Faculty Senate Resolutions
2005 - 2006
February 13, 2006
Motion FS 05-06/02-01 Supplemental Pay Policy:
Whereas, the Provost submitted a proposed Policy on Supplemental Compensation to the Faculty Senate for consideration at its January 9, 2006 meeting, and
Whereas, the Provost expressed his desire for feedback from across the university community, and
Whereas, a majority of faculty had neither seen this proposed policy nor knew its details prior to the publication of the Agenda for the January 9, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting, and
Whereas, the proposed policy was drafted with little participation by the faculty at large, and in particular without the participation of important key stakeholder groups,
Therefore Be it Resolved that the Faculty Senate asks the Provost to appoint a committee to examine and revise the proposed policy and collect data on its effects in a transparent fashion, open to the participation and feedback of all faculty. The committee should be composed of representatives from at least the following stakeholder groups: Faculty Senate, Council of Chairs, Deans, Program Directors, Academic Affairs, Extension programs, faculty currently working on grants (or who have recently done so), and faculty who teach off-campus. At least one-half of the committee should be faculty members.
| Faculty Senate Committee: |
Action Taken by Senate: |
Status: |
| Academic Policies |
Approved |
Please refer to Motions/Resolutions for April 10, 2006. |
FS 05-06/02-02 Support for Traffic Policy Committee Resolution
We move that the Faculty Senate support the resolution of the Traffic Policy Committee and encourage the university to implement those recommendations beginning in the Fall semester of 2006.
| Faculty Senate Committee: |
Action Taken by Senate: |
Status: |
| Campus Planning |
Approved |
Not Approved. Reported to the Faculty Senate on April 24, 2006. The Provost stated that this would be too cumbersome to implement and that there is no centralized process to accommodate such a process. |
Motion FS 05-06/02-03 EOA elections
Whereas the present practice of selecting the departmental EOA from among the tenured members of the departmental DPC is contrary to the Faculty Handbook in section 4.1.2.3;
Whereas a majority of faculty think the present practice of selecting the departmental EOA to be a simple and effective way of accomplishing an important task.
Therefore, be it resolved that the Faculty Senate recommends that the Faculty Handbook be changed as follows:
4.1.2.3 Each Every department's faculty shall elect the departmental personnel committee using the procedures in Robert's Rules of Order as currently revised, and determine the length of terms on the DPC. In departments with an adequate number of faculty, no faculty member may serve more than three consecutive years on a DPC. Persons who hold academic rank7 within a department, whether or not their salaries are from state-appropriated funds, shall be eligible for the committee. At the beginning of each every fall semester, every all departments will elect from among its the tenured faculty of their DPC an Equal Opportunity Associate. This person will represent the University’s Office of Compliance Programs in all departmental personnel affairs.
Eligibility of persons under this provision shall be consistent with the stipulations of Article II, Section 3 of the Faculty Constitution.
4.1.4.1.12 Guidelines concerning the roles and responsibilities of the Equal Opportunity Associate (EOA) are available from the Equity Office specified in the EPA Affirmative Action Plan.
4.1.4.2.5 Guidelines concerning the roles and responsibilities of the Equal Opportunity Associate (EOA) are available from the Equity Office specified in the EPA Affirmative Action Plan.
| Faculty Senate Committee: |
Action Taken by Senate: |
Provost's Action |
Board of Trustees' Action |
| Faculty Handbook |
Approved |
Approved |
Provost reported during the October 9, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting that the Board of Trustees' approved this motion at their September 2006 meeting. |
