Resolutions and Memos
FAC Documents for the Legislature
FAC Proposed Substitute Language for HB 6402 19 Feb 2021 (Public Hearing scheduled for March 4 2021)
FAC response to Barnes' Feb 8th report on SF Finances. 19 Feb 2021
Barnes' report was circulated to legislators with a note claiming that it addressed faculty 'misinformation'. The 'misinformation' referenced was likely this article: https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-viewpoints/connecticuts-100-million-shell-game/. Nothing in Barnes' response contradicts the content of the article
ACME and Shared Governance -- Resolutions and Commentary
NVCC Resolution on Aligned Program Endorsement 12 Feb 2021
GWCC Faculty Staff Council Resolution on BOR ACME Policy 22 Dec 2020
TXCC PSO Resolution on the BOR policy Eliminating Developmental Education
NVCC Resolution in BOR ACME Policy 15 Dec 2020
NCC Resolution on BOR ACME Policy 10 Dec 2020
NCC Resolution on Shared governance Proposal of 11-20-20 for CSCC 10 Dec 2020
SCSU Resolution and Commentary on ACME Draft Proposal 2 Dec 2020
FAC Reports to the BOR, Dec 2020:
Report of the Chair, David Blitz
Report of the Vice-Chair, Colena Sesanker
AR revision
NCC Resolution on AR Revision 19 Nov 2020
TRCC Resolution on AR Revision 18 Nov 2020
NVCC Resolution on AR Revision 16 Nov 2020
FY21 budget revision
TRCC Resolution on BOR FY21Budget Revision 20 Nov 2020
NCC Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision 19 Nov 2020
TXCC Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision 19 Nov 2020
NVCC Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision 16 Nov 2020
SCSU Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision 11 Nov 2020
ECSU Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision 6 Nov 2020
CCC Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision. 29 Oct 2020-
GCC Resolution on BOR FY21 Budget Revision. 27 Oct 2020
CCSU Resolution on the Board of Regents Amendment to The Financial Report of Oct 15. 19 Oct 2020, [46-1]
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APRC and equity
College resolutions on the SF Org Chart
College resolutions of non-participation in SF:
to Stand with Our Unions/ withdraw elected members from consolidation workgroups/ not vote on products of the plan
current count: governance bodies at 11/12 colleges have passed resolutions of non-participation & the Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents has passed resolutions of support for the non-participation decisions. The remaining college has not yet voted on the resolutions.
(Many academic departments and two state-wide discipline groups have withdrawn from SF initiatives also. See section below)
Asnuntuck CC:
Capital CC:
~CCC College Senate Resolution Against SF, 27 Feb 2020
Gateway CC:
~GCC resolution to stand with our unions, 28 Jan 2020
~GCC resolution recalling elected representatives to Students First committees, 28 Jan 2020
Housatonic CC:
~HCC resolution opposing 'Students First', and encouraging faculty and staff to not participate in SF work. 4 Feb 2020
Manchester CC:
Naugatuck Valley CC:
~CEAC Resolution on SF General Education and Program Curricula Endorsement, 6 Feb 2020
~GEAC Resolution on SF General Education and Program Curricula Endorsement, 13 Feb 2020
~Faculty Senate Resolution Recalling Faculty from Students First Committees and Workgroups, 19 Feb 2020 &
~Resolution- Faculty Senate non-participation in endorsement voting process for the proposed General Education or any other “Students First” curricula, 19 Feb 2020
Northwestern CC:
~NWCC Professional Senate Resolution to Stand With Our Unions, 9 Mar 2020
Norwalk CC:
~NCC resolution to stand with our unions and to withdraw elected members of consolidation workgroups, 29 Jan 2020
~NCC Senate resolution on SF Gen Ed. and SF programs. Also passed by the NCC Curriculum Committee and NCC Gen Ed Committee, 26 Feb 2020
Quinebaug Valley CC:
~QVCC Academic Senate confirms to withdraw its elected representatives from all committees, workgroups and consolidation work that support the CSCU Student's First Plan. 16 Oct 2020 [19 affirms,11 opposed, 4 abstentions]
Three Rivers CC:
~TRCC resolution to stand with our unions, TRCC Faculty Senate resolution to withdraw elected members of consolidation workgroups, 31 Jan 2020
~TRCC Staff Senate resolution to recall elected members of consolidation workgroups, 14 Feb 2020
~ TRCC Curriculum Committee Resolution on Students First Plan General Education 9 Mar 2020
Tunxis CC:
Professional Staff Organization Resolutions to:
~Stand with Our Unions, 20 Feb 2020
~Recall elected Reps to SF Committees, 20 Feb 2020
~not vote on Gen Ed or other SF curricula, 20 Feb 2020
FAC, 28 Feb 2020:
~FAC Resolution of Support for Faculty Recall Resolutions.
~FAC Resolution of Support for College Rejection of the SF Curricular Endorsement Process.
(FAC resolutions duplicated below in FAC section)Withdrawals from SF work by Department/ discipline
Statement of Unity in Opposition to 'Student's First' endorsed by four unions: 4Cs, AAUP, AFT, AFSCME and the press release that accompanied it.
Votes of No Confidence in the 'Students First' plan and consolidation, Mark Ojakian, president of the CSCU system, and the Board of Regents for the CSCU system:
[full text of common resolution here]
CCC on 9 May 2019 [with additions to the common resolution language]
GCC on 9 May 2019 [with additions to the common resolution language]
NVCC on 14 May 2019 [with additions to the common resolution language]
Table: All 16 institutions with NC status and tally as of Spring 2019
Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents- Resolutions, Memos & Reports:
FAC Resolution of Support for Faculty Recall Resolutions. 28 Feb 2020*
FAC Resolution of Support for College Rejection of the SF Curricular Endorsement Process, 28 Feb 2020*
FAC comments to the BOR on the Creation of One Community College 14 Dec 2017
**** comments of 14 Dec 2017 and 11 May 2017 include proposed alternatives to the SF Consolidation plan
*listed above with resolutions to stand with our unions also
College Resolutions, Letters & Feedback:
Capital CC College Senate Statement of Opposition to the Consolidation Proposal, Nov 2017
TRCC on Dissatisfaction with the lack of effective leadership…CSCU President and BOR May 2018
TRCC opposition to Consolidation and Regionalization, 22 Feb 2019
Gateway Resolution on Students First Org Charts, 26 May 2020
SFASACC request to CCIC Oct 2018
Norwalk: Consolidation Takes Community out of Community Colleges and Harms Students
Norwalk Response to Preliminary Gen Ed Proposal for Consolidated College Nov 2018
CCSU vote of no confidence in CSCU BOR and President, April 2017
CCSU Faculty Senate Request to NEASC regarding CSCU Substantive Change Proposal, July 2018
CCSU Resolution Opposing BOR interference in Academic Programming, Sept 2018
CCSU to Freeze BOR activities Nov 2018
CCSU On the Matter of "Students First": A Pending Proposal before the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
WCSU University Senate Resolution Requesting that NEASC not grant provisional accreditation to Community College of Connecticut March 2018
Legislative Hearings and Testimony:
Feb 14 2019 Testimony before the Higher Ed and Workforce Development Taskforce [SB817]
Feb 21 2019 Testimony before the Higher Ed & Workforce Development Taskforce [HB 7120] written testimony
Feb 21 2019 Testimony before the Higher Ed & Workforce Development Taskforce [SB 749] written testimony
Feb 21 2019 Testimony before the Higher Ed & Workforce Development Taskforce full video
Jan 2018 Testimony before the Higher Ed and Workforce Development Taskforce
March 26 2019 Higher Education Committee Forum on the CSCU Students First Consolidation Plan full video
Other Communication :
CSU Faculty Leadership Statement on Students First May 2018 [suggests alternatives to SF]
TRCC feedback on 21-credit Gen Ed
To NEASC (NECHE):
CSCU Faculty and Staff comments on Substantive change request, March 2018
CCRC letter to NECHE in support of CSCU Faculty and Staff Public Comment, 22 May 2020
Bill McGurk email in support of CCRC letter to NECHE, 1 June 2020
From NEASC (NECHE):
NEASC response to "Students First" Consolidation Plan, April 25, 2018
NECHE response to "Students First" Consolidaton Plan [April 2019] Update, 12 July 2019
View The Current Consolidation Plan here: BOR Endorsement of "Students First" Consolidation Plan, July 18 2018
The April 2019 Students First Update for NECHE