MSCHE Self Study April 2021

experience who is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies appropriate to the area ( Senior Administrator Responsibilities and Vice President Biographies ). The Director of Health Care Development and Senior Legal Counsel (both of whom report directly report to the president), along with the Assistant Vice ‐ President of Human Resources, serve as members of the senior management team. The senior management team constitutes President’s Council, which is the president’s senior advisory group, and engages in wide ‐ ranging discussion of issues important to the short ‐ and long ‐ term future of the College. Areas of importance may include, but are not limited to, institutional planning; budgets and resources; state, federal and external relations; operational policies and procedures for the College; assessment and quality controls; and other issues that may arise. President’s Council generally meets twice a month and College Roundtable, which includes members of President’s Council and other managers, meets once a month. Within the functional structure of the College, there are several advisory councils that support and advise the senior administration ( Council Descriptions ). Members of senior management are classified by the University as management/confidential. Appointees to these positions serve at the pleasure of the president. Prior to appointment, credentials are reviewed to ensure they meet the standards established in the University’s classification description for the administrative position. At the beginning of the academic year, performance expectations are negotiated between the individual members of senior management and the president and formalized using the Performance Program Form . As indicated in the form, expectations are linked to goals in the College’s Strategic Plan. Based on the performance expectations described above, Annual Institutional Goals , which are linked to the College’s strategic plan, are summarized by the president and shared with the College community. At the beginning of the subsequent academic year, the employee prepares a performance document that details (using assessment data) his/her activities and progress on the previously established expectations and meets with the president to review the progress made ( Performance Program Form ). The outcomes of these meetings inform the establishment of the following year’s performance expectations and contribute to the periodic assessment of the effectiveness of leadership and administration ( Assessment Plan ). The operation of SUNY College of Optometry, as is the case for all other campuses of the University, is informed by a College Council, whose function is described in New York State Education Law Section 356 . In accordance with this statute and the policies of the SUNY Board of Trustees, the Council advises the President on the operations and affairs of the campus. It is constituted of 10 individuals, nine of whom shall be appointed by the governor and one of whom shall be elected by and from among the students of the institution. This body plays a critical role in the selection of the campus president. The Council meets about four times per year with the president and other administrators/faculty members at which times the president provides a report on the status of the College and brings issues of importance for discussion.

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