Board Meeting Minutes 1975
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Minutes of Proceedings, January 27, 1975 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK HELD JANUARY 27,1975 AT THE BOARD HEADQUARTERS BUSLDING 535 EAST 80 STREET - BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.rn There were present: Alfred A. Giardino, Chairman Francesco Cantarella Rita E. Hauser Vincent R. FiePatrick Vinia R. Quinones Gunton D. Goklin Marta Valle Etta G. Grass, Acting Secretary of the Board Chancellor Robert J. Kibbee President Kurt R. Schmeller President Milton G. Bassin President Herbert M. Sussman President William FA. Birenbaum President Richard D. Trent President James A. Colston President Edrnond Volpe President Candido de Leon President Jacqueline G. Wexler President Edgar D. Draper President Clyde J. Wingfield President Leon M. Goldstein Professor David Valinsky President John W. Kneller Mr. Jay Hershenson President Leonard Lief Deputy Chancellor Seymour C. Hyman President Robert E. Marshak Vice-Chancellor Mary P. Bass President Joseph S. Murphy Vice-Chancellor Julius C.C. Edelstein President Hardd M. Proshansky Vice-Chancellor Anthony Knerr President Donald H. Riddle Vice-Chancellor J. Joseph Meng Vice-Chancellor David Newton The absence of Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Williams was excused. Board of Higher Education Upon motions duly made, seconded and carried, the following resolutions were adopted or action was taken as noted: (Calendar Nos. 1through 7) NO. 1. CHANCELLOR'S REPORT: RESOLVED, That the Chancellor's Report for January 27, 1975 (including Addendum Items) be approved, as amended as follows: (a) PART AA: Add the following appointment: DEPT., UNIT, TITLE NAME EFFECTIVE SALARY Bx. Comm. Coll. Philip Foglia(2) 211 175-6/30/75 $14,30O/A Safety & Security Asst. to H EO Bylaw Section 11.146 waived. (2) Approved by the HE0 SCREENING COMMITTEE (b) Item 8-1.A.-15.8 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - AWARD OF CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT, EFFECTl VE 9/1/75: Title "Instructor" to be deleted and title "Lecturer (Full-Time)" to be added for all individuals listed therein. (c) Items listed in PART E - ERRATA, to be withdrawn or changed, as indicated NO. 2. COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS: RESOLVED, That the following resolutions approved by.the Committee on Administrative Affairs be adopted: A. BYLAW AMENDMENTS - ACADEMIC DUE PROCESS: Mrs. Quinones, on behalf of the Committee on Administrative Affairs, served notice of proposed amendments to the bylaws, Section VII, with respect to Academic Due Process. At this point, the Board heard Dr. Irwin H. Polishook, First Vice President of the Professional Staff Congress, who spoke in opposition. Notice of these proposed amendments was noted. Under the bylaws action will not be taken until the next meeting. B. ADMISSION OF VETERANS: 1. MATRICULATION PROCEDURES: RESOLVED, That all student veterans whose high school averages qualified them to enroll as matriculated students, but who were enrolled as non-matriculated students because of their failure to meet the previous admissions application deadlines be fully matriculated effective with the Summer Session, 1974. EXPLANAT1ON: Currently each college has individual requirements by which these non-matriculated veterans become matriculated. This resolution would establish uniform standards of matriculation for those veterans who missed the previous application deadline, and therefore, eliminate the inequities that presently exist in the system. 2. LATE REGISTRATION: RESOLVED, That all veterans of the U.S. Military Service with no previous college experience be permitted to file matriculation applications at any time prior to the date that registration is scheduled to begin and that the normal University-establisheddates for filing such applications shall not apply; and be it further Kinutes of Proceedings, January 27, 1975 RESOLVED, That in the event the filed application is lacking irl supporting data at the time of scheduled registration, the veteran, subject to space limitation, shall be admitted as a conditional matriculant pending receipt of such supporting data, provided, however, that the veteran has presented evidence of a high school diploma or equivalent; and be it further RESOLVED, That upon receipt of the supporting documentation to complete the application, the veteran shall be placed in full matriculation if helshe meets the admissions requirements of the college or if helshe has met the college's academic standards for continued matriculation at the end of the aforementioned semester; and be it further RESOLVED, That veterans admitted in accordance with the foregoing resolutions will forfeit their matriculated status if they should fail to provide the documentation required by the college in order to complete the admissions application or if they fail to meet the college's academic standards for continued matriculation; and be it further RESOLVED, That the aforegoing resolution be effective beginning with students entering in Spring, 1975. EXPLANATION: Currently veterans are permitted to file late applications; but if such applications are incomplete at the time of late registration, they have no alternative but to register as non-matriculants, be subject to tuition and reapply for a subsequent semester. In keeping with the Board of Higher Education's policy to support veterans' access to higher education, this resolution would eliminate another paper roadblock. The foregoing resolutions are not intended to diminish the established admissions requirements nor the regular processing by the University Application Processing Center of all freshman applications. C. CITY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: 1. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY: RESOLVED, That title to all property purchased by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York with funds received under grants, awards or contracts, upon termination of the grant, award or contract, shall be transferred to and vested in the Board on behalf of the college or university unit involved in the particular grant, award or contract, in accordance with implementary rules promulgated by the Research Foundation, provided howver that the Research Foundation shall retain responsibility for such property to the extent necessary to wind up the grant, award or contract, and effect any necessary physical delivery or transfer, and further provided that the terms of the grant, award or contract, and applicable rules and regulations shall control to the extent they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution. EXPLANATION: The City University Research Foundation administers on behalf of the Board, City University grant and research funds. At the end of a particular grant, award or contract, usual practice is for the college involved to retain or obtain control and possesion of any property plrchased through the use of such funds. The purpose of this resolution is to formalize the legal transfer of title to such property at the end of the grant, award or contract, and to formally relieve the Research Foundation of responsibility wer such property. The Research Foundation has authorized these grant transfers in a resolution dated December 10, 1974. 2. HEW - CUNY PATENT AGREEMENT RESOLVED, That the Board authorize the Research Foundation of the City University of New York, on behalf of the Board, to enter into an Institutional Patent Agreement with the United States of America, as represented by the Assistant Secretary (Health and Scientific Affairs) of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, pursuant to which the Board of Higher Education and the Research Foundation will obtain a first option to retain principal rights in and to administer inventions made in the course of or under research supported by grants and awards from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Board of Higher Education EXPLANATION: Adoption of this resolution will enable the Research Foundation of the City University of New York to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare pursuant to which the Research Foundation on behalf of the City University will obtain first option to retain ownership and patent tights to all inventions conceived by persons working m DHEW grants and contracts with the privilege of the United Statesof America to use such patents royalty free. Execution of the agreement also constitutes approval by DHEW of the patent policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Higher Education and the Research Foundation with respect to patertts and inventions. At this point the Board heard Dr. Barry Bressler, a faculty member at Richmond College, who spoke in favor of the Richmond College Interim Governance Plan and Mr. Paul Nelson, a student at Richmond College, and Nir. Jay Hershenson, Chairman of the University Student Senate, who spoke in opposition to the plan. D. RICHMOND COLLEGE INTERIM GOVERNANCE PLAN: RESOLVED, That this two-stage plan for academic restructuring and for the development of a permanent governance plan for Richmond College be approved effective January 27, 1975. with the understanding that a referendum on the final and permanent governance plan based on the new structure will be held as soon as possible, and that such permanent plan proposed would be within the spirit and intent of the Board's guidelines on gwernance. NOTE: A copy of this two-stage plan is on file with these minutes in the Office of the Secretary of the Board. E. CONTRACT WITH LOCAL 384, COVERING GITTLESON EMPLOYEES: RESOLVED, That the contract negotiated by the University, the Mayor's Office of Labor Relations, and Local 384 of District Council 37 AFSCME for the titles College Office Assistant (A and B), College Secretarial Assistant (A and B) and College Administrative Assistant, for the period July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1976 be approved in principle. EXPLANATION: This contract succeeds the contract which expired on June 30, 1974 and is the result of intensive negot~ations betwen the parties. The economic component of this settlement conforms to the pattern of increases and Cost of Liv~ng Adjustments contained in all agreements reached by the City of New York in the current "round" of negotiations.