Approved Minutes - Full Board - May 6 2015

CONVENING OF PUBLIC MEETING Chairman McCall convened the Public Meeting at 3:36 p.m., which was held at the State University Plaza in Albany, New York.. CONVENING OF PUBLIC MEETING Chair

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Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Trustees

of State University of New York

Trustees Present: Chairman McCall, Mr Belluck, Mr Corngold, Dr Dullea, Dr Ehrenberg (via

video, Ithaca), Dr Fatta (via video, Buffalo), Dr Good, Dr Knuepfer, Mrs Lewin, Dr Lichtman,

Ms Mould, Mr Murad, Mr Spielvogel, and Mr Staller

Trustees Absent: Ms Sanford, Mr Socarides and Mr Waldman

Others Present: Chancellor Zimpher, Dr Bringsjord, Dr Cartwright, Ms Casey, Ms

Duncan-Poitier, Ms Hengsterman, Mr Haelen, Ms LoTurco and Mr Pierre-Louis

1 CONVENING OF PUBLIC MEETING

Chairman McCall convened the Public Meeting at 3:36 p.m., which was held at the State University Plaza in Albany, New York It was noted there were fourteen members participating, including two non-voting members in person, and two Trustees via video from Buffalo and Ithaca Chairman McCall declared a quorum and called for an Executive Session to discuss individual personnel matters and the receipt of legal advice

2 CONVENING OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 3:37 p.m., Chairman McCall called for an Executive Session under provisions of Section 105 of Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, as follows:

(1) “discussing matters relating to the appointment and employment of particular

persons,”

In addition, during this time the Board may seek and receive legal advice from the

University’s General Counsel, which attorney-client communications are exempt from the Open Meetings Law pursuant to Section 108 of Article 7 of the Public Officers Law

Upon motion by Mr Spielvogel, seconded by Ms Mould, it was unanimously agreed to convene an Executive Session for the purposes specified by Chairman McCall

Chairman McCall recessed the Executive Session at 5:35 p.m No action was taken in Executive Session by formal vote

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Trustees Present: Chairman McCall, Mr Corngold, Dr Dullea, Dr Ehrenberg (via video,

Ithaca), Dr Fatta (via video, Buffalo), Dr Good, Dr Knuepfer, Mrs Lewin, Dr Lichtman, Ms Mould, Mr Spielvogel, and Mr Staller

Trustees Absent: Mr Belluck, Mr Murad, Ms Sanford, Mr Socarides and Mr Waldman Others Present: Chancellor Zimpher, Dr Cartwright, Ms Casey, Ms Duncan-Poitier, Ms

Hengsterman, Mr Haelen, Ms LoTurco, Ms McLoughlin , Mr Pierre-Louis and Ms Ravitz

1 CONVENING OF PUBLIC MEETING

Chairman McCall convened the Public Meeting at 11:06 a.m., which was held at the State University Plaza in Albany, New York It was noted there were twelve members

participating, including two non-voting members in person, and two Trustees via video from Buffalo and Ithaca Chairman McCall declared a quorum and called for an Executive Session to discuss individual personnel matters and the receipt of legal advice

continued to explain how EOP works; since 1967 EOP has served as the primary access

vehicle for economically and academically disadvantaged students at SUNY EOP extends admission to students at SUNY who have the potential to succeed in college but whose life circumstances have not permitted them to achieve their potential He discussed the statistics

of the EOP students regarding income, race, educations level, and standardized test scores Chairman McCall continued by explaining the success of EOP students returning for a second year and graduation rates

Chairman McCall then discussed the Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) that

Assemblyman Arthur Eve started EOC is a statewide network of 10 educational opportunity centers that provides training certifications, GED support and examinations These are for students who may go on from here to college, but if not, they learn marketable skills for

employment

Chairman McCall further stated that the new political leader of the New York State Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie is an EOP graduate of SUNY In his first public statement, Speaker Heastie expressed his commitment to the educational opportunities programs for students in New York State Speaker Heastie followed through on his commitment with budget restorations and additional funding to EOP and to EOC programs

Moreover Chairman McCall stated that he is pleased that Chancellor Zimpher pointed out yesterday that she will convene with the Community College Committee, Finance

Committee and Academic Affairs Committee and bring in her staff to really focus on how we live

up to our commitment to opportunity programs and are accountable with this additional money

we have to extend the reach of our opportunity programs

3 CHANCELLOR’S REPORT

Chairman McCall invited Chancellor Zimpher to give her report The Chancellor

summarized her trip to Cuba with Governor Cuomo on New York’s first trade mission to that country in over 56 years New York was the first state to formally visit Cuba, since the US’ restoration of diplomatic relations, open for business with Cuba

Chancellor Zimpher met with eight SUNY students who are studying abroad in Cuba They expressed the unique opportunity that studying the Cuban culture has brought to them The Chancellor also mentioned that Governor Cuomo had stopped during the Chancellors meeting with the students

The Chancellor went on to explain the immense study abroad and exchange programs that SUNY offers its students who are in 60 countries and on 7 continents Chancellor Zimpher also noted that last year, SUNY was the first higher education system to join the Institute of International Higher Education Generation Study Abroad Initiative which is committed to

increasing participation in study abroad programs to 25% by 2020

In addition, Chancellor Zimpher stated that Dr Jose Buscaglia-Salgado, Director of Caribbean, Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Buffalo, traveled with her to Cuba; and they worked with the University of Havana on the framework for a Memorandum of Understanding between SUNY and the University which will enable SUNY to increase study abroad programs to Cuba, increase scholarly exchanges between SUNY and the University of Havana, provide study abroad students with internships and applied learning opportunities as New York companies seek to establish presence in Cuba The Chancellor indicated that she will be working closely with the Office of Global Affairs at SUNY System Administration and with

Chancellor Zimpher further stated that SUNY will establish a Cuban lecture series this fall to bring greater awareness of Cuba and all the Latin American countries and South

American countries to New Yorkers and to enhance the cultural competency of our students participating in study abroad programs

Chairman McCall thanked the Chancellor for her excellent report He looks forward to the opportunities for SUNY students in Cuba

Chancellor Zimpher presented her first recommendation to the Board of Trustees for the appointment of Dr Heidi Macpherson as President of the State University of New York College

at Brockport The Chancellor provided the Board with a brief background of Dr Macpherson’s education and experience

Chairman McCall stated that the Board had the opportunity to meet with Dr

Macpherson He then asked the Secretary to read the resolution

Appointment of Dr Heidi Macpherson as President of the State University of New York College

Resolved that Dr Macpherson will be compensated at an annual State salary of

$240,000, effective on or about July 16, 2015; and be it further Resolved that although Dr Macpherson ultimately will reside in a College residence, that residence currently is undergoing critical maintenance and will not

be ready for occupancy upon the commencement of Dr Macpherson’s employment and that, as a result, Dr Macpherson will receive a housing

allowance of $4,000 per month until such time as the College residence is ready for occupancy; and be it further

Resolved that Dr Macpherson will receive use of an automobile or an automobile allowance

(2015-22) Chairman McCall invited Scott Turner, Chair of the Brockport College Council, to

introduce Dr Macpherson Mr Turner thanked the Chancellor, Chairman McCall and the Board of Trustees He stated they had a very deep talent pool and was delighted to introduce

Dr Heidi Macpherson as the 7th President of the College of Brockport Dr Macpherson

delivered some brief remarks, and noted that she was honored to be chosen to serve in this capacity and to be a part of the SUNY team

Chancellor Zimpher then presented her second recommendation to the Board of

Trustees for the appointment of Dr David Rogers as President of State University of New York College at Morrisville Chancellor Zimpher gave the Board a brief background of Dr Rogers’ education and experience

Chairman McCall asked the Secretary to read the resolution

Appointment of Dr David Rogers as President of the State University of New York College at Morrisville

Upon motion by Mr Staller, seconded by Dr Lichtman, the following resolution was approved by affirmative votes from all present, except Dr Ehrenberg, who abstained:

Resolved that the Dr David Rogers be, and hereby is, appointed President of the State University of New York College at Morrisville; and, be it further

Resolved that Dr Rogers will be compensated at a State salary of $195,000, effective on or before June 1, 2015; and, be it further

Resolved that Dr Rogers will receive a housing allowance of $4,000 per month, and will receive use of an automobile or an automobile allowance

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of Trustees She gave a summary of the Presidential search process and her expressed delight

on the outcome of the search committee in selecting Dr Rogers Dr Rogers also gave

remarks, and stated that he was honored to be chosen to serve in this capacity and be a part of the SUNY team as a SUNY Alum

Chairman McCall explained that there would not be a quorum without the vote of Dr Ehrenberg, so the vote was retaken and all members voted in favor of Dr Rogers’ appointment

Chancellor Zimpher then presented her third recommendation to the Board of Trustees for the appointment of Dr Kristine M Young as President of Orange County Community

College Chancellor Zimpher gave the Board a brief background of Dr Young’s education and experience

Chairman McCall asked for the resolution to be read by the Secretary

Appointment of Dr Kristine M Young as President of Orange County Community College

Upon motion by Dr Dullea, seconded by Mr Staller, the following resolution was

approved by affirmative votes from all present:

Resolved that the appointment of Dr Kristine M Young as President of Orange County Community College by the Orange County Community College Board of Trustees, at a salary of $175,000, effective June 8, 2015, be, and hereby is approved

(2015-24) Chairman McCall invited Helen Ulrich, Chair of Orange County Community College Board to introduce Dr Young Ms Ulrich thanked the Chancellor, Chairman McCall and the Board of Trustees She thanked those involved with the Presidential search process on the campus, and expressed her delight in the selection of Dr Young Dr Young also gave

remarks, and noted that she was honored to be chosen to serve in this capacity and be a part of

the SUNY team especially at a point when the country is recognizing the importance of

Community Colleges

Chancellor Zimpher then presented her last recommendation to the Board of Trustees for the appointment of Dr Steady Moono as President of Schenectady County Community College Chancellor Zimpher gave the Board a brief background of Dr Moono’s education and experience

Chairman McCall asked for the resolution to be read by the Secretary

Appointment of Dr Steady H Moono as President of Schenectady County Community College

Upon motion by Mr Spielvogel, seconded by Dr Dullea, the following resolution was approved by affirmative votes from all present:

Resolved that the appointment of Dr Steady H Moono as President of Schenectady County Community College, by the Schenectady County Community College Board of Trustees, at a salary of $170,000, effective July 1,

2015, be, and hereby is approved

(2015-25) Chairman McCall invited Ann Fleming Brown, Chair of Schenectady County Community College’s Board, to introduce Dr Moono Ms Fleming Brown thanked the Chancellor,

Chairman McCall and the Board of Trustees She thanked Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges in Education Pipeline, for her assistance in the search

Ms Fleming stated how eager she is to have Dr Moono as the next President of SCCC Dr Moono also gave remarks, and stated that he was honored to be chosen to serve in this

capacity and be a part of the SUNY team and that only in America can a peasant African boy grow up in the savannas of Africa and now be a college president

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4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of Minutes of the Board Meeting Held on March 11 2015

Upon motion by Mr Spielvogel, seconded by Mrs Mould, the proposed minutes were approved by affirmative votes from all present as the official minutes of the meetings held

Chairman McCall then invited the committee members to give their reports

5 COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Academic Affairs

Trustee Knuepfer, serving as acting Chair, began his report by commenting on

Chairman McCall’s report on EOP He stated that as a faculty member for SUNY Binghamton,

he has had many EOP students in his classes and he is surprised about the many times that EOP students came in the through the program Trustee Knuepfer went on to the resolutions approved by the Academic Affairs Committee He then asked the Secretary to read the

resolutions

Experiential / Applied Learning Plan

Upon motion by Mr Knuepfer, seconded by Dr Lichtman, the following resolutions were approved by affirmative votes from all present:

Whereas the Chancellor, in her 2013 State of the University Address, underscored the value of every student having an opportunity for at least one experiential / applied learning activity, in its many possible forms, during his/her academic career at SUNY; and

Whereas the University Faculty Senate, in collaboration with the Faculty Council of Community Colleges, the SUNY Student Assembly, and System Administration has supported faculty development of applied learning opportunities of different types for students, including through development

of the publication Internships: A Guide for Planning, Implementation, and Assessment , as well as Service-Learning: A Toolkit; and

Whereas the SUNY Provost’s Applied Learning Advisory Committee was empanelled in October 2014 with representation from every campus, establishing an Applied Learning Team on every campus, and is currently reviewing the SUNY Applied Learning Framework through regional engagements; and

Whereas the Governor and Legislature have expressed support for experiential and applied learning through legislation included in the 2015/16 Enacted Budget; now, therefore; be it

Resolved that the Chancellor be, and hereby is, directed to develop a plan

to make approved experiential or applied learning activities available to students enrolled in an academic program of the State University beginning

in the 2016/17 academic year; and, be it further Resolved that such plan shall be developed in consultation with the University Faculty Senate, the Faculty Council of Community Colleges, the SUNY Student Assembly, and other stakeholders; and shall be presented to the Board of Trustees for review prior to the June 1, 2016 statutory deadline; and, be it further

Resolved that such plan shall define approved experiential or applied learning activities, methods of faculty oversight and assessment, responsibilities of business, corporate, non-profit or other entities hosting students; and, be it further

Resolved that such plan shall include a requirement for collecting and reporting data associated with such experiential or applied learning activities; and, be it further

Resolved that such plan shall have each campus and college examine the feasibility of including such experiential or applied learning activities as a degree requirement, including examining individual ability to administer and provide such opportunities to students; the local community's capacity to support such experiential or applied learning activities; the impact such requirement would have on the local workforce; potential for such a requirement to enhance learning outcomes for students; and whether adding such a requirement would cause potential delays in graduation for students

(2015-26) Awarding of Honorary Degrees

Upon motion by Dr Lichtman, seconded by Mr Dullea, the following resolution was approved by affirmative votes from all present:

Resolved that candidates for Honorary Degrees, set forth in a listing which has been filed with the Secretary of the University under the date of April 2, 2015, be and hereby are, approved for conferral of such degrees, in accordance with the Guidelines for the Awarding of Honorary Degrees, as last amended July 2013

Confidential Summary of Honorary Degree Nominations

As of March 1, 2015

Binghamton

University Horace Gibson No Mr Gibson is an educator and co-founder of one of the oldest international schools in Europe, the International School of Florence He moved to New York in the 1940s

and in 1950 quit his job to travel to Europe, visiting nine countries within five months until his money ran out A second visit to Europe in 1952, with companion Paul Murke-Mahony, a teacher on sabbatical, brought him to Rome Low on funds, together they decided to teach English to support themselves This was the genesis

of the American School, where Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, and others in the film industry sent their children to school while filming on location

After a big production moved out of the area, Mr Gibson transferred the entire school to Florence, Italy, renaming it the International School of France and served as its headmaster for many years He remains connected to the school but has retired from service on its board With no formal education beyond high school, Mr Gibson has been called a Renaissance man who truly values education and understands the

foundation it provides He has written a memoir, Good Afternoon Mr Gibson:

Memoirs of Horace Gibson He received the European Council of International

Schools (ECIS) Award for the Promotion of International Education and was made an honorary member of ECIS Beyond his work in education, Mr Gibson has been heavily involved since 1963 with St James American Church in Florence He co-wrote the history of the church upon its 100th anniversary

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enstooled in 1992 as Omanhene (Traditional King) of the New Juaben State, one of

26 municipal districts in the Eastern Region of south Ghana with the a royal title of

“Daasebre” which means “His Benevolence.” As Traditional Ruler, he combines the dual roles of administration and adjudication: mobilizing his people for development and settling disputes among them He has strengthened the New Juaben Traditional Council as a local institution to promote the prosperity of the population In 2008, he received the Ghanaian Order of the Volta (Civil Division) national award for his public service and traditional leadership Daasebre holds a Bachelor of Science with honors

in Economics from the University of Ghana; a Master’s of Science in Statistics from the London School of Economics and Political Science; and a Ph.D in Statistics from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Daasebre developed in his doctoral thesis

an algebraic algorithm for the exact inverse of symmetric tridiagonal matrices He has over eighty technical publications in the areas of statistics, computing,

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governance, economics, population and policy issues In 2007, he was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Economics Department of the University of Ghana for his outstanding contributions to the teaching and practice of Statistics He held the Ghanaian national office of Government Statistician for a record of nearly eighteen years (1982–2000) He has served as Commissioner of the United Nations International Civil Service Commission since 2003

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Geneseo Beverly Daniel

Tatum, Ph.D

No Dr Daniel Tatum is President of Spelman College, a widely recognized leader in higher education and a scholar in the areas of race in the classroom and racial identity development In 2014, she received the Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association She was one of four university presidents nationwide to receive the 2013 Carnegie Academic Leadership Award The American Council on Education awarded her the Donna Shavlik Award in 2012 In 2012, she was also named YWCA Woman of the Year She received the Brock International Prize for Innovation in Education in 2005 She has served as an invited lecturer or keynote speaker for the Harvard Institute for Educational Management, the National Conference of State Legislatures, White House Conference on Historically Black Colleges, Ford Fellows Annual Conference, Council of Independent Colleges Leadership Institute, American Council on Education, among several other national organizations and institutes She authored

the classic Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other

Conversations about Race (NY: Basic Books, 1997; 5th anniversary re-issue 2003) and Can We Talk About Race? And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation

(Boston: Beacon Press, 2007), as well as Assimilation Blues (1987) and numerous

journal articles and book chapters President Tatum holds a B.A degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and M.A and Ph.D in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary She has make remarkable progress at Spelman College with the institutions now in the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the country and one of the most selective women’s colleges in the U.S

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Tector Yes Dr Tector is a distinguished thoracic surgeon who graduated from Morrisville with an associate’s degree in applied science in 1953 He then went on to graduate from

Utica College with a degree in biology He received his MD from St Louis University School of Medicine and a Master’s Degree in Surgery at University of Iowa Dr

Tector has practiced medicine for forty-seven years and Cardio Thoracic Surgery for over thirty-seven years He was the founder and president of Midwest Heart Surgery Institute Dr Tector is credited with restoring the heart transplant program at Aurora

St Luke’s Medical Center located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin During his tenure, it has

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