COLLEGE SENATE BULLETIN

COLLEGE SENATE BULLETIN

State University of New York at Geneseo

College of Arts and Sciences

Bulletin Vol. 60, No. 05

Pages 40-65

2 December 2015

Contents

Topic

Agenda, College Senate Meeting

8 December 2015

Applied Learning Inventory Guidance from SUNY

Approved Minutes, Student Affairs Committee

22 September, 2015

Approved Minutes, Faculty Affairs Committee

27 October 2015

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51 Approved Minutes, Student Affairs Committee

27 October, 2015

Approved Minutes, Executive Committee

3 November 15

Draft Minutes, College Senate Meeting

10 November, 2015


17 November 2015

Draft Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

17 November, 2015

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Correspondence: senate@geneseo.edu

(James McLean, 245-5897)

Back issues available at http://www.geneseo.edu/senate/bulletin

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Agenda, College Senate Meeting

8 December 2015

Call to Order

Adoption of the Agenda

Approval of Minutes

4:05 pm Newton 204

Minutes of the Senate Meeting of 10 Nov 2015 (CSB v. 60 n. 05)

Guest Reports

Chair, Applied Learning Working Cmte

Senate Reports

David Parfitt

President

Provost

Chair

Vice Chair

Past-Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

University Faculty Senator

Vice President, Student Assoc.

Denise Battles

Carol Long

James McLean

Meg Stolee

Gregg Hartvigsen

Christina Agostinelli

Kodjo Adabra

Dennis Showers

Michael Baranowski

Reports of the Standing Committees of the Senate

Undergraduate Curricula Bill Harrison

(full proposals can be found at: https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/UCC/ )

UCC Proposes for Second Reading:

New Courses

INTD 130: Oral English: Public Speaking, Vocabulary and Idioms

SOCL 396: Teaching of Sociology Practicum

New Program

Minor in Sociomedical Sciences

Revised Program

Concentration in Geography for Early Childhood-Childhood, and Childhood-Special Education programs

UCC Proposes for First Reading:

New Courses

PHIL 219: Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL 226: Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 311: Philosophical Logic

FLAI 298: Languages in the Community: (subtitle)

FREN 416: Advanced Grammar and Syntax

FREN 418: Advanced Composition

FREN 423: Selected Topics in Linguistics

FREN 450: Medieval and Renaissance French Literature

FREN 455: French Literature, Classical Period and Enlightenment

FREN 460: French Literature from Romanticism to the Present

FREN 465: Selected Topics in French Literature and Culture

FREN 474: Francophone Literature, Africa and the Caribbean

FREN 475: French-Canadian Literature

FREN 477: Senior Seminar: (subtitle)




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SPAN 203: Accelerated Intermediate Spanish

SPAN 312: Latin American Civilizations I: Pre-Columbian Era to Conquest

SPAN 324: Selected Topics in Spanish Linguistics: (subtitle)

SPAN 400: Capstone Oral Communication

SPAN 401: Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies: (subtitle)

SPAN 417: Phonology and Dialectology

SPAN 450: Medieval Spanish Literature

SPAN 452: Early Modern Spanish Literature

SPAN 453: Early Latin American Literature

SPAN 462: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Lit

SPAN 463: 19th Century Latin American Literature

SPAN 472: Contemporary Spanish Literature

SPAN 473: Contemporary Latin American Literature

SPAN 482: Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature & Culture: (subtitle)

Revised Courses

SPAN 313: Contemporary Spanish Civilization

SPAN 323: Selected Topics in Linguistics

SPAN 325: Spanish Civilization

SPAN 335: Commercial Spanish

Revised General Education Courses

SPAN 314: M/Contemporary Latin American Civilizations

SPAN 326: M/Latin American Civilizations

Deleted Courses





FREN 355: French Literature of the Classical Period and Enlightenment


FREN 365: Selected Topics in French Literatures and Cultures: (subtitle)

FREN 374: Studies in Francophone Literature


PHIL 310: Symbolic Logic



SPAN 362: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Literature



SPAN 373: Contemporary Latin-American Literature


Revised Programs

BA in French

BA in Spanish

Minor in French

Minor in German

Minor in Spanish

Minor in Urban Studies

Undergraduate Policies Amy Sheldon

(full proposals can be found at: https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/Policy/ )

UPC Proposes for Second Reading:

Insert with a new heading between “Full Time Load” and “Grades,” Undergraduate Bulletin p. 38; bold indicates amendment during first reading.

Credit Restrictions




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Of the 120 total credits required to graduate, students may apply no more than 20 credits combined from Directed

Studies, undergraduate teaching assistantships, EMT/EMS training, ROTC, and H&PE. The limits for each individual program are: Directed Studies 12 credits, undergraduate teaching assistantships 6 credits, EMT/EMS 6 credits, ROTC 8 credits, and H&PE 10 credits of which no more than 4 credits can be from 100-level activity courses. Undergraduate teaching assistantships, H&PE activity courses, and some internships and EMT/EMS courses have the S/U grading option only and, therefore, will not be counted toward students’ cumulative GPA.

UPC Proposes for First Reading:

Undergraduate Bulletin p. 34; (additions in bold .)

Leaves of Absence

Students who have an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 and who have no outstanding obligations to the

College are eligible to take a Leave of Absence from their studies for up to two semesters and retain the right to enroll at the College at the end of the Leave preserving their original catalog year and without applying for readmission.

If a student wishes to take a Leave during a semester in progress, an application must be filed before the published course withdrawal deadline to receive grades of “W”; if a student applies for a Leave after this deadline, grades of

“E” will be recorded in all courses.

Application forms for Leave are available on-line at geneseo.edu/enrollment_managment for download. Completed application forms should be submitted in the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management, Doty 312.

Students who leave campus to study abroad or at another college may have to take a Leave of Absence, depending on the type of program in which they enroll. (See “Studying at Other Colleges.”)

Students on Leave of Absence who fail to return or to fulfill their obligations to the College will have their status changed from Leave of Absence to Administrative Withdrawal. (See below.) If they are readmitted to the college after being placed on Administrative Withdrawal, they return under the catalog of the year of their readmission.

Undergraduate Bulletin p. 36–37; (additions in bold .)

Readmission after Dismissal or Resignation

Students who have been academically dismissed or who resign may not apply for readmission until at least two criteria have been met. First, at least one year must have elapsed since the time of academic dismissal. Second, students are expected to complete successfully a minimum of one full-time semester at another accredited college, or a comparable experience (as determined by the Dean of Curriculum and Academic Services). Students are required to submit an application for readmission, transcripts from any colleges attended, and, in addition, should provide a brief written statement detailing the reasons for returning to Geneseo. Readmission to the College does not automatically readmit students to majors or programs which have separate admission standards (the School of

Business, the School of Education).

Using the procedures described above, an Academic Standards Committee reviews the records of dismissed students and those who resigned in previous semesters and wish to be readmitted to the College. The Committee has the authority to recommend or deny readmission and to specify conditions for readmitted students.

Readmitted students should be aware that their previous Geneseo academic record remains as a part of their Geneseo cumulative average and is considered in academic reviews conducted in subsequent semesters. They should also be aware that the Geneseo cumulative average is not altered by grades earned at other institutions. Readmitted students return under the catalog of the year of their readmission. For further information, see the section on

“Readmission.”

Undergraduate Bulletin p. 10; (deletions in strikeout, additions in bold .)

Transfer Credit

1.

Students may transfer a maximum of 45 credits completed while concurrently enrolled in high school. Of these, a maximum of 30 credits may be AP, IB, and CLEP credits. Credit will not be awarded for courses that overlap with AP, IB and CLEP credits (see section entitled, “Credit for Advanced Placement,

International Baccalaureate, Proficiency Examinations”).




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2.

Students may transfer a maximum of 60 credits from a two-year, degree-granting institution (including no more than a total of 30 AP, IB, and CLEP credits) .

3.

Students may transfer a maximum of 90 credits from a four-year, degree-granting institution (including no more than a total of 30 AP, IB, and CLEP credits and no more than 60 credits from two-year institutions).

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8. A grade of C- or above must have been earned for each course accepted for transfer credit. Students should note that while courses with D grades may be used to meet core requirements, the credits will not transfer.

(Geneseo will not accept transfer credit for courses graded on a Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. For information on transferring credit for single courses taken during summer or intersession see the section on “Studying at Other Colleges” in this bulletin.

Graduate Academic Affairs

Student Affairs

Faculty Affairs

New Business

Adjournment

Susan Salmon

Travis Bailey

Rick Gifford




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Applied Learning Inventory Guidance from SUNY

The excerpt on this page describes the criteria that the SUNY Applied Learning Steering Committee have set for whether a particular teaching/learning activity is to be considered Applied Learning. The following page describes the inventory of such practices that the local Applied Learning Working Group must assemble by Feb 15, 2016.

D. Criteria for Approved Applied Learning Activities

Definition:

Applied learning refers to an educational approach whereby students learn by engaging in direct application of skills, theories and models. Students apply knowledge and skills gained from traditional classroom learning to hands-on and/or real word settings, creative projects or independent or directed research, and in turn apply what is gained from the applied experience to academic learning. The applied learning activity can occur outside of the traditional classroom experience and/or be embedded as part of a course.

All manner of experiences including high-impact practices and traditional applied learning education can be considered approved applied learning activities if, and only if, they meet the criteria listed.

When applied learning is embedded in a course, these criteria refer to the activity rather than the course as a whole.

Regardless of the activity, both the experience and the learning are fundamental.

The Activity is Structured, Intentional and Authentic - All parties must be clear from the outset why this specific experience was chosen as the approach to the learning, and intentional about defining the knowledge that should result from it. The activity needs to be a structured experience with a formal process, which includes a course syllabus or learning contract between parties (students, faculty, and other supervisors as appropriate) and/or defined assessable learning outcomes. Roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined. Faculty and site supervisors (as appropriate) are expected to take the lead in ensuring both the quality of the learning experience and of the work produced. The applied learning activity should have hands-on and/or real world context and should be designed in concert with those who will be affected by or use it, or in response to a real situation.

The Activity Requires Preparation, Orientation and Training - Participants and mentors must ensure that students enter the experience with sufficient background and foundational education, as well as a plan to support a successful outcome. The training and plan should include learning expectations and be referred to (and potentially updated) on an ongoing basis by all parties.

The Activity Must Include Monitoring and Continuous Improvement - Applied learning activities are dynamic.

Therefore all facilitators in the activity share responsibility for ensuring that the experience, as it is in process, continues to provide a rich learning environment and is meeting learning outcomes. Activities include a defined and flexible method for feedback related to learning outcomes and quality performance for all parties.

The Activity Requires Structured Reflection and Acknowledgment - There must be a structured opportunity for students to self-assess, analyze, and examine constructs/skills/insights from their experience and to evaluate the outcomes. Reflection should demonstrate the relevance of the experience to student learning, including the student’s articulation of how the experience draws on and improves this learning and meets defined objectives. Postexperience learning should include a formal debriefing. All facilitators and students engaged in the experience should be included in the recognition of progress and accomplishment.

The Activity Must be Assessed and Evaluated - Outcomes and processes should be systematically documented with regard to initial intentions and quality outcomes. Students must receive appropriate and timely feedback from all facilitators.

Modified from Eight Principles of Good Practice for All Experiential Learning Activities, National Society of

Experiential Education ( http://www.nsee.org/8-principles ).

E. Campus Applied Learning Plan Part I of VII

Inventory of Applied/Experiential Activities

Response Due: to AppliedLearning@suny.edu

by COB February 15, 2016




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On May 6 th , 2015, the SUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution stating that SUNY shall develop a plan to make approved applied learning activities available to SUNY students enrolled in the 2016/17 academic year, and that this plan will include individual campus plans. The resolution follows from language in the 2015-16 Enacted State

Budget (in an “Article VII” bill). Based on this language the Applied Learning Steering Committee has broken campus plans into VII parts.

This assignment represents Part I of VII of campus applied learning plans and should be submitted as an inventory of approved applied learning activities as they currently exist on your campus. Please make every effort to ensure that the activities listed meet the criteria provided to you in the Applied Learning Guidance Document. In subsequent parts of campus applied learning plans you will be asked to describe how your campus could formalize current activities that do not meet the criteria. Please refer all questions to AppliedLearning@suny.edu

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Question 1

(1-2 page narrative)

Please describe all campus work on applied learning to date. Describe the overall structure of applied learning on campus including what supports exist to help students identify and complete applied learning activities (offices, databases, instructional support).

Question 2

(please attach an Excel sheet)

Question 3

(provide in a separate tab(s) in your

Excel Sheet)

Using the criteria for approved applied learning activities provided, list all current approved applied learning activities offered to students. This question is regarding the number of opportunities currently available to students that meet the criteria, NOT the number of students who are currently engaged in approved opportunities.

Please list any existing courses, projects and/or programs that currently require approved applied learning experiences.




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22 September, 2015

Present: Luke Bamburoski, Emily Gamello, Tanvir Hayat, Taylor Knowles, Rachel Osborne, and

Alexandra Taber, Travis Bailey (Chair), Rick Coloccia, Karleen West, Melanie Medeiros, Kyle Matthews,

Daniel Ross, Denise Scott

Guests: None

Excused: Maria Lima

The chair called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm, welcomed members and asked them to introduce themselves to the committee. The chair introduced the proposed agenda, briefly reviewed where issues bulleted on the agenda currently stand, and asked members to vote on priorities for SAC action.

Discussion of issues of interest

L. Bamburoski: Facebook has an informal question and answer forum (a FAQ) that could be and often is wrong.

D. Medeiros: Advocated prioritizing performance practice space, for those unaffiliated with a club/group.

Mental Health Services needs to be a top priority too.

E. Gamello: Food allergies and CAS incompatible. Don’t’ eat prepackaged. Labeling is vague on menus.

Don’t eat the cereal because bins for one type of cereal with nuts put in those with others. Compound gluten and nut allergy sufferers must avoid the healthy and the prepackaged and the cereal bins. Peanuts in the stirfry limit who can eat. What type of nuts are not specified (peanuts aren’t tree nuts).

Gender self-identification support: Create a document to help train faculty. Best practices for Safe Zone training.

L. Bamburoski and A. Taber: Student organization expo was too late this year. Any way to force it earlier.

May be better to do volunteer first because of times needed to get national dues and conference fees in.

D. Scott: Does the schedule rise to a priority because it may not be changeable?

R. Osborn: When was the event? Was the delay (maybe not delayed) the cause that made it drag it out for Freshmen?

K. West: Director for Student Life responsible for the date. Is there a feedback.

R. Coloccia : It is on the 2 nd all college free period. That might be the reason that it’s when it was.

D. Scott: Maybe we want to invite someone from Student life to come to the SAC meeting.

D. Ross: Agree to put MH at top. What about advisement system? Students are meeting with faculty creating a course schedule, but not planning a career.

E. Gamello: There are glitches with Degree Works. It will take time.

Karleen: There is an average of 60 advisees in the PolySci department complicating spending time with students.

A. Taber: I couldn’t get advising from Business until I declared the major.

D. Ross: What they should do that they are not. Exit interviews are not really done. Know advising on next steps.

M. Medeiros: DegreeWorks does a “what if” with majors and with minors.

E Gamello: Could you use a office hour that work with the advisors? Hard to depend on the computer. I wouldn’t feel comfortable.

Motion proposed to vote on the issues to prioritize passed.

Issues voted on were:

Campus Response Protocol to Sexual Assault

Student Code of Conduct & Alcohol and/or Drug Use Amnesty, Campus Response to Student

Hazing, Recreation, Study, and Activity Space

Student Mental Health Services

College Responses to Gender Identification and Sexual Harassment

Student Association Space

Student Transportation Options: Student Teachers, internships




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FAQs Repository That Students Can Access Online

Food labeling by CAS for students suffering from allergies, etc.

Next Steps:

The chair is tabulating the votes to arrange next agenda. He will create a shared Google drive folder to distribute important documents related to the SAC work.

Meeting adjourned at 4:59 pm.

Minutes submitted by T. Bailey




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27 October 2015

Present: R. Gifford (chair), J. Allen, A. Buttice, D. Farthing, C. Kelleher, C. Larkin, C. Merrilees, M. Lee,

A. Pellerin, K. Yokoyama

Guests: K. Kallio, Interim Assistant Provost

Excused: L. Adelson, T. Kenney, T. Hon, E. Kang,

Chair, R. Gifford, called this regular meeting to order at 4:00 PM.

The minutes from the meeting of 29 September 2015 meeting were approved without objection.

Reports

Chair - Rick Gifford reported that future projects can come from various sources across the campus. He discussed the issue with James McLean, Senate Chair, who indicated that FAC projects should be reported to the Executive Committee of the Senate but do not have to be approved. In addition, Executive Committee need only be notified of issues the Senate Committees want to present to the Full Senate. Again, no approval is necessary.

Unfinished Business

Ken Kallio discussed the proposed evaluation forms for non-tenure track faculty – adjuncts, lecturers and visiting professors. He reviewed the most recent forms which were modified from the Per form. Ken explained that the Provost asked FAC to review the forms last year and to provide any suggestions. They hope to finalize the forms this semester (fall 2015).

The Committee set priorities for four projects that were ongoing from last year or referred to the FAC by the

Provost and/or Executive Committee:

Perf Forms – Anne Pellerin and Rick Gifford will review the forms and present a report for review at the

October 27, 2015 FAC meeting. The report will include items identified by the 2014-2015 FAC. If approved, the report will be sent to the Provost’s office. Rick Gifford will provide a final status report to the Executive Committee and close the project.

SOFI form improvement recommendations – The Committee tabled the project until spring 2016.

Listing of topics for a Geneseo Faculty Handbook – James McLean, Senate Chair, provided links to faculty handbooks at other SUNY schools and requested we develop a listing of potential topics to be included in a digital handbook. Jim Allen, Dori Farthing and Mansokku Lee will review the links and develop a list of potential topics for the handbook.

Academic Assessment Committee Results – James Allen, Ashley Buttice, Rick Gifford, Casey Larkin and

Christine Merrilees will review the information collected from the survey of the Provost’s office and develop an executive summary of the findings to be shared with the full faculty. The FAC will coordinate with the Provost’s office as the Provost would like to provide a response to the concerns raised in the survey (either as part of or issued separately).

A related project is to provide guidance as to what issues both the faculty and administration should consider in future reviews. The Committee tabled this project until spring 2016.




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Special thanks to James Allen for being the recorder at the September 29 meeting and to Dori Farthing for being the recorder at the October 27 meeting.

The next FAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17 at 4:00 PM in South Hall 110.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Gifford




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27 October, 2015

Present: Travis Bailey (Chair), Doug Baldwin, Luke Bamburoski, Rick Coloccia, Emily Gamello, Tanvir

Hayat, Taylor Knowles, Maria Helena Lima, Kate Lomazzo, Kyle James Matthews, Rachel Osborne,

Daniel Ross, Alexandra Taber, and Karleen West.

Excused: Denise Scott

Chair called the meeting to order at 4:05 PM.

The first item on the agenda was the consensus that student mental health center/issues need to be addressed by the Committee first. The health center staff are overworked, so they keep referring people away. The Chair noted that, other than mental health services deficiencies, student-voted priorities do not match faculty-voted priorities. A tally of the voting during last SAC meeting is found here :

The Chair summarized the answers he got to his letter to the Health Center. Erin M. HalliganAvery’s complete answers are below:

Question 1: What are the current services available to students?

Currently we have four therapists on staff who provide single session interventions, psycho-educational resources, brief contracted counseling, short term individual counseling, crisis services (between 1-3pm

Monday-Friday) and off campus referrals. We also have a psychiatric nurse practitioner on staff two days a week who meets with students and prescribes psychiatric medication. Additional details about each of these services can be found here: http://www.geneseo.edu/health/cs_services

Q2: How long is the current wait for a student attempting to get an appointment to see a therapist/physician?

Currently, the initial wait time to see one of our four counselors is about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. This is very unusual; typical wait for this time of year is about 1 week. This increase in wait time is due to the number of students who are seeking counseling services and our limited number of therapists who are trying to balance seeing students for intakes, seeing students for recurring appointments, including crisis hours on one of their schedules 1-day a week, and participating in events on campus.

Q3: How many students wishing to see a therapist are turned away? Please break this down for different types of psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist etc.

No students are "turned away" although students may feel differently based on our wait times (3 weeks can feel like an awfully long time for a student to wait to see a therapist if he/she has a concern). We reserve from 1-3pm Monday through Friday for "crisis appointments" in the event a student feels he or she needs to be seen that day. Because the on-call therapist can only see 2 students in this time frame, we do our best to reserve these appointments for students who are more "crisis" in nature (e.g., current thoughts of suicide, current thoughts about hurting another person, recent assault or abuse, knowledge of another person being abused or assaulted, hallucinations or delusions, recent major loss/death of a loved one, witnessing or experiencing a recent traumatic event). Additionally, students can feel "turned away" if their level of care surpasses what our therapists are able to provide based on our bi-weekly therapy model. If a student needs weekly therapy or we feel/the student feels he/she has specific needs that necessitate regular intervention, we have to refer these students off campus.

Q4: Is it known what number of Geneseo students will need services during their estimated four years here?

In any given year, we typically see 10-12% of the student population.




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Q5: Is it known what number of Geneseo students have chronic/acute cases? What is the general case load?

[Beth] I don't think it is possible to define "chronic/acute cases." However, this year, we did see a significant increase in students returning for services from previous years--a 28% increase in the month of

September alone. In terms of caseloads, at any given time, each counselor may be seeing anywhere from 30-50 students on a biweekly basis.

Q6: Are their times of year when services cannot meet demand (say finals)?

The demand for our counseling services almost always outweighs the number of therapists we have to offer these services. Unfortunately, this is not just a Geneseo problem, it seems to be the case nationwide. If I [Erin] were to characterize the "demand" from students I would say most students want to be seen within the week they present with their concern, some on the day of their concern, and would like to be seen regularly after their initial meeting. Students are displeased knowing they have to wait upwards of 3 weeks to get in for an appointment. They are also displeased when we tell them they have to be seen off campus for weekly (or more comprehensive) therapeutic support. Additionally, because of our limited crisis hours, students who feel they are in crisis are often displeased that they cannot walk into

Counseling Services and be seen by someone immediately. There is an increase in request for services during the most stressful times of year (midterms, a week or two before finals), however, as stated above we are seeing an increase overall this year.

Q7: Other than orientation, how are services advertised?

In addition to orientation, we have a comprehensive web site, a Facebook page, plus Twitter and

Instagram pages. Our counselors participate in a GOLD series (Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds) as well as other events on campus. We have been hesitant to advertise too much, especially this academic year, because of the increased demand for services and our limited resources.

Q8: What way can the Student Affairs Committee support the work of the Lauderdale Health Center.

I wish there was an "easy fix" to this problem. I [Erin] am committed to reviewing our Counseling Services procedures and seeing if there is anything we can do to adjust our current services and better meet students needs, however, my assessments thus far are similar to those felt nation-wide- we have a significant increase in demand for services and not enough resources to account for this increase. In an ideal world, money would be made available to hire many more therapists, space around campus would be made available for these therapists, online therapy options would be available and I would have at least 1 therapist available for all-day crisis appointments and case management tasks. I would be more than happy to partner with the Student Affairs Committee to tackle this incredibly difficult, but paramount challenge.

The Committee’s discussion of the issues facing students was heated. If student fees pay for the services, why not increase them? Why can’t the college come up with more money to support the students with mental health problems. It was mentioned that other SUNYs max out at six counselors. Other significant differences are return phone calls/follow-up and group sessions. Geneseo does not seem to offer any.

The Committee had a hard time identifying problems that could become concrete proposals to bring to the Senate floor. Someone suggested we propose group therapy sessions which will be need-specific, such as stress-management during finals. One of the students mentioned that last year there was a group session for students with similar problems/issues, but she is not sure whether this is happening this year.

We asked the chair to find out whether Group counseling is currently available. Motion approved unanimously.

Right now ther e’s a call center from 8am to 8 pm and Lifeline , a 24 hour Crisis/Emergency

Resources. The Center does offer crisis appointments for real or perceived emergencies.




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The second item on the agenda was the suggestion that all members of SAC attend a Safe Zone training session for obvious reasons. While everyone in the committee seemed open to the idea, the committee felt that members should attend individual sessions rather than attempt to schedule one for all SAC

Committee members together.

The third item on the agenda concerned the number of FAQ questions and how irrelevant some of them seem. FAQ questions should address what students really want to know. Should a SAC member talk to the Director of First-Year Studies on behalf of the committee to find out how they come up with relevant questions. Should students be surveyed to identify their questions. Does Student Affairs need permission to conduct such research? Students will email Luke Bamburoski the questions they need answers to.

Another item the Committee Chair called our attention to is SUNY’s request for feedback on social media concerns. We can spread the word about their call by sharing this link with people in our departments/classes/offices.

We did not know how to address StudentTeachers’ Transportation Issues-- how to get to their schools if they do not have a car.

Still on the agenda is Advisement- faculty members with too many advisees do not have time to meet with all of them. Now we have a Junior Pre-Grad Check added to our duties.

We were reminded of an existing report from the advising task force: http://www.geneseo.edu/provost/advising-task-forceWe

Should there be a faculty member in each department (with a course release) who would do all pre-grad checks?

Meeting Adjourned at 5:05 PM


Maria H. Lima




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Approved Minutes, Executive Committee

3 November 15

Present: K. Adabra, C. Agostinelli-Fucile, T. Bailey, M. Baranowski, D. Battles, R. Gifford, B. Harrison, G.

Hartvigsen, C. Long, J. McLean, S. Salmon, A. Sheldon, D. Showers, M. Stolee

Chair James McLean called this regular meeting to order at 4:03 PM.

The minutes from the meeting of 16 October 2015 were approved with corrections.

Reports

 President’s Report: President thanks everyone for participation in inaugural events. President Battles is working on a strategic planning initiative. SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association plan is moving forward to unify the organizations. May announce anticipated leadership searches as well as updates to campus communication.

 Provost’s Report: Wanted to share GLOBE document on learning outcomes for baccalaureate education, but it is not ready today. Should have the document for the next meeting.

 Chair’s Report: The CoNE Committee has only been able to find 1 nominee for the 3 empty seats on the

CoNE Committee. Wants to continue to make the wiki more useful for the committees. There are handbooks on the wiki for chairing committees. Part-time faculty members of Senate will receive money from the DSA pool for their participation. We need faculty representatives on the Budget Priorities

Committee – deciding how to handle this since we have not been following the constitutions. Committees can bring items to Senate without getting them approved by Executive Committee. University Faculty

Senate decided that we can revisit statements on academic freedom. Currently, 75% of students applying for graduation require a check for paperwork. 4% of students need another course to graduate. 25% of applicants do not get their degree 90 days after graduation. We would like the provost to include faculty and students (junior year) in the ongoing development of advising procedures.

 Vice Chair’s Report: Three winners have been chosen for excellence in adjunct teaching awards and they have started reviewing nominations for other awards as well. We will announce the committee members in the Senate meeting and thank them.

 Treasurer’s Report: Donations are going well. We have received $672.68 in donations so we have a positive balance of $570. There is a problem with Geneseo Foundation. Some people reported donating but their donations were not received in the Senate account. We may rethink buying clocks for retirees but our decision should reflect the majority’s opinion. We will discuss this more next meeting

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University Faculty Senator Report: University Senate has changed operating procedures in terms of their communication plan. There is a report on the website right after the plenary. President’s report returned to the discussion of applied learning. Not everyone agrees that applied learning is a reasonable requirement for every graduate of a SUNY institution. The SUNY provost was questioned about 150,000 degree completions per year and whether that is realistic. There was a resolution that every SUNY campus should have an open meeting on issues of academic freedom. There was a resolution about family medical leave.

A service learning resolution was postponed until the next meeting. There was a discussion about making

SUNY Excels metrics more suitable to comprehensive campuses.


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Motion was passed unanimously to send these five names to the president as nominees for the Honorary

Degree & Speaker Cmte: Mary Caitlin Wight (Adjunct), David Levy, Maria Lima (prefers Global Cmte),

Peter Corrigan, Patty Hamilton-Rodgers

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We will look at the list of questions to be answered about the Administrative Feedback process on committee wiki.




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New Business



Motion passed to clarify that Executive Committee Meeting Minutes from 1 September 2015 should have read in the Treasurer’s Report that the Senate owed $102.68.



Motion was passed unanimously to send the following names as nominees for the Global Geneseo

Advisory Cmte: Kate Fredericks, Ganie DeHart, Kurt Cylke, Maria Lima (prefered), Cheryl Kreutter,

Cynthia Klima, Jo Kirk, Jane Morse, Meredith Harrigan, Jen King, Jani Lewis, Sheryl Larson-Rhodes

(visiting through June, hopes for renewal), Jennifer Guzman, Glenn McClure, David Parfitt, Rose McEwen,

Michelle Costello



Christina Agostinelli-Fucile




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Draft Minutes, College Senate Meeting

10 November, 2015

Present : C. Agostinelli-Fucile, J. Allen, T. Bailey, D. Baldwin, L. Bamburoski, M. Baranowski, D. Battles,

L. Bernard, Y. Bilgic, L. Bosch-Burroughs, A. Buttice, K. Colberg, P. Corrigan, A. Dantzler, E. Falk, D. Farthing,

J. Fischer, K. Fletcher, L. Gao, R. Gifford, B. Harrison, G. Hartvigsen, T. Hayat, T. Hon, J. Hysell, S. Iyer,

C. Kelleher, M. Kennerknecht, C. Kreutter, P. Kurau, M. Lee, M. Lima, V. Markowski, M. Masci, K. Matthews,

J. McLean, M. Medeiros, C. Merrilees, J. Milroy, J. Morse, R. Osborne, J. Over, A. Pellerin, S. Salmon,

A. Sheldon, D. Showers, S. Stubblefield, A. Taber, A. Tajima, E. Topping, K. Yokoyama

Chair James McLean called this meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.

The minutes from the Senate meeting of October 20, 2015 were approved without objection.

Senate Reports:

President Denise Battles

Dr. Battles appreciates and is delighted with the College’s efforts during her inauguration ceremony.

The Strategic Planning Group is meeting on November 13, 2015. The College does not currently have a Vision

Statement, and she would like to engage the campus in developing a strategic plan.

David Irwin has been appointed Interim Assistant Vice President for Communications effective November 5, 2015, with anticipation to have this position filled in the fall.

Chair

As Presiding Officer of Faculty

James McLean

Nominations for CoNE are closing today. We have one candidate for three positions. Unless anyone volunteers, the positions will become vacant on December 1, 2015. They will then be filled by appointment by the Executive

Committee with approval by Senate.

As Senate Chair

· There will be a shift of the 1 st Senate meeting in the default calendar to one week later to accommodate Student

Association Senator selection process.

· We have Senate seats for part-time faculty, but service is not part of their employment expectations. It has now been arranged that such Senators will receive additional compensation, taken from the DSA pool.

· The President needs to appoint two teaching faculty to the Budget Priorities Committee, in consultation with the

Executive Committee. If anyone wants their name considered by the Executive Committee, please contact me.

As Executive Committee Chair

The Executive Committee was asked to consider the recent increase, from one to two, in the number of pre-grad checks required for advisement of each student. The concern was that it is an increase in workload. After review of the facts surrounding the issue, the Executive Committee concludes that the change is a reasonable and measured response to the problem of students arriving at graduation without having their affairs in order.

At this time, the Executive Committee will not be sending the question on to a standing committee for further consideration. This decision is partly informed by some efforts currently being pursued by the Provost’s Office to ease the administrative load of advising on faculty, without detracting from the academic element that faculty provide.

Vice Chair Meg Stolee

Thank you to the hardworking members of the Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Selection Committee: Eric Helms,

David Levy, Kirk Anne, Jasmine Tang and Erin Mauro '16.

Thanks also to Barbara Rex-McKinney and the student assistants in the History Department.




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University Faculty Senator

Report from University Faculty Senate Plenary of October 23 and October 24, 2015

Dennis Showers

For information on the Fall Plenary 2015 – SUNY Buffalo State, visit the website: http://system.suny.edu/facultysenate/plenary-meetings/approved-resolutions/

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Dennis Showers.

Vice President, Student Association

The Student Association will be dividing into four committees this year.

Michael Baranowski

The Student Association will be collaborating with Campus Auxiliary Services regarding food options for students with food allergies.

Reports of the Standing Committees of the Senate:

Undergraduate Curricula

(full proposals can be found at: https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/UCC/ )

Bill Harrison

UCC Proposes for Second Reading:

New Courses

HPE 240: Varsity Equestrian

PHYS 385: Optics

Revised Courses

BIOL 342: Parasitology

BIOL 361: Plant Physiology

Revised Programs

Minor in Dance

Minor in Medieval Studies

All proposals were voted on and approved.

UCC Proposes for First Reading:

“Full Time Load” and “Grades,” Undergraduate Bulletin p. 38

New Courses

INTD 130: Oral English: Public Speaking, Vocabulary and Idioms

SOCL 396: Teaching of Sociology Practicum

New Program

Minor in Sociomedical Sciences

Revised Program

Concentration in Geography for Early Childhood-Childhood, and Childhood-Special Education programs

All proposals were voted on and approved.

Undergraduate Policies :

(full proposals can be found at: https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/Policy/ )

Amy Sheldon

In the motion from the Policy Committee that passed the First Reading, there was an added word relative to what was in the bulletin, so that the corrected version was:

Credit Restrictions:

Of the 120 total credits required to graduate, students may apply no more than 20 credits combined from Directed

Studies, undergraduate teaching assistantships, EMT/EMS training, ROTC, and H&PE. The limits for each individual program are: Directed Studies 12 credits; undergraduate teaching assistantships 6 credits; EMT/EMS 6 credits; ROTC 8 credits; and H&PE 10 credits of which no more than 4 credits can be from 100-level activity




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courses. Undergraduate teaching assistantships, H&PE activity courses, and some internships and EMT/EMS courses have the S/U grading option only and, therefore, will not be counted toward students' cumulative GPA.

New Business :

Dean Iyer has a New Curriculum Proposal Form (please discard old forms) available on the website: http://www.geneseo.edu/dean_office/curriculum_links

Adjournment:

This meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.




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17 November 2015

Present: R. Gifford (chair), J. Allen, A. Buttice, D. Farthing, T. Hon, T. Kenney, C. Merrilees, M. Lee,

A. Pellerin

Excused: L. Adelson, C. Kelleher, C. Larkin, E. Kang, K. Yokoyama

Chair, R. Gifford, called this regular meeting to order at 4:00 PM.

The minutes from the meeting of 27 October 2015 meeting were approved without objection.

Reports

None


The Committee discussed progress on current projects as follows:

Perf Forms – Anne Pellerin and Rick Gifford reviewed the forms and presented a draft report of their final recommendations for the Committee to review. It was noted that a number of the recommendations made by the 2014-2015 FAC have been incorporated into the revised forms. The final report will be sent to Ken

Kallio, Interim Assistant Provost with a copy to Provost Long, and, Associate Provost Gordon. The

Committee approved the report. The final report is attached to these minutes. Rick Gifford will provide a final status report to the Executive Committee and close the project. Rick Gifford thanked members of the

2014-2015 FAC for their work on the project and Anne Pellerin for her efforts in bringing the project to conclusion.

Listing of topics for a Geneseo Faculty Handbook – Dori Farthing, Jim Allen, and Mansokku Lee reported that work is underway and they have posted their Excel spreadsheet for the project on the

Committee’s Google Docs. They expect to report their results at the Committee’s January 19, 2016

Committee meeting. Committee members should review the spreadsheet prior to the January 19 meeting and identify any additional topics they think should be included in our report to the Executive Committee.

Academic Assessment Committee Results – Rick Gifford has a meeting scheduled with Provost Long,

Associate Provost Gordon and Ray Spear (Chair of Ad Hoc Administrative Assessment Committee) on

November 19 to discuss the report and potential layouts. Rick will report the results of the meeting to the sub-committee members who expressed an interest in working on the project.

The next FAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19 at 4:00 PM in South Hall 110.



Richard Gifford




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November 21, 2015

To: Dr. Kenneth Kallio, Interim Assistant Provost

From: Rick Gifford, Chair, 2015 Faculty Affairs Committee

Re: Final Report – Personnel Evaluation Forms

At the request of the Provost, the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) reviewed the proposed personnel evaluation forms to support contract renewal for Lecturers, Visiting Faculty and Adjuncts. In general, we believe the forms, as currently designed, are adequate based on the criteria established. Our comments are primarily focused on ensuring the individuals have access to and understand the criteria by which they are being evaluated. If you have any questions, please contact me.

1.

We recommend the department guidelines (and forms) - relating to how each position mentioned above will be evaluated - be reviewed with the professional at the inception of the contract. For Lecturers

(excluding research) and Visiting Faculty, who have responsibilities similar to full time faculty, but at a reduced expectation, we believe it would be particularly valuable to clarify performance expectations, either through a general orientation or discussion with the department chair.

2.

We recommend the burden on department chairs created by these evaluations be kept to a minimum. Our understanding is that the forms, for annual contract renewals, are prepared annually. Assuming our understanding is correct, we ask if it is necessary that an instructor with a demonstrated record of strong teaching be reviewed annually?

3.

The Adjunct Lecturer form provides a line for Additional Activities beyond teaching and clearly specifies that these activities should not be a significant consideration in the recommendation for term appointment.

Given the criteria, we recommend it be clarified to the Lecturer that the lack of any Additional Activities will not be considered detrimental to renewal.

4.

In reviewing the forms last year, the FAC noted there are visiting librarians who are subject to evaluation and contract renewal. Their responsibilities are different than those of teaching faculty and may not be adequately addressed through the proposed forms. Last year’s FAC proposed a performance evaluation form for visiting librarians which we included for your information.




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Visiting Librarian Evaluation Report (VLER)

Candidate’s Name

Evaluator’s Name/Rank:

Date:

I. Effectiveness in Performance

1 2

Unacceptable Needs Improvement

3

Acceptable

4

Model

II. Additional Activities

(If the candidate has noteworthy contributions in any of the following areas, above and behind the contributions noted above, please provide a brief description here. For example, if the candidate has made contributions in any of the following: professional growth and development, contributions to the profession, professional service, department service and/or university or community service).

II. Conclusions

(Please provide narrative summary and comments.)

Summary Decision: _____ Acceptable for reappointment

_____ Not acceptable for reappointment

Signatures/Date:




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Draft Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

17 November, 2015

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting #3

17 November 2015, 4:00 PM, Welles 138

Chair: B. Harrison, English.

Committee: J. Albers, Business; Y. Bilgic, Mathematics; S. Brainard, Library; A. Dantzler, SA;

E. Falk, Education; J. Fischer, SA; E. Froome, International Programs; P. Kurau, Music; G.

McClure, English; D. McPherson, Biology; R. Vasiliev, Geography.

Guests: L. Bernard, Languages and Literatures; T. Everett, Philosophy; S. Iyer, Dean's Office; J.

Rogalsky, Geography.

Excused: R. Bosko, Alumni Relations; J. King, Education; H. Savage, Philosophy.

The chair called this meeting to order at 4:05 PM.

I. Reports and Preliminary Business

• Approval of minutes, 10/27/15 meeting. Approved: unanimous vote .

• Our next meeting is scheduled for 4PM Tuesday, 19 January 2016, Welles 138.

• Welcome new member: Duane McPherson, Biology.

• Meeting secretary: Sue Ann Brainard.

• Late Arrival: Glenn McClure (teaches until 410PM).

II. Review of Proposals

Department: Geography

Revised Program

Minor in Urban Studies

Contact: J. Rogalsky. Errors were introduced into the proposal during reformatting; the Dean’s office will correct in light of the current Bulletin copy. Minor wording changes made to follow more common Bulletin style. Motion to vote, Harrison. Second, Albers. Proposal approved: unanimous vote.

Department: Philosophy

New Courses

PHIL 219: Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL 226: Philosophy and Literature

PHIL 311: Philosophical Logic

Deleted Course

PHIL 310: Symbolic Logic

Contact: T. Everett. All four actions appear as part of one proposal. Minor typographical errors to be corrected by Dean’s office. Iyer clarified references to PSCI cross-listing; future proposal




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to appear in January. Motion to vote on package, Harrison. Second, Froome. Proposal approved: unanimous vote .

Department: Languages and Literatures

New Courses

FLAI 298: Languages in the Community: (subtitle)





FREN 455: French Literature, Classical Period and Enlightenment


FREN 465: Selected Topics in French Literature and Culture

FREN 474: Francophone Literature, Africa and the Caribbean


FREN 477: Senior Seminar: (subtitle)

SPAN 203: Accelerated Intermediate Spanish

SPAN 312: Latin American Civilizations I: Pre-Columbian Era to Conquest

SPAN 324: Selected Topics in Spanish Linguistics: (subtitle)

SPAN 400: Capstone Oral Communication

SPAN 401: Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies: (subtitle)

SPAN 417: Phonology and Dialectology



SPAN 453: Early Latin American Literature

SPAN 462: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Lit



SPAN 473: Contemporary Latin American Literature


Revised Courses

SPAN 313: Contemporary Spanish Civilization

SPAN 323: Selected Topics in Linguistics

SPAN 325: Spanish Civilization

SPAN 335: Commercial Spanish

Revised General Education Courses

SPAN 314: M/Contemporary Latin American Civilizations

SPAN 326: M/Latin American Civilizations

Deleted Courses







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FREN 355: French Literature of the Classical Period and Enlightenment


FREN 365: Selected Topics in French Literatures and Cultures: (subtitle)

FREN 374: Studies in Francophone Literature




SPAN 362: 18th and 19th Century Spanish Literature



SPAN 373: Contemporary Latin-American Literature


Revised Programs

BA in French

Minor in French

Minor in German

BA in Spanish

Minor in Spanish

Contact: L. Bernard. All actions appear in one of two proposals: a majority FREN and a majority SPAN.

Bernard explained that the requirements were listed both for FREN and SPAN, but since the courses have diverged to meet the requirements of outside bodies, the department has moved the upper level literature courses to 400 level. Dept. has embedded writing requirements throughout the courses. SPAN and FREN re-envisioned some courses, so they are no longer mirror images of each other.

Some typographical errors were noted for correction. Iyer will add credit hours to FLAI information: 1-2 credits, by appointment, like all directed studies. Vasiliev initiated a discussion concerning courses titled as “Topics”: some are “slot” courses, and some are not. Details concerning the status of each course, such as FREN 465, were clarified.

The committee had a long discussion concerning Languages and Literatures’ revised minors: each require a course grade of C- or higher for credits to count toward the minors. No other minors at the college have this requirement. Bernard argued that the new requirement will make it easier for students to migrate from a minor to a major without having to worry about retaking courses for applicable credit. Iyer expressed concern that no other minors have a minimum competency; she also suggested that it will lead to some convoluted waiver practices. There are also issues with General Education fulfillment and how Degreeworks makes note of it.

McPherson expressed support for the C- requirement, stating that it would enhance the pedagogical quality of the program. Fischer was surprised that this was not already a common




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minor requirement. Vasiliev stated concern that a computer system would prevent us from making curricular improvements. Harrison noted that approval of these minors might be understood as a change in undergraduate policy and promised to forward the matter to UPC for consideration. Dantzler thought it was such a change. Bernard and Iyer intend to meet in order to solve the Degreeworks issues.

Because there were technically two proposal forms, but many actions proposed, some complicated voting was introduced.

Motion to vote on the majority FREN proposal with the minors removed from consideration:

Harrison. Second: McPherson. Proposal approved: unanimous vote.

Motion to vote on minors from both majority FREN and majority SPAN proposals, with Cminus requirements intact: Harrison. Second, Vasiliev. Proposal approved: 9 in favor, 1 against.

The committee returned to the majority SPAN proposal. Typographical errors were noted for correction, and the “slot” course material was confirmed or corrected, per the majority FREN proposal. Motion to vote, Harrison. Second, Froome. Proposal approved: unanimous vote.

III. Unfinished Business

Discussion about new proposal form.

Harrison pointed out that with the new form it is difficult to separate parts for committee vote.

Vasiliev said that the Geography Department likes the new form. Bernard felt that the new form is helpful, but a bit confusing when it comes to majors and minors.

IV. New Business

None.

V. Announcements

Full proposals can be found at https://boxes.geneseo.edu/DeanofCollege/doc/

The meeting adjourned at 5:00PM.


Sue Ann Brainard, acting secretary, and

Bill Harrison, chair




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