College Governance MeetingMarch 27, 2013, 12:45PM

Baker 146

Agenda

• Announcements– Spotlight– Nominations

• Questions on Accessory Credits (Bongarten)• COC Actions (Hassett)• Bylaws Changes (Donaghy)• IQAS Grievance Policy (Crovella)

Announcements

• Presidential Search – Survey – By end of this week– Survey monkey

• UUP Contract Negotiations Team– 4PM Gateway Building, 4/8

• Pictures of your students

Spotlight on Student Research • Wednesday, April 10, 2013, Gateway Center

• Posters can be viewed from 10:00 – 4:00

• Keynote speaker and award ceremony at 3:00

• Reception at 4:00

• Please consider being a judge!

Nominations

• Officers– Secretary– SUNY Senator Alternate– SU Senator

• Committee Chairs

Accessory Instruction

http://www.esf.edu/registrar/

Committee on Curriculum (CoC) proposals reviewed March 4, 2013 and recommended for approval:

Curriculum proposals:

GPES MScore: 9 cr. hr. (3 cr. hr. each social science, natural science, methods)area of study: 15 cr. hr.thesis: 6 cr. hr.minimum total = 36

GPES MPScore: 9 cr. hr. (3 cr. hr. each social science, natural science, methods)area of study: 15 cr. hr.synthesis: 3 cr. hr.electives: 3 cr. hr.minimum total = 30

GPES PhDno MS required (except for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy)

Committee on Curriculum (CoC)proposals reviewed March 18, 2013 and recommended for approval:

Curriculum proposals:FNRM: AAS in Land Surveying TechnologyandFNRM: AAS in Forest TechnologyandFNRM: AAS in Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation

shuffle and revise some coursesincrease fall semester from 21 to 23 cr. hr.spring semester remain at 24 cr. hr.

FNRM: BS in Forest Resources Managementsubstitute APM 103 for APM 104substitute FCH 110/111 for FCH 150/151substitute EFB 200 for PHY 101specify FOR 205, ACC 151 or ACC 201 for Business Finances electives

Next CoC meeting:

Monday, April 15, 3:30 PM

Bylaws

• Reviewed every year by the Executive Committee

• Sub-committee:Kelley Donaghy, Steve Weiter, Robert Meyer, Steve Teale, Bruce Bongarten, Klaus Doelle, Lisa Campagna

https://docs.google.com/a/esf.edu/document/d/167oar5enfQ3adtmguEoNRuDvI4oOVm25twJXYk6Bpz4/edit?usp=sharing

Proposed Changes

• Term Limits• Executive Chair• Term Initiation• Standing Committee Chairs• IQAS Charge• Technology Committee

Removal of term limits

• Executive Chair and Secretary– Currently can serve no more than 2 consecutive

terms• Proposed to remove these from these two

positions

Past Executive Chair

• Asked to serve 1 year on the Executive Committee

Term Initiation

• Currently – May 15

• Change to – “the first day of obligation of the Fall Semester”

NOTE: Governance business sometimes needs to be carried out over the summer.

Standing Committee Chairs

• Currently unclear about who can be chair

• Add:– May be faculty or professional staff unless

otherwise noted in sections IV.E.2.A through I.

IQAS Charge

• Add– The chair of IQAS will also convene hearing

committees as necessary to address formal grade grievances as defined and described in the College’s grade grievance procedures.

– e. The hearing of formal grade grievances

Technology Committee• H. Technology Committee•

This committee in order to exercise its responsibilities for the communication between the Technology Groups (CNS, ITS and Information Systems), Office of News and Communication, faculty and staff, shall be concerned with:

– Advising and consulting about major issues of policy and procedure for the use of College Computing facilities

– Identifying opportunities where information technology could assist the College in achieving its goals; evaluating the readiness of the College to leverage such technologies for more effective teaching and scholarship

– Reviewing and recommending the College’s technology direction– Serving as a conduit of information about campus technology matters and their effective

implementation to all members of the College community– Exploring how campus technology can more effectively disseminate the College’s activities in

teaching, scholarship and research.This committee shall consist of:– 3-4 faculty members– 1-2 staff members (not in the Technology group)– 1 staff member from CNS– 1 staff member from ITS– 1 staff member from Information Systems– Director of Information Technology– Library Instructional Technology Support Person

Grade Grievance• IQAS – Paul Crovella, Charlie Hall, Jim Sahm,

Nasri Abdel-Aziz, Paul Caluwe, Susan Dieterlen, James Williamson, Mary Chandler, PJ O’Connell, Aislin Brackmann, Scott Shannon, Kelley Donaghy

• Bruce Bongarten• Executive Committee• Google Docs:

https://docs.google.com/a/esf.edu/document/d/1Cvs_7fnJTLfRqgfuQsvBFVz8W265mGnw3NfejCVMUGg/edit?usp=sharing

Arbitration Vs. MediationArbitration – hearing and determining of a dispute between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by themArbitrator – a person chosen to decide a dispute, one empowered to examine the facts and to decide an issueMediation – action between parties as to effect an agreement or reconciliationMediator – one who mediates between parties at variance, act between parties to effect agreement, compromise or reconciliation

Source: The American College Dictionary, 1964, New York: Random House