Resources

Resources

Key FCCC Resources and Documents

FCCC By-Laws (updated 2025)
Faculty Council of Community Colleges Organization Bylaws, Fall 2020

Resolutions
Faculty Council of Community Colleges Resolutions, Position Statements, and White Papers

Support for Delegates, CGLs, and Community College Faculty

Higher Education Abbreviations and Acronyms

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation

AAUP 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure
American Association of University Professors Statement on Academic Freedom with subsequent updates from 1969, 1989, and 1990

Campus Governance Leaders Toolkit through SUNY Voices

Guidelines for Parliamentary Procedure

Becoming and Being a SUNY Parlamentarian
A resource guide  for SUNY Campus Parliamentarians

Shared Governance 

SUNY Shared Governance

Shared Governance 101
A presentation given during CGL training

SUNY Shared Governance Award

External Governance Resources

Best Practices for Student Veterans - Tips for Students and Colleges

FCCC Guidelines For Faculty Evaluation Of Educational And Grant-Funded Initiatives 
Compiled By Academic And Student Affairs Committee And Approved By The FCCC April 9, 2016

FCCC Guidelines For Faculty Governance Inclusion In Educational And Grant-Funded Initiatives 
Compiled By Governance Committee And Approved By Electronic Vote By The FCCC November 13, 2015

Best Practices For Concurrent Enrollment Programs 
Compiled by the Education Initiatives Committee – Approved Spring 2015 - Updated Fall 2017

UFS Guide for the Evaluation of Undergraduate Programs
Prepared by the University Faculty Senate's Undergraduate Committee as a resource for faculty and others (2012)

SUNY UFS Internship and Co-op Guide
Internship and Co-op Guide organized by the University Faculty Senate with participation from the FCCC, SUNY System Administration, and campus career development offices.

Closing the Door, Increasing Gap: Who’s not going to (community) college? , (April 1, 2012)
Report by Gary Rhoades, Professor of Higher Education, University of Arizona for the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE)

FCCC Governance Guidelines in Emergencies
Guidelines from the FCCC for governance proceedings in the event of a campus emergency / interruption

Faculty Council of Community Colleges