Minutes of the



Minutes of the

Faculty Senate Plenary

December 20, 2007

Shepard Hall 250

The City College

Present: President Williams, Provost Dagan, VP Butler, VP Edmondson, VP Lloyd, VP Metz,

VP Peralez, VP Santos. Deans: J. Barba, M. Brownlee, M. Gunner, J. Mercado, A. Posamentier,

G. Ranalli, F. Reynolds, S. Roman, B. Silverstein, P. Occhiogrosso; Faculty: J. Birman, M. Chang,

M. Clark, W. Crain, C. B. Fu, E. Friedman, J. Gallagher, D. Greenberger, A. Gupta, M. Gutman,

J. Hamilton, L. Hoffman, S. Jablonsky, R. Kalia, G. Kranc, C. Lascar, D. McLurkin, L. Mendelsohn,

R. Miller, S. Pittson, R. Raj, S. Rings, D. Sank, Y. Shachmurove, S. Simms, G. Thompson, C. Watkins,

G. Wilgus, J. Wilner

Excused: D. Akins, B. Albee, S. Burr, E. Grossman, E. Keller,

Guests: A. Charleus, M. Rogovin, R. Rodriguez, L. Tres, K. Witherspoon

1. The meeting was called to order at 2:14 p.m.

2. The minutes of the November 15, 2007 meeting were accepted.

3. Report of the Chair—Professor Raj

• Professor Raj spoke of a new function of teaching, one in which we treat students like a part of the family.

• He spoke of the need for faculty members to consider a broader schedule and making sacrifices to benefit the students.

• He also proposed that we make next year the year of creativity and asked for more flexibility and less micro-management by the administration.

• He reported that the UFS Governance Committee met last week, expressed concern about resources and raising standards without considering other incentives.

• President and Mrs. Williams were honored and presented with gifts.

4. Report of the President—Gregory H. Williams

• President Williams thanked Professor Raj for his leadership and new ideas for College growth.

• He also commended Vice President Butler and her staff for the success of the fundraising campaign, which has raised $230 million.

• The Dominican Studies Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary on December 8th.

• Derrick Bell, Jr. and Reverend Dr. James Forbes inaugurated the Powell Center’s New York Life Colloquium Series at CCNY with a discussion of African American issues.

• General Colin Powell was the keynote speaker at the CCNY Urban Leadership Conference on November 15th.

• Discussed some highlights of the Commission on Higher Education Report (which will be available online soon), including 1) the establishment of a $3 million research fund; 2) a low-cost student loan program; 3) a compact for higher education, 4) continued enrollment growth; 5) the need to hire 2000 full-time faculty; 6) predictable tuition increases; 7) the possibility of differential tuition for campuses; 8) the continuation of the TAP program, and the possibility of TAP for part-time study.

• The President addressed faculty members’ questions about the possibility of differential tuition across campuses and possible partnership opportunities with the nearby Columbia campus.

5. Urban and Government Affairs—Karen Witherspoon

• Discussed Urban Scholars Program, in which 88% of the program’s students from Harlem high schools go on to college after taking courses.

• Homework/tutoring help is provided

• Discussed WHCR programs, such as “Harlem and Health” and a conversation with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

• In addition, Scanster and Adult and Continuing Education are putting together an accredited construction course.

• The ACE job fair was a success.

• Duane Reade will be partnering with the Pharmacy Tech program.

6. Report of Committees

• The Election Committee needs 7 Senators.

• The Community Relations Committee needs 2 Senators.

• There are 2 Executive Committee vacancies on the Senate.

7. Report of the Ombudsperson—Professor Diane Sank

• Professor Sank called for unity among faculty members.

8. New Business

• Professor Kalia (History) thanked faculty for contributing to the Book Fund for students who need textbook money.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:07 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sherri Rings

Secretary

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