Withdrawn: September 22, 2021 (by motion from UFC member, David Lee, seconded by Senator Richard Bensel, with unanimous support from all in attendance (zoom & in person)
Posted: May 10, 2021
Sponsor: University Faculty Committee
Background:
A draft of the proposed process was presented at the March 31 Senate. The revisions that led to the final proposed process that this resolution is about are based on feedback from that presentation, the recommendations articulated in Resolution 160 (Regarding the Vetting of International Dual Degree Programs), and discussions with the Office of the Provost.
Other Senate discussions and supporting materials are described here.
The Resolution:
Whereas engagement with international institutions is consistent with the idea of Cornell being a university with global impact;
Whereas an International Dual or Joint Degree Program is the highest form of educational collaboration possible between two schools;
Whereas it is important for the vetting process to be rigorous, complete, and transparent;
Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate recommends the adoption of this approval process for such programs.
Is there a reason that some RTE titles are not included in question 5 on the proposed process?
“Highest form” is awkward here and (I think) misses what the proposers were shooting at, which IMHO isn’t about “some kind of essential `good'” but rather about big-time inter-institutional commitment —- like, joint degrees entail major inter-institutional synergy on standards, educational outcomes, etc., meaning a higher-level institutional consonance than is required by e.g. individual scholarly interactions or student exchanges.
“Whereas an International Dual or Joint Degree Program is the highest form of educational collaboration possible between two schools” ?
Sez who? Why? That’s a puffed-up claim. This resolution is supposed to be about evaluating IDDP’s. If we must believe there’s some kind of essential *good* inherent in IDDP’s, then we’re not evaluating them carefully and objectively. I object to the manipulative language of this resolution.
Joanie Mackowski
senator / literatures in english