate students in
SUNYA are applicable to students and programs in the Graduate
School of Public Affairs except that in the case of a candidate
for the degree of Doctor of Public Administration the G.S. P.A.
may waive the requirement for full--time study under conditions
established by the Graduate Acade:rn.ic Cou.nci1. ''
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2.3 Item 4~ previous Council Report (Period April JA-May 2,
196 9) was brought to floor but was not discussed. Refer to
item 2.1 FacultySenate Meeting~ May 12, 1969.
2. 4 Council Report was accepted.
3. 1 Dr. Cannon moved and it was seconded~ the acceptance of the
following:
Be it resolved that:
l. A 11 undergrc;1duates at SUNY A shall be graded
on a system of H -S ··U. the letters corresponding
to the desi.gnations of Honors 1 Satisfactory and
Unsatisfactory.
2. The new system of grading be inaugurated in
the spring semester, 1970.
30 The H-S -U system be reviewed by the appropriate
committee of the Undergraduate Academic Council four
years after the plan has been operative, and a report
be made to thf:! Faculty Senate.
4. All schools and colleges institute field examinations
and/or evaluations in major field 3 second field, and
general education.
3. 2 It was moved~ seconded,, and passed by voice vote that items
1···3 in the previous motion (3.1) be considered separete1y.
- -3. 3 -u was-moved and seconde-d to- amend the previous- motion (3. 1)
by dropping the nHtt designation and use only "S
11 and "U" grades.
This motion was defeated by a voice vote.
3. 4 It was moved~ seconded~ and passed by a voice vote to amend
item 2 in the previous motion (3. 1). Part 2 now reads as follows:
''The new system of grading be inaugurated in Fall, 1970.
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3. 5 A motion to table the motion (3.1) as amended was defeated 21-16.
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3. 6 It was moved and seconded t:b.at a substttute motion for part 1
(3. 1) be considered. The substitute motion was as follows:
Be it resolved~ for purposes of 1.mdergraduate grading~ that
effective September 1969 or as soon as is feasible thereafter~
the following change be adopted.:
A faculty member shall have the option of announcing
prior to registration that a given course which r.te is teaching
will use one of four alternative methods of evaluation:
a) Letter grading A -E3
b) satisfactory- unsatisfactory grading (the grade of
118" to earn credit; the grade of "U" no credit)$
c) written description of student performance,
d) any combination of the three.
When a professor takes no action to announce what methods of
evaluation will be used in a course, the student may elect either
letter grading or S I U.
3. 7 The motion was made~ seconded and passed by a voke vote
to remove option (c) from the above motion (3. 6) and change (d)
to read ".Any combination of the two."
3. 8 Upon a call for the question the amended substitute motion
(3. 6 and 3. 7) was passed by a voice vote.
3. 9 The motion was made and passed to recess the Senate meeting
until Thursday~ June 5$ 1969 at 9:30a.m. The Senate recessed at
6:00p.m.
4. The receFJSed Senate meeting was convened by President Collins in Room 315
of the Campus Center on June 5; 1969 at 9:40a.m.
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5. 1 Motion was made, seconded, and passed by voice vote to re-consider
the motion (3. 6 and 3. 7 above) passed at last session.
5. 2 .After further discussion it moved~ seconded and passed by voice
vote to recommit the whole matter dealing with action on grades and a
grading system to the 1Jndergraduate Academic Council.
5. 21 A report on grading and a gradjng system will be the
first item on the new Senate agenda in the first Fall, l9G9
meeting.
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5. 22 The Undergraduate Academic Council was asked to
have a report ready and available to members of the Senate
by ten days prior to the fall meeting.
5. 3 Dr. Cannon moved to reconsider the motion tabled at the March
l'la 1969 meeting (item 3.2). The motion to reconsider failed to pass
by a voice vote.
5. 4 Dr. Cannon moved the acceptance of the following:
In order to more clearly spell out the procedures to be used 3
the Council recommends that paragraph 3. 2 under "The
Undergraduate Academic Coundl" (p. 18 of the current
Faculty Fiandbook) be changed to read:
(The Council shall) review all proposed undergraduate
programs of study and report to the Senate such
programs prior to submission for certification.
The Council shall have the power to return for
reconsideration new undergraduate programs and
new undergraduate courses approved by the schools
and colleges."
5. 5 Dr. Cannon moved the acceptance of the following procedure for
the handling of student awards and opportunities for advanced study:
l. The following two recommendations concern under-
graduate awards made by colleges~ schools and depart-
ments3 as opposed to the recommendati.ons in section 2
of this proposal~ which deal with University-wide
undergraduate awards.
a. Awards which are unique to a particular
school o:r college are to be the responsibility
of the school or college. Each awarding college
or school must assume the responsibility for
developing the criteria upon which the awards
are made. These criteria 3 in turn~ must be
submitted to the Committee on Awards and
Opportunities for Advanced Study.
b. Departmental awards are to be made the
responsibility of the department concerned.
The procedure outlined above would apply.
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2. The following recommendations concern University-·
wide awards and competitive fe11owships. These awards
and fellowships are to be the responsibility jointly of:
a. The office of the Vke Presi.dent for Academic
Affairs. The functions and responsibilities of this
office are to be:
(1) To advertise opportunities for advanced
study a e. g. o competitive fellowships.
(2) To maintain files and serve as a center
for information on opportunities for advanced
study.
(3) To provide necessary information for the
evaluation of candidates for University--wide
awards and for competitive fellowships.
(4) To secure from each college, school or
department ~.ak.lng awards the criteria for the
awards.
(5) To maintain records of all University-wide,
college 1 school or departmental awards.
(6) To select University personnel serving as
liaison agents with bodies offering fellowships.
(7) To solicit new sources of undergraduate awards.
b. A. faculty-student committee, the Committee on Awards
and Opportunities for Advanced Study$ to be appointed by the
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate and responsible to
t:b.e Undergraduate Academic Council. one member of which
-Wo1.1ld be appointed to this Committee.- The functions of-
this Committee are to be:
(1) To find ways of fostering interest in
competitive fellowships and, except in the
case o.f those offered by SUNYA .• to screen
and advise candidates for those fellowships.
(2) To maintain close contact with the schools
and departments for the discovery and recognition
of possible candidates for University-wide under··
graduate awards.
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(3) To screen and select candidates for
University-wide undergraduate awards.
(4) To continually examine and evaluate
University policy on undergraduate aw1:1:rds.
(5) To make a yearly report on its activities
to the Undergraduate Academic Council.
(6) To actively seek out new sources of
undergraduate awards.
5. 6 The motion was made,, seconded and passed by voice vote that the
report including the following Bachelor degree programs be acce·pted
and approved.
5. 61 B.A. -major in Anthropology.
5. 62 Italian -
teacher education (B. A.)
general program (B.A.)
5. 63 B.A. -major in Greek.
5. 64 B.A. - major-... second field i.n American Stu.dies.
5. 65 B.A.·'- major in Afro-American Studies.
6. Personnel Policies Council
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6. 1 Motion made~ seconded and passed by voice vote the following
Guidelines for the Administration of Trustees Policies 9 Art5.cle XIII~
THle E\ -"Other Leaves
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6. 2 Motion made 3 seconded to pass the following Guidelines for
Granting the Rank of Professor Emeritus: (see attached sheet 8B)
6o 21 Motion made~ secorJ.ded and passed to delete from the
Guidelines any reference to age so that the first sentence under 1
shall read:
11The rank of emeritus will be requested for all faculty
members who retire after at least ten years of service to SUNY ·-A
as full time faculty members ••• "
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6. 22 The Guidelines as amended were passed by a voice vote.
6. 3 Motion made, seconded and passed by a voice vote to re -cornm.it
to the Personnel Policies Council a Resolution for Matters Concerning
Student Grades. (see attachment 8C).
6. 4 Motion made~ seconded and passed by a voice vote to re--commit
to the Personnel Policies Council a Resolution of Department Chairm.ens'
Obl:i.gation Hegarding Term.Appointm.ents. (see attachment 8D).
6. 5 Motion made, seconded and passed by a voice vote to re ··commit
to Personnel Policies Council the Resolution dealing with optional
salary payment question. (see attachment 8J:G ).
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7 .l The motion was made, seconded, and passed by a voice vote
to table the two reports until the next meeting of the Senate.
7. 11 The Council on Promotions and Continuing .Appointments
were charged with having an agenda item for the first fa 11 meeting
of the Senate.
So Other reports received included the Council on Research Report 3 Report
of the Faculty-Student Committee on Tenure 9and Student Responses to a
Questionnaire on Grading Systems.
9. Recognition of out-going officers.
9.1 Dr, Larney 9 on behalf of the Senate» thanked Regis Deuel 3
_Secretary an_d .J ~ Halph Tibbetts,. Vice Chairman for their efforts
this past year, and
9. 2 especially expressed appreciation to President Evan R. Collins
for the enthusiastic leadership and devoted tireless efforts he has
provided the Senate since its inception three years ago.
10. 'The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m. Your secretary wou1d like
to publicly thank Miss Sharon Antonucci$ Secretary~ President's Office .•
for her wonderful cooperation in preparing the multiple copies of the 1968/69
Senate minutes for distribution to the Senate.
Respectfully submitted,
Regis P. Deuel
Secretary
1 DGB I G 0 !1'l:.lc ulty S<.•nu I.e
TO;
Faculty Senate Members
FROM:
Executive Committee
SUBJ:
Report for meeting, June 2, 1969
For Information
1. President Collins has appointed Virgil Zimmerman as Chairman of the Ad Hoc
Consultation Guidelines Committee.
Central Council has appointed as the student members of this Committee:
Barbara Buchholz 1 72, Jan ice Rosen 1 71, Suzi Goldmacher
1 71, and Robert
Nible '69.
2.
The 1969·-70 Senate Executive Committee has received the recommendation
that the University Committee on Teaching be continued for the coming year.
!9.!. f\c tion
1.
The following faculty members are nominated for membership on the Ad Hoc
Consultation Guidelines Committee:
Doris Geiss - Nursing
Harold H.orick - Philosophy
Richard O'Neil - Uathematics
Charles Petitjean - Admin. Services
2.
The following faculty members are nominated for membership on the committee
to study possible discrimination on SUNYA construction projects;
Irving Sabghir ... Bus. Hgt. - Chairman
Reginald Gilliam - Afro-American Studies
Harry Hamilton- E. 0. P.
-Richard -Nunez-- Public -Admin-. - -
3.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty-Student Governance has completed an intensive
review of the Facu.lty By·-Laws and has submitted its proposals.
The Committee
is to be commended for its concentrated efforts and the thoughtfulness of
its report.
The Executive Committee has endorsed several of recommended changes,
recommended that action be deferred on others, and has offered an alternative
proposal for the establishment of a succ~ssor Committee on University
Governance.
Each of the Governance Committee's proposals is stated?
together with the Executive Committee recommendations on it.
a) .Governance Commit~
The amendment offered here will remedy a defect disclosed during this
past year in our deliberations on the Afro-American studies program.
Proposed amendment to Faculty By··Laws~ Article V, Referendums,
Section 1, opening sentence, which now reads:
l1easures may be submitted to the Voting Faculty by the
Senate for referendum.
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We move the sentence be amended to read:
Measures for referendum may be submitted to the Voting
Faculty by the Senate, by the President, or by a
petition signed by at least ten percent of the Voting
Faculty.
Executive Committee - notes that this amendment raises the substantive
issue o:r-the division of legislative power between the Voting Faculty
and the Senate. It recommends that action be deferred, and that the
matter be referred to the new Committee on University Governance.
b)
_9ov_~tgl.!l~ Commit tee
When we considered ••••• our charge, it soon became clear that.minor
adjustments in our existing structures were not responsive to the depth
and importance of the problems raised, which include identifying the
various constituencies in the University community, and determining
what representation is appropriate, at least on the suggested all·~
Universi.ty Senate and probably also on its ancillary bodies.
Such a
study ought to be undertaken on a scale commensurate with the issues
and interests to be considered, in view of our own recent history,
our developed vision of what the University is and ought to be, and
in awareness of what measures other institutions have proposed.
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Accordingly~ we recommend the establishment of an Ad Hoc
Committee on University Governance, to consist of five
administrators, five faculty members, five undergraduate
students, and five graduate students, which should be
established as early as possible and charged to report
no later than Harch 1970.
Executive Committee is concerned about the unwieldy size of the group\'
proposed, and also-fears that the representation which is recommended
will influence unduly the eventual constituency of the Senate.
It- recommends the establishment of- a Committee-on Governance,- consisting
of seven members of the University community to be selected by the 1969·-70
Senate Executive Committee.
1'his Committee is charged to consult with
the Senate~ Central Council, and other appropriate groups, and to sub~·
mit its final recommendations no later than December 1 9 1969.
c)
~§vernance Committee
To permit faculty members enrolled in degree programs at Albany, and
first .. ·year instructors to vote, [we recommend amending Article I$
Section 2. Voting Faculty as follol~S ~]
Delete 2.1~ 2.5 and
112.3
11 in 2.4
Renumber 2.2 to read 2.1
2.3 to read 2.2
2.4 to read 2.3
2.6 to read 2.4·
Executive Committee -
notes that some recommendations are premature,
since the Trustees Policies have not yet been amended accordingly, and
recommends deferring action and referring the proposals to the new
Committee on Governance.
d)
Governance Committee
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If it is good that students be represented on the Senate, then it is
bad to delay their participation unnecessarily~ and even worse to delay
it for a whole year.
'£herefore, we strongly recommend an interim
arrangement to provide for their representation during 1969-70.
Preventing this action~ of
students from membership.
changes in the By-·La,\ls be
interim plan to operate.
course~ are the By-Laws, which now exclude
Therefore, we propose that the following
approved on a one~year basis to enable the
Article II, Section 2~ Composition of the Senate, to be changed as follows~
Add at 2. 2 th~ word '~instructor,
11 to make the passage read, v.Thet:e
shall be 12 Senators elected at large from the Voting Faculty, at
least half of whom must be from the instructor, assistant professor
and associate professor ranks, or equivalent.
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Add at 2. 5 the word ·'faculty, 11 to make the opening words read~ '1The
elected faculty members shall serve three-year terms /q etc.
Add
112. 6 There shall be 33 Senators elected by the
appropriate student body.
These shall be
allocated 1/3 to the graduate student body
and 2/3 9 s to the undergraduate student body.~~
Add
112.7
Until the establishment of a graduate student
association at which time that body shall
assume commensurate responsibility 9 the
Cent:rar CounCil-of -tu:e Student As-s-oci-ation
shall arrange for nominations and elections
to fill Stu:lent Senator va.cancies.
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Add "2.8
Subsections 2.6 and 2.7 shall automatically
terminate as of July 1, 1971 unless extended
by vote of the Faculty or unless superseded by
other legislation.
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~xecutive Committee endorses this amendment as proposed.
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TO:
Senate Members
FROM:
Executive Committee
The Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty--Student Governance~ in support
of its recommendation for the establishment of a Committee on
University Governance~ suggested '
1that the Committee's agenda include~
though not exclusively~ the follo~dng topics~ for study and appro .. ~
priate recommendation:
a.
Apportioning of all groups and councils to reflect
appropriate constituencies and primacies of interest.
b.
The governance of the constituent groups with special
reference to the apparent lack of by--laws for the
Schools, Colleges~ and the graduate student body.
c.
The relationships of the various governance documents
of the constituent groups with special attention to the
locus of authority and the levels of decision making.
d.
The effect of the administrative reorganization of the
University on its governance.
e.
Student and faculty representation or liaison to the
University Council.
f.
Student and faculty participation in the larger matters
of educational policy (new programs~ schools, etc.) and
budget (priorities).
g.
The adjudicating mechanisms in University governance.
h.
Provision for University-wide referendums.
i. The application of State Education Law and State University
of New· York Board of Trustees Policies on contemplated
revisions to forms of University governance.
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To:
Faculty Senate
The Educational Policies Council on May 2, 1969 passed unanimously
a resolution approving the specific recommendations of the Faculty-Student
Committee on Tenure.
At the May 23 meeting, the Council approved the following recom ..
mendations on Hank Distributiona Tenure and Salary.
I.
Rank Distribution
The Educational Policies Council supports the recommendation of
the Arts and Sciences Council Ad Hoc Sub -Committee:
That SUNY -Albany adopt, as a working but
not inflexible mode 1, a rank distribution of
40o/o professors, 20o/o associate professors,
30o/o assistant professors and 10o/o instructors.
The Council believes that this rank distribution not only brings
SUNY -Albany in line with the major universities in the nation, but it also
offers the opportunity to establish an atmosphere that will encourage the best
kinds of faculty to come and remain at the University. The 40-20-30-10
distribution has the merit of offering the best junior members on the faculty
an opportunity for advancement to higher ranks.
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Tenure should be available to peqpJ~ of any rank, although it is not normally
requested or granted to instructors. Tenure carries with it no commitment about
future promotion or salary increases. The granting of tenure signifies a decision
on the part of the institution that the University believes that the permanent faculty
needs the kind and level of competency possessed by a particular individual.
· III. Salary
The University salary schedule should provide that mean salaries increase
with rank, but that there should be some overlap between salaries in adjacent
ranks. The salary s:::hedule should recognize that salaries for given ranks are
affected by national market conditions.
A motion to accept these recommendations was passed unanimously with
one abstention.
The Council asked the chairman to transmit these recom~
mendations to the Senate for its action June 2, 1969.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
lli1dergraduate Academic Council
June 2, 1969
I. Reported for Action
A.
The Council recommends tho adoption of the follm~ing:
Be it resolved that:
1.
All undergraduates at SUNYA shall be graded
on a system of !1-S-U, the letters corres-
ponding to the designations of Honors,
Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory.
2.
The neH system of grading be inaugurated in
the spring semester, 1970.
3.
The H~S-U system be revieHed L>y the appro-
priate committee of the Undergraduate
Academic Council four years after the plan
has been operative, and a report be made to
the Faculty Senate.
4.
All schools and colleges institute field
examinations and/or evaluations in maior
field, second field, and general education.
B.
The Council recommends that the University-Hide under-
graduate-degree requirements be ch-anged to: --
1.
Requiremc;lnts for the Bachelor of Arts Degree:
a.
The 13achclor of /\rts Degree requires a minimum
of 120 semester hours.
b.
Of the set11estor hours in this Degree, at least
75 per cent must be in the liberal arts antl
sciences.
c.
In addition, the physical education requirement
as approved uy the faculty is retained for the
next two-year period, and reviewed thereafter.
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June 2, 1%9
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2.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Oenree:
a.
The Bachelor of Science Degree requires a minimum
of 120 semester hours.
u.
Of the semester hours in this Uogroo, at least
Sl), per cent !'1ust be in tho liberal arts and
sciences.
c. :In addition, the physical education requirement
as approved by tho faculty is retained for the
next two-year period, and revie~ved thereafter.
It is recommended that this ne1v degree pattern IJc imple-
mented immediately upon approval L>y tho Faculty Senate
of this University, so that the individual faculty
awarding tho degrees may use the flexibility provided to
them.
C.
At the ~larch 17 meeting of the Faculty Senate, the
Undergraduate Academic Council asked the Senate to
change the charge to tho Council containell in paragraph
3.2 under "Tho Undergraduate Academic Council" (p. 18
of the current Faculty Handbook) to:
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"(The Council shall) have the power to rcvie1v
and return for reconsideration new under-
graduate programs and new undergraduate
coL~rsos approved by the schools and colleges."
It has been cal;led to the attention of the Council that
no new undergraduate programs have been certified to
the Central Office unless such programs were presented
to a University-wide body (see Item IIC below).
In order to more clearly spell out the procedures to i.>e
used, the Council recom11wnds that paragraph 3.2 IJo
changoc.l to read:
"(The Council shall) review all proposed
undergraduate programs of study and report
to the Senate such programs prior to suiJ-
mission for certification.
The Cound 1
Undergraduate Academic Council
June 2, 1969
Page 3
shall have the p01ver to return for
reccmsideration new undergraduate pro-
grams and new undergraduate courses
approved by the schools and colleges."
D.
The Council has approved the procedure which follows
for the handling of student awards and opportunities
for advanced study:
1.
Tlw following two recommendations concern under-
graduate al'lards made by colleges, schools and depart~
ments, as opposed to the recommentlations in section
2 of this proposal, which deal with University-
\llidc undergraduate awartls.
a.
A\vards which are unique to a particular school
or college are to be the responsibility of the
school or college.
Each awarding college or
sch,ool must assume the responsibility for devel-
oping the criteria upon which the avmrds are
made.
These criteria, in turn, must be sub-
mitted to the Committee on Awards and Oppor-
tunities for Advanced Study.
1>.
Departmental awards are to be made the respon~
sibility of the department concerned.
The
procedure outlined above would apply.
2.
The follO\"ing recommendations concern University-
- wide_ awardS_ and competitiye __ fel_lowshins. _These
!).War~ls
and fellowships arc to be the responsibility j ointl)'
of:
a.
The office of the Vice-President f()r Academic
Affairs.
The functions and responsibilities
of this office are to be:
(1)
To·advertise opportunities for advanced
study, e.g. competitive fellowships.
(2)
To maintain files and serve as a center for
information on opportunities for advanced
study.
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June 2, 1969
Page 4
(3)
To provide necessary information for the
evaluation of candidates for University-
wide awards and for competitive fellowships.
(4)
To secure from each college, school or
department making awards the criteria for
the awards.
(5)
To maintain records of all University-wide,
college, school or departmental awards.
(6)
To select University personnel serving as
liaison agents with bodies offering
fellowships.
(7)
To solicit new sources of undergraduate m~ards.
b.
A faculty-student committee, the Committee on
Awards and Opportunities for Advanc.od ~>tudy, to be
appointed by the Executive Committee of the Faculty
Senate and responsil>le to the Undergraduate
Academic Council, one member of which would be
appointed to this Committee.
1be functions of
this Committee are to be:
(1)
To find ways of fostering interest in
competitive fellowships and,except in the
case of those offered by SUNYA, to screen
and advise candidates for those fellowships.
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(2)
To maintain close contact vdth the schools
and departments for the discovery and
recognition of possible candidates for
University-Hide und<~rgraduate awards.
(3)
To. screen and select candidates for Univorsity-
lvide undergraduate awards.
(4)
To continually examine and evaluate University
policy on undergraduate awards.
(5)
To Pmke a yearly report on its activities to
the Undergraduate 1\cademi.c Council.
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June 2, 19<>9
Page 5
(6)
To actively seek out new sources of under-
graduate awards.
I I.
ltcportcd for Information:
A.
Tho Council has asked the Vice-President for Acadomic
Affairs to consider a recommendation of the Teacher
Education Committee of the Council to establish under his
office an all-University group to assist on a continuing
basis in the a·rea of advisement in program accreditation,
distribution of information relative to teacher education
programs, and related matters.
B.
The Council has approved a request that all advising of
medical technology students be assumed by the Department
of Science in September, 1969.
C.
The Council has approved undergraduate programs as follows:
1.
B. A. lJegree (Major in Anthropology)
A total of 3.6 hours:
ANT 110, ANT 212, ANT 213;
21 additional hours of Anthropology as advised; and
6 hours of supporting courses as ac.lvised.
2.
Italian
a.
Teacher Education Program (B. A. lJegree):
29 hours of Italian above ITA 105 ineluding:
ITA 207A and B, ITA 301, and ITA 311A and 1), and
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.
b.
General Program (R. A. Degree):
2Y hours of Italian above ITA 105 including:
ITA 207A and B, ITA 301, and ITA 311A and il.
3,
B. A. Degree (:''!ajor in Greek):
A total of 27 semester hours in Greek as advised abovo
CLG 203A, including CLG 20313 and CLG 208,
III~) 133-
134 should be included in the general requirements.
4.
B. A. Degree
Ulajor~Sccond Field in American Studies):
!i4 semester hours:
a.
Concentration in American Institutions:
NIS 100, · N!S 320, N:IS 4D8; 12 semester hours .in
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,June 2, 1969
Page 6
American History; 12 semester hours in economics,
, sociology, gco~raphy, or political science; other
courses as advised, 15 semester hours.
b.
Concentration in American Ideas:
NIS 100, JV.IS 350, 1\HS 498; 12 semester hours in
American I lis tor}' including diS 524; 12 semester
hours in American Literature including Et~G 270;
other courses as advised, 15 semester hour~;.
5.
d. A. Degree (lln.jor in 1\fro-/\.morican Studies):
A total of 36 hours within the department is required
including:
1\/\.S 286 A or B, AAS 142, Ai\S 219, AAS 221
or 222, 1\AS 332/1. and 13, AAS 334, and Ai\S 417.
Tho
rema11ung 12 credit hours, 9 of which must be at the
200 level or above.,. are as advised.
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REPORT OF THE GRADUATE ACADT!lMIC COtJNCIL
For the Period May 5 - 23, 1969
The Council held three meetings, May 8, 15, and 22.
For Information
1. Mr. Timot;hy Fitzharris, a. student member, joined. the Council May 8.
2.
The Committee on Educational Policies and Procedures :presented its report on
the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Advanced Graduate Programs ·
(1967-68).
The Conun:Lttee reported that in its opinion the charge made of the
Ad Hoc Committee vras too broad and the resulting report did not fulfill the
charge; that most of the Ad Hoc Connnittee' s observations -vrere unsupported, at
least in the document; that the recommendations for :ped.odic review of graduate
:programs be adopted; and that the :proposal that a. new intermediate graduate
degree, Doctor of Arts, and related :programs for the :prep,aration of college
teachers be developed at Albany as outlined in the report be dropped.
The
Council voted to accept the re1)ort of the Policies Committee but took no
further action on its recon~endations.
3.
The Council and the Committee on Educational Policies and Procedures discussed
Dean Perlmutter's proposal for a comprehensive study of graduate and profes-
sional education at SUl'iJYA.
'I'he Council voted to report to the Executive
Committee of the Senate tnat despite b.enefits which could be expected to
result from such a study it recommended that orie not be undertaken for at
least a year for a number of reasons.
Chief among these were the tight man-
power and financial situation which will prevail in 1969-70; and the scope of
the study appears to be too extensive. Also, the Council :plans to initiate
a periodic review of graduate programs at SUNY-:-A in 1969-70 (beginning with
at least three doctoral programs) which will :place a load on some departments
and senior faculty.
4.
The Council voted to institute a system for the regular review· of graduate
:programs.
The basic plan adopted calls for a review· of each graduate degree
p:rQgrffin. ~v~ry_f_iv-_e_y~a_.r&: 'by_ <1. E~vis;w· Tl:l~_a:p:p_Qint_eei. 'by th~_V_iQe_P.res:i.dent fpr _
Academic Affairs '1-rith approval of the Council.
The Team would include out-
side scholars, SU:NYA faculty outside the department, faculty from the depart ..
ment, and graduate students.
The Revievr Team would have access to a depart~
mental report prepared during the :previous year and '1-rould study and evaluate
the :programs of graduate study offered by the department.
Departments offer-
ing new graduate programs '1-rould be required to submit progress reports to the
Graduate Academic Council at the end of each of the first two years of opera-
tion.
'l'he Graduate Academic Council is to establish a standing committee of
seven members as a Reviei·r Board, drawing four members from the Council and
three, including one graduate student and tvro faculty· members, from outside
the Council.
The Review Board lvill develop procedures and guidelines for
departmental reviews and reports and will receive reports and make recommen-
dations to the Council and, through the Council, to the Faculty Senate.
The
Council :plans to arrange for a revie~v of three doctoral :programs in 1969-70
and for at least· five graduate :pr?grams each year thereafter.
·
5.
The Council approved a. revision in the foreign la;ngua.ge require.ment for the
M.S. in biology vrhich w-ould :permit computer science, when appropriate to the
research :program of the candidate, to be substituted for a foreign language.
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6.
The Committee on Curriculum and Instruction reported to the Council on pro-
posed programs for the training of junior college teachers.
The Council
recommends that the schools and departments of the University establish pro-
grams in coopera·tion ~rith the School of Education for the preparation of
junior college teachers according ·to the follo-vving pattern.
Each program
would require t"t-ro years of full-time study or the equivalent to complete.
It would include (1) suf:ficient advanced study in the subject .and supporting
fields to qualify for a master's degree in the subject or field, (2) appro-
priate courses in education, and (3) an internship in two-year college teach-
ing.
Each program would call for a minimU1U of 45 credits with the follovring
minimum distribution:
(1) subject and supporting fields, 30-33 credits; (2)
education, 6-9 credits; and (3) junior college teaching internship, 3-6 credL ts.
The course v'/"ork in education should be interspersed with the work in the sub-
ject and supporting fields.
In addition to the course work in the subject and
supporting fields, each program "1'/"0uld include other requirements '~tthich would
qualify the student for a master's degree in the subject (general seq.uence)
such as:
a research seminar, research course, and/or thesis in the subject;
a special field examination in the subject; and whatever foreign language or
other communication skills are involved.
The internship ·would consist of a
teaching assignment carried out under supervision and occupying the student
full-time for one semester. It vrould be scheduled in the second year of the
program.
Supervision of the internship should be a joint responsibility of
the School of Education and the subject field department.
Admission should
be a responsibility of the college or school having jurisdiction over the
subject field vrith the School of Education participating in establishing the
criteria for admission ansi in selecting the students.
7.
The Council voted that the Vice-President for Academic Affairs establish a
committee to expedite the clevelopment of programs for the training of junior
college teachers.
8.
The Committee on Adm ... i.ssions and Academic Standing reported on its review of
the full-time study in residence requirement for students in the Department
of Public Administration.
In view of the fact that doctoral students in
public administration in the G.S.P.A. in the past have not been required to
engage in full-time study as a condition of thE:; award of the D. P .A. , the Coun-
cil approved the recommendation that "the Department of Public Administration
__ be_ permitted to-'-waive the_ requirement_ for_ one--year of- full-time -study in r€si-~
dence beyond the master 1 s degree for the Doctor of Public Administration degree
subjec·t to the review of the Graduate Academic Council.
The CommittE:;e further
recommends the initial review be delegated to the Dean of Graduate Studies with
recommendations to the Graduate Academic Council for final action in each case,"
9·
The Council admitted three graduate students to doctoral canc1iclacy.
For· Action
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l..
The Council, after review· of a supplementary report on library resources pre-
pared by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology,. voted to reconunend to
the Senate a, program in Anthropology· leading to the degree of Master of Arts
for introduction September, 1969.
The Council had voted a preHminary accep-
tance of the program at an earlier meeting and delayed sending it to the Senate
pending a further statement on the library resources.
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2.
The Council approved the follovring statement concerning the applicability of
SUNY-A graduate regulations to the School of Public Affairs:
"As of Septem-
ber 1, 1966, all regulations, requirements, anrl standards governing graduate
study and graduate students in SUNY-A are applicable to students and programs
in the Graduate School of PUblic Affairs except that in the case of a candi-
date for the degree of Doctor of Public Administration the G.S.P.A. may waive
the requirement for full-time study under conditions established by the
Graduate Academic Council."
E.W.F.
5/27/69
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
COUNCIL ON RESEARCH REPOI\ T TO THE Ji'ACULTY SENATE
The Council continues its work of 1·eviewing the research activ-
ities within the University and considering ways in which the University
can increase the effectiveness of its research activity.
Brief reports
on the results of three reviews are noted below.
SUNYA COMPUTING CE£i?.;'_E:_~ -- Since the computer has become an
essential tool for n1any kinds of research~ the Council on Research
scheduled a meeting with Professor .Edwin D. Reilly to discuss the
problems and future plans of the Center.
As an outgrowth of this
meeting and subsequent discussion~ the Council adopted the following
resolutions:
1.
Since computer assistance is an essential aspect of
much research and related scholarly activity direct-
ly related to the academic life of the University,
RESOLVE that the Computing Center be primarily
conceived of as an academic rather than an admini-
strative facility and that future planning of the struc-
ture of the University should embody this principle.
2.
Since manyfaculty members need computer help for
-projects in the_ planning _atage o_:r _of _a jyg~ !).O_t f'll!ld-
able, RESOLVE that the Computing Center be en-
couraged to continue its policy of extending service
to individual faculty on a cost-free bas is, and that
the Center continue ·: .. o 'b0 financed so· that such sup-
port is possible.
3.
Since many funding agencies are willing to meet
computer costs, I\ESOLVE that those submitting
relevant proposals for funding should include with-
in the proposal adequate budgetary support for com-
puter services.
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ze·~a:ry li:n'litat!.o:ns se:;:vices of the CG:nter a.:;.·e and will be available for
h:.s'~:.·uctio;:::,al pu:;:poaet:. o:dy. The fa.cc;.lty needs for resea:r.·ch can only
be nwt if a separai;,:) bu.d.ge·c was esta'bHshed for its support.
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cil, ir.i. its C.L3C'-..l:S;:.~j.o:r.·.:~ 0:C£llJh.c:.Blzcd. tb.C''l-'~~ t!:1(; :·cesearc.b. needs of the fa.culty
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to respond. to ti:1e :cteE:d.::; o£ l'G::;,c;arch services on thi.s cam-
pus.
1\.ESOLVI~~ that the Center for Educational Commu-
n~cation uso its ::..::SO\ .. Hcos <::o include research se rvi.ces to
the S\.TN'Y A faculty ..
.
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im::.s:.t~;;~.iate need.s of ad.d.itional research
f.:lpo..ce for the iacuJ.ty..
T-wo pos~:d.bJ.e sl:i:E;s we:te considered by the Cou.n-
Cl . .t; one park area ·::o
-:::~~c vi'<o:Ost of Fuli.c::.· :Road a:..1d ~.nother across the
::::d:::z·eet on Western Ave::_·Qc,
C&.lYl~-:;us ac:,x~'"linistration supports the plan,
2.11.d. a p:..~o~posa.J. for a.
J:'(:;~ea:cc}::. l?~l.:tl< \!Va.s l)rose11.ted to the S~UNY Central
Ad:rn.ids'.::ratLon by the v::.co :;:.:;,x·..c;s).J.s:c,~ foj":· :REH>earch, copies of which
were di.st:;:ibu.ted to ·::i-;.0 Co\:..ncil rnombeJ..·s.
The Office of the Provost
:cc··;,rievved tho proposal .,;,;::<::: i:orrna~i.Iy a].:>provcd a research pa:rk :faci.li.'cy
as necessary to rnee'i; ·d1.e ;::t(luds oi thG l'<;-pidly developing graduate pro-
g:co..;ns on ·~}le Albany c&.n'lpa~;.
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The Council unani:mously endorsed the research park concept
and agreed that institutional funds as may be needed and available should
be used to support its early development.
29 May 1969
Council Members:
Dr. Richard Clark
Dr. Earl G. Droessler~ Chairman
Dr. Jagadish Garg
Dr. Jack Gelfand
Dr. J, R. Miller
Dr. Charles T. O'Reilly
Dr. William Reese
Dr. Louis Salkever
Dr. John Saunders
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I
Report of the Council on Educational Policy
Hay 12 9 1969
The follm.-1ing resolution \ll'as adopti:!d unanimously by the Council
on Educational Policy at its meeting on l~rid.ay ~ t1ay 2, 1969, and is
now recommended to the Faculty Senate for its consideration.
Whereas i
The llresident has requested the offices of the Un:taro..:ai. ty
Constructi.on li'und and the Dormitory Authority to conduct a
survey of the eJct:ent to wh:.l.ch 11dnority groups are employed on
S.U.N.Y.A. construct;ton projects.
Resolved:
That the F'a.cul.ty Senate revievJ the findit'!.gs o£ this
study and, if discrimination is found to exist, join with the
Student Association to establish a joint ad hoc group
empowered to rectify the situation by such measures as:
1. Publicize the findings of the study
2.
Ascertain the reasons for non-enforcement of existing laws
3.
Study the need for changes in existing legislation
4.
Survey the availability of trained construction manpower in the
local area, with emphasis on members of minority groups
5.
Provide assistance in recruitment and employment of such trained
workers.
6-.
Ascertain- training opportunities in the bui-lding trades_in the
local area and the extent to which the graduates o:f training
institutions receive appropriate emplQyment
1.
Recruit people to take advantage of existing opportunities and
press for establishment of additional training facilities if
the need is found to exist
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15/9/69
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
PERSONNEL POLICIES COMMITTEE OF SUNY -A FACULTY SENATE
5/12/69
Jt~12orted for Information--No Action Reg,uested until June 2 2 1969 Sen~te ·Meeting··
1.0 Faculty Econo~ics and Welfa~e
The Committee on Faculty Economics and Welfare has developed guidelines
for the administration of "f>ther Leaves." These have been reviewed
a.nd a.p:proved by the Personnel Policies Council.
The guidelines are
recommended for adoption by the Senate at the June 2, 1969 meeting.
A copy of the guidelines are attached as Appendix "A."
2. 0
The Committee on Faculty Academic Freedom .•.• , with Jc;he approval of
':'f:llePersonnei~1?oiicJ:e·s-·counciT;-~i'i'U'EJmfts'·-·t11e-foJ:J.owing resolution for
action at the June 2, 1969 Senate Meeting:
"Whereas, the relationship between the Registrarts office and
the individual professor should be clarified in matters con-
cerning student grades and academic record; and
"Whereas, all matters of error and misunderstanding should
be settled between the individual faculty member and the
Registrar's office, rather than by recourse to the adminis-
tra t:tve hierarchy;
"Therefore, be it resolved that, any change in grade, including
the changes from "I" to "Z," be made in consultation with
professor who initially gave the grade.
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(Exception - absence
of professor from campus)
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The Committee on Faculty Academic Free~o~ •••• , with the approval
of the Personnel Policies Council, submits the following resolution
for adoption at the JUne ~' 1969 Senate meeting:
"Be it resolved that, the Faculty Senate holds it to be an
ethical obligation of chairmen of departments in the University
to apprise appointee on term appointments of the regulations
regarding term appointments as well as departmental needs and
plans and to guarantee the appointee an evaluation of his work
by the chairman and/or a committee of the department."
The Committee on Academic Freedom, Professional Ethics and Grievance
Prooecfureshas developed -gu'idelines-for.granting of the rank of' Professor
Emeritus. These have been reviewed by the Personnel Policies Council
and a.re recommended for approval at the June 2, 1969 meeting of the Senate.
A copy of the guidelines are included as Appendix "B."
Personnel Policies Council
Melvin Bers
Aletha Markusen
Robert Burgess
Edwin Munro
Hugh Farley
Robert Lorette, Chairman
Charles Graber, Trea.s. John Reilly
Tomolo Toigo
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
PERSONNEL POLICIES COMMITTEE OF SUNY-A FACULTY SENATE
6/2/69
Report~d for Action a,t the June 2 2 1969 Senate Meeting
The following five resolutions are submitted for Senate action.
These are attached as Appendix A, B, C, D and E.
The first four resolutions
were distributed for your information on May 12, 1969. Resolution (Appendix E)
is submitted for the first time with this report.
Personnel Policies Council
Melvin Bers
Aletha Markusen
Robert Burgess
Edwin Munro
Hugh Farley
Robert Lorette, Chairman
Charles Graber, Treas.
John Reilly
Tomolo Toigo
Appendix "A"
GUIDELINES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF TRUSTEES POLICIES, ARTICLE XIII,
TITLE F.
II OTHER LEAVES II p. 30
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Approved May 5, 1969 by Persol'inel Policies Council of the SUNY-A Faculty Senate
1. Elitsil;>ili ty. Members of the professional staff on term or continuing
appointment but not on temporary appointment shall be eligible for leave
with full, reduced, or without salary.
2.
Terms and Conditions. Leaves ma.y be granted for periods up to one ye~ a.t
ra.tes ·not to exceed full salary plus fringe benefits. Members of the pro ..
fessional staff on leave may, with special approval, accept fellowships,
grants-in-aid, or earned income to assist in accomplishing the purposes of
their leaves. Such emoluments which exceed expenses incidental to the
leave may require appropriate reduction in salary.
3.
Substitutes. During the absence on leave of members of the professional staff,
the chief administrative officer of the university through the appropriate
Dean and departmental chairma.n, shall make appropriate arrangements for
carrying on the activities of the university with due rega.rd to the reasonable
work load of other members of the professional staff', and such persons on
leave shall not be required or permitted to contribute toward the salary of
substitutes during their absence.
Budget lines shall be established for
these leaves of absence.
4. AJ2proval.
The chief' administrative office of the university may grant leaves
of absence w?..thout pay or may recommend leaves of' absence with full or re-
duced salary, such sa.laried lea.ve to become effective upon approval of the
Chancellor. Departmental recommendation for al>proval should a.ccompa.ny
a.pplica.tions for leave. The Faculty Senate shall be informed of leaves
granted pursuant to this title annually.
__ 5__!. _ Application._ Applications _for _such _leaws _of_ absence -shall--be-made _t{) the--
chief administra.ti ve officer of the university. Each such application shall
include a. statement of' the purpose for which the leave is requested, its
anticipated duration and its value to the applicant or the University.
6.
Order_gf~iorj.~~· An order of priorities is implied in the trustees' policy
statement.
The test for determining priorities is the "appropriateness" of
the purpose of the leave "to the needs and interests of' the State University
and its employees." Thus in listing the purposes for which such leaves may
be gra.nted, the highest priority seems to be accorded to leaves for the purpose
of "professional development." Leaves with full salary to be used for the prep-
aration of doctoral dissertations, of scholarly books, of' pre-or post-doctoral
course work are included in this category.
The order of priorities continues with the listing of lea.ves of' absence "for
acceptance of a.ssignments of limited duration with other universities
and colleges, governmental agencies, foreign nations, private foundations,
corporations or other similar agencies, (whether on an exchange basis or
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otherwise), as a faculty member, expert, consultant or in a similar capacity,
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or for other appropr ate purposes ••••.
Lea.ves of absence having value to individuals and no apparent value to the
University, while ~aving low priority are none the less not to be considered
as totally without merit. A statement of the value such leaves would have
to the individual member of the professional staff shall be included in the
appl!ication.
Normally requests for leaves of absence without pay shall be granted.
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The following is extracted from "Policies of the Board of Trustees 1968.
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Article XIII
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR EMPLOYEES
IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
. Ti tl.e F. Other Leaves
~ 1. Approval.
The chief a.dministrati ve officer of each college may
recommend members of the professional staff of such college for other leaves
. of absence at full salary or reduced salary, or may grant such leave with-
out salary, for the purpose of professional development, acceptance of
assignments of limited duration with other universities and colleges,
governmental agencies, foreign nations'> private foundations, corporations
and similar agencies, as a. fa.culty member, expert, consultant or in a
similar capacity, or for other a:ppropria.te purposes consistent with the
needs.a.nd interests of the State University and its employees, such
salaried leave to become effective upon approval of the Chancellor.
The
Chancellor shall report to the Board of Trustees at each regular meeting
'the leaves granted pursuant to this Title sins~ _t]l~ _la~t_§uQ_l!_ ~~ti!lg~ ______ _
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Al?}?lica.tion.
Applications for such leaves of absence shall be
made to the chief administrative officer of the college concerned. Each
such application shall include a. statement of the purpose for which the
leave is requested, its anticipated duration and its value to the appli-
cant or the University.
Appendix "B"
GUIDELINES FOR GRANTING THE RANK CF PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Prepared by:
Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Ethics and Grievance Procedures
Approved May 5, 1969 by Personnel Policj.es CoUncil of the SUNY-A Faculty Senate
1. The rank of emeritus will be requested for all faculty members who retire at
age 65 or later after at least ten years of service to SUNY-A as full time
faculty members. A faculty committee (for example, a subcommittee of the
Committee on Tenure and Promotions) shall be set up to consider the bestowal
of the rank upon those who do not meet these qualifications including
Administrator Emeriti.
2. Emeriti shall have the privilege of attending faculty meetings; of attending
convocations and commencements; and of being continued in faculty listings,
including the university catalogue.
3. Subject to the recommend.ation of the proposed Committee on Emeritus Status,
emeriti should be provided space for work.
4.
The welfare committee shall give continuing consideration to the needs of
emeriti, in connection with their recommendations on fringe benefit packages.
5. Full library privileges for emeriti shall be continued.
6. Emeriti shall continue to have the privilege of applying for Research Grants
from the SUNY Research Foundation.
7. If free tuition for faculty, faculty wives, and faculty widows is granted to
active members of the faculty, it should be granted to emeriti, and in general,
any new privilege given to active f'o.culty members should apply to emeriti.
8.
The normal privileges extended to faculty wives (and husbands) should be
extended to wives (husbands) of emeriti, and to widows (widowers).
Appendix "c"
GUIDELINES FOR MATTERS CONCERNING STUDENT GRADES
Prepared by:
Committee on Faculty Academic Freedom and Personnel Policies Council
Approved May 5, 1969 by Personnel Policies Council of the StJNY .. A Faculty Senate
"Whereas, the relationship between the Registrar's office and the individual pro-
fessor should be clarified in matters concerning student grades and academic
record; and
"Whereas, all matters of error. and misurtderstanding should be settled between the
individual faculty member and the Registrar's office, rather than by recourse to
the administrative hierarchy;
"Therefore, be it resolved tha~, any change in grade, including the changes from
"I" to "z", be made in consultation with professor who initially gave the grade."
Appendix "D"
GUIDELINES FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN'S OBLIGATION REGARDING TERM APPOINTMENTS
Prepared by:
Committee on Faculty Academic Freedom
Approved May 5, 1969 by Personnel Policies Council of the SUNY-A Faculty Senate
"Be it resolved that, the Fa.culty Senate holds it to be an ethical obligation
of chairmen of de;partments in the University to apprise appointee on term
appointments of the. regula.tions regarding term appointments as well as depart-
mental needs and plans and to guarantee the appointee an evalua.ti.on of his work
by the chairman and/or a. conmtittee of the department."
PERSONNEL POLICIES COUNCIL OF 'I'HE SUNYA FACULTY SENA'"l'E
June 2, 1969
WHEREAS the Personnel Office of SUNYA has distributed to the faculty a
form, "Optional Salary Payment:
Paychecks Over 12 Months vs. 10 Months,
Effective September, 1969," and
WHEREAS the Personnel Policies Council has expressed deep concern over
many of the statements contalned in that form,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the SUNYA }:l,aculty Senate go on record
as follows:
1.
That, in line with established practice at most Universities, the
normal "service obligation" of faculty members at colleges on a
two-semester calendar is the academic year (nine months) and not
a "10-month obligation" as stated on the Personnel Office form.
2.
'I'hat the SUNYA Faculty Handbook, which currently does not specify
the calendar-time work obligations of regular faculty members should
be revised to state that the normal "service obligation" is nine
months, even though salary payments may be received in 21 or 26
(bi-weekly·) payments.
3.
That, contrary to the language of the Personnel Office form in
effect prohibiting faculty members from electing "to change back
to the 21-payment cycle," faculty members should be given the
option at some time each year of electing either 21 or 26 payments.
4.
That conversion to the 26~payment cycle should not interfere with
a- faculty-member '-s -right- to-receive facuJ:ty -res-earch -fe-llowships
and grants-in-aid, as well as "extra salary in SUMMER SESSIONS."
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PROVISION FOH ll'ACUl'}VY-STUl)EN'l' CONSlJI,TAT!ON IN SCHOOLS AND DEPAH'l'MEN~rs
The Exectlti ve Comm:t tt.ee recoxnmend.s tha·t the Senate approv·e ·the three proposals
inrl:l. ca:ted c-ts "A," "B," and ''C. 11
rl'h:i.s recommenda-tion is designed ·to implement the provh~ions for f.aculty-st~udent
d.ialogu.r.-:J urged U.poil the depax·tmen·ts in the May 1968 Senate resolut:ton e.nd is,
'\:.lH~re:f.'(>l'e, a companion to the September 1968 li'acul ty action amending the By-~Laws
to inolud.e st.u.den·ts on Sena·be Councils and their committees.
No d:llution of faculty
r€;s:r.ons:l.bility for f3elf-governaxlC~l j,s intended.
We wish explicitly to: recognize
·the. ed.u.c~J..t:ionu.l value of jo:i.nt considerat1.on of ma·tte:rs o:t' common concern 'by the
whole Uni versi:ty community.
'.l.'he Senate affirms ·chat atu.<'len'tt'1
a:~.·e entitled to be conaul'terl and ·t;he:ir opinion~:
tmd des:i.res weighed in the formulation of d.ec:tsi.ons on such n.ca.<lemi c ma.tt,e:r.s as:
eurrieu.lum, appointment ancl separation of sta.f:f., coursf~ standa.rds and scheduling,
and deg:cee requirements.
Moreover, just as all citizens have a Const1:t:.utional ri.eh-t
iio pe·bi'ti:i.on for the redress of grievances, students mu.at be afforded opporl;tmi.ty
to petition for a hear:i.ng of their gr:i.evanoes,
Faculty bodies, ·therefore, have
ar.1 obligation to consider such petitions j,n good faith and act responsibly on
the).r merits.
Hegule.r f.acuJ.ty-studen'ti discussion of matters of educational policy and practict
:i.a t-t means by which academic standards and tra.di tiona may be clarified and ~'ltrength
ened, !:.md 1.natruc·tional program~1 and methods evaluated and improved.
By including
Htudents in their <leliberations fa.cu.lty may, by example and precept, engender respec·
f'or the digni·ty and oplnions of others, encourage the growth o:t' civic respons;l.bility
and sur:rhain the values of a demo·cratic society.
1,
In the exercise of the powers vested in him by Article IX, Title C.
Paragraph 4 of the Policies of ·the Board of Try,e:t~es, the Presiden·t of the State
__ Un:l.ve~sj:tjy _g:f }l.lbl:l,ny is requested to 1assign
to each School and Department the duty
(Addendum 1) of providin-g -f-or &1-order.cy-; cul~t:tnuing process-of-faculty-siiudent
consultation with regard to pol:i.cies and decisions on matters of concern to students
ancl (Addendum 2) o:t' assuring to students the right and opportunity to present
grievances and recommendations for cons:!.dera·tion in good faith.
2.
lTiach School and Department shall present to the Vice-Chairman of the Senate
a statement of the policies and procedures which it has devised to satisfy the
olbigations of the preceding paragraph..
The V:i.ce-Chai.rman shall report to the Sena
on the adequacy of compliance with these regulations.
There is established an Ad Hoc Consultation Guidelines Committee consisting
of four faculty members designated by the Sena·t:.e upon nomination by the Executive
Cmmni t·tee, four studen·tis named by Central Council and a Cha:l.rma.n appointed by the
President,
This Commi·ttee ahalJ. draw up guidelines for t.he implementation of the
policy and regulations on facUlty-student consultation adopted by the Senate.
The
Com.mi'b·tee Ill hall report :l ta reoommend.a.tj,ons to the Senate not later than the end
of September, l969.
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2·~· .. PHOVISION FOR FACUJ.,TY,.,S'rUDENT OONSUL':rATION IN SCHOOLS. AND DEPAHTMENTS
f).duen<l.~.f.2.un~..l!lfo~ll~J...Q.l2......9t...l?.~llrit<?..r5!.
(l) PoH<::tes of ·the Doa.rd of 'l'rustees, A:rt;:l.cle JX, ~L'itle C. po.ragra.ph 4.
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'l'he chairmen of departments and cUvisions of a college shall,
in ccmsul to:tion with their :r.eopoc1ii ve fo,cul'ties, be :responr~ i'ble ·to ·the chief
a,(lndn:tr.rtra.ti.ve officer of the college for the aupe:r.Yision of the pm:·sonnel and
edtwa.·tiona.l program of the departments and di v:ls:i.ons for which they serve.
11.l~X !!}.1a].l 11~· !J_'-!,ch .Q.:!ill.~ p~ffi~_A, ~~~. ~llil !:~1?~9.P.S~;~)J,l:l:tJe[_ ~.@. m~ ~
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Dy-r..~u.wa of the Faculty, State Uni v(n'nity of New York a:t Albany, Ar·ticle III,
Section l.
£)u~.Je..£.t~ ~o it~ !._(~..tr~'l.~2lli!.. of..~~ §.'!?12..~~' the Faculty of each
School or College shall determine ita internal policies.
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Reactions of the Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointrnents to the
Recommendations o£ the Educational Policies Council on Rank Distribution,
Tenure, . and Salary
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Rank Distribution
The Coun.cil on Promotions and Continuing Appointments recom ...
mends that the ·rank distribution staternent which now reads:~~
That SUNY ~Albany adopt, as a working but not inflexible
model, a rank distribution of 40% pro£es sors, 20% associate
professors, 30% assistant professors, and 10% instructors.
be revised to read:--
That, in view of its current stage of development,
SUNY ~Albany adopt, as a working but not inflexible model,
a rank distribution of 40% professors, 20% associate pro-
fessors, 30% assistant: professors, and 10% instructors.
This pe1•centa.ge dis·tribution should be viewed as a flexible
guideline wh1.ch should be pe:dod1.cally, and frequently,
reviewed,
The Council feels that the additional qualifying clauses are neces ..
-)-- - -- -- -sary-to the -statement-in oraerto provide for possible changes in the model
as the University grows and finds its. objectives changing as a result of its
growth and as a result of changes in the needs of the community which it
serves.
The Council recommends that the tenure statement which now
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Tenure should be available to people of any rank, although
it is not normally requested or granted to instructors. Tenure
carries with it no commitment about future promotions or salary
increases. The granting of tenure signifies a decision on the
part of the institution that the University believes that the perma ..
nent faculty needs the kind and level of competency possessed by
a particular individual.
be :revised to read: .. ..,
Tenure should normally be available to people at the asso-
ciate professor and professor levels. Tenure rnay be granted at
the assistant professor level whe'te the individual has demonstrated
a potential fo:r promotion at least to the level of associate profes ~
sor. The granting of tenure signifies a decision on the part of the
institution that the University believes that the permanent faculty
needs the kind and level of competency possessed by a particular
individual.
III. §a.lary
The Council found the salary statement to be adequate and
reasonable.
5/28/69
State University of New York at Albany
REPORT OF THE FACULTY-S'I'UDKWP COMMIT'I'EE ON TENURE
Linda Berdan (student
Hugh Farley
Committee
Webb S. Fiser (chairman)
Francis Hodge
Richard Kelly
Violet Larney
Eugene McLaren
Richard Myren
Joseph Norton
William O'Kain (student)
Irving Sabghir
Jay Silverman (student)
Peter Van Schaick (student)
Paul Wheeler
James Winslow (student)
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The Purpose of Tenure
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The ~undamental purpo~e in granting. tenure to members of
the faculty iS to protect their academic freedom.
Tenure re-
duces the effectiveness of pressure from outside groups (such·
as political, religious and military organizations), and pro-
tects the faculty member from the arbitrary or capricious;, actions
of the administration and his colleagues.
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·part of the institution that the University believes that the
permanent faculty needs the. kind of competence possessed by a
particular individual.
It is also a vote of confidence in the
continuing development of the individual and is a judgment that
the individual will ultimately m~rit promotion to full professor
in competition with other potential candidate~ for the same posi-
tion ~rom within or without the University.
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The number of faculty that can be granted tenure is deter-·
mined, to a certain extent, by external factors over which the
local unit has only limited control.
Under guidelines set up
by the State Budget Office, $13,350 is the maximum average salary
for faculty on the Albany Campus in 1968-69.
In order to attract
and hold the best faculty, it is important that Albany rank as
high as possible on the scale of average bompensation of the
American Association of University Professors.
It is particuiarly
important that Albany raise its rating for full professor from
""B" to "A" and ultimately to "AA".
Under the type of budget re-
striction now. in effect and likely to continue, it will be nee-
essary to restrict the percentage of the faculty in the higher
ranks if we are to attain a satisfactory salary scale.
One of the basic reasons that the salaries by rank at
Albany are lower than they are at the 6ther SUNY University
Centers is that the percentage of our faculty in the higher
- ranks -is -grea-ter-.- -"Fhe -table -below-, -taken- -from--the- Executive-----
Budget for 1968-69, illustrates the situation:
STATE UNIVERSITY
1967-68'PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY BY RANK
University Centers
Albany.
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Binghamton.
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Buffalo . • . . .
Stony Brook • •
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Pro-
fessor
26 '
34
23
26
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21
Associate Assistant
Professor · Professor
--~6
30
25
28
25
24
28
38
26
35
Instructor
----rs.
13
11
23
20
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It should be noted in the table ~n the preceding page that
59 per cent of the Albany faculty are either professors or
associate professors (the ranks usually eonsid(:H'ed the tenure
ranks).
The comparable figures for the other University Centers
are:
Binghamton-51, Buffalo-51, and Stony Brook-45.
Because of the pronounced difference in distribution of
ranks Stony
1 Brook has substantially highet average salaries for
the upper ranks, although its average salary for all members of
the faculty is a bit lower than Albany's.
The ranking of Buffalo
is also helped gre~tly by tbe fact that instructors compri~e 23
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per cent of their faculty.
One way of illustrating the relationship between rank dis-
tribution and salary is to construct a different model of.the
Albany faculty.
Suppose, for example, that we reduced th~ per-
centage of the faculty in the higher ranks.
The table below
indicates the salaries that would have been possible with a dif-
ferent rank distribution while maintaining an overall average
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- - -O:f -$~13 ,350.-- ---- -- ----- -----
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Professor
30
$19,400
Associate
Professor
20
13,400
Assistant
Professor
30
10,700
Instructor
20
8,200
ThiS distribution of ranks would have enabled Albany to
rate'"AA" on the AAUP scale of average compensation for instruc-
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tors, assistant professors and associate professors.
It would
have raised the rating of full professors to the "A" scale, but
still a long distance from the $23,270 needed for "AA".
While
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the actual salary averages for 1968-69 are not yet available, a
good estimate is that the different rank distribution used in
the model would leave the salaries of instructors and assistant
professors approximately at their present level but raise the ·
salaries of associate professors by $500 and full professors by
'$1, 600.
Although other salary and rank models can be constructed,
it is nonetheless true that substantial improvement in the average
salary for the upper ranks depends in large part upon a substan-
,
tial reduction in the percentage of the faculty in those ranks.
Another factor influencing the granting of tenure should
also be noted.
The time which~~ young teacher expects to spend
-- ln- tfie- asslstaii't pro-fessor -ancf: ~~socfa_t_e--profes-sor- rank.s_i_s_ -- - --
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probably 5 or 6 yea/rs' in each rank.
If he starts fairly young
and proceeds nicely he can look forward to 25 years as a full
professor.
Consequently, there simply are not enough full
professor vabancies t~ enable every young faculty member to be
promoted.
However, those who are granted tenure should have an
expectation of promotion to full professor within a reasonable
time.
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Qn~ve~i ty came to
some interesting conclusions concerning the tenure chances of
younger faculty:
If t~~ rate of growth of the faculty and the average
length of time spent in tenure and non-tenure positions
are ~he same in ttie future as they have been in the recent
past, and if the tenure faculty remains at 51 per cent of
the total faculty, then the tenure openings available in
any year will number only about two-fifths of the non-
tenure faculty coming up for promotion.· Moreover, roughly
one-third of the present tenure faculty was appointed
from outside the University, and if this proportion per-
sists, only two in.seven ~on-tenure faculty members at
Yale will be promoted to tenure positions at Yale.
In one respect the tenure outlook for junior faculty at
Albany is even more bleak than it is at Yale.
That is, if We
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decide to improve the salary schedule we shall have to reduce
the percentage of faculty in the upper ranks, thus reducing the
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percentage of positions in tenure ranks.
To some extent the
effect of this situation is offset by the fact that Albany will
grow tnore rapidly than Yale during the years immediately ahead,
_________ !_h_!l~ _!n~lS_i!lg_ _i! __ po~sibl_E}_ to :tnc_r~ase_ th§{_,!!_u_mbe1'. qf_ t_epure __:e.acu_J...ty____ _ ____ j
somewhat as the percentage dec·~~Jt~s · ... However, beyond 1975 the
Albany faculty will not be
in(l.if,~Dasing very much.
Thus to prevent
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the reduction in the percentage of the faculty in the upper ranks
from being excessively painful it should be substantially com-
plated by 1975.
It should also be noted that the need to
strengthen many departments will require a substantial number of
outside senior appointments,
The Committee has not tried in any
rigorous way to determine the percentage of the junior faculty
that can be.given tenure.
However, it appears that the number
is certainly a great deal less than one-half.
Perhaps the Yale
estimate of 2 in 7 is not far from the mark.
The factors cited abov~ make it clear that failure to grant
tenure to any particular junior faculty member is not necessarily
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related to his performance.
It may simply mean that a balanced
program in the department requires the department to use its
scarce tenure positions in a different way.
Indeed, in some de-
partments we may not be able to afford any increase in the number
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of tenured faculty.
SUMMARY of COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS
St~~.~n_t_ Part.icy.ati_on
Student involvement in tenure decisions should result in an
improvement of the process.
Student opinions, both graduate and
undergraduate, would add another important dimension.
Student
opinions should be particularly val~able in assessing the teach-
-- ----·--ing-effecttveness-of-the- faculty-;- -Since-evaluati-on-of--the- teach------
ing ability of the facu~ty, is ~-very difficult task, systematic
information from the students would be a valuable addition to
the opinions of department chairmen and the individual's col-
leagues.
The Committee strongly recommends to the student body that
some sort of university-wide evaluation of courses and professors
be undertaken.
Such evaluation would be useful in decisions
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concerning pro~otion and salary increases as well as in tenure de-
cisions.
It would certainly be useful to students in making de-
cisions about which courses to take.
It is the opinion of the
Committee that one of the best of the alternatives discussed
would be a comprehensive questionnai~e distributed to students.
Criteria
'rhe Committee dismissed the criteria for promotion and
tenure and .concluded that the present guidelines with some modi-
fication are adequate.
There was a great deal of discussion
about the three criteria of teaching, scholarship and other.'·:
service.
The Committee 'suggests a rewording of the last of'these
in its detailed recomtnenda tions at the end of this report.
In
that rewording the Committee sought to emphasize service to the
University community and particularly to students.
'The Committee concluded that every candidate for tenure
must meet the standards established for teaching and scholar-
ship.
Even exceptional service to the University cannot com-
pensate for weakness in these categories.
However, in choosing
between candidates with si~6ng predentials in teaching and
scholarship, other service (particularly service to the Uni-
versity) should be given full weight.
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Specifi~ ~d~tions
The Committee decided not to attempt to rewrite the Guide-
lines~ ?~omotion ~ ~
~R~~~n~, since its,charge
only extended to tenure.
Ws believe th~t the rewriting of the
Guidelines should be done by the Council on Promotions and Con-
tinuing Appointment.
In the opinion of the Committee a number
of the proposals on tenure also merit consideration in promo-
.tion decisions.
In addition to providing for student.participation, the
Committee has made a number of proposals designed to improve
the process.
No procedure can guarantee that every decision
'-,
will be either correct or just.
Yet the quality and fairness
of the decision depends in some measure on the procedure.
The
Committee believes that the changes proposed will help protect
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the individual from arbitrary or prejudiced action and improve
the quality of the decisions.
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The following specific·recommendations
Committee:
are made by the
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1. There shall be ~ committee of students within each
Division of the College of Arts and Sciences and with~
in each other School to consider the qualifications·.
of each faculty member who is up for tenure,
Each
committee shall consist of both undergraduate and
graduate students; an undergraduate committee member
must have been a full-time student at SUNYA for at
least one year.
The students will establish their
own criteria and procedures, but shall specify them
at the time that they send their written recommenda-
tions to the department for the consideration of the.
department in its deliberations.
It is expected that
the student committee will consult at least a repre-
sentative sampling of students before making its recom-
mendations.
~')1e student recommendations shall be for-
, warded to each•level, along with the departmental recom-
mendations.
2. Four students shall be selected to be members of the
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments.
The
student members shall be drawn from the membership of
the division or school student .committees on tenure,
and shall include both undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents.
3. ·The departmental chairman shall consult his non-tenured
faculty members and shall give them an o~portunity to
comment, in writing if they so desire, on their non-
tenured colleagues, prior to the meeting of. the tenured
faculty.
A summary of the views expressed by the non-
tenured faculty shall be included in the material for-
warded to the dean by the department~
'4. The chairman shal:L_infox_m__uaculty _m~nb~_:t;'_·tha"t_he_is__ ·'
- ----- - --fO- 'be- COrlsidBred for ter1ure, and shall give him an op--
·r.: o.
portunity to update his vita sheet and to provide the
chairman with any information that might be helpful to
the tenure committee.
This information sh~ll also be
made available to the student committees.
Any faculty member being considered for tenure shall
be notified by February 1 of the departmental recom-
mendation.
6. A faculty member who has not been recommended for tenure
by his department may request to have his record reviewed
at the higher levels, in which case his record shall be.
forwarded in the same manner as are the positive recom-
mendations.
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·7. Appointment of a new·faoulty me~ber with tenure
shall be discussed and voted upon at a formal de-
partmental faculty meeting.
The criteria shall be
the same as those followed when any individual cur~
rently on the faculty is being considered for tenure,
8~ The President shall give prior approval of an offer
of tenure to a new faculty member before the offer
is made by the department chairman.
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9, ln making tenure decisions the department should first
satisfy itself that the permanent faculty needs
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strengthening in the,.!O\,rea of the candidate's competence.
Second, the departmedt should make sure that the ap-
pointment is one .. pf .:wb,Ach Albany, as a major University ·
Will be proud.
l·t s}iduld be an appointment that might
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, have been made i~'~J~trong department elsewhere.
To
implement this s~~ndard the department should solicit
opinions concerning the qualifications of the candidate
from outside experts.
ld. In the present Guidelines there·are listed eight pos-
·
sible measures for evaluating the quality of teaching
of a faculty member.
There is some question as to the
wisdom of employing some of these measures, such as
numbers 2, 3, 6, and 8.
It is recommended that this
list be replaced by a single sentence, to be adjoined
to the paragraph preceding it on page 2 of the Guide-
lines.
A suggested statement is the following: "To·
guide in evaluating the quality of teaching, there are
a number of possible measures, such as: student evalua-
tions, judgment of colleagues 1 etc."
"
_ll. The faculty are urged to cooperate in the adtninistra ...
tion of the student questionnaire to evaluate the teach~:
ing function, and the Committee recommends such evalua-
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tion to the students.
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12. In evaluating the services performed by faculty members,
their involvement in student organizations should be
considered.
Hence, it is recommended that the last
sentence under 1-D in Guidelines be replaced by the fol~
lowing:
"Such contributions might consist of noteworthy
performance in faculty and student governance, or unique
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, contributions to student concerns, external professional
associations or the wider community."
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TO:
Members of SUNYA F'aculty and Administration
FROM:
William Grimes
Donald Stauffer
Last week we submitted for your consideration a resolu·
tion we were considering presenting to Faculty Senate on June 2.
The resolution called for an expression of judgment on the part
of the Senate that the President's decision in the Waterman•
Rhoads case was a justifiable one under the circumstances.
We have discussed the resolution with a number of mem-
bers of the faculty and have found general support of it in
substance and no sufficient reason to alter our commitment to
any part of the position presented.
However, we have found some persons strongly concerned
that the June 2 Senate meeting is not the appropriate time or
ci.rcumstance for introducin~ such a resolution, and have become
ourselves convinced that th~s is probably so.
Thus, we will not
introduce it at that time.
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M.A. l?rograra, Anthropology
SUNYA, March, 1968
The gro1'lth of the. .. State ,University at Albany dictates rapid ex-
pans:i.on of quality grad'u:;tte programs in every field of .. study pertinent
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The specific.m.andates of the Univers:i.ty's
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al:lout by a combination of population g:rolvth, increase in college en-
rollments', SOCiety'S demands for Specialists, and tl~e mounting prcG-
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role in the conduct of hum;;m af.fa1rs.
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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has moved S\'riftl'J,.
to me0t such needs.
We introduced our first course in Anthropology o:tly
fiv~ years ago.
In the S\1.lltr!'.er school program for 1967, we launched a
field program in Archaeology (:i.n 'cooperat:l.on·vrith the New York State
__ Muse~~ -~E-<3._ ~~ience Service), and, 1::y the fall of 1967, 't're o!'fE:red. a
:f.'ull und.erg1'aduate program lead1.ng. to the B.A.
Ou:c proposa.J. to institute a g.raduate program in the fall of 1968
is pred:i.catecl upon the assumption that a program leading to thy doctorate
will quickly follm·r, and in the belief that the demand for such degl.'ees
·will soon be evident.
Indeed, ~ore have been beseiged r.-rith _requests to::
information about the possibility for gre.duate study in ·.P.nth:ropology.
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at tb.e 500 level ~r bisbe:r, (4 Bfnltta'tltr ~a) and Ant 68o
t# a ta~DU' ill ll ;\paUl. branch ot utbx'~ tli the 600
leftl .or higher, (I• ti~Jnelt$1' hours)~~ 'With deptU'i'Jlental
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utbropolesy.
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hou:re of J:'(:JaideQt atucy 'J3 one semeate%' o-f tAo regular academic
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A Ant 510 (a) (b)· Pro-senrl.nar in antru:opological met}1od e.nc1 theory.
Prerequi~i te.:
adrniss1ion to gra.duate work in anthropology •
.ANT 520 ~escrip~iv~,L:i.n&;l.Jistics (3)
An intr~duct~on to a~~hropological i1.ne;uistics anc1 linguist i.e sd.ence.
Prerequis:i.te:
consent of inst.ructor.
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A study .of the nature of the interrelationships vrhich exist bet-vreen
linguistic behav:i.or and. other aspects of cu.l ture. Prerequisite:
Ant 520 or consent of .instructor.
ANT 530 .Histovi'cal Anthropology (3)
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Process
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The role· of theory and method
in culture h:i.sto:ry; its relationship to ethnology an1l archa.eology.
Prerequisite: 6 credits ln anthropology or consent of instructor.
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mT 531 History of Anthr;pological Thought (3)
Anthropology as e. science.
A StU'Vey of major theoretical contrib-
- -u.t-ions-te>tne fiela-o-r-antb:ropo:toez;y,-as- "t-rei-1-as- the- ind.±v-iduals--vrh0 -----
have made these contributions.
Prerequisite:
12 credits in anth-
·ropology or consent of instructor.
ANT 548 Peasant Society and Preindustrial Cities (3)
Description and analysis of peasant societies around the vrorld.
Urbanism in yhe absence of adve,nced ~echnology, an.::l the s tud:y of
such urban areas. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor .
.ANT 580 Anthropology and the Hodern World (3)
The ap:plicaf,ion of .anthropological knovrledga and professional ethics
to the solution of sot:le of the problems of manktnd.
Prerequisite:
9 credits in anthropology or consent of instructor.
* Al'TT 620 Field Methods in .Anthropological I.inguistics (4)
A Ant 620 lo"ield methods in Anthropological linguistics. ·(Seminar)
Prerequisite: A Ant 520 or Consent of instructor·.
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Advanced. Research Hethods in Anthropology (.4)
A Ant 625 Ad.vanceJ. RJs earch Methods in Anthropology.
Prerequisite:
a.clmiss:ion to graduati stud~ in anthropolo~.
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* ANT 630 , sew.inar in kt'chaerJ.ogy ( 4)
. ,A Ant 630 Ser~inar ~n,:fchaeology. Prerequisite:
consent of adviser.
o~t· AN'l1 650 Seminar in. .Phys5.ca1. .Anthropology (4)
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A research seminar involving individual conferenQes, regular seminar
meetings, and requ:Lril;tg a research paper in some area of Anthropology.
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ANT 685 Social Aspects of Medicine and Health (3)
(A SOC 685)
An introduction ~o m.adical' sociology, covering the major find5.ngs
of sociolo~J and the behavioral sciences as applied to health and
medid.ne.
Prerequ:t.site:
consent of instructor.
· * ANT. 699 Master's 'l'h~s:is (e-6)
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State University of I~e'fr York at Albany
. Fenton, i'T.·
(Professol~) B.A. Dartmouth, Ph.D. Yale
(Iroquois, Etbnohi8+,ory, Theory)
· ffenrikson, C.' (Lect'l.l:rer)
B.A., M.A. Ninnesota;
. Ph .• D.· candidate at U. of North Carolina
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Klima, G.
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B.A. Syracuse~ Ph .D. UCLA
(A!rioa~ Culture Change~ Relieion, Theory)
Kreps, T ..
(Aflsociate Professor)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Stanford;
(Latin Amo':cica, Hethodology, Linguistics)
Miller, P.
(Ass:i.stant P!·ofessor)
B.A., N€:braskn; M.A., Ph.D. Arizona
(Physical Anthro., Ecology, Genetics,. Indians of the Soutlnrest)
Smith,! J.
(Assiste.nt ~rofessor) B.A., llashint.ton; Ph.D. Oregon
(Latin Amel'ica, Emerging nations, Cent:re.l and North Asia)!
Wallace, D.
(Assoc.iatc Professor)
B.A., Ph.D. Berkeley
(Ne~; l•lorld ?rehistory, Peru)
Zennf..r, 1~ .. r.
:(Associate !'rofe~sor) B.A. North\·mstern;
M. Heh. Lit.
Jewish Theo~<.: Sem.; H.A. 1
~h. D. Columbia
(Hiddle Easl:;'';;,._Theory, Religion)
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Iwanska., A.
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Fv.nk, R.
(Visiting Assistant Professor)
B.A., !.f.A., Ph.D. Columbia
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Ritchie, H.
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(American Anthropological Association
Memoir #2L, ~). The major portion of the remaining titles
are out of print and can be obtained only when re-issued by a
reprint service, or when they are included in the purchase of
pr:tvate libraries or ·other large collections. In addition,
as a result of active purchasing in the past, the library
. ~ontains a large. number of. titles not included in the M listing •
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Over the past years several other private collections
have contributed to our holdings.
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The library also maintains many subscriptions
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Europe, etc~ lis.ting.
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May 8, 1969) :t's
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listing becaus~ of their highly specialized nature, while our
listing inc1tiQ.es 50 titles not accounte~ for by. Clarkin.either
'because they are serials, rather than periodicals, or bec~u.se
they are listed 'lltlder some category othe:r than Anthropology
by the.Ulrich Standard Period:tcal Dictionary •
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We confine our remarks to the
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(Information on the University' of
Connecticut Library holdings was supplied by Dr. Eric Larson
of that school's Department of Anthropology.)
When their Master's Program was begun, their library included
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to our own percentage). Purchases of used books have enabled
them to raise these holdings to include about 85% of the li.sted
titles. The Connecticut library currently buys. slightly .more
used a.nd.out~of-print books than the SUNYA Library, but our
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o:f those journals tabulated at the two schools.. This overlap
c;>ccurs in those journals that are· central to study in anthropology.
On the whole, the periodical holdings are of comparable strength
and with the exception that with some important journals,
Connecticut has more complete ba.ckfile holdings. However, as the
attached l~tter (Clarkin to Zenner: May 7, 1969) indicates, the
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ASTERISK ( *) BEFORE THE NAME OF THE JOURNAL, OR MONOORAPH SERIES INDICATES THE
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JOURNALS
*AFRICA--SUNY at' Albaey has Vol 1, 1928 to date
«AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST~-SUwr at Albany has V. 1, 1888 to date
State Ed. bas v. 1, 1888 to date
*AMERICAN" A!fl'IQUITY-.. SUNY at Albany has V. 29, 1963 to date
Sienna College has V. 22, 1956 to date
State Ed has v. l, 1935 to date
. *AMERICAN INDIGENA--State Ed has V. 1, 1941 to date
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*AMERICAN JOURNAJJ Of SOCIOL0GY~-SuNY at Albany has V. 1, 1895 to date
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*ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS~-SUNY at Albany has V. 1-5, 1963 and V. 7, 1965 to date
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL QUARTERLY ..... Sienna has V. 2, 1929 to date
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AMERICA LATINA--SUNY at Albany has V. 5, 1962 to dat~
fL'ANTHROPOLOGIE-.:.suur at Albany has v. 71, 1967 to date
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ANTHROPOS--SUNY'at Albany has V. 61, 1966 to.date
*ANTIQUITY--SUNY at Albany has V. 38, 1964 to date
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1CURRENT Al."\ITHROPOIOOY--SUNY at Albany has V. 7, 1$66 to date
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*ETHNOHISTORY--SUNY. at Albany has V. l, 1954 to date
*ETHNOLOGY--State Ed has v. 1, 1962 to date
*ETHNOS--SUNY at Albany has V •· l, 1936 to date
*FOLKroRE--Ha.-nilton College has V. 1., 1890 to date
*HUMAN .B;rQLOGY-.. sUNY at Albany has V. 1, 1929 to date
*IJUMAN ORGANIZATION--SUNY at· Albany has V. 1, 1941to date
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*INTER!'TATIONAL J~UP~AL OF MI!ERICAN ::r:INGUIS'l'ICS--SUNY at Albany has V. 1, 1917 to date
)~TAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY--SUNY at Albany has V. 9, 1968 to date
Sienna and Union have V. 1., 1960 to date
*JOURNAL OF ANERICAN FOLKLORE--SUNYat A1~~~ has V. 26, 1913 to date
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*JOURNAL OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES .. -SUNY at Albany ha.s V. 1, 1963 to date
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.*PLAINS ANTHROPOLOOIST--S:tate Ed has V,. 1, 1954 to date
*POLYNESIAN SOCIETY--State Ed. has V. 1, 1892 to date
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*WENNER-GREN FOUNDAT.ION POR ANTHROPOIDGICAL RESEARCH.
VIKING FUND PUBLICAT!OHS .. -
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*v10RP...-SUNY ~t Albany hl.}s v.· 1•16~ 1960 and v. i8-20, 1964 to date
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~SOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
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ANmJAL REPORTS AND BULlETINS-.. Union has V. l,
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*.A'M.ERICAN tmilVERSITY FIELD STAFF REPORTS-... Cobleskill has all from. V. l, 1952 to date
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ARCHIVE FUR KUL'l'URGESCHICRTE~-SUNY Albany has V. 47, 1965 to date
BOLETIN BIBLlOGRAFICO DE ANTORPOLOGIA AMERICANA--SUNY at Albany has V. 26, 1966 to date
·CARIBBEAN S'l'UDIEs ..... stJNY at Albany bas V. 4, 1964 to date ·
*JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES--Hamilton bas V. l to date
*LATIN AMERICAN MONOGRAPHS--SUNY ~t Albany has V. 1, 1956 to date
*LATIN AMERICA!'I RESEARCH REVJEW .. -StJNY at Albany bas V. 1, 1965 to date
~tJID:PtE EASTER!~ AFFAIRS--Union College has V. 1, 1950 to date
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STATE UNIVERSITY Of NEW YORK AT ALBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 12203
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Anthropology
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Dear Professor Zenner:
I a.tn,happy to inform you by letter that the library bas current
sUbscriptions tor both of the journals concerning which you spoke to me
this mornine;: Africa and. Anthropological Quarterly.
I find that Africa was ordered last January in its baQkfiles so that
.DOW the library possesses Vol~une l - 36 [1928-66] in addition to the
current subscription. Unfortunately, this set came from the .s~pply house
unbound and th~refore it is now sent by us to the bindery.~
_. · .. As t~ as Antqro~olo&ic8.1 Q.ua.rterl~ is concerned I am presently
&iving t~e order department a request t at we purchase the entire backfile,
if it ts $Vailable. Since this journal was begun in 1928, it is quite
·probable that it is not'.availa.ble in its entirety, but we will see.
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We Are e.lways happy
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Professor Walter Zenner
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near Professor Zenner:
tou have asked me to give you my thoughts in relation to the follo,dng:
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2. The projected rate of acquisition and the expenses involved per .
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I have done some investigating and I find ·in the past year we have
committed some $7,116 in library funds for monographs in the field of Anthro-
pology. In addition to that we have a continuing co~~ttment of $775 for the
.. Human Relations Area. Files [it should be pointed out the Human Relations Area
. Files bore a.n original cost of about $6,500 and since every year they are
· ·added to, we have a continuing committment to maintain them] in addition to
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·the figuring, we spend $252 a. year in subscriptions to some 36 periodicals in
this field. These subscriotions are current but we have tried to get a com-
.plete backrile in each cas~ and our attem9ts have been successful to the extent
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· · Sociology, Anthropology tl'ld Social Welfare left the library last July. Despite
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much money into Anthropol06Y for each of the next five years as we hnve for this
past ·year, This \olould mean in terms of' money 'some approximately $50,000.
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In.terms of titles, the $101 000 ~re spe:nt last year o:n monogra~hs produced
a total. o:f' 8''(1. titles.
Many of these vmre garnered from out-of~print and used-
book dealer catalogs. It is very :tmportant to pick up this ldnd of material.
Some of 1 t is be:tng repr::tnted. but. rerpr:tnts, as you kno,·T1 are shockingly expensive.
We have a standing order on a.ll ma.jo:r.' American Unlve:rslty Presses so we would
get everything published :i.n Anthropology by thero. au.tomat:l.cally.
The major part
of our a.cquist.5.ons1 it seems to me, mus1; be in the f'ield of' out-of-prints for
the foll.oi!ling :rea.son: the pa.ucl ty of i:n=~!?:rint t.i.tles ava.:i.lable.
Some 28_,000 titles \'leX'~ publ:i.shed ln the Uhited State in 196~-'~65) taking
that year at ran<lom ·as a. base yea:r."
l?IJ.bli.shers v Heekly glves the :f.'ollmdng
_fi~ures for .the class:ific.a.tlon .. ,s?ciology~ Ecorwmics from 1964: for 196'+-
21li·OO ti t.J.es,
fen~· 1965
~· 2$372 ia tles. It is u.nfortunate that Publishers'
Week.ly does not break dmm the subjEH~ts mor·e spec:!.f:tcal.ly.
Anthropology i.s
placed in th:i.s grouplng 'H:ith:i.n Soc:i.ology and J. can cml;y estimate tha,t if Sociol-
ogy ·titles are ha~f of the above t;hat f'or t96I~ there 't-tould be 1200 titles in
. Sociology. If Anthro.9ology were hfl-tf of Soclology th!n one would assume that
· · ;! in ·a11 of the United Sta.tes some 600 titles per year are publlshed in the
field of Anthropology.
Fen:- Gc-:lrmany, for lf?tmce,~~ for Russia, Indla. and other
coun.tries, there fJ.re, as far as I C@.r.J. <1iJ$~'S<wer.~~ no :f'i~.res ll~va.ilable. These
countries, ho't!rev·er, are extrt-:nnely :l.lnportant - espec:ta.lly, Germany and Fra."lce.
, . . What the library desperately npeds is 11!/};. qualified person to fill the place left
. , ... · , vacant by Mrs. Aronson~ s wi'chd.rt').Wa~l .:: :C am. qu.i t<~ capable of selecting titles
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this. field to a, total of at,·lea.st 1011 000 .. 12,000 mor;ogra.ph t1.tles at the end
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2. Council Reports. This year the
Graduate Academic Council will submit
reports on a monthly basis. October's
activities will be circulated with the
materials for the November meeting.
However, Dean Flinton will report orally
at the Senate meeting on October 27.
3. Report of the Ad Hoc Consultation Guidelines
Committee (this was sent under separate cover
to you).
4. Other business which may come before
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l1:Lnutes of Heeting
October 27, 1969 .
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The meeting was called to order by President Ktmsisto at 3:40 p_.m. in
Lecture Hall 3.
Pres:i_dent Kuusisto ihtroeuced the 22 undergraduate and
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Nearly all were present.
He noted that "t·Jith the increased size it would be necessary to obser-Ve
more closely the rule_s of parliamentary procedure and called attention to t"tvo
rules supplied by the parliamentarian one lii:niting the length' of speeches
to five minutes and one prohibitinp: spcnking twice on a single matter
pending before_the asse-mbly until alt others desirous of speaking had done so.
Tl'.e minutes of the meetins; of September 29 "tvere approved vJith tvm
m:~nor corrections vJhich were duly noted.
1. Executive Committee Report
1.1 Nominees to fill vacancies on various Councils were unanimously
approved by vo:Lce vote: ·
Student Affairs Council
Research Council
Hargaret NcKenna (Business)
John Overbeck (Classics)
Jerome Dukes (Afro-Amer.Studies)
Janet Hood (Health Services)
Graduate Academ5_c Council
Personnel Policies Counc-i 1
Robert Donovan (English)
· Robert Pettingill (Economics)
1.2 · T~e rrrritten Committee report (distributed with the Senp..te
agenda} supplied the follovJing- infonnation:
a. · The Exe_cutive Committe~ finds the College of General
Studies eligible for repres.entation oq ... the Senate.
b.
Appointed to the F.S.A. Board were profess-ors Frisch,
Geiss, Mochon, Nikoloff, vlalker and Herner.
1.3 The c- airman reported that the vote' :on ·.the mail poll o£ the
_faculty on the Pass..;-No Credit gradingproposal was 190. in
favor and 149 against.
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Undergraduate Academic Council
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For information:
Chairmen of the 'Council''s .committees are:
R.Thorstensen (Acapemic Standing)
F.Carrino (Admissions)
W.Reese (Honors & Independent Study)
F.Hodge (Curriculum)
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In response to a question~ Pro£. Aronson pointed out that
the p}l..rase "satisfactory rate of progressu as a criterion .:for
remaining in school has not yet been defined under the present
grad,ing system.
Re reported that thE! formulation of a policy
on this issue was high on the agenda of the Undergraduate
Academic Council.
2.5 M£. Mathias reported that a poll of a thousand lower
division students had showed 77% to be in favor of the new
system.
The Freshman vote was 419 in favor to 80 opposed.
SGme Senators objected, however, to the implication of this
poll on the ground, they said, that most students did not
realize that the new system was intended to be ma.nd~ttory.
2.6 Professor Eson, arguing that the effects of adopting the
proposal would in fact prove inconsequential and not~ng that
~he issue had been long under study and debated at length in
the previous Senate meeting, moved the previous question.
The
voice vote was indecisive; a show of hands gave 48 in favor sod
24 contrary, thus the necessary 2/3rds required to call the
question.
2.7 A teller vote on the proposal resulted in its approval
by 51 to 3L
2.8 Dean 0 1Reilly spoke on a point of personal privilege
objecting to the shutting off of debate Qn an issue of su~h
importa.nce_as the grading proposal when. many Senators were
still desirous of speaking on the merits.
lie hoped that the
Senate would in the future be less precipitous.
3. Graduate Academic Council
3.1 The COuncil requests the privilege of not reporting at ~~
this sessiort.
4. Perso::tal, Pol:' c. es Counc-'.1
4_ .. 1 For informat:ion:
The Council's committees have been
organized and their membership.listed in the Report included
in.-the Senate agenda. These are:· Academic Freedom--Curtis
Smith, Chairman; Economic·and Professional Welfare; campus
Parking and Traffic Policy--Hugh Farley, Chairman.
4.2 Professor Reilly, Ch~irman of the Council moved the .
approval of rules :for parking control in Parldng Lots 3 and -4
(the small lots flanking the cobblestone pia:aa), 3A, (the etiiet'
cobblestone at'ea) and the Gr:eat Cir:ele.
The ~ubstance of the
~le ist A_r:ea 3A is for: visitot"s.
Jlat'l~ing on. oae-:afde of
the Great Circle is open on a first-come basis. Admission .to
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areas 3 and 4 is by special permit card to be issued to offici~r~,
to ot:b:.:;rs oti t},.::; basin of n-dcd, tc. holders of special permits
issued by the ·Parking Appeals Committee a}ld, at the discretic:m
of the President, by lottery~ Tlie rule as presented provided
that all areas-shall be open from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily. The
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A number of Senators spoke in opposition to the proposed new rule
on various grounds.
One said that such action should not be taken
without the approval of the Resident Assistant concerned; another that
this was a more drastic penalty than it appeared because of the
shortage of alternate housing; a third alleged that removal would be
an illegal violation of the student's residence contract.
Not so,
it was explained, contracts provide for termination for specified
reasons including disciplinary action.
The right and legal obligation of University officials to summarily
remove a student from university-operated residence when necessary
in emergency conditions to protect health and safety of others was
explained by Chairman Thorne.
The previous question was moved and adopted by voice vote whereupon
the motion to endorse was also approved by voice vote.
10. Ad Hoc Faculty-Student Consultation Guidelines Committee
10.1 Professor Zimmermann, chairman, presented the committee's draft
guidelines--previously circulated to Senate members--and in moving
their adoption requested comments and suggestions for improvem.ent.
It was suggested that provision be made for continuing interrretation
and evaluation.
10.2 A motion to return to the Committee by Mr. ~futhias was approved
by a voice vote.
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SUNY/A Senator's Report
11.1 Professor Norton, SUNY/A Senator mentioned that the All-University
Senate had met at Binghamton and that a written report of its proceed-
ings would soon be circulated.
11.2 The SUNY Senate~ he reported, is concerned that both students
and professional non-teaching staff should participate in University
governance.
Here, he observed, we are doing fine by students but
not by our professional non-teaching staff.
12.
A motion was made to reconsider the Senate's action in approving the
change in the grading system.
A very brief discussion was interrupted
by a motion for adjournment.
An appeal was made from the President's
pronouncement that the voice vote was favorable.
The teller vote
sha¥Jed 39 in favor and 22 against adjournment.
The meeting adjourned
at 5:35 p.m.
Several Senators--both students and faculty--took the
floor after adjournment to express the view that the session had given
hopeful evidence of faculty-student collaboration.
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Respectfully submitted,
V. B. Zimmermann
Secretary
To:
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Subject:
Faculty Senate
STATE UN!VERSBY OF NEW YORK AT AlBANY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203
MEMORANDUM
Executive Committee
Report for Meeting October 27 s 196 9
For Action:
The Executive Committee recommends the approval of the following nominees
to fill vacancies that have occurred in several Cou..."lcils.
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Student Affairs Council
Margaret McKenna (Business)
Jerome Dukes (Afro-American Studies)
Janet Hood (Health Services)
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Graduate Academic Council
Robert Donovan (English)
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. Research Council
John Overbeck (Classics)
4. Personnel Policies Council
. Robert Pettingill (Economics)
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The Executive Committee received from the Dean of the College of
General Studies a petition for senate representation since this College
now has seven fac·J.lty members. The Executive- Committee agreed that
u.n.der Article II .. Section 2, sub-section 2. 3 of the Senate By-Laws the
College of General Studies is eligible for Senate representation. · The
chairman of the Committee on $Lemimations and Elections has been notified
to take appropriate action.
2. As a result of the adoption of new by-laws by the Faculty Student Association,
the Executive Committee, at the request of Chandler Stein _(Counsel to F.SoA.}
has appobted the following six faculty members to the F. SoA. Board:
Dr. Frisch (Assoc.Dean of Arts & Sciences)
D. Geiss (Nursing)
D. Mochon {_Art)
0. Nikoloff (Education)
F. Walker (Economics)
A.Werner (Phys.Ed.)
3.. The Executive Com.mittee has approved the proposal that the mim,1tes of
Senate meetings bE: distributed to all members of the Faculty.
4. The Executive Committee agreed to the ini_tiation of a faculty-wide poll on the
grading proposal to be acted upon at the Senate meE;ting of·October 27. The
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Th~ Executive Committee affirmed the responsibility of each Council to
select members of its committees, both faculty and studentso Student
members,it was noted, could either be selected directly by the council
or by soliciting nominations from the Student Central Council.
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Alfred P. Finkelstein
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Faculty Senate Executive Committee
State University of Nev,r York at A1bany
STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL
REPORT TO T.>--iE FJ\CUL TY SENATE
October 27, 1969
1.
The· Council is seeking additional members.
The Chairman of the
Executive Corrmittee of the Faculty Senate is making_ the necessary
arrangements.
2.
The Council considered and approved a proposal by the Corrmittee on
Student Conduct to add the fo11o¥Jing disciplinary action to current,
student conduct-rules, regulations, and actions:
DisCiplinary Removal from Residence:
Removes the resident
student from university-operated residence halls on either
a permanent or temporary basis.
Thi.; is a more stringent
action, taken in response to repeated violations of university
residence r-egulations.
In the event that this action is for
a stated period of time$ the student may apply~ at the end of
this period, for housing in university residence halls.
Specific r-estrictions in relation to residence ha1is may also
be included.
Note:
If this student is under 21 years of age,
the parent or guardian wi 11 be informed of this action.
3.
!>1embers of the Council 'Here provided for their consideration the
constitutions of Garrma Delta Chi and Pan Hellenic Council~ fraternal
groups organ1 z1ng on campus, and the constitution of the Graduate
Students Association and the Library School Student Association.
The Council will act upon the requests for recognition of these
organizations at its next meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cl1f~on L. Tnorne
Chairman
Armand Baker
So rre 11 E. Ch es i n
William Dumb1eton
Roswe 11 Fairbank
Dods Geiss
Lois Gregg
Harry Hamil ton
Janet Havens
Steve Lobel
Victor Loooer
Karl Peterson
Christian vJalters
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For. Infor:rnation:
· 1. · · Th~ Council held us regular meeting on Monday, October 6.
Student members had not been selected but are expected to be in at-
tendance at the next regular meeting on November 3.
2. ( Faculty membership for the standing Co:rrrrr...ittees on Academic
Standing {R. Thorstensen, Chairman), Admissions {F. Carrino, Chairman)
and Honors and Independent Stu~y {W. Reese, Chairman) was announced.
Membership for the Curriculum.' Cow...mittee (F. Hodge, Chairman) will be
announced at the next meeting.
3. . At the suggestion of M. Urofsky and K. Chen, it was decided
not to fill the Committee on Teacher Education unless a need for action
arose.
4.
M. Urofsky was selected to represent the UAC on the Central
Council of the Student Association.
For Action:
It is moved that the Proposal on Grading, .as presented to the
Senate at the September 29, 1969 meetL.11.g, be adopted.
Respectfully submitted,
John. Arons on, Chairman
Report of the Col.mcil on Promotions
And Continuing Appointment
For the Period_ October 1 -
27, 1969
At its. organizational meeting, the Council elected Charles T.
0 1Reilly, Acting Vice President for Acade:rr...ic Affairs, as its Chairman
for the 1969-70 academic year.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles T. 0
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Chairman
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Personnel Policies Council.
Minutes of Meeting
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The Council met on October 21 ~ :196 9 to receive reports of its sub-
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The sub-committee on Academic Freedom agreed to develop guidelines
relating the term appointments., amplifying the resolution introduced by
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Michael Cherniavsky
Charles Edwards
James R. Johnston
Edwin Munro
Curtis Smith~ Chairman
Albert Sweetser. Secretary
Franklin ·walker
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iOctober 22. Its members at this time are:
Michael Lamanna
Zachariah Mathew
Elmer Mathews
Robert Pettengill
Seth Spellman
Myron Taylor
; The sub-committee on Campus Parking and Traffic Policy consists of the
following members:
Jan Blumenstalk
John Buckhoff$ Secretary
lVla rtin Collins
·. Richard Ellis
Hugh Farley~ Chairman
Gary Guzuoskas
Theodore Hill
Robert Lorette
Walter Tisdale
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The Council forwards the followjng recommendations from the sub -committee
on Campus Traffic and Parking Policy and asks that they be approved for
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. 3 2 3A 3 4 and the Great Circle:
Admission to Parking Lots 3 and 4 shall be by special permit
{card) basis onlyo . The present cobblestoned area known as
3A between lots 3 and 4 shall be for visitors parking only.
Parking for faculty .. · staff and visitors shall be allowed on
one side of the Great Circle from the islands around on a
first-come first-serve basis.
All the above areas shall be opened to general parking from
4 p.m. to 3 a.m. each day .. seven days per week.
Special permits (cards) for lot 3 shall be issued to the President ..
Vice Presidents and Deans of Schools, The remainder shall be
distributed to various functions on the basis of need as approv-ed
by the President. At the discretion of the President, these
remaining cards may be issued by lottery. Lottery applicants
shall be entered by Deans of Schools and/ or appropriate administrative
officials on the basis of need.
Special permits (cards) for lot 4 shall be issued to those persons
holding Special Parking Permits issued by the Parking Appeals
Committee for that lot through their previously established
procedures. The remainder of spaces shall be allocated by
the same process as that used for parking lot 3.
This program of control shall be conducted on a trial basis for the duration of
the school year 1969-70.
Respectfully submitted,
Jolm M. Reilly .. Chairman
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State University of New York at Albany
REPORT OF LIBRARY COUNCIL OF FACULTY SENATE
l\IIEETING OF OCTOBEF. ? , 1969
The first meeting of the Library Council was primarily an information
and organizational meeting devoted to setting up a schedule of meetings
and a list of topics to be discussed during the year.
The item discussed was information to faculty regarding library
acquisitions and funds available for new materials.
At its next meeting the Library Council will consider reports on two
studies undertaken last year:
I. Survey of Library Use,.
2. Reserve Book Service.
Respectfully submitted,
Francine Frank
Chair1nan, Library Council
GRADU.4.TE ACADEt'~';IC COG'NCIL
For the Period October 1 - 31, 1969
The Council m.et three times dnring this month~
For Ir..:forr.JJ.ation
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~qo gra®.ate students, both senators, joined the Council..
They are r1r. Da;vi.d
~~le (sociology) and~~. Charles Stephenson (history).
2. P".cof'essor Jerome Epstein (education) resigned f'rom the Council under :pressTlre
of' other' duties.
He has been replaced by Professor Robert Donov"l?n (English).
3.
T"he Council has organized the following standiY',g Comr11ittees f'or the yea:r,.
It is e.x-;pected that each will add tr;;o graduate students at a later date, one
a member of the Cow."1.cil and. one f'rom the g-raduate student body at large.
One faculty member vrlll be added to the Committee on Curriculum and Instruc-
tion later.
Committee on Ao&dssions &~d. Academic Standing
*V. Aceto, Library Science, chairman
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F~ggins, Sociolog}~
Y. .Myer, Ch.,m:i stry
R. Pettengill, Economics
*'"w. Rooney, Social Helf'are
Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
Donova...'l'l, English
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*T ..,. Falconieri, Ror~nce Lar~~ages
Solnick, P~stor.f
Zu.cke:rman, Ci'1emistry
Committee on Educational Policies and ProcedD~es
C. E&¥aXds, BiolOg"ff
*P. Krosby, ¥~story~ chairman
H. 1•1orick, Philosophy
R. O'Neil~ ~~thPmatics
*L. Welch~ P"ablic Af'f'airs
Committee for Revie:vl of' Graduate ;programs
J. ~ulloff, Risto~- & Systematics of Science
C. Oden-~trchen, Comparative Literatuxe
*A. Saturno, Cb.Prtl5 stry
*J. Uppal, E:cono:inic s
R. Wesser, H;story
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The Cou..."lcil. irr'~lited. members of the Office of Graduate Studies to :meet with
the appropriate committees of the Council to assist the commjttee &~d to act
as liaison persons for. the conm;;ttees with the Office of Graduate Studies~
Mr; Robert McFarland 1-rill serve as the liaison v."ith the Conwn-1ttee on Cu.rriculum.-
Instru.ction, 1-tc. Paul Saimond -vd.ll serve as the liaison with the Committee on
Admissions and AcadPm:i c
Sta.~dj ng, and Dr. J. Fredericks Vofurein i'.-r:i..ll serve
as liaison with the CoWT~ittee on Educational Policies.
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5. The Council has received_ and referred to the Cormnittee on c-u.rriculum a...nd
Instn:tction proposed master t s deg-.cee programs i.."l geography and in history
and system~tics of science.
6~ The Council has received &"ld ·has taken U...'1der review :proposed doctoral :pro-
grams in philosophy, sociol~~, libr~ff science, and histor~ and ~st~~atics
o:f scienceo
7.
The Committee on Adm;ssions and Academic Standir~ has acted on four petitions
received from. students.
Three "i'rere concerned with transfer credit and one
vrith the academic requirementsfor a master's de5£ee.
8.
The Cor:mrl.ttee on Policies a.11.d Procedures has U..."'lder study the folloi'lil'lg
matters:
a. Th.e University foreign la.ng-uage requirement for. the Ph.Do
b& Pass/rail systems of e-...a.luatio:n as applied to graduate study
c e Present s .. Ca!tu.s and criteria :fer as:.rig!1J.ile.'"Zlt of credit to graduate courses$
9.
T11e Council is establishillg procedures for the review of: doctoral programs
which it ,,fill :L"litiate this year through its Comm-ittee for Review of Graduate
Programs.
Al..-"'ter en!J?loying several criteria, the following programs were
selected by the Council f'or revievr this year:
chP:mistr,y, EP..glish, and poli-
tical science~ Also, in the case of the Ph.D. program. in history, a rev-iew·
by the ftJnerica.11. Historical Society had been ar~"lged earlier by the depart~
mente
The report of the review· 1-lill be made av-ailable to Jche Graduate .A.cad<"'mj c
CowJ.cil.
The details of organization and im:_plem6l·:rtation of the Council f s
reviews ir_._ll be developed by the Committee.
10. A change in anmission to the masterts degree in educational adm~nistration
to el~~ate a requirement that the student hold a certificate v~lid for
teaching L~ New York State vias approved for applicants preparing for educa-
tional anministrat:i.on i._~ higher education or :tn some other educational agency
for vrhich state teacher certification is not necessary.
lL The introduction of a specialization L"l European F..:isto:r-y in the Ph0D. program
in History 1-ms a:p:provedo
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The Council voted to aCL"'it 10 students to doctoral candidacy, 6 from arts and
scierJ.Ces, 2 from. :public affairs, and 2 from education. In addition~ the
Council voted to recommend to their respective facu~ties 5 students for the
aw-ard of a University Certificate as SJ?ecialist in Crrrriculu.m. and Instruction
( ed:u.cation), l ca.nd.:tdate for the a:v.rard of the Ed~ D., and .5 c<;.ndida.tes for the
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:inter-institutional registration of' students in doctoral. :prog-.ca.ms at SL'111'"Y
tL~iversity centers:
uFormally a&nitted doctoral students in a:ny center w-ill be authorized. ·
to study a.t the State Universit-,y of' Nffi>r York at Alba:n..y without submitting
academic credentials and goir~ throu~h the u~~al admission application proce-
dures provided (1) the sending institution certifies to a student's good.
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st~~dL~~ (2) the student has the necessary prerequisites, if &~y, &"'ld (3)
that the receiving i."'lstitution has a-,railable a place in the class ..
The :foll&v1ing kinds o:f courses would be excluded unless approved by the
De~11 of' Gradllate Studies in exceptional cases: graduate research seminars,
advanced research courses, independent study or reading courses, clLl'lical
courses, :field courses, :practicum.s, SUl)er-vised. student teaching, end intern~
ships~ Also excluded are sponsored programs and institutes which involve
s:pecial conditions or· g:u.alifice;t;ions f'or admissions.,
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And Conti nul ng Appointment
For the Period October 27 - November 7, 1969
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The Council met on Friday, November 7, but a quorum was
not present'.
They will meet- again on November 14, to discuss some
matters that must come before the Council.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles 0 r R~l.~ly, Chairman
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REPORT OF AD HOC FAGLTLTY-STUDENT CONSULTATION GUIDELINES COMMIT'I'EE
A.
The committee recommends that the Senate adopt the attached
"Guidelines • n
The present version differs from that previously circulated
in that a brief declaration of philosophy has been added at the
begilL~ing and several paragraphs have been reworded to clarify the
intent and to eliminate ?':Ome u1rrea:~ssary phraseology.
These changes are in sections 2.l (last 4 lines changed),
3.2 (rewritten), 4.l (last line rephrased), 5.3 (lst sentence clarified),
5.5 (last sentence simplified), 6.l (incorporates first sentence of
former section 6.4), 6.2 d. (one word corrected), and 6.4 (eliminated).
Additional copies of the Guidelines may be obtained from the
Secretary of the Senate or from the office of the President.
B.
The commlGGee recommends that whoever is responsible for the
preparation and issuance of the pamphlet entitled Student Guidelines
should include these
11Consul'tation GuiB.elines n in future editions of
that pamphlet.
C.
The committee recommends that the Vice-Chairman of the Senate arrange
for a review of the Statements of Policies and Procedures which are
filed with him pursuant to the Senate's Resolution of May, l969, and
that those Statements which are not in conformity with these
Guidelines be returned to their authors with recommendations for
their modification.
For the Committee
Vo B. Zimmerman, Chairman
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GD~DELINES FOR FACULTY~STUDE11T CONSULTft~TION
Philosophy:
Faculty consideration of student oplnlon and subsequent student
participation in university governance as provided in these guidelines
will range along a broad continuum.
Their successful implementation will
depend upon student interest and willingness to participate in a
responsible manner.
The goal should be that students and faculty together
will.: gl).ide:.;theneounlieL'":imdc:shll.pe :the:idE!·st:fnyhof'':bFle\'uni Vs;rsi ty.
l. Preamble
l.l These
11guidelinesn will assist components of this University Center
LQ carrying out the Declaration of Policy adopted by the Faculty Senate on
May 12, 1969.
That Declaration affirmed "that students are entitled to be
consulted and their opinions and. desires weighed in the formulation of
decisions
11 on academic matters and that they nmust be afforded the
opportunity to petition for a hearing of their grievances".
1.2 The Senate action does not impose uniformity of policy and procedure
for student consultation upon the various sub-divisions of the University.
Experimentation with different forms and structures for faculty-student
dialogue is encouraged.
2.
Statement of Policies and Procedures
2.1 Primary responsibility for drawing up the statement of policies a~d
procedures, which paragraph B-2 of the Senate's resolution calls for, rests
with the individual academic departments.
This responsibility passes to
the School level for those units which are not departmentalized or which
have customarily functioned as a unit.
Schools should also formulate
policies and procedures for student participation in the consideration of
such matters as are appropriately decided at the School level.
Student
participation in the preparation of the statements called for by the
Senate's resolution is required.
2.2 In general, the "statement
11 to be forwarded to the Vice-Chairman of
the Senate will make explicit the circumstances and manner in which student
opinion will be obtained, the subject matters scheduled for discussion, the
machinery to be employed for selection of student representatives, the
grievance procedure and such other provisions as may appropriately be made
a matter of record as having been decided or agreed tp.
3. Structures for Faculty-Student Dialogue
3.1 The mechanisms by which student views on matters of concern to them
may be ascertained are varied:
a.
Under certain conditions (e-.g. size, level of students, degree of
normal faculty-student contact, etc.) adequate consultation may be assured
through regular meetings--between School and Department heads and students
in either open session or with limited groups of representative students.
The periodic holding of such open discussion sessions is advisable even
though other means of consultation have been institutionalized.
b. Appropriate numbers of representative students may be included as
participants in School or Department faculty meetings and/or faculty
committees.
Student or student-faculty committees may be established for
specific advisory or other special purposes.
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~lliere a formal student org~~ization exists, its officers and
committees might be scheduled to meet periodically with faculty officers
and comrni ttees Q
d.
Th~~e may be established a joint council or assembly having both
facu~ty and student membership to which may be assigned responsibility for
the formulation of recommendations or decisions on matters of common
concerno
3.2 Procedures for faculty-student discussion may provide for the separate
development of student or faculty judgment for transmission to and consider-
ation by appropriate officers or bodies.
3.3 The respective numbers and proportions of student and faculty members
to be included on joint bodies cannot be determined in the abstract.
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Equality of representation is not obligatory. It is expected that the
representation afforded each group will be sufficiently large to bring out
divergent points of view but not so numerous as to stifle discussion or
needlessly consume the time of participants.
4. Subject-matters for Faculty-Student Consideration
4.l l'Jo one can specify or :tior_ese:e all of the topics which are, or will be,
of concern to students and upon which their opinions should be solicited
a...'1d considered. Students have expressed legitLrnate interests in many
facets of academic life. Among their concerns are:
the natu~e and content
of the cu~riculum, the appointment, promotion or separation of teaching
staff, degree requirements, course scheduling, grading, library and labora-
t.ory facilities and regdations, teaching methods and_ procedures, physical
facilities. Both now and in the future the..major.~..QI;."it.er:inn is the desire of
students to be heard or consulted.
5•
Selection of Student Spokesmen
5 ol Although the expression of student views may sometimes be adequately
obtained in an open meeting, the continuing faculty-student consideration
of matters of educational policy and practice can normally be best handled
through the involvement of a limited number of student representatives. In
arranging for the selection of such representatives two practices tending
to bias are to be avoided:
one, mere self-nomination on the part of
individual students; the other, faculty selection which amounts to cooptation.
5.2 <.Preferred methods of selecting student representations are:
a.
Tb~ough their designation by a formal student organization,
b.
By an objective random sampling method, stratified or not as may be
appropriate,
c. By open nomination and election in an informal student assemblyo
5.3 The statement of policies and procedures may establish criteria of
eligibility applicable to the selection of students for participation in
university governance.
Such criteria may include provisions to insure
equitable representation of different elements of the student body.
5.4 Students may be appointed to administrative committees, task forces
or other aworking bodies!! on the basis of specific qualifications and
interests ..
5e5 In emergencies--hopefully rare--or when school is not in session,
Schools and Departments are justified in consulting with such of its
student body as is available •
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6. Complaints and Grievances
6.l Grievance machinery exists to assure justice through fact-finding
and mediation. In the absence of a campus-wide student grievance system,
procedures should be devised which will assure to students the opportunity
to present their complaints a..nd grievances for prompt and equitable consid-
eration.
6.2 Procedures for the receipt and resolution of petitions for the redress
of grievances ought to meet the following minimum standards:
a.
They should be clear and specific so that students may know exactly
what they must do to present a formal complaint or grievance.
b. They should assure that the merits of the case are ascertained and
reported by an individual or committee other than the person or persons
whose decision, action, or non-action is being complained against.
c. They should assure that a formal statement of a grievance receives
a timely written reply, a copy of which will be preserved in the appropriate
University records.
d.
Students who file grievances or complaints must be afforded
protection against retaliation.
6.3 Grievance procedures may be modeled on those applicable to
Staff grievances (See:
l969-70 Faculty Handbook, pages 40-47).
tively, provision may be made for grievances to be presented tp
impartial arbiter who will serve as an ombudiiman, or to a joint
student committee.
7. Notice
Faculty and
Alterna;.:.;
a named
faculty-
7 .l Elemental notions of !!d-ue process
11 dictate that students be advised of
the policies a:.!'ld procedures which have been adopted to assure them the
opportunity to be consulted on matters of concern to them a..nd the right to
impartial consideration of petitions for the redress of grievances.
7.2 The formal statements referred to in paragraph 2.2 above should be
posted on bulletin boards, made available on request to student represent-
atives, and annually explained and discussed with student groups so that
questions may be answered and suggestions for change advanced and
evaluated.
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PDoposal as adopted by the Senate October 27th •
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REPORT OF T?.tE AD HOC CONrl.IJ:TTEE ON GRADING
August 5, 1969
The Report consists of five Parts~
r.
Background
Proposal
C~li'ieation
II ..
III.
IV. Rationale
V. Conclusion
I. BACKGROL1ND
At its June 2, 1969} meeting the Faculty Senate approved a
system of nixed grading; on J~~e 5, three days later, it moved to
reconsider.
The new discussion made it clear tr~t to many faculty
there were faults in a mixed system, faults in the present system,
and faults in a npureil S-U system, but most of all that the Senate
could not evaluate the proposals in the for~ and time submitted.
Consequently, they voted to reco~~t the-Batter to the Undergrad-
uate Academic Council, 1-rho Here asked "to :b..ave a report ready and
available to members of the Sen~te by ten days prier ton the first
meeting of the fall. It -vras to be the first item on the agenda.
In response to the assigmnent given it by the Senate~ the
Cou...""lcil at its or~anizational meeting for 1969-70 (June 11, 1969}
agreed to establish an ad hoc com~ittee consisting of Robert Thor-
stenson (English; cbnirman Academic Standing Com~ittee 1969-70) as
chairman~ nup to four students, and two to four more fac1...-J.ty mem-
bers.n It ~Bs hoped that most combers would have.served on one of
the SUNY Albany groups tr~t had studied the grading question..
Be-
sides the cbairrr~n the group included the following:
Fred Cr~lds (1969)
Richard Collier (1968\
Signum Laudis Scholar;
Robert Gibson (H. A.
1966)
Terry lf.athias (1970)
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T~sk Force on Academic Regulations
Undergraduate Academic Colh""lcil
1963-69' 1969-70
Cl>..airman, Acader-dc Affairs CoTI".mis-
sion 1968-69, 1969-70
University College
Academic Affairs Corrmussion
Committee on Academic Standing
1968-69
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Assistant Dean, University Col-
lege
Acsdemic Psfairs Comr.ission repre-
sentative to Central Co~~cil, i968-69
1969-70
President, Central Council, 1969-70
President, Hys:Y,.ania
Ui1 Ham Reese
ltlarren Roberts
Chairman, Department of P~tloso
phy
Chairman, Task Force on Experimen-
. tal Colleges
Ass 1te Professor of History
The committee had five meetings and some in?ormal discus-
sions. This Report, ·,ritten by Thorstensen and Collier, expresses
the u...11animous judgment of the group.
At least four grouos at SIDIY Albanv have studied reform of
the grading system.
(l) ~The Task Force ;n Instruction recommended
uthe abolition of the letter grade system and its replacement ~rlth
S or U grades. n (2) The Task Force on Academic Regulations con-
sidered several proposals but voted to recommend no change in
grading for the present.. Their report noted tb..at among faculty and
students there vias a good deal of nenthusia.stic support" for a
Pass-Fail option.
(3) The Commission for Academic Affairs of the
student government strongly recommended a total S-U system and in
Na.rch conducted a poll of nearly 2000 students, of whom over 70
percent favored pass-fail grading in all courses.
(4) The Academ-
ic Standing Co~~ttee studied the question through most of 1968/
69, investigating a number of nlans for change. They canvassed
faculty opin;on on this campus~and others, including directors of
·graduate schools.
On Hay 26 the Co!lli-nittee recommended iil a five-
page report to the Undergraduate Academe Council a ":mixed11 H-S-U
system, to which the COLUlCil added a recommendation for field exa~
inations. It 1-1as this plan which the Se:r1ate i-J2.S finally UTl'!.·rllling
to adopt at the end of the year. Still, the year 1s work amounted
to a virtual mandate for cr..a.nge.
It is clear that during 1968/69 a great deal.of attention
was given to the grading p:roblem b-J many :members o.f the University
conmnmity, and valuable reports had res1.U.teda
The sum.mer ad hoc
Committee on grading 1-ras expected to 119rk primarily from these
reports 2.J.'1d supporting documents 7 not to look for fresh date. u..11less
it was clearly useful ~~d readily acquired; to develop recommenda-
tions for the Senate to act upon; and to furnish the necessary
information and ration~le~
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11. PROPOSAL
Resolved that:
A.
Beginning in the fa! I term, !969, a! I grades for freshman students
shal I be submitted to the Registrar as satisfactory or no-credit.
Satisfactory work is that quality of academic performance which
the institution expects from its students in order to earn an
undergraduate degree.
Tne mark Qf no-credit means that a student
has not provided the instructor with evidence which would justify
the grade of satisfactory.
B.
Beginning in the fall term, 1970, such grading shal I be used for
all freshmen and sophomores.
C.
The new grading system shal! be under continuing observation and
review by the Academic Standing Committee of the Undergraduate
Academic Council, which shall interpret the system, report on
its operation, and recommend changes as appropriate.
D.
The system shall be in effect until June, i973.
Ill. CLARIFICATION OF PROPOSAL
I.
Symbo Is. The expression "a I I g_rades for freshman studentsn re-
fers to grades formerly recorded as A, B, C, D, and E;
the
proposal is not intended to affect-the special designation? !,
W, and Z as currently used.
The sym_!?ol S, nsatlsfactory", is
now awarded in graduate seminars, student teaching, and other
approved courses
(Undergraduate Bulletin,
1969-70, p. 59).
The proposal would extend such approval while preserving the
meaning of the term and the convenience of a·. symbol that is an
initial letter. The sy~bol N would avoid the pejorative and
often misleading imp! ications of U cnunsatisfactoryn; or F
{"failed");
however, ·it may be unacceptable as a symbol, be-
cause it now signifies that a course was offered on non-
credit basis.
Perhaps NC could be used, or X , but the choice
of the most convenient symbols can be determined by the Registrar
in consultation with the Academic Standing Committee.
2.
Preliminary versions.
The proposal is part of the recommen-
dation that Margaret Farrell's cpmmittee submitted to the Task
Force on Academic Regulations in the Spring.
(See the Task
Force Report, Appendix JI.)
Much the same proposal had been
independently developed and approved by the students' Academic
Affairs Commission in November, 1968.
The Farrel I committee
also proposed gradual extension to a tptal s~u system and the
development of comprehensive and field examinations.
These
features appear to have been important in its failing to win
the approval of the Task Force.
We came independently to the
conviction that the part we offer has the greatest overai I
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merit and the fewest disadvan-t-ages of any plan -t-o come to our
a-t-tention.
We do not see it as nthe answer" to the grading
problem but rather as a strong step in the right direction.
3. Starting date.
The policy should begin without delay.
The
matter has been long and responsibly deliberated~ there is
a strong consensus among students, and there are no
major
administrative impediments.
We can think of no consideration
-t-hat wou I d require or justify wa l ti ng any I onger.
4.
Duration of experiment.
Four years provides time for the
nove I ty ofthe plan to wear off and for students~ fac v I ty,
and administration-to have gained substantial experience with
it. During the third year the first freshmen under -t-he plan
would be juniors, well into ~heir major flel~s and with good
perspective on their experience.
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5. This proposal does not attempt to answer the question, "What
is satisfacto~; progress for a student under the proposed
system?" The ad hoc committee and the Undergraduate Academic
Counc i I did not fee I required to deve I op the deta i Is of poI icy
in matters of advisement and retention, a normal responsibility
of -t-he Academic Standing Commi-t-tee.
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IV~ RATIONALE
The discussion that fallows is intended to explain and support
the proposals by considering the most prominent questions and
alternatives.
1. What's the matt-er with grades?
2. .\>fuy not a Pass/Fail option·?
3. Why no nnn for honors work?
4. rlould changes occur in evaluation and standards?
5. "L-Jould the quality :)I work deteriorate?
6. \{hat has been the experience of other schools w~th S-U
plans?
#1
1~tts the matter with grades?
We of the comYwittee did not ~eel
o~lign.ted at-this point in time
to make a prima facie case for change, but_ it is logical and probab-
ly useful to state the main lines of argument as these_bave appeared
in the several reports and else1<rhere, including national publications*
From the P~port of the Task Force on Instruction (p. 12):
Evaluation of studentst developing skills and capacl~les
to relate concepts to practice is an essential part of
instruction. Evaluation provides students vJith a mea-
surement of their achievement and provides faculty vdth
feedback regarding ~he officacy of instruction. The v..w--·
poses of' evaluation, houever, have become obscured as trio
symbols originally intended to mark achieveuent ~2ve taken
on the power of' totems.
Now revision is needed so that ·the
system of evaluation will encourage creativity and foster
a cooperative attitude between students and familty regard-
ing learning. \-lith t:b.-nt intention the follm-ring ~
£§.-
commended: 1. Abolition of the letter grade system (A,
B, G, D, E) and its replacement ~rlth S or U grades.
A good example of professior~l interest in tho problem is the
article nExaminations and Grades in College,n by Ralph Raimi, Pro-
fessor of r-fathematics at Rochester (AliUP Bullctig, Autumn, 1967,
pp. 309-17}.
RairrQ sketches the nshift of attention from football
to merit to the numerical marks of meritu;
he states what proper-
ties the evaluative system ought to have but often does not; and he
describes and advocates a system of' proficiency examin2tions as the
sole me~~s to a degree. Several excerpts on grading may bo-of -~
torest (pp~ 312-13)~
The real question is: -Hhat do gro.des mean?
The most prevalent collegiate grading method, carried over
from the lm,wr schools c.nd much beloved of mediocre students,
is this: calculation of a ~Tado on the basis of many "marks"
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accumulated during the semester •••• The cxe~ciscs c~~~t-
20 percent, the r:-J.dtcrn cJC.mination 30 percent, tho term.
paper (or laboratory·_report-s) 10 pt::rcent, and so on .....
It is a method lthatj offers a measure of safety against
the discovcr-f of ignorar.ce. • • • It also lends itself to
chcati...r1g.
Finally, it generates in the :minds of all stu-
dent-s 1 good as '..Tell as ITLCdiocrc 1 honest US ·well as dishon-
e_st, the notion that l:no-,.rledgc as defined_by the university
system of·evaluation does, in fact, consist of a large number
of small thir~s most of them contemptible, easily nlooked
upn when needed, a."ld minly only needed once., •••
How accurate are our judgments?. • • •
Grades are assessed by tho professor i>rho has taught the
course. If he fi..as taught OO.dly, he hesitates to adver_ti:J?
the fact by giving a lot of low grades.
His grades of B
then actillllly applies to D. stv.dent 1-rhose coi11>:und of the
---.body of kno"Jledge involved is only 11fairn not ngood.n
I
·am s~e there exist, on the other bind, teachers so fine
that a semester spent -,Ii th them is 't·rorth three spent else.::.
whe+e.
But even these men can give grades no better t~~n
A, by lau. And they my not even knOll ~::ho they are~ and
so give B1 s and crs lik~ anyone else ••••
A .freshman asks I!le, nno we have to kno1-r this for tho exa.m.?u
M.r answer is evasive, ~~ generQl •• a
~ He shou12 be asking
himself (z.nd .ms): n Is this important? Is this intercsting?n
As a teacher I should tr.r tc give him an honest uns~it::r.
I
should be his ally ••• ~
The Task Force on Academic Regulations noted "the desire voiced
in New Patterns to escape the bookkeeping approach to learning!!,
and.observed that the present grading syst~m is not completely valid
as an indicator of student achievement.
Often qucstionabl0 e.s a mcasurc:J.ent, gr::.des arc objectionable as
a moti,~tion. They foster grade-grubbing and place a premium ori the
shrewdness that corJ:orBs to and sisply ~rrors the expectations of
_professors; who are seen as advcrs~~ies, at least us part of u system.
to be ouh::aneuvcred, often c;y:ctice.lly. · Thus ths grade systc:n ·
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has been seen as tho prima~J conta~~r2nt of the classroom; besides,
it fosters a competitiveness trdt ~s educationally and socially
destructive.
(The quality-point average ccnpounds the preble!:!.
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. tically across the student 1 s whole :progro.s is net only bizarre bu.t
harmful.
Two Task Forces h.1.Yo rocom.:uondcd that thr; practice bs dis-
continued~)
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Some proponents of an S-U or ungraded system urge it on the
grounds that ,it removes the student_ from his state as an anxiety-
ridaen consumer on probation.
Study becomes its own reward and
produces a self-generated motivation that is the most effective and
fruitful approach to learning.
Students and faculty become more
like co-workers, and there is more mutual respect among students,
whose identities and self-regard are less tied to grade judgments
of personal worth-Cnl am a c·student"). Course work is more crea-
tive on both sides of the desk, the student more free to question
received opinion and to pursue special projects and interests, the
teacher more free to experiment with course content and structure
and to work out a variety of evaluative techniques •.
One I!la)? question tllis vicvr o.s _utopia..-n and say there are things
to be said for the present system.
Competitiveness and grades may
not be the best reasons for ~-rork but they stinru.lutc it, arc an in-
centive.
1fany believe that 1-lithout grc.des as pressure or as reward
most students would simply do enough to get by.
ttAnyhow, students do
not compete for zrades in any cou.rDc 1-rhore: an 'A. t is open to any
student t-rho performs ut o. specified leveL
Grades e.re not rm-ro.rd.s
but ackno-wledgements •11
11The present systen ce.n be i:mprovedn by
clearer de~inition of course objec-:.iYo;_;s, of 1.-rbat a given examination
is measuring, and so on.
(Tho t=;.uotod points and others Here rode by
Dr. Arthur CoJ.-lins in the ASP of Harch 18, 1969.
He had -ngreod
to contribute· a defense of tho present system, but he pointed out
· thc'"l..t it didnnot comp~etcly rcprcsont11 his oim position.)
. .A. Task Force report states, "There arc substo.ntic.l arguments
on both sides of tris question and tidal t-ro.vos of rhetoric." The
· question arouses intense intores t, but we ~..rould be in bad shape if
it did not.
#2 Why not a Pa-ss/Fail option? Hany inst··•:i.tutions have adopted a
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li:rnited pass/fail option, a system
vhere one or two COl~ses a semester are allowed for pass/fail. In
princlp.Le it encourages a student to try his curiosity and interest
in a diffi~u.lt course without Lh~due penalty, usually in an elective
czyJrse outside the major.
In practice students tend to elect easy
courses, which they can neglect in order to do hard ;,.rork on the
graded ones. ·Grade pressures in the major field are intensified;
and most of the benefits sought in a pass/fail policy are lost under
such a partial·plan. (This point is developed specifically in Section
6,. below.)
1Je agree with the AcadeTil.ic Standing Committee in its. }fay
report that the partial system is not to be recommended over the pre-
sent syste!!l ..
It is quite another matter for a course to be graded pass/fail
(or S and U) because of the nature of the ,.mrk itself, as now i~
student teaching and in a number of other courses, particularly at
the graduate level. The AcadeF.ic Standing Comnuttee reported an
b
increasing number of requests for _approYal of pass/fail grading of
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#3 vlhy no "H11 for honors work? The S-N system ue propose would be
weakened by the third mark: an
"H-S-Nn system would tend to become an nA~ BCD, .E17 _systo!!f; ·.
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cheating the B-level students. Refinements like 11H minusn ~>rould
creep in, to make it like the present system ·Hith a new alphabet.
Graduate schools are not mch impressed by ttHn a.-·whol-r, ll'.less it is
limited to ten or fifteen percent of u.~dergraduates.
Important to most students in University College is the freedom
to look seriously at several major areas and to change a major as
strengths and interests gro~>r. An S-li system 1.-rould maintain this
fluidity, t.JOuld suppor-t t:h..is process of self-discoverJ, and prevent
premature locking into the major. Under an H-S-N system freshmen and
sophomores might well feel obligated to get H's iri the presumed
major and be less free to apportion their attention and, if they did
~mnt to change the major, hesitate to turn their backs on a field
where they :b...ad several H' s in the bank.
A department's knowledge of its own majors develops in sopho-
more andupper division courses. There would be ample opportunity,
. as at present, to identify an.d".serve the gifted and diligent. Excel-
lence would be evident and acknowledged and, we believe, striven for:
it would just .-not take the form of an nAn or nHn on fresh."!ffin and
sophomore transcripts.
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#4 Would changes occur in evaluation and st&~dards? Evaluation. is
part of instruc-
~~ .it should be carried on during a course to the extent and by the
means the instr~ctor con3iders useful. The stuJent should always
knm-r ho11J 11ell he is doing and where his strengths and wealmesses lie,
even if in terms o:f conventional grades.
The proposal viOuld pro-
bably mean fevrer such grades during the term and grec.ter emphasis
on critical comment directed to the elements of the work being done.
But nothing in the proposal w-ould infringe an instructor t s freedom
to conduct his course as he Sa\f fit.
The proposal leaves departments free to evaluate their majors
beyond the S-N level on an A-E scale and/or by any other means they
judge appropriate. _It may be, as Duniel Bell has suggested, that
methodolog::r is essentially different in different divisions of the
uriversity; in any case, fleA~bility is preserved here.
The various
Hdepartmental P.aj orn programs are likely to promote better L"1tegra-
tion of kno1dedge and ne-vr modes of evaluation. And more students
will engage in hon,Qrs work and independent study, I·Ihich is usually
reliably judged.
.Lhe freedom proposed in the lm-rer division might
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Graduate schools presently require that judgments of a student 1 s
work in his major field be expressed in sometr~ng like traditional
terms.
Grades ca~ be meani?J.gfully averaged 1-rithin the major, as
some grad-:..1.a te schools suggest. It is ro.rd to believe, howev,sr 5
that.aP~ graduate school is seriously interested in fresr~3n grades,
and probably not in sophomore grades.
Departments -ccd.ll continue
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#5 Will the quality of work deterioriate?
It would be foolish to deny that some students "rlll t r:f to
just get by, will not try to excel in any course, will try any area
of study where it seems easiest to obtain an s. For the words nan sn
substitute na C or an equal number of' B1s and D1sll and yO'u. describe·
the same t!studentsn under the- present. system.
Under the proposal their
·numbers might increase.
But we ·believe this risk is outweighed by the
prospect that more -of such tim~ser.~s_might become·students, won over
into the excitement of a more authentic learning life and even into the
pleasures of an academic field •
• ~:ltvr ~i·Tclvo J~o.: .. rc of tl1o ~)~l..bl:Lc -~ci1ool s:rs-tcr.1 st-=.r~onts do
not need to learn discipline b.:t rather the pleasure and risk- of
self-discipline. There is good reason to believe that students
ta1ring advantage of the relief' fror:. psychologic2.l pressure, the
greater flexibility, the encour2.gement to eA~eriment and partici-
pate in honors courses or indGpendent study, and the removal of pos-
sible per..alties for creativity and for ::-.ot excelling in all cours.es
-- that such students w~ll produce higher quality work in certain
courses.
A conference on ··Educa.tion for Creativity in the American
College," -was .held-in 1967 at Ber.keley. It -vm.s clearly recognized
there tl>..at nintellectual e.dventure _require.~ th\0.: courage to be found
~ong -- to make mistakes •••• It 1~ds reported, for instance, by
the !-fassachusotts Insti tuto of Tecr,_nology, tho.t the school >:rn.s
'losing three times as illany.students who &s Iresb~en preferred
to tr;r out ne'\or solutions, tlfool arovndn '\.nth ideas, or ta1-e cogni-
tive risks as it "..re.s students preferring a ;,mll-ordered life ~rrith
tangible results.tn
An article-on Pass-Fail Grading from_ the Ur-iversity of Ten-
nessee notes: "It mD.y be desirable fo:- students to be giV·311 free-
dom to produce U.'"levo~-:o.ly, if·- they wish 5 r::.ther than being forced to
attempt to excel in all academic endeavors.
They should be required
to perform satisfactorily in all areas, but the~r should have the_
,~opportunity to choose those pursuits in 1.-rhich they -v:ish to be out-
standing. Although 1mcntal-e.bilities 1 arc not 1-mll understood, some
p.sychologi~.l data suggest tr.cat all of them· a!'e not eque.lly developed
i.n a gi von indi viduo.l. 11
The system here, proposed . does require satis-
factor-.r w·ork in all courses for 1-rhich the student recei vos credit
and it also gives him the time to be ('11tsta.nding in those which
m.otiv.nt.e h.i.N 'i:ntri:nsice!lly to c:i:cc:r.
A student F£.y nm-r as'- an instr-uctor if he !!'..ay sit :in on a class
or take certain courses for non-credit.
A stude::1t is slovr to under-
tal-e such experiments because he has no cbanco of getting credit, and
the more he takes, the less likcl;;r he is ·to gradunte at the end of
eight semesters.
Under the proposed system, the student is encouraged
not o11ly to make these excursions into other disciplines 7 but to do
sa tisf'actor.r vJor1-: in them in order to re:cci vc crodi t; tl-12.t is, he is
encouraged to do r:torc tbz.n just lfo.udit 11 or nvisitn.
But if he chooses
not to do sc~tisf'actory uorl:, or is not able to, and if he chooses not
to i:Tithdrmr from tho course, his transcript -...Jill merely indicate thnt
he ct least stud: it out Ior the semester.
To co.ll this a clear less-
ening of standards 't-JOuld be highly debatable.
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#6 vw..at llC.S been the experience of· other schools \-Jith S-lJ pb.ns?
Colleges and U::J.iversj_tios presc~tl7 considering some for:::: of
S-U grading arc legion in this co-untr;:r.
At least 45 have already
(196$-69) instituted vari-ous forms of pe.ss-fail gradL"1g, and tr.d.s
number oncon:}lasses state universities, small liberal ctrts colleges,
i~J lea~~o schools, specialized and scientific 1llJivorsities. If
nothing else, this is indicative of the widespread dissatisfaction
with A-E grading.
Unfortur~tcly for our purposes 7 most of thcsa experiments are
half-hearted compromises..,
Very fovJ have been wor1:3-ng long enough to
fur:nish any useful- data~ And fm<Tor still are similar enough to the
system proposed here for their dak. to be rolcv~nt for us. In the
great :rr:aj ority of these expcri!!:lsnts, tho r;rt.ding is a pJ.rtial S-U
system, ailo1.ri.ng the student to take sene courses on an S-0 basis,
the rest A-E during the~ semester. Host frequently, the stu-
dent is limited to one course por semester (sometimes ~ot till his
junior or senior year) and he is typically excluded_from using this
option in his mjor or minor.
Reports on such partial systems are not encoFre.V,ng.
H~>.rpur,
Lehigl'_.,tlnd Pr~nceton, for example, all noted that their :>tudents
usually used this option to get throu~~ cert~in general requirements,
particularly languages and sciences.
But the report fro!TI. ths Ds.rt-
mouth co:r.EJittee ( "1-Jhich ·Has delegated to evaluate their p3.rth.l S-U
sysuem at the end of three years) is especially damning. They f~~~~d
that allo~dng a student to take courses on 1~t~ b~ses in the same
semester 1-m.s educatiort_ally unsound, since it induced him 'to devoto
most of }1-l s time to the c· urses for 1·Jhich he \>Tould rc:cei ve a letter
grade (obviously, he would be pe~~lized for not doing so). It is
. noteworthy that, while reco~~ending the immediate eliminatio~ of the
option of 'one S-U course/semester, the D0.r:tmouth group did ~1ot flatly
urge resumption of the former system but is considering othor forms
of pass-fail.
(A similar pnrtial system proposed for Harvard bas
not been accepted.)
There is less data on systems using Em "H11 •
Yale, formerly on
a numerical grading system (100 points)} is ch~nging to a system
of H, HP ("high passu I), P fl.J.J.d F; this seems to be another ;,-;ay of.
saying t:b..at they are going into our pres::mt grading system but tele-
scoping C and D grades into one cate::;ory. The Bmtdoin high honors
and honors system (grades HH, H, S and U given) has led to >ildespread
ill-•Jill and discontent on that carr~us.
· Hesleyan is considering a proposal '.:Thich vJo;··ld allaH any faculty
member to mrl- any of his courses on o. totally S-TI br:sis.
Hs.chinery.
for this nlre:: dy exists at SUNY.4..
None of tho above is particularly relevant to our discussion,
other than indicating thD.t such fec,tures Ct.s an "Hn or pB.rtial S-U
are unsatisfactory.
(Note that under the systGm here proposed a
student never P~Xcs A-E and S-R grades in any one semester, except,
of course~ if he happens to bo taki:n.g a cou.rse in t.Jl-dch the instru.ctor
chooses tc grade entirely 8-N.)
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Two schools have f~~~shed data on tho effects of having all
freshmen takiPg courses on a total S-U basis~ Cal Tech and Santa
Cruz.
(SirJB.rtl">..mo~e instituted this system last year 1Y..1t cannot be
used for evidence because the campus Has so badly disrupted by black-
studies agitation, by kinetic preoccupation vdth a long list of new
developments in student life, and b'ff the untimely death of the pre-
sident in· midyear.)
Santa Cru.z has been operating under a total, ~11-undergraduate
S-U system for five years &~d reports excellent results. It has been
able to place its grc.duates in many of the best 'Tad schools in the
country. It, like Cal Tech, noticed that the break from grade-consci-
ousness
cause· "some disorientation at the start,n but "most adjust
and learn to t-rork for themsel vcs."
Since Fall of 1964, all fres~~en at Cal Tech have been receiving
S-U grades only.
The fact that this policy became perrr:.a.nent in 1966 by
a faculty vote nu.nav...imous less onen itself indicute~ the success of
this system. Their evaluation of the new policy revealed:
"l) Year-end fresh.'!l::'ill attrition 1.ra.s less than the average.
·2) The attrition occurred almost entirely among students in
the bottom quarter of the class acadeiTically, in con-
trast to p~evious years in which it had been spread
over the entire class and had included the departure
3)
of good students by transfer.
Voluntary participation in the Fres~~n Honors Pro5~am
more than doubled over previous years.
4) The sophomore perforFance (A-F grading) of the first P-F
fres~~n class -...ras better than that of previous sopho-
more classes.
5) Hany experienced faculty members· reported a significantly
improved attitude toward learning by both fres~Jnen and
sophomores. A humanities instructor remarked:
"TheyYre
reading books again. n
.In summation~ although no school has adopted a proposal pre-
cisely like the one given here, the evidence available supports
grading all freshmen S or N.
And the wide interest in po.ss-fail
and the varied attempts to allow non-freshmen to benefit from it
support its extension to cover the first two years.
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V. COHGLUSimTS
1. The propysal is timely,. All ovsr this COlli"ltry, indeed tho world,
the demand is ~gent for creative change in ur~versity education.
SilliT Albo..ny has so f2.r responded creditably to tt-...is challenge
in many areas of campus life ~Ld work.
Thoro is strong consen-
sus that reform of the grading system Bhould be the next step
and strong expectation that it will be.
He should take tbrtt
step no~.; ..
2. It is educ-:>.t;onally developr.;::.;;nto.1. It oxtends 5 significRntly
and clearly, the scope of the student's self-regulation and
urges upon his attention not tho shudoH of his education but
its subs·'Gance. It removes a nnjor obstncle bctueen students
and teachers and stinulo..tes fresh approaches to thci~ co~~on
enterprise. Its risY:s ere i.;cll 1.-rort.h t-:king.
3. It is nrectical. It is simple in concept and opor.~tion; it is
of the right siz·'"'
lc.rge enough to count and sm:J.ll 0nough to
observe and control; it is dyr,a:r,nic and- properly paced, allowing
tim8 for adap-s- ation and coordib.ation within departr0:::;ts.
For all these reasons, the proposal should be adopted.
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Report on the
Corr®ittee for Planning Conference
THE PROFESSOR, THE STUDENT AND THE LEAfu~ING RELATIONSHIP
Sidney Reisberg
David Neufeld
September 29, 1969
Selecting M~t~ers for the Corr®ittee
A real effort was made during the month of August to canvass
many people in the University in order to get a broad base
of nfulies from which an effective group of members could be
brought together.
The following group vf faculty and students spent the day
meeting at Highland Farms in Altamont on Septerr~er 15, 1969:
Armand Baker
Maria Coutoupis
Shelly Frieiliuan
Robert Frost
Ross Goble
·Steven Hirsch
Rona Hoffman
Jon Jacklet
Joseph Kaiser
Ken Kurzweil
Marian Hoffman, Coordinator
Su1mnary of September 15 1-leeting
Peter Larrick
Edith Leet
Thomson Littlefield
Bruce £.·1cCu tcheon
David Mitchell
Richard Myren
David Neufeld
Sidney Reisberg
Norman Rich
Warren Roberts
. Ru'b.'l Sch.Luidt
The morning session was divided in three groups, who reported
the following proposals:
1.
Set up group sensitivity sessions where small groups of
randomly assigned people meet to strip away roles and facades
and uncover attitudes about one another.
Highly trained
group leaders could be brought in to conduct the sessions.
They could include all me:rnbers of the University communi-ty,
not just faculty and students.
Curiosity 'l.vould be a major
motivating factor for participation.
Premise is that·if
human beings can be affected, then the University can be
changed in a meaningful way.
2.
Set up morning-long "classes" in which 14 students are
randomly assigned to each professor.
The students will become
teachers in a role reversal situation and the assigned topic
for the class is relevancv.
In a second session, students and
teachers will reverse roles in their own classrooms and discuss
particular problems in that class. ·
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3.
Set up s~all group meetings of faculty and students to
a~scuss corrm.o~ or parallel problems, perhaps starting with
the pressures,of the ra:uk structure on professors and the
grading system on students.
Groups should be kept small and
held on the students' grounds, perhaps in dormitory lounges~
Students should take the initiative to invite individual
faculty merr~ers to participate.
The afternoon'was devoted to a discussion of the proposals:
If students and teachers are ran4omly assigned to groups,
there is less danger of teachers being defensive or of
students being intimidated by fear of grade reprisals.
Many faculty members may be suspicious or afraid of group
sensitivity techniques.
If we do decide to go this path,
it will require some very careful consideration and prepara-
tion.
There has got to be a dialogue between faculty and students.
The first step is to generate understanding, the second step
is _to make reforms.
It is not enough to merely understand
what the problems are.
Unless the roots of the problems are
explored and changes made, the relationship between faculty
and students ~vill degenerate again.
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Should this corr@ittee become a pressure group for University
reform?
Perhaps both are required, create understanding and
work for change •
S~mary of September 19 Meeting, Campus Center
This meeting was largely devoted to exploring what may be
involved in group sensitivity sessions.
The group heard from Jerry Feldman, who described his experiences
as a member of the Biology Department at Caltech, where the
entire departmen~ took part in such a program.
Dr. Tucker, of
the Counseling Service, also gave the group some insights in
this area from his experience.
By the end of the meeting, it was clear that there was a divi-
sion within the co~~ittee, those who opted for direct pressure
efforts for change, and those who saw the breaking of the com-
munication barrier as the significant condition of change.
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D~. Reisberg divided. the group lnt:o two cormni ttees, according
chai~illen for each
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ar1.d appointed
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corrilitJ..-c-cee ..
?rese:.~.:. t Stc. tus
With the a~poi~~~2~~ of the corr~ittees listed below, Sidney
Reis:!:::;erg z.:r.d David· Neufeld have completed their charge, as
the SU:t~YJ:. represe:u .. :::at:..ves to the SUNY Facui.ty Senate \iork-
sho? o~ J~~c 18 -
l9, 1969.
Tnese co=wittees a=e to report to the University Co~~ittee
o~ Te&ching, set up by the SUNYA Faculty Se~ate Executive
Corrc:li t tee.
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Direct Action
Co::ruai ~tee
·Joseph Kaiser, Chairman
Edith Leet
I..far ia Couto up is
Norman Rich
Ruth Sch.-rtiC. ~
David Neufeld
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Breaking Co~uunication
Barrier Corr~ittee
Peter Larrick,
Steven Hirsch,
Robert Frost
Rona Hoff:rr.an
Armand Baker
Jon Jacklet
Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman
·Ken Kurz~veil
David Hitchell
Richard l'1yren
Sidney Reisberg
Bruce HcCutcheon
Shelly Friedman
Ross· Goble
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
To:
From:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT ALBANY
MEMORANDUM
Members of the Senate
Allan A. Kuusisto
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The next Senate meeting will be held on ~
The agenda will consist of:
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Council reports.
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Report of the Ad Hoc Consultation
Guidelines Committee.
3 •. Any other business which may come
before the Senate.
1.
. RECEIVED
rJOV 1 31969
D5PAR!M!:NI OF HISTORY;
s,y,~,Y. • Ak&A<N'(
FACULTY SENATE
Minutes of Meeting
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November 17, 1969
The meeting was called to order by. President Kuus~sto at: 3:40 p.m. in .·the
Assembly Hall. frofe~sor Thomson Littlefield was introduc-ed as the newly-_
elected Senator-at-large. The minutes of the previous meeting,W?~e approv~d.
In .r~sponse to questions from new Senators~ many of ·whom. had not re~eived
the agenda, i_t was announced that. the Sen.ate-meeting_sehedule_ fcir 1969-70.~as
at 3:30 p.m. on the third Nonday of ~ach · mon~~.~ foUows: .
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December 15
January 19
February 16
.March ;J_6,
April 20
May 18
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The agenda for. each me~ting 'wi~h :<::o~~~il .a~cl- Crnhmitt.~~ -;~p~ris j.s put in the campus
mail about noon of the 't<Jednesday before the.scheduh;;c(lJl.eet~ng ad4ressed to each
Senator's campus address.
S:;nators not having a campti's. (including dormitory)
address may pick upa copy of the agen.da at the.O.:?fi,c;e of.);he.P.resident, the
student Central Council Office (CC345), or. the Office of.t:he Secretary (Sayles
Hall Secretarial Pool).
Items proposed for distribution with the agenda should
reach the Office of the President, Vice'""Chairman Finkelstein, _or any member of
the Executive Committee at least 10 day? before the meeting.
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1.
Undergraduate Academic Council
1.1 The Council 1 s report, distributed with the ar;enda, indicated that
the Council and its committees \·1ere studying guidelines for its own
procedures and action, the granting of credit for Developmental Composition
II and III, and curriculum review of undergraduate foreign study programs.
It will soon consider or take action on the anticipated report of a
Committee for Undergraduate Requirement Elimination (CURE) of Central
Council and clarifications of the recently adopted grading system.
2.
Graduate Academic Council
2.1 Accompanying the agenda was a Council report of 12 Hfor informationn
items including faculty membership of its committees and two of their
chairmen:
Admissions and Academic Standing, V .Aceto; Curriculum and Instructior,
Educational Policies and Procedures, P.Krosby; and Review of Graduate
Programs.
2.2 A motion to approve the Council Report item 13 was adop~ed by voice vote.
The adopted rule would permit doctoral students at othP~ SUNY institutions
to study at this campus without formal admissions proc. dures but subject
to the requirement of specific approval in the case of certain excepted
types of courses--research seminars, practicums, internships, independent
study, etc.
5.
Council on Promotions
and Continuing Appointments
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5.1 It was moved and seconded that the Senate approve two .documents
entitled
12Reactions of the Council on .Promotions anc~ Continuing
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:Appointments to the Recommendations of"(a) the
11Faculty-Stud~nt .Ccmnittee
on Tenure'; and (b) theHEducational Policj.es Council on RarJ< Distribution~
Tenure and Salary. n
These documents had. been distributed. at the Ip.eed.ng.
After a brief discussion a ,motion to table un.til. the next· session. was.
adopted.
Several Senators suggested that the Council ~ight present its
· conslusions in a' less ar.1biguous manner--pe~haps in the form of specific
gmendments to the nGuiclelines on Promotion and Teni.tre:t previously adopted
by the, Senate and nmv printed in the Faculty Handbook.
6.
Research Council
6.1 A "for informationn report was distributed vJith the agenda.
In
addition the Chairman invited SeD~tors to report to him any impediment
or problem which blocks the progress of research.
6.2 The question was asked as to v1hether the approval of the Research
Council is necessary before proposals for a new research-orieJ:ted Center
(such as the proposed Center for the Study of Higher Ecucatio' · mentioned
in the report) might be included in the University budget.
The president
replied that our procedures in this area are evolving and that it was
smaetimes possible for a new unit to get budget authorization prior to
its approval on the academic side. However, he pointed out, .the Pre~li0ent
is seeking funds for any ne;;q Center must certify to the Chancellor ·that
the appropriate faculty consultative body had reviewed the proposal and had
approved it •. In' addition, he reported, the proposal for the creation of
the Center for the Stuc~y of Science and Soc.iety _had been reviewed and
approved by both the Rsscarch Council and the Educational Policies Council
before it was included in the budget request. _
7.
Ad Roc Faculty-S'tudent Consultation Guidelines Committee
7.1 The committee's report, with a somewhat revised draft of the Guidelines
was included with the agenda.
The Committee Cl'lairman called the Senate's
attention to its two recommendations and moved the adoptio~ of ·the Guidelines.
7.2 Because many Senators had not received the ag~nda in time .. to r~view
the revised version, a motion.to table for ~onsideration _at the n~xt_meeting
• was made and adopted unanimously.
e.
New Business
G.l The, question was ·ra:isc.d a~ to 1;vhy student nom:Lnees .to me.mbership on
Councils had not been presented to the Senate for appf:oval as.· ·is required
for faculty membe:ts.
Vice Cl1airman Finkelstein r~por:ted :t..lJ.at the_. Executive
Committee had 't-7anted to submit· their nan1es as a ;cpmplete .list and that not
all the graduate student. nominees had yet been submitted~ It was promised
that the list woulc be forthcoming.
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8.6 A motion by Vice President Thorne requesting the Student Affairs
Council to consider whether further guidelines relative to demonstrations
on the campus should be developed was seconded and approved unanimously
without discussion.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
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12/1/69
Respectfully submitted,
Virgil B. Zimmerman
Secretary
For Information:
Report of the
Undergraduate Academic Council
_for the Period Nov~ 3,- Nov. 14, 1969
l. The Council held its regular meeting on Monday, November 3 with
all new members in attendance.
2. Membership rosters for the four active standing committees were
essentially completed.
3.
The following items were discussed:
a.
Guidelines for procedures and action by the Council and its
committees.
b.
Granting of credit for English 100 to those students in De-
velopmental Composition II or III (E. 0. P.) who exhibit a
level of competency sufficient to satisfy the English Depart-
rnent.
c. Submission for approval to the Curriculum Committee all new
undergraduate foreign _study programs: Such curricular patterns
should require the same evaluation as new 11In House 11 programs.
d.
The willingness of the Curriculum Committee and the Council
to give immediate consideration to the report, when submitted,
of the Committee for Undergraduate Requirement Elimination
(CURE) of the Academic Affairs Commission of the Central
Council.
4.
The Academic Standing Committee of the Council has expressed its
intention to produce within a week or two a "position paper" clari-
fying some aspects of the newly approved Satisfactory-No Credit
grading system.
Respectfully submitted,
John N. Aronson
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GIW ... DUATE AC.li.DEMIC COUNCIL
For the Period October 1 - 31, 1969
The Council met three t:i:mes during this month ..
For Information
l. 'f;.;o graduate students, both senators, joined the Council.
They are :ff...r. Dav-id
Marple (sociology) and Nr. Charles Stephenson (history).
2.
P"..cofessor Jerome Epstein (education) resigned from the Council under :pressure
of other duties.
He has been replaced by Pro:fessor Robert Donovan (English)$
3. The Council has organized th€1 :follmqi.....ng sta...~ding Comrnittees for the year.
It is expected that each will add two graduate students at a later date, one
a me:niber of the Council .. and one from the graduate student body at large.
One faculty member will be added to the Committee on Curriculum and LJ.struc-
tion later.
Committee on Admissions and Academic StandL!g
.WV. Aceto, Library Science, chairm;e.n
A. R..iggins, Sociology
Y. Myer, Ch;<:>;11i st:r-.r
R. Pettengill, Economics
-~>T .. Rooney, Social Welfare
Committee on Oxrriculura &~d Instr~ction
~-R. Donovan, E.:.""lglish
*J. Falconieri, Romance Langu.a.ges
B. Solnick, HistorJ
J.. ZuckermB.n, C'nemistry
Committee on Educational Policies &~d Procedures
c.. E&rards, . Biology
*P. Krosby, 1fistol"".f, cJ:-.ca.irr.JJ8...'!1
H.. Morick, Philosophy
R. O'Neil, l~ch~matics
*L~ Vlelch, P~blic Affairs
Committee for Review· of' Grad:.rate Prog~ams
J. Bullo.f.f, Histor-<J & Systerre.,tics of Science
C .. Oden .. 1>;:irchen, CoE"".parative Literature
-k.A. Saturno ~ C'nemistr.Y
*J. L.Tppal, E:;onom-ics
R. ¥Jesser, F.istor-.f
~i1embers of the Graduate Academic Council
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4.
The Cou.."lcil invited 1Tl""mbers of the Office of Graduate Studies to meet with
the appropriate committees of the Cow~cil to assist the committee and to act
as liaison persons for the co~wittees vr.ith the Office of Graduate Studies.
:!Yfr. Robert McFarJA:nd -v<ill ser-ve as the liaison "''"ith the Co'l11TI'l"ittee on Curriculum-
Instruction, :VlX'. Paul Saimond 'Vtill serve as the liaison with the Co'!"!'l'm;ttee on
Adrni ssions and Acade'n'li c Sta.:nding, and Dr.. J. F-redericks Volk¥1Edn w-ill serve
as liaison with the Co'~Wl'li:ttee on E.ducational Policies.
5. The Coimcil has received and refer-..ced to the Cornm~ttee on Curriculum and
Instruction propo~ed master's degree programs in geography fu~d in history
and syst~matics of science&
6.
The Council has received and 1-'..as ta.ke.."l under rev""iew proposed doctoral :pro-
gra:n'ls in philosophy, sociolog-y-, librar-.r science, and history a..'lld. syste'll'lt!tic s
of' science e
7.
The Committee on At3mi ssions and Academj c Stand.ir;..g has acted on four :petitions
received from studentse
Tru·ee 1¥ere concerned with transfer credit and one
with the acaclerrri c requirements :for a :master' s degree.
8. The Committee on Policies and P'.cocedures has under study the :follow-lng
matters:
. ae The University foreign lai"lg-ua.ge requireme.:.'lt for the Ph.D.,
b. Pass/:fail systems of evaluation as appHed to graduate study
c. Present status and criteria for assignme.:.~t of credit to graduate courses.
9.
The Council is establish.L"'lg :procedures :for the rev-iew of doctoral :prog-..cams
1·1hich it vnll initiate tr.ds year through its Committee :for Re-v'i.ew of Graduate
Progrart~S.., Ji...fter employw..g several criteria, the follow-ing progrG>,;ms were
selected by the Cou..'llcil for review this year:
chemistr.r, Er~lish, and poli~
tical science~ Also, in the case o:f the P:'l. D. :program in histor-.r, a review
by the America"'l P~storical Society had been arranged earlier by the depart-
ment..,
The report of the review -vrill be made available to ·the Graduate Academic
Cotu"1cil.
The details o:f organization and implementation o:f the Council's
re1rie1vs 1dll be developed by the Conun5ttee.
10. A cr.!8 .. nge i.?l adrlli ssio~1. to the !l'J8,ster' s degree in ed:ucational administration
to el:iminate a requirement that the student hold a certificate \1'-a,lid for
teac.,.~ir.;g in I~ew· York State -vro..s a:pproved "for applicants preparing for educa.~
tiona.l administra/cion in higher education or :L'l'l some other ectucatio:r.a.l agency
:for which state teacher certification is not necessary.
lL The introduction of' a specialization in E,J..ropean P~sto:ry in the Ph.D. :prog1~am.
in History vro,s a:pprovede
12.
The Council voted to admit 10 stu.dents to doctora~ candidacy, 6. from arts and
sciences} 2 "from. :public affairs, and 2 from eO.ucation.
In addition, the
CotL'l'lcil voted to recomL1end to their respective "faculties 5 students for the
a~-rd o:f a University Certificate as Specialist in Cul~riculum a~d InstYaction
(education), l c&"ldidate :for the awaxd of the Ed.De, and. 5 C&""'ldidates for the
avre..rd of the Ph.D.
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The Council recommends approval of: the f'ollo-w"ing :policy to :facilitate the
inter-institutional registration of students in doctoral programs at s~-y
university centers:
11Formally admitted doctoral students in a..TJY center will be authorized·
to study at the State University of' New York aJG Alba.c"'zy without su.:b:mittir>...g
acada~c predentials and going through the u~~al admission app1ication proce~
dures provided (l} the sending institution certifies to a student's good
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standing, (2) the student has the necessary prerequisites, if ar~~ and (3)
that the receir.wg institution has available a place in the class$
The J:ollowi..'1g kinds of courses would be excluded unless a:pproved by the
Dean of: Graduate Studies in exceptional cases: graduate research seminars,
advanced research courses, independent study or readi:ng courses, cli..'l'lical
courses, field courses, practicums, supervised student teaching, ~'!'ld intern=
ships c
Also excluded are s:ponsor'ed programs and institutes which L'lvolYe
special condit5.ons or qualifications 'for admissions., u
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··charles_ O'Reilly;- Chairman
, Report of t-h-e __ Counci 1 on Pro:mot ions
And Continuing Appointment
For the Period October 27 - November 7, 1969
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The Councir met on Friday, November 7, but a quorum was.
not present'.
They will meet· again on November 14, to discuss some
matters that m~st come before the Council.
Respectfully submitted,
~ ·._,
Charles O'RE;i~ly, Chairman
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REPbRT OF LIBRARY COUNCIL OF FACULTY SENATE
. MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6, 1969
The second meeting of the year took up the following topics:
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1. Allocation of library funds and support for new courses and new programs.
The library should request information periodically from D.eans~, Department
Heads, and others to keep itself informed., Current allocations should be
used for support of new subjects until such time as a program is designated
by a Dean as warranting identified fund support. The fact was noted that the
Library budget for materials and staff does not provide sufficient funds to
support at the desired level all approved programs. Library allocations
for a program should not be made until the Senate has approved that
program, and the Senate should question every proposed academic program
as to the adequacy of the library funding for collection building and staffing.
2.. Circulation regulations and the proposed revision of the fine sehedule.. The
Library Council approved unanimously the motion to accept the revised
fine schedule" as follows: Circulation Desk - Overdue Books:
$*50 per day for the first we.e't<~ $.=25 jkf day after the first week.
Fine cut in half if paid when book is returned. Fine accumulated until book
is returned or reported lost.
Lost Book:
Cost of book, if book is in print or fair market value, if book is
~out of print, plus $5. 00 processing fee" plus fines accumulated before book
is reported lost.
Requested Book R1eturn;
$1 per day for failure to return a book within 3 days
from a campus address and one week from an off campus address on recall
for another borrower or for reserve.
Reserve-BoolcneSk:
$1 for t~w first hour or part of an hour. $. 25 for each
-following-kur or, part of an horir. Fine accumulated until book is returned
or reported lost.
Also approved was the application of the rEgulation to faculty as well as to
students that books be recalled after two weeks if requested by another
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3. A preliminary report on a study of library use.
4. A reouest for infq:tmation on facilities for the Reserve Book Service area"
such as drinking fountain. photocopying equipment, and toilet facilities.
At its next meeting the Library Council will consider a report on reserve book
service and discuss departmental libraries.
The chairman, Dr .. Francine Frank, noted that the Faculty Handbook states
that the chairman of a Council must be a member of the Senate. As she is
not, Mr. Haviland, Acting Director and a Senate member ex-oficio, was
elected.
Respectfully submitted,
Morrison C. Haviland
Chairman, Library Council
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REPORT OF AD HOC FACULTY-STUDENT CONSULTATION GUIDELINES COMMITTEE
Ao
The committee recommends that the Senate adopt the attached
!!Guidelines • "
The p~esent version differs from that previously circulated
in that a brief declaration of philosophy has been added at the
beginning and several paragraphs have been reworded to clarifY the
intent and to eliminate :p>bme L.."'ilnt:G:assary phraseology.
These changes are in sections 2.l (last 4 lines changed),
3.2 (rewritten), 4.l (last line rephrased), 5.3 (lst sentence clarified),
5.5 (last sentence simplified), 6.l (incorporates first sentence of
Iormer section 6~4), 6.2 d. (one word corrected), and 6.4 (eliminated).
A@ditional copies OI the Guidelines may be obtained Irom the
Secretary OI the Senate or from the office of the President.
~. The committee recommends that whoever is responsible for the
preparation and issuance of the pamphlet entitled Student Guidelines
should include these
11Consultation Guiaelines" in future editions of
that pamphlet.
C.
The committee recommends that the Vice-Chairman OI the Senate arrange
for a review OI the Statements OI Policies and Procedures which are
·filed with ,him pursuant to the Senate"s Resolution of May, l969, and
that those Statements which are not in conformity with these
Guidelines ,be returned to their authors with recommendations Ior
their modification.
For the Committee
Vo B. Zimmerman, Chairman
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GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY-STD~ENT CONSULTATION
Philosophy: Faculty' consideration o:f student op2.m.on and subsequent student
partici~ation ih 1h~iversity governance as provided in these guidelines
will r~ge along a broad continuQm.
Their successful implementation will
depend upon student interest and willingness to participate in a
responsible manner.
The goal should be that students and :faculty together
\rlllcgilide:.;theDeoiDIS..edmdcshape theid~sti'nyho:fwbne,-uni~rsity.
l. Preamble
l.l These
11guidelines
11 will assist components of this University Center
in carrying out the Declaration of Policy adopted by the Faculty Senate on
May l2, l969.
That Declaration a:ffirmed "that students are entitled to be
consulted ~Dd their opinions and. desires weighed in the :formulation of
decisions n on academic matters and that they nmust be a:f:forded the
opportunity to' petition for a hearing o:f their grievances
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l.2 The Senate action does not impose uniformity of policy and procedure
for student consultation upon the various sub-divisions of the University.
Experimentation with different forms and structures for faculty-student
dialogue is encouraged.
2. Statement o:f Policies ~Dd Procedures
2.l Primary :responsibility for dra1~ng up Gne statement of policies end
procedures, which paragraph B-2 of the Senate's resolution calls for, rests
with the individual academic departments.
This responsibility passes to
the School level for those units which are not departmentalized or which
have customarily functioned as a unit.
Schools should also formulate
policies ~nd p~ocedures :for student participation in the consideration of
such matters aFJ are appropriately decided at the School level. Student
participation in the preparation of the statements called for by the
Senate's resol~tion is required.
2.2 In genera~, the !!statement" to be :forwarded to the Vice-Chairman o:f
the Senate will make explicit the circumstances and manner in which student
opinion will be obtained, the subject matters scheduled :for discussion, the
macr...inery to be employed for selection of student representatives, the
grievance procedure and such other provisions as may appropriately be made
a matter of record as having been decided or agreeD.. t9.
3. Structures for Faculty-Student Dialogue
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3.l The mechanisms by which student views on matters of concern to them
may be ascert~ined are varied:
a.
Under 'Certain conditions (e.g. size, level o:f students, degree of
normal faculty-student contact, etc.) adequate consultation may be assured
through regular meetings--between School and Department heads and students
in either open session or with limited groups of representative students.
The periodic holding of such open discussion sessions is advisable even
though other me~ns o:f consultation have been institutionalized.
b. Appropriate numbers of representative students may be included as
participants in School or Department :faculty meetings ~nd/or faculty
committees.
Student or student-faculty committees may be established for
speci:fic advisory or other special :purposes.
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W'nere :a formal stude;nt organiza-c;J.on exists, its officers and
committees might be scheduled to meet periodically with faculty officers
and cormni ttees ~
d.
Thei'e J:nay be established a joint council or assembly having both
faculty and st~dent membership to which may be assigned responsibility for
the formulatiqn of recommendations or decisions on matters of common
concern.
3.2 Procedures for faculty-student discussion may provide for the separate
development of student or faculty judgment for transmission to and consider-
ation by appropriate officers or bodies.
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3o3 The respective numbers and proportions of student and faculty members
to be included on joint bodies cannot be determined in the abstract.
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Equality of representation is not obligatory. It is e~~ected that the
representation afforded each group will be sufficiently large to bring out
divergent points of view but not so numerous as to stifle discussion or
needlessly consume the time of participants.
4. Subject-matters for Faculty-Student Consideration
4.l No one ca.n. specify or floresee all of the topics which are, or will be,
of concern to students and upon which their opinions .should be solicited
and considered. Students have expressed legitimate interests in many
facets of academic life. Among their concerns are:
the nature and content
of the curriculum, the appointment. promotion or separation of teaching
staff' degree requirements' course~scheduling, grading, library and labora-
tory facilities ahd regu,iations, teaching methods and.. procedures, physical
:facilities. Both now and in the future the..m.aj:<)l:~.cr:1t.er.fuon is the desire of
students to be heard or consulted.
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Selection of Student Spokesmen
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5.l Although the expression o:f student views may sometimes be adequately
obtained in an open meeting, the continuing :faculty-student consideration
o:f matters o:f educational policy and practice can normally be best handled
through the involvement o:f a limited number of student -representatives. In
arranging :for the selection o:f such representatives two practices tending
to bias are to, be avoided:
one, mere self-nomination on the part of
individual students; the other, :faculty selection which amounts to cooptation.
5.2 cl?re:ferred D;lethods of selecting student representations are:
a.
Through their designation by: a :formal student organization,
a..
By an pbjective random sampling method, stratified or not as may be
appropriate,
c.
By open nomination and election in an informal student assembly.
5.3 The statement o:f policies and procedures may establish criteria o:f
eligibility applicable to the selection of students :for participation in
university governance~ Such criteria may include provisions to insure
equitable representation o:f different elements o:f the student body.
5.4 Students may be appointed to administrative committees, task forces
or other
11working bodies
11 on the basis of specific qualifications a.n.d
interests •.
5.5 In emergencies-'-hopefully rare--or when school is not in session,
Schools and Departments are justified in consulting with such of its
student body as is available •
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Complaints and Grievances
6.l Grievance'machinery eXls~s to assure justice through £act-£inding
and mediation.: In the absence of' a campus~wide student grievance system,
procedures should be devised which will assure to students the opportu..nity
to present their complaints and grievances for prompt and equitable consid-
eration.
6.2 Procedures for the receipt and resolution of petitions for the redress
of grievances ought to meet the following minimum standards:
a.
They should be clear and specific so that students may know exactly
what they must,do to present a formal complaint or grievance.
b.
They should assure _that the merits of the case are ascertained and
reported by a:11' individual or committee other than the person or persons
whose decision, action, or non-action is being complained against.
c. They should assure that a f'ormal statement of a grievance receives
a timely writt~n reply, a copy of which will be preserved in the appropriate
University records.
d.
Students who file grievances or complaints must be afforded
protection against retaliation.
6.3 Grievance procedure~ may be modeled on those applicable to Faculty and
Staff grievances (See:
l969-70 Faculty Handbook, pages 40-47) • Alterna-..,
tively, provis~on may be made for grievances to be presented tp a named
impartial arbiter who will serve as an ombud~man, or to a joint faculty-
student committee.
7. Notice
7 .l Elemental
1 notions of a due process
11 dictate that students be advised of
the policies a_nd procedures which have been adopted to assure them the
opportunity to'be consulted on matters of concern to them and the right to
impartial consideration of-petitions for the redress of grievances.
7.2 The formai statements referred to in paragraph 2.2 above should be
posted on bulletin boards, made available on request to student represent-
atives, and an:ilually explained and discussed with student groups so that
questions may be answered and suggestions-for change advanced and
evaluated.
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State University of Ne1-1 York at Albany
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A BILL FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENT
November 17~ 1969
Introduced by:
Steve Villano
1.
Be it resolved that, the University Senate of the
State University of New York at Albany calls upon
the Ne1v York State Commission of Human Rights to
conduct a full-scale investigation into the November
12th incident at Albany High School in which several
SUNYA students were involved.
11.
that the findings of such an investigation be released
no later than six months from the date of acceptance
of this bill.
111.
that this bill take effect i~~ediately.
