Faculty Council of
Community Colleges
Tina Good, President
2009-2010
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FCCC Purpose
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The official agency through which the SUNY
community college faculty engages in the
governance of the University.
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FCCC Membership
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The faculty of each community college shall
elect a delegate and an alternate in a manner they
may establish by local faculty bylaws.
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FCCC History
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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
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Shared Governance
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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…….
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FCCC 2009-2010 Theme
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Advocacy
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Activism
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Academics
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FCCC Commitments
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Community Colleges as Democracy’s Colleges
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Academic Excellence
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Academic Freedom
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Shared Governance
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Recent FCCC Endeavors
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SUNY Assessment
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Seamless Transfer within SUNY (Student
Mobility)
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Fundamental FCCC Positions
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Shared Governance
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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:
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Curriculum
Methods of Instruction
Academic Standards
Academic Student Affairs
Program Development
Degree Requirements
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Fundamental FCCC Positions
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Academic Freedom
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“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)
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FCCC Fundamental Positions
 Academic
Freedom
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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.
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Fundamental FCCC Positions
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Assessment
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Sound assessment practices are best developed
locally by the faculty and should be used to improve
teaching and learning.
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Fundamental FCCC Positions
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Student Mobility
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Students within SUNY should be able to transfer
their coursework seamlessly and systemwide without
undue complications
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