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Ethics White Paper on Burnout
No full textFaculty and staff serve as the primary emotional and instructional support system for SUNY students, performing extensive emotional labor that is essential but often invisible and undervalued. While higher education has increasingly prioritized student well-being, employee well-being has not received equal structural attention. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified this imbalance. Faculty and staff were required to rapidly shift modalities, support distressed students, manage safety protocols, and sustain academic operations under unprecedented strain.
Respondents acknowledged that campuses acted reasonably during the height of the pandemic. However, the long-term aftermath—marked by staffing shortages, increased administrative expectations, and persistent institutional pressures—has resulted in escalating burnout, reduced autonomy, and declining morale.This white paper presents a comprehensive examination of faculty and staff burnout across the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Drawing on a multi-year study conducted by the University Faculty Senate’s Ethics and Institutional Integrity Committee, the report identifies how post-pandemic conditions, institutional decisions, rising workloads, and limited structural support have led to a system-wide decline in employee well-being. The study integrates quantitative survey data, qualitative responses, and preliminary interviews to assess the experiences of more than 1,000 SUNY faculty and staff.Archived web conten
DEI-2-25-26; Strengthening Information and AI Literacy, Ethics, and Equity Through Faculty Investment at SUNY Community Colleges
No full textThis resolution argues that SUNY’s updated General Education Information Literacy competency should be implemented in a way that explicitly includes AI literacy, because generative AI and synthetic media can amplify mis- and disinformation, deepfakes, and algorithmic bias that threaten student well-being, equity, and civic life—especially for the many community college and first-generation students who may arrive with gaps in information-literacy preparation. It calls on the SUNY Chancellor, Board of Trustees, and System Administration to dedicate targeted funding for sustained professional development for community college faculty and librarians, structured to avoid uncompensated workload through stipends and/or compensated time. It also urges SUNY to partner with campus leadership, libraries, and governance bodies to assess local needs, build scalable peer-learning opportunities, and expand supports for curriculum and assessment redesign (e.g., course releases, short sabbaticals, institutes, retreats, or paid internships). Finally, it requests system guidance affirming that AI literacy development must cover, at minimum, ethical use, bias and equitable representation, privacy and data stewardship, accessibility, academic integrity, AI’s role in mis/disinformation and deepfakes, and broader societal and environmental implications, aligned with SUNY Gen Ed outcomes.Archived web conten
202-03-1: Responding to Faculty/Staff Funding and Program Cuts
No full textAdvocates for strategies to mitigate the effects of funding shortfalls on faculty research agendas and career continuity.Archived web conten
202-01-01: Amend policy regarding “Display of the Flag” to include the flags of sovereign indigenous nations in New York State
No full textAdvocates for a change to SUNY Policy 5600 “Display of the Flag” to grant campuses autonomy to display the flags of federally and state-recognized indigenous nations whose traditional territories encompass the campus location.Archived web conten
Realizing the Promis of Public Good U: Making Good on the Public Good of SUNY
No full textIncludes meeting locations and date for 2025-2026, with a general overview of meeting plans.GOALS
● enhancing campus, regional, and system shared governance
● advancing SUNY System Administration initiatives for AY 2025-2026 (in particular, the academic momentum/seamless transfer campaigns)
● achieving any other regionally relevant or time-specific goalsArchived web conten
202-02-1: In Support of DEISJ Knowledge Areas across all SUNY Sectors
No full textUrges SUNY leadership to support programs and departments that develop and teach DEISJ content as autonomous interdisciplinary units.Archived web conten
"We Are All in this Together": A Conversation with University Faculty Senate (UFS) Leadership on Digital Accessibility
No full textWinter 2026
Under ADA Title II requirements, all digital content must be accessible to everyone by April 24, 2026. To learn more about SUNY’s accessibility initiatives and resources available to help faculty, staff, and students meet the compliance deadline, Jie Zhang and Alithia Alleyne, members of the UFS Communications Committee, interviewed Kim Scalzo, Senior Associate Provost for Digital Innovation and Academic Services (DIAS) at SUNY System Administration; Bruce Simon, UFS President; and Logan Rath, Chair of the UFS Operations Committee and President of the SUNY Brockport Senate in Fall 2025. As UFS President Simon reminds us: “Accessibility is more than compliance. It is a commitment to equity and academic excellence. Universal design benefits all learners and strengthens the integrity of SUNY’s educational mission.”Archived web contentUniversity Faculty Senate Communications Committe
Contributing to the Public Good through Tackling Food Insecurity: The Pantry at SUNY Brockport
No full textWinter 2026
Food insecurity affects millions of college students nationwide, creating barriers to academic success and well-being. To address this growing challenge, SUNY Chancellor King is committed to ensuring that every SUNY campus offers a food pantry or similar resource. Joining this
system-wide effort, in Fall 2023, SUNY Brockport opened The Pantry, a welcoming, stigma-free space where students, faculty, staff, and community members can access food and basic needs support. Two years since its opening, demand continues to rise, especially during times of economic uncertainty, such as the recent federal government shutdown that impacted SNAP benefits.Archived web contentUniversity Faculty Senate Communications Committe
202-04-1: Executive Budget Resolution
No full textExpresses the support of the UFS body for the budget priorities detailed in the Dec. 17, 2025 “Open Letter to Governor Hochul on the State Fiscal year 2027 Executive Budget”Archived web conten