University Faculty Senate

Welcome to the University Faculty Senate Web site!

Upcoming Meetings Fall Planning meeting (Expanded Executive Committee & Standing Committees) September 17-18, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, NY Fall Plenary meeting (Expanded Executive Committee, Senators & CGLs) October 22-24, 2009 hosted by SUNY IT, Utica, NY Winter Plenary meeting (Expanded Executive Committee, Senators & CGLs) January 28-30, 2010 hosted by SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY Spring Plenary meeting (Expanded Executive Committee, Senators & CGLs) April 22-24, 2010 hosted by SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

Follow up to recent programs How to Get Your Proposal Funded May 29, 2009     -----     Presentations Page   Leadership Development Webinar April 30, 2009   -----     Presentations and Information

Calendar Pages      Check out the calendar pages Calendar at a Glance and the Detailed Planner!      Both are accessible via the links in the navigation bar on the left side of the page. University at Buffalo Plenary Resolutions, Sector Reports and Committee Reports are now available.     Click on Plenary Meetings in the navigation bar to access the resolutions and reports.

Spring 2009 Plenary at the University at Buffalo

Welcome to the University Faculty Senate (UFS) Web site!

The SUNY Board of Trustees approved the creation of the University Faculty Senate on October 8, 1953. Article VII of the SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees states "the Senate shall be the official agency through which the University Faculty engages in the governance of the University. The Senate shall be concerned with effective educational policies and other professional matters within the University."

The UFS membership consists of the Chancellor of the University, two University representatives having University-wide responsibilities and representatives from each State-operated unit and contract college. This is a total of 33 SUNY colleges. This makes the University Faculty Senate one of the largest faculty governance organizations in the country!

The University Faculty Senate serves as a resource on governance for the University. It serves as a deliberative body on educational policies for the SUNY System. In this capacity it issues publications such as handbooks, directories and reports on matters such as budget, program revision and presidential searches. This Web site is designed to be a repository for documents and information produced by the University Faculty Senate.