Educational Policies & Faculty/Student Relations

acts as the Faculty Senators Council counterpart to the Academic Affairs Committee of the University Senate; interacts with the NYU Center for Teaching Excellence; proposes, develops, and implements new programs to enhance faculty participation in campus and student life

Committee Chair: Michael Dinwiddie

 

Agenda

  • Policy on Assigning Course Credit Hours
  • Review of Policy on Use of Copyrighted Materials
  • Working with SSC on the following agenda items:
    • Academic Advising
    • Global Issues
    • Faculty involvement in student life
Review of Statement of Policy and Guidelines on Educational and Research Uses of Copyrighted Materials
 
  • At the begining of the academic year, the Provost sent a memo asking the FSC to review the Statement of Policy and Guidelines on Educational and Research Uses of Copyrighted Materials.
  • The Administration & Technology Committee and Educational Policies Committee reviewed the document and the following statement and recommendation was approved by the Council at the November FSC meeting:
    • After a thorough review, the FSC Educational Policies Committee and Administration & Technology Committee endorsed its contents and guidelines.
    • Some of the specific legal strictures and categories governing fair use might be unclear and unknown to faculty. To address this possibility, our recommendation is that a document be prepared by the Provost's Office with bullet points for faculty to more easily reference the applicable rules governing the use of copyrighted materials.
  • View PDF of FSC Review (November 14, 2013)
  • Response from Provost (November 25, 2013)

Review of Policy On Assigning Course Credit Hours
  • At the January FSC meeting, the Council approved the following review by the FSC Educational Policies Committee: After a thorough review, the FSC Educational Policies Committee endorsed the contents and guidelines of the Policy On Assigning Course Credit Hours dated December 11, 2013.
  • View PDF of review (January 30, 2014)
  • Provost's memo and Policy on Assigning Course Credit Hours (December 11, 2013)