College Senate

Announcement

CHANCELLOR'S STRATEGIC PLAN

Chancellor Nancy Zimpher presented a state bugetary strategic plan at the 153rd Plenary of the University Faculty Senate at SUNYIT Oct 22-24, 2009. University Senators P. Gibson Ralph and Mark Noll attended along with Senate President-elect Virginia Campbell. You may read the plan at this site: http://www.suny.edu/strategicplan/.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR 2009-10

Interested in helping out as a representative of the College Senate on ad hoc or college-wide committees?

Would you like to be on a College Senate standing committee: Enrollment Planning and Policies, Faculty and Staff Policies, General Education Curriculum and Policies, Graduate Curriculum and Policies, Student Policies, Undergraduate Curriculum and Policies?

Would you like to be a College Senator-at-Large?

You don't have to be an elected College Senator to participate. We often need volunteers to help us out in these areas. We will be sending out a volunteer request letter in the fall, but you may also sign up using this link.

Volunteer Sign Up Form

BYLAWS REVISION COMMITTEE

A committee has been formed to review and update the current Faculty Bylaws for ratification and installation for the May of 2010-13 term. Contact P. Gibson Ralph, committee chair, pralph@brockport.edu, with suggested changes and/or if you are interested in participating on the committee.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The deadline is February 28th for submission of proposals to guarantee that the Senate will have sufficient time to review them before the end of the spring semester. You may still submit proposals with the understanding that anything coming in after the deadline may need to be tabled until the fall semester. Please follow the preparation and submission guidelines provided for you on our individual standing committee pages or on the How To Submit a Proposal page.

You may take a look at the process the College follows in the review and passage of resolutions at this link: Senate Work Flow Chart.

A log showing the progress of proposals submitted for review is updated and posted each Friday afternoon. You may check the status of those proposals and resolutions at this link: Log of Committee Action. All passed resolutions are posted to our resolutions page.

What is the College Senate?

The Faculty Bylaws state: "The faculty has the obligation to participate significantly in the initiation, development and implementation of the educational program of the College, including primary responsibility for curricular development, admissions and scholarship standards, and the academic, professional and physical environment of the College."

The College Senate at The College at Brockport is a vital compontent of shared governance between faculty and staff and College administration. It also serves as a means of communication with the SUNY-wide University Faculty Senate.

The College Senate is authorized by the Policies of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, Article X.

Representation. The Senate represents and consists of teaching faculty as well as professional staff of the College who have official voting faculty status. Senators are elected at-large or by their units of representation according to the provisions of the Bylaws, and each Senator serves on a standing committee.

Process. Standing committees review new policies and programs related to their charges. Items that meet the approval of their committee are scheduled by the Executive Committee for discussion and a vote by the entire Senate. (See the Senate Work Flow Chart.)

The standing committees are Enrollment Planning & Policies, Faculty & Professional Staff Policies, General Education Curriculum & Policies, Graduate Curriculum & Policies, Student Policies, and Undergraduate Curriculum & Policies committees. Senators may also be asked to serve as Senate observers/consultants on search committees or on ad hoc committees as the need arises. See the Bylaws for a complete description of the duties and eligibility standards.