Academic Senate Agenda – November 13, 2007 – Attachment A
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Queensborough Community College
The City University of New York
MINUTES
of the October 9, 2007 meeting of the
Academic Senate
President Marti called the meeting of the Academic Senate to order at 3:02 p.m.
I. Attendance:
The complete Senate roster is available at
http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/Governance/AcademicSenate/academic_senate_roster.asp
As determined from the attendance taken by the iclickers at the meeting there were
sixteen absentees. Absent were:
D. King
K. Pearl
L. Menacho
L. Stanley
M. Trachman
P. Azrak
S. Bruney
B. Hersh
R. Zahavy
D. Fitzgerald-Royce
P. Pace
H. Diaz
C. Wilson
J. Pantaleo
L. Zinger
D. Satnarine
II. Consideration of minutes of the September 11, 2007 meeting:
A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the September minutes. There
were no negative votes and no abstentions.
III. Communications from the Board of Trustees or any of its Committees
 The url for the Board of Trustees is now included in the Agenda for those wishing
to view current communications of the BOT.
IV. Communications from:
President Marti: President Marti referred to his written report. (Attachment B
of the October 9, 2007 Agenda).
 The President announced that Chancellor Goldstein will be
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present on October 19 at the Conference of the College. He
encouraged all faculty to attend and ask questions of the
Chancellor.
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 On October 18 there will be an opening of a new exhibit at the
Art Gallery. The Cameroon exhibit will be on display for five
months. The President urged faculty to use the exhibit and
others at the gallery as a laboratory for student learning.
 This semester’s Presidential Lecture will take place on
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November 28 . The speaker will be Vice Chancellor Selma
Botman who is an Egyptian scholar and will be lecturing on
Egypt in the modern day. A reception will follow the lecture.
 Concerning the budget, President Marti stated that the Mayor
has a program in place to eliminate the gap created by receipts
from the City that were lower than expected.
 The Holocaust Resource Center is beginning the process of
looking at contractors.
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Steering Committee:
Chair Philip Pecorino referred to the Steering Committee’s written
report (Attachment C of the October 9, 2007 Agenda.) noting the
following items:
 The amended Bylaws have HEOs serve in the Academic
Senate.
 The Committee on WID/WAC is looking into a proposal to
increase the number of writing intensive courses in History.
UFS Representative:
The report on CUNY UFS Meeting of 9-25-06 was received.
(Attachment D of the October 9, 2007 Agenda.)
V. Elections
 An election was conducted by closed ballot for three members
of the Faculty at Large of the Academic Senate. The nominees
were: Eugene Harris; Laura Freedgood; Eileen White; Carol
Soto; Julian Stark
Elected were: Eugene Harris (43); Eileen White (29); Carol
Soto (34); Laura Freedgood (26) and Julian Stark
(23) were elected as Alternates
 An election was conducted for the Adjunct Representative to
the Academic Senate. Arlene Kemmerer was nominated and
elected.
VI. List of August 2007 QCC Candidates for Graduation:
A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the list of candidates for August
2007 graduation. (Attachment E of the October 9, 2007 Agenda). There were no negative
votes and no abstentions.
VII. Annual Reports (Attachments F-I of the October 9, 2007 Agenda.):
Committee on Academic Development:
Annual Report received.
Committee on Admissions:
Annual Report received.
Committee on Awards and Scholarships:
Annual Report received.
Committee on the Environment:
Annual Report received.
VIII. Monthly Reports
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Committee on Bylaws:
 The Committee on Bylaws proposed a resolution to change the
Bylaws (Attachment J of the October 9, 2007 Agenda) to
address the right of new committees to conduct business prior
to September 1 if the Fall semester begins before that date. A
motion was made and seconded to accept the resolution. The
motion to change the wording was approved with one
abstention. Abstention: J. Nagler
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FROM: (Current Bylaws Passage): Article VII. COMMITTEES
Section 3. Committees’ Jurisdiction
b. Members of the Academic Senate standing committees shall function from the date of
election until September first of the calendar year following their election. During the
changeover period from the April Senate meeting to the September first next following,
the various committees shall consist of members of both the retiring committees and the
new committees. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the committee size as of
September first. Those who will constitute the new committee shall elect one
chairperson before the last day of classes of the semester in which the committee is
elected. The new chairperson shall serve beginning September first; the retiring
chairperson shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual report
as stipulated in Article VII, Section 7b, of these Bylaws.
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b. Members of the Academic Senate standing committees shall function from the date of
election until the first day of the Fall Semester following their election. During the changeover
period from the April Senate meeting to the first day of the following Fall Semester, the various
committees shall consist of members of both the retiring committees and the new committees. A
quorum shall consist of a majority of the committee size as of the first day of the Fall Semester.
Those who will constitute the new committee shall elect one chairperson before the last day of
classes of the semester in which the committee is elected. The new chairperson shall serve
beginning the first day of the Fall Semester; the retiring chairperson shall be responsible for the
preparation and submission of the annual report as stipulated in Article VII, Section 7b, of these
Bylaws.
 Committee on Committees Report Received (Attachment K of the October 9, 2007
Agenda)
 Committee on Curriculum
 Dr. Cotty presented the following for consideration by the
Senate (Attachment L of the October 9, 2007 Agenda): A
motion was made, seconded, and approved for the following
change. There was discussion and the change was passed 2
no votes and 2 abstentions.
No votes:
E. Hartigan
Abstentions: J. Bertorelli
P. Weiss
A. Kolios
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT REVISION
Department of Social Sciences:
Queensborough Community College/Queens College’s Dual/Joint A.A./B.A. Program in
Liberal Arts and Sciences and Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Summary of proposed change:
Students who fail to earn a grade of “B” or higher in their English 101 and 102
courses will be permitted to substitute an additional Writing Intensive course for
English 213, with the following consequent revision to p. 73 of the Queensborough
Community College catalogue:
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From:
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS
EN-101, 102 English Composition I, II
Credits
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NOTE: Students with less than a "B" in each English course, EN 101 and EN 102
[must take] an additional writing course, EN 213,[and complete it with a grade of "B"]
to meet an Early Childhood Education requirement at Queens College. It is
recommended that students take this course prior to their literature selection.
English.............................................................................................3
Select one course from Tier 1: EN 301, 302, 303, 444, 445, 611; or from Tier 2: EN
217, 401, 402, 411, 412, 621; meets a Queens LASAR requirement for Humanities I
To:
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS
EN-101, 102 English Composition I, II
Credits
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NOTE: Students with less than a "B" in each English course, EN 101 and EN 102,
must complete with a minimum grade of “B” either an additional writing
course, EN 213, or a Writing Intensive course to meet an Early Childhood
Education requirement at Queens College. It is recommended that students take this
course prior to their literature selection.
English.............................................................................................3
Select one course from Tier 1: EN 301, 302, 303, 444, 445, 611; or from Tier 2: EN
217, 401, 402, 411, 412, 621; meets a Queens LASAR requirement for Humanities I
Rationale: The Dual/Joint Associate degree/baccalaureate degree program in Liberal Arts
and Sciences and Childhood Education (LE1) provides Queensborough students with the first
two years of an articulated liberal arts transfer program leading to a baccalaureate degree in
a liberal arts major and a co-major in early childhood education at Queens College. In
keeping with New York State’s new learning standards for teacher education, the program
design allows a student to use the first two years to maximum benefit in preparing for
the upper division teacher education programs and the liberal arts major of their choice. The
proposed change revises the English component of the General Education Core
Requirements. This revision will bring the program into alignment with requirements at
Queens College. It will also assist students who were encountering difficulty fitting English
213 (Advanced Prose Writing) into their schedules.
IX. Old Business
(none)
X. New Business
Paul Weiss announced that there will be a general meeting of the PSC Chapter on
November 4. The speaker will be Mike Fabricant on the topic of contract negotiation.
Dr. Gillespie encouraged faculty to consider running for election to serve on any of the four
Faculty Executive Committees.
The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Devin McKay
Secretary
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