Transcript Photo from: SUNY-ESF Facebook Page College-wide Governance Meeting November 20, 2013 – 12:45 PM Gateway A & B.

Photo from: SUNY-ESF Facebook Page
College-wide Governance Meeting
November 20, 2013 – 12:45 PM
Gateway A & B
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AGENDA
Opening Remarks/Announcements (Donaghy)
Grading Policy (IQAS/Donaghy)
Seamless Transfer (Bongarten)
Open SUNY (Spuches)
Announcements
• Next President
• Curriculum Committee
Curriculum Committee
Report to Faculty Governance
11/20/2013
Announcements
• Course Proposals
– New form, streamlined, reduces redundancy, improves
consideration of affected parties
– New instructions and guidance
• Communications
– Website http://www.esf.edu/coc/
– Email: [email protected]
• Proposal Review
– Staff review for completeness: Barbara Newman
– Committee review for consistency with policy,
appropriateness and impacts on resources, programs or
units
Grading Policy
Instructional Quality and Academic Standards Committee
Shannon Farrell, EFB
Lindi Quackenbush, ERE and SCME
Nasri Abdel-Aziz, FNRM
Paul Caluwe, FCH and PBE
Susan Dieterlen, LSA and ES
JoAnne Ellis, Library
Allison Oakes, GSA
Bruce C. Bongarten, VPAA
Mary Chandler, Registrar
Scott S. Shannon, OIGS
Kelley J. Donaghy, Acting Chair
Memorandum to Presidents (MTP)
• April 30, 2013
– UFS Grade Change Resolution (4/11)
– Power of SUNY Academic Excellence
Transformation Team
– Middle States Standards
– Grading and Due Process Procedures for students
• Review must be completed “prior to the
conclusion of the Fall 2013 academic
semester…”
Revision Process and Timeline
• September 11, 2013 – OIGS provides Committee with a
draft policy and procedures document
• September through October– Committee meets and works
through several drafts and refinements (Google docs and
several in person meetings)
• October 31, 2013 – Committee members touch base with
their representative departments to gather feedback
including Academic Council and Faculty Governance
Executive Committee
• November 8, 2013 – Committee compiles nine pages of
feedback, spends next five days extensively reviewing and
revising per feedback (met three times and Google Docs)
• November 12, 2013 – Committee endorses the Grading
Policy
Review of our Policy
Missing Pieces per MTP
I. Instructor Authority
III. Grades must be based on learning outcomes
VII. Requirement of a Course Syllabus
» ALL credit-bearing courses
X. Grade Changes
Other changes
• III.B – special grades
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Incomplete (I)
Missing Grades (NR)
Repeating Courses (R)
Course Withdrawal Periods Renamed
College withdrawal renamed De-enrollment
Other Changes (con’t)
• V – Final Exam Period
– Should not be given before exam week
– Should be either (1) final exam or
(2)submission/presentation of class project
– Number of Exams required of a student in 1-day
officially 2 exams
• VI – Timeliness of Final Course Grade
Reporting
– Seven (7) to allow for suspension hearings
What is Seamless Transfer?
• Seamless Transfer is an attempt by SUNY to
facilitate student transfer among SUNY
institutions without loss of credit.
• To do so, each Bachelor’s program will have a
defined Transfer Path
– Comprised of 60-64 CH of lower-division courses
– Which can be taken at any SUNY institution
– And including 30 CH of General Education
What is Seamless Transfer?
• Courses taken in the Transfer Path are guaranteed
to transfer among SUNY institutions.
• Students completing the full Transfer Path must
be able to complete their Bachelor’s programs
within two additional years
• Bachelor’s programs may require no more 126
CH, unless a waiver is granted.
• Transfer Paths equally to native as well as transfer
students.
Bachelor's Program 120-126 CH
Visualizing Seamless Transfer
Transfer Path 60-64
CH
Bachelor's Program 120-126 CH
Visualizing Seamless Transfer
General Education
30 CH
Foundation Courses
30-34 CH
Transfer Path
60-64 CH
Bachelor's Program 120-126 CH
Visualizing Seamless Transfer
How Do ESF Programs Fit with
Seamless Transfer?
• Tentative Transfer Paths, identifying Foundation
Courses, have been created by SUNY faculty
committees.
• SUNY has tentatively assigned Transfer Paths to
most of our programs.
• In cases of singular degree programs, i.e., FRM,
we can suggest a list of Foundation Courses.
• Seamless Transfer Audits have been completed
for all ESF Bachelor’s Degree Programs.
How Do ESF Programs Fit with
Seamless Transfer?
• In some cases, good fits can be accomplished
if reject the SUNY-assigned Transfer Path and
create new ones.
• Where the number of Foundation Courses is
large, our programs can fit if Foundation
Courses can be required as part of General
Education.
General Education
30 CH
Foundation Courses Used to
Fulfill General Education Req.
Foundation Courses
34+ CH
Transfer Path 60-64
CH
Bachelor's Program 120-126 CH
How Do ESF Programs Fit with
Seamless Transfer?
Sample Seamless Transfer Audit
CH
Foundation Courses: Biology Transfer Path
General Biology I (w/lab)
General Biology II (w/ lab)
General Chemistry I (w/ lab)
General Chemistry II (w/ lab)
Organic Chemistry I (w/ lab)
Organic Chemistry II (w/ lab)
Calculus I
Genetics or Ecology
Cell Biology or Microbiology
General Education
EWP 190: Writing & the Environment
Mathematics
Foundation Course
Other General Education
Transfer Path: Biology
General Education
Foundation Courses
Less Foundation Courses Taken to Fulfill Gen Ed
TOTAL
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
35
3
3
4
20
30
ESF Requirements Beyond Transfer Path
APM 106: Calculus II
EWP 290: Research Writing & Humanities
PHY 101: Physics I
PHY 102: Physics II
BTC 132: Orientation Seminar in BTC
EFB 210/211: Diversity of Life I or II
APM 391: Statistics
EFB 303: Env. Microbiology or Cell Biology
EFB 320: Ecology or Genetics
BTC 401: Molecular Bio Techniques
BTC 420: BTC Internship
BTC 497: BTC Research Proposal
BTC 498: BTC Research Problem
BTC 499: BTC Synthesis Project
FCH 530: Biochemistry I
FCH 532: Biochemistry II
Directed Electives
4
3
4
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
1
3
3
9
57
Free Electives
30
35
-4
61
5
Total Upper Division
Total Program
62
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What is the Process for Implementing
Seamless Transfer?
• SUNY is convening new faculty groups to review and
amend the 1st generation Transfer Paths.
– ESF faculty will be asked to participate.
– The work of these groups is expected to be fast and
furious, completed by the end of March.
• We may request waivers from certain of the Seamless
Transfer rules:
– Waiver of 126 CH program cap
– Request for unique Transfer Path
– Other
• Due date of waivers has been moved from January to
May.
What is the Process for Implementing
Seamless Transfer?
• Any necessary modification of programs to fit
Seamless Transfer should be completed by the
end of September.
• For implementation in Fall, 2015.
• All of the above is subject to change.
The Open SUNY vision
Open SUNY will provide students
with the nation’s leading online
learning experience. Open SUNY will
draw on the Power of SUNY and
support campuses and faculty to:
▪
Dramatically expand access to
higher education
▪
▪
Raise completion rates
Prepare students for success in
their lives and careers, and
contribute to the economic success
of New York State and beyond
Source: 2013 State of the University Address: College Is Worth It, January 15, 2013; Interim Report of the Chancellor’s Online
Education Advisory Team, December 2012; SUNY Board Outlines Implementation of Open SUNY, March 19, 2013
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The Open SUNY team is preparing to unveil Open SUNY
to the world in January 2014
Translate Open SUNY
vision into detailed
design
Jul – Sept 2013
Prepare for January
2014 unveiling of
Open SUNY
Oct 2013 – Jan 2014
Prepare to launch
Open SUNY at scale
in September 2014
Feb – Sept 2014
Continue innovating
and improving on
Open SUNY
Oct 2014 and beyond
▪ Select and onboard 4-6 distinctive existing online degrees that will be introduced as enhanced “Open SUNYpowered degrees” in January
▪ Implement extensive student supports for students in Open SUNY-powered degrees, including 24/7
customer service, online academic tutoring, readiness assessment, and a personal student concierge
▪ Design and launch a faculty center to facilitate a peer-to-peer faculty network promoting excellence in online
education
▪ Orchestrate communications campaign, both for inside SUNY and for potential students
▪ Lay the groundwork for at-scale model to be launched in September 2014, including selection of additional
high-needs Open SUNY-powered degree programs
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Emerging view of Open SUNY initiatives
Community
building
Open SUNY
Learning
Commons
Course
supports
Skill
development
Faculty
professional
development
in online
education
24/7 service
desk
Creditbearing
third-party
content
Competencybased
learning
Research
&
innovation
Prior
learning
assessment
Experiential
learning
Campus and
system-wide
initiatives and
supports
24/7 service
desk
Online
academic
tutoring
Library
and open
educational
resources
Student
computer
program
Workforce
development
Institutional
pathways &
readiness
Open SUNY
Student
supports
General
education
Open SUNY
International
Academic
initiatives
Student
concierge
Signature
SUNY
programs
Open SUNYpowered
offerings
Innovative
learning
practices
Faculty
supports
Student
services
hotline
High-needs
disciplines
Skill
remediation
Affordable
broadband
for NYS
IT enablers
Open SUNY
infrastructure
Identification
& verification
SUNY
Educational
resources
ePortfolio
Universal
sign-on
OpenSUNY.edu
navigator
Student
online
experience
Online
readiness
assessment
Monitoring
and
continuous
improvement
Exploration
course
Potential
students
NY State
Stakeholder
engagement
and communications
Funders
and
partners
Policy
architecture
Revenue
and
cost
models
Legal and
compliance
policies
Credits
and financial
aid across
campuses
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Open SUNY milestones
January 2014
Unveil Open SUNY to the world and
showcase and demonstrate its core
principles
September 2014
Formally launch Open SUNY at
scale
September 2015 and beyond
Improve and innovate on Open
SUNY
In January, Open SUNY will be
unveiled with…
▪ 6 high-needs Open SUNY-powered
degrees, with dedicated student
concierges, guaranteed experiential
learning, and dedicated course
refresh teams
▪ Website and online degree / course
navigator
▪ 24/7 hotline with service desk and
online tutoring
▪ Establishment of a formal SUNY-wide
ecosystem for promoting excellence
in online teaching and learning
▪ 300 faculty and IDs designated to fill
roles in faculty community
▪ An announcement in anticipation of
formal launch in September
In September, Open SUNY will
be formally launched with…
▪ Expanded additional high-needs
Open SUNY-powered degrees,
with enhanced supports and
guaranteed experiential learning
▪ Degree ladders and consortia in
high-needs areas
▪ Expanded student supports,
including additional concierges
▪ A community college pilot for
prior learning assessments
After 2014, Open SUNY will keep
improving and innovating with…
▪ Fully online degree ladders for
the top high needs disciplines
for NYS
▪ Open SUNY-powered offerings
in skill remediation and
workforce development
▪ Clear interconnections with with
major initiatives such as STARTUP NY
▪ Open educational resources
▪ Student computer program
▪ Additional pilots and eventual
roll-outs of PLAs, third-party
content, and competency-based
learning
▪ Open SUNY International
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