Meeting Agendas

Minutes

Topics and Actions

President provided updates on commencement. Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (elected Senate Officers); Teacher Evaluation Committee (approved three resolutions regarding administering evaluations for summer, online courses, and moving the system to an online format). Detailed Informational Reports submitted by Select Committee on First Year Experience, Committee on Computing and Technology, and Advising Task Force.

President reported on personnel and budget matters. Committee Reports: Select Committee on Academic Integrity (approved three resolutions re: Hunter College Policy on Academic Integrity: Procedures for Academic Dishonesty, Appendix II); Departmental Governance Committee (approved revised bylaws of the Department of Film & Media Studies).

Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (approved amendment to College Grade Appeals Procedures); UARC (presented informational update on permit course appearing in student’s record and are included in the computation of a student’s GPA).

Minutes

President reported on the launch of the faculty/staff e-bulletin to keep everyone informed of events and information and a grant from the Mellon Foundation to look at undergraduate programs. Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (elected Chair and Member Panel for the Search Committee for Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences); Nominating Committee (filled committee vacancies); Budget Committee (provided update on the difficulties the committee is having getting information from the administration, Appendix II); Discussion of President Raab’s Recommendations for the School of Arts and Sciences Structure (approved resolution finding the President’s report unacceptable).

Committee Reports: Budget Committee (approved revised resolution that all plans for tuition or fee increases above $50 be submitted to the Senate for careful deliberation by the Budget Committee).

President reported that she has requested that a formal search be held for the Dean of Arts and Sciences and proposed CUNY Budget that includes a $250 increase in tuition. New Business: It was moved that the staff of the Registrar’s Office be commended for putting together a schedule of classes with only 67 rooms available.

President reported on the upcoming commencement ceremony and a half million dollar gift received to name the Writing Center. Vice President Ayravainen reported on the current difficulties with the degree audit process and the purchase of the Degree Works program. Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (established the Select Committee on Academic Freedom).

Open Forum and presentation of architectural plans for Roosevelt House hosted for Senate members. Committee Reports: UCSC (Passed GER Core Regulations and revised statement on admission of undergraduate students to graduate courses).

President reported on the EPA Audit, CUNY Capital Campaign and announced the recipients of the First Annual Presidential HEO Awards.

Committee Reports: Nominating Committee (filled committee vacancies); Budget Committee (outlined what the committee objectives were for the year).

Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (elected Chair and Member Panels for Search Committee for V.P. for Student Affairs and Dean of Students); Nominating Committee (filled committee vacancies).

President reported on the positive response that was received back from Middle States regarding the Periodic Review Report and other academic matters. Committee reports: Administrative Committee (presented Senate News Bulletin centered on Respecting Governance at Hunter College); Ombudsman presented overview of the types of cases she had in her first year in the role. Committee Reports: Nominating Committee (filled committee vacancies).

Professor Tronto read the message that she posted in Hunter-L titled “Waiting for Dean Godot?.” President Raab reported on the structure of the School of Arts and Sciences and budget matters. Provost Pizer and Vice President Ayravainen reported on the senate major declaration policy and how they are going to start enforcing it with current students. Committee Reports: Administrative Committee (elected chair of Nominating Committee and approved Amendment to College-wide Search Procedures regarding the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students).