Resolutions and Memos

Acronym Cheat Sheet

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

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]

cscu president search

ECSU Resolution Regarding the Search for the Next CSCU President

SCSU Resolution Regarding the Search for the Next CSCU President

TXCC Resolution Regarding the Search for the Next CSCU President

APRC and equity

NCC Resolution on CSCU Board of Regents Co-Opting of Equity, Token Diversity and Trampling of Shared Governance 19 Nov 2020

TRCC Resolution on APRC Participation 23 Oct 2020

NCC Resolution on APRC participation 30 Sept 2020, [18-1]

CCC Senate Statement on CSCU Board of Regents Co-opting of Equity, Token Diversity and Trampling of Shared Governance. Oct 2020

College resolutions on the SF Org Chart

• Gateway Resolution on Students First Org Charts, 26 May 2020

• Housatonic CC College Senate Resolution Against Connecticut State Community College Structure, 28 May 2020

• Tunxis PSO Statement on Community College Structure, 1 June 2020

• Three Rivers Resolution on the SF Org Chart, 4 Jun 2020

Naugatuck Valley CC Faculty Senate Resolution Affirming Faculty Senate as the Legitimating Body for Faculty Related Elections. 28 May 2020

Naugatuck Valley CC Resolution on NECHE Public Comment. 28 May 2020

Naugatuck Valley Resolution in Support of AFT, AFSCME, 4Cs Statement of Unity. 28 May 2020

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:

~resolution recalling elected representatives of Students First committees pledging to not vote on products of the SF plan, 7 Feb 2020

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:

~Resolution on Non-Participation in Students First Academic and Student Affairs Consolidation Committees, and the General Education Workgroup Effective Immediately, 5 March 2020

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.

Discipline and Program Workgroup Concerns

Statement of Unity in Opposition to 'Student's First' endorsed by four unions: 4Cs, AAUP, AFT, AFSCME and the press release that accompanied it.

Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents- Resolutions, Memos & Reports:

• FAC: CCS101 as a Case Study In The Flaws of SF

• 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*

• 11 Questions Presented to BOR, Dec 2019

• Memo to David Levinson and the CCIC, Nov 2019

• FAC on Institutional Research, April 2019

• FAC memo to CCIC on Shared Governance 25 Jan 2019

• FAC Statement of Support for Faculty Speech, Dec 2018

• FAC Statement on Regional Presidents 7 Dec 2018

• FAC on Shared Governance, Oct 2018

• FAC comments to the BOR on the Creation of One Community College 14 Dec 2017

• FAC Report to BOR on Students First, May 11 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 On Shared Governance Feb 2018

• Gateway Concerning SFASACC Oct 2018

• 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 calling for the dissolution of Students First Workgroups and Restructure of the System Office and BOR May 2018

• Norwalk Response to Preliminary Gen Ed Proposal for Consolidated College Nov 2018

• Norwalk in Support of this petition Feb 2019

• Housatonic CC College Senate Resolution Opposing Consolidation and Calling For a Higher Ed Commission Taskforce to Conduct a Study March 2019

• Housatonic CC College Senate Resolution Against Connecticut State Community College Structure, 28 May 2020

• CCSU vote of no confidence in CSCU BOR and President, April 2017

• CCSU Senate resolution on ACUE, Oct 2017

• CCSU calling for a halt to "Students First", Resignation of Pres. Ojakian, Full funding of Public Higher Ed and Abolition of BOR, April 2018

• 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 GCC 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

• Oct 2019 Higher Education Consolidation 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):

• Norwalk Letter to NEASC, March 2018

• CSCU Faculty and Staff comments on Substantive change request, March 2018

• Hemenway letter to NEASC about CC consolidation, March 2018

• CSCU Faculty Public Comment on SF, August 2019

• NECHE Response CSCU Feb 5 2020

• FAC Public Comment- NECHE, 15 May 2020

• CSCU Faculty and Staff public comment- NECHE, 21 May 2020

• CCRC letter to NECHE in support of CSCU Faculty and Staff Public Comment, 22 May 2020

• Rep. Haddad, Rep. Turco and Sen. Flexer letter to NECHE in support and 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