College Governance Meeting
March 27, 2013, 12:45PM
Baker 146
Agenda
• Announcements
– Spotlight
– Nominations
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Questions on Accessory Credits (Bongarten)
COC Actions (Hassett)
Bylaws Changes (Donaghy)
IQAS Grievance Policy (Crovella)
Announcements
• Presidential Search – Survey
– By end of this week
– Survey monkey
• UUP Contract Negotiations Team
– 4PM Gateway Building, 4/8
• Pictures of your students
Spotlight on Student Research
• Wednesday, April 10, 2013, Gateway Center
• Posters can be viewed from 10:00 – 4:00
• Keynote speaker and award ceremony at 3:00
• Reception at 4:00
• Please consider being a judge!
Nominations
• Officers
– Secretary
– SUNY Senator Alternate
– SU Senator
• Committee Chairs
Accessory Instruction
http://www.esf.edu/registrar/
Committee on Curriculum (CoC)
proposals reviewed March 4, 2013 and recommended for approval:
Curriculum proposals:
GPES MS
core: 9 cr. hr. (3 cr. hr. each social science, natural science, methods)
area of study: 15 cr. hr.
thesis: 6 cr. hr.
minimum total = 36
GPES MPS
core: 9 cr. hr. (3 cr. hr. each social science, natural science, methods)
area of study: 15 cr. hr.
synthesis: 3 cr. hr.
electives: 3 cr. hr.
minimum total = 30
GPES PhD
no MS required (except for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy)
Committee on Curriculum (CoC)
proposals reviewed March 18, 2013 and recommended for approval:
Curriculum proposals:
FNRM: AAS in Land Surveying Technology
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FNRM: AAS in Forest Technology
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FNRM: AAS in Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation
shuffle and revise some courses
increase fall semester from 21 to 23 cr. hr.
spring semester remain at 24 cr. hr.
FNRM: BS in Forest Resources Management
substitute APM 103 for APM 104
substitute FCH 110/111 for FCH 150/151
substitute EFB 200 for PHY 101
specify FOR 205, ACC 151 or ACC 201 for Business Finances electives
Next CoC meeting:
Monday, April 15, 3:30 PM
Bylaws
• Reviewed every year by the Executive Committee
• Sub-committee:
Kelley Donaghy, Steve Weiter, Robert Meyer, Steve
Teale, Bruce Bongarten, Klaus Doelle, Lisa Campagna
https://docs.google.com/a/esf.edu/document/d/167oar
5enfQ3adtmguEoNRuDvI4oOVm25twJXYk6Bpz4/edit?us
p=sharing
Proposed Changes
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Term Limits
Executive Chair
Term Initiation
Standing Committee Chairs
IQAS Charge
Technology Committee
Removal of term limits
• Executive Chair and Secretary
– Currently can serve no more than 2 consecutive
terms
• Proposed to remove these from these two
positions
Past Executive Chair
• Asked to serve 1 year on the Executive
Committee
Term Initiation
• Currently – May 15
• Change to
– “the first day of obligation of the Fall Semester”
NOTE: Governance business sometimes needs
to be carried out over the summer.
Standing Committee Chairs
• Currently unclear about who can be chair
• Add:
– May be faculty or professional staff unless
otherwise noted in sections IV.E.2.A through I.
IQAS Charge
• Add
– The chair of IQAS will also convene hearing
committees as necessary to address formal grade
grievances as defined and described in the
College’s grade grievance procedures.
– e. The hearing of formal grade grievances
Technology Committee
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H. Technology Committee
This committee in order to exercise its responsibilities for the communication between the Technology
Groups (CNS, ITS and Information Systems), Office of News and Communication, faculty and staff, shall be
concerned with:
– Advising and consulting about major issues of policy and procedure for the use of College Computing
facilities
– Identifying opportunities where information technology could assist the College in achieving its
goals; evaluating the readiness of the College to leverage such technologies for more effective
teaching and scholarship
– Reviewing and recommending the College’s technology direction
– Serving as a conduit of information about campus technology matters and their effective
implementation to all members of the College community
– Exploring how campus technology can more effectively disseminate the College’s activities in
teaching, scholarship and research.
This committee shall consist of:
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3-4 faculty members
1-2 staff members (not in the Technology group)
1 staff member from CNS
1 staff member from ITS
1 staff member from Information Systems
Director of Information Technology
Library Instructional Technology Support Person
Grade Grievance
• IQAS – Paul Crovella, Charlie Hall, Jim Sahm, Nasri
Abdel-Aziz, Paul Caluwe, Susan Dieterlen, James
Williamson, Mary Chandler, PJ O’Connell, Aislin
Brackmann, Scott Shannon, Kelley Donaghy
• Bruce Bongarten
• Executive Committee
• Google Docs:
https://docs.google.com/a/esf.edu/document/d/
1Cvs_7fnJTLfRqgfuQsvBFVz8W265mGnw3NfejCV
MUGg/edit?usp=sharing
Arbitration Vs. Mediation
Arbitration – hearing and determining of a
dispute between parties by a person or persons
chosen or agreed to by them
Arbitrator – a person chosen to decide a
dispute, one empowered to examine the facts
and to decide an issue
Mediation – action between parties as to effect
an agreement or reconciliation
Mediator – one who mediates between parties
at variance, act between parties to effect
agreement, compromise or reconciliation
Source: The American College Dictionary, 1964, New York: Random House