Papers and Statements

Statements on the war in Ukraine

• Joint FCCC-UFS Statement on the war in Ukraine, 17 March 2022
• Campus statements
  • Buffalo State: "Resources Available to Support Ukraine and Affected Campus Community Members" (web link)
  • Cobleskill: "In Support of the People of Ukraine and One Another During These Difficult Times" (PDF)
  • Cornell: "Statement of President Martha E. Pollack on War in Ukraine"; "Vice Provost Statement on the War in Ukraine"
  • Geneseo: "College Senate Statement on the War and Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine" 
  • Potsdam: "Faculty Senate Resolution of Support for Ukraine"
  • U Buffalo: "Standing in Solidarity with Ukraine" (President Tripathi); "Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Stands in Solidarity with Ukraine"
  • "Statement from Faculty in Ukrainian, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the State University of New York"

2022/2023 NY State Budget 

• Executive Committee Statement on the Executive Budget​, 22 February 2022
•  Approved Resolution 189-02-1: "Executive Budget Resolution"

UFS Statements on Chancellor Malatras and SUNY Leadership
Adopted by the UFS Executive Committee, 9 December 2021

• SUNY University Faculty Senate Statement on the Resignation of Chancellor Malatras

Adopted by the UFS Executive Committee, 7 December 2021

• SUNY University Faculty Senate Statement on Chancellor Malatras and Workplace Culture ​​
  • Joint Statement on the Search for the SUNY Chancellor - August 2020
  • Vote of No Confidence in Politically Appointed Members of SUNY Board of Trustees - August 2020​

UFS Statements on Racial Equity and Social Justice
Adopted by the UFS Executive Committee, 21 March 2021

• SUNY UFS Statement on Atlanta Murders​

Adopted by the UFS Executive Committee, 12 June 2020

• Statement on Racial Equity and Social Justice 
  • A Call to Action for our Colleagues
  • Call to Action to our Administrations​

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UFS White Papers 

• Ethics and Institutional Integrity Committee, April 2020: "Fair Access? White paper on Ethics and Open Educational Resources"
  • "As awareness and funding for open educational resources (OER) has proliferated, many ethical issues regarding the adoption, adaption, and creation of OER have arisen. This white paper neither advocates nor opposes the use of OER; rather, it attempts to articulate and provide guidance with regard to addressing these issues."
• Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies Committee, Fall 2020:  Building Individualized Course Outcome Models to Enhance Student Success: A Primer 
  • ​"A step-by-step guide describing how to use commonly available data analytic tools to identify at-risk students in courses."

SUNY General Education Review Papers

• White Paper
• Green Paper

SUNY DEI Action Plan, February 2021
Action Plan on Issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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