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Faculty Council of Community Colleges. Tina Good, President 2009-2010. FCCC Purpose. The official agency through which the SUNY community college faculty engages in the governance of the University. FCCC Membership.
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Faculty Council of Community Colleges Tina Good, President 2009-2010
FCCC Purpose • The official agency through which the SUNY community college faculty engages in the governance of the University.
FCCC Membership • The faculty of each community college shall elect a delegate and an alternate in a manner they may establish by local faculty bylaws.
FCCC History • September, 1966—First meeting of faculty representatives • April 13, 1967—SUNY Board approved resolution creating the FCCC and approving our Articles of Organization (Part 606 of the Code) • First meeting of FCCC—October 2, 1967
Shared Governance • SUNY System Administration • SUNY Board of Trustees • NYCCAP • NYCCT • CCBOA • ICCD • SUNY University Faculty Senate • CUNY University Faculty Senate • SUNY Student Assembly • Campus Governance Leaders • And more…….
FCCC 2009-2010 Theme • Advocacy • Activism • Academics
FCCC Commitments • Community Colleges as Democracy’s Colleges • Academic Excellence • Academic Freedom • Shared Governance
Recent FCCC Endeavors • SUNY Assessment • Seamless Transfer within SUNY (Student Mobility)
Fundamental FCCC Positions • Shared Governance • Faculty are best qualified and should therefore have a primary role, through a sound and well-established governance structure, in the formulation of policy relating to: • Curriculum • Methods of Instruction • Academic Standards • Academic Student Affairs • Program Development • Degree Requirements
Fundamental FCCC Positions • Academic Freedom • “The responsibility of the university as a whole is to the community at large, and any restriction upon the freedom of the instructor is bound to react injuriously upon the efficiency and the morale of the institution, and therefore ultimately upon the interests of the community. (AAUP)
FCCC Fundamental Positions • Academic Freedom • Academic freedom is the indispensable condition for the faculty to carry out its work: the responsibilities of teaching, research and publication, and of participating in college governance in order to advance human knowledge. It is one of the cornerstones of a sustainable democracy.
Fundamental FCCC Positions • Assessment • Sound assessment practices are best developed locally by the faculty and should be used to improve teaching and learning.
Fundamental FCCC Positions • Student Mobility • Students within SUNY should be able to transfer their coursework seamlessly and systemwide without undue complications