Annual Report 2022-2023
Previous Year Committee Membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Chair, Dr. Raymond Lam (2023)
Secretary, Prof. William Blick (2025)
Member, Dr. Rommel Robertson (2025)
Member, Dr. Barbara Rome (2024)
Member, Dr. Cheryl Tokke (2024)
Member, Dr. Sujun Wei (2023)
Previous Year Liaisons, Designees
Upcoming Year Committee Membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Chair, Dr. Sujun Wei (2026)
Secretary, Dr. Rondi Davis (2026)
Dr. Rommel Robertson (2025)
Dr. Barbara Rome (2024)
Dr. Cheryl Tokke (2024)
Dr. Mangala Tawde (2026)
Liaison, Dr. Lois Florman
Previous Year Committee Officers
Raymond Lam - Engineering Technology (2023) - Chair
William Blick - Library (2025) - Scretary
Upcoming Year Committee Officers
Sujun Wei - Chemistry (2026) - Chair
Rondi Davis - Biological Science and Geology (2026) - Secretary
Committee Meeting Dates and Times
During Academic Year 2022-2023, the Bylaws Committee met via Zoom on:
September 21, 2022, October 26, 2022, November 12, 2022, February 8, 2023, March 15, 2023, April 19, 2023, and May 10, 2023.
Narrative Summary of Committee Work
The Bylaws Committee adopted officially Microsoft Teams application as the collaboration tool for member communications, teamwork, document review and document editing. Microsoft Teams was also employed as a depository of all committee documents. Announcements and chats were posted in the Post section for communications among members. Committee minutes were posted in the Files section for review and editing by committee members. The Bylaws Committee Microsoft Team enhanced the logistics of Bylaws Committee team communications, document review, and document storage.
Bylaws Committee Activity Database using Excel was created in the Bylaws Committee Microsoft Team. The database captured all events that were compiled by committee members in 2021 to 2022. The Bylaws Committee Activity Database was a replacement of a searchable repository, which were not created due to the departure of the QCC webpage expert. The Bylaws Committee Activity Database was further utilized to capture all Bylaws Committee events in 2022 to 2023. The activity database serves as the centralized location of searching for the history of Bylaws Committee.
Bylaws Committee Guide Addendum was created by the teamwork of all Bylaws Committee members. The committee guide addendum was posted in Microsoft Teams for review and editing by committee members. Many thanks to the collaborative work of committee members, the committee guide addendum was created and approved by all committee members. The Bylaws Committee Guide Addendum is posted in the Bylaws Committee website at https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/governance/academicsenate/bylaws/reports/Committee-Guide-Addendum11.html
Two bylaws amendment proposals were presented to the Bylaws Committee in 2022-2023, which are summarized in this document below.
Proposals Presented to Bylaws Committee
- WID/WAC on amendment
FROM:
Section 28. The Committee on Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Across the Curriculum (WID/WAC)
The Committee on WID/WAC shall consist of the director or one co-director of the WID/WAC Program, nine (9) faculty members from different departments who have participated in WID/WAC professional development and one (1) student.
TO:
Section 28. The Committee on Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Across the Curriculum (WID/WAC)
The Committee on WID/WAC shall consist of the director or one co-director of the WID/WAC Program, nine (9) faculty members from different departments who have participated in WID/WAC professional development and one (1) student member who shall participate and vote only on matters of policy.
Outcome: The Bylaws Committee approved the proposal on September 21, 2022.
- Committee on Committees
Bylaws will be temporarily suspended regarding hiatuses and Committee on Committees service, so that Julian Stark may be elected to another 3-year term, from which he will resign after one year of service. The resignation will maximize adherence to the spirit of Bylaws hiatus provision.
Outcome: The Bylaws Committee approved the proposal on April 4, 2023.
Recommendations for 2023-2024 Academic Year
The committee will continue to utilize the Bylaws Committee Microsoft Team as the collaboration tool.
The committee will continue to employ the Bylaws Committee Activity Database to capture all committee events.
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Prof. William Blick, Dr. Rommel Robertson, Dr. Barbara Rome, Dr. Cheryl Tokke, Dr. Sujun Wei, and Dr. Lois Florman for their collaboration and teamwork, especially for the teamwork in creating the Bylaws Committee Guide Addendum. It has been my privilege and honor to serve the Bylaws Committee. Thank you all very much.
Respectfully Submitted,
Raymond Lam, Chair
