NO. 5. COMMITTEE ON FISCAL AFFAIRS: RESOLVED,
That the following items be approved:
A. THE
CITY COLLEGE – NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INTIATIVE (NII) - PHASE II:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize The
City College to issue purchase orders to International Business Machines Inc.,
for the purchase of network electronics and network integration services
against existing State of New York Contract No. PT59009 for the term of that
contract, which expires January 17, 2007 pursuant to law and University
regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize The
City College to issue purchase orders to ARC Networks for the purchase of
cable, fiber optics, and installation of signal and fiber optic cabling against
existing State of New York Contract No. PT00336 for the term of that contract,
which expires June 30, 2002 pursuant to law and University regulations; and be
it further
RESOLVED,
That the total of such purchases shall not exceed an estimated cost of
$2,000,000 chargeable to Capital Project No. 144990.
EXPLANATION: On January
29, 2001, Cal. No. 4.C., the Board of Trustees approved the first phase of the
College’s multi-year information technology plan to upgrade its network
infrastructure in the North Academic Center and the Marshak Science
Building. This second phase involves an
electronics upgrade and extension of the campus network infrastructure to
connect student laboratories and faculty and staff offices. The wiring will facilities electronic
communication and access to the Internet.
B. HUNTER
COLLEGE – NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE (NII) – PHASE IV:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize Hunter
College to issue purchase order to ShoreGroup Incorporated for network devices
and installation against existing State of New York Contract Nos. PT59009 and
PS59010 for the term of those contracts, which expires January 17, 2007
pursuant to law and University regulations.
Such purchase shall not exceed $1,500,000 chargeable to Capital Project
No. 144900.
EXPLANATION: On
February 22, 1999, Cal. No. 4.D., April 24, 2000, Cal. No. 4.A., and January
29, 2001, Cal. No. 4.A., the Board of Trustees approved the first three phases
of Hunter College’s multi-year information technology plan to upgrade its
network infrastructure for faculty, staff and students. This fourth phase involves electronics
upgrades to allow access from department offices and classrooms in the East and
West Buildings of the 68th street campus to the infrastructure
completed in the first three phases and also implements enhancements to the
network management systems.
C. QUEENS
COLLEGE – NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE (NII) – PHASE III:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize Queens
College to issue purchase orders to International Business Machines for network
electronics against existing State of New York Contract Nos. PT59009 and
PT59010, for the term of those contracts, which expires January 17, 2007,
pursuant to law and University regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize Queens
College to issue purchases orders to Anixter, Inc., for cable and connectors
against existing State of New York Contract No. PT00617, for the term of that
contract, which expires June 30, 2002, pursuant to law and University
regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize Queens
College to issue purchase orders to Anixter, Inc., for cable associated
hardware against existing State of New York Contract No. PT57878, for the term
of that contract, which expires June 30, 2002, pursuant to law and University
regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize Queens
College to issue purchase orders to ARC Networks for the installation of signal
wiring, cabling, and fiber optic cabling against existing State of New York
Contract No. PT00336, for the term of that contract, which expires June 30,
2002, pursuant to law and University regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the total of all such purchases shall not exceed a cost of $800,000
chargeable to Capital Project 144900.
EXPLANATION: On
February 22, 1999, Cal. No. 4.D., the Board of Trustees approved the first
phase of Queens College’s multi-year information technology plan to upgrade its
network infrastructure for faculty, staff, and students. On June 25, 2001, Cal. No. 4.A., the Board
approved the second phase of network upgrades at Queens College. Phase III includes electronics upgrades to
improve student laboratories, faculty offices, and administrative offices with
faster electronic communication and access to the Internet.
D. THE
CITY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AT QUEENS COLLEGE – NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
INITIATIVE (NII) – PHASE II:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize The
City University School of Law to issue purchase orders to Apple Computer, Inc.
for wireless hardware and installation services against existing State of New
York Contract No. PT55529, for the term of that contract, which expires on
November 21, 2002, pursuant to law and University regulations; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize The
City University School of Law to issue purchase orders to Expanets of North
America LLC for network hardware and installation services against existing
State of New York Contract No. PT59009, for the term of that contract, which
expires on January 17, 2007, pursuant to law and University regulations; and be
it further
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize The
City University School of Law to issue purchase orders to Expanets of North
America LLC for network maintenance services against existing State of New York
Contract No. PS59010 for the term of the contract, which expires on January 17,
2010, pursuant to law and University regulations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the total of all such purchases shall not exceed an estimated cost of
$680,000.00 chargeable to Capital Project No. 144900.
EXPLANATION: On
September 24, 2001, Cal. No. 4.C., the Board of Trustees approved Phase I of
the Law School’s multi-year information technology plan to upgrade its network
infrastructure. Phase II funding
includes support for new network switches and enhanced network management and
security. This phase involves
installation of wireless network access points in and around the law school
building. This will allow faculty and
students to access network services using portable computing devices.
NO. 6. COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY, PROGRAM, AND RESEARCH: The following items was placed on the
calendar pursuant to the resolution on Committee structure last amended by the
Board on 5/21/90, Cal. No. 8.D. A
quorum was not present at the meeting but the presiding chair determined that
it is important for Board action not to be delayed. A majority of the Committee members, including at least two
trustee members, support these resolutions.
A. QUEENSBOROUGH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE – A.A.S. IN MASSAGE THERAPY:
RESOLVED,
That the program in Massage Therapy leading to the Associate in Applied Science
degree to be offered at Queensborough Community College be approved, effective
September 1, 2002, subject to financial ability.
EXPLANATION: The
purpose of the proposed program is to provide students with the knowledge and
skills necessary to qualify for taking the New York State licensure exam and
become licensed massage therapists. The
proposed program is based upon a strong liberal arts and science core
curriculum at Queensborough, which currently offers programs in a number of
health-related fields.
Massage
therapy is one of the oldest known therapeutic treatments and has gained
increased acceptance and respect as a licensed therapeutic modality. Today, there is a growing effort to
integrate alternative practices into mainstream medicine. Job opportunities exist in a variety of
health-care facilities, medical offices, health and wellness clinics, and
health clubs, as well as in private practice.
B. THE
CITY COLLEGE – CENTER FOR INFORMATION NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATION (CINT):
RESOLVED,
That the Center for Information Networking and Telecommunication (CINT) be
established at The City College in accordance with the Policy Guidelines for
Research Centers, Institutes, Consortia, and Special Initiatives set forth by
the Board of Trustees in February 1995.
EXPLANATION: The purpose
of the proposed Center is to facilitate cross disciplinary research that
stresses the theoretical, analytical, and experimental aspects of
telecommunications and information networking, consisting of high speed
multimedia networking, next generation INTERNET protocols, mobile
communications, photonics engineering, optical communications and information
distribution. Key areas of research
include quality of service requirements, mobility and wireless networking,
optical communications and optical switching, video and image communications,
and networking protocols. In addition,
considerable emphasis will be placed upon the economics, pricing, and business
aspects of telecommunications and information services, as well as network
security.
The
proposed center is an outgrowth of a long-standing research relationship
between a number of electrical engineering and computer science faculty members
known as the Telecommunication and Information Networking Group (TING). The TING group has been largely self-supporting
through successful grant funding for the past five years and was recently
awarded a multi-year grant for approximately three million dollars from the
U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL). Thus the
TING group has already produced outstanding outside funded research on many
aspects of wired and wireless communications and information networking. In addition, the TING group is responsible
for successfully mentoring a considerable number of Graduate Center Ph.D. and City
College Master’s students. The group
has made outstanding contributions to the literature of their specialty.
C. KINGSBOROUGH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE – SPECIAL INITIATIVE:
INSTITUTE FOR VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE:
RESOLVED,
That the Institute for Virtual Enterprise be established as a Special
Initiative at Kingsborough Community College in accordance with the Policy
Guidelines for Research Centers, Institutes, Consortia, and Special Initiatives
set forth by the Board of Trustees in February 1995.
EXPLANATION: Virtual
Enterprise is an interdisciplinary, technology driven, business simulation
program in which students create, develop and operate enterprises that trade
products and services in a web-driven global network of more than 3,000 firms
in thirty countries. Kingsborough
Community College has for the past five years served as a model for Virtual
Enterprise program development and replication in the United States. The College is now proposing that these
efforts be constituted and approved as a Special Initiative known as the
Institute for Virtual Enterprise (IVE).
The
mission of the Institute for Virtual Enterprise will be to promote activities
and staff development that will facilitate the development of tomorrow’s career
professionals. IVE will facilitate the
development of Virtual Enterprise curricula at other CUNY campuses and thereby
make the Virtual Enterprise experience available to all CUNY students. IVE will also develop recruitment and
retention strategies to attract traditional and non-traditional students to
CUNY. In addition, IVE will provide a
working model to support Welfare-to-Work activities throughout New York City.
D. THE
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND – ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY:
RESOLVED,
That a Department of Psychology be established at The College of Staten Island,
effective September 1, 2002.
EXPLANATION: Pursuant
to a thorough review and with the agreement of faculty involved, The College of
Staten Island proposes to establish a Department of Psychology. The purpose of this action is to provide the
necessary organizational structure that will promote faculty collaboration to
enhance instruction in the expanding psychology offerings at the College.
Recent
faculty appointments in Psychology have resulted in the broadening of the
expertise of the faculty to include both clinical and research
specializations. The Psychology
program, which underwent a self-study evaluation in 1999-2000, has developed an
independent identity manifested in, for example, its participation in a new
master’s degree in Neuroscience, Mental Retardation, and Developmental
Disabilities, in partnership with the Department of Biology. The College believes that it is now in the
best interest of several disciplines to establish a separate Department of Psychology.
This
action follows consultation with the affected faculty and with the College
Council and is strongly endorsed by the College Administration.
A
separate resolution has been submitted to the Board of Trustees via the
University Report Addendum regarding the transfer and appointment of
personnel. Contingent upon the approval
of the Board of Trustees, designated faculty members (12) will be transferred
from the Department of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work and
appointed to the new Department of Psychology, effective September 1,
2002. In addition, two new untenured
faculty members will be appointed to the new Department of Psychology,
effective September 1, 2002.
E. LAGUARDIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION:
RESOLVED,
That a Department of Cooperative Education be established at LaGuardia
Community College, effective July 1, 2002.
EXPLANATION: Pursuant
to the College’s strategic plan and the recommendations of a 17-member Task
Force comprising faculty and staff representing all Divisions of the College
and following a year-long process of discussion and review, which included a
College-wide planning process last spring and a College-wide summit on the
future of cooperative education, LaGuardia Community College proposes to establish
a Department of Cooperative Education.
The Department is intended to strengthen the discipline of cooperative
education at the College and integrate the applied learning of cooperative
education internships more fully into students’ academic progress at the
College. Establishment of the new
department will provide the necessary organizational structure, currently not
in place, with respect to the following areas:
making cooperative education a stronger partner with the College as a
whole, allowing the College to better use what is learned through cooperative
education to improve technology, pedagogy and programs, and building stronger
relationships with co-op employers and other employers in the community. LaGuardia Community College was founded as
the first co-op community college in the system and the nation. Cooperative education and its emphasis on
having students demonstrate that they are able to apply and do what they are
taught in classroom theory, is central to the College’s distinctive mission.
A
separate resolution regarding the transfer of personnel has been submitted to
the Board of Trustees via the University Report Addendum, and contingent upon
the approval of the Board, designated faculty members (24) from the Division of
Cooperative Education will be transferred to the new Department of Cooperative
Education effective July 1, 2002.
NO. 7. COMMITTEE ON FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION: RESOLVED,
That the following items be approved:
A. BERNARD
M. BARUCH COLLEGE – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BLOOMBERG L.P. ENDOWED CHAIR IN
BUSINESS JOURNALISM:
RESOLVED, That the Board of
Trustees of The City University of New York authorize the establishment of The
Bloomberg L.P. Endowed Chair in Business Journalism in the Weissman School of
Arts & Sciences at Bernard M. Baruch College.
EXPLANATION: Bloomberg L.P.,
has promised a generous donation of $1.5 million to endow a chair in business
journalism at Bernard M. Baruch College.
The endowment will be used to attract a nationally known journalist to
the faculty of the Master’s Program in Business Journalism in the Weissman
School of Arts & Sciences at Baruch College. Among the principle responsibilities of the Bloomberg Professor
will be to work with Baruch colleagues and leading business journalists to
shape the role and responsibilities of business journalism in the 21st
century, and to teach graduate and undergraduate classes in the journalism
program at Baruch.
$1 million of the promised gift
has already been received, and the remaining $500,000 is expected in a final
annual installment.
B. THE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – AMENDMENTS TO THE GOVERNANCE PLAN OF THE COLLEGE
OF STATEN ISLAND:
RESOLVED, That the Board of
Trustees of The City University of New York approve the proposed amendments to the
Governance Plan of The College of Staten Island.
EXPLANATION: The proposed
amendments to the Governance Plan of The College of Staten Island have been
approved by the instructional staff in a referendum by a vote of 132 to 15, and
are recommended by the College President.
The proposed amendments to the Governance Plan represent a comprehensive
revision of the instructional staff articles of the Governance Plan.
The powers of the College Council
are reconfigured to focus on the broader college community such as holding town
meetings, larger educational and policy issues affecting the College and
University, institutional planning and governance revision. The membership of the new College Council
will be approximately the same, but somewhat smaller than the current one, with
nine administrators, 46 faculty members, two adjuncts, eight student
representatives, seven members from the Higher Education Officer Series (HEO),
and two members from the College Laboratory Technician Series, for a total of
74 members. A Faculty Senate is
established which will have the traditional responsibilities of the faculty
currently held by the College Council.
The Faculty Senate will be responsible for making recommendations on the
principal academic decisions including admissions criteria, academic programs,
degree requirements, and graduation requirements. A new Higher Education Officer Steering Committee is established
with seven HEO employees to serve as a vehicle for bringing HEO concerns to the
President and the College Council.
On the College-wide Personnel and
Budget Committee, the President is changed from a voting to a non-voting
member. The voting membership will now
be comprised of the chairs of the 18 academic departments, including Student
Services and the Library. The President
continues to serve as Chairperson of the Committee, and in her absence the
Chief Academic Officer serves as Chairperson.
The Institutional Planning Committee is changed from a free-standing
committee to a committee of the College Council, which will review and assess
the mission and goals of the College and recommend changes in academic
offerings and educational programs, and the Governance Committee is changed
from a free-standing committee to a committee of the College Council and
renamed the By-Law Committee, with the continued charge of making periodic
reviews of the Governance Plan.
NOTE: A copy of the revised Governance Plan is on file in the Office of
the Secretary of the Board.
NO.
8. COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES, PLANNING, AND
MANAGEMENT: RESOLVED, That the following items be approved:
A. BROOKLYN
COLLEGE – RENOVATION OF RADIO STATION AND TELEVISION STUDIOS:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York authorize the
Secretary of the Board to execute a construction contract on behalf of Brooklyn
College to renovate existing space to provide a new Brooklyn College student
radio station and upgrade the existing television studios. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder after public advertisement and sealed bidding
pursuant to law and University regulations.
The contract cost of $415,00 shall be chargeable to the City Capital
Budget, Project No. BY055-099 in the amount of
$180,000 for the radio station and Project No. BY074-099 in the amount
of $235,000 for the television studios.
The contract shall be subject to approval as to form by the University
Office of General Counsel.
EXPLANATION: Brooklyn
College will renovate an existing underutilized general classroom on the third
floor of Whitehead Hall to build a new radio station, and renovate the existing
television studios in the basement of Whitehead Hall to create a television
post production laboratory classroom.
The
Board approved the selection of the design firm of Fox & Fowle Architects
by resolution dated September 25, 2000, Cal. No. 6.C.
B. YORK
COLLEGE – CHILD CARD CENTER:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York accept the design
of the York College Child Care Center, as prepared by Buttrick White Burtis by
resolution dated June 28, 1999, Cal. No. 7.A.; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the City University Construction Fund is requested to authorize the
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York to complete the contract documents,
to bid and award contracts and to supervise the construction of this project.
EXPLANATION: York
College will construct a new building of 10,000 gross square feet to house a
childcare center. The project is
located on the York campus on the former site of St. Monica’s Church, an
historic structure declared a New York City landmark in 1979. The façade was saved when the church
collapsed in 1998; and this project restores this historic fragment as the Child
Care Center façade. It is anticipated that
the center will serve 100 children at a time.
C. LAGUARDIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE – CENTER 3 RENOVATION:
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York approve the
selection of the firm of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott PC to provide professional
services as required for the design of Center 3 Renovation at LaGuardia
Community College; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the City University Construction Fund is requested to authorize the
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York to enter into a contract with the
selected consultant for such services.
EXPLANATION: This
action amends the resolution dated September 24, 2001, Cal. No. 7.A., which
authorized the Secretary of the Board to execute a contract with this
architect. The project has received
additional funding from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and
will now be performed through the Dormitory Authority.
Einhorn
Yaffee Prescott PC will evaluate the existing conditions of the LaGuardia
Community College Center 3 building, update the 1996 Master Plan and prepare
conceptual design alternatives for renovating the entire facility. The architect will also design the first
phase of the renovation to include new classrooms and new offices for
Admissions, the Registrar, Bursar and Financial Aid. The building contains 885,000 gross square feet and has nine
stories and a basement. The College
currently occupies the basement, the first three floors, and a portion of the
seventh floor.
NO.
9. COMMITTEE ON STUDENT AFFAIRS AND
SPECIAL PROGRAMS: RESOLVED, That the following item be approved:
A.
THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND – COLLEGE AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE
BOARD BYLAW AMENDMENTS:
RESOLVED, That the Board of
Trustees of The City University of New York approve the following amendment to
Article III, Section 3, subsection 2 of the Bylaws of The College of Staten
Island Auxiliary Services Corporation, Inc.:
2. Five (5) student members, consisting of the student
government president (1) and four (4) students elected annually at large from the
student body of the College who maintain at least a 2.25 grade point
average. If at any time the grade point
average of a student serving on the Board of Directors falls below 2.25, said
student shall be automatically dropped from the Board with the exception of the
Student Government President whose eligibility for office shall be governed by
the constitution of the Student Government.
And be it further
RESOLVED, That this amendment
shall be effective September 1, 2002, except that students then holding office
may continue to serve until the end of the term of office, and that the student
government president shall be required to have at least the minimum grade point
average required by Board policy.
NOTE: Matter underlined is new.
EXPLANATION: The college
auxiliary enterprise board has responsibility for the oversight, supervision
and review of college auxiliary enterprises.
The board of directors of the auxiliary enterprise board pursuant to
Board Bylaws is composed of 11 members and five students. The bylaw amendment establishing a grade
point average requirement of 2.25 for the student members of the auxiliary
enterprise board, with the exception of the student government president, has
been approved by the board of directors and the college president. Board policy currently requires the student
government president to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
NOTE: A copy of the amended Bylaws is on file in the Office of the
Secretary of the Board.
NO. 10. HONORARY DEGREE: RESOLVED, That the
following honorary degree, approved by the appropriate faculty body and
recommended by the Chancellor, be presented at the commencement exercise as
specified:
COLLEGE DEGREE
HUNTER
COLLEGE
Rhea Perlman Doctor
of Humane Letters
(To
be awarded at the June 6th Commencement Exercises)
NO. 11.
SALK SCHOLARSHIPS: RESOLVED,
That the Board of Trustees approve the award of the Jonas E. Salk Scholarships
to the following graduates who have been recommended by the Chancellor: