Delegate at Large to College Council, Spring 2014 Election Results

Eleven vacancies for three year term (Fall 2014-Spring 2017)

Nadia Benakli, 45

Laura Ghezzi, 43

Teresa Tobin, 42

Lin Zhou, 36

Lourdes Smith, 35

Dennis Bakewicz, 30

Arianne Masude, 29

Ariyeh Maller, 27

Nasato Nakamura, 27

Asm Delowar Hossain, 26

Marco Castillo, 25*

Alternates (serve for one-year term to fill any 2014-2015 Delegate at Large vacancies)

1. Corina Calinescu, 25* (will serve 1 year-term to replace Laura Ghezzi for 2014-2015)

2. Sharon Shockness, 21

*Tie broken by lot

General Meeting, Voting Results

Here are the results from the Tuesday, March 25, 2014 General Meeting:

Curriculum

13-09 ARCH 4400 Special Topics Course: 65 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstain, 0 blank

13-10 TCET 4282 Capstone Project: 64 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstain, 1 blank

Committee on Committees

Peter Catapano, 61

Jason Montgomery, 57

Maria Pagano, 61

Costas Panayotakis, 57

Peter Parides, 57

All five candidate received the required plurality.

Election Reminder

Campus-wide elections will be held from Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4 for the following positions:

Auxiliary Enterprise Board

Academic Integrity Committee

Personnel Appeals Committee

Faculty/Student Disciplinary Committee

Delegates-at- Large College Council

CUNY Faculty Senate

All elections will be held in the ISR office (Namm 321)

General Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, March 25

College Council General Meeting, Tuesday, February 25, 2014.  12;45-2pm. Atrium Amphitheater (AG 30)

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Chair’s Report

IV. Committee on Committees Election

IV. Standing Committee Reports

V. President’s Report

VI. Provost’s Report

VII. Good and Welfare

VIII. Adjournment

Nominations for Delegates-at-Large to College Council

The nomination period for Delegates-at-Large to College Council is now open.   Delegates-at-Large are elected for a three-year term with one-third of the membership elected yearly on a rotating basis.

Current members, if you have any questions of when your term expires, please consult the membership list on the top menu of this page.

Anyone interested in serving must submit a nominating petition with 25 qualifying signatures to the Instructional Staff Relations office, Namm 321, by Monday, March 17. The election will be held in the ICR office from Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4. 

The following members of the instructional staff shall be eligible to serve on and vote for the college council:

a) All professors and associate professors,
b) All tenured assistant professors and instructors,
c) All assistant professors and instructors who have received a third full-time annual
appointment,
d) All full-time assistant professors (untenured) who have been appointed to the rank
after serving for a minimum of three years as full-time lecturers/instructors,
e) All full-time lecturers who have received a third, continuous, annual appointment,
f) All college laboratory technicians who have received a third, continuous, full-time
annual appointment,
g) All higher education officers who have received a third, continuous, full-time
annual appointment.
Only those who qualify above can sign the nominating petition.

General Meeting, Voting Results

The results from the voting at our Feb. 25 meeting were provided to me after the meeting adjourned.  Here are the results:

1. Curriculum, 13-05: PASSED, 70 in favor, 0 against, 2 abstain, 4 blank

2.Curriculum, 13-06: PASSED, 70 in favor, 0 against, 2 abstain, 4 blank

3. Curriculum, 13-07: PASSED,  71 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstain, 4 blank

4. Personnel, Peer Observation Form & Resolution: FAILED, 56 in favor, 7 against, 12 abstain, 1 blank

5. Students, Grade Appeal Procedure & Form: PASSED, 69 in favor, 2 against, 3 abstain, 2 blank

Just a reminder for those not familiar with College Council voting rules. All proposals need a “Perez” majority of the entire College Council membership, not a simple majority of those present.  This voting rule covers all CUNY faculty governing bodies.  Since our membership is 120, 61 votes are required to pass any proposal.

General Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, February 25

College Council General Meeting, Tuesday, February 25, 2014.  12;45-2pm. Atrium Amphitheater (AG 30)

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Chair’s Report

IV. Standing Committee Reports

V. President’s Report

VI. Provost’s Report

VII. Good and Welfare

VIII. Adjournment

Open Hearings, Peer Observation Form

The Personnel Committee will be holding Open Hearings regarding a proposed new peer classroom observation form.

Tuesday, Jan. 28,2:30-3:30 in the Atrium Amphitheater

Monday, Feb. 3, 3:30-4:30 in the Atrium Amphitheater

You can find a link to a draft of the Observation Form below:

Peer Observation Report-Jan 24 2014

Peer Observation Report Open Hearing Minutes 2014

General Agenda Meeting, Tuesday, January 28, 2014

College Council General Meeting, Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 12:45-2pm, Atrium Amphitheater (AG30)

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Chair’s Report

IV. Standing Committee Reports

  • Curriculum: (Proposals and Final Reports can be found on the Curriculum Committee website)
    • Major: 12-16 SBS 2000, Research Methods for Social and Behaviorial Sciences
    • Minor: 13-G Change in Prerequisites for CST
  • Personnel
  • Building and Grounds
  • Technology

V. President’s Report

VI. Provost’s Report

VII. Good and Welfare

VIII. Adjournment