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College Senate Report: 10/29/12

College Senate Report: 10/29/12. Report of the University Faculty Senator. Fall 2012 Plenary: Oswego. Changes to UFS bylaws Resolutions Student Mobility (draft) resolution discussion RAM/RAT updates and presentations. Resolutions and Proposed Changes to UFS Bylaws.

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College Senate Report: 10/29/12

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  1. College Senate Report: 10/29/12 Report of the University Faculty Senator

  2. Fall 2012 Plenary: Oswego • Changes to UFS bylaws • Resolutions • Student Mobility (draft) resolution discussion • RAM/RAT updates and presentations

  3. Resolutions and Proposed Changes to UFS Bylaws • Bylaws revisions (Governance Committee) —Two amendments to revise the bylaws, to be voted upon at the Winter 2013 Plenary: • —to clarify quorums and voting procedures for actions taken by the Senate during special electronic meetings & • —to recognize an Expanded Executive Committee which includes the committee chairs in an advisory role; elimination of term limits for immediate past-president and secretary; clarification of sector representation on Executive Committee

  4. Resolution in Support of SUNY Downstate & Resolution in Support of Campus Presidencies • Moral support resolutions

  5. Resolution on RAM/RAT • [Three Whereas clauses precede] • “Therefore, be it resolved that the SUNY UFS strongly urges the administration to create a substantial pool of transition funding that would be made available for a number of years sufficient for these campuses to support the evaluation, planning, and timely implementation of the changes necessary to garner the resources distributed through the Resource Allocation Tool.”

  6. Student Mobility • Students are guaranteed, by Board of Trustee’s policy: • *Transfer of at least 60 credits toward the bachelor’s degree • *Up to 30 s.h. of general education courses in 10 subject areas • *No repeat courses with the same (at least 70%) content • *Transfer to at least one SUNY 4-year campus

  7. SUNY Policies: Making Seamless transfer work—Beyond Gen Ed • Major Requirements in the first two years: 37 transfer paths (58 majors) in the most popular disciplines—Covers 95% of transfer within SUNY: Transfer Pathways’ website & links: https://www.suny.edu/student/transfer/transfer_mobility_all.cfm • 140 core courses defined by faculty committees—over 400 faculty from 2- and 4-year campuses • Nearly 15,000 courses in the mobility database • Since no SUNY campus offers all 140 core courses, SLN/Empire State can help students get access to core courses not offered on their home campuses. These courses are guaranteed to transfer to SUNY campuses

  8. Seamless Transfer • Seamless Transfer is supported by current policy, but students must take the right coursework: At least 7 of 10 Gen Ed categories + at least 4 courses in the major (and cognates) = Seamless Transfer Transfer Pathways’ website & links: https://www.suny.edu/student/transfer/transfer_mobility_all.cfm Student Mobility contact at System Administration is Dan Knox—Student Mobility Project Coordinator: Daniel.knox@suny.edu. 518-320-1155. Student Mobility Page for students and advisors: https://www.suny.edu/student/transfer.cfm

  9. Current System Status • 18 of 26 state operated campuses have adopted 7 of 10, 30 credits; 2 moved to 7/10 summer 2012; remaining campuses require 10/10 • Provost’s resolution supports his goal that 2- and 4-year campuses should move toward accepting AND requiring • 7/10/30 + Guaranteed core courses (and cognates) in the major (with an A.A. or A.S. degree)

  10. Completion Agenda Ideas • Policies to enhance completion & success to include *Required registration for developmental education from first semester on *Required class attendance for first-year students *Limited withdrawals and course repetitions *Required approval for class schedule registration *Required mid-semester grades/reports for high-risk students *Required early declaration of program/major and definitive cut-offs

  11. What Does The Draft Resolution Mean? • President O’Brien summed up the many questions and concerns by saying [close paraphrase], Campus-specific additional GE requirements are fine as long as receiving institutions (undergrad, baccalaureate) do not impose burden on allowing students who DO complete 7/10/30 in GE and pathways courses as they seek to graduate in four years.

  12. RAT Impacts by sector • Research and Other Doctoral (8): (overall increase of 1.8%, $10m) 3 “gain”—largest by 11% 5 “lose”—largest by 18.6% • Comprehensive sector (13): (Overall decrease of -4% ($7.1m) 3 gain—largest by 5.2% 10 lose—largest by 21.6% • Technology sector (8):(Overall decrease of -4.3%, $2.7m) 3 gain—largest by 13.2%5 lose, largest by 27%

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