2015-2016
Steering Committee
Thank You to President Sexton
At the October 29, 2015 meeting of the C-Faculty Senators Council, the Council approved the following resolution:
Resolution:
The C-FSC wishes to thank John Sexton for his 14 years of service to NYU as President, his 14 years of service as Dean of the Law School, and his 34 years of service as an NYU faculty member. The C-FSC particularly wishes to express its gratitude to John Sexton for his long-term, strong advocacy of inclusion of continuing faculty as a necessary and vital part of University governance.
Resolution: Thank You to President Sexton (October 29, 2015)
Request to Provost regarding Policy Recommendations
At the October 29, 2015 meeting of the C-Faculty Senators Council, the Council approved the following resolution:
Resolution:
WHEREAS the Faculty Handbook, dated September 1, 2015, states on page 11, Principles of Joint Shared Governance:
4. Reasoned Justification
When the T-FSC and/or N/C-FSC submits advice in writing to the University administration and the administration does not agree with or accept the Council’s advice, the administration will provide its reasons for not accepting the Council’s advice to the Council(s) in writing and in a timely matter, and
WHEREAS the Provost’s Office regularly submits its reasons for not accepting any particular part of the Council’s advice to the Council(s), and
WHEREAS it is important for faculty not on the Council(s) to understand the reasoning behind any non-acceptance of specific advice, and
WHEREAS the Provost’s Office posts links to any final School and/or University policies after review
BE IT RESOLVED that the C-FSC requests that the Provost’s Office post on its website, along with the final version of any School and/or University policy, the same document (referenced above) detailing the reasons for acceptance and/or non-acceptance of each recommendation provided by the Provost to the Council(s).
Resolution: Request to Provost regarding Policy Recommendations (October 29, 2015)