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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

Thanks for an outstanding year.  Keep checking back to the site regularly for updates.

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.  More discussion will take place on these recommendations at the April 28th meeting of the College Senate.  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 the results of this year's Faculty Elections.

Click here to view the Tom Rathbone's "Green Campus Initiatives" presentation he gave at the April 14th meeting of the College Senate.

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 . 

2007-08 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
Stephanie Bennett, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Assistant College Senate Secretary

April Harper, Assistant Professor of History

University Faculty Senator

Orlando Legname, Associate Professor of Music

Alternate University Faculty Senator

Terry Helser, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry