University Senate
University Senate
February 12, 2007
February 12, 2007
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda
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Approval of Minutes of December 18, 2006
Approval of Minutes of December 18, 2006
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Provost’s Report
Provost’s Report
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University Faculty Senate Report
University Faculty Senate Report
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Senate Chair’s Report
Senate Chair’s Report
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Introduction of Dr. Bill Roberson,
Introduction of Dr. Bill Roberson,
“Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership”
“Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership”
UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE REPORT
Stony Brook January 25-27, 2007
SENATE PRESIDENT
The President of the University Faculty Senate is Carl Wiezalis (Professor of Respiratory Therapy Education, Upstate Medical, Syracuse).
President Wiezalis reported an extensive list of activities since our last meeting. These include: regular meetings of the Budget Allocation Program Committee (BAP-2) with
Vice Chancellor Kim Cline, meetings of the SUNY Avian Flu Task Force which held a symposium November 8 in Saratoga, and a meeting of the NYS Assembly Hispanic and
Puerto Rican Committee in Puerto Rico where he met with not only leaders in the Assembly but also with newly elected Governor Spitzer, Chancellor Ryan and Chancellor
Goldstein of CUNY.
There is an agreement between the Research Foundation and the Senate to hold two symposia: one on Energy and the Environment and one for new/young/changing
researchers.
With the support of Chancellor Ryan, efforts continue to develop mechanisms for improving leadership among our faculty.
Ram Chugh (Emeritus, Potsdam) is working on developing a Service Corps that will help retired members of our community continue to contribute to SUNY's missions.
Working with Provost Palm, discussions have been held about how SUNY can help train and retrain teachers, especially in the areas of science, technology and math.
With the departure of Dick Collier from the Senate, we need a new Poet Laureate to deliver the Plenary Poem at the end of our meetings.
KIM CLINE, SUNY CFO
Reported on BAP and BAP-II.
She continus to try to make the process more open and transparent.
Cornell and Alfred moving out of BAP.
SUNY been collecting quotes to remind our leaders about their fundamental commitment to education.
SUNY has been moving more items to base level budget (not just the traditional mandated increases).
NYS SENATOR KEN LAVALLE
He welcomes the opportunity to meet directly with the faculty.
He is a strong supporter of Chancellor Ryan and his effort to "keep rolling forward".
He thinks SUNY needs strong capital program, especially for repairs and new technology.
He is opposed to making SUNY Health Centers private
Asked what the faculty can do to help, he indicated that the public wants
to minimize waste
transparent management
to have metrics that show progress
FACULTY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TALK BY SAMUEL BACHARACH FROM CORNELL
A very interesting and amusing talk was presented by Professor Bacharach. See his recent books on Mobilization and Keeping Momemtum.
He worries about new Assistant Professors
A good idea is not enough
Leadership is moving ideas through the system
Need to promote and when successful (at promotion), must produce.
SECTOR CONCERNS and CHANCELLOR RYAN'S RESPONSE
Too many part time faculty and very uneven pay.
Ryan hopes we have turned the corner on reduced full time faculty, but we must keep working to improve faculty size.
Privatizing Health Centers?
Ryan wants to work constructively to solve problems pointed out by the Berger Commission.
Library Funding is no longer sufficient, especially for monographs in the humanities and social sciences.
Ryan seems to have received this message well and said he would "talk to the Presidents."
Are the campus MOUs done and signed and public?
47 of 60 are signed and they will be posted on the internet.
Faculty leadership development
Ryan volunteered that when the navy needs someone to run an aircraft carrier, it does not hired a "head hunting firm." to fill the job. Leadership is important and more should
be done to develop it within SUNY.
PROVOST RISA PALM
Spellings Report- accessibility, affordability, accountability
Project to revise large first year classes in science and mathematics ($ available from her office)
Searches for Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Economic Development and Vice Provost for Diversity and Educational Equity are underway.
KIMBERLEY REISER, PRESIDENT FACULTY COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
No progress yet on getting representation on the SUNY Board.
MANFRED PHILLIP, PRESIDENT OF CUNY UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
CUNY now has a very strong Chancellor.
Faculty Senate now has 3 members on the Research Foundation for CUNY.
President Phillip participates in "Las Vegas style" budget meetings.
FACULTY DIVERSITY STUDY REPORT
A new SUNY faculty diversity report is nearing completion, extending the report of 2001 (available) but including study of race and ethnicity as well gender. This report
should be available by June and data bases will be put on the internet.
Interesting observation from 2001 report. Included in this report are the numbers of faculty lines by campus over the time frame from 1980 to 1999. The number of faculty for
the 4 university centers are given below:
1980
1999
change (percent)
Albany
651
509
-22%
Binghamton
467
425
-9%
Buffalo
816
979
+20%
Stony Brook
501
752
+50%
These numbers indicate one reason we have become less attractive to students relative to our peer institutions within SUNY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT, NORM GOODMAN
Most MOUs done and signed
General Education Assessment plans mostly approved (and lots of attendance at workshops)
Faculty Leadership Program getting started (Ryan)
SUNY Libraries need more $.
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
BY-LAW changes were passed again and now go into effect. Note, there is still controversy over official campus names.
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Lots of support for a leadership meeting associated with next Senate meeting at Brockport
STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE
There was much discussion of a comment in the student life report that stated "..a. survey of university students conducted in the Midwest found that 40% of students were on
psychotropic medications..."
This raised the natural question about the situation on our home campuses. While some doubted the accuracy of this statement, all thought it important to learn more about the
situation within SUNY.
Spitzer "SUNY and CUNY need to have a rational tuition policy that avoids spikes in tuition. Any tuition increases should be used to fund an improvement in education
quality, not offset reductions in state aid."
Note: Albany should name an alternate Senator.
Respectfully submitted,William
Lanford, SUNY Senator lanford@albany.edu
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Council Reports
Council Reports
• CAA, William Lanford
CAA, William Lanford
• COR, Lawrence Schell
COR, Lawrence Schell
• CPCA, David Shub
CPCA, David Shub
• GAC, Sally Friedman
GAC, Sally Friedman
• GOV, Reed Hoyt
GOV, Reed Hoyt
• LISC, Daniel White
LISC, Daniel White
• UAC, John Monfasani
UAC, John Monfasani
• ULC, Joan Savitt
ULC, Joan Savitt
• UPC, Steven Messner
UPC, Steven Messner
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Committee Reports
Committee Reports
• CAFFECOR, Lawrence Snyder
CAFFECOR, Lawrence Snyder
• CERS, Edelgard Wulfert
CERS, Edelgard Wulfert
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New Business
New Business
Senate Bill 0607-09: Revision of Course
Senate Bill 0607-09: Revision of Course
Descriptions of the Undergraduate Faculty-
Descriptions of the Undergraduate Faculty-
Initiated Topic Courses
Initiated Topic Courses
U UNI 150 and U UNI 350
U UNI 150 and U UNI 350
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by: Senate Executive Committee
Introduced by: Senate Executive Committee
Senate Bill No. 0607-09
Senate Bill No. 0607-09
REVISION OF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE
REVISION OF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE
FACULTY-INITIATED TOPICS COURSES U UNI 150 AND U UNI 350
FACULTY-INITIATED TOPICS COURSES U UNI 150 AND U UNI 350
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IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
ADOPTED:
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That the revised course descriptions for UUNI150 and
That the revised course descriptions for UUNI150 and
UUNI350 be approved.
UUNI350 be approved.
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That this proposal be forwarded to the President for approval.
That this proposal be forwarded to the President for approval.
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That the revisions take effect and the online version of the
That the revisions take effect and the online version of the
Undergraduate Bulletin
Undergraduate Bulletin be updated immediately upon the
be updated immediately upon the
President's approval.
President's approval.
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Rationale:
Rationale:
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It was pointed out to the Executive Committee, the
It was pointed out to the Executive Committee, the
Governance Council and the Undergraduate Academic Council
Governance Council and the Undergraduate Academic Council
that the current course descriptions for UUNI150 and
that the current course descriptions for UUNI150 and
UUNI350 do not make sufficiently clear that faculty wishing to
UUNI350 do not make sufficiently clear that faculty wishing to
offer a topics course through these University-wide offerings
offer a topics course through these University-wide offerings
must have the topic approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies
must have the topic approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee of UAC and that this approval be reported to the
Committee of UAC and that this approval be reported to the
UAC.
UAC.
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The Executive Committee also felt it important to clarify that
The Executive Committee also felt it important to clarify that
the approval of a faculty member’s proposal for a course under
the approval of a faculty member’s proposal for a course under
these topics offerings is for a specific semester, not in
these topics offerings is for a specific semester, not in
perpetuity. Where there is a desire for an offering to continue,
perpetuity. Where there is a desire for an offering to continue,
normally the course would be picked up by a department or
normally the course would be picked up by a department or
school or would be proposed to the Interdisciplinary Studies
school or would be proposed to the Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee and the UAC as a standing U Uni course, with its
Committee and the UAC as a standing U Uni course, with its
own discrete course number. Therefore, the revised course
own discrete course number. Therefore, the revised course
descriptions state explicitly that to repeat the course under the
descriptions state explicitly that to repeat the course under the
U Uni 150 or 350 rubrics requires a new application to the
U Uni 150 or 350 rubrics requires a new application to the
committee.
committee.
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The proposed revisions (changes highlighted) are intended to
The proposed revisions (changes highlighted) are intended to
prevent any future confusion about the approval process for
prevent any future confusion about the approval process for
these
these courses.
courses.
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U Uni 150 Selected Interdisciplinary Topics (1–4; as
U Uni 150 Selected Interdisciplinary Topics (1–4; as
approved)
approved)Experimental class, the subject varying with
instructors and the term offered. Course is designed to present a
large body of information without expecting a mastery of detail
(e.g., as in a survey course) or to present general theoretical or
methodological approaches (e.g., as in a foundations course).
See special announcements of courses to be offered under this
heading. May be repeated when content differs. Prerequisite(s):
The topic must be approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee of the Undergraduate Academic Council and
reported to the UAC; the topic must also be approved by the
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education; permission of
instructor to register for the class. Approval is for one semester
only; a faculty member wishing to offer the course again
through U Uni 150 must reapply to the Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee.
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U Uni 350 Selected Interdisciplinary Topics (1–4; as approved)
Experimental class, the subject varying with instructors and the
term offered. Course content should be beyond the introductory
or survey level and the course should require prior academic
achievement and/or experience related to the topic. See special
announcements of courses to be offered under this heading.
May be repeated when content differs. Prerequisite(s): Topic
must be approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee
of the Undergraduate Academic Council and reported to the
UAC; the topic must also be approved by the Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Education; permission of instructor to register
for the class. Approval is for one semester only; a faculty
member wishing to offer the course again through U Uni 350
must reapply to the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
MEETING ADJOURNED
