A Summary of Resolutions and Discussion
in the University Senate,
January 1986–February 2002
January
31, 1986
1. Discussion
of the Role of Senate
2. Resolution
Concerning Research Proposals—referred to Executive Committee
February
28, 1986
1. Report
on investment of Stocks from companies with operations doing Business in South
Africa
2. Final
Report and Recommendations of the Faculty Task Force on Fringe benefits
3. Final
Report and Recommendations of the officers’ Task Force on Fringe benefits
4. Student
Affairs Committee Report on Security
5. Housing
Policy Committee Report on Grievance Procedures
6. Disposition
of Student Affairs Petition Endorsing the ban on Discriminatory Employers
7. Resolution
Concerning Fringe Benefits—adopted
8. Resolution
Concerning degree of masters of arts in Liberal; Studies—adopted
9. Resolution
Concerning Establishment of an Institute for Research on Women and
Gender—adopted
10. Resolution
concerning Campus Athletic Facilities—adopted
March 21, 1986
1. Report
of the Committee on Rules of University Conduct
2. Report
of the Student Affairs committee on Student/Faculty Trustees
3. Approval
of the 1987–88 academic Calendar
4. Resolution
Urging TIAA-CREF to invest—substitute resolution adopted
5. Resolution
Concerning dissemination of Rules—adopted
6. Resolution
Concerning meetings at the health sciences campus adopted
April
18, 1986
1. Resolution
Concerning Research Proposals—adopted
2. Resolution
Concerning 5uidelines on Potential conflicts of Interest between Scholarly and
Commercial Activities—adopted
3. Resolution
Concerning Changes to the Rules of University Conduct—referred to the Rules
Committee
4. Resolution
Concerning Recruiting by Discriminatory Employers, Columbia University
Facilities—referred to Rules Committee
5. Petition
and Report on Inter-Campus Shuttle Bus Service
6. Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
7. Resolution
Concerning new mandate for the Physical development committee—adopted
8. Resolution
Concerning Federal Support of Research—adopted
9. Revision
of Statement of Professional Ethics—adopted
10. Resolution
Concerning Dual degree Program Between the School of Law and the School of
Social Work—adopted
September
26, 1986
1. Resolution
Concerning Graduate Faculty Alumni Association adopted as amended
October
24, 1986
1. Resolution
to Establish a Committee on Non-Instructional Officers Affairs—defeated
2. Resolution
Regarding Changes to the Rules of University Conduct—adopted
3. Resolution
Concerning Recruitment by Discriminatory Employers in Columbia University
Facilities—defeated
November
14, 1987
1. Housing:
Report on and debate of the evictions of lapsed Columbia University affiliates
from University housing and allegations of warehousing of vacant apartments by
the University
2. Report
from Faculty Affairs Committee regarding the Status of Fringe Benefits for
Faculty
3. Resolution
Concerning Senate Ticket Policy—referred to Structure and Operations Committee
January
30, 1987
1. Housing:
Report on Institutional Real Estate Vacancies and Discussion of the housing
assignment process and the Senate Housing Policy Committee’s jurisdiction
2. Committee
on Education report regarding its examination into the possibility and
desirability of lengthening the reading periods
3. Faculty
Affairs report regarding the creation of non-professorial language teacher
appointments
4. Resolution
Concerning Scholarship Fund to Memorialize Stuart Garcia—adopted
February 27, 1987
1. Debate
regarding decision to hold Senate in closed session
2. Resolution
Concerning Restrictions on Access to Federal Information—adopted
3. Resolution
Concerning Dissemination of Federal Information adopted
4. Resolution
Concerning the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday adopted
5. Resolution
Concerning Housing Crisis—referred to Executive Committee
March
27, 1987
1. Reports
on and discussion of March 22 racial incident on campus
2. March
23, 1987 Presidential Statement regarding racism on campus—endorsed by Senate
3. Memorandum
Concerning Policies on Externally Funded Projects and Programs—received
4. Resolution
Concerning Table Grape Boycott—defeated
5. Resolution
regarding Community Relations—referred to Community Relations
April
24, 1987
1. Discussion
of Dean’s report on March 22, 1987, racial incident
2. Discussion
of President’s report regarding the administrative decision to allow police on
campus and discussion of the arrest of the protesters resulting from this
action
3. Resolution
Concerning Divestment from specific corporations including IBM—defeated
4. Resolution
to amend the Statutes to create appointments for non-professorial language
teachers—adopted
5. Report
of the Subcommittee on Student/Faculty Trustees
6. Resolution
of apology to Professor Marcellus Blount—adopted
September
18, 1987
1. Senator
Thomas King reported that the Executive Committee had conducted no business
under summer powers besides approving a minor amendment to the Business School
Calendar
2. Senator
Norman Mintz announced that Columbia had concluded the divestment of all its
stock in the U.S. companies with operations in South Africa.
October
23, 1987
1. Report
of the Student Affairs Committee on harassment of women by construction workers
on Columbia and Barnard sites
2. Faculty
Affairs Committee reported on the recent restructuring of health insurance
premiums
3. Resolution
concerning the use of South Field—withdrawn
November
20,1987
1. Report
of the Student Affairs Committee announcing a racial awareness project called
CARA
2. Report
of the Physical Development Committee on fundraising bazaars on Low Plaza
3. Report
of the Committee on Community Relations encouraging constituents to support the
annual drive of the Columbia Committee for Community Services
December
18, 1987
1. Statement
regarding waiver for athletes
January
29, 1988
1. Resolution
concerning joint Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy and Public
Health—adopted
2. Resolution
concerning statements of attendance for the American Language Program—adopted
February
26, 1988
1. Resolution
concerning Disruption of University functions adopted
2. Resolution
to Broaden Commission Report—no action taken
3. Resolution
concerning Statement of Attendance for Management Systems Laboratory—adopted
4. Resolution
concerning Statement of Attendance for Four Computer Technology
Programs—adopted
March
25, 1988
1. Resolution
to Amend the Rules of the University Conduct—adopted
2. Report
from Libraries Committee urging the University to commit it immediately to
raising funds for the purpose of creating a separate undergraduate library.
3. A
written report from the Community Relations Committee informing the Senate
about the problem of homelessness in the areas surrounding both campuses and
steps being taken by the University to meet the challenge.
April
22, 1988
1. Resolution
to Amend the Rules, Section 417K
2. Resolution
to Amend the Rules, Section 413a (8)
3. Resolution
regarding Ad-Hoc Committee to Examine Relationship with Barnard
College—withdrawn
4. Resolution
concerning Organ Donation Awareness—passed
5. Resolution
concerning Birthdates on CUIDS—passed
6. Resolution
concerning change in degree requirements for Master of Science degree in
Library Service—adopted
September
1988
1. Discussion
about the possibility of a strike by clerical workers in District 65
October
1988
1. President
Sovern hailed the recent success of the football team in defeating Princeton.
November
1988
1. Discussion
about government relations, the successful orientation programs at the College
and School of Engineering, and the new Hamilton Report on race relations
2. Discussion
on recent Congressional action affecting the taxability of tuition benefits
3. Resolution
concerning the Establishment of a Racial and Religious Harassment and
Discrimination Policy—withdrawn in favor of a substitute resolution
4. Resolution
concerning harassment based on Sexual Orientation—passed
5. Resolution
concerning Presidential Communication of an Official Policy concerning
homophobic harassment—withdrawn
December
9, 1988
1. Discussion
of proposal raised by the Student Affairs Committee that would require student
caucus approval of administration committee appointments
2. Statement
and discussion regarding the appropriateness of one of the University libraries
being named for John W. Burgess since he apparently held controversial views
about the role of ex-slaves during Reconstruction
3. Community
Relations Committee asked Senators to encourage their constituents to
contribute to the annual fund drive of Columbia Community Service
January
1989
1. Resolution
on Gender-Neutral Language—passed as amended with a few nays (voice vote)
2. Resolution
concerning a Statutory Certificate Program in Medieval and Renaissance
Studies—passed
3. Resolution
concerning a Joint Degree Program and Cross-Registration Program Between
Columbia University and Juilliard School of Music—passed
February 24, 1989
1. Resolution
of Thanks to Senator John Mason Harding
2. Resolution
concerning Statutory Certificate in Advanced General Dentistry—passed
3. Resolution
concerning New Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Degree Programs in Jewish
Studies and Ancient Studies—passed by voice vote
4. Resolution
concerning the Change of Name of the Certificate on Pedodontics—passed by voice
vote
5. Resolution
in Support of Women’s Freedom of Reproductive Choice—ruled out of order
6. Resolution
concerning Student Government Elections—passed
March 31, 1989
(No quorum present to conduct business)
April
28, 1989
1. Discussion
of the University’s commitment to address the needs and concerns of minority
students and to create an environment on campus that furthers racial and
cultural understanding
2. Resolution
concerning meetings on the University Senate—referred to Structure and
Operations Committee
3. Resolution
concerning a Commission on Columbia’s Greek System—passed
4. Resolution
concerning the Billing System—passed (voice vote)
5. Resolution
concerning Three Amendments to the Rules of the University Conduct—passed
6. Resolution
concerning changes in Degree Requirements for the MS in Architecture and
Building Design and the MS in Architecture and Urban Design—passed (voice vote)
7. Resolution
in Honor of Robert F. Goldberger Provost, of the University—passed
8. Resolution
in Honor of Norman N. Mintz—passed
9. Approval
of the 1990–91 Academic Calendar—passed
September
1989
1. Discussion
about the new committee on Civility, and the Justice Department investigation
into alleged price-fixing by many top-ranked colleges
2. Resolution
to grant speaking privileges to non-senators—referred without discussion
October
1989
1. Discussion
about the future of the programs in Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
2. Resolution
to approve a Statement of Attendance on the Writing Program. The Education
Committee resolution approved the issuance of a non-degree document to special
students who complete a series of General Studies writing courses—moved and
passed (voice vote)
November
1989
1. Discussion
about the recent campus debate over the permissibility of student council’s
allocating student activities fees to fund political activities
2. Resolution
to abolish the Administrative Board of the Summer Session—adopted (voice vote)
3. Resolution
concerning the creation of a special committee on security—passed (voice vote)
December
1989
1. President
Sovern announced that a fair contract settlement had been reached with the
Transport Worker’s Union, which includes maintenance workers and security
guards.
January
1990
1. President
Sovern gave an extensive report on the ongoing efforts being made to assure
that Columbia is a truly racially integrated community.
2. Resolution
to amend Section 71b of the University Statutes. Would lift an exemption of
eligibility for a ninth year that now applies to non-tenured faculty members
who have taken a leave of absence or served temporarily as
administrators—passed (voice vote)
3. Resolution
to Change the Name of the Department of Applied Physics and Nuclear
Engineering—Would recognize that this department had eliminated its
undergraduate program in Nuclear Engineering by dropping the last half of its
title—passed (voice vote)
February
1990
1. The
President reported in detail on the University’s reaction to the rape of a
female student in her dormitory by an employee of Summit Security, a private
company that supplies security guards to off-campus buildings.
2. Resolution
Concerning Class Scheduling, Enrollment and Registration The resolution
identified several administrative problems affecting mainly students and
proposed steps to correct them—passed, with one opposed (voice vote)
3. Discussion
about the plight of Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza whose Universities
have been closed by the Israeli government for two years because of unrest
March
1990
(No quorum present)
April
1990
1. Enacting
Resolution for Final Report of the Commission on Nondiscriminatory Policies and
Procedures—-passed
2. Resolution
Concerning the Educational Issues in the Current Review of the School of
Library Service—adopted as amended
3. Resolution
Concerning the Continuous Monitoring of Changes in the Status of Columbia
University’s Educational Units—passed
4. Resolution
to Adopt a Policy Statement on Community Relations—passed
5. Resolution
Concerning the Establishment of Academic Relationships Between Columbia and Bir
Zeit Universities—tabled
6. Discussion
of Academic Calendar for 1990–91 Possibility was discussed of lengthening the
spring Semester study period
7. Agreement
in principle was reached on a list of instructional information to be supplied
annually by the administration to Senate Committees
April 27, 1990
1.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Joint
Degree Business/Nursing—tabled
3.
Current
Review of School of Library Service/Substitute Resolution to Facilitate Senate
Participation in the Current Review of the School of Library Service—adopted
(voice vote)
4.
Establishment
of Academic Relationships Between Columbia and Bir Zeit Universities—tabled
October 10, 1990
1.
Joint
Degree Business/Nursing—Re—tabled
November 9, 1990
1.
Joint
Degree Business/Nursing—adopted (voice vote)
December 12, 1990
1.
Amend
Statutes in regard to the Earl Hall Advisory Committee—no quorum
January 18, 1991
1.
Amend
Statutes in regard to the Earl Hall Advisory Committee—no quorum
2.
Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) Degree Program in South Asian Studies—adopted
(voice vote)
February 15, 1991
1.
Armed
Forces Discriminatory Policies and Recruitment on Campus—no quorum
March 15, 1991
1.
Armed
Forces Discriminatory Policies and Recruitment on Campus—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Further
Resolution concerning Continuous Monitoring of Changes in Columbia University’s
Educational Units—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Reductions
in State Dental Clinic Subsidy Fund—adopted (voice vote)
April 12, 1991
1.
Two
New Joint Degree Programs Master of Science Public Health/M.D. and
D.D.S.—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
October 18, 1991
1.
Establishment
of Rape Crisis Center—adopted with amendments (voice vote/1 opposed)
December 13, 1991
1.
Amend
University Statutes to Provide Professors and Associate Professors with
Unmodified Titles (P&S)—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Establishment
of a Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse—adopted (voice vote)
February 28, 1991
1.
Doctoral
Degree in Nursing Science—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Ten
Statutory Certificates Clinical Specialization Subsets of Existing Masters
Curricula in the School of Nursing—adopted (voice vote)
April 24, 1992
1.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
2.
Amend
By-Laws to Expand Floor Privileges—no quorum
3.
Childcare
Appointment Extension Policy—
4.
Parental
Workload Relief—tabled
5.
Amend
University Statutes to Provide for New Appointments in School of
Journalism—adopted (voice vote)
6.
Extend
University’s Patent Policy to Cover Students—tabled
7.
Faculty
and Student Representation on the Committee on Libraries and Academic Computing
Facilities—-adopted (voice vote)
8.
Establish
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in Modern European Studies—adopted (voice
vote)
9.
Establish
Statutory Certificate for Postdoctoral Respecialization in School of
Psychology—adopted (voice vote)
10.
Establish
new Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs in Economic Policy
Management—adopted (voice vote)
11.
Adopt
a Basic Academic Calendar for 1992–93—adopted (voice vote)
12.
Adopt
Basic Academic Calendars for 1993–1994 through 2000–2001—adopted (voice vote)
13.
Establish
Community Service Clearinghouse—no action taken
September 18,
1992
1.
Amend
By-Laws to Expand Floor Privileges—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Parental
Workload Relief—adopted w/amendment (voice vote)
3.
Extend
University’s Patent Policy to Cover Students—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Establish
Community Service Clearinghouse—Referred back to sponsoring committee
October 23, 1992
1.
New
Ph.D. in Architecture—adopted (voice vote)
November 13, 1992
1.
Amend
University Statutes to Provide for Reapportionment of Seats in the University
Senate Made Available by the Terminations of the School of Library
Service—adopted (voice vote)
December 11, 1992
1.
Establish
Master of Arts Degree in French Cultural Studies—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Family
Sick Leave—adopted (voice vote)
March 26, 1993
1.
Change
Doctor of Social Welfare (D.S.W.) Degree into a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Certificate
in Mechanical Engineering for GM Employees in the Columbia Video
Network—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Establish
Community Service Clearinghouse—no action taken
4.
Change
Mandate of Senate Budget Review Committee—tabled
April 23, 1993
1.
Continue
Master’s Degree in Economic Policy Management for One Additional Year—adopted
(voice vote)
2.
Doctoral
Program in Medical Informatics—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Establish
Teaching Resource Center—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Concerning
Repetitive Stress Injury Syndrome—adopted w/ amendment (voice vote)
5.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
6.
Endorse
Boycott of Colorado—no action taken
September 24, 1993
1.
Resolution
to Fly United Nations Flag—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Budget
Review Committee Mandate—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Parental
Workload Relief—adopted (voice vote)
October 15, 1993
1.
Investment
Policy and South Africa—adopted w/ amendment (voice vote)
November 12, 1993
1.
Columbia
Community Service—adopted (voice vote)
January 28,
1994
1.
Convert
Certificate Program in Periodontics to a Master of Science Degree
Program—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Establish
University Policies and Procedures for Appointments to Special Nontenured Instructional
Ranks—adopted (voice vote)
February 25,
1994
1.
Amend
University Statutes to Provide for Appointments to Special Nontenured
Instructional Ranks—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Move
First Day of Classes in September 1994 to Accommodate Observances of Rosh Hashanah—adopted
(voice vote)
3.
Establish
Second Part of a Certificate Program in Advanced Education in General
Dentistry—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Approve
Statement of Attendance for a Seminar Program at the Harriman Institute—adopted
(voice vote)
5.
Approve
Master’s Degree in Economic Policy Management—adopted (voice vote)
6.
Consolidate
two Engineering Departments as the Department of Chemical Engineering,
Materials Science and Mining Engineering—withdrawn
March 25, 1994
1.
Establish
Master of Arts Degree in the Visual Arts—adopted (voice vote)
April 29, 1994
1.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Abolish
One-Third Participation Requirement in Senate Elections—Defeated (hand-vote)
3.
Create
Department of Medical Informatics—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Resolution
on U.N. 50—adopted w/ amendment (voice vote)
5.
Approve
Statement of Attendance in American Legal Theory and Practice—adopted (voice
vote)
6.
Establish
Doctoral Subcommittee in Neurobiology and Behavior—adopted (voice vote)
September 23,
1994
1.
Abolish
One-Third Participation Requirement in Senate Elections—adopted (voice vote)
October 21, 1994
1.
Resolution
to Honor Senator Paul D. Carter upon His Retirement—adopted (voice vote)
December 9, 1994
1.
Change
name of Otolaryngology Department at P&S—adopted (voice vote)
February 24, 1995
1.
Amend
University Statutes to Provide for Childcare Appointment Extension for
Faculty—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Establish
New Major in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied
Science—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Change
the Name of Department of Middle East Languages and Cultures—adopted (voice
vote)
4.
Columbia’s
Non-Discrimination Policy and Recruiting—adopted w/ amendment (voice vote)
5.
Consolidation
of Student Affairs Committee and Student Caucus—Postponed
6.
Term
Limits in the University Senate—Postponed
7.
Term
Limits for Committee Chairs in the University Senate—Postponed
March 31, 1995
1.
Consolidation
of Student Affairs Committee and Student Caucus—no action taken
2.
Term
Limits in the University Senate—no action taken
3.
Term
Limits for Committee Chairs in the University Senate—no action taken
4.
In
Support of Speech Program—no action taken
April 28, 1995
1.
Series
of Resolutions Establishing New Sexual Assault Policy—adopted w/ amendments
(voice vote)
2.
Consolidation
of Student Affairs Committee and Student Caucus—no action taken
3.
Term
Limits in the University Senate—no action taken
4.
Term
Limits for Committee Chairs in the University Senate—no action taken
5.
In
Support of Speech Program—adopted (voice vote)
6.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
7.
Convert
a Certificate Program in Prosthodontics to an Master of Science Degree
Program—adopted (voice vote)
8.
Resolution
to Honor Frank P. Grad—adopted (voice vote)
September 22, 1995
1.
Consolidation
of Student Affairs Committee and Student Caucus—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Term
Limits in the University Senate—Defeated (hand vote)
3.
Term
Limits for Committee Chairs in the University Senate—Defeated (hand vote)
November 17, 1995
1.
Revise
Standards for Non-Degree Documents (Statements of Attendance and Statutory
Certificates—adopted (voice vote)
December 15, 1995
1.
Establish
Ph.D. Degree Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—withdrawn
2.
Approve
a Statutory Certificate in Conservation Biology—withdrawn
3.
Approve
a Statutory Certificate in Environmental Policy—withdrawn
January 26, 1996
1.
Establish
Ph.D. Degree Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Approve
a Statutory Certificate in Conservation Biology—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Approve
a Statutory Certificate in Environmental Policy—adopted (voice vote)
February 23, 1996
1.
Rename
Department of Geological Sciences as Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences—adopted (voice vote)
2.
Establish
Dual Degree Program in Earth and Environmental Science Journalism—adopted
(voice vote)
March 29, 1996
1.
Appoint
an Alumni Representative to the Executive Committee of the University Senate—no
quorum
April 26, 1996
1.
Appoint
Alumni Representative to the Executive Committee of the University Senate—no
quorum
2.
Three
Resolutions to Add Slots to Senate Committees—adopted (voice vote)
3.
Establish
a Committee on Promotional Policy and Salary Equity—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted (voice vote)
5.
Establish
new Master of Arts Degree in Japanese Language Pedagogy—adopted (voice vote)
6.
Establish
new Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Health Sciences—adopted (voice vote)
September 27,
1996
1.
Appoint
Alumni Representative to the Executive Committee of the University
Senate—Defeated (hand vote)
2.
Expand
Membership of Executive and Budget Review Committees of the University Senate
(Administrative,
3.
Research,
and Library Staffs)—Defeated (hand vote)
4.
Expand
Membership of the Executive and Budget Review Committees of the University
Senate (Library Staff)—Defeated (hand vote)
5.
Merger
of Community and External Relations Committees of the University Senate, to be
called the External Relations Committee—adopted (hand vote)
October 24, 1996
1.
Amend
Section 73 of University Statutes—tabled
November 22, 1996
1.
Act
for the Improvement of Grievance Investigations by the Faculty Affairs
Committee of the University Senate—adopted (voice vote)
February 21, 1997
1.
Resolution
to Establish the Columbia Earth Institute—adopted w/ amendments (voice vote)
2.
Amend
Section 73 of the University Statutes—withdrawn
March 28, 1997
1.
Appoint
Alumni Representative to the Executive Committee of the University
Senate—defeated (hand vote)
2.
Establish
Master of Arts Degree Program in Russian and/or Slavic Cultures—tabled
April 25, 1997
1.
Resolution
Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
2.
Form
Ad Hoc Committee on Enlargement Oversight—adopted (hand vote)
3.
Establish
new Master of Arts Degree Program in Slavic Cultures—adopted (voice vote)
4.
Establish
new Master of Arts Degree Program in Romance Languages—adopted (voice vote)
5.
Establish
new Master of Arts Degree Program in Critical and Curatorial Studies—adopted
(voice vote)
6.
To
Recognize Three Senate Stalwarts (Jennifer Bell, Karl Kroeber, and Edgar
Housepian)—adopted (voice vote)
September 26, 1997
1. Establish joint programs in medicine and business administration, and
in dentistry and business administration—adopted
2. Establish Master of Arts Degree in Mathematics of Finance—adopted
January 30, 1998
1. Establish a doctoral program in communications—adopted
2. Resolution to add “Applied Mathematics” to the name of the
Department of Applied Physics—adopted
February 27, 1998
1. Establish a master of arts degree program in physics and
philosophy—adopted
2. Establish a liberal studies master of arts degree program in human
rights—adopted
3. Create a non-degree document for the certification of professional
achievement—adopted
March 27, 1998
1. Establish a certificate in dental assisting—adopted
2. Establish certificates in the conservation of historic buildings
and the management of archaeological sites
3. Resolution on University Libraries and AcIS—adopted, as amended
4. An Act to Establish the tenure Review Advisory Committee and
Define Its Responsibilities—discussed
April 24, 1998
1. Resolution to Mandate the Formulation of University Policy
Guidelines Regarding Any Acceptance of Funds from Foreign Governments or Sale
to Foreign Governments of Campus Buildings and/or Real Property Earmarked as
Educational Facilities—adopted, as amended
2. Resolution to Extend the Term of the Alternative Procedure for
Hearing Cases of Sexual Misconduct Involving Students, and to Further Study the
Provisions of the Alternative Procedure—adopted
3. An Act to Establish the tenure Review Advisory Committee and
Define Its Responsibilities—substitute resolution adopted, with amendments
4. Resolution Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
September 18, 1998
1. Appointment of task force to review the sexual assault
policy—approved
2. Trustees response to the statutory amendment defining the Tenure
Review Advisory Committee, passed by the Senate in April
3. Discussion of the University’s contract to sell 50 acres of land
in Orangetown, NY
October 23, 1998
1. Executive Committee reply to the July 29 letter from Trustee
chairman Stephen Friedman returning the Senate’s April resolution on the Tenure
Review Advisory Committee
November 30, 1998
1. Resolution to add new faculty titles tot he University
Statutes—adopted, with one abstention (voice vote)
2. Proposed “Sense of the Senate” on issues raised by the
University’s contract to sell 50 acres of land in Orangetown, NY—adopted (voice
vote)
3. Resolution to amend Chapter XL of the Statutes to add regulations
governing sales of University educational facilities to foreign
governments—discussed; remanded to proponent (External Relations) for reworking
December 11, 1998
1. Revised resolution to amend Chapter XL of the Statutes—adopted
(voice vote)
2. Establish Master of Science Degree in quantitative methods in the
social sciences—adopted (voice vote)
February 26, 1999
1. Establish Master of Science Degree in earth resources
engineering—adopted
2. Establish Master of Science Degree in financial engineering—adopted
3. Establish Master of Arts Degree in regional studies: East
Asia—tabled
4. Establish Master of Arts Degree in regional studies: Russia, Eurasia,
and Eastern Europe—tabled
March 26, 1999
1. Establish Master of Arts Degree in regional studies: East
Asia—adopted
2. Establish Master of Arts Degree in Regional Studies: Russia,
Eurasia, and Eastern Europe—adopted
3. Discussion of a possible code of conduct for manufacturers of
apparel bearing Columbia’s name or logo
April 30, 1999
1. Resolution to Support University Affiliation with the Fair Labor
Association—discussed; remanded to proponent (External Relations) for reworking
2. Establish Master of Arts in Conservation Biology—adopted, with two
abstentions
3. Resolution Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
September 24, 1999
1. Resolution to Reorganize the Faculties of Medicine and
Dentistry—adopted, as amended
2. Establish an Institute for Cancer Genetics—adopted, as amended
3. Establish Department of Biomedical Engineering—adopted, as amended
October 22, 1999
1. Interim report from External Relations on its subcommittee working
on workplace code of conduct for apparel manufacturers
2. Interim report from the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct
3. Establish the Taub Institute on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging
Brain—adopted
November 12, 1999
1. Update from External Relations on subcommittee working on revising
the Fair Labor Association (FLA) Workplace Code of Conduct
2. Report of the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct, with petition
statement from Policy Reform Organization (PRO) of the Rape Crisis Center
December 17, 1999
1. Establish Master of Arts in African American Studies
2. Revised report of the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Policy and
Procedure
3. Report from External Relations, with revised code of workplace
conduct and resolution for discussion
January 28, 2000
1. Resolution to Adopt a Code of Workplace Conduct for Columbia
University’s Licensees—adopted, as amended
2. Student response to the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct
recommendations on the Sexual Misconduct Policy
February 25, 2000
1. Resolution to enact a new University policy on student sexual
misconduct—adopted, as amended, with a few nays and one abstention (voice
vote)
2. Establish Master of Arts in Biotechnology—adopted
March 31, 2000
1. Resolution to Join the Workers Rights Consortium While Maintaining
Membership in the Fair Labor Association—adopted
2. Discussion of Columbia University Copyright Policy draft
3. Establish Master of Arts Degree in Museum Anthropology—adopted
4. Resolution to Assure Regular Procedures in Senate Deliberations on
the Proposed Copyright Policy—withdrawn
April 28, 2000
1. Report from external on the founding conference of the Workers
Rights Consortium
2. Resolution to Adopt a New Columbia University Copyright
Policy—adopted
3. Resolution Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
4. Resolution to Provide for Senate Consultation in the
Implementation of the Columbia University Copyright Policy—adopted, as amended
September 22, 2000
1. Update from Senator Emily Lloyd, Executive Vice President for
Administration, on the implementation of the new sexual misconduct policy,
including the appointment of a coordinator for education and prevention
2. Update from Eugene Litwak, chair of External Relations, on
sweatshop issues, including actions during the summer by the Fair Labor
Association and the Worker Rights Consortium
October 27, 2000
1. Report from Faculty Affairs on distance learning and Fathom.com
and the University policy on email privacy
2. Report from Education on committee approval of summer program
leading to Certification of Professional Achievement in teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
November 17, 2000
1. Establish a new institute at Reid Hall—adopted, as amended
December 8, 2000
1. Report from the subcommittee inquiring into Fathom.com
2. Establish a new Department of Ecology, Evolution, and
Environmental Biology—adopted
January 26, 2001
1. Establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Research Staff Affairs—adopted
2. Establish Six Departments in the Joseph L. Mailman School of
Public Health—adopted
3. Establish the Institute for Social and Economic Research and
Policy (ISERP)—adopted
February 23, 2001
1. Establish Ad Hoc Committee on Online Learning and Digital Media
Initiatives—tabled, remanded to committee
March 30, 2001
1. Amend Statutory Provisions for the Apportionment of University
Senate Seats—tabled, no quorum
2. Establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Online Learning and Digital Media
Initiatives—adopted
April 27, 2001
1. Amend Statutory Provisions for the Apportionment of University
Senate Seats—adopted
2. Establish a Public Policy Studies Certificate Program—adopted
3. Establish the Sackler Institute for Developmental
Psychobiology—adopted
4. Resolution Concerning Summer Powers—adopted
September 28, 2001
1. Update on sweatshop issues, including actions during the summer by
the Fair Labor Association and the Worker Rights Consortium (External
Relations)
2. Resolution Concerning the Name Change of the Department of
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry—adopted
October 26, 2001
1. Report from Senator Emily Lloyd, Executive Vice President for
Administration, on new security measures the University is adopting in response
to recent terrorist attacks
2. Report from Student Affairs on preliminary plans for a Senate
hearing on the unionization of students who teach at Columbia
3. Resolution Reaffirming Free and Open Debate in the Aftermath of
Recent Terrorist Attacks (Student Affairs)—adopted, with 1 abstention
November 16, 2001
1. Report from the Commission on the Status of Women: “Advancement of
Women through the Academic Ranks of the Columbia University Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences: Where Are the Leaks in the Pipeline?”
2. Resolution of Appreciation for the Work of the Commission on the
Status of Women—adopted
December 14, 2001
1. Update from Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing
2. Annual letter from the provost
3. Resolution Seeking Greater Budget Transparency—adopted
February 1, 2002
1. Report from Education Committee on the Master of Public
Administration program to be conducted at Biosphere 2
2. Discussion of hearings on the unionization of students who teach
at Columbia
February 22, 2002
1. Report from Faculty Affairs on Some Inequities in Faculty Salaries
2. Resolution to Establish a Certificate in Comparative Literature
and Society—adopted
3. Resolution to Establish a Ph.D. Program in Kinesiology—adopted