College-Governance MeetingFebruary 18, 2015, 12:45 PM, Gateway A&B

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Agenda

1. Opening Remarks/Minutes/Announcements2. Resolution on the Chief Diversity Officer3. Report from the Research Committee4. Report from the UF Senate Meeting5. CoC Announcements6. New Business– Awards

Chief Diversity Officer• “Making Diversity Count” Position Paper– UFS Committee on Cultural Competence and Diversity,

2013

• ESF Executive Committee asked to review in 2012– supported the concepts; concerned about the CDO

position was an unfunded mandate

• 2015 – Multicultural Affairs Position• Student Life Committee works on a resolution for a

CDO• January 2015 – Chancellor’s SOU – “every SUNY campus will appoint…”

Committee on Research Annual Report

February 18, 2015

Committee Composition

• Lee Newman, Christopher Nomura, Margaret Bryant, John Wasiel, Steve Shaw, Theresa Selfa, Yuan-Zong Lai, Robert Meyer.

• Neil Ringler• USA and GSA representatives• Philippe Vidon (Chair)

McIntire-Stennis

• 25 pre-proposals were received• 12 pre-proposals were invited for full

consideration• 7 proposals were funded• 5 proposals were rejected

Funded McIntire-Stennis Proposals:

Reviews will be (have been) sent with funding decisions

Fierke/McGee: Restoring Understory Vascular Plant and Pollinator Communities in Post-Agricultural Forests of Central New York

Parry: Rapid, Recent Poleward Expansion at Northern Range Limits of a Major Invasive Species

Shaw/Fierke: Elucidating Characteristics of Forest/Residential Land Interfaces Associated with Increased Risk of Tick-borne Diseases

Yanai/Horton: The Role of Mycorrhizae in Water Use in Northern Hardwoods: Is Transpiration Optimized for Uptake of Limiting Nutrients?

Amidon/Driscoll/Bujanovic: Thermoplastics Blends Based on Biorefinery Lignin

Stipanovic/Driscoll: Electron Beam Pretreatment of Willow Biomass for Enhancing the Production of Biofuels

Cohen/Ryan/Whipps: Assessing Use of Newly-Restored Early Successional Forest by the Imperiled New England Cottontail, Using Genetic Dispersal Analysis

SEED Grants

• Proposals are due March 17 (RFP sent on 01/29) .

• The COR members will meet late March to make their recommendations for funding

• We expect decisions to be made by April 10

COR Workshops for Assistant Professors

3 workshops so far, 2 more will come

• COR # 1: Feedback on McIntire-Stennis pre-proposals and writing tips for full proposals

• COR # 2: “nuts and bolts” – tips on how to navigate the grand submitting process

• COR # 3: Excellence in Research within the context of P&T• COR # 4: USDA vs. NSF vs. NIH vs. DOE vs. EPA writing

styles • COR # 5: Ideas to enhance research at ESF

Committee MembersJessica Clemons, Chair– jclemons@esf.edu– x6724

Gregory BoyerTheresa Kaier-MayStacey Mack, GSAJohn Wasiel

2015 Spotlight on Student Research

2015 Spotlight on Student Research

• Wednesday, 4/15 and Thursday 4/16• All posters on display both days• Undergraduates judged by alumni/grad students

during common hour• Graduates judged by faculty• Need faculty judges for graduate posters– Stacy Mack from GSA will be contacting

departments

Spotlight Notes

• Now accepting abstracts, see ww.esf.edu/spotlight– Open until Friday 3/27

• Keynote by 2014 Exemplary Researchers Dr. Powell and Dr. Maynard on 4/16 at 4pm in 408 Baker– Awards announced afterwards

• Food provided during judging periods and keynote

Exemplary Researcher Award

• A request for nominations for the 2015 Exemplary Researcher Award will be forwarded in late February/early March.

• This college-level award recognizes a successful, currently active researcher in the following categories: Lifetime Career Achievement , Mid-Career Achievement or Early Career Achievement

• Please consider nominating a deserving colleague!

Curriculum Committee

Summary for 1/7/15 to 2/11/15Report to Faculty Governance

2/18/2015

Actions: New/Revised Courses

• FTC 224 Field Applications – Dropped pursuant to curriculum revision

• FTC 259 CADD II– Modified to increase from 2 to 3 credit hours

Actions: New/Revised Programs

• Land Surveying Technology (A.A.S.)• Modify course offerings: – Students in the surveying technology program

require more laboratory time in the CADD II course to develop skills.

– Drop FTC 224 (1), Modify FTC 259 (from 2 to 3)– No change in program outcomes or credits

• CoC recommends adoption

Actions: New/Revised Programs

• Chemistry (B.S.)– Remove Computing Elective (3)– Add FCH 232 (1) Career Skills for Chemists as

requirement– Add Free elective (2)– No change to program outcomes or credits

• CoC recommends adoption

Actions: New/Revised Programs

• Management Minor (sponsored by FNRM)– Eliminate 3 minors to reduce confusion, optimize

resource use• Entrepreneurship• General Management Studies• Marketing

– Create one new Management Minor• 6 c.h. required courses• 9 c.h. directed elective courses

– CoC recommends adoption

Actions: New/Revised Programs

• Modify Sustainable Construction Management MPS – Provide better and eliminate confusion– Consolidate course listings for MPS Practicum and

MPS Synthesis in the Construction Management option and Sustainable Construction option.

– Dropped 3 SCME courses due to inactivity– No change to outcomes or credits

• CoC recommends adoption

Actions: New/Revised PolicyAt least six (6) credit hours of the coursework used to satisfy an ESF-administered minor must be from ESF-registered courses taken while the student is matriculated at ESF. Background and Rationale:• A minor could be satisfied using solely transfer credits. • This approach is contradictory to the intent of ESF-administered minors. • Students who receive an ESF-administered minor have taken a substantive number

of ESF-registered credits, while providing flexibility to transfer coursework. • “ESF-registered courses” means those courses for which a SUNY ESF student could

register through the campus registration system, including but not limited to ESF, Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University.

• Similar to two of the current requirements for graduation:– Matriculated status as an undergraduate student;– At least 24 of the last 30 credits must be registered for through ESF

CoC is proposing to adopt this policy statement effective AY 15-16.

Proposals

• FCH 550 Polymer Science: Synthesis and Mechanisms (revision)

• FCH 552 Polymer Science: Properties and Technology (revision)

Deadlines

• For greatest chance of approval prior to AY15-16– Course Proposal Deadline: March 11, 2015– Curriculum Proposal Deadline: February 25, 2015

• Website:– Meeting dates– Meeting minutes– Archived actions– Considering a proposal? Contact us at

curriculum@esf.edu

New Business

• Awards Committee– Honorary Degree Nominations

Next Meetings

Spring 2015February 18, 2015 at 12:45PMMarch 25, 2015 at 12:45PMApril 29, 2015 at 3:30PM

Reading Day

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