Proposed Resolutions

Spring 2025 200th Plenary

• 200-UC Support for Gender Identity
• 200-UC Discrimination Definition and Opposition
• 200-G&R Inter Institutional Programs
• 200-OPS Mandate Impacts and Offsets
• 200-OPS Guidance Regarding Changes in Eligibility Criteria
• 200-Binghamton Presidential Search Process
• 200-Plattsburgh Black Solidarity Day

​Winter 2025 199th Plenary
No  Resolutions

Fall 2024 198th Plenary

• ​198-GAPRC Faculty Freedom and HyFlex Teaching Modality. 
• 198-GAPRC Graduate Education Standards Workgroup. 
• 198-SLC Recommendation for the adoption of the Okanagan Charter for Health Promotion in Universities and Colleges  
• 198-UAPPC Request to align credit/contact hour relationship for applied learning
• 198-EC Resolution on endorsing the joint statement on funding public higher education
• 198-UB Resolution on five year term appointments     

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Fall 2024 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.

Spring 2024 197th Plenary

• ​197-G&R-AI Tools for Research
• ​197-G&R-SUNY Cross Campus Research Support
• 197-G&R-SUNY Research Communication Enhancement
• ​197-G&R-Graduate Education Standards
• 197-SLC-Basic Needs Syllabus Statement
• ​197-OPR-Requesting a Progress Report on the Financial Sustainability of State University of New York Campuses

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Winter 2024 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.​ The G&R resolution on Graduate Education Standards did not pass. The proposed resolution is maintained here for reference and archival purposes only.
  
Winter 2024 196th Plenary

• 196-EC-Upholding Title VI
• 196-OPR-Process for Professional Staff Advancement
• 196-OPR-Opposition to Mandated Purchases from SUNY Preferred Vendor Corcraft Products
• ​196-OPR-Excelsior Resolution
• 196-OPR-AI in SUNY

     Changes to Governance Documents

• 196-GOV-Clarification and renumeration of bylaws, standing rules, and guidelines

     Reports, white papers, and others

• 196-GOV-Sector representation report
• 196-OPR-Excelsior white paper
• Free Speech on College Campuses: Resources and Sources

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Winter 2024 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.​

Fall 2023 195th Plenary

• 195-OPR-Process for Professional Staff Advancement (Executive Committee moved this back to Operations)
• 195-OPR-Opposition to Mandated Purchases from SUNY Preferred Vendor Corcraft Products (Executive Committee moved this back to Operations) 
• 195-EC-NYS Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Resolution 
• 195-UAPPC-MicroCredentials resolution 

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Winter 2023 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.

Spring 2023 194th Plenary

• 194-EID & OPR-Condemn Abusive Workplace Behavior and Request that SUNY System Administration Establish a System-wide Workplace Conduct Policy
• 194-OPR-Best Practices for Administrative Searches at the Associate Dean Level and Above
• 194-G&R-Restoration of Incentive Programs for Cross-Campus Research Collaboration

      Resolutions from the Faculty Council of Community Colleges (FCCC) for review and potential endorsement

• Resolution on "Inclusive Access" Bookstore Programs"
• Resolution on "Supporting Students and Faculty Faced with Rising Ideological and Anti-Intellectual Attacks on Academic Freedom"

      Changes to Governance documents approved by UFS Executive Committee coming to the floor for approval by the body

• Changes to the Guidelines based on charges from President Landa to the Governance Committee. Changes and additions are highlighted in yellow.
• Changes to the document for Consultations and Visitations. The previous updates were approved by the whole body, so to be consistent Governance and Exec are bringing these to the body.

 
      Expected resolutions from the floor

• Colleges of Technology - Resolution to increase Diversity among the Faculty in the Colleges of Technology.
• Health Science Centers at the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University - Proposed addition to the bylaws in the definition of "unit."

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Winter 2023 193rd Plenary

• 193-P&A-Call for reinstatement of funding for the Conversations in the Disciplines (CID)
• 193-OPR-from the floor-Resolution on searches at assistant dean level and above

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Winter 2023 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.


Fall 2022 192nd Plenary

• 192-GOV-Amend Standing Rules
• 192-SLC & EID-SUNY Student Loan Service Center’s (SLSC) handling of college-held Perkins Loan payments and interest during the pandemic
• 192-EXE-State Executive Budget

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Fall 2022 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.


Spring 2022 191st Plenary

• 191-HSC-Successful Implementation of the SUNY Health, Wellness, and Well-Being Infrastructure and Leadership Architecture  
• 191-​OPS-Costs of Administration Study  
• 191-EC- Recognition of Service to UFS by Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Elizabeth Bringsjord

Additional Resolutions from the Floor

• 191-Condemn Workplace Bullying and Harassment
• 191-Updating Presidential Searches

Final approved versions of the resolutions for the Spring 2022 Plenary have been posted to the Approved Resolutions page.

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See the Approved Resolutions page for the resolutions approved at plenaries for the past several years.  For resolutions going back to the 153rd Plenary Meeting (Fall 2009), see the Resolutions & Responses page on the SUNY UFS archive site.  For earlier resolutions, please contact us.