Announcements
Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008From the Chair of the College Senate
College Senate Resolutions
At its May 9, 2008, meeting, the College Senate held an extensive discussion of the college’s budget situation that led to the presentation of three resolutions. All were approved by the Senate and will be posted on theCollege Senate Web site. On Monday, May 12, Resolutions 2 and 3 were sent to Interim SUNY Chancellor Clark and Vice Chancellor of the Board of Trustees O’Connor, in advance of the May 13 meeting of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Standing Committee Vacancies
The outgoing chairs of College Senate standing committees have identified vacancies on their committees for 2008–2009. Individuals who wish to serve on standing committees of the College Senate will be invited to apply for specific vacancies. Information about these vacancies, and the forms needed for application, will appear in the Daily in the next few weeks, as well as in the June 12, 2008, issue of the Bulletin.
2008–2009 Senate Officers and Standing Committee Chairs
For the past 10 years, the College Senate has used a caucus, formally announced to all senators whose terms are continuing, as well as to incoming senators, to identify the slate of College Senate officers and chairs of standing committees. The chair of the Academic Plan Committee will be determined by electronic election by the members of the 2008–2009 Senate within the next few weeks; the chair of the Student Welfare Committee (a student) will be determined at the start of the 2008–2009 academic year. The following slate was approved by acclamation at the May 9, 2008, College Senate meeting:
Senate Chair: Sharon Cramer
Senate Vice Chair: Betty Cappella
Budget and Staff Allocations: Scott Goodman
Bylaws and Elections: William Raffel
Curriculum: Nancy Chicola
Faculty and Staff Welfare: Deborah Jones
Instruction and Research: Andrew Nichols
Standards for Students: Elizabeth Stevens
Student Welfare: Chair: TBD; Vice Chair: Anthony Hotchkiss
Election Results
Election results for some units of the College Senate have not yet been received. Below is a list of elected senators to date; when all senators have been identified, a notice will appear in the Daily with a link to the updated 2008–2009 College Senate roster.
Elisa Bergslien, reelected, from the School of Natural and Social Sciences, for a three-year term.
David Carson, reelected, as a University Faculty Senator, for a three-year term.
Nancy Chicola, reelected, from the School of Education, for a three-year term.
Sharon Cramer, reelected, as an at-large senator, for a two-year term.
Steven Gareau, elected, from the School of the Professions, for a one-year term.
Keith Fulcher, elected, from the professional staff, for a three-year term.
Anthony Hotchkiss, elected, from the School of the Professions, for a three-year term.
Heather Maldonado, reelected, as an at-large senator, for a three-year term.
Joseph Marren, elected, as an at-large senator, for a two-year term.
Diane McFarland, reelected, from the School of the Professions, for a three-year term.
Andrew Nicholls, elected, from the School of Natural and Social Sciences, for a three-year term.
Ruby Pulliam, elected, as an at-large senator, for a three year term.
Keith Schmidli, reelected, from the School of Education, for a three-year term.
Elizabeth Stevens, reelected, from the professional staff, for a three-year term.
