Academic Resources

ACADEMIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE

As stated in the NYFC Constitution, the duties and membership of the Academic Resources Committee consist of the following:

a)       The Committee on Academic Resources is composed of up to 10 elected voting members of the NYFC.  The University Librarian; the Director of the New York Library; the Director of Academic Computing, and one representative from the Provost's Office and one representative of each Academic Dean's Office will serve as ex officio members of the committee.

b)         The primary duties of the Committee on Academic Resources are to make recommendations to the NYFC on matters found  below:

i. To develop more effective and general use of the Learning Resources of the University, including, but not limited to the Library, Educational Media and the Academic Computer Laboratory;

ii. To assist in the improvement of the physical plant and equipment of the Library, Educational Media and Academic Computing;

iii. To advise Learning Resources staff on maximization of benefits from the University's Learning Resources by faculty and students;

iv. To communicate faculty interests and concerns on issues relating to technology to the NYFC and to the administration;

v. To maintain, edit, and publish the Faculty Resource Guide.
 

Allocated:                      10 members

Currently has:                 10 members
 

Committee chair:  Amy Foerster (Sociology and Anthropology)

Current committee members: (Fall 2011-Spring 2013)
 

Bhandari, Narendra (Management and Management Science)

Blackwood, Sarah (English)

Dwyer, Cathy (Information Technology)

Foerster, Amy (Sociology and Anthropology)

Frank, Ron (History)

Johnston, Ruth (Film and Screen Studies/ English)

Kuei, Chu-Hua (Management and Management Science)

Quest, Linda (Political Science)

Strahs, Daniel (Biology and Health Sciences)

Zimmer, Catherine (English)

Academic Resource Committee Report of Apr. 22, 2009

Academic Resource Committee Report of Nov. 18, 2008

Minutes of April, 2008 Academic Resources Committee meeting