Delhi College Senate Minutes

May 10, 2010

Meeting called to order by Presider, Julee Miller at 4:18 pm 

             Quorum established at 4:18 p.m.

 

Senators Present: David Brower, Jack Burgess, Donna Dougherty, Terry Hamblin, Kim MacLeod, Clark Nelson, Kathleen Ogborn, Tassha Rathbone, Angela Rhodes, Shannon Shoemaker, Jack Tessier, Allen Wachter, Mary Wake, Linda Weinberg

 

Absent: Cindy Elston, Penny Pardoe, T. Philion, John Taylor

 

Guest: C. Vancko

 

The minutes from April 26, 2010 meeting—motion to approve: K. MacLeod; seconded: L. Weinberg; approved

 President’s Report

 

• Voluntary separation—Governor’s 25/55 plan ; incentive for more senior faculty and staff who are considering retirement
  • The College is financially okay; do not want to do business on reserves although the College has used fewer reserves than expected
  • will continue to update the campus
• Furlough—still waiting for more information; may stagger days; Governor says that UUP is included in his plan; is supposed to begin the week of May 17^th
  • J. Tessier—how does this affect finals? C. Vancko—furlough will happen on a day you do not have finals to try to minimize impact on students
  • D. Dougherty—how will summer work get done? C. Vancko—may need to restate goals
• Middle States team will visit TC3
• Visitors on campus—Co-Founders of International Black Sea University

 

Budget discussion with B. Hutzley postponed

 

Academic Policy

The Academic Policies Committee would like to recommend the following changes to academic policy.

All changes are highlighted.  Deletions appear with a double strikethrough, while proposed additions appear in a red colored font.

 

Suggested Change 1:

                DELETE Academic Policy 1.35-6 (p. 43) and all accompanying references (pp. 1-2)

 

1.35-6  PRE-PROGRAMS

 

                Enrollment Services may accept students into a program, even though their review of the student's application indicates a need for additional coursework to properly prepare a student for his or her chosen course of study. These students are classified on Delhi's campus as "pre-program".  A Pre - Program acceptance may mean:  1) required developmental studies for students whose study skills, reading, English and/or math skills require strengthening; or 2) required prerequisites are lacking.  Registration in developmental courses will be determined through evaluation of the student's high school transcript in combination with the student's performance on the ASSET placement test.

 

                At the end of each semester all "pre-program" students will be re-evaluated by the appropriate academic Dean and any changes in status will be sent to the Registrar. After the completion of one academic year of study, all "pre-program" designations should be removed from a student's record.

 

And 

 

1.35  Records and Registration and Related Information........................................................................ 30

                    1.35-1  General Information................................................................................................... 30

                                    Placement Testing..................................................................................................... 30

                                    Academic Advisement............................................................................................... 31

                                    Late Registration/Validation for College.................................................................... 31

                                    Change of Program or Curriculum............................................................................... 31

                                    Withdrawal from Courses........................................................................................... 32

                                    Withdrawal from College and Leaves of Absence....................................................... 32

                                    Course Registration/Limitations................................................................................. 33

                                    Auditing Courses....................................................................................................... 34

                                    Suspension or Expulsion from College....................................................................... 35

                    1.35-2    Alternative Methods for Gaining College Credit......................................................... 35

                                    Transfer Credit........................................................................................................... 35

                                    Substitution or Waiver of Courses.............................................................................. 38

                                    Credit by Examination................................................................................................ 39

                                    Credit by High School Articulation.............................................................................. 42

                                    Earning Credit through Special Programs.................................................................... 42

                    1.35-3    Jointly Registered Programs and Branch Campuses.................................................... 42

                    1.35-4    Methods of Establishing Requirements...................................................................... 43

                    1.35-5    College Studies.......................................................................................................... 43

                    1.35-6    Pre-Programs............................................................................................................. 43  

Suggested Change 2:

 

               CHANGE/ADDITION to Academic Policy 1.35-2-A-1-a

 

1.35-2                    ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR GAINING COLLEGE CREDIT

 

                SUNY Delhi recognizes many paths of learning.  Alternate forms of credit may be applied to a degree or certificate at SUNY Delhi.

 

                All degree and certificate students at SUNY Delhi may earn a maximum of 50 percent of their credits using any combination of the methods listed in this section, with the exception of Earning Credits through Special Programs.

 

                Fifty percent (50%) of all credits utilized toward a degree or certificate must be completed under the direct supervision of SUNY Delhi.

 

                These criteria do not apply to Earning Credits through Special Programs (section 1.35-2, C.)

 

A.    Traditional Methods.

1.    Transfer Credit

a.         The official academic transcript of each student who has completed course work at another institution will be evaluated by the Office of Records and Registration to determine both the number of credits and types of courses which will successfully transfer to the college. The division deans and/or department chairs will determine the number of semester hours and appropriate course equivalents which apply directly to the student's degree program requirements and this information will be communicated in writing to the registrar and the student.

Transfer courses completed 10 years prior to a student’s anticipated matriculation date must be reviewed by the Department Chair/Division Dean.  The Chair/Dean will review prior course work to ensure course relevance and applicability to their chosen program.

                                    1.  The Associate of Applied Science level Nursing program requires that all science and math transfer credit be completed within 5 years of the students matriculation.

• Motion to approve: T. Hamblin; seconded: J. Tessier; approved

 

CADI Membership Elections

• Motion to approve CADI membership members for 2010-2011 for David Brower, Donna Dougherty and Kim MacLeod: A. Rhodes; seconded: J. Tessier; approved

 

Election Update

• process is continuing

 

TAG

• Presentation at next meeting (May 24, 2010)

 

Curriculum Committee proposals

• will approve through e-mail

 

Common Hour

• Proposed recommendations from Senate as prepared by T. Hamblin and J. Tessier
• discussion on one vs. two hours per week
• Motion to approve presentation to President and Provost: K. MacLeod; seconded: A. Rhodes; approved.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.

 Next Meeting: Monday, June 21^st, 2009