College-wide Governance Meeting
September 18, 2013
College Hour – Gateway A&B
Agenda
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Opening Remarks (Donaghy)
Introduction of New Faculty Members
Committee Announcements (Yanai/Vidon)
Presidential Search Q&A (Anagnost)
Curriculum Committee Report (Daley)
Program Deactivation, Reactivation and
Discontinuation Policy (Daley)
Dates to Remember
Fall 2013 Meetings
Date
Day
Time (PM)
18-Sep
16-Oct
20-Nov
10-Dec
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
12:45
12:45
12:45
9:30
Committee
Report
Curriculum
Library Council
P&T
Student Life
Committee
Announcement
Awards/Research
President
Spring 2014 Meetings
Date
Day
Time (PM)
22-Jan
19-Feb
19-Mar
9-Apr
30-Apr
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
12:45
12:45
12:45
12:45
3:30
Committee
Report
IQAS
Research
Technology
CoPSO
Awards
Committee
Announcement
President
Faculty Mentoring Conference – January 8, 2014
Awards
Call for Nominations
All members of the ESF community have an opportunity to nominate a deserving
individual for the 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, or to nominate
an outstanding faculty member for the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor or
Distinguished Service Professor. Please consider nominating a deserving individual
for one of these prestigious awards. The categories for the Chancellor’s Awards for
Excellence are as follows:
Professional Staff:
Excellence in Professional Service
Excellence in Librarianship
Faculty:
Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Excellence in Teaching
Excellence in Faculty Service
Complete information about the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence can be
found on SUNY’s website at:
http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/ChancellorsAwards.cfm.
Distinguished Professorships
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Service Professor
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Distinguished Librarian
Eligible faculty members are those who have:
*held the rank of professor for five years
*taught full time at ESF for three years
*completed at least 10 years of service with SUNY
Complete information about the Distinguished Professorships is
available at
http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/Dist_Prof_Guide.cf
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Past ESF Awardees
The list of past Chancellor’s Award and
Distinguished Professor recipients can be found
on the Governance Website at:
http://www.esf.edu/facgov/bylaws.htm
To Nominate Someone,
Please fill out the appropriate form and return
it to Danette Desimone <djdesimo@esf.edu>
by October 3, 2013, or drop it off in Room
102 Bray Hall.
The awards committee will review the prenominations and if approved, will
subsequently request supporting
documentation for completion of a full
nomination by December 2, 2013.
Awards Committee Members
Ruth Yanai – Chair
Danette Desimone
Robin Kimmerer
Steward Diemont
Claire Dunn
William Nicholson
Richard Hawks
Janine DeBaise
Eugene Law
Research
Committee on Research
• Chair Philippe Vidon
• McIntire-Stennis – Preproposal – 10/1/13
• Ad hoc Sub-Committee for Spotlight on
Research
– Chair Jessica Clemons
• Spotlight Dates: 4/15 and 4/16
Presidential Search
http://www.esf.edu/presidential-search/
Committee on Curriculum (CoC)
Report to Faculty Governance
September 18, 2013
CoC Members (AY13-14)
• New:
– George Kyanka, Jonathan Cohen, Jane Verostek
• Continuing
– Doug Daley (Chair), John Hassett, John Wagner,
Benette Whitmore, Sid Chatterjee, Jamie Vanucchi
• Ex-Officio (non-voting)
– President Murphy, Sue Sanford, Chuck Spuches,
Mary Chandler, 2 student observers, Scott
Shannon, Suzette Vandeburg
AY 2012-13 Actions
• Courses
– 83 proposals acted upon
• Programs
– 17 proposals,
– 3 returned to sponsors, 14 recommended for Faculty
action
• Policy:
– MS and Ph.D. Thesis/Dissertation Policy
– Recommended for faculty action
• Program deactivation reactivation and discontinuation policy
– Tabled
• Special Topics courses – course documentation
Committee Charge (By-Laws)
• policies regarding instructional development,
support and administration;
• structure, content, and interrelationship of
courses, curricula and degree requirements;
• compliance with the General Education
policies;
Committee Practice
• We’re here to help you. All meetings are open to Faculty.
• Approve (or deny) NEW COURSE or COURSE REVISIONS
based on
• Academic standards
• Need for course
• Consideration of inter-department conflicts of mission, etc.
• Recommend (approve or deny) NEW CURRICULA or
REVISED CURRICULA
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Academic standards
Need for course
Consideration of inter-department conflicts of mission, etc.
Resources
• Recommend new or modified (or sunset) policies related to
curriculum
Roles
• CoC Department representative
– Consults with Department, brings attention to
policies and proposals that affect Department’s
programs
– Conveys information to Committee
• Departments/Divisions prepare proposals that:
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Are high quality,
Are consistent with academic policies and standards,
Address potential program conflicts,
Identify and address resource needs.
Committee Role AY13-14
• Update and adopt proposal procedures and
guidelines by mid-October
• Review proposals on timely basis
• Develop guidance for learning outcomes for
Lower Division, Upper Division and Graduate
courses
• Update Academic policies (see website)
• Maintain Website for communication
DEADLINES to Submit Proposals to CoC
• Fall 2014 implementation
– Completed Curriculum Proposals
• February 12, 2014
– Completed Course and Policy proposals
• March 12, 2014
Policy for approval Program Deactivation, Reactivation and
Discontinuation Policy
– Available for faculty review and comment on
4/26/2013
– Reviewed by CoC at their 5/20/13 Meeting
CoC Dates