2018-2019 Agendas

May 7, 2019  |  April 2, 2019  |  February 26, 2019  |  December 4, 2018  |  October 23, 2018

May 7, 2019

DATE: May 1, 2019
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Jonathan Karp, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – May 7

The fifth Faculty Senate meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year will be held on Tuesday, May 7, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Mandela Room, University Union. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of April 2 meeting
  2. Obituary notices
    1. Virginia Howard, Libraries
    2. Betty W. Lincoln, Libraries
  3. Election of 2018-2019 Faculty Senate Procedures Committee. The Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the following slate of nominees:
    • Chair - Jill Dixon, University Libraries
    • Vice Chair - Melissa Zinkin, Philosophy
    • Secretary - Nominations from floor
  4. Approval of degree candidates: undergraduate | graduate
  5. Curriculum
    1. Deactivations / Discontinuances
  6. New business
    1. Student Academic Honesty Code
    2. Proposal for Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
    3. University Faculty Senate resolution
  7. Reports
    1. Prof. Sara Reiter, University Faculty Senator
    2. Barry Jones, chair, Faculty Senate Executive Committee

April 2, 2019

DATE: March 27, 2019
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Jonathan Karp, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – APRIL 2

President Harvey G. Stenger's semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union. Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the fourth Faculty Senate meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of February 26, 2019 meeting
  2. New business
    1. Learning Management System

February 26, 2019

DATE: February 20, 2019
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Jonathan Karp, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – February 26

The third Faculty Senate meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year will be held on Tuesday, February 26, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of December 4, 2018 meeting
  2. Resolution on Gender Neutral Language in all SUNY correspondence
  3. Curriculum
    1. Fast-Track Professional MBA (NYC) deactivation
  4. Reports
    1. Prof. Sara Reiter, University Faculty Senator
  5. New business
    1. Discussion on Self-Study of the Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence 2013-2016, Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence Evaluation committee report and Joint Task Force on Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Work Report and Recommendations
    2. Resolution to create a joint committee on Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Issues

December 4, 2018

DATE: November 28, 2018
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Jonathan Karp, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – December 4

The second Faculty Senate meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year will be held on Tuesday, December 4, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of October 23, 2018 meeting
  2. Obituary notices
    1. Prof. Geraldine Allerman, Nursing
    2. Prof. Michael Horowitz, Anthropology
  3. Open Access Policy
  4. Summary of Annual Reports of 2017-2018 Faculty Senate standing committees
    Part One | Part Two
  5. Curriculum items
    1. Nursing RN to BS
  6. Reports
    1. Prof. Barry Jones, Chair of Faculty Senate Executive Committee
    2. Prof. Sara Reiter, University Faculty Senator
  7. New business
    1. Budget discussion

October 23, 2018

DATE: October 17, 2018
TO: The Faculty Senate and Voting Faculty
FROM: Jonathan Karp, Chair
SUBJECT: FACULTY SENATE MEETING – October 23

President Harvey G. Stenger's semi-annual full faculty meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 23, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in the Old Union Hall, University Union.

Immediately following the full faculty meeting, the first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2018- 2019 academic year will be held. The agenda is:

  1. Approval of minutes of May 1, 2018 meeting
  2. Obituary notices
    1. Prof. Anibal Quijano, Sociology
    2. Prof. William Snyder, Germanic languages and literature
    3. Prof. Charles "Al" Carpenter, English
    4. Prof. Anthony Pellegrini, Romance Languages
    5. Prof. Richard Pindell, English
  3. Election of 2018-2019 Faculty Senate Procedures Committee. Pursuant to Article III, Title B, 10.c. of the Faculty Bylaws, the Nominating Committee of the Faculty Senate presents the slate:
    • Secretary – Andrew Scholtz, Classics
  4. Curriculum items
    1. Deactivations / Discontinuances of Programs
  5. New business
    1. University Faculty Senate resolution 177-02-1 to provide free access to menstrual
      products at all SUNY campuses in all restrooms
    2. Pharmacy School Bylaws
    3. Senate Planning meeting items – Prof. Jonathan Karp
    4. Open Access Policy – Dean Curtis Kendrick
    5. Potential for library subscription cuts – Dean Curtis Kendrick