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Minutesof Proceedings,January 24, 19941MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OFTRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKHELDJANUARY 24,1994AT THE BOARD HEADQUARTERS535 EAST 80TH STREET -BOROUGHBUILDINGOF MANHATTANThe Chairperson called the meeting to order at 4:45 P.M.There were present:James P. Murphy, ChairpersonEdith B. Everett, Vice ChairpersonHerman BadilloSylvia BloomWilliamGladys Carrionlouis C. CenciHaroldMichaelR. HowardCharlesE. InnissM. JacobsSusan MooreMounerDel GuidiceRobert A. Picken, ex officioAnthony Giordano, ex officioSecretary Genevieve MullinRobert E. Diaz, General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for legal Affairslillian W. Phillips, Executive AssistantChancellor W. Ann ReynoldsDeputy Chancellor Laurence F. MuccioloActing President Blanche BlankPresident Raymond C. BowenActing President Leo A. CorbieActing President Stephen M. CurtisPresident Josephine Dunbar DavisPresident Ricardo R. FernandezPresident Leon M. GoldsteinPresident Matthew GoldsteinPresident Frances Degen HorowitzPresident Vernon LattinPresident Edison O. JacksonPresident Shirley Strum KennyThe absenceof Mr. Fink and Dr. Tam was excused.President Gerald W. LynchPresident Charles E. MeridethPresident Yolanda T. MosesPresident Kurt R. SchmellerPresident Edmond L VolpeVice Chancellor Richard FreelandVice Chancellor Jay HershensonVice Chancellor Emma E. MacariVice Chancellor Brenda Richardson MaloneVice Chancellor Elsa Nunez-WormackVice Chancellor Richard F. RothbardDean Haywood BurnsDean Stanford R. Roman, Jr.
2BOARD OF TRUSTEESA. WELCOMETO ActingPresidentBlancheBlank and wished her all the best in her duties at Hunter College.B. DEATHOF TWO FORMERChiesa, who had served with distinctionfrom 1971 to 1973, died on January 8th.and the developmentThe Chairmanof that policy.MEMBERSMurphy noted with sadnessthat LouisHe was very key in the open admissionsQueroof the Boardpolicy decision that was made in the late 1960'sHe cer1ainly will be missed.also noted with sadnessthat Stuart Scheftel, a former Board member,businessmanwho was very active in the borough.BoardMayor John Undsay'sduringOF THE BOARD: Chairmanas a member of the Board of Higher Education for ten years and as Chairmandied on January 20th.He had served on a number of boards includingadministration.He had been appointedby GovernorHe was a prominentChairmanshipof the YouthHugh L Carey to this Board.He toocertainly will be missed.C. DEATH OF DR. ISRAELGLASSER:ChairmanMurphy noted with regret the passingbeen a Vice President and served as Acting President at Kingsboroughof Dr. Israel Glasser,President Leon Goldstein added that Dr. Glasser started his career with CUNY at New York City CommunityNew York City Technical College) as a member of the faculty.Vice President and Actingtrying periodsPresidentduring whichacademic communityE. GIULIANIa changingINAUGURATION:of Rudolph W. Giuliani as the 107th Mayor of New York City.of leadership.The Universityreceivedgreat exposureCommittee had at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.It was a beautiful day,the splendidreceptiontheand we iook forward to workingwith the newTO FORMER SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR:ChairmanMurphy announcedwith pleasure thatDonal E. Farley, who retired recently from The City University of New York after 26 years of service,as Chairpersonof the Board of Education'sSchools ConstructionAuthority.He will also, on February 6, 1994,of his commitmentto excellenceThe Chairman noted that the award is really a tribute to Mr. Farley and to the excellent programhas had over the years and offered congratulationsG. PRESIDENTIALHONORS:Service Special Achievementpersonal growth of communityH. RESIGNATIONwill be concludingDean HaywoodBurns of the CUNY School of Law at Queens College was presentedAward by the New York City Departmentservice participantsMurphyand full recovery.of Probation in appreciationand increasing their potential to make positive contributionsOF THE DEAN OF THE LAW SCHOOL:ChairmanMurphy announcedfor 'encouragingthewith regret that Dean Burnsyear on Augustblessed with his leadership.asked that Speaker Saul Weprin, who is very ill, be kept in everyone'sAssemblymanTheto society.'seven years as dean of the CUNY Law School and leaving that post at the end of this academica graduate of Brooklyn College,in educationalthat the Universityand best wishes.The Law School and the University have been extraordinarilyChairmanthroughThere were about 10,000 people who attended,It is a beginningreceive the 1993-94 CASE District II Ufetime Service Retirement Award in recognitionWeprin,in 1967 whereJudge Travia had aon matters of mutual interesthas been designated31stConventionChairman Murphy noted that a number of the Trustees were special guests on January 2,that led to the inductionF. CONGRATULATIONSCommunitysome veryof the collegepublic career in this City and on the bench and he will certainly be missed.former Senior Vice ChancelloradvancementmemberAnthony Travia, Sr" died a few weeks ago.most of whom had never been to that College or a CUNY college.administrationHe was a distinguishedfrom 1965 to 1968 and was president of the State Constitutionalof the guard, a changingGiuliani Inauguraldean, and finallyhe led the College throughand on a personal level.Trustee Herman Badillo and he both served under his leadership,1994 at the ceremoniesbut more important,TRAVIA, SR.: Chairman Murphy noted that a very good friend of the University who had beenof the State Assemblylong and distinguishedCollege (now known ashe was a department chairperson,was started at the City University.and he will be missed both professionallyD. DEATH OF ANTHONYthe SpeakerAt KingsboroughHe was a man of great integrityopen enrollmentwho hadCommunity College.has been a very big supporterprayersand good thoughts.Speakerof this University and we would hope that he has a speedySheldon Silver has been named Interim Speaker.
Minutes of Proceedings, January 24,1994,. COLLEGEPresidentCurtisCommunityHONORS:to introduce(1) Boroughof Manhattanthe Pan-AmericanCommunityChess TournamentCollegewinners3ChessTeam, Chairmanwho are studentsPresident Stephen Curtis stated that the College is very, very proud of the four members of its chess team.Team championshipgames.The tournament,Stetson College in Florida over the holidays.You may know by now that in winningteam championship.For the first time since the tournamentBMCC's team was matchedgroup of people.key, I think, to the success of the team.virtue of his recordmathematicsat which 31 colleges and only two communityThese are four very fine young men.nice and a very committedThe college has had awas started in 1946, a communitya computerscienceAnd finallyour numberstudent who began to play chess at BMCC a little over a year ago.The presidentof BMCC'sthanks on behalf of the team and the Chess Club for recognizingthanks to BMCC and The City University of New York for providing the educationalimportantafour boardThe team's coachChess Club is Mr. Jose Batista.Roberts, from BMCC's student support services area, and Dean Howard Prince, labor designee at the college,expressedmajor, and byplayer is Nickola Duravcevic,Our number three board player is Oleg Shalumov, ascience major, and he was the top number three board player at the tournamentMr. Sagaichikcollege won.and beat Harvard for theof the team and several other people veryOur number two boardmajor, and he was the top number two board at the tournamentwho went with them to Florida is Professor Vicente Rivia.Chesswas held atIn fact I think it's safe to say the entire club at the College is a really veryI would like to introduce the four membersOur number one board player is Gennady Sagalchik,Santos, a pre-nursingPan-Americancolleges were represented,in the finals with Harvard Universityhe was the top number one board at the tournamentplayer is CassidheeBMCC.called onof ManhattanCollege.Chess Club for a number of years but this is the first year that its Chess Club sent a team to the intercollegiatecomputerMurphyat the Boroughtheir achievementprogram for them.Mr. Peterare faculty advisors.He also expressedHe stated that not only was itthat BMCC beat Harvard but it is also important to recognize that the achievement was the result of the work being done atHe expressedpersonal thanks to President Curtis and the College officials for their supportand encouragementof theChess Club.ChairmanMurphyoffered congratulationsand stated that it was an extraordinaryachievementThe trophyis beautifuland theBoard is delighted and deeply honored to have the team present this evening.(2) TheCity CollegeBiomedicalEngineeringconsortiumcombininghas receiveda 'SpecialOpportunity(CBE), the first diversifiedthe biomedicalengineeringbiomedicalprogramFoundationin the metropolitanSchool of Medicine,to establisharea.a Center forThe Center will be aand its ScienceDivision, as well asand the Hospital for Special Surgery/CornellMedical College.J. FACULTY HONORS:was awardeda HuntingtonK. FULBRIGHTprestigiousfrom The Whitakertrainingresources of CCNY's School of Engineeringthe CUNY Medical School, the Hospital for Joint fessorof Historyat QueensCollegeand the GraduateSCHOLARSHIPFulbright ScholarshipAWARDS:Announcethat six (6) City Universitygraduatestudentshave receivedAwards to study abroad during 1993-94:(1 )Walter A. Ewing, of the GraduateSchool and UniversityCenter will study Anthropology(2)Leslie Callahan,School and UniversityCenter will study Languages(3)Deborah(4)ZsuZsa Forgacs, of the Graduate School and University Center will study Sociology in Hungary;(5)Steven Nuss, of the Graduate School and University Center will study music theory in Japan; and(6)Siochain I. Hughes, of the Hunter College will study Sculpture in Germany.Kiszely,School,Ubrary fellowship.of the Graduateof the GraduateSchool and Universityin Venezuela;and Uterature in France;Center will study Music History in Hungary;
4BOARD OF TRUSTEESL STUDENTHONORS:(1) AntoinetteDykes, a Uberalreceived the McGraw Hill Award for Public SpeakingArts studentfor her performanceat Boroughof Manhattanin the 1994 Great GregoryCommunitySpeechContestCollege,She wasawarded second place in the national contest(2) Ms. YocabedLevi, a freshmancollege freshmanin New York State to be awarded the distinguishedfunded by the U.S. DepartmentM. ALUMNIJohn Jay College)Departmentat Lehman Collegewho plans to study psychologyHONORS:(1) DavidScoUt (who anendedwere named by incomingBeauchampwas one of 30a four year award which isof Education.City College)Police CommissionerCiparik,alumnaof Hunter Collegeand TosanoSimoneni(alumnusof City andWilliam Bratton to the 2nd and 3rd top posts in the NYC PoliceMr. Scott was named First Deputy Police Commissioner(2) Carmenand prepare for teaching,Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship,and Mr. Simonetti was named Department Chief.and State Supreme Court Justice in Manhattan,has been nominatedto the Court of Appeals by Governor Mario Cuomo.(3) DeborahT. Poritz, a 1958 graduateinterests, was nominated(4) DorisWethers,Pediatricianof BrooklynCollegewho is a civil lawyer as well as a lobbyist for banking and insuranceby New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman as Attorney General.a 1951QueensCollegefor the Sickle Cell ProgramAchievement Award for Communitygraduateat St. Luke'swho is a ProfessorHospital,receivedof ClinicaltheSlPediatricsLuke'sRooseveltat Columbia,Hospitaland AttendingCenter'sLifetimeService.(5) Robin Westen, a Queens College alumna (197t) who is now an investigative reporter, won an Emmy for outstanding writingfor daytime television.At this point Mr. Inniss left the meeting.N. GRANTS:The Chairpersonpresentedfor inclusionin the record the followingreport of Grants 100,000or abovereceived since the last Board meeting:BARUCHCOLLEGE:a. 258,000US InformationAgency to Professor H. Jack Shapiro,Center for Management,for 'Partnershipbetween CUNYand Kazan State University, Russia.'b. 235,000NationalEndowmentfor Humanitiesto Dean NormanProfessor John Wahlert, Natural SciencesDepartment,Fainstein.School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,andfor 'Darwin and Darwinism: Scientific Theory and SocialConstruction.'c. 186,717ResearchFoundationof SUNY to Professor Alvin N. Puryear,ManagementDepartment,for 'Small BusinessDevelopment Center in the Bronx.'d. 156,348NewYorkEducationalBOROUGHa. 103,000OF MANHATTANUniversitytoProfessorServices, for 'SupportCOMMUNITYNYS lof Educationandof National Origin Unit Equity Assistance Center.'COLLEGE:Departmentto Charles Kosky for 'C-STEP.'BROOKLYN COLLEGE:a. 101,413NYS EducationInitiative/AEA."Departmentto Ellen Ray, Adult and CommunityEducation,for 'NewYork City Literacy
Minutesof Proceedings,January 24, 19945CITY COLLEGE:a. 156,680DOE to A.UndergoingAcrivos,levichInstitute,for 'ParticleVelocityMeasurementsin ConcentratedSuspensionsShear.'b. 187,273NSF to D. Akins, Chemistry,for 'RCMS Activitiesc. 987,000NSF to D. Akins, Chemistry,for 'Center for Analysis of Structures & Interfaces (CASQ.'d. 235,000AFOSR to R. Alfano,Physics,at the Center for Analysis of Structuresfor 'Developmentof 1-2UM Tunable Solid-State& Interfaces.'Lasers Basedon Cr4 as aLasing ION.'e. 150,000ARO to R, Alfano, Physics, for 'Developmentof 1-2UM Tunable Solid-State Lasers Based on Cr4 as a LasingIon,'f. 314,881US Dept of Educationg. 140,358NIH to W, Boto, Biology, for 'Internationalh. 650,000HowardHughesto M. Arons, Administration,MedicalInstitutefor 'StrengtheningInstitutions Program.'Research Projects for Minority Students,'to S. Cosloy,Biology,for 'UndergraduateBiologicalScience EducationProgram.'i. 998,237NYC DEP to J, Fillos, Civil Engineering,to 'Developa Plan to Control Foaming at New York City Water PollutionControl Plants,'j. 235,317k. 235,372URS/NYCEPA to J. Fillos, Civil Engineering,NtH to M, Fishman,Chemistry,for 'Biologicalfor 'MARC-HonorsNutrient Removal Systems Study,'UndergraduateResearch TrainingProgram(BiomedicalSciences),'I. 1,035,498NIH to M, Fishman, Chemistry,for 'Research Training for Biomedical Careers,'m. 199,779NIH to M. Fishman. Chemistry,for 'Initiative for Minority Students: Bridges to the Future,'n. 307,668US Departmentto A. Garcia-Reyes,of EducationSpecial Programs,for 'City College Student Support ServiceProgram.'o. 132,921ONA to E. Hindman,p. 1,334,886NIH to Y. Moses, Administration,q. 110,000NYC Boardof EducationMathematicsand Science.'r. 187,600NYS EducationEarth/Atmos Sci, for 'Ship-Producedfor 'Cellular/Molecularto A. Posamentier,Cloud Formation and Suppression.'Basis of Development:Education-Administration,Research Center."for 'SummerDepartmentto M. Roth, SEEK. for 'CollegiateScienceSocial/PsychFnd, for 'Stress in One OccupationalGroup: Teachers.'Enrichmentand TechnologyPrograminEntry Program(C-STEP),' . 114,399NIH to Schonfeld,t. 131,468NIH to H. Schulz, Chemistry,u. 254,073NYS EducationDepartmentfor 'Metabolismof Unsaturatedto N. Shapiro,Schooling: Liberty House at Theodoreand Hydroxy Fatty Acids.'Sec & Cont Education,Roosevelt HS.'for 'Strengtheningthe Contextsfor
6BOARD OF TRUSTEESv. 126,528DOE to R, Shinnar, Chem Engineering,w. 169,327AFOSR to R. Tolimieri, Elec Engineering, for 'Computationalx. 123,416ONA toD. Weiss,EconomicallyEarth/AtmosDisadvantagedSci,for 'MarineStructures& Atmosphericin Multi-Rate Filter 'y. 145,021NIH to S. Rowland, Med School-Admin,z. 247,000NYS EducationMEDGARfor 'Partial Control of Complex Processing Systems,.Departmentfor 'Health Careers OpportunityProgram.'to M. Slater, Med., for 'Gateway to Higher Education (STEP).'EVERS COLLEGE:B. 150,232b. 156,000NSC Depar1mentof EmploymentYouth EmploymentProgram,'NYS Educationand Technologyc. 151,148Departmentto Ms, F, Kaplan, Adult and ContinuingEducationto Mr. E. Thomas Oliver, Adult and ContinuingEducationDivision,for 'SummerDivision, for 'ScienceEntry Program (STEP).'NYS EducationDepartmentto Mr. C. Nwasike,AdultandContinuingEducationDivision,for 'UbertyPartnership Program.'GRADUATESCHOOL AND UNIVERSITYCENTER:a. 239,000NSF to Professor Paul Attewell for 'Graduateb. 174,498NationalHeart,lungandBloodResearch TraineeshipsInstitutetoProfessorin OrganizationalBarry ZimmermanEffectiveness.'for 'EnhancingFamilySelf-Regulation of Asthma in Minorities.'c. 130,000ED to Professor Mildred Lee for 'Project Aspire.'HUNTER COLLEGE:a. 100,000NYS EducationTechnologyb. 101,000Departmentto Everlena Holmes,Schoolof Health Sciences,for "CollegiateScience&Entry Program,"NYS EducationEntry Program:Departmentto Everlena Holmes,School of Health Sciences,for 'Scienceand TechnologyCareer Explorations Program.'c.114,OOONew York Communityd. 211,875PHS/NIH/DivislonTrust to Evelynn Gioiella, School of Nursing, for 'Hunter Bellevue Nursing Fund.'of Nursingto Margaret Lunney, School of Nursing, for 'CommunityHealth NursingMasterof Science Degree,'e. 100,311PHS/NIH/Divisionof Nursingto Kathleen Nokes,Schoolof Nursing, for 'Subspecializationin NursingofClients with HIV/AIDS.'f. 103,909NYS EducationDepartmentProgram in English Languageg. 125,000NYS Educationh. 815,435US EducationCenter."DepartmentDepartmentto DonaldByrd and Marceline Wray, Curriculum& Teaching,for 'SaturdayUteracy.to Mae Gamble, Curriculum & Teaching, for 'Teacherto Jose Vazquez, Curriculum& Teaching,OpportunityCorps.'for 'New York MultifunctionalResource
Minutesi. 109,514US EducationDepartmentwith Severe/Multiple 1,462,061of Proceedings,PHS/NIH/Nationallnstituteof GeneralI. lDOD/OfficeInstituteMedicalNavalSciencesto Paul LeClerc and Erwin Fleissner,for 'Research Center in Minority Institutions:Office of theCenter for Gene StructureGrant'of GeneralControl of DictyosteliumofTeacher Prep Program for LearnersIncluding Deaf-Blindness.'President and Sciences & Mathematics,k. 237,3517to Rosanne Silberman for 'Competency-BasedDisabilitiesand Function/AIDSJanuary 24, alSciences,forGene Expression,'to RobertDottin,BiologicalSciences,for 'Instrumentationfor MinorityInstitution.'m. 125,000AmericanCancerImmunoglobulinn. 116,687PHS/NIH/NationalTransformation0. nalInstituteInstituteto David Foster,of EnvironmentalPHS/NIH/Nationallnstituteon the Cyclicq. iologicalSciences,for 'TheMolecularBasisforSciences,forof Fujinami Sarcoma Virus.'Health'Does Exposure of Human Cells to Electromagneticp. 152,131BiologicalGenes.'AMPHughesof GeneralReceptorProteinMedical InstituteMedicalSciencesto Ann Henderson,BiologicalFields Cause Cancer?'Sciencesto JosephKrakow,BiologicalSciences,for 'Studiesof E, Coli,'to Shirley Raps, Biological Sciences,for 'UndergraduateBiologicalScienceProgram.' 105,000NationalScienceFoundationto Dixie Goss, Chemistry,for 'Characterizationof EucaryoticInitiationFactorInteraction with RNA Analogs,' . . 101,OOOu. 119,595v. 300,000NationalAgencyResearch& Carbon/Lithiumw. 140,581of omplexBranchMultiparameterto Kathleen Crane,EnvironmentalGeology& 'NYC gPHS/ADAMHAProtectionto Jeffrey Osleeb.Geology& Geography,for "GreenpointBenefits Program."to Leon Cohen, Physics & Astronomy,Office to Steven Greenbaum,for 'Time-Frequency/ScalePhysics & Astronomy,Signal Analysis.'for 'NMR Studies of Gel ElectrolytesAnodes,'NationalInstituteof Mental Health to Gerald Turkewitzand Darlene De Four, Psychology,for'Minority Access to Research Careers Program.'x. 250,000Ford Foundationto Rosalind Petchesky,Political Science, for 'ComparativeResearchProject on ReproductiveRights and Entitlements.'y. 127,929PHS/NIH/Nationallnstituteon DrugAbuseto Gordon Barr, Psychology,for 'Opiates& Glutamatein PAG:Analgesia during Ontogeny'z. 173,970PHS/NationalInstituteof Menta! Health to H. Philip Zeigler, Psychology,for 'Neural Control of Behavior.'
8BOARD OF TRUSTEESaa. 148,500U.s.Department'Communitybb. 641,421of HousingNYS Depanmentof Social ServicesRican Family & Children'sCC. 144,293andUrbanDevelopmentto EugenieBirch,Urban Affairs& Planning,forDevelopment Work Study Grant.'HHS/Agencyto Bogart leashoreand Kay Davidson, School of Socia! Work, for "PuertoServices Project: Child Welfare Administration.'for Health Care Policy & Research to Terry Mizrahi, School of Social Work, for "Medica! Careers& Patient Relations: Follow-Up Study.'dd. 486,842NYS Departmentof Social Servicesto Ana Paulino, School of Socia! Work, for 'PuertoRican Family ChildrenServices,'ee. 408,246NYC Departmentof MentalHealth to Robert Salmon, Roberta Graziano,Rose Starr and Yvonne Asamoah,School of Social Work, for 'An Education Program for Minority Social Workers.'ft. 296,834PHS/Divisionof Associated& DentalHealthProfessionsto Rose Dobrof and PasqualeGilberto, BrookdaleCenter on Aging, for 'Geriatric Education Center,'99. 249,973HHS/Administrationon Agingto Harry Moody, BrookdaleCenter on Aging, 'NationalEldercareInstitute onHuman Resources Development'hh. 862,223NYS Departmentof SocialServicesto Rose Dobrof & PasqualeGilberto,BrookdaleCenter on Aging, for'Brook dale Center Training,'ii. 160,713Academyfor EducationalHealth, for 'Evaluationn. 300,000 190,000Ford FoundationDevelopmentto Nicholas Freudenberg,New York City HousingEdna McConnellPreservation& DevelopmentClark Foundationto Sarah Greenblatt,to Christina Taharally,Study of Family Policy, for 'Expanded Training:mm. 209,087nn. 261,203NYS EducationDepartmentUS Education& Communityto Stephen Brier. American Social History Project, for' American Social History Project'Taharally, Center for the Study of Family Policy, for 'CommunityII. 162,800Center for AIDS, Drugs,of AIDS Prevention and Service Projects.'DepartmentJanet Poppendieck,David Tobis, and Sarah Greenblatt,Intensive Case ManagementCenter for theProgram.'to Elaine Walsh, Office of the Provost, for 'Ubertyto Louis Ray and Sylvia Fishman,and ChristinaPride.'PartnershipStudent Services,Program,'for 'StudentSupportServicesProgram.'LA GUARDIAa. 239,520b. 136,245COMMUNITYCOLLEGE:NYS EducationDepartmentDepartmentof HealthCareers Opportunityc. 277,844US Departmentto Sean GaMn, Academic Affairs Division, for 'UbertyandHumanServicesto Naomi ion, for 'HealthProgram (HCOP).'of Educationto Robert levine,AcademicAffairsDivision,for 'StudentSupportProgram.'d. 102,200tk.City Universityof New York to Meryl Sussman, Academic Affairs Division, for 'FreshmanYear Initiative,'Services
Minutese. 309,908NationalInstituteof Proceedings,of HealthJanuary 24, 1994to Clara Wu, Academic9Affairs Division, for 'ResearchOpportunitiesfor MinorityStudents (ROMS),'LEHMAN COLLEGE:8. 150,000The CommissionEntrepreneurshipNEW YORK CITY TECHNICALon NationalandCommunityServiceand Urban Economic Development:JosephEnright for 'StudentA Service Learning ConsortiumCommunity,Service,for the Bronx Students.'COLLEGE:NYS Education Department Vocational Education Act to Anne Gawkins for 'Tech Prep.'a 234,998YORK COLLEGE:a. 236,290b. 217,710US Departmentof Educationto Dean JacquelineRay and Mr. Walter Skeeter for 'Student Development'.NYS EducationDepartmentto Mr. Ronald C. Thomas,Adult and ContinuingEducation,for 'New York CityAdult Uteracy Initiative.'At this point Mr.lnniss rejoined the meeting.O. ORAL REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR:ChancellorReynolds reported the following:1) Last week she and many other college and university presidentsand leaders of very major institutions from around the countrymet with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Riley to discuss some new and very onerous regulationsout of the Departmenthigher educationof Education.was accompaniedThe Higher EducationAct of 1992 which reauthorizedby the need, it was felt by Congress,that have been emergingPell Grants and support for studentsto provide more guidelinesfor higher education.inThemethod to do this was to work with the state higher education entities, which as you are aware vary greatly from state to state in theirlevels of staffing and their histories, to create regulations.intrusion of federal regulationsof Trustees.workingThe meeting had a good outcome.throughassociationsthat well-functioningworkingthroughissues createdregulations2)into higher educationuniversity systems,committeessuch as The City Universityand goodby these regulations.oversightof the universityShe has been keepingat length to the Faculty Senate.She joins with Chair Murphynationwideoff times contraveningand intrudinghas experiencedin expressinga markedlygreener pastures summoningleadershipmore fully and to try to make sureof New York, with a well developedBoard of Trustee systemdoes not end up having to deal with some very, very difficultthe Councilof Presidentsinformedand plans to talk about theseShe will keep the Board posted on this as it moves along.appreciationto Dean Burns for his very successfulIts really been a triumph especiallyunder Dean Burns' leadership.on the powers of this BoardSecretary Riley said that the Department would involve higher educationsuch as ACE, ASCU, and Land-Grant, to think out the regulationsduring the last seven years.accreditation,As the process has moved ahead we have ended up with a fairly alarminggovernance,increasingin the last coupleleadershipof the Law Schoolof years as the Law School has achieved fullbar pass rate, and has begun to receive the recognitionit shouldShe was very sorry when he came to see her early last week to indicatehim to write and do research beyondreceivethat there werethe Law School but there will be lots of future opportunitiestothank him appropriately.3) The Council of Presidents late in 1993 spent a long time thinkingabout its work for the next year and indeed I wanted to take afew minutes today to talk about the University in general as it faces 1994, as it faces fresh initiatives, and as it makes good progresson other initiatives initiated by this Board of Trustees.plans to review are:technology,becomestudentretentionwe talk a great deal about educationalan integral backboneInitiative; reportingSome of the things that have been initiated by the Council of Presidents that itand ideas to improveof higher s and resources;and we have some schools doing interestingand we want to ponder what more needs to be done; the University Securityof data to the media --we are disturbedthat very often CUNY is either not includedor not accurately included insome of the media reviews of higher education institutions and we think we can do more there; internationalDisabilitiesAct, incidentallyanothercounseling;SEEK and College Discovery.educationalthings but it has neverFederal Act that has major ramificationsprograms;for CUNY; better data sharingWe will inform the Board more fully of our work as we move along.the Americanfor the University;
10BOARD OF TRUSTEES4) I then, in line with this, wanted to move to some very good news which is the Executive Budget.as we begin the very important job of replenishingBoardof Trustees for so sturdilyprobablyseeing the University through.I think it's going to be more interesting,a happier process to be on the Board of Trustees in the years ahead as the budgetsmore precisely.GovernorCuomo'srecognitionand the Workforceof the University'sProgramPlanninglanguageas we keep moving along the very worthyThere was a specialreview of the Executive Budget and to coordinateahead trying to have even more items supportedfor the studentperiod.last year.bodybriefing of the entire Councillegislative strategy.We will be working with our sister institution,by Academicand accompanyingof PresidentsonWays andlast week to hear aWe'll continue to do more of that as we workWe will similarlycoordinateefforts withWe are going to carefully continue toand capital budgets to determine where we think we need additional support.colleges.as representedfresh resourcesandneedsThe State budget is expected to be adoptedin the budget than are presently there.very much need an increase in base aid for the communityI want to thank thismore challenging,I testify on February 8th before the Assemblyfaculty and student leaders hips as well as the many and various friends of the University.examine the operatinga real improvementbegin to follow the University'sboth in proposedmission of this University.March 31 st. We are now about a week into the 30 day amendmentpreliminaryconcernInitiative is evident in the budgetMeans and Senate Finance Committees.It representsthis University following several difficult years of fiscal stress.It is not in the Governor'sOne very clear issue is that webudget this year and was not thereState University of New York, to work to achieve that and some other issuesas well.5) Along with Chair Murphy we are all praying for the recovery of Speaker Weprin who has been a dear friend of the City Universityof New York and really everyonein this room.AssemblymanWe've worked very closely with him in the last two years.Sheldon Silver has been also an avid supporterWe will do everythingof the University.we can to support him and be helpful during thistransition period.6)I'm going to reserve commentCUNY was exemptedon the full City budgetfrom this year'smid-year cuts.finishedup the fall term and are anticipatingongoingright now with the Office of Managementearly February.because it's not complete yetin the communitymore very strong enrollment during the spring term.office inof The City University of New York. Shortly I have a meetingWe, along with the presidentscontinue the constant work that we all do with members of the City Council.7) This morning I and Deputy Chancellor Mucciolohis continuedthat justdiscussionsMayor Ninfa
been a Vice President and served as Acting President at Kingsborough Community College. President Leon Goldstein added that Dr. Glasser started his career with CUNY at New York City Community College (now known as New York City Technical College) as a member of the faculty. . a pre-nursing student who began to play chess at BMCC a little over .
