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Educational Policy Committee

Proposed changes to the Academic Policies section of 07-08 Undergraduate Catalog Re: Grade of Incomplete Proposed Policy (Feb 7, 2008):

Review of Governance Committee Report 2007-8

Proposed Revised College Handbook section 220.06, Policies and Procedures of Academic Faculty for reappointment, continuing appointment, and promotion; Provost's response to question

At the upcoming Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 1-2:30pm, Hall of Fame Room (PER Center) the Senate will discuss and consider the report from the Faculty Affairs Committee containing revisions to the College Handbook section on policies and procedures of academic faculty for reappointment, continuing appointment, and promotion. During the most recent Faculty Senate meeting on May 1, the proposed revisions were handed out, and questions were fielded concerning the charge to the Faculty Affairs Committee. A question was asked of the administration concerning allowing reappointment, continuing appointment, and promotion candidates to continue to be fully informed of all information used in those evalutions, and the Provost's response is included here. In addition to these documents, please refer to the minutes of the meeting.

• Report re Faculty Senate Charge re Candidate Files - memo (May 1, 2007)
• Proposed Revised College Handbook section 220.06, with changes tracked (May 1, 2007) - submitted by the Faculty Affairs Committee
• Provost's Response to Question on continuing to allow candidates to be fully informed of all information used in their evaluations - summarized from Faculty Senate meeting May 1 (May 2, 2007)

Resolution on providing needed research and teaching databases for access SUNY-wide

At the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, November 28, the Steering Committee introduced, for endorsement, a resolution passed at the University Faculty Senate Fall Plenary Meeting in October. This resolution calls on the SUNY Provost to work with faculty to develop a strategy and funding mechanism for providing SUNY-wide access to more specialized research and teaching databases and electronic resources. The resolution was passed at the November 28 2006 meeting.

• Resolution on Enhancing SUNY Access to Electronic Databases (October 25, 2006)
• Background information to resolution

New Curriculum Change Guidelines document, and Curriculum Review Committee Membership modifications

At the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, November 28 (1-2:30pm, Jacobus Lounge in Brockway) the Senate 1) referred to the Faculty Governance Review Committee the proposed modifications in the College Curriculum Review Committee membership; and 2) endorsed the new version of the SUNY Cortland Curriculum Change Guide (November, 2006). Both had been approved previously by the Educational Policies Committee.

• Proposed Changes to SUNY Cortland's Curriculum Change Guidelines - memo (November 7, 2006)
• SUNY Cortland Curriculum Change Guide (November, 2006), authored by the Provost's Task Force on Curriculum Review

Report on the GEAR Review “Credit mandatory” and “Infusion” Issues

The Faculty Senate General Education Committee was charged Sept. 24th by the Senate to look at the GEAR (SUNY GE Assessment Review) Group’s response to the Cortland Strengthened Campus Based Assessment Proposal, focussing on two issues: mandatory credit for students participating in the GE assessment, and the assessment of infusion of critical thinking. The Faculty Senate endorsed the report and recommendations at their October 31, 2006 meeting.

• Memorandum from General Education Committee Chair (10/20/2006)
• Report of the GE Subcommittee (9[sic]10/19/2006)
• --Appendix I (Faculty Survey Intro Message and Form)
• --Appendix II (Frequencies and Crosstabs)
• --Appendix III (“Credit Mandatory” Student Survey Results)
• --Appendix IV (Faculty “Credit Mandatory” Survey Comments)
• --Appendix V (Students enrolled in 200690 lacking GEs by class)
• --Appendix VI (Consultant’s Analysis of GE Assessment Data)

General Education Restructuring Proposal

The Faculty Senate sent the General Education Committee's Proposal for restructuring the Cortland General Education program to the voting faculty for REFERENDUM. The REFERENDUM question was: Should SUNY Cortland adopt the restructured Cortland General Education program and revised transfer waiver formula as detailed in the Cortland General Education Restructuring Proposal? [Yes or No]A majority of the faculty voting voted YES.Previously, at the April 25, 2006 meeting the Faculty Senate voted 19-3 to endorse the Restructuring Proposal as presented.

• Cortland General Education Restructuring Proposal
• Cortland General Education Restructuring Proposal (APPENDICES)
• Side-by-side comparison chart

Ad Hoc Committee for Faculty Senate Restructuring, 2005

Long-Range Planning Committee

Strategic Plan GOALS, 2005-2010 cycle

President Bitterbaum has released the five "SUNY Cortland Institutional Goals, 2005-2010". The Strategic Plans developed by each admininstrative division are to further these goals, as well as furthering the college's Mission, the 2005-2010 Memorandum of Understanding with SUNY, the updated Master Plan (2006), and other planning documents.

Long Range Plan, 2002-2004 (extended to 2005) cycle

GOALS which the Action Plans will implement:
• Goals 2002-04, final version, 9/25/02

Action Plans (as approved), by Goal:
• Goal 1 Final action plans
• Goal 2 Final action plans
• Goal 3 Final action plans
• Goal 4 Final action plans
• Goal 5 Final action plans
• Goal 6 Final action plans
• Goal 7 Final action plans

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS:
• Draft Process and Schedule for the 2002-2004 Long Range Plan, approved 9/24/2002 by the Faculty Senate.
• Faculty Role in Long Range Planning, part of the Process for the 2002-2004 Long Range Plan, as approved 9/24/2002 by the Faculty Senate.
• Goals- Faculty LRPC proposal, 9/18/02
• Memorandum of Understanding, Cortland & SUNY, 12/2000

Long Range Plan, 2000-2002 cycle

The schedule and process for the 2000-2002 Long Range Plan was approved 11/6/2000 by the Faculty Senate and 11/27/2000 by the President.

The APPROVED Action Plans implementing the 8 goals of the 2000-2002 Long Range Plan are available in MS Word format or in rich text format, 32 pages long. Approved 2/2001 by the President's Cabinet. Note: page 28, beginning Goal #7, contains nothing but the heading.

• Approved Action Plans (MS Word format)
• Approved Action Plans (rich text format)
• Long Range Planning Goals 2000 (rich text format)

  The FINALIZED Memorandum of Understanding between Cortland and SUNY System includes some goals which are not included explicitly within the Goals or the Action Plans. Approved 12/2000. Note: 21 pages long, in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Memorandum of Understanding, Cortland & SUNY

Additional documents relating to the APPROVED Action Plans include (in rich text format):

Final Reports on Action Plans

• Goal 1 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 2 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 3 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 4 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 5 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 6 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 7 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)
• Goal 8 FINAL Report (Mar 2002)

PROGRESS REPORTS on Action Plans

• Goal 1 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 2 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 3 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 4 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 5 Progress Report (Nov 2001)
• Goal 6 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 7 Progress Report (Oct 2001)
• Goal 8 Progress Report (Oct 2001)

• President's Cabinet's Parameters for Action Plan Approval
• Action Plan Funding, by year

1. Proposed Action Plan Goal 1
2. Proposed Action Plan Goal 2
3. Proposed Action Plan Goal 3
4. Proposed Action Plan Goal 4
5. Proposed Action Plan Goal 5
6. Proposed Action Plan Goal 6
7. Proposed Action Plan Goal 7
8. Proposed Action Plan Goal 8