College Governance Meeting
February 15, 2012, 3:30 PM, Baker 408
Agenda
1. President’s Report on Shared Services
(Murphy)
2. Committee on Curriculum Actions (Hassett)
3. Report from Public Service and Outreach
Committee (Fierke)
4. Old Business
– End of Course Evaluations (Crovella)
5. New Business
– Call for Nominations
– Other?
Faculty Meeting
President’s Report
February 15, 2012
408 Baker
SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Canton councils
object to sharing president
Friday, August 12, 2011
SUNY Central’s trickle-dumb economics
Monday, August 15, 2011
SUNY SHARED SERVICES INITIATIVE
Developing Shared Services Program
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Upstate Medical University
SUNY Oswego
Alfred State
Onondaga Community College
Upstate Six (Colgate, Hamilton, Hobart William Smith et al.)
New York Six Consortium
Colgate University – Hamilton College
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
St. Lawrence University – Skidmore College –
Union College
Amy Doonan Cronin
Special Assistant
UMU Shared Services Initiative
Planned/In Process
• CNY BRC (joint pursuit of NYSTAR Operating Grant $250K$500K)
• Clark Residence MOU (30 residential slots in Fall 2012 for ESF
students)
• Kennedy Square (~70 additional residential slots for ESF in
UMU development project)
• ESF BS in Environmental Health (propose that 2 courses be
taught by UMU faculty or shared faculty member; i.e.,
epidemiology) (Fall 2013)
• Environmental Medicine Research Collaborative
(UMU/ESF/VA/SU)
• Joint MD/Ph.D. Program
University
UPSTATE State
of New York
• Joint ESF/UMU/SU IRB
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
UMU Shared Services Initiative
Planned/In Process (continued)
• University Police Joint Training
• Environmental Health and Safety Coordination
• Shared SUNY Assistant Counsel (~20% salary contribution
from ESF to UMU)
• Coordinated Federal and NYS Appropriation Requests
• ESF A&TS Instrument Coordination (NMR/Electron
Microscopy) (Current joint NIH proposal for 800 MHz NMR)
• SB3 (Structural Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry)
(ESF/UMU/SU)
UMU Shared Services Initiative
Potential Shared Services
• Student Health Services (proposed to be provided by UMU in
2013)
• Joint UMU/ESF M/WBE Purchasing/Services Initiative
(Consortium opportunities) (Joe Rufo/Steve Brady)
• Library Services
• Technical Journal Subscription/Joint Purchasing (ESF potential branch
of UMU library)
• Archivist (1st quarter of 2012 shared position)
• UMU to Possibly Provide Locksmith Services to ESF (Joe
Rufo/Steve Brady)
• ESF to Possibly Provide Motor Pool Maintenance for UMU and
Potential Large Vehicle Sharing (Sharing Implementation
Models)
• HR Initiated Training (OTD opportunities) (On-line training
available through UMU)
UMU Shared Services Initiative
Potential Shared (continued)
• Consider Economies Associated with UMU Food Vendor Providing
ESF Café Services (potential Morrison/UMU contractor)
• Evaluation of Joint IT/Operating System Opportunities (Needs
study/CIO collaboration)
• Crouse Transition from 2 yr. to 4 yr. Nursing Program/ESF Basic
Science Education (1/2/1 shared program in coordination with UMU)
(Bruce to meet with Elvira)
• ESF Conference/Continuing Education Services Offered/Potential use
of Gateway Bldg. for Use by UMU (follow up required)
• Shared Radiation Safety Services (suggest that they be provided by
UMU)
• Shared Use of ESF Gateway Bldg. Facilities/Services
• University Police MOU for Mutual or Peak Coverage as Required
• Facilities Maintenance Capacity of UMU to be evaluated for use by
ESF (Tom Pelis)
UMU Shared Services Initiative
ESF/UMU Objective
• Direct $250K to joint academic programs through Operating
Efficiencies by 2013
• Finalization of Shared Services Plan by 7/15/12
SUNY Oswego Shared Services
Initiative
• ESF’s Analytical & Technical Services
• Consolidated Purchasing (fleet vehicles, paper et al.)
• Multi Campus Contracts (Elevator maintenance, fire alarm
systems et al.)
• Services Oswego could Provide to ESF (consulting on food
service et al.)
• Oswego Best Practices Shared with ESF (undergraduate
international recruitment, information technology et al.)
SUNY Oswego Shared Services
Initiative
• Oswego-led Shared Services in Academic Affairs
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Shared instructors for General Education courses
International Student Services (English as a 2nd language, et al.)
Instructional designers for development of online courses
Joint “Teaching Academy” and other forms of faculty development
Meteorology/Atmospheric Science certificate/minor
ESF BS/Oswego M.Ed. program
• ESF-led Shared Services in Academic Affairs
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Renewable Energy Minor/Future Sustainable Energy Management
Environmental Interpretation
Minors in Polymer, Natural Products, and Environmental Chemistry
Graduate-level courses in multiple disciplines
SUNY Oswego Shared Services
Initiative
• ESF Shared Remote Properties Research Facilities
• Costa Rica
• Adirondack Ecological Center
• Sustainability Services
Alfred State Shared Services
Initiative
• ESF to Conduct a Brownfields Seminar (CEU et al.) on the
Wellsville Campus Site
• ESF will Support Alfred State to offer an Academic Program in
Remediation Engineering Technology
• Collaboration between ESF and Alfred State for Potential
LA/Architecture Cross Teaching
• ESF and Alfred State to Consider Jointly Offering a Distance
Learning Course on Environmental Remediation
• ESF to Work with Honeywell to Provide the Onondaga Lake
Remediation Site as a Second Demonstration Site for the
Alfred State Program
• Alfred State to Provide the Wellsville Campus Site as a
Demonstration Site for ESF’s Environmental Remediation
Course
Shared Services Activity
Academic Affairs and Research
Shared Service
ESF AT&S Instrument Coordination
(NMR/Electron Microscopy) (Current joint
NIH proposal for 800 MHz NMR)
Institutions
Involved
ESF, Oswego
ESF’s Analytical and Technical Services
ESF, Oswego
Library Services:
ESF, UMU
• Technical Journal Subscriptions/Joint
Purchasing/ESF potential branch of
UMU library
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Responsible for
Implementation
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Planned/
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Potential/
Potential/
Archivist (shared position)
SB3 (Structural Biology, Biophysics and
Biochemistry)
Potential/Spring 2012
ESF, UMU, SU
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Planned/
ESF BS in Environmental Health – propose ESF, UMU
that 2 courses be taught by UMU faculty
or shared faculty member
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Planned/Fall 2013
Environmental Medicine Research
Collaborative
ESF, UMU, VA,
SU
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Planned/
Joint MD/Ph.D. Program
ESF, UMU
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Planned/
Shared Services Activity
Academic Affairs and Research
Responsible for
Implementation
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Planned/
Crouse transition from 2 to 4 year Nursing
Program/ESF basic science education
ESF/UMU
(1/2/1 shared program.
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Potential/
ESF Conference/Continuing Education
Services offered/Potential use of Gateway
building by UMU
ESF/UMU
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Potential/
Shared Radiation Safety services provided
to ESF by UMU
ESF/UMU
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Potential/
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
Potential/
Shared Service
Joint ESF/UMU/SU IRB
Institutions
Involved
ESF, UMU, SU
Oswego led shared services:
 General education courses
 International student services (ESL,
etc.)
 Instructional designers for
development of online courses
ESF/Oswego
 Joint “Teaching Academy” and other
forms of faculty development
 Meteorology/Atmospheric Science
certificate/minor
 ESF BS/Oswego M.Ed. program
Shared Services Activity
Academic Affairs and Research
Institutions
Involved
ESF/Oswego
Responsible for
Implementation
Bruce Bongarten (ESF)
ESF to conduct Brownfields Seminar
(CEU et.al.) on the Wellsville Campus
Site
ESF, Alfred
State
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Planned/
Alfred State to provide the Wellsville
Campus site as a demonstration site for
the Alfred State Program
ESF, Alfred
State
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Planned/
Shared Service
ESF led shared services:
• Renewable Energy Minor/Future
Sustainable Energy Management
• Environmental Interpretation
• Minors in Polymer, Natural
Products and Environmental
Chemistry
• Graduate level courses in multiple
disciplines
• ESF shared remote properties
research facilities – Costa Rica and
Adirondack Ecological Center
• Sustainability Services
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Potential/
Shared Services Activity
Academic Affairs and Research
Institutions
Involved
ESF, Alfred
State
Responsible for
Implementation
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Planned/
ESF to support Alfred State to offer an
Academic Program in Remediation
Engineering Technology
ESF, Alfred
State
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Planned/
Collaboration between ESF and Alfred
State for potential LA/Architecture cross
teaching
ESF, Alfred
State
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Potential/
ESF and Alfred State to consider jointly
offering a distance learning course on
Environmental Remediation
ESF, Alfred
State
Neil Murphy (ESF)
Potential/
Shared Service
ESF to work with Honeywell to provide
the Onondaga Lake remediation site as
a second demonstration site for the
Alfred State Program
Shared Services Activity
Student Services
Shared Service
Institutions
Involved
Responsible for
Implementation
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Clark Residence MOU – 30 slots in Fall
2012 for ESF students
ESF, UMU
Bob French (ESF)
In process / Fall 2012
Kennedy Square – 70 additional
residential slots for ESF
ESF, UMU
Bob French (ESF)
Planned/
Student Health Services provided to ESF
by UMU
ESF, UMU
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/Fall 2013
Consider economies associated with
UMU food vendor providing ESF Café
services
ESF, UMU
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/
Consulting on Food Services to ESF
provided by Oswego
ESF, Oswego
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/
Transportation for Athletic teams
ESF, Oswego
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/
Oswego best practices shared with ESF
(undergraduate international
recruitment, information technology,
etc.)
ESF, Oswego
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/
ESF use of OCC sports facilities
ESF, OCC
Bob French (ESF)
In process/Ongoing
Shared Services Activity
Student Services
Institutions
Involved
ESF, Oswego
Responsible for
Implementation
Bob French (ESF)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Potential/
Oswego best practices shared with ESF
(undergraduate international
recruitment, information technology,
etc.)
ESF, Oswego
Bob French (ESF)
Potential/
ESF use of OCC sports facilities
ESF, OCC
Bob French (ESF)
In process/Ongoing
Shared Service
Transportation for Athletic teams
Shared Services Activity
Business Services, Operation and Maintenance
Shared Service
CNY BRC joint pursuit of NYSTAR
Operating Grant $250K - $500K
Institutions
Involved
ESF, UMU
Responsible for
Implementation
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
In process /
University Police joint training
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Planned/
Environmental Health and Safety
Coordination
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Planned/
Shared SUNY Counsel
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
In Process/ongoing
Coordinated Federal and NYS
Appropriation Requests
ESF,UMU
Planned/
Human Resource and other employee
training (right to know, sexual
harassment, workplace violence, internal
control, etc.)
ESF, UMU,
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Oswego, SUNY Steve Brady (UMU)
IT, Morrisville,
Binghamton,
OCC
Potential/
Consultant related services (reduce
duplication, more favorable pricing, etc.)
ESF, UMU,
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Oswego, SUNY Steve Brady (UMU)
IT, Morrisville,
Binghamton,
OCC
Potential/
Shared Services Activity
Business Services, Operation and Maintenance
Institutions
Involved
ESF, UMU,
Oswego
Responsible for
Implementation
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Nick Lyons (Oswego)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Potential/
Locksmith services provided to ESF by
UMU
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Potential/
Motor pool services provided to UMU by
ESF
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Potential/
Evaluation of joint IT/Operating system
opportunities
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Potential/
Shared use of Gateway Building facilities
and services
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Potential/
University Police – MOU for peak
coverage as needed
ESF, UMU
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Potential/
Chief Becksted (ESF)
Deputy Chief Waltz
(UMU)
Planned/
Shared Service
Joint purchasing services initiative –
consortium opportunities (fleet vehicles,
commodities, etc.)
University Police – ESF and UMU working ESF, UMU
jointly with the 911 Center for inclusion in
the Onondaga County Interoperability
Communication System
Shared Services Activity
Business Services, Operation and Maintenance
Shared Service
Facilities Maintenance Capacity of UMU
for use by ESF
Multi-campus contracts (elevator
maintenance, fire alarm systems, etc.)
Institutions
Involved
ESF, UMU
Responsible for
Implementation
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Steve Brady (UMU)
Status / Anticipated
Implementation
Potential/
ESF, Oswego
Joe Rufo (ESF)
Nick Lyons (Oswego)
Potential/
ESF-Oswego Shared Services in
Academic Affairs
Shared Service
Oswego First Steps
Oswego to potentially join “Hill” Lorrie will notify Oswego Dean
research VP discussion group
for GS & Research and provide
contact information to Bruce
ESF First Steps
Bruce will arrange for VP
Research Neil Ringler to contact
Oswego counterpart
Oswego to join “Hill” discussions Lorrie to contact Oswego Dean Bruce to provide Lorrie with
on research equipment planning of A&S to arrange discussions
contact information for ESF’s
and sharing
with ESF A&TS Director re: ESF
A&TS Director
analytic capabilities and capacity
to inform Oswego purchases for
new science building
Oswego to explore utilizing ESF
research services incl. RFP
searches & Dive Control Board
Lorrie will notify Oswego Dean
for GS & Research and provide
contact information to Bruce
Bruce will arrange for VP
Research Neil Ringler to contact
Oswego counterpart
ESF to explore connections with
Oswego Atmospheric Science
faculty and course offerings
Lorrie to pass on name of ESF
Bruce to send name of ESF
atmospheric scientist to Oswego faculty member working in
faculty with request to establish atmospheric science
contact
ESF-Oswego Shared Services in
Academic Affairs
Shared Service
Oswego First Steps
ESF First Steps
ESF and Oswego to explore
BS/MEd program
Lorrie will notify appropriate
person @ Oswego to contact ESF
Assoc. Provost to begin
discussions
Bruce will forward contact
information of Assoc. Provost for
Instruction to Lorrie
ESF to potentially participate in
Oswego teaching and learning
seminars
Lorrie will send Bruce a link to the Bruce will gauge faculty interest in
list of seminars scheduled for
participation
spring, 2012
This is a prelude to possibly
developing a stronger connection
with Oswego’s Teaching and
Learning Center
If Bruce finds sufficient interest,
Lorrie and Bruce will discuss if
and how the Metro Center might
be utilized for this purpose
ESF to seek Oswego assistance in
developing enhanced distance
learning offerings
Lorrie to provide contact
information of Dean for External
Learning
General Education Courses
Lorrie to identify part-time faculty Bruce to inform Lorrie GE course
interested in teaching general
needs and location
education courses as needed by
ESF
Bruce to provide Oswego contact
information to Assoc. Provost for
Outreach to begin discussions
Committee on Curriculum
• Actions
– Curriculum changes
– Policy changes
• Website (www.esf.edu/coc)
• Next meeting dates
– March 19th (proposal due date is 2/28/2012)
– April 16th (proposal due date is 3/26/2012)
Committee on Curriculum (CoC)
proposals reviewed Jan. 30, 2012 and recommended for approval:
Curriculum proposals:
GPES:
•Core curriculum revisions – MS and MPS
•New Study Area in Environmental Monitoring and Modeling
•New Study Area in Biophysical and Ecological Economics
•New Study Area in Ecosystem Restoration
Environmental Science:
•Core curriculum revisions – BS
ERE:
•revision of M.P.S, M.S. and Ph.D. programs
OIGS:
•Deactivation of jointly registered Chemistry/Teacher Education program with SU
•Deactivation of jointly registered EFB/Teacher Education program with SU
Committee on Curriculum (CoC)
proposals reviewed Jan. 30, 2012 and recommended for approval:
Policy proposals:
•Summer session add/drop policy
•Resumption of undergraduate degree program policy
•Revision of time limits for graduate degrees
Summer session add/drop policy:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The only signature required to drop or add a class during the Summer
Sessions will be that of the student (whether an ESF matriculated student or a
visiting student).
2. ESF’s Registrar will make drop/add forms available on the web or institute
a system in which emails are accepted as confirmation of withdrawal.
Resumption of Undergraduate Degreee Program proposal:
Graduate Program Time Limits Proposal:
Community Engagement
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Community
Service
Outreach
Service
Learning
ESF
Outreach
Continuing
Education/
Summer
Courses
Community Engagement
– Community service =
act of fulfilling a
community need
• Outreach = promoting
college/science
– Service Learning =
structured
educational
experience
Nominations
• Executive Chair
• SU Senator
• Committee Chairs
– Student Life
– Public Service and Outreach
– Awards
Student Life
Returning committee members:
• Greg McGee (current chair)
• Scott Blair
• Giorgos Mountrakis
• Lt. Bob Dugan
• John View
Public Service and Outreach
Returning committee members
• Melissa Fierke (current chair)
• Lindi Quakenbush
• Barb Smith
• Liz Mix
Awards
Returning committee members:
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Send Nominations to:
• Nominations and Elections Committee
– Bob Meyer (Sergeant-at-Arms)
– Greg McGee
• No later than Monday, April 2nd
End of Course Surveys
• IQAS Survey
• EFB Request
“We believe as a department the prior system of
student teaching evaluations is significantly
better and more useful than the current online
one, and we request it be changed back to
using paper copies in the classroom”