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SUNY CORTLAND FACULTY SENATE

MEETING SCHEDULE


1:10 PM
Fall Semester 2008
Steering Committee	Faculty Senate
(meets in 405 Miller)	(meets in Brockway Hall
	Jacobus Lounge)
August 26	September 2
September 9	September 16
September 23	September 30
October 7	October 14
October 21	October 28 * Meets Corey Union *Exhibition Lounge*
November 4	November 11
November 18	November 25

Spring Semester 2009
Steering Committee	Faculty Senate
	(meets in Park Center, Hall of Fame Room

January 27	February 3
February 10	February 17
February 24	March 3
March 17	March 24
March 31	April 7
April 14	April 21
April 28	May 5

SUNY Cortland Faculty Senate Roster May 5, 2009

(*indicates voting members)

Name Ext Position Term E-Mail @cortland.edu

B. Buxton _____ 5567 Chair 08-09 William.Buxton K. Lawrence ____ 4113 Vice Chair 08-09 Kathleen.Lawrence J. Duncan _____ 2356 Secretary 08-09 Janet. Duncan J. Shedd _____ 2035 Treasurer 08-09 John.Shedd

I. Jubran ______ 2968 *Math/Science 07-09 Isa.Jubran

Vacant _____ *Fine Arts/Hum. 08-10

N. Helsper ______ 2023 *Fine Arts/Hum. 07-09 Norma.Helsper

H. Botwinick _____ 2435 *School of A&S 07-09 Howard.Botwinick

D. West ______ 2019 *School of A&S 07-09 Westsimon

D. Miller ______ 2996 *School of A&S 08-10 David.Miller

T. Phillips ______ 2437 *School of A&S 08-10 Tomithy.Phillips

J. Reese ______ 4118 *School of PS 07-09 James.Reese

J. Walkuski ______ 4965 *School of PS 07-09 Jeffrey.Walkuski

J. Governali ______ 2988 *School of PS 07-09 Joseph.Governali

J. Hendrick _____ 5707 *School of PS 07-09 Joy.Hendrick

O. White _____ 2442 *School of Educ. 07-09 Orvil.White

J. Rayle _____ 5951 *School of Educ. 07-09 Joseph.Rayle

Vacant _____ *School of Educ. 07-09

B. Langhans ____ 4717 *Prof. Staff 07-09 Beth.Langhans

A. Dahlman _____ 4808 *Prof. Staff 07-09 Amy.Dahlman

D. Harrington_____ 2428 *Prof. Staff 07-09 Diana.Harrington

T. Vigars _____ 4309 *Prof. Staff 07-09 Teri.Vigars

E. McCabe _____ 4051 *Library Sen. 08-10 Ellen.McCabe

T. Slack _____ 2101 *Mgt. Conf.. 08-10 Tim.Slack

D. Videto _____ 4205 *Graduate Sen. 06-09 Donna.Videto

M. Ware _____ 2437 *SUNY Sen. 06-09 Mary.Ware

Vacant _____ *Part-time Sen. 08-10

S. Snell _____ 5577 *Classified Staff 07-09 Sherry.Snell

M. Dwyer 4816 *Student Senator 08-09 Melissa.Dwyer

M. Rainsford 4816 *Student Senator 08-09 Margaret.Rainsford

A. M. Rossi _____ 4816 *Student Sen. 08-09 Rossi02@cortland.edu

Ex-Officio Members and Standing Committee Chairs

Name Ext Position

E. Bitterbaum _____2201 President

M. Prus ___ 2207 Provost, V.P. Acad. Aff.

R. Franco _____ 2518 V. P. Inst. Adv.

G. Sharer 4721 V. P. Student Affairs

W. Shaut _____ 2303 V. P. Fin. & Mgt.

B. Kissel _____ 5497 Comm. on Comm.

Vacant _____ CSEA Representative

R. Kendrick 2481 Educ. Pol. Comm.

R. Collings ____ 2046 Faculty Affairs Comm.

C. Cirmo _____ 2924 LRPC Comm.

S. Anderson _____ Parliamentarian

T. Phillips _____ 2437 Student Affairs Committee

Vacant _____ Multicultural Gender Studies

Guests of the Senate

Name Ext Position

G. Levine _____ 2201 Exec. Assistant to the President

G. Avery _____ 2206 Ass. Prov. for Enr. & Curr. Mgt.

N. Aumann _____ 5477 Ass. Prov. For Acad. Affairs

P. Koryzno _____ 2518 Director of Public Relations

J. Cottone _____ 2701 Interim Dean of Prof. Studies

B. Mattingly _____ 4312 Interim Dean of Arts & Sciences

G. Porter _____ 2701 Dean, School of Education

http://www.cortland.edu/senate/roster

Others

K. Alwes 2085 Chair 07-08

M. King 5951 Chair 06-07

Annual Report for Faculty Senate

Academic Year 2008-2009

Submitted by Kathleen A. Lawrence, Ph.D.

Vice Chair, Member of Steering Committee

Worked on External Review Committee—charged by FS Chair Alwes originally in Spring 2008. Committee continued work through Fall 2008. Made reports to Steering Committee. In January 2009 met with Provost Prus for insights into administration’s perspectives on external review. ERC finally began presenting proposal for External Review at meeting in March 2009. Continued to discuss until called for a vote on May 5, 2009. Motion was approved. President Erik Bitterbaum signed approving the External Review Proposal for Promotion from Associate to Professor on June 3, 2009.

Led Ad-hoc on New Meeting Time for Faculty Senate Committee—charged by FS Chair Buxton in August 2008. Made reports to Steering Committee. Committee created and conducted survey via e-mail with assistance of Merle Canfield. New Meeting Time began presenting the survey results and the committee’s proposal to keep the time and day for Faculty Senate the same. Some consideration and discussion was given to finding a college Common Hour. After considering survey results and after a discussion with Registrar Donna Margine to determine room vacancies. Continued to discuss until call for vote on April 21, 2009. Motion was approved. President Erik Bitterbaum signed proposal approving the External Review Proposal for Promotion from Associate to Professor on June 3, 2009.

Offered background explanation of 2006 Proposal that resurfaced from College Curriculum Review Committee regarding committee membership. Proposed membership changes had been reviewed and approved by EPC in Fall 2006. Re-introduced at Faculty Senate in April 2009. Proposal to change composition of committee membership was approved. President Bitterbaum signed proposal approving decided on June 3, 2009.

MEETINGS

Steering Committee Meetings-attended—see minutes for particular actions.

Faculty Senate Meetings—all Senators-attended—see minutes for particular actions.

PARTICIPATION

Call for participation in Fall 2009

Began working on Getting Participants as Senators, Spring 2009.

Memo issued: Call to colleagues to consider service, June 2009.

UPCOMING

Will Attend upcoming President’s Administrative Retreat in June 2009.

SUNY Cortland Faculty Senate Treasurer’s Report

For Academic year 2008-2009

Balance – Checking Account as of May 6, 2009 -- $1291.69

Dues deposits for year $600.00

The Faculty Senate Treasury was able to complete the year with a positive bank balance.

In addition, we were able to pay the spring scholarship amount out of the current checking account, without resorting to use of the investment account to do so, as had occurred in previous years.

Expenses for refreshments were eliminated with the decision to discontinue them at Faculty Senate meetings due to economical conditions, thus preserving funds for necessities.

The dues campaign had two of its most successful years ever allowing for successful continuation of the Faculty Senate Memorial Scholarship. Due to the successful campaign the balance will allow for continuance of the Scholarship and updating the Memorial Plaques in the Library.

The Treasurer thanks everyone who paid their dues and encourages everyone to continue their support in the future.

COLLEGE CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE

To: Bill Buxton, Chair, Faculty Senate

From: Cynthia Benton, Chair, College Curriculum Review Committee

Date: May 4, 2009

Re: Annual Report and Recommendations Regarding CCRC

This report summarizes the College Curriculum Review Committee's annual activity, and includes comments and recommendations based on my three years as chair of CCRC (2006-2009).

The following are the number of reviews conducted by CCRC (including course proposals, alterations, and program changes):

· 2008-2009: approximately 87 proposals were reviewed, including some major program changes in Kinesiology; Geography, and Political Science.

· 2007-2008: 112 proposals were reviewed, including a major program change in Sport Management.

· 2006-2007: approximately 75 proposals were reviewed, including a major program change for Childhood/Early Childhood Education.

Four items were tabled at the end of this year's deliberations, and have been returned for revisions. James Reese, sport management, has been elected to serve as chair of CCRC next year. A meeting schedule will be posted on the Curriculum website.

The following are my comments and recommendations for consideration (these are not necessarily the views of the entire CCRC):

v In the past three years, a website for Curriculum was developed to disseminate information about the curriculum process. In addition, a sandwich seminar workshop was conducted to attempt to make the review process transparent. CCRC meetings were set for 3:00-4:30 PM on Wednesday afternoons, with fewer meetings at the beginning of the semester and weekly meetings the final month of the semester. We adopted this schedule because the typical submission and approval rate is heavier at the end of the semester.

v In 2006-2007, I asked the Childhood/Early Childhood Education department secretary to provide clerical support for recording minutes. This action was an important precedent, as the chair had previously done the minutes, or committee members volunteered. The outcomes of this committee are too complicated and important to be trusted to volunteer help in processing the paperwork. Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, the Secretary to the Associate Provost has been recording minutes. The efforts of Cindy Compagni have been appreciated and have made the load easier for the chair and helped with communication about proposals. I recommend continued dedication of this resource to CCRC.

v While the committee is elected to represent each school/division, the actual committee seems somewhat non-representative in its ability to address specific content, and therefore rests on the rule-based concepts reflected in the Curriculum Change Guide. Often these guidelines are not entirely clear. School-level committees often approve proposals that at the college level have numerous gaps, especially those needing approvals from departments where curriculum overlap occurs. Some joint training of faculty serving on curriculum committees is recommended, and assiduous attention should be paid to the accuracy of the Curriculum Change Guide.

v Too many courses are proposed which seem to have no real connection to programs or necessary graduation requirements for students. The juxtaposition of necessary versus desirable coursework creates difficult and sometimes contentious decision-making for the CCRC. Clearer parameters for its decision-making on elective courses would make this committee more efficient.

v To communicate committee decisions, I have contacted chairs or program directors directly, detailing the reasons for action of the CCRC, within days of each meeting. This is a labor-intensive process. In the past two years, we have emphasized the contingent pass status, rather than tabled, so departments can quickly work to make small yet necessary revisions. Those corrections were handled directly by the CCRC chair, so additional time did not need to be devoted in meetings to minor corrections.

v One of the concerns I have felt in this position is that CCRC, while technically a subcommittee of Faculty Senate, is not a part of Faculty Senate functionally. CCRC should have representation at senate meetings, and convey concerns and recommendations on a regular basis. Minutes, while provided to chairs, need to be more widely reviewed. Some regular forum and opportunity for curriculum process should be part of Faculty Senate concerns. Service as chair of this committee is arguably far more than any other committee chair responsibilities, and should continue to have clerical and administrative support.

v The referendum to change the committee membership, proposed in Fall 2006, passed this week. Two years to accomplish a rather basic committee change is a sign our curriculum process isn't central to our goals and mission.

v Finally, and most urgently, to improve and streamline curriculum review, SUNY Cortland should make a commitment to create an electronic review process. Continued reliance on multiple copying wastes valuable resources better applied to other tasks. Other campuses have electronic curriculum review systems; our campus should make this leap. I request the Faculty Senate consider ways in which an electronic process for curriculum review can be designed and implemented in the next year.

Copy: President Erik Bitterbaum

Provost Mark Prus

Associate Provost Nancy Aumann

Educational Policy Committee

Annual Report

2008-2009

The Educational Policy Committee Annual Report for 2008-2009:

Members: Richard Kendrick, Chair; Lynn Anderson, Nancy Aumann (ex-officio), David Barclay, Jessica Cabrera, Gretchen Douglas, Melissa Dwyer, Michelle Kelley, Andrea Lachance, Donna Margine (ex-officio), Robert Spitzer, Mark Yacavone.

The EPC had an interesting and productive year. We met every two weeks throughout the academic year, and we enjoyed consistent attendance and participation by all committee members as we considered a number of complex issues.

· Reviewed a proposal for revising the summer session schedule. Our recommendations were sent to the Faculty Senate and the senate passed a policy on revising the summer session schedule.

· Reviewed a proposal for establishing a policy regarding the number of credit hours that a major and a minor may have in common. The EPC recommended that no additional policies regulating major/minor overlap be established.

· Made recommendations for revisions to various aspects of the college’s curriculum guide for the purpose of clarifying provisions of the guide. Following a review period, these changes were approved by the committee and sent forward to the Faculty Senate Steering Committee for consideration in the 2009-2010 academic year.

· Made recommendations for a policy on capstone courses. The policy was sent out for comment via the Faculty Senate e-mail distribution list. Comments received will be considered by the EPC when it resumes meeting in the fall of 2009.

· The EPC discussed making policy recommendations to clarify the relationship between the Teacher Education Council and other policy-making committees of the Faculty Senate, and these discussions will continue into 2009-2010.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Kendrick, Chair

EPC

SUNY Cortland Faculty Senate

Faculty Affairs Committee

2008-2009 ANNUAL REPORT

Prepared and Submitted by Raymond D. Collings, Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee

Members: Jeffrey Walkuski*; Brian Tobin; Joseph Rayle; Edward Moore; Moataz Emam; Raymond Collings; Lorraine Melita; Casey Hahl (student).

Jeffrey Walkuski served as chair during the fall 2008 semester, until he stepped down as chair on 2/2/2009. On 2/11/2009, Raymond Collings was elected to serve as Chair.

Attendance:

During the fall 2008 semester, attendance presented a significant problem. Despite considerable effort on the part of the Chair (Walkuski), the committee was never able to find a mutually agreeable time for the majority of members. The committee did meet October 24, 2008. However, the committee did not have a quorum present, so no business was conducted. During the spring semester, the committee was able to find a workable meeting time, and during all of the remaining meetings, a quorum was present. Due to scheduling conflicts, one faculty member was unable to attend meetings. However, this member did provide feedback via e-mail. The student member was unable to participate, also due to scheduling conflicts.

Meetings:

The committee met nine times during the 2008-2009 academic year. These dates were (10/24/2008, as well as 2/11/2009; 2/25/2009, 3/4/2009, 3/18/2009, 3/25/2009, 4/1/2009, 4/8/2009, and 4/15/2009). Minutes for all these meetings are available in the committee’s files.

Business Conducted:

A: Departmental Policy Reviews: Two departments submitted personnel policies for review, (i.e. Psychology and Speech Pathology & Audiology). However, the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department subsequently asked us to delay the review of their policies, giving them time to make additional modifications (Regina Grantham, 4/2009).

The Department of Psychology policies had initially been submitted during the later spring of 2008, but were not reviewed then due to the late date. Because of the committee’s inability to meet during the fall 2008 semester, the review of these policies did not begin until 2/25/2009. This review took several meetings and was completed on 3/25/2009. The committee noted several areas in which the proposed departmental policies were confusing, or conflicted with the College Handbook, the Policies of the Board of Trustees, and/or the UUP agreement. Consequently, the committee was unable to approve these policies. A letter documenting these problems was sent to the Chair of the Department of Psychology (King, 3/25/2009).

B. Faculty Senate Charge to “Review College Handbook for areas of vagueness, ambiguity, or contradictions that might impact personnel processes or decisions for college faculty.” The Faculty Senate recommended that “… we begin with the review conducted by the Faculty Affairs Committee in 2006-2007 that was not acted on by the Faculty Senate.” Attached to the Faculty Senate’s charge were several specific issues raised by Provost Prus, primarily related to whether Department Chairs may or may not serve on department, school or sub-school personnel committees. We were also asked to consider a list of concerns sent to the Faculty Affairs committee in 2005.

The committee completed its review of the areas of the College handbook related to personnel procedures and forwarded its response to the Faculty Senate, along with a set of recommendations on 4/23/2009. During the meeting of Faculty Senate Steering Committee on 4/28/2009, it was decided that these recommendations would best be deferred until fall 2009, and that the Faculty Affairs Committee would ask the faculty Senate to consider our report and recommendations at that time. This was reported to the Faculty Senate on 5/5/2009 by the Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee.

GENERAL EDUCATION

COMMITTEE REPORT

submitted by D. Miller, Chair

Members of the 2008-2009 General Education Committee included David Miller, Chair; Mark Worrell; Joy Hendrick; John Hartsock; Donna West; Nancy Aumann; Merle Canfield; Rhonda Moulton; Bruce Mattingly; Joseph Rayle; Valerie Jones and Anita Chiodo. The full committee met 8 times. Minutes for all meetings have been submitted for publication on the website:

New GE course proposals were evaluated and approved. Categories scheduled for review

were reviewed (GE categories 4, 7, 10); and results from last year’s GE assessment (4, 8, 9 and 10b outcome reports) were distributed to departments and feedback solicited.

We have built a 5-year plan for review and assessment to facilitate effective future functioning of the committee. Joy Hendrick has agreed to chair the committee for 2009-2010. All members of the committee provided exceptional service.

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009

Submitted by T. Phillips, Chair

The Student Affairs Committee met during the 2008-2009 year and

the only item of business was selecting the recipient of the Faculty

Senate Memorial Scholarship, which was awarded to Katie McIntosh,

Childhood, Early Childhood/Social Sciences major.

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES, 2008-2009

http://www.cortland.edu/www.senate/

May 20, 2009

TO: William Buxton

Chair, Faculty Senate (2008-09)

FROM: Joanne Barry

Chair, Committee on Committees

RE: ANNUAL REPORT – 2008-09

Members: Joanne Barry, Chair

Kelsey Baylinson

Kate Coffey

Gayle Gleason

Christopher Gascon

Amanda Hollister

Jennifer Janes

Emilie Kudela

Barbara Kissel, ex-officio

Activities:

1. Faculty Senate Committees

a. September 2008 - Nominations sought, recommendations made, and elections conducted to fill academic year vacancies that were not filled through the yearend process the previous spring.

b. January 2009 – Nominations sought, recommendations made, and appointments confirmed to fill remaining vacancies.

c. April 2009 - Nominations sought, recommendations made, and elections conducted to fill Fall 2009 vacancies.

d. May 2009 – Nominations sought, recommendations made for confirmation to fill newly created Professional Affairs Committee.

2. Search Committees – issued campus-wide calls for nominations to form the following search committees:

a. Dean, School of Arts & Sciences (search subsequently suspended) (September 2008)

b. Dean, School of Professional Studies (search subsequently suspended) (September 2008)

c. Associate Provost for Information Resources (February 2009)

3. Referendums conducted as follows:

a. Faculty Affairs Committee name and membership (December 2008)

b. Full-time lecturers added as voting members to Faculty Senate (December 2008)

c. College Curriculum Review Committee membership (April 2009)

d. Professional Affairs Committee creation (April 2009)

e. External Review Promotion Process (May 2009)

4. Miscellaneous

a. Conducted election for full-time lecturer Faculty Senate seats

5. Consultation - The committee continued to serve as a resource to a variety of campus constituents with regard to nomination and election policies and procedures.

Recommendations/Issues:

1. Faculty Senate should explore electronic voting.

2. Faculty Senate should charge committees with developing summary information about the works of specific committees for inclusion on the Senate’s website.

Attachment: List of committees for 2009-2010

FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES

http://www.cortland.edu/www/senate/

Updated May 20, 2009

Faculty Senate Officers (Elected: 1 yr. Term) 2009-2010

Lawrence, Kathy Chair

Vacant Vice-Chair

Vacant Secretary (no more than 2 successive terms in same office)

Vacant Treasurer (no more than 2 successive terms in same office)

Faculty Senate Steering Committee

Lawrence, Kathy 2009-10 Chair

Vacant 2009-10 Vice-Chair

Vacant 2009-10 Secretary

Vacant 2009-10 Treasurer

Anderson, Steve 2009-10 Parliamentarian (appointed)

2009-10 Educational Policy Committee Chair

2009-10 General Education Committee Chair

2009-10 Long Range Planning Committee Chair

2009-10 Academic Faculty Affairs Committee Chair

2009-10 Professional Affairs Committee Chair

2009-10 Student Affairs Committee Chair

SUNY Senator (Elected: 3 yr. term)

Cirmo, Chris 2009-12 At large

SUNY Senator – Alternate (Elected: 3 yr. term)

Ware, Mary 2009-12 At large

Academic Faculty Affairs Committee (appointed: 2 yr. term)

Tobin, Brian 2008-10 Professional Staff

Rayle, Joseph 2008-10 Education

Emam, Moataz 2008-10 Math/Sci

Holliste,r Amanda 2009-11 Library

Grantham, Regina 2009-11 Professional Studies

FitzGibbon, Andrew 2009-11 Fine Arts/Humanities

Collings, Raymond 2009-11 Soc/Beh Sci.

Auxiliary Services Corporation (Elected: 3 yr. term) – (C. on C. does NOT run election for MC reps)

Patrick, Ben 2007-10 Academic/Professional Faculty

Ritchie, David 2007-10 Academic/Professional Faculty

Steck, Henry 2008-11 Academic/Professional Faculty

McCarthy, Matthew 2008-11 Academic/Professional Faculty

2009-12 Academic/Professional Faculty

Pending ASC election 2009-10 m/c

College Curriculum Review Committee (Appointed: 2 yr. term) (no more than 2 successive terms)

Hokanson, Jim 2009-11 Professional Studies

Kronenbitter, Jennifer 2009-11 Library

Vacant 2009-11 Soc/Beh Sci

Kelly, Michelle 2009-11 Education

Pittman, Damien 2008-10 Math/Sci

Benton, Cindy 2008-10 Education

Costell Corbin, Carol 2008-10 Professional Staff from Academic Affairs

Lawrence, Kathy 2008-10 Fine Arts/Humanities

Reese, Jim 2008-10 Professional Studies

Barduhn, Marley Ex Officio Assoc. Dean designee for Education

O’Callaghan, Jerry Ex Officio Assoc. Dean designee for Arts & Sciences

Gravani, Eileen Ex Officio Assoc. Dean designee for Professional Studies

Margine, Donna Ex Officio Registrar [non voting]

Aumann, Nancy Ex Officio Associate Provost for Academic Affairs [non voting]

College Research Committee (Appointed: 3 yr. term) [Qualifications: should have received grant from external funding or reviewed grants from an outside agency.]

Wisch, Barbara 2008-11 Fine Arts/Humanities

Kraebel, Kim 2007-10 Soc/Beh Sci

Klotz, Laurie 2007-10 Professional Staff

Stratton, Susan 2007-10 Education

Herrmann, Gretchen 2008-11 Library

Ducey, Peter 2009-12 Math/Sci

Hodges, Bonni 2009-12 Professional Studies

Henderson-Harr, Amy Sponsored Programs [Ex Officio]

Clarke, Glen Sponsored Programs [Ex Officio]

Committee on Committees (Elected: 2 yr. term)

Gleason, Gayle 2008-10 Math/Sci

Coffey, Kate 2008-10 Professional Studies

Janes, Jennifer 2008-10 Professional Staff

Kudela, Emilie 2008-10 Education

Hollister, Amanda 2009-11 Library

Barry, Joanne 2009-11 M/C

Vacant 2009-11 Fine Arts/Humanities

Vacant 2009-11 Soc/Beh Sci

Kissel, Barbara Ex Officio Faculty Senate designee

current Student

Committee on Teaching Awards (Appointed: 3 yr. term/ term runs January through December) (minimum 5 yrs. teaching at SUNY Cortland)

Shedd, John 2009-11 Arts & Sciences

Grantham, Regina 2009-11 Professional Studies

West, Donna 2010-12 Arts & Sciences

Vacant 2010-09 Education

Lawrence, Kathy current Faculty Senate Vice Chair

Levine, Virginia Ex Officio President’s Office

Baylinson, Kelsey current Student

Committee on Teaching Effectiveness (Appointed: 4 yr. term) (no consecutive terms)

Stearns, Karen 2006-10 Fine Arts/Humanities

Polasek, Katherine 2007-11 Professional Studies

Sayers-Walker, Katina 2008-12 Education

Vacant 2009-13 Math/Sci

Vacant 2009-13 Soc/Beh Sci

current Student

Educational Policy Committee (Appointed: 2 yr. term)

Spitzer, Bob 2008-10 Arts & Sciences

Douglas, Gretchen 2008-10 Library

Anderson, Lynn 2008-10 Professional Studies

Yacavone, Mark 2008-10 Professional Staff

Barclay, David 2008-10 Academic Faculty at large

Smukler, David 2009-11 Education

Lachance, Andrea 2009-11 Education

Darling, Robert 2009-11 Arts & Sciences

Vincent, Irena 2009-11 Professional Studies

Prus, Mark Ex Officio Provost

Margine, Donna Ex Officio Registrar

________________ Ex Officio Graduate Faculty Executive Committee designee

Dwyer, Melissa current Student

Cabrera, Jessica current Student

Facilities and Master Plan Oversight Committee (Appointed: 3 yr. term)

Cirmo, Chris 2008-11 At Large

Sternfeld, John 2007-10 At Large (this seat will not exist after this term)*

*two committees were collapsed into one; creating confusion about seats – will revert back

to one seat at the end of 2010

Faculty Representative to the Student Senate (Elected: 1 yr. term) (no more than 2 successive terms)

Boland, Mary Kate 2009-10 At Large

Shi, Shufang 2009-10 At Large

General Education Committee (Elected: 2 yr. term)

Rayle, Joseph 2008-10 Education

Hartsock, John 2008-10 Fine Arts/Humanities

Miller, David 2008-10 Soc/Beh Sci

Hendrick, Joy 2008-10 Professional Studies

West, Donna 2008-10 Academic At Large

Schubert, Claus 2008-10 Math/Sci

Kuiken, Anita 2009-11 Library

Vacant 2009-11 Academic At Large

Jones, Valerie 2009-11 Professional Staff

current Student

Aumann, Nancy ex officio Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Mattingly, Bruce ex officio Dean of Arts & Sciences

Canfield, Merle ex officio Institutional Research & Assessment

Long Range Planning Committee (Appointed: 3 yr. term)

Rombach, Kim 2007-10 Education

Cirmo, Chris 2007-10 Math/Sci

Craft, Diane 2008-11 Professional Studies

King, Mel 2008-11 Soc/Beh Sci

Peluso, Josh 2008-11 Professional Staff

Harms, Daniel 2009-12 Library

Neal, David 2009-12 Fine Arts/Humanities

current Student

Professional Affairs Committee (Appointed: 2 yr. term)

Pending appointments 2009-11 Institutional Advancement & President’s Office

Pending appointments 2009-11 Finance and Management

Pending appointments 2009-11 Student Affairs

Pending appointments 2009-11 Academic Affairs

Pending appointments 2009-11 Enrollment Management

Pending appointments 2009-11 At large

Pending appointments 2009-12 Student Affairs

Pending appointments 2009-12 Academic Affairs

Pending appointments 2009-12 At large

Ex Officio UUP VP for Professionals or designee [non voting]

***initial 3-year to achieve staggered terms (committee will decide when convened)

Student Affairs Committee (Appointed: 2 yr. term)

Zhe-Heimerman, Jeremy 2008-10 Professional Staff

Davis, Tim 2008-10 Professional Studies

Ahmadi, Aphrodite 2008-10 Math/Sci

_____________ 2008-10 Fine Arts/Humanities

Connell, Mark 2009-11 Library

Kim, Ji-Ryun 2009-11 Education

Vacant 2009-11 Soc/Beh Sci

current Student

· Chair of Committee

Faculty Senate Motions 2008-2009_ ___

Motions – September 2, 2008

The was a vote to approve the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate (Passed)

There was a charge from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee for the formation of an

Ad Hoc Committee to review and make recommendations on a new Faculty Senate

meeting time with a deadline of November 11, 2008 (Passed)

Motions – September 16, 2008

The nominations from the Committee on Committees were approved (Passed)

Motions – September 30, 2008

There was a vote to approve the committee recommendation from the Committee on Committees

There was a vote to approve the proposal to create an ad hoc committee to review and make recommendations on the Professional Affairs Committee (Approved)

Motions – October 14, 2008

The nomination from the Committee on Committees was approved (Passed)

There was a vote to amend the proposal regarding the addition of two full-time lecturers with voting rights to the Senate elected at large (Approved)

There was a vote as follows: Article VI of the Senate bylaws should be amended to include the following additional voting members: “Two elected representatives for full-time lecturers. One to be elected at-large from full-time lecturers in Arts and Sciences. One to be elected at-large from full-time lecturers in Professional Studies and Education, combined.” (Postponed; October 28, 2008 Faculty Senate meeting)

There was a vote to send the Summer Scheduling Proposal to the Educational Policy Committee (Approved)

There was an amendment to the motion to send the Summer Scheduling Proposal to the Educational Policy Committee with the provision that it be reviewed by the EPC and sent back to the Senate by the next meeting on October 28, if possible (Approved)

Motions – October 28, 2008

There was a vote by acclamation to approve the nominations from the School of Professional Studies and Education for the Academic Grievance Tribunal (Passed)

There was a vote to approve the nominations from Arts and Sciences for the Academic Grievance Tribunal (Passed)

There was a vote to approve the proposal of two full-time lecturers as voting members of the Senate; one to be elected at large from the School of Arts and Sciences; one to be elected at large from Education and Professional Studies combined (Passed; 16/2)

There was a vote to approve the amendment to the Faculty Affairs Proposal, from H. Botwinick, as follows: “I recommend that the Senate adopt all changes to the Faculty Affairs Committee which are recommended in Part Two of the Review of Governance Report except for the stipulation that the chair of the FAC shall become a voting member of the Senate (See pages three and four of the detailed grid for Senate Standing Committees). On page three of the Review of Governance report, the third explanatory bullet under “Re Chair” should therefore be removed.” (Passed)

Motions – November 11, 2008

There was a paper ballot vote to nominate six members for the University Police Advisory Board. The following individuals were elected: L. Rogers, J. Driscoll, C. Hines, E. Lund, J. Wright, M. Holland (Approved)

There was a vote on University Faculty Senate Resolution 150-01-01 Effect of New York State’s Budget on SUNY (Approved)

There was a vote on University Faculty Senate Resolution 150-02-01 New York State Commission on Higher Education (Approved)

There was a vote on the amendment from J. Governali “to exclude any reference to the chair being tenured from the primary amendment to the Faculty Affairs Committee proposal (Approved; 7/5)

There was a vote on the amendment to the Faculty Affairs Committee proposal “to exclude any reference to election of the chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee.” (Approved; 15/1)

There was a vote on the amendment regarding the Faculty Affairs Committee proposal “that the chair be tenured wherever possible.” (Approved;13/0)

There was a vote on the Faculty Affairs Committee Proposal from H. Botwinick as amended: “I recommend that the Senate adopt all changes to the Faculty Affairs Committee which are recommended in Part Two of the Review of Governance Report as amended to exclude any reference to election of the chair and that the chair be tenured wherever possible. (See pages three and four of the detailed grid for Senate Standing Committees). (Approved; 14/0)

Motions – November 25, 2008

There were no Senate actions.

Motions – February 3, 2009

The Faculty Senate voted on the committee nominations from the Committee on Committees (Approved)

The Faculty Senate voted on the Summer Scheduling Proposal as recommended by the EPC Committee (Approved)

Motions – February 17, 2009

The Faculty Senate voted on the LRPC Proposal amendment to item “III Proposed Procedures to be Used by the LRPC (for approval by Faculty Senate): item a, line 4, “This will be accomplished through a web-based survey and will be reflective of the new SUNY Cortland Mission Statement,

if possible. (Approved).

The Faculty Senate voted on the LRPC Proposal, item“III, Proposed Procedures to be Used by the LRPC (for approval by Faculty Senate) as amended (Approved)

Motions – March 3, 2009

There were no Senate actions.

Motions – March 24, 2009

There was a vote to approve the Academic Calendars for 2011-2012; 2012-2013;

2013-2014; from the Calendar Committee, G. Levine, Chair {as revised editorially}

(Approved)

Motions – April 7, 2009

There was a vote to approve the Proposed Changes to the Handbook – Chapter 150.05 –

Article VII. Section F, regarding membership on the College Curriculum

Review Committee (Approved; 13/3)

There was a vote to approve the amendment to the Proposal for the Creation of a Professional

Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate at SUNY Cortland (Approved)

There was a vote to approve the Proposal for the Creation of a Professional Affairs Committee

of the Faculty Senate at SUNY Cortland, as amended, including specific handbook wording

changes (Approved)

Motions – April 21, 2009

There was a vote to approve the new Senate meeting time of 1:15 PM

(Approved)

There was a vote to postpone discussion and vote on the External Review

Committee Report, including the amendment regarding handbook changes,

to the last Faculty Senate meeting of the 2008-2009 year on May 5, 2009

(Approved)

Motions – May 5, 2009

There was a vote to approve the nominations for vacancies from the

Committee on Committees (Approved) {SEE Appendix 1}

There was a vote to approve the amendment to the External Review

Proposal regarding handbook changes, Chapter 230.05, item 1: “Professor

or Librarian…”; Associate Professor or Associate Librarian; full Professor

or full Librarian; Associate Professor or Associate Librarian,

Chairs of the Departments, the Director of the Libraries;

2.a: associate professor or associate librarian; to professor

or librarian {SEE Appendix 2) (Passed)

There was a vote to approve the amendment to the External Review

Proposal regarding handbook changes, Chapter 230.05, item 2b:

“The candidate will have the responsibility for selecting the reviewers

and soliciting and receiving the external letter(s) of review,…”

(Passed)

There was a vote to approve the External Review Proposal,

as amended (Passed)