Special Topics
Calendars
The Campus Wide Calendar
This calendar is publicly viewable and managed by the President's office and includes events aimed at a campus-wide audience.
Instructions to view the campus-wide calendar:
copy the calendar link from above
go to your Outlook calendar
in the sidebar click 'Add Calendar'
then select 'Subscribe From Web'
paste the calendar link
name the calendar
click Import
The Faculty Calendar
This calendar is private and managed by School and Department Secretaries. Any event you would like faculty to know about should be added to the faculty calendar. Contact your Secretary to add your event!
Instructions to view the faculty calendar:
go to your Outlook calendar
in the sidebar click 'Add Calendar'
then select 'Add from Directory'
select your own email address from the first drop-down box
next type in the name of the calendar: facultycalendar@oldwestbury.edu
then select 'My Calendars' from the next drop-down box
click Add
Meeting Dates & Documents Archive
Fridays 12:30pm - 2:30pm, dates listed below
2023-2024
Spring 2024
April 5
CAP Resolution - Minor in Consumer Psychology
APPC resolution on dual degrees
2024-04-19 Faculty Senate Chair Report
197 opr progress report for financial sustainability
2_26 Honors College Advisory Committee Recommendations
April 5
Strategic Planning Town Halls Email
Policy on Shared Governance and Consultation
Academic Explorers at SUNY Old Westbury
2024-04-05 Faculty Senate Chair Report
March 1
Endorse Potsdam Faculty Resolution
196-OPR-Professional Staff Advancement
Feb. 2
2023-12-01 FS Meeting Minutes.docx
Endorse Potsdam Faculty Resolution
CAP Resolution for MS in Neuroscience
196-OPR-Professional Staff Advancement
Fall 2023
Dec. 1
2023-11 Faculty Handbook Table of Contents
2023-12-01 APPC AI Resolution (amended)
2022-2023 Academic Affairs Report of ARPT Decisions
2022-2023 School of Professional Studies FAC Annual Report
2023-12-01 CAP Resolution on MS in Neuroscience
MS in Neuroscience description
2022-23 OER Committee Annual Report
NYS Fiscal Year 2025 Budget resolution (UFS)
Creation of Microcredential Advisory Board (UFS)
Nov. 17
Nov. 3
Oct. 20
TLRC Center for Teaching and Learning Report
Sept. 22 (Full Faculty)
Faculty Governance Orientation (Parliamentarian's Report)
2023-09-15 Draft of Service Reduction Task Force Charge
Faculty Morale Survey synthesis final draft
DEI Campus Climate Survey overview
Sept. 8
2023-06-15 FS Chair Annual Report
2023-2024 AY Proposed Meeting Schedule
2022-2023
Spring 2023
May 26 (Special Meeting)
this meeting will be held remotely
#1- Letter to BWG Chair on Faculty Governance Committee
#2- 2023-05-08 Letter Reply to concerned faculty
#3- Response letter to BWG & Senate Chair on Faculty Governance Committees
2021-2022 ARPT Annual Report final
Ad Hoc OER Committee Sp 23 Report
APPC Resolution on academic integrity policy 2023
CAP Resolution BSMS Accelerated Forensic Accounting
CAP Resolution DEI Micro credential 2023
CAP Resolution performing Arts Minor
May 19
this meeting will be held remotely
Ad Hoc OER Committee Sp 23 Report
#1 Letter to BWG Chair on Faculty Governance Committees
#2 2023 -05-08 Letter Reply to Concerned Faculty
#3 Response Letter to BWG & Senate Chairs on Faculty Governance
BWG Resolution- Professional Staff Reps
CAP Resolution BSMS Accelerated Forensic Accounting 2023
CAP Resolution DEI Micro credential 2023
CAP Resolution Performing Arts Minor
CAP Resolution performing Arts updated
FCCC resolution aac3 inclusive access FCCC spring plenary
FCC Resolution aac3 Support for Academic freedom
MCTF II Resolution Recommendations Appendix
Senate Chair Role Eligibility Nomination Election Process
APPC Resolution Regarding AI in Academic Integrity
May 5 (Full Faculty)
this meeting will be held remotely
Copy of Resolution- Proposed Schedule Change
FCCC Resolution- aac3 inclusive access FCCC Spring Plenary
FCCC Resolution- aac4 support for academic freedom
MCTF II Resolution Recommendations Appendix 2023
Middle States- credit hour policy
Natural Science Project Update April 2023
April 21
this meeting will be held remotely
Senate Chair-Role- eligibility-Nomination Election Process
Draft response parliamentarian ( redistribution from March 3)
College Senate Base Proposal ( redistribution from March 3)
Credit Hour Compliance Plan Draft
Credit Hour Compliance- Three Options
BWG resolution- Professional Staff Reps
Microcredentials Task Force Resolution and Recommendations
Provost Handout on Class Length
Resolution to Approve Pro Tem Suspension of Bylaws for FUAC Membership Changes
March 31
in-person option planned in the Student Union MPR C anticipated as remote
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
March 3
in-person option planned in the Student Union MPR A anticipated as remote
SUNY Old Westbury Organizational Chart 2022-2023
BWG questions- Prof Staff Election Procedures
Draft Response- Parliamentarian Proposal
SUNY Old Westbury Organizational Chart 2022-2023
February 17 ( Full Faculty)
in-person option planned in the Student Union MPR A
Inclusive Access- Nicole Allen Presentation
Nicole Allen Full Presentation
Draft of Faculty Senate Chair Handbook
Draft- Faculty Senate Chair Handbook
Policy Management overview PowerPoint presentation
BNC Answers to First-Day Questions From Faculty
February 3
in-person option planned in the Science Building S-100
Power DMS Executive Overview- Jo-ann Robinson
OW Assessment Plan- Jo-ann Robinson
FS Proclamation- SUNY OW President Emeritus Calvin O Butts
Campus PolicyDevelopment Process Draft- Jo-ann Robinson
Fall 2022
December 2
Hanover Report- Drivers and Supports for Online Learning
Academic Policy Repository Resolution
Ad Hoc OER Committee F22 Report
SGA Passed Resolution-DEI SGA position
SGA Passed Resolution - Wet Campus Resolution
SGA Passed Resolution- Volunteer Resolution
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
November 18
Presidents Report SUNY Campaigns
Academic Policy Repository 2022-11-11
Resolution to Establish College Wide OERC
Distance Learning TF Recommendations 06-15-21
November 4
SAS Cttee on Academic Integrity Summary of work 6-23-21
Resolution to Establish College wide OERC
Previously Passed- Copy of CAP resolution- SPS FAC Permanent Structure with proposal
Academic Integrity Survey- narrative comments
Distance Learning TF Recommendations
Provost Report to the faculty senate 11-4-22
SUNY GE Framework Updated MTP Discussion Draft
Discussion Draft SUNY Policy_Award of Academic Credit by Evaluation
DSA Faculty Senate Presentation
FUAC Faculty Senate Notice Letter
2022-2024 FUAC Award Nominators Guide
October 7
Faculty and Staff Mask Concerns
Professional Taskforce 10-7-22
Micro credential taskforce fall 2022 charge
Hanover Research- Faculty and Staff Diversity
Hanover Research- Diverse Hiring in Higher Education
Consultation-proposed language- Bylaws Appendix
Implementation Task Force Draft Membership updated
September 23 ( Full Faculty)
Adhoc OER Committee Information
Sept 9, 2022
Faculty Senate Annual Chair's Report
Shared Calendar Reference Guide
OW Campus Wide Events Calendar How to Guide
Resolution- Elections to the EC August 30, 2021
Chief Siena Active Shooter Safety Training
Active Shooter Training Power Point
2021-2022
Annual Reports
Spring 2022
June 3, 2022 (Special Meeting)
Resolution Committee Student Evaluations
Implementation 3_17_22 membership updated
APPC Credit/No Credit resolution
CAP Resolution Applied Behavior with Proposal
May 20, 2022
CAP Resolution BA Black Studies Proposal All in One
CAP Resolution SPS FAC Permanent Structure proposal
Hanover Report- Drivers and Supports for Online Learners
Implementation TF-3-17-2022 Draft Membership updated
LEC CAP Resolution- Assessment Data Management Resolution
Resolution Committee Student Evaluation
Role Senate Chair- Procedure Nomination Election
May 6, 2022
Ad Hoc OER Committee SP22 Report
BA in WGSS External Eval Reports and Responses
BA in WGSS New Program Proposal
CAP Resolution Proposal BA in WGSS FS Passesd 2022
CAP Resolution BS in Public Health FS passed 2022
CAP Resolution Proposal MC Creative Writing FS Passed 2022
Faculty Senate Hanover Abbreviated Enrollment Survey
Graduation List Awarded 2021, 2022 and pending
MS Response- Assessment Plan No 2
Provost Report Faculty Senate 5-6-22
Public Health External Evaluation and Response
Public Health Form 3A Program Revision
Resolution for Greater Contingent Security
Resolution on the Approval of Candidates for graduation
April 22, 2022 (Full Faculty)
Resolution for Greater Contingent Security
22 School Based Lecture Poster
'22-'23 Budget Considerations Presentation
April 8, 2022
Resolution to Receive FTFTF Recommendations
Resolution to Approve FTFTF Recommendations
Recommendation of the FTFTF final
Copy for reference- FS minutes 3-19-2021
Copy for reference FF draft minutes 3-4-22
2021 Undergraduate Institutional Preference Survey- SUNY OW
March 18, 2022
Resolution190- Endorsement FCCC Resolution chancellor and executive leadership team search
Resolution 190-02 Successful Implementation of the SUNY general education diversity category
Resolution 190 advancement of historically underrepresented faculty
Persian New Year celebratory concert
OW FS endorsement of resolutions
Implementation TF Draft 3-17-22
Call for Nominations-contact me with ideas!
Updated 2022-2023 nominations sheet
APEL chair vacancy announcement
March 4, 2022 ( Full Faculty)
Periodic Bylaws Review Process
Spring 2022 Financial Cancellations
February 18, 2022
Presidential Committees- Finalized Membership and Charges as of Feb 17 (word version)
JFS Old Westbury Faculty Senate
Hanover Academic Projects REVISED
Hanover Academic Projects All Feedback
Faculty Senate SUNY OW Enrollment Trends and Strategies
Faculty Senate Report-strategic plan
2022-2023 Executive Budget Summary
February 4, 2022
ARPT Annual Report 20-21 with decisions
STEM Building Addition and Renovation Resolution
Initial Faculty Input to Hanover Academic Projects
CoDAA Report AFP Midterm Report 2022
Call to service- 2 tenured vacancies on PRODIG
Presidential Faculty Senate Report 2-4-22
Fall 2021
December 10, 2021
Resolution STEM Building Addition and Renovation
Faculty Senate President's Report
Applied Learning Senate Report
November 19, 2021 ( Full Faculty)
Msche Follow up reports guidelines
CoDAA 2020-2021 Report Exec Summary 2021
CoD of Academic Assessment Full Report 2020-2021
CoD of Academic Assessment Appendix 2020-2021
November 5, 2021
Dear President Sams Open Letter
Faculty Nominations to Presidential Committees
VP Institutional Advancement Interviews
Hanover Example- Student Choice Survey Analysis
Hanover Example- Redacted Institutional Preference Survey
Fall 2021 UFS Plenary Report ( With Resolutions)
Faculty and Staff Nomination names for presidential committees
October 22,2021
Hanover- Mapping Institutional Needs
Hanover- Portfolio Optimization and Program Assessment Project Information
FAC Senate Residential College and Hanover
Dr. Terence Peavy Meeting information and advice
October 8, 2021
Minutes for September 10, 2021
Parity Annual Report 2020-2021
Green Committee introduction Faculty Orientation
FUAC Faculty Senate Notice Letter 9-3-21
Draft Resolution to maintain PARITY
September 24,2021 (Full Faculty)
Overview of Faculty Governance Orientation
Resolution for the IT Governance and Advisory Committee
September 10, 2021
Faculty Senate Chair Annual Report ( 20-21)
Planning and Budget Committee(PBC)
2020-2021
Spring 2021
PBC (Budget and SPAAR) Nominations
May 28, 2021 (Senate & Full Faculty)
Draft Minutes for May, 14 2021
CAP Resolution Revised Minor in Environmental Studies w Proposal
CAP Resolution Minor in Community Action Psychology w Proposal
CAP Resolution AC in Forensic Accounting w Proposal
FUAC Revisions to the 2016 Bylaws 2-14-21 (5-10-21)
May 14, 2021
Draft Minutes for April, 9 2021
Role of the Faculty Senate Chair and Procedure for Nomination_Election - Spring 2021
OER Report & Motion For Renewal
Resolution to Create an Ad Hoc Open Educational Resources (OER) Faculty Committee
Resolution for the IT Governance and Advisory Committee
CAP Res PA BA in Media Production NFAV w PA
CAP Res MC in Forensic Accounting w Proposal
CAP Res for Minor MC Revision Process 20210422
CAP Res Certificate in 3D Digital Fab and Design w Proposal
CAP Res BS in Physics w Proposal
CAP Res AC in Accounting w Proposal
Resolution on Flex Modality Training
Flex Resolution Support Document - Old Westbury Distance Ed Policies 4_8_16
Flex Resolution Support Document - Modality Definitions Beginning Fall 2021
Flex Resolution Support Document - Distance Learning Joint TF Proposal
APPC Resolution to Adopt the SUNY FACT2 Recommendation on Requiring Cameras
APPC Resolution on Establishing Limits to the Use of Credit-No Credit Toward Degree Completion
APPC Resolution on Changes to Language in College Policy Concerning the Consequences of Probation
APPC Resolution Supporting Document Criteria for Academic Probation, Suspension, Dismissal
PRODiG Resolution Support Document 1
PRODiG Resolution Support Document 2
Resolution to Enhance and Modernize the Research Enterprise at the College at Old Westbury
FUAC Revisions to the 2016 Bylaws 2-14-21 (5-10-21)
April 30, 2021 (Full Faculty)
FUAC Faculty Senate Notice Letter
FUAC Chronological Record of Distinguished & Chancellor Awardees at SUNY-OW 1976-Present
EIT Accessibility Report To Full Faculty
April 9, 2021
Draft Minutes for March 19, 2021
Resolution on Adjunct Compensation for Pedagogical Development
TLRC Resolution on Adjunct Compensation for Pedagogical Development
Resolution Flex Modality Training Resolution
Modality Definitions Beginning Fall 2021
SUNY OW Institutional Readiness Assessment Implementation Plan
SUNY OW Distance Learning Policies
Joint Administrative/Faculty Task Force on Distance Learning Policies and Standards
March 19, 2021
Draft Minutes for February 19, 2021
Resolution on Adjunct Compensation for Pedagogical Development
CAP Resolution PA BS in Public Health
CAP Resolution PA BA in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
CAP Resolution PA BA in Black Studies
CAP Resolution Proposal for Micro-Credential in Workplace Communication and Information Technology
March 5, 2021 (Full Faculty)
Draft Minutes for September 25, 2020
February 19, 2021
Draft Minutes for December 4, 2020
Draft Minutes for February 5, 2021
Resolution to Create the Innovation Laboratory
Proposed Modality Definition Beginning Fall 2021
February 5, 2021
UFS Resolution University Faculty Senate Recognizes and Supports Black Lives Matter
UFS Resolution Board of Trustees Acknowledges that Black Lives Matter
UFS Resolution Shared Governance in These Times of Extraordinary Challenges
Resolution to Create the Innovation Laboratory
Proposed Modality Definition Beginning Fall 2021
Summer-Fall 2020
*meetings held virtually are notated with stars
*December 18, 2020 (if necessary)
*December 4, 2020
Draft Minutes for November 20, 2020
CAP Resolution: Post-Graduation Awarding of Micro-Credentials to Spring and Summer 2020 Graduates
CAP Resolution: Minor in Community Health
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential Requirements Revisions
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential in Spanish Translation
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential in Professional Skills for the Workplace
Resolution on probation, suspension, and dismissal criteria
Ad Hoc OER Committee Report, Fall 2020
*November 20, 2020
Draft Minutes for November 6, 2020
Faculty Survey Open Ended Responses
CAP Resolution: Post-Graduation Awarding of Micro-Credentials to Spring and Summer 2020 Graduates
CAP Resolution: Minor in Public Health
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential Requirements Revisions
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential in Spanish Translation
CAP Resolution: Micro-Credential in Professional Skills for the Workplace
*November 6, 2020
Draft Minutes for October 9, 2020
Draft Minutes for October 23, 2020
*October 23, 2020
University Faculty Senate Report
FS resolution PARITY committee
*October 9, 2020
Draft Minutes for September 11, 2020
Resolution in Support of Increased Communication and Transparency from IT
*September 25, 2020 (Full Faculty)
Committee Reports:
*September 11, 2020
Draft Minutes for May 15, 2020
Schedule for Senate & Full Faculty Meetings 2020-2021
Committee Reports: