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The Role of the College Senate

The State University of New York, College at Oneonta College Senate is the representative body through which the faculty participate in College affairs and shared governance. The College Senate shall provide a forum for the campus community to participate in the initiation, development, and implementation of the educational mission of the College. The Senate is empowered to act for the Faculty of the State University College at Oneonta in all matters, procedures, and prerogatives reserved to said Faculty in its meetings.

Announcements


The College Senate will soon be taking action on the draft version of the new Action Plan for Planning and Assessment that has been drafted by Patty Francis, Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness. Please discuss this issue with your colleagues. To learn more, visit the following links.

Draft of Action Plan for Planning and Assessment

Patty Francis's presentation to the College Senate on Sept. 22nd


The College Senate will be discussing the Distance Learning Policy at the October 6th meeting. A draft version of the new Distance Learning Policy was presented to the College Senate on Monday, April 14th.  To view the draft click on the above link.  Please discuss this issue with your colleagues.  Questions regarding recommendations should be forwarded to Lisa Curch of the Distance Learning Committee.

Click here to view responce by Council of Chairs regarding Distance Learning Policy.

Click here to visit the Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning website.


On April 28th, the Council of Chairs presented a resolution to the College Senate regarding Faculty consulation and involvement with respect to the Faculty Handbook. Follow this link to review the resolution as modified at the meeting. The resolution will be reviewed further this Fall.


The College Senate passed a resolution at the March 31st College Senate Meeting recommending the College terminate its participation in the Volunteer System of Accountability (VSA) until adequate consultation is had with the College Faculty.  To learn more about the VSA, click on the following links:

President Donovan's Response to VSA Resolution  NEW

VSA Resolution presented in College Senate

Student Senate Resolution to the College Senate concerning VSA

Patty Francis's presentation on the VSA to the College Senate on Feb. 25th.

Accountability System Launched, appeared on insidehighered.com on Nov. 12, 2007

Oneonta's College Portrait Page 


The College Senate passed a resolution at the March 31st College Senate Meeting recommending the College change the way our campus will assess Critical Thinking as part of SUNY's Strengthened Campus Based Assessment by using the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA ). 

Click on the following links to download additional information pertaining to the resolution and the CLA:

Critical Thinking Resolution

"Talking Points" for the resolution

Committee on Instruction recommendation (NEW)

CLA Website 

CLA Common Scoring Rubric

CLA Facts & Fantasies

Research in Higher Education Article promoting CLA (May 2005)


Click here to view the DRAFT of the 2008 Middle States Periodic Review Report.


Click here to view or download the Preliminary Report from Commission on Higher Education (released Dec. 15, 2007).  Also available are the Executive Summary and Talking Points


2008-09 Faculty Officers

Presiding Officer of Faculty, Chair of College Senate
Adam K. Ryburn, Assistant Professor of Biology

Alternate Presiding Officer, Vice Chair of College Senate
Michael Koch, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Faculty Secretary, College Senate Secretary
Deb Polak, Assistant Registrar

University Faculty Senator

Orlando Legname, Associate Professor of Music

Alternate University Faculty Senator

Richard Lee, Professor of English

College Senate Meetings, 3:00 pm
in Craven Lounge

Fall 2008

September 22

October 6

October 20

November 3

November 17

December 8 (Waterfront)

Spring 2009

January 26

February 9
March 2
March 16

March 30

April 20
May 4

Steering Committee Meetings, 3:00 pm   in Milne 116B

Fall 2008

September 15
September 29

October 13

October 27

November 10

December 1

Spring 2009

January 19

February 2

February 16

March 9
March 23

April 15 (Wed.)
April 27

Contact Information

Adam K. Ryburn

Presiding Officer of Faculty

Chair of College Senate

607.436.3063

ryburnak@oneonta.edu

State University of New York

College at Oneonta

Oneonta, NY  13820

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