College Senate Bulletin

State University of New York at Geneseo

College of Arts and Sciences

Correspondence to Dennis Showers, School of Education, South 222C, showers@geneseo.edu, 245-5264

Note: Page numbers indicate pages as per the paper copy of the Bulletins.

Bulletin No. 5

Pages 54-60

November 28, 2006

Undergraduate Curricula                    Meg Stolee

Graduate Academic Affairs                Susan Salmon

                Delete Course – Second Reading

                                SOCL 480

New Program – First Reading

Revised Courses – First Reading

EDUC 501: Foundations of Education: Philosophical and Psychological Assumptions about the Nature of Learning

EDUC 503: Foundations of Education: School and Society

CURR 530: Language Arts Methods for the Elementary School

CURR 531:  Multicultural Social Studies Methods for the Elementary School

EDUC 560: Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: subtitle

EDUC 401:  Philosophy of Multicultural Education

Chair Showers called the Senate to order at 4.03PM.

No report.  (President Dahl was traveling on College business in Korea.)

4. Two weeks ago, President Dahl and Assistant Provost for International Programs S. Burwood traveled to Moscow to participate in the thirtieth anniversary of collaboration between Moscow State University and SUNY. We are moving along with the dual-degree agreement with Moscow State—the first dual degree agreement that Geneseo began discussing, but the last to be completed. This degree in Intercultural Communication will include contributions from Geneseo’s departments of Psychology, Communication, and Foreign Languages. The degree proposal will, of course, be sent through UCC and Senate.

5.  The Provost formally thanked CAS for a $50,000 contribution to support Faculty research and travel, the Teaching Learning Center, and Special Programs for Academic Affairs. She asked Faculty to thank CAS employees when Faculty see them.

6. The campus has hosted demonstrations and discussions of course management systems from Blackboard and Angel; Desire to Learn came today.

Showers thanked CAS for providing refreshments for the meeting.

Showers reported that he attended the recent University Senate Meeting in Buffalo. He met there with other campus governance leaders, and the discussion centered on governance structures and procedures on different SUNY campuses.  The CGL group decided to conduct a survey and make a report at the winter Plenary meeting of the UFS.  Showers is putting the survey on-line and compiling the data for the group. 

Showers also explained that the UFS passed a Constitutional amendment defining and allowing electronic meeting means for committees of the Senate.  He said that he intends to bring a similar recommendation to the Execuitive Committee for consideration by the Senate.

K. Mapes announced that the Senate’s account balance remains at $1245.23. She asked that requests for flowers (in response to recent illness or death) be sent her way.

W. Gohlman reported on the recent University Senate meeting in Buffalo. The general meeting did not produce much; there was an argument about awards that was settled amicably. After this, the University Senate broke up into sector sessions; Geneseo met with other comprehensive colleges.

The group also discussed workload issues. More students are attending SUNY than ever, and this number will peak in New York State between now and 2011. An additional 350 Faculty lines for SUNY is forthcoming beyond the normal retiree replacement.

Moreover, Senators are concerned about the increasing number of adjunct instructors and the low pay they receive (though this is, to be precise, a contractual matter).

Finally, a number of colleges have complained about the K-12 “Readiness to Teach” publication, which blamed teachers primarily.

First, she moved the first reading of new courses:

M. Klotz (Political Science and International Relations) moved to divide the question, separating PLSC 312 from the rest of the courses. This motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

The motion to approve the first reading of the new courses les PLSC 312 passed unanimously.

M. Klotz (Political Science and International Relations) moved to change the name of PLSC 312 to American Social Welfare Policy. This motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

Stolee then moved the first reading of revised courses:

The following deleted course was moved for first reading:

                WMST 301

The following revised programs were moved for first reading:

The following deleted program was moved for first reading:

The motion passed.  

D. Scott had no report to offer, but she encouraged the Senate to bring pertinent business before her Committee.

On behalf of Faculty Affairs Committee, J. Morse moved the second reading of the Policy Proposal Procedures and Criteria for Classroom Observations (College Senate Bulletin #2, pp. 21-22). The motion passed unanimously.

Morse called attention to the latest minutes in the Bulletin on p. 47. The Committee is considering a rubric for Faculty contribution to advisement. This is a complex issue, and the Committee has consulted with the Advisement Task Force about this (specifically with D. Granger and Dean K. McKeever). This led Faculty Affairs to examine the PER form, which will replace Form H and thus give space for including advisement

A. Gu (School of Business) raised questions to Faculty Affairs about investment funds available for Faculty. Morse is not certain that the issues fall under the Committee’s purview, but it is an interesting question, and Gu is preparing further materials on this matter.

There was no old business.

There was no new business.

Chair Showers adjourned the Senate at 4.25 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Graham N Drake