COLLEGE SENATE BULLETIN
State University of New York at Geneseo
College of Arts and Sciences
Bulletin Vol. 59, No. 3
Pages 22–34
31 October 2014
Contents
TopicPage
Agenda, College Senate Meeting
4 November 2014.....................................................................................................................23
Minutes, Executive Committee
30 September 2014..................................................................................................................26
Minutes, All-College Faculty Meeting
7 October 2014..........................................................................................................................27
Report, Committee on Nominations and Elections
O7 October 2014.......................................................................................................................28
Minutes, College Senate Meeting
7 October 2014..........................................................................................................................30
Draft Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
October 21, 2014......................................................................................................................33
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Agenda, College Senate Meeting
4 November 2014
Call to Order 4:00, Newton 204
Adoption of the Agenda
Aproval of the Minutes
Minutes of the Senate Meeting of 7 Oct 2014 (CSB v. 59 no. 3; pp. XX)
Guest Report
LGBTQ Issues Working group
Alice Rutkowski, co-chair
Officer Reports
President
Carol Long, Interim
Provost
David Gordon, Interim
Chair
James McLean
Request for comment: Replacing the Senate Chair with the Faculty Treasurer on the Budget
Priorities Committee.
Vice Chair
Jan Lovett
Past Chair
Gregg Hartvigsen
Secretary
Joe Easterly
Treasurer
appointment imminent…
University Faculty Senator
Dennis Showers
Introduction to the developing SUNY Excels campus performance metrics
Vice President, Student Association
Paul Michael
Reports of the Standing Committees of the Senate
Undergraduate Curricula
Bill Harrison, chair
( full proposals can be found at:
https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/UCC/Senate_2014_2015/)
UCC Proposes for Second Reading:
New Courses
BIOL 297: Lab Assistant for Introductory Biology Courses
BIOL 315: Sustainability Science
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BIOL 397: Lab Instructor for Introductory Biology Courses
BIOL 398: Biology Lab Pedagogy
ENGL 428: Editing and Production Workshop II
FREN 312: Survey of West Francophone African Civilizations
INTD 207: Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
Revised Courses
BIOL 208: Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 230: Principles of Microbiology
BIOL 264: Human Physiology
BIOL 305: Biological Conservation
DANC 230: Dance Kinesiology
Deleted Courses
MUSC 370: Music for the Classroom Teacher
Revised Programs
Biology Minor
UCC Proposes for First Reading:
New Course
BIOL 396: Advanced Research In Biology
Revised Course
CHEM 324: Principles of Physical Chemistry
Revised Programs
Music Concentration for Early Childhood and Childhood with Special Education
BA in Physics
Undergraduate Policies
Jeff Over, chair
Graduate Academic Affairs
Jane Fowler-Morse, chair
( full proposals can be found at:
https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/GAAC/Senate_2014_2015/)
GAAC Proposes for First Reading:
New Courses
CURR 624: Pedagogy and Instruction for TESOL
CURR 625: Assessment-Based Instructional Practicum for TESOL
EDUC 521: Linguistics and Culture for TESOL
Revised Course
EDUC 548: Literacy and Language Development in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
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New Program (Minor)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Supplementary Certificate
Student Affairs
Dan Repinski, chair
Faculty Affairs
Patrick Rault, chair
Report of the ad hoc Committee of the Senate
Administrative Assessment
Ray Spear, chair
New Business
Adjournment 5:00 if possible
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Minutes, Executive Committee
30 September 2014
Present: J. Over, J. Morse, D. Repinski, W. Harrison, D. Gordon, P. Rault, P. Michael, J. Lovett, G. Hartvigsen, J. Easterly, Showers, D. & J. McLean (chair)
Call to Order: 4:05, Erwin 206
Adoption of the Agenda
Adoption of the Minutes: Minutes of the Senate Meeting of May 6, 2014
(CSB v. 58 no. 12; pp. 161) (motion passed)
Senate Reports
Provost
Chair
Vice Chair
Past-Chair
Secretary
University Faculty Senator
Vice President, Student Assoc.
David Gordon, Interim
James McLean
Jan Lovett
Gregg Hartvigsen
Joe Easterly
Dennis Showers
Paul Michael
Reports of the Standing Committees of the Senate
Undergraduate Curricula
Undergraduate Policies
Graduate Academic Affairs
Student Affairs
Faculty Affairs
Bill Harrison
Jeff Over
Jane Fowler Morse
Dan Repinski
Patrick Rault
New Business
Medical Amnesty letter from SA Exec: See attached memo
Student Affairs Committee will meet with interested parties in an open forum, and then draft a
resolution for the College Senate. (Motion passed, unanimous)
Discussed: Treasurer—do we need one? How might the position be renewed?
Position will remain vacant until volunteer is identified. (Motion passed, unanimous)
Adjournment
5:04 (Motion by D. Showers, passed, unanimous)
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Minutes, All-College Faculty Meeting
7 October 2014
Call to Order 4:05, Newton 204
Adoption of the Agenda
Approved
Reports
President
Carol Long, Interim
• Pres. Long will speak for the All-College and College Senate Meetings @ the College Senate
Meeting, meeting. Meeting to follow.
Presiding Officer of the Faculty
James McLean
• Opening for Treasurer, small finances, but need one more faculty voice
• Position needs to be filled with a member of teaching faculty
Cmte. on Nominations and Elections
Kodjo Adabra, Chair
Presentation of the slate of nominees for open seats on the Faculty Personnel Committee
Report on nominees and call for nominations for open seats on the Committee on Nominations
and Elections (report attached)
• FPC nominations were presented
• no additional CoNE nominations were made, and the nomination were closed. All nominations were approved and accepted
Adjournment
4:12pm
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Easterly & Melissa Tracy
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Report, Committee on Nominations and Elections
O7 October 2014
The Committee on Nominations and Elections would like to sincerely thank the twenty-one faculty
members who agreed to be considered as nominees for a two-year term on the FACULTY PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (FPC).
After soliciting up to four nominations from that list, from each department, the final list of candidates with most votes, to be considered for the Committee on Faculty Personnel follows (four will
be elected into FPC):
CANDIDATES
Kenneth Deutsch
Anne Eisenberg
Beverly Evans
Scott Giorgis
Meredith Harrigan
Cynthia Klima
Jani Lewis
Michael Oberg
D. Jeff Over
Dennis Showers
Daniel Strang
DEPARTMENTS
Political Science
Sociology
Languages & Literatures
Geological Sciences
Communication
Languages & Literatures
Biology
History
Geological Sciences
School of Education
School of Business
RANKS
Professor
Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Professor
Distinguished Service
Professor
Distinguished Service
Professor
Continuing members: Beth McCoy (English), Douglas Baldwin (Mathematics), and Kimberly
Hoffman (Libraries)
This election will be held in conjunction with the election for the COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS (CoNE). At this time, we have the following colleagues willing to
serve on the Committee on Nominations and Elections (Three will be elected into CoNE):
CANDIDATES
Lynette Bosch
Kate Fredericks
Elizabeth Hall
Lisa Smith
Bonnie Swoger
Gary Towsley
DEPARTMENTS
Art History
Languages & Literatures
School of Education
Mathematics
library
Mathematics
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Continuing members: Douglas Baldwin (Mathematics), Jun Okada (English), and Michelle Costello (Libraries)
This fall 2014 elections will be held from Monday November 3rd to Sunday November 9th
Run-Off Elections, if any, are scheduled on November 17-23
The current Committee on Nominations and Elections would like to sincerely thank everyone who
has agreed to serve in these important roles.
Respectfully,
Kodjo Adabra, Chair
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Minutes, College Senate Meeting
7 October 2014
Present: S. Allen, S. Argentieri, T. Bailey, M. Baranowski, L. Bernard, K. Callery, M. Cicero, Y. Collins,
P. Corrigan, P. Dotterweich, D. Farthing, K. Fletcher, S. Frank, K. Fredericks, J. Gonder, C. Hallahan, B.
Harrison, G. Hartvigsen, R. Hayes, J. Haynie, D. Holtzman, T. Hon, E. Hutchison, S. Iyer, M. Kennerknecht, R. Kosoff, C. Kreutter, P. Kurau, M. Lee, M. Lima, T. Macula, D. McPherson, M. Medeiros,
C. Merrilees, P. Michael, J. Morse, L. O’Brien, R. Osborne, J. Over, P. Pacheco, A. Pellerin, J. Peterson,
P. Rault, D. Ross, S. Salmon, H. Savage, A. Sheldon, R. Spear, A. Tajima, A. Thabateh, C. Thornton, H.
Waddy, K. Wegman, K. Yokoyama, & J. McLean (chair)
Guests: K. Adabra & D. Parfitt
Chair James McLean called this meeting to order at 4:15 PM.
The minutes from the meeting of 9/09/14 were approved without objection, or enter vote tally.
Reports
President
Carol Long, Interim
• President Search is moving forward. All updates on Presidential Search website.
• Review of possible candidates for Interim VP for Advancement. Hope a decision will be made
on that hire in the very near future.
• Was in Washing DC two weeks ago with Tom Matthews and two of our students receiving
recognition for the President’s Higher Education Community Engagement Honor Roll.
• In Washington DC last week for The Washington Center annual Gala where we met with
6 alumni and Nate Jakway who is there this semester as a student. We have $3000.00 in
scholarships available to future students as a result of our attendance there and were able to
build some connections between our alumni and the TWC Program.
• In Boston last week, with Dan Dezarn, who has taken a position as the Director of the new
office of Sustainability here, and two of our students, I attended the ACUPCC summit. Our
students presented a poster on the eGarden at the Sustainability Showcase there.
• You will be hearing from the CIDD about our involvement with the Clinton Global Initiative
University-CGIU. Students will have the opportunity to apply to pursue a project in one
of the five areas of focus for CGIU: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Poverty
Alleviation, Peace and Human Rights, and Public Health. Two or three students will have
the opportunity to attend the CGI conference in March and will receive some funding for
their projects. Application deadline will be December 1. Applications for our own Student
Ambassador program will also be coming out by November 1, with a due date in February.
• Next week we will have our Foundation Board on campus, with an orientation for several new
Board members, and a variety of other evens for Volunteer weekend and Homecoming.
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Provost
David Gordon, Interim
• 3rd Annual Assessment
• 11 Presenters, 55 Attendees, and 78 Polls filled.
Chair
James McLean, Chair
• Vacant position opening for Treasurer
Vice-Chair
Jan Lovett
no report
Past-Chair
Gregg Hartvigsen
no report
Secretary
Joe Easterly
no report
Treasurer(vacant)
no report
University Faculty Senator
Dennis Showers
no report
Vice President, Student Association
Paul Michael
· Student Association Executive Board wrote and passed a memo containing a letter to
the college senate alongside a policy proposal to the college regarding medical amnesty.
Reports of the Standing Committees of the Senate
Undergraduate Curricula
Bill Harrison
(all approved)
( full proposals can be found at: https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/UCC/Senate 2014-2015)
UCC Proposes for First Reading:
New Courses
BIOL 297: Lab Assistant for Introductory Biology Courses
BIOL 315: Sustainability Science
BIOL 397: Lab Instructor for Introductory Biology Courses
BIOL 398: Biology Lab Pedagogy
ENGL 428: Editing and Production Workshop II
FREN 312: Survey of West Francophone African Civilizations
INTD 207: Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
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Revised Courses
BIOL 208: Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 230: Principles of Microbiology
BIOL 264: Human Physiology
BIOL 305: Biological Conservation
DANC 230: Dance Kinesiology
Deleted Courses
MUSC 370: Music for the Classroom Teacher
Revised Programs
Biology Minor
Undergraduate Policies
Jeff Over
no report
Graduate Academic Affairs
Jane Fowler-Morse
no report
Student Affairs
Dan Repinski, chair
no report
Faculty Affairs
Patrick Rault
• Meeting October 21st, 4:00 p.m., Room 209
New Business
none
Adjournment
4:30 PM
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Draft Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
October 21, 2014
Present: B. Harrison (chair); S. Brainard, Library; J. Fischer, SA; K. Fredericks, Languages and Literatures; E. Froome, Office International Programs; C. Hallahan, SA; D. Holtzman, Biology; J. King,
Education; P. Kurau, Music; J. Okada, English; C. Thornton, SA; A. Urso, Education; K. Yokoyama,
Chemistry
Guests: C. Freeman, Physics; S. Iyer, Dean’s Office; M. Masci, Music.
Excused: D. Norris, Geography.
The chair called this meeting to order at 4:05 PM.
I. Reports and Preliminary Business
• The Committee approval the minutes of 23 September 2014.
• Our next meeting is scheduled for 4PM Tuesday, 18 November 2014, Sturges 113.
• Serving as meeting secretary: Sue Ann Brainard
II. Review of Proposals
(Following committee procedure, the proposals are listed by department or program. When introduced
to the Senate, the courses will be grouped by type of proposal.)
Department: Biology
New Course
BIOL396: Advanced Research in Biology
Contact: Holtzman. This is a new course intended to streamline the way advanced research/lab
courses are handled; it is for students who have already taken 299 and 399 but want to continue
with a research project. The committee discussed directed studies and their variable number of
credits. Yokoyama asked if this proposal reflects the Dean’s Office’s preference for all 299 and 399
courses across the college. Iyer answered that it was too complex an issue to be solved this way for all
departments. Fredericks asked about prerequisites; Iyer responded that instructor permission is the
prerequisite. Harrison asked if this course will be S/U; discussion followed about research assistants
and “participation” evaluation. Proposal approved, unanimous vote.
Department: Chemistry
Revised Course
CHEM 324: Principles of Physical Chemistry
Contact: Yokayama. This proposal revises both the prerequisites for CHEM 324 and its description.
The higher-level prerequisites guarantee student preparedness; the description reflects the current
curriculum. Thornton asked about the rotation; Iyer and Yokayama addressed those concerns.
Proposal approved: unanimous vote.
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Department: Music
Revised Program
Music Concentration for Early Childhood and Childhood with Special Education
Contact: Masci. The Dean’s Office will make a friendly correction to the order of the proposal
sections. This proposal updates the concentration’s requirements, replacing the deleted MUSC 370
with *MUSC 388.* Urso expressed concern that *MUSC 388’s* differing rotation will require Education majors who are considering the music concentration to declare in their first semester. Waivers
and directed studies were discussed as an alternative so that our students can get the certification
they need—particularly for students presently in the concentration. Iyer stated that the Dean’s
Office will work with the Music department on the issue of course rotation. Urso suggested that the
freshman should be alerted of this issue during orientation. Motion to vote on proposal with two
amendments: 1) correction to the section order, and 2) a charge that the department monitor the
effect of *MUSC 388’s* rotation over the next three semesters and address actively any problems.
Proposal approved (with changes), unanimous vote.
Department: Physics
Revised Program
BA in Physics
Contact: Freeman. This proposal revises the requirements for the Physics major, offering PHYS
311, 344, or 335 as one of four elective options. This change guarantees coverage of key disciplinary
concepts and formalizes what is already common practice within the major. Proposal approved,
unanimous vote.
III. Unfinished Business
Hallahan had previously inquired about why Geneseo does not have an individualized, self-directed
major program like some other SUNY colleges. Iyer reported that, while the college and its Liberal
Arts mission are not opposed formally to the idea, there were many issues that have prevented Geneseo from developing such a program. Faculty and student efforts have been directed toward interdisciplinary majors and minors that also provide curricular flexibility. Individualized majors usually
require substantial faculty and administrative resources. Larger institutions are sometimes better
equipped to handle those logistical obstacles than the college with its present faculty-student ratio.
However, the college is not opposed to an individualized curriculum on pedagogical grounds.
IV. New Business
None.
V. Announcements
Full proposals can be found at https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/
The meeting adjourned at 4:44 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Ann Brainard, acting secretary, and
Bill Harrison, chair
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