Agendas and Minutes, 1983 May 9

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1400 Washington Avenue 
Albany, New York 12222 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING 
Monday M~-' 
1983 
3:38 p.m. -
Campus Center Assembly Hall 
A G E N D A 
1. 
Approval of Minutes 
2. 
President's Report 
3. 
SUN!:Senator's Report 
4. 
Chair's Report 
5. 
Old Business: 
5.1 Bill No. 8283-18* (Revised) -
Smoking Policy -
(UCC) 
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New Business: 
6.1 Bill No. 8283-25 -Proposed Certificate Program in 
Advanced Publlc Management- (GAC) 
6.2 Bill No. 8283-26 -
Guidelines for Faculty Involvement 
in Private Ventures Involving Proprietary Work 
Carried Out on Campus -
(Research) 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
1400 Washington Avenue 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
Albany, New York 12222 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
MINUTES 
May 9, 1983 
ABSENT: A. Baaklini, H. Bakhru, A. Baldwin, J. Berman, E. Block, B. Brinser, 
J. Buckley, W. Cadbury, B. Carlson, W. Closson, F. Dembowski, 
R. Farley, M. Finder, H. Frisch, G. Goldstein, M. Hagerty, R. Hardt, 
J. Hartigan, S. Kastell, W. Kidd, R. Klages, M. LaCroix, J. Levato, 
J. Logan, S. McGee-Russell, R. Pakula G. Purrington, D. Reeb, 
P. Rogers, A. Rosenblatt, G. Santoni, E. Sauter, M. Schwartz, 
N. Siegal, D. Snow, T. Volk, L. Welch, J. Woelfel, W. Wilson, 
J. Richtman, J. Tierney 
The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly 
Hall by the Chair, H. Peter Krosby. 
1. 
Approval of Minutes 
The minutes of April 4, 1983 were approved as submitted. 
2. 
SUNY Senator's Report 
Senator Cannon reported on the SUNY Senate meeting in Oswego. 
He spoke 
about the review of campus presidents and noted that at one time a 
five-year review of presidents existed. 
He reported that an on-going 
review that was more or less structured presently exists. Copies of this 
review are available in the Senate Office. 
3. 
Council Report.s 
3.1 EPC - W. Hammond reported on behalf of the EPC on a number of items 
that the council had discussed at its last meeting. 
- The council approved a Letter of Intent for the Degree of Master of 
Science in Epidemiology. 
- The Council reviewed and made comments on the annual Goal and 
Priorities statement. 
- The review had not yet been completed for the budget plan. 
- TI1e Long Range Planning Committee will be issuing a report on 
lli1rollment trends. 
University Senate Minutes 
May 9, 1983 
Page 2 
- The Committee on Evaluation Policy has been doing a significant 
amount of work on evaluation of teaching. 
He referred to the 
Tompkin's Committee Report. 
The chair of CEP had briefed EPC on the 
upcoming report. 
CEP's report on the evaluation of teaching is to 
be completed by May 20. 
4. 
Old Business 
4.1 Bill No. 8283-18 -Smoking Policy (Revised) -Senator Tastor moved 
approval of Bill No. 8283-18. 
It was seconded. 
He stated which areas 
are prohibited by the current smoking policy and that UCC was 
concerned about persons with certain disabilities that suffer coming 
and going in certain areas where people smoke. 
He explained how this 
bill would alleviate such problems. 
There was some discussion 
regarding smoking in restrooms. 
R. Tastor reported that State Law 
does not prohibit smoking in restrooms. Mter further discussion the 
bill was voted on and approved. 
4.2 Bill No. 8283-25 - Proposed Certificate Proram in Advanced Public 
Management - S.B. Kim moved approval of the bill and it was seconded. 
The bill was voted on and approved almost unanimously. 
4.3 Bill No. 8283-26 - Guidelines for Faculty Involvement in Private 
Ventures Involving Proprietary Work Carried Out on Campus - It was 
moved and seconded that the bill be approved. 
T. Dandridge gave some 
background information on this bill. There was some discussion on 
what the Guidelines actually deal with and the fact that possibly the 
context was not specific enough. 
Senators Steen and Gibson felt that 
the definition of "proprietary" should be defined more clearly. Mter 
further discussion Senator Alba stated that the context of the second 
section was meant to define the rights of the students. 
The bill was 
then voted on and approved. 
5. 
In closing, Chairman Krosby thanked everyone who was involved with the 
Senate during the past year for the good work they had done. 
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. 
Respectfully submitted, 
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Recorder 
RENRTS 'IO THE SENATE 
May 9, 1983 
FROM: 
William Hammond, Chair 
Council on Educational Policy 
FOR INFOIWATION: 
The Committee on Evaluation Policy has been working very hard on the 
development of a policy on student rating of instructors for promotion and 
salary purposes. It is hoped that the committee will have definitive 
recommendations by the end of this academic year. 
FROM: 
Jerome Hanley, Chair 
Undergraduate Academic Council 
FOR INFOIWATION: 
1. 
The Undergraduate Academic Council accepted reports from the Program 
Review Committee on review of both the Physics and History departments. 
2. 
The Undergraduate Academic Council approved the following revision of the 
major in Rhetoric and Communication with a corresponding change in program 
title to "communications": 
Proposed New Requirements: 
General Program B.A.: 
A minimum of 35 credits including Math 108 or 
362 or Msi 220 or Soc 221; SBS 300; Communication 265 (a prerequisite 
for all Communication courses at the 300 level or above) ; Communication 
270 (a prerequisite for all Communication courses at the 300 level or 
above); and one of the following: 
Communication 201, 203, 204, 212, or 
245; 15 additional credits of Communication as advised; 6 credits of 
supporting courses (outside the department) as advised. 
Of the 
required 24 credits in Communication, a minimum of 12 credits must be 
at the 300 level or above. 
3. 
UAC approved the following requirements regarding waivers of General 
Education requirements: 
A. No permanent waiver of General Education Program requirements be 
allowed for programs awarding either the B.A. or B.S. degrees. 
Reports to the Senate 
May 9, 1983 
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B. Recognizing the current problems facing students in the Medical 
Technology program in completing reqLtired and recommended courses in 
the major during the three years spent on this campus, the committee 
recomnends that students graduating through December 1987 be granted a 
waiver of 6 credits of the General Education Program requirements with 
the ur1derstanding that at least 3 credits be satisfactorily completed 
in two of the categories and at least 6 credits satisfactorily 
completed in the remaining four categories. 
c. The current waiver of the General F~ucation Program requirements for 
the Accounting major should be reviewed by the UAC in 1983-84. 
FRCM: 
Sung Bok Kim, Chair 
Graduate Academic Council 
FOR !NFDRMATION: 
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1. At its meeting of March 3, 1983, the Council approved a recormnendation 
from the Committee on Educational Policies and Procedures that it is not 
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appropriate at this time to introduce university-wide computer competency 
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requirement for matriculation at the graduate level. 
2. 
The Council assigned Michael Kavanagh to the Committee on Educational 
Policies during the absence of Sally Knapp from the Committee. 
3. 
The Council had an extensive discussion of the difficulties the Master of 
Arts in Liberal Studies program has been experiencing. 
The Council 
referred the subject back to the Committee on Liberal and Innovative Study 
for further consideration. 
4. 
The Council discussed Richard Teevan's two proposals one dealing with the 
desirability of establishing a yearly fund that would be used to buy the 
necessary equipment for teaching and the other concerning a teaching 
practicurn for all Ph.D. students as a graduation requirement. 
The Council 
resolved to take up the proposals at our next meeting. 
5. 
The Council also handled several student petitions. 
6. 
At its meeting of March 17, the Council advanced five students to doctoral 
candidacy, and heard and resolved a couple of student petitions. 
FOR ACTION: 
See attachment on Certificate Program in Advanced Public Management 
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May 9, 1983 
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FROM: 
Pat Rogers, Chair 
Student Affairs Council 
FOR INFORMATION: 
The Council's Thursday, April 21 agenda item will be review and 
consideration of student guidelines. 
FRQ\1: 
Rick Tastor, Chair 
University Community Council 
FOR ACI'ION: 
OUr University Community Council devoted one more full meeting to the 
issue of smoking. 
Attached is an action item, a revised bill which tends to 
limit somewhat smoking in certain areas. 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ETHICS 
Annual Report: 
1982-1983 
The Council met regularly throughout the year. 
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Since the work of adjudicating grievances is a matter of strong 
confidentiality, the Council only can report that it completed 
the review of a particularly complex grievance which had been 
on its agenda since late in the 1980/81 academic year. 
The 
final report was submitted to and accepted by President O'Leary. 
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The Council spent most of the Fall semester struggling with 
the issue of jurisdiction. 
The specific issue comes from 
Section I,B of the "CAFE Complaint Procedures," as approved by 
the University Senate: 
CAFE shall consider a complaint only after it has determined 
that: 
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The complaint is not subject to a grievance procedure 
under existing contracts; AND 
no other means of resolving the complaint are available 
within the University governance structure at the time the 
complaint is filed; AND 
all other possible means of resolving the complaint have 
been exhausted; 
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evidence is presented which, prima facie, raises substantial ( 
doubt as to whether all previous procedures and hearings in 
relation to the complaint resulted in a proper or equitable 
determination of the same. 
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Simply put, the issue that surfaced is: 
"Can CAFE investigate 
the complaint of a faculty member or administrator whose formal 
grievance has been completed via the grievance procedure set 
down in the contract between the University and United Univer-
sity Professionals"? 
Two opinions were solicited on the matter. 
One, representing·the 
SUNY/Albany administration, can be paraphrased that, once a case 
has gone through the proper contractual grievance procedure and 
a decision has beenmade from that procedure, no further action 
can be taken via any other grievance process. 
Indeed, such a 
process is probably contraditory to the contract which exists 
between the University and UUP. 
An opinion from the representative of UUP stated that " .•. there 
may be a role for the Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics in 
recommending changes in standards, practices, local rules, or 
by-laws which impede procedural due process. 
This should only 
be undertaken however with the fullest consultation with UUP 
to see that procedural justice is enhanced, and it should be 
understood that such recommendations have a moral, not a legal, 
force". 
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Item II,B,4 (above) certainly suggests that CAFE is charged to 
review other grievances. 
At the same time, the "CAFE Complaint 
Procedures" were written prior to the UUP contract ang may well 
be in need of revision. 
The issue is not resolved. 
The question still stands as to 
whether or not a body such as CAFE can investigate an action 
which has been demonstrated to meet the specifics of the contract, 
but is still alleged to be in violation of the ethical code 
expected of members of the Univers·ity. 
Proceedings on a case by 
case basis is unsatisfactory. 
A settling of the jurisdictional 
issue as well as a possible new charge to CAFE from the Senate 
are needed. 
III 
The Council surveyed the teaching faculty concerning their 
opinions on the issue of student ethics and cheating as a take-
off of last year's public hearing on the issue. 
As a result of 
the opinions voiced in the public hearing and the survey, and in 
consultation with the Executive Committee of the Senate, CAFE 
requests that the new chair of the Senate appoint a task force, 
consisting of selected members of CAFE, the Student Affairs 
Council, the Vice President for Academic Affairs or her designee, 
and the Dean of Student Affairs or his designee, to investigate 
over the Summer of 1983 the need for a new committee comprised 
primarily of faculty members, to adjudicate charges of academic 
dishonesty filed against students. 
The specific recommendations 
are to be sent to the University Senate in the Fall of 1983. 
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UNIVERSITY SENATB 
Bill No. 8283-18* 
(REVISED) 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
SMOKING POLICY 
INTRODUCED BY: 
University Community council 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED: 
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That as a general policy, smoking in classrooms, lecture 
halls, laboratories, elevators, and public corridors of 
buildings at this University be prohibited except that 
the University Adminlstratlon shall c:J.es-ignate places -in 
each building as smoking area(s). 
II. 
That the University Administration, after consultation 
with relevant governance bodies, shall establish as 
soon as possible reasonable limitations on smoking 
in other appropriate areas of the campus not covered 
by this policy or state or local law.** 
III. 
That this resolution be referred to the President for 
his approval. 
*An earlier version of this bill was originally adopted in 
Bill No. 197778-04 and promulgated by the President on 
April 17, 1978. 
(See attached for copy of President's 
letter of implementation) . 
Underlined portions indicate 
additions. 
**State Law (Public Health, Article 13-F) currently provides 
that smoking is prohibited in libraries, museums, theaters, 
and other indoor facilities open to the public, except for 
places within these facilities designated as separate 
smoking areas. 
This same State law does not prohibit 
smoking in rest rooms or in "separated
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UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CUUNClL 
Rationale for Bill No. 198283- 18 
Smoking Policy 
1. 
Smoking poses certain hazards to those who smoke, and 
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to those who breathe in someone else's smoke. 
This 
bill, while not denying anyone the right to smoke, 
adds a modest amount of protection in behalf of the 
non-smoker. 
There are many individuals who have 
dramatic and intense disabilities which may be 
seriously aggravated by breathing in smoke. 
This 
bill attempts to safeguard their health and rights. 
2. 
The bill does not affect smoking in offices, lounges, 
lobbies, bathrooms, or in the areas which will be 
e.stablished in each building as smoking areas. 
The 
bill tries to limit smoking in certain corridors and 
passageways which must be travelled as a regular part 
of doing business at. this University by students, 
faculty, or the public. 
The Univers.ity Cormnunity 
Council would like people with disabilities, with a 
dislike or aversion towards smoke, to be able to get 
to a classroom or office without having to trave~ 
through smoke-filled corridors. 
3. 
There is considerable support for this extension of 
policy. 
But, ·the real need for action is expressed by 
faculty and students who have identifiable and serious 
disabilities either caused or aggravated by smoke. 
Action for these persons is mandatory. 
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In 1979, and in every subsequent year since that time, 
the New York State Assembly has passed a bill which 
would prohibit smoking in all public places everywhere 
in the State 
~: f New York. 
During the initial debate, 
Assemblyman 
"~-.:hard Gottfried said "Your right to blow 
smoke arounc .. ·• · ,ds where your neighbor's nose begins." 
(Knickerboc·, 
>I~~ News, May 8, 1979.) 
Indications are 
that the Sta ~ · of New York Clean Indoor Air Act may 
be adopted tr.::_s year. 
Our action nmv is not only fair, 
it is timely. 
5. 
The bill asks. the Administration to consider each 
building individually and to designate appropriate, 
convenient, and reasonable areas for smoking. 
Managers 
·and users will have input. 
6. 
The bill, in conclusion, is a logical, absolutely 
necessary, and modest extension of a policy which has 
been in effect for four years. 
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April .17, 1978 
Fro;n: 
Vincent 0' Leary 
Subject: Action Against S.uoki:""lg 
As you knoy.;, the Senate };2.5 enacted, I have approved, and the Un·iversity 
Cou.r1cil has endorsed a policy extending the prohibition agaiD_c:;t smo1:-inP' t9 s;l a<;.?-
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State la¥: already bans smoki.J.'"lg 
in all public facilities on c~----libraries, theaters,_ g)T.m2Sium, &id ~allery. 
These actions are designed to reduce the health, .safety, and emrironmental 
hazards presented by '!.L1lirrited smoking privileges on cai11pus. 
Not only are ·the 
results of s:noking a hea·vy fina.1'1ci2.l bt.'Tden in the cleaning and maintenance of 
ca:npus facilities, but they c:re offensive to gro·wi..ng numbers of campus citizens 
cmd d.angerm . .l.S to m.a.ny persons sufferL.1g respiratory disabilities. 
We have. m 
other respor1.sible choice as in:.iv-iduals 2-Jid as a commUI"'li ty than to enforce this 
regulation 1-.~ith vigor. 
DJ.rii!g t.he Spring and Su:;:~::;,er, I CJJt asking fa::ulty members and students to meet 
this respon.sibili ty in the follm·;ing l-:ays. 
.As soon as ''No Smoking" signs are 
~)O.Sted in classrow!S, lecture 'hc.lls, a..:.d laborato:-ies, faculty members should in-
- :Eo:-m their classes that smoki.i"'lg is pr-ohibited.. 
I ask that faculty and students 
alike ass~~e a personal responsibility for enforcing this policy. 
Faculty, staff, and stude::"t.s l·.ishi!g to repo:-t violations of the no sino king 
rule should sub.:ni t a S:nok.i.1!g Co . .i!_?l2.int Form to the Off~ce of the De211 for Studer. -c. 
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Fo~ are ~v2.ilable at the ~;pus Center Information Desk, the Library 
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It is my hope that h 1e ,,rill sec.1.re the full cooperation of all members· of the 
University Corrr:runity through this r.et.!-!od of perS'..;.asion. 
In the event that \\'e do 
not fully succeed thro:1gh the pm.·er o£ moral force, I am prepared to resort to a 
more formal system of complain:, he2.ring, end possible sanctions against those few 
inconsiderate individuals v.-:'1o -.:-.a.y not be ab:!.e to meet this neK co;n;mmi ty e).,--pectation. 
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If any clause, sentence, pa~o-raph1 subdivision; section. or part of this 
article shall be a.djud,ooed by any eou.rt of competent jurisdiction to be 
invalid, the jud,<>ment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remain-
der thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sen-
tence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof directly involved 
in the controve:r5y in which the jud,ament sb.all have been rendered. 
Formerly § 1399-d, added L.l973, e. 758, § 1; renumbered 1399-m, 
L.l974, e: 1023, § .L 
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Effective Data. 
Section 2 of L. 
197'3, c. 758, pronded that this :see-. 
tion is e.f~eetin J!llla 19, 1973. 
ARTicLE 13-F-REGULATION OF SMOEING TOBACCO 
IN ClnRT..A.m PUBLIC AREAS [NEW] 
See.· 
1399-c. Slil.Oking tobacco in certain public areaS. 
l399-Jh Viola.tion. 
l39!:l-q. Excepted areas. 
[978. ArniMimewt. 
L.l978, c.. 783, 
1980, .rellJlmbered form&l' article lS-E 
l 2. eff... Jan.. 1, 1979, w:rl:il Dee. 3l, 
as 13-F. 
§ 13~. Smoking tobac.eo jn. certain l)nbllc a:reia. 
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It shall be tinlaw:fnl for s.ny person to smoke tobacco in any form in 
any pnblie :means ?£ mass transportation or in any indoor faci~ity _:whicp 
is open to the pubhe as a library or museum, or as a theater wh1ch IS pn-
mari.ly used for, or designed for the primary pniPQsa of, e:xhiuiting ~ny 
motion picture, stage drama, m11Sica1 recital, dance, lecture or other stm-
ilar perlorm!Uiee, du.r:i.Llg' such performance,; provided,, however, that 
smoking by performers as part of the theatrical production shall not be 
prohibited. 
Added L;l975, c. 80, § 1. 
Eft~tlV'& Data. 
Section effective 
Juls 1, l9i5, pu=aant to L.1975, c. 
8{), § 2. 
Ll bra r:Y A ef erette!IS 
Nui::sane€ €::=159. 
C.J.S. Nni.sallCe!t § 2 et aeq. 
§ 139$-p. Viola.ticm 
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A person who violates the provisions of section thirl~n hundred 
:ninety-n.ine-o is gtrllty ot s. violation punishable by a. fine of not less 
than ten dollars nor more thnn one hundred dollars. 
.Added L.1975, c. 80, § 1. 
Effective Oats. 
Section efieetive 
·.July 1, 1975, pursuant to L.1915, c. 
so,§ 2. 
§ 1399-q. beptad a.naa 
The provisions of this article shall not .prec1ude.smoking -~:rest...:c~ms,. 
or _;;_m.pking_i.z1.J,q~~tl.- CS~~onlyJ~:f~p::ed .. .to .. as a lobby ~:£ phys1cally 
separated from the spectator-·a.rea or in any other area. destgnated as a 
smoking area.. 
.Added L.1975, e. 80, § 1. 
Effeetlve 
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Section effecfue 
July 1, 1975, pursuant to L.l975, c. 
BO, § 2. 
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CEIL:
Definitions. 
Disclosure statement. 
Delivery of disalosure sb
Designation· of secretary 
Penal tiel:!; failure to file 
False and misle.ad.i.ng st
persons. 
Fees. 
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§ 1400. :Oefinitirm:s · 
As used in this art:i.ole: · 
·1. "Children's erunp" or "can
a!IY: ehUdren's overnight cv.x:np, 
n:w~ty-ont;: of thi.s ehnpter, chil
~ection thlrl.een hundred ninety-
hng swnmer day camp is define(
· b of this chapter which is lac at 
public s'olicito.tions, for deposits 
:rollments, or accepts or makes 1
residing in the stnte . 
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si?m;r ~y :regulation run;· :requir
nuss10ner. In developing such 
shall require any personL"''m. \, c
camp to disclose inform · 
a. in 
ing: (1) name and ma.i.li <>< add;
ness organization and princip:J 
address and state of incorpom:
camp; ( 4) financinl stability s 
in which such camp i~ locnted 
that subdivision; ( 6) physico.\ 
the ~a~p and such ph.otogn:n::· 
pronslons for sanitary anc 
staffing ratios; (9) living a" 
eilities; (11) :recreatiopal qu:.:, 
(12) insu.rnnce coverage incluci, 
emergency health services; ( .~ 
spection.s by local cir state ht>, 
eighteen months; and (16) ar 
sioner deems neces::;ary. 
3. "Short form disclosure s 
breviated version of the disclos1 
from the disclosure statement 
4. "Parent" means the nnt~ 
person otherwise authorized t.: . 
Added L.1977, c. 898, § ~· 
Former 
Section 
1400. 
Ser. 
which related to mUk sanitation; 1 
en~, function!! .and duties of coro 
sioner, was nddad L.l953, c. 
amended L.1960, c. 1073, § 1: LJ 
c. 86, § 1; repealed by L.l9T6, c. 
§ 9. The subject matter is now 
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Bill No. 8283-25 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN 
ADVANCED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Academic Council 
May 9, 1983 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
I. 
A Certificate Program in Advanced Public Management 
with the attached requirements be approved and 
become effective immediately upon registration by 
the State Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill be referred to the President for his 
approval. 
Attachment 
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State University of New York at Albany 
Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy 
Proposed certificate Program in 
Advanced Public Management 
1. 
Award and Title. 
Certificate in Advanced Public Management 
2. 
Rationale. 
The Certificate program in Advanced Public Management is an 
intensive graduate level program of study offered to public managers in policy 
level positions of state and local government. 
Public management is in a 
state of rapid transition. 
Increasingly, public managers who work at the 
policy level are turning to professional schools and intensive programs for 
exposure to state-of-the-art methods of analysis and management. 
In response to this need, Rockefeller College has designed the 
certificate Program in Advanced Public Management to keep managers abreast of 
the new developments that shape organizations and to sharpen their analytic 
and performance skills without interrupting their careers. 
The Program is 
made up of integrated courses that cumulatively enhance the participant's 
knowledge and competence. It is designed to train decision makers as 
intelligent users of rigorous analytic methods and producers of change and 
innovation. 
3. 
Relationship of program to other SUNY/Albany programs and campus mission. 
This certificate program complements the many other existing 
professional programs in public policy areas offered by S~~/Albany: public 
administration, public affairs, criminal justice, and social welfare. 
Courses 
in the certificate in Advanced Public Management program are drawn from the 
University's Graduate SchooLof Public Affairs, School of Criminal Justice, 
and School of Social i'i'elfare. 
The program will contribute directly to the 
University's stated public policy mission by providing a vigorous 
instructional program to improve the quality of professional public service 
and decision-making at state and local levels. 
The Program will also provide 
additional opportunities for increased interaction and cooperation between the 
Albany campus and numerous state and local governmental agencies. 
4. 
Description of program and requirements. 
Everything presented in the program focuses on the work 
environment. 
The lectures, case studies, group projects, briefings, and 
opportunities to interact with major figures in fields pertinent to public 
management are practical and apply to work assignments and problems on the job. 
Eight graduate courses are offered in this certificate program. 
Students must complete successfully at least five of the eight program courses 
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PAD 501 Budgeting ana Accounting 
An introduction to buogeting ana accounting as tools to implement 
the goals of administrative planning ana control. Buogeting will be treated 
from both a theoretical ana in a "hands-on," how-to approach. 
Accounting 
systems in current usage ana their relationship to budgetary systems will be 
described. 
Emphasis will be placed on political, administrative and 
institutional pressures which form the context in which budgets are formed. 
PAD 502 Human Resources Management 
A survey of individual/group behavior, organizational structure, 
controls, work oesign, and motivation is presented as a background. 
This 
leads to discussion of the major institutions, methods, and procedures that 
constitute public personnel systems (the merit system, career staffing, 
selection, training, position classification, compensation, and workforce 
planning). 
PAD 511 Strate9ic Plannin9 
An examination of the evolving methods of strategic planning as 
applied in public settings. The course incluoes the most current tools of 
technological forecasting as well as the uses of bargaining, reality and value 
judgments, policy development through standard setting, situational analysis, 
planning in a climate of uncertainty, ana the managerial responses to changes 
in the organization's environment. 
PAD 611 Decision Makin9 in Government ana Administration 
Participants gain a working understanoing of current analytic 
methods that are being used to guiae public policy issues and managerial 
decisions that must be mace in haste ana in the face of uncertainty. 
The 
course has two goals: 
to challenge participants to learn how to use certain 
aecision methods, at least in their rudimentary forms, and to make them aware 
of more powerful ana complex analytic methods that will enable them to think 
more clearly and systematically about policy issues. 
The course draws heavily 
on the use of case examples and situations from the participants' work 
environment. 
Topics include concepts of utility and maximization, 
cost/benefit analysis, multi-attribute utility theory, decision trees, queuing 
systems, competing values approaches to decision making and policy setting, 
and the role of rationalization and justification in policy decisions. 
PAD 639 Executive Skill Development 
The course focuses on performance rather than analytic skills. 
Participants are intensively involved in activities aesignea to help them 
assess and enhance their competencies as managers, particularly in the core 
areas of directing, coordinating, human relations, ana boundary spanning. 
Participants engage in simulation exercises, in addition to normal study and 
presentations, and have the opportunity to be videotaped and evaluate their 
performance in various communication modes. 
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ssw 730 Topics Seminar: 
Policy Development and Program Implementation 
Participants will gain an appreciation of the key elements in the 
development of public policy, including the respective roles of the 
legislature, the courts, government agencies and the public. 
The course will 
also focus on a variety of program implementation techniques that are designed 
to aid in the operationalization of public policy. Consideration will be 
given to goal formulation, development of alternative strategies for goal 
attainment, choosing among alternatives, and program implementation and 
control strategies. Participants will have opportunities to apply these 
techniques to real-life, on-the-job situations. 
SSW 730 Topics Seminar: 
The Managerial uses of Research Methods and 
Information §¥sterns 
This is an intensive, application-oriented survey of research 
methods and analytical tools essential for the contemporary public manager. 
The purpose of the course is to develop a working acquaintance with analytic 
methods and to sharpen quantitative skills that have been dulled by disuse. 
The course draws upon the experience and expertise of specialists in 
information systems. 
These guest lecturers discuss the management issues that 
arise out of the use of computer-based. management information systems. 
Participants spend considerable time "on-line," becoming more knowledgeable 
about computers. 
Though the work is intense, the emphasis is to train 
participants as consumers, not producers, of quantitative research. 
SSW 732 Evaluation of Public Sector Proqrarns 
The practice of program evaluation and analysis in the public sector 
is examined. 
Special attention is given to formal evaluation designs and how 
these are modified in practice, the problems of formulating evaluation 
questions and selecting variables, the relationship of evaluation to program 
planning and development, and use of evaluation results. 
5. 
Resources required for the program. 
The Certificate in Advanced Public Management is s'elf-sustaining as 
all program expenses are met by course charges assigned to an IFR account. 
No 
campus resources are required to present this program. 
6. 
Evidence of campus support 
The Certificate in Advanced Public Management has been reviewed and 
approved by the Vice President for Research and Educational Development, the 
Vice President for Academic Affairs, the President, Rockefeller College of 
Public Affairs and Policy, and the Graduate Academic Council. 
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Impact of program on region and state. 
The focus of the program is on management. 
The curriculum is 
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rather than to prepare students to embark on public service careers. 
The 
program will involve men and women with diverse professional experience, both 
those whose expertise is technical or field-specific and those who see 
themselves as professional managers with broad abilities in administration and 
policy making. 
The program will have an immediate and beneficial impact on the 
quality of state and local government in New York, but especially on the 
Albany area with its concentration of state agencies and committees and 
numerous county and city offices within a fifty mile radius. 
Bill No. 8283-26 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE VENTURES 
INVOLVING PROPRIETARY WORK CARRIED OUT ON CAMPUS 
INTRODUCED BY: 
Council on Research 
May 9, 1983 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED: 
I. 
That the attached guidelines for faculty involved in 
proprietary work carried out on campus be approved. 
II. 
That this resolution be referred to the President 
for his approval. 
Attachment 
Rationale 
Guidelines for Faculty Involvement in Private 
Ventures Involving Proprietary Work Carried Out On Campus 
A recent trend on university campuses nation-wide is the increasing 
involvement of faculty in research conducted for private firms which have a 
proprietary interest in the outcomes of the research, i.e., where the results 
of the research become the private property of the firm. 
The firms involved 
may be external companies contracting with faculty to do research or companies 
established, perhaps by faculty members themselves, to exploit 
University-based research commercially. 
These private venture research 
programs differ from the traditional types of academic research. 
Free inquiry 
and the free exchange of ideas are basic principles governing traditional 
forms of academic research. 
TI1e results of this type of research, even if 
funded by private sponsors, are made publicly available. 
In contrast, 
commercial enterprises are governed by the profit motive. 
The marketable 
application of the outcomes of research may result in new knowledge being 
treated in a proprietary manner and, to protect it from competitors, kept 
secret. 
The principles underlying free inquiry and the free market may come 
in conflict when private venture research programs are conducted on a 
university campus. 
In addition to conducting research, the mission of 
academic institutions is to educate students. 
Students are particularly 
vulnerable to exploitation by their involvement in private venture programs. 
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Significant potential danger exists in the establishment of private 
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venture programs on the campus, but to preclude such programs because of this 
possibility would be a mistake in view of the potential benefits which 
include: attraction, stimulation and retention of outstanding faculty; 
development of increased educational, research and career opportunities for 
students; augmentation o.f the facilities, expertise and reputation for 
research; and stimulation of local economy and climate for research and 
technology. 
Maximizing the benefit and minimizing the risk places a special 
and important responsibility on the individuals, administrators and review 
bodies involved, especially at the college, department and research center 
level. 
In light of the impossibility of anticipating all contingencies and 
because of the rapid development of thinking about University-Industrial 
relationships, detailed rules for faculty and student involvement in private 
venture companies are not appropriate at this time. 
Each case should be 
carefully considered in the context of general guidelines designed to protect 
the broad mission and purpose of the University. 
These guidelines should 
maintain the traditional commitment of the University to free inquiry and 
communication, protect the interests of students, and recognize the fiduciary 
responsibilities of the University to the State of New York. 
At the same 
time, the guidelines should not impede the efforts of researchers freely and 
vigorously to explore fruitful relationships with private firms. 
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Recommended guidelines for the initial and subsequent reviews are 
indicated below. 
These guidelines are based on the belief that primary 
responsibility for supervision, guidance and accountability of research and 
student education must reside in the appropriate college, department or 
research cent~r. The reviews at the University level are principally to 
ensure that appropriate standards and mechanisms for organization and 
oversight of private venture endeavors involving faculty, students and 
facilities are established and implemented by the college, department or 
center. These guidelines are intended only to apply to on-campus research 
activites, not to most faculty consulting arrangements or to student 
internships. Although similar concerns may arise in those relationships, they 
are best dealt with through other mechanisms. 
Guidelines 
1. 
The primary functions of the University faculty on the University campus, 
and of the facilities on the campus, are training of students, free 
inquiry, and effective communication. 
These must be kept uppermost in any 
contractual arrangement. 
Interference with this function, direct or 
indirect, as concluded from careful review by appropriate faculty or 
administrative bodies will be grounds for non-approval or non-renewal of 
any contract. 
2. 
Student participation shall be in the context of thesis research and 
preparation. 
Insurance that this requirement is met is a special 
responsibility of the particular department. 
The thesis program and 
progress of each student involved in such programs must be reviewed and 
approved through established departmental procedures involving at least 
one faculty member not associated with the venture program. 
It is 
recommended that a research committee of at least three members be 
appointed, one of whom should be the thesis supervisor and only one of 
whom should be associated with the venture program (this may be the thesis 
supervisor). 
For small departments such a structure may be impractical, 
in which case the review may be carried out by the department chairman or 
his or her designee. 
The student shall be free to discuss his or her thesis work with other 
students and faculty, and to make reports to the department on the status 
and progress of the work. 
Publication of the student's thesis work will 
not be hindered by the sponsor. 
It is expected that the department would 
not approve thesis projects primarily proprietary in nature. This is not 
meant to imply that the student could not be peripherally involved or 
knowledgeable about proprietary work which he or she would not be allowed 
to discuss freely; it should not, however, comprise the thesis research 
project. 
Student support from venture research programs will not be exceptional, 
i.e., will be within the established range for other student teaching and 
research stipends. 
Exceptions to student thesis, free communication and fundamental research 
requirements may be made for short periods such as summer employment or 
introductory involvement. ·This should be approved by the department 
chairman or appropriate departmental committee. 
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3. 
Faculty involved in private venture programs shall not permit such 
involvement to interfere with instructional, dissertation direction or 
committee responsibilities. Any exception to this will be through a 
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release-time support arrangement that has the prior approval of the 
department chairman and college dean. 
4. 
Use of University facilities will be allowed only through proper 
arrangements consistent with the University's fiduciary responsibilities 
to the State of New York and the University Research Foundation. 
5. 
Distribution of royalty and licensing fees will be consistent with 
existing University policies. 
6. 
Contractual arrangements for private venture programs utilizing University 
facilities will be for a specified period not to exceed five years with 
renewal or extension subject to review by the department, college, Council 
on Research or University administration. 
As with the initial approval, 
such renewal or extension will be at the discretion of the University 
president subject to State University of New York and State Education 
Department regulations. 
In any case, it is felt that very long term 
on-campus arrangements are not appropriate but that successful ventures 
will move to off-campus facilities after an initial period. Movement 
off-campus, of course, will not remove responsibility for adequate and 
appropriate approval and oversight of student and faculty involvement. 
Procedures 
1. 
The approval of private venture research programs invoving proprietary 
work is a joint decision by the department or research center, the 
college, and the University. 
2. 
Initial review and approval will take place in the appropriate department 
or research center according to established procedures. 
Approved programs 
will then be submitted to the dean of the relevent college for 
confirmation. After approval by the college, the program will be 
submitted to the Vice President for Research and Educational Development, 
who will review it on behalf of the University. 
The Vice President will 
be advised by the Council on Research through its Committee on Industrial 
Linkages. 
3. 
The departments, colleges, and the Vice President will develop appropriate 
procedures for annual review of private venture programs. 
The procedures 
will be designed to insure a fair and objective evaluation of the progam 
under the above guidelines. 
4. 
If disagreement ocurrs at any level in the review process, the Vice 
President for Research and Educational Development will initiate an 
appropriate procedure for resolving the dispute. 
If a program is 
disapproved at any level, the researcher may appeal that decision at a 
higher level. 
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1400 Washington Avenue 
Albarly, N~w vo.rk 12222 
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President's Report 
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SUNY Senator's Report 
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Chair's Report 
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Old Business: 
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6.1 Bill No. 
8283~·25- Proposed .certificat.e Program in 
Advance'"dPUETicManagement- (GAC) 
6.2 Bill No. 8283-26 - Guidelines for Faculty Involvement 
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REPOR'IS 'IO THE SENATE 
~y 9, 1983 
FRCM: 
William Hammond, Chair 
Council on Educational ~licy 
FOR INFOR-1ATION: 
The committee on Evaluation Policy has been working very hard on the 
development of a policy on student rating of instructors for promotion ana 
salary purposes. It is hoped that the committee will have definitive 
recommendations by the end of this academic year. 
FRCM: 
Jerorre Hanley, Chair 
Undergraduate Academic Council 
FOR INFOR-1ATION: 
1. 
The undergraduate Academic Council accepted reports from the Program 
Review Committee on review of both the Physics and History departments. 
2. 
The Undergraduate Academic CoLmcil approved the follo\-ving revision of the 
major in Rhetoric and Communication with a corresponding change in program 
title to "communications": 
Proposed New Requirements: 
General Program B.A.: 
A minimum of 35 credits including Math 108 or 
362 or Msi 220 or Soc 221; SBS 3001 Communication 265 (a prerequisite 
for all Communication courses at the 300 level or above) ; Communication 
270 (a prerequisite for all Communication courses at the 300 level or 
above); and one of the following: 
Communication 201, 203, 204, 212, or 
245~ 15 additional credits of Communication as advised; 6 credits of 
supporting courses (outside the department) as advised. 
Of the 
required 24 credits in Communication, a minimum of 12 credits must be 
at the 300 level or above. 
3. 
UAC approved the follo\'.ring requirements regarding waivers of General 
Education requirements: 
A. No permanent waiver of General Education Program requirements be 
allowed for programs awar¢ling either the B.JI .. or B.S. degrees. 
RepOrts to the Senate 
May 9, 1983 
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B. · Recognizing the current problems .,facing .students in· th~ Medical 
' Technology program in ccirnpleting required ~d' reecrrrnended,. coux:s~s ,in 
·. the major during the thr.ee years spent on this. ¢ainPus, the cotnllli t~ee 
· recorrmends that students graduating through becetllber 1987 be granted a 
waiver of 6 credits of the General Education Program requirerne11ts ,with 
the understanding that at least 3 credits be satisfactorily completed 
in two of the categories and at least 6 credits satisfactorily 
completed in the r.emaining four categories. 
q. '!he curr.ent waiver of the General i?iiucation Program requirements for 
the Accounting major ·should be revi~wed by the UAC in 1983-84. 
FRCM: 
Sung Bo.k Kim, Chair 
Graduate Academic Council 
FOR INFOR"tAT!ON: 
1. At its meeting of March 3, 1983, the council apProved arecorrmendatiop , 
from the Comrhi ttee on EdUcational Policies an:d 'Procedure·s that it is pot 
appropriate at this time to introduce university-wide computer competency, . 
requirement for matriculation a:t the graduate level. 
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The Council assigned Michael Kavanagh to the conml.ttee on Educational 
Policies during the absence of Bally K:napP from the c.ornrni ttee. 
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The Council had an extensive discuss±l~ of the oifficulties the Master of 
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referred the subject back to the Committee on Liberal and !nnovative Study 
for further consideration. 
4. 
~e Counc:;:il discussed .Ri.chard Teeva.n 1 s two proposals one dealing with, the 
·desirability of establishing a yearly fund that would be used to buy the 
necessary equipment for teaching and the other concerning a teacning 
practioum for c:Ul Ph.D. students as a graouetion reqtiireinent. 
'Ihe colincil 
resolved to take up the proposals at our next meeting. · · 
5. 
The Council also handled several student petitions. 
6. At its meeting of March 17, the Council advanced flve students to doctoral. 
candidacy, and heard and resolved a couple of student petitions. 
FPR ACTION: . 
See attachment on Certificate Prog'tam in Advahc~ Public Management 
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May 9, 1983 
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F£01.1: 
Pat Rogers, Chair 
Student Affairs Council 
FOR !NroRMATION: 
'!he Council's 'Ihursday, April 21 agenda i tern will be review and 
consideration of student guidelines. 
FRQ\1: 
Rick Taster, 01air 
University community council 
FOR ACTION: 
Our University Community Council devoted one more full meeting to the 
issue of smoking. 
Attached is an action item, a revised bill which tends to 
limit somewhat smoking in certain areas. 
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UNIVERSITY SENATE 
. COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ETHICS 
Annual Report: 
1982-1983 
The Council met regularly throughout the year. 
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Since the work of adjudicating grievances is a matter of strong 
confidentiality, the Council only can report that it completed 
the review of a particularly complex grievance which had.been 
on its agenda since late in the 1980/81 academic year. 
The 
final report was submitted to and accepted by President O'Leary. 
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The Council spent most of the Fall semester struggling with 
the issue of jurisdiction. 
The specific issue comes fro~ 
Section I ,B of the "CAFE complaint Procedures,'' as approved by 
the University Senate: 
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CAFE shall consider a complaint only after it has determined 
that: 
1. 
The complaint is not.subject to a grievance procedur~ 
under existing contracts; AND· 
2. 
no other means; of resolvingthe complaint are available 
within the Univers;ity governance structure at the ti~e the 
complaint is filed; AND 
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all other possible means of resolving the complaint have 
been exhausted; 
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4 .. · evidence is pres;ented which, prima facie, raises; substantial 
doubt as to whether all previous procedures and hearings in 
relation to the complaint resulted in a proper or equitable 
determination of the same. 
Simply put, the issue that surfaced is: 
"Can CAFE investigate 
the complaint of a faculty .member or administrator whose formal 
grievance has been completed via the grievance procedure set 
down in the contract between the University and United Univer-
sity Professionals"? 
Two opinions were solicited on the matter. 
One, representim:r the 
St.JNY/Albany administration, can be paraphrased that, onoe.a case 
has gone through the proper contractual grievance procedure and 
a decision has been made from that procedure, no further action 
can be taken via any other grievance process. 
Indeed, spch a 
process is probably oontraditory to the contract which eKists 
between the University and UUP. 
An opinion from the representative of UUP stated that '' .•• there 
may be a role for the Council on Academic Freedom and Ethics in 
recommending changes in standards, practices, local rules, or 
by-laws which impede procedural due process. 
This shoul¢i only 
be undertaken however with the fullest consultation with UUP 
to see that procedural justice is enhanced, and it shoul(l be 
understood that such recommendations have a moral, not a legal, 
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Item II ,B, 4 (above) certainly suggests that CAF~~ is charged to 
review other grievances. 
At the same t:ime, the "CAFE complaint 
Procedures" were written prior to the UUP contract an¢! may well 
be in need of revision. 
The issue is not resolved. 
'rhe question still stands as to 
whether or not a body such as CAFE can investigate an action 
which has been demonstrated to meet the specifics of the contract, 
'but is still alleged to be in violation of the ethical code 
expected of members of the Univers"ity. 
Proceedings on a case by 
case basis is unsatisfactory. 
A settling of ·t.he j u:risdictional 
issue as well as a possible new charge to CAFE from the Sel'l.ctte 
are needed. 
III 
The Council surveyed the teaching faculty concernin9 their 
opinions on the issue of student ethics and cheating as a take~ 
off of last year's public hearing on the issue. 
As a result of 
the opinions voiced in the public hearing and the survey, and in 
consultation with the Executive Con:unittee of the Senate, CAFE 
requests that the new chair of the Senate appoint a task force, 
consisting of selected members of CAFE, the Student Affa.irs 
Council, the Vice President for Academic Affairs or her designee, 
and the Dean of Student &ffairs or his designee, to investigate 
over the Summer of 1983 the need for a new committee comprised 
primarily of faculty members, to adjudicate charges of academic 
dishonesty filed against students. 
The specific recommendations 
are to be sent to the University Senate in the Fall of 1983. 
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UNIVERSITY SENAT~ 
Bill No. 8283-18* 
(REVISED) 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NE'::l-1 YORK AT ALBANY 
SMOKING POLICY 
INTRODUCED BY: 
University Community Council 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED 'l'HAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED: 
I. 
That as a general policy, smoking in classrooms, lectur<::: 
halls, laborator~es, elevators, and public corridors of 
buildinos at this University oe prohiErted exc"Eij)-f'that 
the un~versity Adm~n~strat~on sha-ll -designate pli'C'B'S"'ln-
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That the University Administration, after consultation 
with relevant governance bodies, shall establish as 
soon as possible reasonable limitations on smoking 
in other appropriate areas of the campus not covered 
by this policy or state or local law.** 
III. 
That this resolution be referred to the President for 
his approval. 
*An earlier version of this bill was originally adopted in 
Bill No. 197778-04 and promulgated by the President on 
April 17, 19 7 8. 
(See attached for copy of President's 
letter of implementation). 
underlined portions indicate 
additio:1s. 
**State Law (Public Health, Article 13-F) currently provides 
that smokinq is prohibited in libraries, museums, theaters, 
and other i~door facilities open to the public, except for 
places within these facilities designated as separate 
smoking areas. 
This same State law does not prohibit 
smoking in rest rooms or in 
11Separated" lobby areas .. 
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
Rationale for Bill No. 198283- 18 
Smoking Policy 
1. 
Smoking poses certain hazards to those who smoke, and 
to those who breathe in someone else's smoke. 
This 
bill, while not denying anyone the right. to. smoke, ' 
adds a modest amount of protection in beh~lf of the 
non-smoker. 
There are many individuals who have 
dramatic and intense disabilities which may b~ 
seriously aggravated by breathirtg in. smoke. 
This 
bill attempts to safeguard their health and rights. 
2. 
The bill does not affect smoking in offices, lounge"s, 
lobbies, bathrooms, or in the areas which will be 
established in each building as smoking areas. 
The. 
bill tries to limit smoking in certain corridors and 
passageways which must be travelled as a regular pa;rt 
of doing business at this University by students, 
faculty, or the public. 
The University CommU.nity 
Council would like pe·ople with disabilities, with a 
dislike or aversion towards smoke, to be able to get 
to a.classroom or office without having to travel 
through smoke-filled corridors. 
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Th.ere is consider.;~.ble support for this extension of 
policy. 
But, the real need for action is expressed by 
facul'!=Y and students who have identifiable and serious 
disabilities either caused or aggravated by smoke. 
Action for these persons is mandatory. 
4. 
In 1979, and in every subsequent year since· that time, 
the New York State Assembly has passed a bill which 
. would prohibit smoking in all public places everywhere 
in the State ~= New York. 
During the initial debate, 
Assemblyman :. ::.hard Gottfried said "Your right to blow 
smoke aroun• 
· ds where your neighbor's nose begins." 
(Knickerboc·· .• News, May 8, 1979.) 
Indications are 
that the Sta~ of New York Clean lndoor Air Act may 
be adopted tr.::..s year. 
Our action nmv is not only. fair 
it is timely. 
5. 
Th~ bill asks th~ Administration to consider each 
building individually and to d.esignate appropriate~ 
convenient, and reasonable areas for smoking. 
Managers 
and users will have input. 
6. 
The bill, in conclusion, is a logical, absolutely 
ne,CeSSary I and modest extension Of a policy Which haS 
been in effect for four years. 
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April 17, 1978 
Fro;n: 
Vincent O'Leary 
Subject: 
Action Against S.uokLig 
As you k:noK' 'the Senate r.!E.S enacted, I have approved, and the un'iversity .. 
Cou.:1cil has endorsed a poliC..·y exte~d.ng the prohibition aggj,..;k'it.,~­
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These actions ar .. e designed to r~..lllc.e the hec:.l t.h, safety~ a.nd e:nvironment:.al 
_ hazards presented by w~bn.itecl smold...TJ.g _p_:ri vileges_ on_ C:jti11PllS.. _ .Not_ Qnly_ a:re _the_ 
results of .s:nok.ing a hea'\')' fw.z.i"l.C:.ial bt.'Tden i•·1 t..he cleaning 2nd ma:Ulten..ance of' 
caznpus facilities, but they are offen.siYe to gro1tv"i:o.g numbers of campus c:it.iz.en.s 
c:..11.d. dzngerou.s to :many persons S1.lfferi.t1g respirato:-y disabilities. 
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other, reSp:l!'l..sible choice as in:.iy·icluC?_ls Z.i"'ld as a corrmuztity tha.n to enforce this 
regulation ·h·i th vigo:r. 
D..rri.1!g the Sp:rir-1g and Su:::::.er, I a!J, asking faculty members and students to :meet 
this responsibility in the follm-.-:L'"lg i-."2-;'S. 
.A.s soon as trNo Smoking" si2;-n..<; are 
posted in class:roo:i1S) lecture r-.a.lls, c;w;d. laoo-r-atc:-ies, facul r.y me.ubers should in-
fo::-m their cla~ses t.hc.t srr.ok:L'"lg is :;:1::-ohibited.. 
1 ask that faculty ?..nd stuoents 
c.l ike assu..'"7:.e c. personal respo::l..S ibili ty fo-.: enforcing this policy. 
Faculty, s-::a.f£, 2.i.!d stude::"::.s t·.ish:L:g to repc:::--c violations of the no s:rtoking 
rule should sub:n.it a S;nok.ii'1g C~l2.int Fo!T.. to the O:Ef~ce of ·the De211 for Sr.uder .. L: 
J:..:::Ea.irs. 
For:r..s c-:..re c:.vdlable c.t the Cz:;pt.!S Center Information Desk, the Libr-ary 
Circulatio::1 Des1:, md the Office oi S::u:ient k-':f.airs. 
Ba.sed on such COTTI?lc'.in't.s, 
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:ne smoking reg-..:.la.tion. 
It is my h:Jpe that ,,,e \dll secure ·~:he full cooperation of all members of the 
University Co:r:.-:rJnity through this r.et!l~x'i of perS'...:asion. 
ln the event that ,,.e do 
not fully succeed thro'Jgh the Fm-:er of moral force, I am prepared to resort to a 
more formz.l system of coi:'lplc.in:, hearing, a.r1cl possible sanctions against those fev: 
inconsiderate indiYiduals Kho :::-...ay noi. be able to rneet this ne·"· coiiL-n:..rnity e),.'}>ectation. 
I congratulate those ,,·ho r:.ave •·:o:-ked so diligently to increase O'Jr a\·."2-reness 
of the da'ilag i.11g effects of s:-:1oking on o:Jr c:o:nrnon environrnent and on our personal 
\·:ell~ being. 
I urge .::11 to respect. this ne11· co:r.::-;u.:1i ty standard by ex~ 
.. i"i1ple and 'by 
indi 'ddual i:1.i ti2.ti\"e. 
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·§ 1399-m 
. PUBUC liEALTH LAW 
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§ 1399-m. Sepa.n.Wli.ty 
If a.ny clause, seQ.tenee, paragraph, subdivision; section. or part of t.hls 
article sbll be adjud,<re<l by any court o£ competent jtJ.risdiction to be 
invalid. the jud.,"'':!lent shall not illeet, impair or invalidate the remain~ 
der thereof, but shall be confin-ed in its operation to the clause, sen-
teuee, pn.rag-raph, subdivision., section or part the.rwf directly involved 
in the CQnl;rove~y in which the jud.,ooment s"\uill ha.ve bee,n rendered. 
Fomerly § 1399-d, added LJ.973, e. 758, § 1; renumbered 1399-m, 
L..l974, e. 1023, § .L 
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Efftdtn Data. 
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2 of L. 
1973, e. 758, prarided that this SH-
tion !a ~eetrre Jrma 19, 1973. 
ARTICLE 13-F-REGULA.TION' OF SMOKING TOBACCO 
IN CERT.AIN' PUBLIC .AREAS [NEW) 
See •. 
.1399-c. s~ 
tobaeeo in cerlain publle areQ.. 
1399-p. V w)..a.ticm.. 
1399-q. Excepted aree.s. 
r~78 A'"'"'-t. . l:.t.:Un'S, e. "l83, 
1080, renm:abel"'Pi fol"Cmml' arl:icle 13-E 
! 2, e.ff.. ;rrm.. 1. 1979, mU:il Dee..3J.. 
as 13-F. 
§ 1399-t?. · Smoltbzg tobacco m cmatn public ~ 
It shall be ur.Ua:wtal for any person to smoke tobaceo in any font~ in 
any publie means of l:l'lUS transportation or in lmy indoor facility whic~ 
is open to the public as a hDral"Y or mliseum, or as a theater which is pn-
ma.rily used for, or designed for the pri.:m.a.ry purpose of1 exhibiting any 
fll.Otion pie~ stage drama, musica.1 recital, dance, lecttzn or other sim-
ilar perfo~e, during such performance; provided, however, that 
smoking by performen~ as parl o£ the theatrical production shall not be 
prohibited. 
Added L,l915, c. 80, § L 
Efteetlw Data. 
Section effective 
July 1, 19'7i5, purrnant to L.l975, c. 
80, § 2. 
Ub~ry Flefe"""" 
Nuisu~ ~59. 
C..T.S. Nuialll)Celt 5 2 et seq. 
§ 1399-p, Vi~ticn 
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.A. person. who violates the provisioDS of section thirteen hw:~dr!i!d 
ninety-nine-.o is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not le.ss 
than ten doll~ nor more thnn one hundred dollArs. 
Added L.1975, c. 80, § 1. 
Effeetln 
D~t&. 
Sooti.on effective 
·:rw:r l, 1975, :purmtant to LJ.975, c. 
so,! 2. 
§ 1399-q. bepted ~aa 
The provisions of this article shall not .preelude .,smo~ .~t..roorns~ 
or ;.moking in Ml are~_c_!)~only_~~~md._to.a.$ a lobby~£ physically 
separated from the spectator area or :m any other area destgt~.a.ted as a 
smoking area. 
Added L.19151 c. 80, § 1. 
Effective Date. 
Seetiou effect:h'e 
.Tuly 1. 1915, putaullllt to L.l975, c. 
so.§ 2. 
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CHILD 
Sec. 
1400. Definitions. 
1401. Disclosu.re statement. 
1402~ Delivery of disclosure stc.~ 
1403. Designation of secretary ,
1404. Penn.lties; failure to file C
1405. False a1:1d mislaaillilg st~ 
pezsons. 
1406. Fees. 
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1407. Powers of the eo~on• 
§ .14mi. De!init.icms. 
As used in. this article:· 
1. "Children's eamp" or "cum-
any ehild:ren's overni;t:t eamp, ; 
ninety-one- of this chapte-r, chile 
&ection thirleen hundred ninety~s 
ling summer day camp is defined 
b of this chap~r which is locate 
public solicita.tiollS, for deposits 
:roUments, or accepts or r.!c.l.::es a1 
residing iJJ the stn.te. 
2. "Disclosure statem~n t" me~ 
ly and/or amended a~nu::.r:·.· cor.l 
si?ner ~regulation inn~· requir~ 
uussioner, lv. developiu"" such < 
shall :req~Te a~y perso~,"nm\, c( 
camp to disclose i.Aform:ltion in: 
ing: (1) name a,nd J:Uai4ng add. 
ness organization and prlncipa.: 1 
address and state of incorporn~i 
camp; (4) fin..·mcinl sta.bil.ity s: 
in wh'ieh such camp i~ loel3.ted : 
that subdivision; (6) physica.l 
the ~a.~p and such ph.otogn':l 
prons1ons for sanita.rv an<: 
staffing ratios; {9) liVing nt' 
eilities; (11) recreational que. : 
(12) ins1.1.rnnce co~·el"l!.o"'ll incluc. .. ~ 
eme:x;eney health services; {: 
spectlon.s by loca1 o:- state he. 
eighteen modhs; and (16) e.r. 
sioner deelllS neees:.;ary. 
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3. "Sho.rt form disclosure st: 
breviated version of the disclosu; 
from the disclosure statement n 
4. "Parent" means the nat•·1 
person otherwise authorized t<. 
Added L.l9171 c. 898, § ~· 
Former Sectll!fl 
1400. 
Sec:i 
whicb -rel~ted to mill: s~itation; pc 
ers, functions and duties of come 
sion&r, w:as added 41953, c. S 
amended L.1900, c. 1073, § 1; L.lD 
c. 86, § 1; repealed by L.19i6, c. 5 
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Bill No. 8283-25 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
PROPOSED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN 
ADVANCED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 
Submitted by: 
Graduate Academic council 
May 9, 1983 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT: 
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A certificate Program in Advanced Public ~1anagement 
with the attached requirements be approved and 
become effective immediately upon registration by 
the State Education Department. 
II. 
That this bill be referred to the President for his 
approval. 
Attachment 
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State University of New York at Albany 
Nelson A. Rockefeller College of PUblic Affairs and Po~icy 
Proposed Certificate Program in 
Advanced Public Management 
1. 
Award and Title. 
Certificate in Advanced Public Managetnent 
2. 
Rationale. 
The Certificate program in Mvanced Public Management is an 
intensive graduate level program of study offered to public managers in policy 
level positions of state and local government. 
Public management is in a 
state of rapid transition. 
Increasingly, public managers who work at the 
policy level are turning to professional schools and intensive programs for 
exposure to state-of -the-art methods of analysis and management. 
In response to this need, Rockefeller College has designed the . 
Certificate Program in Advanced Public Management to keep managers abreast of 
the new developnents that shape organizations and to sharpen their analytic 
and performance skills without interrupting their careers. The Program is 
made up of integrated courses that cumulatively enhance the participant • s 
knowledge and competence. It is designed to train decision makers as 
intelligent users of rigorous analytic methods and producers of change and 
innovation. 
3. 
Relationship of program to other SUNY/Albany programs and campus mission. 
'Ibis certificate program complements the many other existing 
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professional programs in public policy areas offered by s~~/Albany: public 
administr~tion, public affairs, criminal justice, and social welfare. 
courses 
in the certificate in Advanced Public Management program are drawn from the 
University's Graduate SchooLof Public Affairs, School of Criminal Justice, 
and School of Social Welfare. 
The program will contribute directly to the 
University's stated public policy mission by providing a vigorous 
instructional program to improve the quality of professional public serviQe 
and decision-making at state and local levels. 
The Program will also provide 
additional opportunities for increased interaction and cooperation betweep the 
Albany campus and numerous state and local governmental agencies. 
4. 
Description of program and requirements. 
Everything presented in the program focuses on the work 
environment. 
The lectures, case studies, group projects, briefings, and 
opportunities to interact with major figures in fields pertinent to public 
management are practical and apply to work assignments and problems on the job. 
Eight graduate courses are offered in this certificate program. 
Students must complete successfully at least five of the eight program courses 
to qualify for the Certificate. 
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PAD ~01 Bugg~ing ana Accounti~ 
An introduction to budgeting ana accounting as tools to implement 
the goals of administrative planning and control. Budgeting will be treated 
from both a theoretical and in a "hands-on," how-to approach. 
AccoLmting 
systems in current usage and their relationship to budgetary syst.ems will be 
described. 
Emphasis will be placed on political, administrative and 
institutional pressures which form the context in which budgets are formed. 
pAD 5~2 H~_L_~urces Manage~~t 
A survey of individual/group behavior, organizational str:uc:ture, 
controls, work design, and rrotivation is presented as a background. 
'lhis 
leads to discussion of the major institutions, methods, and procedure!::; that 
constitute public personnel systems (the merit system, career sta.ffing, 
selection, training, position classification, compensation, and workforce 
pl-anning) • 
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P.lanni!2Sf. 
An examination of the evolving methods of strategic planning as 
applied in public settings. 'Ihe course includes the most current tools of 
technological forecasting as well as the uses of bargaining, reality and value 
judgments, policy develo:pnent through standard setting, situational analysis, 
planning in a clin~te of uncertainty, and the managerial responses to chanqes 
in the organization's environment. 
_PAD 61;!-_Qecisi~~-:i;!} Go~§!~nt and* M.!!!.inistration 
Participants gain a working understanding of current analytic 
methods that are being used to guide public -policy issues and managerial 
decisions that must be made in haste and in the face of uncertMinty. 
The 
course has two goals: to challenge participants to learn how to use certain 
decision rrethods, at least in their rudimentary forms, and to make them aware 
of more powerful and complex analytic methods that \\'ill enable them to think 
more clearly anc5 systematically about policy issues. 
The course draws heavily 
on the use of case examples and situations from the participants'.work 
environment. 
Topics include concepts of utility and maximization, 
cost/benefit analysis, multi~attribute utility theory, decision trees, queuing 
systems, competing values approaches to decision making and policy setting, 
and the role of rationalization and justification in policy decisions. 
PAD 639 Executive Skil~ Develo~n~ 
The course focuses on performance rather than analytic skills. 
Participants are intensively involved in activities designed to help them 
assess and enhance their competencies as managers, particularly in the core 
areas of directing, coordinating, human relations, and boundary spanning. 
Participants engage in simulation exercises, in addition to normal study and 
presentations, and have the opportunity to be videotaped and evaluate their 
per·formance in various comnunication modes. 
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·ssw . 730 '!Qpics seminar: Policy . neve:Loent >and . ·l?rQ9r~ •· tri$>leinentlit~on 
Participants will gain an appreciation of ·.the. key , elements in ffie 
developnent of public policy, including the respective roles of the 
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legislature, the courts, .government agencies and the pub;J..ic. 
'rhe course will 
also focus on a variety of J?rogram implementation techrii~es that are designed 
to aid in the oper·atiohalization of publicp()licy. 
Cop.sider~tion wHl be 
given to goal formulation, develoP.ment of alternative str~tegies for goal 
attainment, choosing among alternatives, and program implementation and 
control strategies. Participants will have opportunities to apply these 
techniques to real-life, on-the-job situations. 
SSW 730 Topics Seminar: 
'lbe Managerial Uses of Research Methods and 
Information pystems 
i:Lbis is an intensive, application..:Oriented survey df researcq 
methods and analytical tools essential for t~e conteiTIJ'Xl!:'aiY public manager. 
i:Lbe purpose of the course is to develOp a wdrking acquaintance with analytic 
methods and to sharpen quantitative skills that have been dulled by disuse. 
'the course draws Upon the expe'riencie arid expertise of SPeCiali$ts in 
information systems. 
'Ihese ~est .lecturers discuss the management issues that 
arise out of the use of computer-based management information systems. 
Participants spend considerable time "on-line," becom,ing. more knowledgeable 
about computers. 
'!hough the w6rk is intense, the efriPhasis is to train 
participants as consumers, not producers, of quantitative research. 
ssw 732 Evaluation of PUblic Sector Proqrams 
. 
'!he practice of program evaluation and analysis in the public sector 
is exami,ned. 
Special attention is given to forJTI?ll evaluation designs and how 
these are rrodified in practice, the problems of formulating evaluation 
questions and selecting variables; the relationship Qf evaluation to program 
planning and development, and use of evaluation results. 
s. 
Resources required for the prggram. 
The Certificate in Mvanced PUblic Management is s'elf~sustainJng as 
all program expenses are met by course charges asE!igned to an IFR account. 
No 
campus resources are required to present this program. 
6. 
Evidence of sampus suPpprt 
'fue Certificate in Mvanced Public ~nagement has t;>een reviewed .and· 
apProved by the Vice President for Research .and Educational.Pevelopnent, the 
Vice President for Academic Affairs, the President, Rockefeller College of 
PUblic Affairs and Policy, and the Graduate h::ademic Council. 
7. 
'Impact of program on rec;ion and sta.te. 
'Ihe focus of the program is on management. 
'Ihe curriculum is 
designed to enhance the skills of managers already in the professional stream, 
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rather than to prepare students to embark on public service careers. 
The 
program will involve men and women with diverse professional experience, both 
those whose expertise is technical or field-specific and those who see 
themselves as professional managers witl.1 broad abilities in administration and 
policy making. 
The program will have an ilmnediate and beneficial impact on the 
quality of state and local government in New York, but especially on the 
Albany area with its concentration of state agencies and committees and 
numerous county and city offices within a fifty mile radius. 
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Bill No. 8283-26 
UNIVERSITY SENATE 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY 
GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE VENTURES,~.~~.~.~.~-~---/~~~ 
INVOLVING PROPRIETARY WORK CARRIED OUT ON CAMPUS 
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INTRODUCED BY: 
Council on Research 
May 9, 1983 
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FO! ... LOWING- BE- ADOPTED:-
I. 
That the attached guidelines for faculty involved in 
proprietary work carried out on campus be approved. 
!I. 
That this resolution be referred to the President 
for his approval. 
Attachment 
Ra;Uonale 
Guidelines for Faculty Involvem~:pt in Prlvate 
Ventures Involving Proprietary Work Carried 01,1t On Campus 
A recent trend on university campuses nation ... w:i.de is the inc::reasi.p,g 
involvement of fC~,culty in research conducted for private fiiT!ls which have a 
proprietary interest in the outcomes of the research, i.e., w.llere the reSJtlts 
of the re.search become the private property of the finn. 
The firms involved 
may be external companies contracting with faculty to do research or comp~nies 
established, perhaps by faculty members thelflselves, to exploit 
University-based research commercially. These private venture research 
programs differ from the traditional types of academic research. 
Free in~uiry 
and the free exchange of ideas are basic principles governing traditional 
forms of academic research. 
The results of this type of research, even if 
funded by private sponsors, are made publicly available. 
In contrast, 
commercial enterprises are governed by the profit motive. 
The marketable 
application of the outcomes of research may result in new knowledge being 
treated in a proprietary manner and, to protect it from competitors, kept 
secret. 
The principles underlying free inq~,tiry q:nd the free market may come 
in conflict when private venture research programs are conducted on a 
university campus. 
In addition to conducting research, the mission of 
academic institutions is to educate students. Students are particularly 
vulnerable to exploitation by their involvement in privc:~.te venture programs. 
Significant potential danger exists in the establishment of private 
venture programs on the campus, but to preclude such programs because of this 
possibility would be a mistake in view of the potential benefits which 
include: attraction, stimulation and retention of outstanding faculty; 
development of increased educational, research and career opportunities for 
students; augmentation of the facilities, expertise and reputation for 
research; and stimulation of local economy and climate for re.search and 
technology, Maximizing the benefit and minimizing the risk places a special 
and important responsibility on the individuals, administrators and revi~w 
bodies involved, especially at the college, department and research cent~r 
level. 
In light of the impossibility of anticipating all contingencies and 
because of the rapid development of thinking about University-Industrial 
relationships, detailed rules for faculty and stuQ.ent involvement in private 
venture companies are not appropriate at this time. 
Each case should be 
carefully considered in the context of general guidelines designed to prqtect 
the broad mission and p1,1rpos.e of the University. These guidelines should 
maintain the traditional C:ollliDitment of the University to free inquiry anq 
communication, protect the interests of students, and recognize the fiduc;:iary 
responsibilities of the University to the State o£ New York. 
At the sam¢ 
time, the guidelines should not impede the efforts of researchers freely and 
vigorously to explore fruitful relationships with private firms. 
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Recolllillended guidelines for the initial and subsequent reviews are 
indicated below. 
These guidelines are based on the belief that primary 
responsibility for supervision, guidance and accountability of research and 
student education must reside in the appropriate college, department or 
research cent.er. 
The reviews at the University level are principally to 
ensure that appropriate standards and mechanisms for organization and 
oversight of private venture endeavors involvix~ faculty, students and 
facilities are established and implemented by the college, department or 
center. These guidelines are intended only to apply to on-campus research 
activites, not to most faculty consulting arrangements or to student 
internships. Although similar concerns may arise in those relationships, they 
are best dealt with through other mechanisms. 
Guidelines -
1. 
The primary functions of the Uni versi.ty faculty on the Uni.versi ty campus, 
and of_ the faciJ.i ties on the campus, are training of students, free 
inquiry, and effective coriiDiuriication. 
TI1ese must- be kept uppe-rmost in any 
contractual arrangement. 
Interference with this function, direct or 
indirect, as concluded from careful review by appropriate faculty or 
administrative bodies will be grounds for non-approval or non~renewal of 
any contract. 
2. 
Student participation shall bt} in the .context of thesis research and 
preparation. 
Insurance that this requirement is met is a special 
responsibility of the particular department. 
The thesis program and 
progress of each student involved in such programs must be reviewed and 
approved through established departmental procedures involving at least 
one faculty member not associated with the venture program. 
It is 
recommended that a research committee of at least three members be 
appointed, one of whom should be the thesis supervisor and only one of 
whom should be associated with the venture program (this may be the thesis 
supervisor). For small departments such a structure may be impractical, 
in which case the review may be carried out by the department chairman or 
' his or her designee. 
The student shall be free to discuss his or her thesis work with other 
students and faculty, and to make reports to the department on the status 
and progress of the work. 
Publication of the student's thesis work will 
not be hinqered by the sponsor. 
It is expected that the department would 
not approve thesis projects primarily proprietary in nature. This is not 
meant to imply that the student could not be peripherally involved or 
knowledgeable about proprietary work which he or she would not be allowed 
to discuss freely; it should not, however, comprise the thesis research 
project. 
Student support from venture research programs will not be exceptional, 
i.e. , will be within the established range for other student teaching and 
research stipends. 
Exceptions to student thesis, free communication and fundamental research 
requirements may be made for short periods such as summer employment or 
introductory involvement. 
This should be approved by the department 
chairman or appropriate departmental committee. 
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3. 
Faculty involved in privat~ ventUre p~ogr~s shall not pel11lit su(:h 
involvement to interfere with instructional, dissertation direction ot 
conunittee responsibilities. Any e;xception to this will be through a 
release ... time support arrangement that has the prior approval of the 
department chairman and college dean. 
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Use of University facilities will be allowed only thtough proper 
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arrangements consistent with the University's fiduciary responsibilities 
to the State of New York and the University Research Foundation. 
5. 
Distribution of royalty and licensing fees will be consistent with 
existing University policies. 
6. 
Contractual arrangements for private venture programs utilizing University 
facilities will be for a specified period not to exceed five years with 
renewal or extension subject to review by the department, college, council 
on Research or University administration. As With the initial approval, 
such renewal or extension will be at the discretion of the University 
president subject to State University o£ New York and State Education 
Department regulations. 
In any case, it is £elt that very lorig term 
on;,.campus arrangements are not appropriate bUt that successful ventures 
will move to off ... campus facilities after an initial period. Movement 
off-campus, of course, will not remove responsibility fot adequate and 
appropriate approval and oversight of student and faculty involvement. 
Procedures 
1. 
The approval of private venture research programs invoving pro})tietar)r 
work is a joint decision by the department or research center, the 
college; and the University. 
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Initial review and approval will take place in the appropriate department 
or research center according to established procedures. Approved programs 
will then be submitted to the dean of the relevent college for 
confirmation. After approval by the college, the program will be 
submitted to the Vice President for Research and Educational Development, 
who will review it on behalf of the University. 
The Vice President will 
be advised by the Council on Research through its Conunittee on IndUstrial 
Linkages. 
3. 
The department$, colleges. and the Vice President will develop appropriate 
. procedures £or annual review of private venture programs. 
The procedures 
will be designed to insure a fair and objective evaluation of the ptogam 
under the above guidelines. 
4. 
If dbagreement ocurrs at any level in the review process, the Vice 
. President for Research and Educational Develqpment wili initiate an 
appropriate procedure for resolving the dispute. If a program is 
diSapproved at any level, the researcher may appeal that decision at a 
higher level.