171st Plenary Fall Meeting
October 22-24, 2015
SUNY Buffalo State
SUNY Buffalo State– Welcome
President - Katherine Conway-Turner
UFS Senators Joseph Marren, Scott Goodman and CGL Amy McMillan
A. Friday October 23, 2015
I. President’s Report – Pete Knuepfer
Plans for this year (Pete's third year). This meeting focus on theme of diversity, there was a diversity
session yesterday after the executive committee meeting. Last year the chancellor empaneled a task
force and report goals were adopted. Focus should be on what is it we as faculty should do to
advance diversity on our campuses? Carlos Medina speaking this afternoon.
White paper produced by UFS diversity committee three years ago-available on website "Making
Diversity Count".
Applied Learning will be focus at Stony Brook.
Reporting back to campuses, facilitate process by having consistent notes for everyone. By
Wednesday there will be online report from the Plenary.
Last five years budget driven by Legislation with a flat budget, which means cuts because state salary
negotiations and other concerns were not accounted for. Pete used example of Oneonta VP for
finance and admin (Todd Foreman) and showed how tuition dollars went towards key institutional
things, and the remaining money is supposed to be used for new initiatives (faculty lines, etc). Only
$50k left over. Just one example of how the state funding is not moving things forward on our
campuses.
SUNY 20/20 legislation would provide increases, passed the legislature, but Governor will probably
veto. Our local legislators need to hear about this and we need to contact them. State needs to meet
its obligations and not dump the costs on the backs of students.
SUNY is going to look into the implications of adopting the ban the box in the application process. To
remove the "convicted of a felony" from the applications.
Huge number of things thrown at campuses and occupy a lot of time, such as performance plans.
Almost the same as asking campuses to create a strategic plan in two months.
Applied Learning: Gov. Cuomo had language about experiential education activity. Language
specifying something about the curriculum should not be in legislation. Pete worked with state to say
that each campus needs to make a decision about whether applied learning would be a requirement.
Next year SUNY will provide the state with an overall plan and plan how campuses are going to reach
a conclusion about requiring it. Task force (co-chaired with Pete), next week going to have a set of
guidelines to campuses for second round of comments. Middle of November will be official guidance
for putting the plans together. Campuses have inventory of applied learning experiences by January
with defined learning outcomes and reflective process. We want to ensure that they are meaningful.
By mid-April the rest of the basic plan for each campus will be due, how it will be done, outcomes and
assessment.
Next academic year all campuses will have to do a feasibility study (regardless of whether it is
required on our campuses or not), so worried that so many students doing this will affect job market.
Also, concerns about costs (both in people and actually $$).
Other things coming up: Conference in Syracuse bringing together faculty and professional for student
life. Kelly Donaghy chair of Student Life.
Undergraduate research fair at Albany, not sure whether it will continue. Undergraduate research
conference going to be at Cobleskill April 15 this year (over 600 student participants last year).
Cobleskill is shutting down the campus for the day to focus on this.
Note to campus reps: Performance Improvement Plans--how did the process and consultation work?
Presidential Reviews: what was the engagement (or lack thereof), Pete has access to documents.
Questions:
Decisions about bills and how it is determined if it goes up to governor? Do we know how those
decisions are made? We don't know actually and legislature not in session.
DISREP-money from federal government to hospitals to help fund medical "home" for patients so
hospitals can work with communities. Do other places have that kind of funding for experiential
learning? Other campuses have almost nothing. The innovation fund ($18 million) may be used for
that.
Old Westbury-signed letters from parents and students to legislature (over 750), so maybe we need
combined effort from all campuses.
Operations committee doing a study of numbers of full-time vs. adjunct on the campuses.
Expenditures on academics vs. other parts of the college. Again uses the example of Oneonta and
showed an increase in the funding to academic side of the house.
In the presidential debates some candidates have been talking about making college free.
Conversation of first two years free (state institution)-i.e. Obama plan. Cuomo NY state would put
$500 mil into a 2 year community college pool. Community colleges get $800 mil in tuition. Pete
thinks it unlikely to happen.
Relationship between SUNY Excels and Performance Improvement Plans not clearly understood.
II. Executive Committee Report & Introduction to Resolutions– Gwen Kay
Improved communication from Plenary next week, if you need the notes before that, please contact
Gwen.
Resolutions:
1. Resolution on Family Leave--Operations Committee
2. Resolution on Academic Freedom--Governance Committee
3. Resolution on Board of Trustee Policy with Respect to Officers of the UFS-Governance Committee
III. Sector Sessions
Chancellor Award committees--are senate reps elected? Appointed for most, Geneseo VP of senate in
charge, Old Westbury all elected.
Applied Learning--committees and how they are working. Potsdam has applied learning center.
Online--development and who owns the course, how it's delivered. Plattsburgh, $1500 development
stipend. But, provost wants to increase online enrollment in classes to 40.
Enrollment of Science Ed--other campuses experiencing decline as well.
Performance Indicator Plans submitted Wednesday
-what is your (Pres and Provost) view on the consultative process? Oswego had meetings all
summer with governance to work on plan. Performance plans—unclear whether this is this something
that we are going to be doing every year.
Geneseo Enrollment management--biology exploding, gen Ed process going on way too long.
Performance plans—unclear whether this is this something that we are going to be doing every year.
Cortland GE--keeping a diversity requirement (prejudice and discrimination).
Issues with student diversity survey, implemented with registration and not anonymous and students
have to do it for registration. Students really can't opt out, comes up with every attempt to register if
not completed. Registrar's office. Has it been communicated to students?
IV. Carlos Medina – Diversity Conversation, Diversity Officer and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
SUNY Policy on Diversity-What are we doing on our campuses to have our students succeed and
inclusion is the key to the experience, because NY is diverse, but segregated. Statutory mission of
SUNY is access.
Created task force with Alex Cartwright and Carlos Medina as co-chairs.
Task Force Focus Areas and striving to be most inclusive state university system in the country.
Aligned with completion agenda. Narrow URM achievement gap to 8.6% in six year grad rates. URM
enrollment up from 14.7% to 23.8%. 1/3 of campuses have chief diversity officers. Tracking info and
report on an aggregate basis. URM population increasing and they need credentials. Latino
population growing by 127% and Asian pop growing by 96% in 20 years.
CDOs on every campus, CDO networks. Strategic/Diversity/Inclusion plans. Cultural competency
training.
Working with campuses to make sure search firms have experience with diversity recruitment, faculty
with trailing spouses.
Survey tool for students.
Break us into groups and report back.
V. Chancellor’s Office Report
VI. Sector Reports with Chancellor Nancy Zimpher
University Centers
-Process of consultation with campus governance, what will you do to ensure campus
Presidents follow due process. Shared governance at University of Iowa and absence of shared
governance in decision to select campus president. What to do with "offenders". Maybe letter from
CGLs stating what the consultation was.
-University centers have increased enrollment, but consequences for infrastructure and
students getting classes they need. Sufficient funds for these initiatives in capital budget.
Legislature says that a five year capital plan is being considered. Need to convince them that SUNY
needs the infrastructure.
Comprehensives
1.) Several years ago we were told that $100 million from SUNY savings would be out into
teaching lines. Do you have any data on that effort? Or is there another way that the money was
spent?
*2.) We're concerned that there may be a culture of competition within sectors and between
sectors in dealing with distance education. What is the system doing to allow us all to participate
without it becoming a free-for-all between all of us? What can we do to help each other? Revenue
sharing from online so that if my student goes to your campus for this course, then we need to share
resources.
*3.) There have been several important initiatives, such as Start-Up NY for example, that may
not have matrices that have worked out best for colleges in our sector. How can we have a
conversation about the future in helping each other to be more involved?
Metrics debated for 2 years and started with 200+, intended to be adaptability by campus and sector.
*4.) We'd like to invite you to a special sector meeting with senators and selected
others in Albany or someplace convenient for you where we can talk about how we can support SUNY
goals. This would help System by providing the faculty leadership and potential buy-in on a bigger
scale to help SUNY achieve the vision for the future.
Health Sector
-Update sector and senate on board of trustee plan for health science center and governance.
Assigned subcommittee of board of trustees to examine governance structures,
-A lot going on in this sector, transformation in health care delivery. Is divorcing hospitals from
medical schools a good idea, but we need them for clinical placements.
Technology
-Student Diversity survey has many issues (i.e. not anonymous), how can we move forward
when some registrars are not prepared to put this survey forward. Student ssurvey of selfidentification. Are our diverse students getting what they need? Also going to be some compliance
issues and challenges of registrars.
-Keep track of diversity in presidents, but not LGBTQ. Acknowledge hurdles, but gave the issue
of self-identification our attention.
Special and Statutory
-Sector has evolving faculty positions, is there a system vision regarding evolving faculty
positions? No MOU with Alfred yet, holding out to get what we want. Academic issues with statutory
colleges is more on paper than in practice. Ask Alex to look into the delays on positions.
CGLs-Share with us who is reviewing the performance investment plans and criteria? Performance
proposals all in, but Alex will share with Pete what criteria are used. Understands that campuses are
flooded with requests.
VII. Provost Office Report – Alexander Cartwright, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Plans for increasing enrollment in the system to 150,000.
-increase traditional enrollment on campuses that can grow.
-increase certifications and "micro-credentials" (eg. two month certificates).
-increase online.
B. Saturday, October 24
I. Faculty Council of Community Colleges Report, Nina Tamrowski, President
-SUNY Excels, wide variation in consultation on the plans. Some campuses had a lot of
consultation and others didn't.
-New applied learning documents coming to campuses by the end of the semester. Second
opportunity to comment to Pete Knuepfer and Nina Tamrowski until Nov. 10.
-SUNY Voices, money from SUNY to support shared governance and a possible workshop held
in March for Faculty and Students.
-Micro credentials, happening on campuses already, so things like short term certificates. But,
strong influence on curriculum. eg. Developmental math (QuantWay) piloted on campuses (private
company).
-Budget language established community college council for each region and concern is that it
is a way to curtail local community college autonomy because they are the regional councils are for
economic development.
II. CUNY University Faculty Senate Report, Terry Martell, Chair
-last year as governance leader.
-6th year with no contract for CUNY faculty.
-state budget, working to set tuition increase and increase mandatory budget. Working with
SUNY UFS, FCCC, SA.
III. SUNY Student Assembly Report, Tom Mastro, President
-campus outreach, meeting with system admin, and student leaders.
-external affairs committee, improving image and collaborations.
-Kai Malik, SUNY Oneonta, working on this.
-run down of tasks associated with committees.
-Advocacy plan for strategic issues.
-New data collection plans fall conference, campus involvement.
IV. UUP Report, Fred Kowal, President
-report by Philippe Abraham. Contract negotiations.
-Fall negotiations team visits, December 16 presentations.
-contract@uup.org, pabraham@uup.org to get input to Philippe.
-web page has suggestion form on UUP homepage
V. Resolutions
1. SUNY Faculty Senate
Resolution Requesting Modification of Family Medical Leave Policy
Whereas it is understood that healthy work-life balance and attention to family life create healthy and
productive work environments and allow employers to retain employees in which they have already
invested; and
Whereas employers in states that have adopted Family Medical Leave (FML) policies have found
social and economic benefits for employees and employers following the implementation of paid
family leave policies; and
Whereas university systems that have adopted family friendly policies report gaining a competitive
advantage for recruiting and retaining exceptional employees; and
Whereas the ability to balance short-term family needs with the demands of the workplace is
important for maintaining employees’ good work performance and the health and wellness of
employees; and
Whereas many employees within the State University of New York will experience a need for FML at
some point in their careers; and
Whereas campuses across the SUNY system have inconsistent policies and procedures surrounding
the implementation of FML and there is no singular direction from the State University of New York,
nor the State and Federal Governments; and
Whereas SUNY does not have a policy of paid FML and therefore retaining salary during FML requires
the use of accrued sick and/or vacation leave; and
Whereas The Policies of the Board of Trustees (Title F, §1b) state that a “leave of absence without
salary may also be granted under appropriate circumstance, for the purpose of child care”, and
Whereas the current New York State (NYS)-United University Professions (UUP) contract requires that
academic and professional staff who want to extend the timeline for the continuing appointment
decisions for FML must either (a) take leave without pay, (b) choose part-time service (losing some
percentage of their salary) or (c) step out of rank or title and take a qualified academic rank or a
qualified professional title (sometimes called “stop the tenure clock”); and
Whereas the need for FML does not always occur in convenient alignment with the academic
calendar and presents difficulties for irregular start and end dates for FML, requiring flexibility with
respect to employee workload; and
Whereas academic-year faculty have no leave time accruals beyond sick leave and may therefore not
have sufficient paid leave to use for FML; and
Whereas at least nine faculty senate bodies in the SUNY system endorsed a resolution supporting FML
in April or May of 2015; and,
Whereas, the adoption of clear and open policies for FML for faculty and professionals at SUNY could
provide a model for how FMLA could be implemented to benefit other state employees; therefore
Be it resolved that the University Faculty Senate (UFS) requests that SUNY System Administration, in
the next round of contract negotiations, work with union representatives to address the
implementation of FML in a system system-wide and uniform way and to advocate for paid FML that
promotes retention of valuable employees and increases employee morale while addressing issues of
equity. Specific items might include, but are not limited to
(a) changing the language in the current NYS-UUP Contract/SUNY Board of Trustees Policies to
eliminate the requirements for extensions of the timeline for continuing appointment and adopt a
“stop the tenure clock” policy for FML that does not compromise our employees professionally by
requiring them to step out of rank or financially by forcing them to accept reduced pay or part-time
assignments; and
(b) amending the BOT of Trustees Policies on “Title F Other Leaves” to remove language that presents
childcare leaves as unpaid leaves, in keeping with the intent of FML; and
Be it further resolved that UFS senators and Campus Governance Leaders are urged to advocate for
support of this resolution on their campuses in order to express to SUNY, UUP, and the State of New
York’s Chief Executive that appropriate FML policies and their implementation are important to a
broad number of campuses and should be of high priority in the next round of NYS-UUP contract
negotiations.
Passed without dissent
2. Resolution on Academic Freedom – Draft October 19, 2015
Whereas, recent public cases challenging the precepts academic freedom have been in the news and;
Whereas the outcome of each current case potentially alters the intellectual, campus, and teaching
climates on SUNY campuses
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the SUNY Faculty Senate urges each SUNY campus governance organizations to
have an open discussion on the attached documents during the 2015-2016 academic years AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that governance on SUNY campuses are urged to perform a comprehensive
review of all campus documents to determine that any statements on academic freedom are
consonant with precepts of academic freedom and consistent with action items from the campuswide discussions.
NOTE: attachments-discussion package, FCCC white paper, AAUP white paper.
Passed without dissent
3. Resolution on BOT policies change
Resolution on Changes to the Policies of the Board of Trustees with respect to Officers of the
University Faculty Senate
Whereas the addition of the President of the University Faculty Senate to the SUNY Board of Trustees
has substantially increased the workload of the President, and
Whereas recent UFS presidents have accommodated the increased workload by increasingly
delegating tasks to the Vice-President/Secretary, and
Whereas as the Vice-President/Secretary increasingly represents the UFS in a variety of venues, and
Whereas the potential exists for situations in which the position that the Vice-President/Secretary
must support and present on behalf of the UFS may be perceived to be in conflict with interests of the
campus that the incumbent was elected to represent,
Now therefore be it resolved that the University Faculty Senate recommends to the Board of Trustees
that its Policies be amended to have the Vice-President/Secretary relinquish the position of Senator
upon assuming the office of Vice-President/Secretary, and
Be it further resolved that to so effectuate, the Senate recommends to the Board of Trustees that
Article VII, Title C of the Policies of the Board of Trustees be amended as indicated, and
Be it further resolved that effective upon approval by the Board of Trustees the same changes are
made to Article III, Section A of the University Faculty Senate Bylaws.
TITLE C. OFFICERS
§ 1. President of the Senate.
Before July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Senate shall elect one of its elected members or the
current Vice-President/Secretary as President of the Senate for a term of two years. Upon election as
President to the Senate, an elected member shall vacate the position as the representative of his or
her unit in the Senate. The President of the Senate shall preside at all meetings of the Senate and shall
exercise such other powers and duties as may be vested in the President by this Article and the bylaws
of the Senate. The President shall be an ex officio member of all Senate committees. The President of
the Senate may be reelected for a second term, but may not thereafter be eligible for a successive
term provided however that a President initially elected to fill the minor portion of a term arising from
a vacancy is eligible to serve two additional successive full terms.
§ 2. Vice-President/Secretary.
Before July 1 of each even-numbered year, the Senate shall elect one of its elected members to serve
as Vice-President/Secretary for a term of two years. Upon election as Vice-President/Secretary, the
elected member shall vacate the position as representative of his or her unit in the Senate and shall
serve as a nonvoting member of the Senate. The Vice-President/Secretary shall take and keep minutes
of the Senate and shall exercise such other powers and duties as the Senate shall provide in its bylaws.
The Vice-President/Secretary shall serve as President of the Senate during that officer’s absence or
inability to act.
The Vice-President/Secretary of the Senate may be reelected for a second term, but may not
thereafter be eligible for a successive term provided however that a Vice-President/Secretary initially
elected to fill the minor portion of a term arising from a vacancy is eligible to serve two additional
successive full terms.
§ 3.Vacancies.
A vacancy in the office of President or Vice-President/ Secretary shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original election, at the next succeeding
meeting of the Senate following the occurrence of the vacancy. In the interim, the Executive
Committee shall elect one of its members to serve in an acting capacity until the vacancy is
filled.
Passed 42 in favor, 1 opposed
4. Resolution to adopt the Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies Committee report
entitled “Service-Learning in SUNY: Current Status and Strategies for Implementation”
Whereas, the service-learning subcommittee of the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic
Programs and Policies Committee has researched, collected data, and produced a report
entitled “Service-Learning in SUNY: Current Status and Strategies for Implementation”; and
Whereas, the report is the culmination of interviews with campus service-learning champions
from 54 institutions in the SUNY system; and,
Whereas, the report provides a baseline knowledge from which service-learning, as a form of
applied learning, may be understood, explored, and improved at a system-wide level; and,
Whereas, the report makes the following simple recommendations:
1) Individual campuses should take time to define service-learning for their campus and set
criteria under which courses can be designated to include service-learning, consistent with
guidance from the Applied Learning Steering Committee
2) Disseminate information effectively on campus. The report yields a number of ways that
faculty and students learn about this opportunity.
3) Assess the outcomes of service-learning.
4) Provide incentives for service-learning to increase the number of participating faculty and
students (e.g., through tenure and promotion rules, small grants, and recognition awards),
Therefore
Be It Resolved that the University Faculty Senate of the State University of New York adopts the
“Service-Learning in SUNY: Current Status and Strategies for Implementation” report and
encourages campuses to follow the four recommendations developed as a result of the report’s
findings.
Background
The subcommittee on service-learning of the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Programs
and Policies Committee investigated how service-learning is executed throughout the SUNY
system. Individuals on this subcommittee include Andrea Zevenbergen (Fredonia), Dan White
(SUNY Polytechnic), Amitra Wall (Buffalo State), Ramona Santa Maria (Buffalo State), Michael
Jabot (Fredonia), and Sarah Titus (Fredonia). Interviews with individuals involved in servicelearning on the various SUNY campuses were conducted between November and March. One
knowledgeable representative from each campus (e.g., coordinator of service-learning) was
interviewed. In total, interview data were obtained from 52 of the SUNY campuses.
The follow is excerpted from the conclusions that will be presented in the service learning
report. Andrea Zevenbergen from Fredonia is the first author and principal contributor to the
analysis. “Ninety percent of the SUNY campuses participated in this investigation. Of these
campuses, approximately three-quarters of them have service-learning opportunities for
students on the campus. The university centers and university colleges are more likely than the
colleges of technology and community colleges to have service-learning opportunities. On most
campuses, service-learning is optional, rather than required. Approximately one-half of the
campuses which offer service-learning have at least one program of study which requires
service-learning. On most of the campuses which offer service-learning, there is no minimum
number of hours established for students to complete. Most of the campuses that offer servicelearning opportunities complete at least some assessment of service-learning, but the types
and comprehensiveness of assessment strategies vary across campuses.
Campuses have generated many ways to inform students and faculty about service-learning
opportunities. On most campuses that have service-learning, students receive credit for
participation and the credit is integrated into a typical course. With regard to service-learning
policies, the most common campus-wide policies apply to criteria under which courses may be
designated as including service-learning. Many campuses have recommended forms for faculty,
students, and community partners including contracts, applications, student time logs, and
assessment measures. Most faculty and professionals on the SUNY campuses do not receive
additional compensation for including service-learning components in their courses. In general,
financial resources for service-learning are limited. When resources do exist, they are typically
used to support the development of courses that include service-learning, student
transportation to service-learning sites, and training opportunities for faculty and professionals.
Reported barriers to service-learning occurring on the campuses included lack of administrative
support and campus infrastructure for service-learning, lack of financial resources, and lack of
time for faculty and students to participate in service-learning.”
The subcommittee has included recommendations and an appendix with the report that
includes best practices, typical forms, and ways of integrating service learning into the
curriculum.
Moved to postpone until January meeting. Postponed to give people time to read the report.
VI. Committee Reports
Diversity and Cultural Competence Committee – Noelle Chaddock
Ethics and Institutional Integrity Committee – Carlie Phipps
Governance Committee – Peggy De Cooke
Graduate and Research Committee – Rosalyn Rufer
Operations Committee – Tom Sinclair
Programs and Awards Committee – Bruce Leslie
Student Life Committee – Kelley Donaghy
Undergraduate Committee – Dan White
VII. Other/new business
VIII. Appendices
A. Applied Learning
September 10, 2015
MEMORANDUM
To: SUNY Campus Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, and Campus Governance Leaders
From: Alexander N. Cartwright, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Subject: Applied Learning Update – Documents for Review
I am writing with an update on the Applied Learning Initiative at SUNY with specific information
and guidance designed to help you and your campus Applied Learning team develop an Applied
Learning Plan consistent with Trustee policy and State statue.
You may recall that in January, as part of the State of Opportunity Agenda, the Governor’s
agenda book contained language around making Experiential and Applied Learning a
graduation requirement for SUNY and CUNY campuses. Our faculty governance leaders
responded with concerns, and the enacted language in the New York State budget was
modified by still requires action during the next year from all campuses. The new language is
reflected in the recent Board of Trustees resolution on Experiential and Applied Learning, and
refers to each campus making an autonomous determination as to whether they will mandate a
graduation requirement at the campus level.
Last November I reached out to you to identify a campus liaison for the Provost’s Applied
Learning Advisory Council (membership list included in materials below). This liaison has been
responsible for gathering a campus team of experts to review applied learning work, attend
meetings, and develop your individual campus commitment letters which were shared at
regional engagement meetings this past April. All work on this plan should move forward
respecting the existing campus teams and work to date (campus commitment letters, applied
learning advisory council). The strongest campus teams will include representation of students
and campus governance leaders. If you would like to see work that you campus has already
submitted including campus commitment drafts please check with your Applied Learning
Advisory Council member or email SUNY Applied Learning Director Elise Newkirk at:
AppliedLearning@suny.edu.
In addition to this large working committee I have created an Applied Learning Steering
Committee in response to the 2015-16 legislation on applied learning and the resulting Applied
Learning resolution. This committee is comprised of representatives from the University Faculty
Senate, Faculty Council of Community Colleges, SUNY Distinguished Professors, and SUNY
Student Assembly. The Committee’s charge is to both carry out the letter of the legislation
while maximizing the significant work that has already been done to date by faculty across the
university, many of whom have long been working to ensure that students have access to high
quality applied and experiential learning opportunities.
As a number of campuses have already reached out to me with questions regarding the
resolution, my goal has been to work with the Steering Committee to provide you with general
guidance before summer’s end. I am pleased to share with you the following guidance
documents to support your campus through the creation of an Applied Learning Campus Plan
between now and 2017. Please take the next month to review the documents and respond with
concerns or questions no later than October 5th via email to AppliedLearning@suny.edu.
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Timeline of Expected Work. Use this document to get an understanding for campus
requirement due dates.
Applied Learning Guidance to Campuses. Use this documents to familiarize yourself
with the various parts of campus plans.
Applied Learning Parameters. This document outlines the criteria an activity must meet
to be designated as an approved applied learning experience.
Applied Learning Common Definitions. These updated common definitions detail many
types of applied learning and offer a definition of applied learning in general.
Please keep in mind that while these documents are meant to provide you with an overview of
expected work and due dates, the Applied Learning Steering Committee, the Applied Learning
Advisory Council and our Director of Applied Learning will continually reach out with specific
format requirements and supportive documents and workshops to aid in the development of
your plan. The Campus Plan is broken out into multiple sections, with different sections having
different due dates (as referenced in the Timeline). The first part of this plan, including sections
one and two, will be due this coming January.
‘’As referenced in the guidance document, additional items to consult can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9sv0bso6nshse9/AAANy3EraYxufhUnaEJj5m1Fa?dl=0
If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ms. Newkirk.
Copy: Chief Academic Officers
Campus Governance Leaders
Members of the Applied Learning Council
B. Committee Reports
1. Committee on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
Report Date: October 22, 2015
Presented at: Fall 2015 UFS Plenary
Charge: The Committee on Diversity and Cultural Competence [now known as the Committee
on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity] will concern itself with issues pertaining to equity,
inclusiveness and access, as they are reflected in the curriculum, student body, and personnel
of the State University. Among the activities of this committee will be collecting and
disseminating information, organizing periodic meetings and workshops, and providing
guidance and recommendations to the Senate so that it may act with the best intentions of all
people in mind.
2015-2016 Committee Members:
Chair: Noelle Chaddock, Chair
Chief Diversity Officer - Director Multicultural Life and Diversity, SUNY Cortland
Evan Bigam
Community Development Specialist, SUNY Oswego
Timothy Gerken, Chair UFS Ad Hoc Committee on LGBTQAI Matters
Associate Professor, Morrisville State College
Sunil Labroo Professor, SUNY Oneonta
Gloria Lopez Affirmative Action Officer, SUNY System Administration
Chrisel Martinez SUNY Student Assembly
Carlos Medina Chief Diversity Officer, Associate Provost, SUNY System Administration
Sean Simpson Westchester Community College
Soundarapandian Vijayakumar Associate Professor, SUNY Cobleskill
Aimee Woznick Director of Academic Support Services & Asst. Professor, Empire State College
Jie Zhang Associate Professor. The College at Brockport
Ruhan Zhao Associate Professor, The College at Brockport
Committee Goals for 2015-2016:
1. Resolutions related to the Making Diversity Counts White Paper especially around promotion
and tenure and considerations of service and publication around diversity inclusion and equity
work
2. Reach out to the Programs and Awards Committee about developing recognitions for
campuses and individuals who are doing good work around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3. We will reach out to the campuses that have not finished the diversity survey with a return
date of November 6, 2015 and begin working on analyzing the data with a report for the UFS
body during the spring plenary
4. We will engage the senate in a conversation about the gap between illegal acts of
discrimination and harm and the behaviors that negatively impact cultural climate in an
attempt to identify ways to hold our campuses accountable for cultural climate issues
5. Work with student life and the ADHoc LGBTQAI Matters in creating a resolution addressing
the strong recommendation for implementation of the banner, registrar, and ID creations for
preferred name and gender identity applications
6. Co-drafting/submission of a resolution addressing gender inclusive spaces with the AdHoc
LGBTQAI Matters and Student Life Committee
7. We will be doing a research project on the practices. Processes and impacts around
disclosing felony convictions at the point of application
8. We will be doing a research project on the practices, process, and impacts of how diversity is
being measured on campuses and in the system:
a. Addressing the conflation of international and domestic students faculty and staff in the
reported diversity number which is potentially confusing our sense of success in diversity as
well as the ability to recruit, retain, and support our community across populations
b. Examining the role of the “other” box
c. International students – programs and locations of those students in the system – we are
concerned with the non-matriculated student experience and the integration experiences of all
international students
d. International and Domestic Faculty and Staff matters
e. Representation of visible and invisible populations outside of the federal mandated
categories in our diversity numbers
Committee meeting dates: Currently meeting via phone conference. The last phone conference
was on October 16, 2015.
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Planning Meeting:
1. Identified subcommittees that will be moving the committee goals listed above forward
2. Started talking to Carlos Medina about he November 2016 2nd ODEI/UFS Co-hosted Diversity
Conference
3. Proposed, planned, and implemented a diversity training session for University Faculty
Senate to occur on October 22, 2015 in Buffalo New York.
4. Name change for the committee to Committee on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity to better
represent what the committee focuses on in the SUNY System
Requests to UFS Senators from committee:
1. Please make sure your campus fills out the UFS Diversity Survey we should have a
100% return
2. Please make sure that diversity equity and inclusion are part of your faculty senate
and sector conversations. Just asking “what is going on with diversity equity inclusion access
impact and bias on your campuses” will elicit a great deal of information.
3. Dig out that white paper! What has your campus done with this document? How
can we help?
4. Has your body had a conversation about the Board of Trustees resolution on
diversity? If not, why not? This should be a shared governance conversation.
2. Committee On Ethics and Institutional Integrity
Presented October 24, 2014 Fall UFS Plenary
At SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo NY
Charge: The committee will study and make recommendations to the SUNY University Faculty
Senate President regarding issues of professional behavior, ethical conduct and institutional
integrity as they relate to faculty, students, administrators and other personnel in SUNY and
higher education. The committee will gather information and serve as a resource for the
Senate and the University.
The Committee will not serve as a disciplinary body nor will it take part in judicial proceedings.
The Committee’s area of activity and interest will be quite broad and will include but not be
limited to the following areas as they pertain to the State University of New York:
Curriculum, Academic honesty, Research, scholarship and creative activity, Instructional,
institutional and operational policies and practices, Personal integrity, Electronic
communication, Confidentiality, Use of university resources, Conflicts of interest and
commitment, Financial transactions, Impact on the environment, Hiring and admissions
practices
Committee members: Carlie Phipps—Chair, Joshua Altemoos (SA), Amitabha Banyopadhyay
(Farmingdale), Reneta Barneva (Fredonia), Sharon Boyce (Morrisville), Sandra Casey (System
Admin), Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (Cortland), Joe Marren (Buffalo State), Kathleen Powderly
(Downstate), Camilio Rojas (Dutchess CC, FCCC), Subrata Saha (Downstate), Diane Tice
(Morrisville)
Committee Goals:
1. Submit SUNY Ethical Values statement for discussion at the fall plenary, confer with FCCC
during the late fall, vote at January plenary
2. Develop a white paper on electronic privacy issues
3. Develop guidelines for implementation of the recommendations in the Chancellor’s Task
Force on Social Media Responsibility report based on the Ethical Values statement
4. Work with Student Life committee on Bullying and Hazing paper
Committee meeting dates: September – UFS planning meeting, November meeting by phone
conference, spring phone meetings to be planned
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Plenary:
Completion of Ethical Values statement and population of subcommittees to work on the
electronic privacy statement
Requests to UFS Senators from committee:
1. Approval of Ethical Values statement
2. Alert committee members to any electronic privacy issues that have arisen on your
campuses
3. Watch for requests for information including your campus privacy policies
Anticipated upcoming actions/accomplishments:
We anticipate completing the ethical values statement for the winter plenary, and the privacy
white paper by the spring plenary.
3. Governance Committee
Charge: The Committee shall concern itself with University-wide governance and shall provide
guidance on matters of campus governance. The Committee shall interact with local
governance leaders of the University.
2015-16 Committee Members:
Chair, Peggy A. De Cooke - Purchase College
Phillipe Abraham - University at Albany; Dale Avers – Upstate Medical; Mark Blakeslee –
Morrisville; Ross Borden – Cortland; Marc Cohen – Student Assembly; Justin Giordano-Empire
State College; Norman Goodman - Stony Brook University; Yenisel Gulatee – University at
Albany; Fred Hildebrand - System Administration; Kat Lielar – University at Buffalo; Walt
Nadolny - Maritime; Wendy Ravitz – System Administration; Jack Rivituso - Cobleskill; Ron
Sarner-SUNY Poly; Shishir Singh – Empire State College; Daniel Smith – SUNY Polytechnic; Ken
Vennette – Fulton Montgomery Community College
Committee Goals for 2015-16:
1. To finalize a resolution requesting that campuses discuss academic freedoms and formulate
language that clarifies these freedoms for inclusion in campus bylaws, policies and procedures
manuals, and handbooks. The resolution will be accompanied by a discussion packet to
facilitate the discussions.
2. To finalize a Senate Bylaw amendment to have the Vice-President/Secretary of the Senate
relinquish the campus seat upon election to the VP position.
3. To develop guidance for campuses regarding faculty bylaws focused on academic searches at
the level of Dean and above (excluding Presidents).
4. To make recommendations concerning the timing and time frame of the review, productive
ways to involve all campus constituencies in the review, and ways to regularize the process.
5. Develop a white paper addressing the role of contingent faculty in shared governance, and
provide guidance to campuses on the constitution of fair service and level of involvement in
campus governance.
Committee meeting dates:
9/24-25/2015: Committee Planning Meeting (face to face)
12/2015: Committee Meeting (Electronic) (TBD)
02/2015: Committee Meeting (Electronic) (TBD)
03/2015: Committee Meeting (Electronic) (TBD)
04/2015: Committee Meeting (Electronic) (TBD)
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Plenary:
1. Academic Freedom and Foil Papers
The committee finalized the academic freedom discussion paper and made the decision to
present this paper, the Foil Paper (written by R. Sarner), and some additional resources on
academic freedom (e.g., the FCCC White Paper and Position Statement) as a discussion package
for campuses. The discussion package will be accompanied by a resolution urging campuses to
use the resources provided as a basis for campus-wide discussion about academic freedoms
and to formulate language clarifying these freedoms for inclusion in campus bylaws, policies
and procedures manuals, and handbooks.
2. Academic Searches at the Level of Dean and Above (Excluding Presidents)
Last spring, the committee developed and distributed a survey exploring campus search
practices. Responses were received from 23 campuses. P. De Cooke presented preliminary
analyses that the committee discussed; when campuses have defined search procedures, they
are generally followed but only half of the responding campuses had such procedures. A small
subcommittee will do additional more in-depth analyses to highlight problems with procedures.
The committee has discussed developing guidance regarding faculty bylaws focused on
searches.
3. Bylaws Amendment
A proposal was put forth to amend the Senate Bylaws to have the Vice-President/Secretary of
the Senate relinquish the campus seat upon election to the VP position. The process of drafting
the bylaw change raised several larger issues, including what happens when the Senator/VP
terms do not coincide, whether the VP who has relinquished a seat is eligible to run for
president, and ratification issues with the Board of Trustees. R. Sarner will finalize a draft of the
amendment.
4. Presidential Reviews
P. Knuepfer asked the committee to review the process put in place last summer to review
campus presidents, with particular emphasis on commitment to shared governance as reflected
in the evaluation survey. After reviewing the survey materials, the committee has identified
several issues with the process and is discussing a recommendation to P. Kneufer concerning
the timing and time frame of the review, productive ways to involve all campus constituencies
in the review, and ways to regularize the process.
5. Contingent Faculty
The committee continues its examination of best practices for involving contingent faculty in
shared governance, begun last year. R. Borden has compiled information describing the
definition of voting faculty in the state-operated and contract colleges and in the community
colleges. The committee is drafting a survey to further explore how campuses actually translate
these written practices into reality. Discussions this year will focus on the roles that contingent
faculty can/should play in voting on issues of importance to their institution, expectations for
fair and equitable service to their institutions, and issues of climate, culture and civility.
Requests to UFS Senators from committee:
The committee expects to distribute a brief survey concerning contingent faculty prior to the
winter plenary (see point 5, above).
Anticipated upcoming actions/accomplishments:
1. The committee has finalized wording on the academic freedom resolution and discussion
package and looks forward to presenting this resolution to the Executive Committee and UFS
for consideration at the Fall plenary.
2. The committee has finalized wording on a Senate Bylaws amendment to have the VicePresident/Secretary of the Senate relinquish the campus seat upon election to the VP position,
and looks forward to presenting this resolution to the Executive Committee and UFS for
consideration at the Fall Plenary.
3. The committee is developing a brief survey to explore the role of contingent faculty on
system campuses that will be distributed to Senators prior to the Winter 2016 Plenary.
4. Graduate Academic Programs and Research Committee
Charge:
The Committee serves as a source of professional advice and guidance to the Senate on matters
relating to the quality, operation, and encouragement of graduate programs and research. To
these ends, the Committee may be concerned with the procedures, criteria, and support of
existing and new graduate programs within the University. The Committee may review and
recommend policies and procedures relating to moral and ethical concerns of research and
graduate studies and other matters involving the furtherance of research and graduate studies
within the University.
2015-2016 Committee Members:
Chair: Rosalyn Rufer (SUNY Empire State College)
Sylwia Starnawska ESC sylwia.starnawska@ESC.EDU 1st
Christine Paige ESC christine.paige@ESC.EDU 1st
Martin Kaczocha Stony Brook martin.kaczocha@STONYBROOK.EDU 3rd
Rosalyn Rufer ESC Rosalyn.rufer@ESC.EDU 2-chair
Neil Ringler ESF nhringle@ESF.EDU 1st
Helen Durkin Downstate helen.durkin@DOWNSTATE.EDU 1st
Shelly Mozlin Optometry rmozlin@SUNYOPT.EDU 1st
Nick Butler Student Assembly nbutler2@ALBANY.EDU 1st
Scott Goodman Buffalo State goodmams@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU 2nd
Kathleen Caggiano-Siino SUNY RF kathleen.caggiano-siino@RFSUNY.ORG 2nd
Phil Ortiz System Admin phillip.ortiz@suny.edu 1st
Committee Goals for 2015-2016:
• 2017 Graduate Research Symposium (Subcommittee: Phil Ortiz, Kathleen Caggiano-Siino,
Sylwia Starnawska; Christine Paige)
o Investigate alternatives by 11/2015
o Connect with annual graduate research conference
o Present recommendations of UFS 12/2015
• Feasibility of System-wide or multi-campus IRB – has been turned over to System
Administration – Phil Ortiz will update the committee October 2015
• Grant writing handbook – outline developed; will create an electronic resources with the
possibility to turn it into an interactive delivery. (Christine Paige, Rosalyn Rufer, Fred Walter,
Martin Kaczocha, Scott Goodman)
• Explore possible funding sources to support undergraduate fellowship for graduate work at
SUNY campus (Sylwia Starnawska, Shelly Mozlin)
• Identify ways to encourage faculty research across campuses through survey –draft written,
IRB approval underway (Scott Goodman, Neil Ringler, Rosalyn Rufer, Martin Kaczocha, and
Kathleen Caggiano-Siino)
• Coordinate with undergraduate committee on LOB – lessons learned (Scott Goodman).
• Conclude pilot study to incentivize grant writing applications for the NIH F31 grants
Phase I – workshops well concluded October 2nd) Over 100 students participated with prior
years averaging around 40 students. Phase 2 – submission of grant applications due mid
December 2015. Committee will measure the success of submission rate and later follow-up to
determine the number of grants awarded (Kathleen Caggiano-Siino, Scott Goodman, Rosalyn
Rufer, Martin Kaczocha)
Committee meeting dates (include type of meeting):
1. September 24th – Fall planning meeting
2. October 19th 12-1 teleconference
3. November 16th 12-1 teleconference
4. December 21st 12-1 teleconference
5. January 11th 12-1 teleconference
6. February 8th 12-1 teleconference
7. March 14th 12-1 teleconference
8. April 11th 12-1 teleconference
9. May 9th 12-1 teleconference
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Plenary:
Pilot study to incentivize grant writing applications, well underway Plan to have full results and
report to the UFS for the April 2016 Plenary.
Draft survey written and IRB approval underway to determine what might increase faculty
research across SUNY.
5. Programs & Awards Committee
Charge: The Committee promotes the educational and scholarly interests of SUNY faculty
through the development and strengthening of University-wide programs, grants, and awards.
2015-2016 Membership
Robert BoothFredoniabooth@FREDONIA.EDU
Valentin Brimkov Buffalo Statebrimkove@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU
Jian CaoStony Brook Univjian.cao@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Bruce Leslie (Chair)Brockportbleslie@brockport.edu
Logan RathBrockportlrath@brockport.edu
Jane StephensonMorrisville State stepheje@morrisville.edu
Hope SunEmpire State Collegehope.sun@esc.edu
Miriam VincentDownstate Medical Ctr miriam.vincent@downstate.edu
Ryan YeungBrockportryeung@BROCKPORT.EDU
Community College Liaison
Iris CookWestchester CCiris.cook@SUNYWCC.EDU
SUNY Staff Liaisons
Bob KraushaarSUNYRobert.kraushaar@SUNY.EDU
Yvette RobertsSUNYyvette.roberts@SUNY.EDU
Committee Goals for 2015 - 2016:
Review the policies and procedures for Chancellor’s Awards for the 2016-2018 cycle
• A variety of policies and procedures are being reviewed for the 2015-2017 cycle guidelines,
which will be distributed in summer, 2016.
• The Committee will propose that nominations are eligible in the CAT for nominees who are
on sabbatical, as they currently are for the CAS&CA and CAS.
• The Committee will propose that Clinical Faculty are eligible for the CAS&CA and CAS as they
are currently for the CAT.
• The Committee is discussing a solution for the current anomaly that full-time non-tenure
track faculty are not eligible any Chancellor’s Award. Possible solutions are to change
qualifications either for the CAT or the CA for Adjunct Teaching.
• As a new program, lessons need to be learned to fine tune the CA for Adjunct Teaching.
There are problems defining ‘adjunct’ as well as the bigger issue of whether to include full-time
non-tenure track faculty. The Committee hopes to put it on a two-year cycle like other CAs in
its mature version.
• The Committee is discussing the definition of shared governance for the Senate’s CA for
Shared Governance. A continual issue is whether to favor a long record or a major event. Like
the CA for Adjunct, we hope to put it onto a two-cycle.
• The Committee is discussing definitions for the CAs for Librarianship and ways to increase
nominations..
Programs Sub-Committee will begin reviewing the Conversations in the Disciplines (CiD)
program toward possibly recommending major reforms for 2016-2018 award criteria.
• Review the 40+ year record to consider whether its original purpose is still relevant as the
program was designed to bring former teachers college faculty up to speed in their
discipline on as many campuses as possible.
• Examine the existing policy of identical $5000 awards and consider a variety of
Awards. Fewer awards of larger amounts might provide more ‘bang for the buck’.
Electronic communication provides possible ways to increase participation and impact.
• The original ban on pedagogical topics will be reconsidered with the possibility that
topics integrating disciplinary knowledge and pedagogy be made eligible.
Oversee administration of the Conversations in the Disciplines (CiD) awards for 2015-2016
• Raise the CiD profile, especially with a goal of a more timely rollout this year and
find ways to communicate directly to faculty rather than through administration.
• The Committee will review the current procedures with an eye to clarifying language to
correcting problems observed in last year’s award cycle.
• Review applications for 2015-2016 awards
Distinguished Professorships
• As the revisions were made last year for the 2015-2017 cycle, no action will be taken on
policies. The Committee will discuss ways to increase applications.
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Plenary:
• The Committee modestly revised the wording of the Distinguished Professorships guidelines
and Call for Proposals for 2015 - 2017.
• The Committee had long and productive meetings at the Fall Planning Meeting to begin
evaluating revisions of the policies and procedures for Chancellors Award nominations as
detailed above. The main thrust of the deliberations is to realign awards with the changing
nature of faculty appointments.
• The Committee reviewed the Conversations in the Disciplines proposals for funding for 20152016 at a May 13 meeting to recommend funding.
• The UFS Committee has held conversations with its FCCC counterpart to clarify the policies
and procedures relevant to the community colleges.
Requests to UFS Senators from committee:
If you have thoughts about how to integrate full-time non-tenure track faculty into Chancellor’s
Awards, please contact Bruce Leslie (bleslie@brockport.edu).
Anticipated upcoming actions:
1) Make a recommendation on inclusion of Clinical Faculty in the CAS&CA & CAS
2) Make a recommendation on ways to include non-tenure track full-time faculty in teaching
awards.
3) Review & revise the guidelines for Conversations in the Disciplines to be distributed in
December.
4) Clarify definitions of ‘shared governance’
5) Clarify definitions of ‘service’
6. Student Life Committee
Charge:
The Committee will be concerned with significant educational, developmental, social, cultural
and recreational policies, programs, issues and services that affect the quality of student life
and the campus environment of the State University of New York.
2014-15 Committee Members:
Chair: Kelley J. Donaghy, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, kdonaghy@esf.edu
Marcia Cornelius, Morrisville, cornelml@morrisville.edu
Liz Droz, SUNY System Administration, Elizabeth.droz@suny.edu
Elizabeth Erickson, Canton, ericksone@canton.edu
Nazely Kurkjian, Binghamton, kurjian@binghamton.edu
Ann Liao, Buffalo State, liaoha@buffalostate.edu
Anne Larrivee, Binghamton, larrivee@binghamton.edu
Danielle Leonard, Albany, dleonard@albany.edu
Tom Mastro, Student Assembly, Thomas.mastro@suny.edu
Tom McElroy, Empire, tom.mcelry@esc.edu
Louis Scala, Farmingdale, Louis.scala@farmindale.edu
Jan Trybula, Potsdam, trybulj@potsdam.edu
Committee Goals for 2014-15:
1. Workshop on Fostering Collaborations Between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs
Professionals – Register today!
This 2-day workshop will offer collaborative discussions between faculty, staff, and students to
address issues shared by Student Affairs and Academic Affairs. During this workshop, panel
discussions will foster dialogue relating to students with disabilities in the digital realm, faculty
governance involvement to promote shared environments, and uncovering implicit biases
associated with student learning. Participants will create a plan, based on workshop
discussions, to take back to their home institutions in order to continue collaboration and
implement change.
When: November 13 and 14
Where: Syracuse, NY
2. Preferred Name – policies and best practices to be collated and shared.
3. Social Media – investigating what to do about social media in terms of student use and
abuse, looking for best practices and reviewing language being generated by a separate group
investigating student code of conduct requirements.
4. Hazing and Bullying – white paper being developed that includes areas for more than just
students.
5. Food Accessibility – investigating the availability of special menus for allergies & lifestyle
choices
Committee meeting dates (include type of meeting):
Planning Committee Meeting 9/24-9/25
Fall Semester Conference Calls – 10/2, 10/9, 10/19, 10/26, 10/30, 11/6
Collaborations Conference – 11/13-14
Spring Semester Conference Calls – To be Determined
Committee accomplishments since previous UFS Plenary: None.
Requests to UFS Senators from committee:
REGISTER for our Workshop!!!
7. Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies Committee (UAPPC)
Report Date: Oct 24, 2015
Final Report
Charge:
The Committee shall provide advice and guidance to the Faculty Senate on matters relating to
undergraduate programs and policies throughout the University. To these ends, the Committee
may review such areas as existing and proposed curricula, standards for academic degrees,
undergraduate academic assessment, teaching techniques and evaluation, special
undergraduate programs, articulation among units of State University of New York and the
various aspects of international education and development.
2015-2016 Committee members
Chair: Daniel D. White, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Members alphabetically by Name:
Barbara Brabetz Cobleskill
John Beckem ESC
Pam Wolfskill Stony Brook
David Allen Maritime
Art Lundahl FCCC
Janet Nepkie Oneonta
Phil Ortiz SUNY
Melissa Kathan SA
Rebecca Smith Brockport
Kris Baker FCCC
Alice Krause Delhi
Maria Freamat Morrisville
Amitra Wall Buffalo State
Angela Wright RF
Ronald Alexander Morrisville
Deb Moeckel System
Committee Goals for 2015-2016
1. Undergraduate poster session
2. Applied learning implementation
3. Undergraduate Research: analysis of what we do and how we do it
4. Finalization of the Internship – Co-op guide
5. Service-learning subcommittee
Committee meeting dates TBD
Committee accomplishments in 2015-2016:
Sharing the service-learning report and providing feedback on the applied learning initiative
timeline and guidelines.
Undergraduate poster session (committee of the whole)
Undergraduate poster session will be held again this academic year at the legislative office
building (February 24, 2016). As in the past Carol Donato and Tim Tryjankowski have agreed to
do much of the logistic work but we will be employed to track down liaisons and encourage
participation. This will be the role of the whole committee.
Applied Learning implementation subcommittee
Subcommittee chair: Amitra Wall
The first order of business for the applied learning implementation subcommittee was to
provide immediate feedback (by October 5, 2015) to the applied learning guidance documents
that were circulated to CGLs and CAOs in September by the Provost. Comments were received
and forwarded to both Elise Newkirk (SUNY director of applied learning) and Pete Knuepfer.
Since that deadline we have learned that the Applied Learning Steering Committee will be
revising guidance documents and they will be shared again with campuses by November 15,
2015. The revised set of guidance documents will be available for comment from November 110, 2015. The timing has been set to coincide with the second annual Applied Learning
conference November 9-10, 2015 in Albany. The applied learning subcommittee will meet to
discuss and provide feedback by November 10, 2015.