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The Faculty Affairs Committee shall be responsible for policy recommendations concerning faculty tenure, rank, welfare, leave, and professional conduct; and shall review all policies and procedures concerning the extended part-time and adjunct faculty of the university. The Faculty Affairs Committee shall consist of eight members, each to be elected by his or her collegial faculty, one member of the educational development faculty elected by that group, one Dean elected by the Deans Council, three members at large elected by the Academic Senate, and the Provost or his or her delegate (ex officio, voting).

Faculty Affairs Committee (Kristen-Waterstram-Rich, Convener; Paul Tymann, Executive Committee)

• Review the current status of the changes made to E5.0 and E6.0. In particular ensure that the Senate's recommendations for policy changes for promotion from associate to full professor and for the new rank of university professor have been documented correctly.
• Review proposed motion regarding participation and representation of lecturers in the governance system.
• Review Senate Charter (B2.0), specifically regarding the beginning and ending of terms of elected representatives, and representational formula for college (and other) representation on Senate standing committees (5.2).
• Revise Faculty Employment Policies (E.4) to align with the changes in Policy on Faculty Rank (E6.0).
• Review Grievance policy (E24.0) paying particular attention to who is eligible to file a grievance. The term "Faculty" may be too narrow a definition for those employed for academic purposes (E24.1).
• Review the role of HR in faculty hiring and ensure consistency of HR and faculty process regarding policy and process.
• Review, update and present for Senate's approval the following policies: Visiting Scholar Policy (E9.0), Faculty Professional Leave (E18.0), Faculty Personal Leave (E17.0), and Transfer of Tenure-Track Faculty (E21.0).