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194th Plenary / Upstate Medical University / April 20-22, 2023

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies

Presentations: Campus Welcome (Dewan); President's Report (Landa); Interprofessional Education (Carboni and Hoepner); Chancellor Q&A (King); Provost's Report (Sandvik);
Shared Governance Award presentation: Upstate Medical University
Approved Resolutions:see our Approved Resolutions page

193rd Plenary / Virtual (online) / January 19-21, 2023

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies

Presentations: President's Report (Landa); Budget Update (Megna and Sager); Provost's Report (Sandvik)
Supplemental documents: SUNY CID Impact Report
Approved Resolutions: see our Approved Resolutions page

192nd Plenary / Purchase College / October 20-22, 2022

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies
Presentations: Welcome address, Purchase College President; Welcome address, Purchase CGL; UFS President's Report; SUNY Provost's Report; Faculty Council of Community Colleges (FCCC) President's Report
Supplement documents: SUNY UFS Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies workshop presentation
Approved Resolutions: see our Approved Resolutions page

191st Plenary / College of Optometry & Downstate Health Science University / April 7-9, 2022

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies
Presentations: Welcome, College of Optometry (Heath); Welcome, Downstate Health Sciences University (Riley); President's Report (Landa); Executive Committee Report and Resolutions Introduction (Hamilton); UUP Report (Kowal); FCCC Report (Woods);
Supplemental documents
- VP/Secretary election materials: Amy Rosen-Brand statement; Amy Rosen-Brand CV; Jan Trybula statement; Jan Trybula CV
Approved Resolutions: HSC: Implementation of SUNY Health, Wellness, and Well-being; OP: Cost of Administration Study; EXEC: Recognition of Vice Provost Bringsjord; Upstate: Guide to Presidential Searches
Post-Plenary Report

190th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 20-22 January, 2022

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance (revised report); Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies
Presentations: President's Report (Landa); Executive Committee Report and Resolutions (Hamilton); Faculty Council of Community Colleges (Woods); CUNY Faculty Senate (Burke); United University Professionals (Kowal); SUNY Student Assembly (Hershenson); How Shared Governance Can Impact SUNY Sustainability Initiatives (Haelen, Bee-Donohoe); JCOPE Panel Discussion [background - see documents below] (Fitz-Gibbon, Palumbo-Schrantz, Evan, Clark Benavides); SUNY Financial Report (Megna); Provost's Report (Sandvik); SUNY BOT (Tisch); Interim SUNY Chancellor's Report (Stanley); Committee Reports: Graduate & Research, Operations, Communications; Friends of the Senate Awards (Landa)
Supplemental documents
- A Plain Language Guide to the State Ethics Laws (for Ethics Committee panel)
- Plain Language Guide to the Public Officers Law and Other Related Ethics Laws (for Ethics Committee panel)
- G2 Chancellor and Executive Leadership Team Searches Resolution (for Governance)
- Friend of the Senate Award to Dr. John Graham (Student Life Committee)
- Friend of the Senate Award to Teri Miller, JD (EID Committee)
- Microcredential Campaign Kit (Provost-in-Charge)
Approved Resolutions
Post-Plenary Report

189th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 7-9 October, 2021

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies (plus brief) / President's Activity Report
Presentations: President's Report (Landa); Executive Committee Report (Simon); Provost's Report (Shahedipour-Sandvik); Campus and System COVID Response (Berlin and Dent); SUNY COVID Safety Monitors (Berlin and Dent); SUNY's New Digital Learning Environment (Scalzo); Faculty Council of Community Colleges (Woods); United University Professions (Kowal); Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Phase One Action Plan (Grant); Ethics (Fitz-Gibbon); Undergraduate (Gordon); Governance (Motta)
Vice President/Secretary Candidate Materials:
- Diane Hamilton: CV / Candidate Statement
Approved Resolutions: GOV: Proposal to Amend UFS Standing Rules; COMM: Executive Budget Resolution; OP: Telecommuting Policy; UG: Contact Hours in Applied Learning; UG: In Support of AAUP Joint Statement
Post-Plenary Report

Special Election / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 17 June, 2021

President Candidate Materials:
- Phil Glick: CV / Candidate Statement
- Keith Landa: CV / Candidate Statement
- James McLean: CV / Candidate Statement

188th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 22-24 April, 2021

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / University Police / President's Virtual Travel Report
Presentations: President's Report (Kay); Executive Committee Report (Landa); Chancellor's Report (Malatras); Provost's Report (Shahedipour-Sandvik); FACT2 Examining Pedagogy & Learning in Online Domains (ExPLOD) Task Group (Matias, McCabe); Meet the (SUNY) Press (Stookesberry); Faculty Council of Community Colleges (Fogal); Student Assembly (Hershenson); CUNY UFS (Burke); United University Professions (Kowal); Ethics Committee (Fitz-Gibbon); Governance Committee (Rezac); Undergraduate Committee (Gordon)
President Candidate Materials:
- Heather Maldonado: CV / Candidate Statement
- James McLean: CV / Candidate Statement
Approved Resolutions: OP/GOV: Implementation of 360 Reviews for SUNY’s Management/Confidential (M/C) Employees; SL: Holistic Student Space; UG: On Academic Planning for Responding to Future Crises; UG: Recognition of COVID 19 Pandemic Response and the Need for Continued Support; UCenters: TIAA Divestment.
Sector Reps slate (approved)
Post-Plenary Report

187th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 21-22 January, 2021

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: President's Report (Kay); Executive Committee Report (Landa); Chancellor's Report (Malatras); Provost's Report (Shahedipour-Sandvik); Elsevier (Science Direct) Agreement (One year later) (McBride, Pritting, Tovstiadi); SUNY Budget Briefing (McLoughlin); SUNY System Art in the Time of COVID: Competitions, Exhibitions and the new SUNY Student
Salon (Laursen); EID Committee (Grant); Graduate and Research Committee (Kaczocha); Programs and Awards Committee (Frania)
- Supplemental Provost materials: "Guidance for Faculty in Identifying and Engaging with Students Who May Be in Distress"; "Mental Health Resources at SUNY: Fall 2020/Spring 2021"
Approved Resolutions: EXEC: Shared Governance in These Times of Extraordinary Challenges; BLM: UFS Black Lives Matter Resolution (Board of Trustees); BLM: UFS Black Lives Matter Resolution (University Faculty Senate);
- UG: On Academic Planning for Responding to Future Crises was referred back to the Undergraduate Committee
Post-Plenary Report

186th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 15-17 October, 2020

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: President's Report (Kay); Executive Committee Report (Landa); Chancellor's Report (Malatras); Provost's Report (Laursen); "PRODiG Update" (Miller); "The First Amendment, Academic Freedom and Inclusion" (Casey)
Approved Resolutions: EID: "Racial Equity and Social Justice Curriculum"; EXEC: "Joint Statement on the Search for the SUNY Chancellor"; EXEC: "Vote of No Confidence in Politically Appointed Members of SUNY Board of Trustees"; GOV: "Importance of maintaining effective shared governance practices during times of crisis"
- EXEC: "Failure of shared governance at the University at Albany regarding program change" was referred back to the Executive Committee
Post-Plenary Report

185th Plenary / Virtual (online), due to COVID-19 response / 17 April, 2020

Agenda / hashonomy
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity (Supplemental White Paper: "Fair Access? White paper on Ethics and Open Educational Resources"); Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies (Supplemental Report: "Free Freshman Year") / President's Travel Report
Presentations: President's Report (Kay); Executive Committee Report (Landa); Chancellor's Report (Johnson); Provost's Report (Laursen); SUNY Online Q&A (Scalzo); UUP Report (Kowal)
Vice President / Secretary Candidate Materials:
- Keith Landa: CV / candidate statement
Sector Reps election - approved slate
Post-Plenary Report (draft)

184th Plenary / U Albany / 16-18 January, 2020

Agenda / (wireless instructions)
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
- Committee Presentations: Ethics and institutional Integrity, Fitz-Gibbon; Graduate and Research, Kaczocha; Programs and Awards, Wall
Presentations: UFS President; Chancellor; Provost; SUNY CFO; SUNY FCCC; SUNY SA; SUNY UUP; CUNY UFS; "Welcome", Lawrence; "Welcome", Rodriguez; "ArtForce5"; Napolitano; "Elsevier Update", McBride; "Access to Higher Education for the Currently and Formerly Incarcerated", Torriente
Bylaws Discussion and Voting: "UFS Bylaws and Standing Rules: A very brief review", Rezac
- Working documents (For historical reference only. See the approved Bylaws and the approved Standing Rules for the current official documents of the University Faculty Senate.): ARTICLE I. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES, ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP, ARTICLE III. OFFICERS, ARTICLE IV. ORGANIZATION, ARTICLE V. SCOPE AND FUNCTIONS, ARTICLE VI. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, ARTICLE VII. MEETINGS, ARTICLE VIII. REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS, ARTICLE IX. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS, ARTICLE X. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, ARTICLE XI. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY, ARTICLE XII. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT.
- Approved and collated: Bylaws / Standing Rules
Approved Resolutions: Exec: "184-01-01 SUNY/CUNY Budget Resolution"
- Letter templates: For CGLs / For individuals (with campus endorsement) / For individuals (without campus endorsement yet)
Post-Plenary Report

183rd Plenary / SUNY System, Albany / 10-12 October, 2019

Agenda / Social Media Hashonomy
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: Chancellor; Provost; SUNY FCCC; SUNY SA; SUNY UUP; CUNY UFS; "Welcome to System", Campbell; "System History", Hildebrand; "Updates on Student Health and Wellness", Wentworth; "Elsevier Update", McBride
Approved Resolutions: EID: "Campus EID Committees"; EID: "Affirming Diversity and Inclusion Values"; OP & GR: "SUNY Elsevier Negotiations"; EC: "Research Misconduct"; Floor Action: "Nobel Prize in Chemistry"
- Chancellor Johnson's responses to the Fall 2019 Resolutions
Documents for Bylaws Revisions:
Post-Plenary Report

182nd Plenary / SUNY Potsdam / 11-13 April 2019

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: Chancellor; Provost; SUNY FCCC; SUNY SA; SUNY UUP; CUNY UFS; "Leading From the Front Lines: The Importance of Faculty Leadership in Response to, and Prevention of, Sexual and Interpersonal Violence", Storch; "Cultural Appreciation/Cultural Appropriation", Tiapo & Khan; "SUNY Childcare: Educate, Advocate, Elevate", Maillard
Approved Resolutions: CGLs: "Appointment of Interim Administrators"; EID: "Pathways to Appointment and Promotion"; GOV: "Professional Employees and Shared Governance"; OP: "SUNY Onboarding"; OP: "Travel Reimbursement"; Specialized & Statutory: "Stand-alone Unit Head for NYSCC"; UG: "Course Withdrawal Deadlines"; UG: "Privatization, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance in Online Education"
Post-Plenary Report

181st Plenary / SUNY Cobleskill / 17-19 January 2019

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: Chancellor; Provost ("Online Initiative"); SUNY CFO; SUNY FCCC; SUNY SA; SUNY UUP; CUNY UFS; "PRODI-G Update", Miller; "Presidential Evaluations", Porter; "Veterans Affairs", Pasterchick; "Transfer Pathways", Knox
Approved Resolutions:
Post-Plenary Report

180th Plenary / Binghamton University / 18-20 October 2018

Agenda
Committee Reports: Communications; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Ethics and Institutional Integrity; Governance; Graduate Academic Programs and Research; Operations; Programs and Awards; Student Life; Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies / President's Travel Report
Presentations: Chancellor; Provost; SUNY FCCC; SUNY SA; SUNY UUP; CUNY UFS;
Approved Resolutions:
Post-Plenary Report