College Governance Meeting
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 2:30 PM Gateway A&B
Agenda
1. Opening Remarks/Minutes/Announcements
2. President’s Report
3. General Education Assessment
4. Proposed Bylaws Changes
5. Elections/By Laws Voting
6. Committee on Curriculum
7. University Faculty Senate Report
8. Resolutions
9. New Business
10.Awards
11.Reception
Esf:
Impactful
by design
Strategic Alignment of ESF
and the Great Environmental Challenges
milestone
Vision & direction
Goals & focal areas
Next: objectives, strategies
urgency
Budget
Different, inspiring & visible
Grand Challenges
Workforce
budget
Choices: Cut or Grow?
GROW SUCCESS: e.g.,
• Enrollment
• Increase enrollment
• Increase % out-of-state students
• Create online courses/degrees
• Seek new investments & investors
• State/SUNY
• Foundations and philanthropists
ATTRACTING
INVESTORS
• Inspiring, differentiated vision
• Excellence: Visible and respected brand
• Leadership and partnership
Vision
A world environmentally resilient and rich
in possibilities
mission
To inspire environmental solutions through
knowledge, creativity, and values.
values
Collaboration
Diversity
Entrepreneurism
Curiosity
Focus
Impactful
Agility
Value-guided
Engagement
Model of new
environmentalism
Institutional goals
1. Excellence:
be the nation’s premier environmental college
goals
2. Relevance:
impact environment and society through
outreach and service
goals
3. Visibility:
be recognized as the nation’s premier
environmental college
goals
4. The ESF ethos:
nurture a culture that reflects the college
values
goals
5. Inclusiveness:
reflect the diversity of peoples and
perspectives
goals
6. Capacity:
build and maintain infrastructure required to
meet mission and goals
goals
7. Fiscally sustainable:
be financially secure
Focal areas
1. Water & Life
Focal areas
2. Natural history, biodiversity & biomimicry
Focal areas
3. Environmental communication & values
Focal areas
4. Environmental & natural resource
planning, policy, & management
Focal areas
5. Natural products & sustainable materials
Focal areas
6. Social, economic, & ecological systems
Focal areas
7. Environmental health
Focal areas
8. Ecological design & engineering
Criteria for
prioritization
• Gaps
• Resources: existing, potential
• Strengths: existing, potential
• Competition
• Political alignment
questions
• What are the relationships between
humans and the environment?
• What are earth’s species and dynamics?
• How can we meet human needs while
conserving the environment?
• How can we adapt to changing
environments?
General Education Assessment
• Final Draft of the Report Posted
– http://www.esf.edu/facgov/iqas.htm
• New Syllabus Template
– Course Learning Outcomes
– Program Learning Outcomes
– College Learning Outcomes (on above website)
Proposed By Laws Changes
• Academic Governance
• Separating the By Laws from the Standing Rules
• Membership
– Faculty
– Staff (30)
– Students (2 + those on committees)
• Consultation has changed
• Committee charges have been simplified
• Language clarified
Elections and By Laws
• Secretary – Melissa Fierke
• SU Senator – (must be a faculty member)
• Voting Platform will be Qualtrics
– Look for a security statement soon
– Voting MUST open no later than 5/14/15
– Sergeant-at-Arms, Weiter, Blair
Curriculum Committee
Summary for 4/1/15 to 4/30/15
Report to Faculty Governance
5/7/2015
New Courses Approved by CoC
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APM 115 Essential Calculus
BPE/PSE 133 Intro to Process Eng II
BPE 430 Process Operations Lab
CME 495 Undergraduate Teaching
Assistance
EHS 250 Foundations of Environ
Health
EHS 320 /520 Disease Prevention
EHS 350 / 550 Environmental Health
Mgmt
EHS 420 Prof. Internship in Env.
Health
EHS 440 /640 Occupational Health
and Safety
EHS 480/680 Hazardous Waste
Management
ERE 380 Energy Systems Engineering
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ERE 480 Fate and Transport of
Contaminants in Environmental
Systems
ERE 568 Solid and Hazardous Waste
Engineering
FOR 298 Research Internship in
FNRM
FOR 416 Sustainable Energy Policy
FOR 491 Sustainable Energy
Management Capstone
LSA 497 Contemporary Issues in
Landscape Architecture
Course Modifications Approved by CoC
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BPE/PSE 132 Intro to Process Eng I
ERE 440/640 Water and Wastewater
Treatment
GNE 271 Statics
ERE 340/540 Engineering Hydrology and
Hydraulics
ERE 275 Ecological Engineering
ERE 132 Introduction to Environmental
Resources Engineering
ERE 371 Surveying for Engineers
ERE 468 Solid and Hazardous Waste
Engineering
FOR 458 Advanced GIS
FOR 659 Advanced GIS
FOR 480 /680 Urban Forestry
FOR 485 Business and Managerial Law
FOR 475 Recreation Behavior and
Management
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FTC 204 Intro to Nat Resources
Measurements
FTC 211 Silviculture
FTC 251 Adv Surv. Measurements &
Computations
PBE 456 Management in Industry
PBE 656 Management in Industry
PSE 350 Fiber Processing
PSE 550 Fiber Processing
BPE/PSE 304 Prof Exp/Synthesis
PSE 201 The Art and Early History of
Papermaking
New/Revised Programs
• To meet obligations for seamless transfer conformance,
CoC recommends adoption of revisions to the following
programs:
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B.S. Environmental Science
B.L.A. Landscape Architecture
B.S. Environmental Resources Engineering
A.A.S. Forest Technology
A.A.S. Land Surveying Technology
A.A.S. Env. & Nat Res. Conservation
B.S. Paper Science
B.S. Bioprocess Engineering
B.S. Paper Engineering
B.S. Construction Management
New/Revised Policy
CoC recommends amending the current Policy for
Undergraduate Minors (2001, rev. 2008) to incorporate the
following statement:
“At least six (6) credits hours of course work used to satisfy an
ESF-administered minor must be ESF-registered courses or
courses taken at other institutions with which ESF has an
academic inter-institution arrangement and taken while the
student is matriculated at ESF. Minors designed to use courses
taken at other institutions with which ESF has an academic interinstitution arrangement involve the ESF Dean of Instruction and
Graduate Studies in the design process as such minors may have
impact on inter-institution arrangements.”
Policy for Undergraduate Minors
An academic minor is a curricular component that enables a student to make an inquiry into a discipline or field of
study, or to investigate a particular theme. It is organized around a specific set of objectives or question. The
objectives of a minor are achieved through an ordered series of courses. Minors are intended to provide general
insight in the subject. Course offerings in a minor may be centered in a specific department or drawn from several
departments as in the case of a topical or thematic focus.
The term “minor” in baccalaureate programs at ESF designates an approved use of 12-18 credit hours that constitute
a coherent plan of study.
Minors may be a department minor or an interdisciplinary minor. Faculty minors are defined by a program or
academic department. Interdisciplinary minors are defined by two or more departments with oversight provided by a
committee consisting of faculty from each participating department. At least six (6) credits hours of course work
used to satisfy an ESF-administered minor must be ESF-registered courses or courses taken at other institutions with
which ESF has an academic inter-institution arrangement and taken while the student is matriculated at ESF.
Minors designed to use courses taken at other institutions with which ESF has an academic inter-institution
arrangement involve the ESF Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies in the design process as such minors may
have impact on inter-institution arrangements.
Students elect a minor by application to (a) the department or academic unit offering the minor; (b) the committee
overseeing an interdisciplinary minor; or (c) to the Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies through their program
department Interdisciplinary minors and minors centered at Syracuse University are open to all qualified students,
however, students may not pursue a minor whose focus is the same as their main discipline or field of study.
Requirements of interdisciplinary minors should be structured to ensure that course work taken within the student’s
home program is minimized.
Proposals for minors will include: (a) the prerequisites required; (b) specific courses requirements to complete the
minor; and (c) how the courses will be chosen from among lower and upper division courses, general education
courses, professional prerequisites, major requirements, and electives. Upon successful completion, minors are
identified on student transcripts. The College Faculty approves all minors prior to description in the College catalog
and other communications.
Approved by the ESF College Faculty, 22 March 2001; revised Thursday, October 16, 2008 [to accommodate
change from “Faculty” to “department”]
UFS Report
• Resolutions
– Fellowships to support graduate research for
SUNY undergraduate students who wish to attend
graduate school (SUNY)
– Open Access Publication
– Support Planning and Implementation of Applied
Learning Experiences at SUNY
– Renewal of NYSUNY2020
• Statement
– Joint Statement on Shared Governance
Resolutions
1. Address the utilization of Classroom and
Laboratory Spaces across ESF Main Campus
– Student Life
2. Resolution on Multiple Choice Exams
– Instructional Quality and Academic Standards
3. Resolution on Family Medical Leave
– Executive Chair
Next Meetings
2015/2016
During the College Hour
September 23
October 21
November 18
January 27
February ??
March 30
Reading Days
Photo Courtesy of
James Hassett
Tuesday at 9:30AM, 12/15/15
Thursday at 2:30PM, 5/12/16
New Business
The Executive Committee of Faculty Governance
at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
hereby presents the
Friend of Governance Award
To
Dr. Bruce C. Bongarten
In honor of his outstanding service, dedication and support of Faculty Governance
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Kelley J. Donaghy
Executive Chair of Faculty Governance
Melissa K. Fierke
Secretary of Faculty Governance
2015 Award for Exceptional
Achievement in Teaching
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First awarded in 1999
Intended to recognize one member of the ESF
Faculty each year for meritorious contributions
to teaching ESF
Selection process led by recent past awardees
Tony Miller and Gary Scott, Governance
representative Chuck Spuches, and
representatives from both USA and GSA
Award includes a certificate of appreciation from
the Foundation, as well as a one year salary
supplement
ESF College Foundation
Award for Exceptional
Achievement in Teaching
2015 Winner: Prof. Paul Crovella
Chancellor’s Awards
for Excellence
2014-15 ACADEMIC YEAR
Distinguished Teaching Professor
The SUNY Board of Trustees reserves this
distinction for faculty who epitomize excellence in
their profession, and in doing so, distinguish
themselves and honor SUNY
appointed to distinguished rank on
May 7, 2014
Distinguished Service Professor
The SUNY Board of Trustees reserves this
distinction for faculty whose service extends far
beyond the campus. Your appointment is
testament to your professional excellence and
extraordinary commitment to applying your
scholarship to the greater good.
appointed to distinguished rank on
May 7, 2014
Distinguished Teaching Professor
The SUNY Board of Trustees reserves this
distinction for faculty who epitomize excellence in
their profession, and in doing so, distinguish
themselves and honor SUNY
appointed to distinguished rank on
November 6, 2014
Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence in Professional Service
in recognition of
outstanding performance in professional service
and significant contribution to institutional quality
presented to
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
in Teaching
in recognition of
exemplary teaching and significant contribution to
institutional quality
in instruction
presented to
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in
Scholarship and Creative Activities
in recognition of
outstanding scholarly and creative productivity
and significant contribution to institutional
quality
presented to
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
in Faculty Service
in recognition of
outstanding and sustained service
and significant contribution to
institutional quality
presented to
Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
in recognition of
Exemplary teaching and
significant contribution to
institutional quality in instruction
presented to
Chancellor’s Award for Student
Excellence
This special award honors SUNY students who have best
demonstrated and have been recognized for their
integration of academic excellence with leadership,
athletics, career achievement, community service, or
creative and performing arts.
presented to
Chancellor’s Scholar Athlete Award
This award was created to recognize students who have
combined academic excellence and outstanding athletic
achievement at SUNY schools in several NCAA, NJCAA, and
USCAA divisions.
Eligibility: Must be a member of the first or second
All-Conference or All-Tournament Team with a minimum
GPA of 3.3 for at least three semesters.
presented to