BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BOARD COMMITTEE ON FACULTY, STAFF Agenda AND ADMINISTRATION October 9, 2018 I. ACTION ITEMS A. Approval of the Minutes of June 4, 2018 B. POLICYCALENDAR 1. Appointment of Vivian Louie, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College, with tenure pursuant to §6.2(b) of the Bylaws (I-B-1) 2. Appointment of Luisa Borrell as Distinguished Professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (I-B-2) 3. Appointment of Michael Shub as Distinguished Professor at City College (I-B- 3) 4. Appointment of Eric Lott as Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center (I-B-4) 5. Appointment of Nari Ward as Distinguished Professor at Hunter College (I-B- 5) 6. Appointment of Steven Greenbaum as Distinguished Professor at Hunter College (I-B-6) 7. Appointment of Naresh Devineni at City College with Early Tenure pursuant to §6.2(d) of the Bylaws (I-B-7) II. INFORMATION ITEMS A. Chancellors University Report Review and Proposed Bylaws Amendments -- 1st reading B. Revised Naming Policy Guidelines C. Quarterly Diversity Report BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JUNE 4, 2018 The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez at 5:01 p.m. The following people were present: Committee Members: University Staff: Hon. Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez, Chair Interim Chancellor Vita C. Rabinowitz Hon. Ken Sunshine, Vice Chair Interim Vice Chancellor Margaret Egan Hon. Kevin Kim Vice Chancellor Brigette Bryant Hon. Michael Arvanites Interim Chief Operating Officer Marc V. Shaw Prof. Michael Barnhart, faculty member Deputy General Counsel Jane Sovern Prof. Kathleen Barker, faculty alternate Mr. Yssed (David) Tobo, student alternate President Mary Lu Bilek, COP Liaison Trustee Staff: Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Secretary of the Board Gayle M. Horwitz General Counsel and Vice Chancellor Loretta P. Martinez Deputy Secretary Anne Fenton Cal. No. DISPOSITION The agenda items were considered and acted upon in the following order: I. ACTION ITEMS: A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 16, 2018. Moved by Committee Chair Cortés-Vázquez and seconded Trustee Kevin Kim, the minutes were unanimously approved as submitted. B. POLICY CALENDAR 1. Adoption of Governance Plan for the CUNY School of Urban and Labor Studies. The item was tabled. 2. Appointment of Lisa Farrington as Distinguished Professor of Art at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Interim Chancellor Vita Rabinowitz highlighted the career success of Dr. Lisa Farrington, noting that Dr. Farrington is an internationally recognized art historian and a premier specialist in the history of African-American women artists and the history of African-American art. Moved by Prof. Michael Barnhart and seconded by Trustee Michael Arvanites, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 3. Appointment of Denis Nash as Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Interim Chancellor Rabinowitz highlighted the career success of Dr. Denis Nash, noting that Dr. Nash is an internationally recognized epidemiologist whose expertise includes infectious disease epidemiology, epidemiologic methods, public health surveillance, global health implementation science and the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and the Hepatitis C virus. 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JUNE 4, 2018 Moved by Prof. Barnhart and seconded by Trustee Kim, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 4. Appointment of Ida Susser as Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Hunter College. Interim Chancellor Rabinowitz highlighted the career success of Dr. Ida Susser, noting that Dr. Susser is an internationally renowned anthropologist whose expertise includes social movements particularly those related to urban transformation, environmental justice, gender in working class communities and AIDS treatment and prevention. Moved by Trustee Kim and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. Committee Chair Cortés-Vázquez inquired about the responsibilities and benefits derived from the appointment process of Distinguished Professor in addition to the title change for clarification purposes. II. INFORMATION ITEMS: B. Reappointments of Faculty with Early Tenure pursuant to §6.2.b.(2) of the Bylaws College Name Department Rank Justification Effective Strong publication record, Khalid Bou- Assistant A. City College Mathematics NSF grant and excellent 9/1/2018 Rabee Professor teaching evaluations. Interim Chancellor Rabinowitz gave a brief report on the University process of faculty nomination for early tenure, highlighting the procedures for action as well as noting the credentials required for faculty appointment. Prof. Barnhart made a few comments, noting that being able to award early tenure is important in recruiting qualified faculty. I. ACTION ITEMS, continued: C. CHANCELLOR’S UNIVERSITY REPORT 6. Appointment of Jane Bowers as Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and University Provost. 7. Appointment of Lon S. Kaufman as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Hunter College. Moved by Prof. Barnhart and seconded by Committee Vice Chair Ken Sunshine, and following discussion, items I.C.6 and I.C.7 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 5. Reappointment of Kristin Booth Glen as University Professor at The Graduate Center. Moved by Trustee Kim and seconded by Mr. Yssed (David) Tobo, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JUNE 4, 2018 8. Appointment of Antonio Pérez as University Professor at Hunter College. Moved by Committee Vice Chair Sunshine and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. B. POLICY CALENDAR 6. Naming of the Helen and Robert Appel Hall at Hunter College. 7. Naming of the Rose Katz Classroom at Hunter College. 8. Naming of the Drs. Duane M. and Lily E. Christ Math and Science Resource Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 9. Naming of the Dr. Robert Bittman Laboratory at Queens College. 10. Naming of the Lalita Palekar Conference Room at Queens College. 11. Naming of the Andrew Saderman Keyboard Room at Queens College. 12. Naming of the Walter and Jocelyn Barandiaran Classroom at Baruch College. 13. Naming of the Dennis Hickey Classroom at Baruch College. 14. Naming of the Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Parlor at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House. 15. Naming of the David Rockefeller Cultural Corp Fellowship. 16. Naming of the Lewis Burke Frumkes Center for Writing and Culture at Hunter College. 17. Naming of the Vadim Verkhoglyad Study Room at Baruch College. 18. Naming of the Hedwig Schindler Lab at Baruch College. 19. Naming of the Robert A. Schwartz Center for Trading and Financial Markets Research at Baruch College. Vice Chancellor Brigette Bryant gave an overview of the naming opportunities, noting that each resolution falls within current naming guidelines. A discussion about the naming opportunities followed, including current naming guidelines relating to pledged gifts and naming rights. Prof. Barnhart made a comment about the generosity of the faculty relating to gifts and students, emphasizing he hopes the future policy do not discourage smaller gifts. Moved by Prof. Barnhart and seconded by Mr. Tobo, and following discussion, items I.B.6 through I.B.19 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 5. Adoption of Revised Naming Guidelines for The City University of New York. Committee Chair Cortés-Vázquez made a motion to table the adoption of the Revised Naming Guidelines for the City University of New York to give the Committee the opportunity to review the guidelines prior to the next scheduled meeting. Trustee Arvanites seconded, and following discussion, the motion was approved. C. CHANCELLOR’S UNIVERSITY REPORT 1. Appointment of Yi Li as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 2. Appointment of Robin Merle as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 3. Appointment of Michel Hodge as Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs at New York City College of Technology. 4. Appointment of Donna Linderman as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at The City University of New York. 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JUNE 4, 2018 Moved by Trustee Kim and seconded by Prof. Barnhart, and following discussion, items I.C.1 through I.C.4 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. II. INFORMATION ITEMS, continued: A. Revised CUNY Sexual Misconduct Policy General Counsel Jane Sovern stated that at an earlier meeting, the Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs adopted the revised Policy on Sexual Misconduct. Committee Chair Cortés-Vázquez moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Trustee Kim and the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. 4 I-B-1 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Appointment of Dr. Vivian Louie as Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College WHEREAS, Dr. Vivian Louie was a faculty member at Harvard University from 2000-2013, being promoted from Lecturer to Assistant Professor and then finally to Associate Professor, a title she held for six years. She was the CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at Hunter for the 2013-2014 academic year, and WHEREAS, Dr. Louie comes to Hunter College directly from the William T. Grant Foundation where she served as program officer, and WHEREAS, Dr. Louie has an expertise in Asian American Studies including successful publication and grant writing records warranting an appointment as a full professor with tenure, be it RESOLVED, that Dr.