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Vol. LI, No. 38 |
Response to College Senate Recommendations
Motion 1:
"Given that the Academic Services and International Education Committees have not met in the last couple of years, and based upon responses from the recent College Senate survey and recommendations by the Senate chairs, BSAC recommends elimination of the Academic Services and International Education Committees.
Rationale: Stated in the motion.
This has the following implications for the Senate Bylaws:
Article III, Section A. References to the two committees would be eliminated (items III-A-I and III-A-j).
Article III, Section F. Change reference from "10 areas" to "eight areas."
Note: If this motion is approved, necessary changes will also be made as necessary in the Senate Handbook Section and the Standing Rules.
Motion 2:
"Article III, Section C, (e), be amended to revise 'each of the approved faculties' to include a listing of the schools separately."
Rationale: To bring the College Senate Bylaws in conformity to the reorganization of the college.
This would revise Article III, Section C, (e) to read as follows:
"Six members elected from each of the approved faculties (School of Arts and Humanities, School of Education, School of Natural and Social Sciences, School of the Professions) and other faculties recommended by the Senate and approved by the president."
Motion 3:
Recommend that the college support staff have representation on the College Senate, in the form of a single seat.
Rationale: To expand the College Senate to include a group that is currently not represented.
Motion 4:
Recommend that any disenfranchisements of faculty members, professional staff, and support staff shall be fixed by the relevant units. All faculty members and staff members should be eligible to run and vote in two elections—the general "At-Large" Senate elections and one unit affiliation election (e.g., faculty schools, Professional Staff Caucus, library, and support staff), and that this affiliation remain the responsibility of the relevant units.
Rationale: To address the situations of those individuals whose current roles on campus either have separated them from their original departments or whose new positions have them in roles that are unaffiliated with one of the units identified in the motion. This motion is based on forums, surveys, and other input reviewed by the Bylaws Committee members over the past 18 months.
Modify Article II, Section C, with this addition (provided in bold):
The College Senate, as defined below (Article III, Part C), will maintain a list of eligible voters and notify in writing those persons declared to be voters under Article II, Sections A and B above. An appeal of a Senate decision may be heard only by the voting faculty. Any disenfranchisements of faculty members, professional staff, and support staff are the responsibility of the relevant units. All faculty members and staff members should be eligible to run and vote in two elections—the general "At-Large" Senate elections and one unit affiliation election (e.g., faculty schools, Professional Staff Caucus, library, and support staff).
Note: If this motion is approved, implementation guidelines will be developed if needed.
Motion 5:
Recommend that the Senate structure only include the following groups: faculty (consisting of the four schools and the library), professional staff members, support staff members, students, and administrators (nonvoting).
Rationale: To clarify the College Senate membership.
Modify Article III, Section C
Current: Introductory sentence, "The College Senate shall be composed of:" to now read:
Recommended change: "The College Senate shall only include the following groups: Faculty (consisting of the four schools and the library), professional staff members, support staff members, students, and administrators (nonvoting), with specific members as follows:
Motion 6:
Recommend that the "faculty be the majority membership of the College Senate" serve as a governing principle for bylaws changes.
Rationale: In reviewing the composition of other governance units in the SUNY system, faculty members are in the majority. This is based on the majority of the work that is the focus of the College Senate - curricular review, academic plan, etc.
Note: Further bylaws revisions will be required if this motion and Motion 3 are approved. Implementation recommendations will be developed during 2006–2007.
Modify Article III, Section C, to add an introductory sentence:
Recommended change: Faculty members shall be the majority membership of the College Senate.
Motion 7:
Recommend clarification of "student" with regard to service on the Professional Welfare Committee to indicate that individuals who are* faculty or staff members can serve on Professional Welfare, even if they are taking one or two courses.
Rationale: Only one committee (Professional Welfare) specifically excludes students, due to the nature of discussions which "concern faculty welfare." The motion seeks to clarify who is eligible to serve on the committee. Faculty and staff members taking classes would not, for the purpose of committee membership, be considered students.
Modify Article III, Section F, subsection (e)
Current: Professional Welfare will have no student members.
Recommended change: Professional Welfare will have no student members (Note that even if a faculty or staff member is taking one or more courses, he or she is still eligible to serve on Professional Welfare).
* Note that the words "full time" were removed from this motion, in accord with the removal of the phrase from the wording of Article III, Section F, subsection (e) (below) "no members who are not full-time faculty or staff members" at the March 31, 2006, Senate meeting.
Motion 8:
Recommend that the University Senators must have full-time faculty status.
Rationale: Representatives of Buffalo State College at the SUNY University Faculty Senate have traditionally been faculty members. This motion endorses this precedent and clarifies the number of faculty members who are part of the College Senate.
Modify Article III, Section C, subsection (f)
Current: Two State University senators elected by the college; and
Recommended change: Two State University senators, who must be full-time faculty members, elected by the college. I hereby approve the recommended revisions to the College Senate Bylaws as outlined above.
New Program:
Program Revisions:
New Courses:
Course Revisions:
New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ARTS
HUMANITIES
NATURAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (OTHER)
Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
MATHEMATICS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING
NATURAL SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Banner Implementation
The decision to implement Banner was based on analysis of information received from SunGard (the Banner vendor), the SICAS Center, other SUNY schools, and ITEC. By implementing Banner, Buffalo State hopes to leverage all SUNY- and NYS-specific customizations provided by the SICAS Center and other SUNY schools. We are able to entertain an immediate start on the implementation project by taking advantage of the hosting services provided by ITEC.
We are actively engaged in the process of planning for the Banner implementation project, including forming the implementation teams and governing bodies, developing preliminary schedules, and developing project management plans. While the start of the project is on a fast-track schedule, the implementation schedule will be similar to a typical Banner project.
The initial focus of the Banner implementation will be the student module (including Admissions, Records/Enrollment, and Student Accounts) and the financial aid module. However, the college has also made plans to acquire and implement the data warehouse and portal products from SunGard. Planning for the implementation of these products will begin after the Banner project is under way.
As details of the Banner project schedule are developed, they will be made available to the campus community.
Student Workshops
To register, students should contact Paul Reynolds at reynolap@buffalostate.edu or ext. 3361 with the following information: name, e-mail address, telephone number, and name(s) and date(s) of desired workshops.
Class Registration
PC Users
Mac Users June 2006 Workshops
*Campus Web developer training course
SkillSoft E-Learning
This month's SkillSoft courses may be taken in CyberQuad's Faculty/Staff Workroom, E. H. Butler Library 310, by appointment only; call Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 for an appointment. Please check in at E. H. Butler Library 315 (CyberQuad) before starting. SkillSoft courses also are accessible from your home.
Web Templates and Web Site Support
The College Relations Office offers full-service Web development support for academic departments and administrative offices. Please contact Melissa Meehan at ext. 3903 or meehanme@buffalostate.edu for more information.
Curricular Items
New Program:
Program Revision:
New Courses:
Course Revisions:
Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ARTS
HUMANITIES
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS V3
Intellectual Foundations Designations:
DIVERSITY
NATURAL SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
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