Resolutions

Motion was made for Syllabus Template

• Motion was made for the Committee to work further on this and to bring back to the November meeting. Motion was accepted

Motion regarding Faculty-Authored Textbook Policy

• Motion was made to present this policy to the President for questions and resolution. The motion was recommended and accepted.

Motion was made for committee reappointments

• Motion was made to refer to the Council Operations Committee

Motion was made for DACA Task Force

• Motion was made that this needs more discussion and to table this agenda item and it was accepted.

Motion was made for Syllabus Template

• Motion accepted to discuss again at the next meeting. Recommendation from the President to implement.

Motion made for elections - Council Operations

• Motion was made to resend the letter for senate positions with nominations due by 6/1/17

Motion for a library faculty member who was nominated to be on the Faculty Affairs Committee

• Motion was made for proposal to appoint faculty member and accepted

Motion regarding Sanctuary Campus

• Motion was made and accepted to be discussed at an executive session

Motion was made to have a Faculty Engagement Task Force - College of Medicine

• Motion was made for reconsideration of Task Force as amended in its charge

Motion for Syllabus template

• Referred to Academic Affairs Committee for further discussion was made

Motion regarding Sanctuary Campus - University Faculty Senate

• Tabled until the next meeting

Motion to approve revised syllabus template after being reviewed by the Academy of Upstate Educators

• Motion to revise and table until the next meeting

Motion regarding Faculty-Authored Textbook policy after further review

• Motion was made to put forth a policy by the Faculty Affairs Committee

A motion regarding faculty-authored textbook policy

•  Motion was made to return to Faculty Affairs Committee for additional review
  

Motion on New Committee Appointment

• Motion to approve a faculty member from the CON was made and approved

Motion for Distance Learning updates

• Motion to approve as distributed was made and approved

A Motion to vote electronically regarding university-wide syllabus template

• Motion accepted

A motion to appoint Mark Polhemus as Chair of the Faculty Council Academic Affairs Committee

• Motion accepted

A motion that faculty should be able to use their own published books with the department chair’s approval

• Motion tabled and referred back to Faculty Affairs

A motion stating that student fees should not be utilized to pay for academic regalia

• Motion carried

A motion to create a President’s Award for Excellent in Faculty Governance

• Motion Carried
• Referred to Academic Affairs for development

A motion to determine how faculty should be involved in the appointment of new administration positions

• Referred to University Affairs

A motion to create an Interprofessional Education program

• Postponed until January after Councillors discussed with their colleges

A motion to develop a policy on faculty authored textbooks and materials

• Referred to Faculty Affairs

A motion to enact the recommendations found in the Grigsby culture survey

• Postponed Indefinitely