Policies Scheduled for Review by Academic Senate - AY 13-14

The AY 13-14 plan of work for Academic Senate (AS) includes development, review, and approval of several academic and faculty policies. Policies included in the chart below have been identified by responsible offices, governance groups and committees, or the policy office as priorities for AS in AY 13-14 to achieve one or more of the following objectives:

To complete the review of, and take action on, policies that were in-progress during AY 12-13.
To review and take action on policies charged for development/revision in AY 13-14 as well as those that were under development in AY 12-13 and ready to enter the review process in AY 13-14.
To review and take action on policies that, in whole or part, are related to legal compliance and have been identified for review by the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and Global Risk Management Services (GRMS).
To begin implementation of the five-year review cycle provision of Development, Review, Approval, and Promulgation of University-Level Policies (B 5.0), approved in December 2012.

In addition to the policies in the chart that follows, several university policies under the purview of Institute Council (IC) will come to Academic Senate in AY 13-14 for review, input, and endorsement. To assist Academic Senate in planning its work, a chart of these policies is provided in a separate document, and updated versions will be provided throughout AY 13-14.

Academic Senate Policies Plan-of-Work (POW) AY 13-14
Draft V 09.04.13

Policy # & Name	Governance Group	Responsible Office(s)	Policy History Notes: Last Approved/Affirmed/Revised	Projected Timeframe	Reason for Review/Notes
Governance Policy Library – Section C: General Policies
C3.0 Intellectual Property Policy	AS	IETC/Office of Provost/ IPMO	Revised May 2009	TBD	IETC charged to review IP policy in light of re-org of online learning
Governance Policy Library – Section D: Educational Policies
D5.0 Grades	AS	AAC & Office of Provost	Revised May 2013	TBD	Non-calendar conversion revisions to be proposed by AAC
D7.0 Foreign Travel Programs	AS	AAC/Office of Provost/ GRMS	Approved September 1970	TBD	Policy last revised 20+ years ago (43)
D9.0 Policies on Academic Advising	AS	AAC & Office of Provost	Approved 1975	09.13 or 10.13	Policy approved 20+ years ago (38). Unpublished w approval of pres 05.13. Revisions to be proposed by AAC.
D10.0 Eligibility for Participation in RIT Athletics	AS	AAC & Student Affairs	Approved 1975	TBD	Policy approved 20+ years ago (38)
Governance Policy Library – Section E: Faculty and Staff Policies
E5.0 Policies on Tenure	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised April 2010	09.13	Revisions proposed in AY 12-13 tabled to AY 13-14 on 05.09.13
E6.0 Policies on Faculty Rank	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised May 2013	TBD	FAC proposing additional revisions
E7.0 Annual Review of Faculty	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised May 2013	TBD	FAC charged to review language of performance categories & make recommendation
E8.0 Academic Administrator Search Statement	AS	FAC /Office of Provost/OFRR	Approved March 1988	TBD	Policy approved 20+ years ago (25)
E10.0 Projects Relating to Teaching Productivity	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Approved Prior to 1980	TBD	Policy approved 20+ yrs ago (30+). Revisions to be proposed in conjunction w E 11 & E15.
E11.0 Policy on Effective Teaching Committee	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised March 2001	TBD	Revisions to be proposed in conjunction w E 10 & E 15
E 12.X University Professor Award	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	N/A - NEW	TBD	Proposal for new award
E14.0 Appeal Committee on Faculty Salaries	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised April 1984	TBD	Policy last revised 20+ years ago (29)
E15.0 Faculty Education and Development	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Approved January 1982	TBD	Policy approved 20+ years ago (30+). To be reviewed in conjunction w E 10 & E 11.
E18.0 Faculty Leave for Professional/Career Development	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised April 2012	TBD	FAC proposing revisions to address how intersession is incorporated into timing of LOAs.
E20.0 Policy on the Discontinuance, Reduction or Transfer of Academic Programs	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised December 2004	TBD	FAC proposing revisions in conjunction w proposed revisions to E 21.0.
E21.0 Policy on Assignment and Transfer of Tenure-Track Faculty	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Edited May 2013 Last Revised 1997	TBD	Calendar-conversion edits approved in AY 12-13. FAC proposing substantive revisions in AY 13-14 in conjunction w proposed revisions to E 20.0.
E22.0 Policy on Financial Exigency	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Approved 1984	TBD	FAC proposing revisions. Notwithstanding broad title, policy is related to termination of faculty due to financial exigency.
E23.0 Dismissal of a Faculty Member for Cause	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Approved Jan 1986	TBD	TF convened summer 2013; will propose revisions fall AY 13-14.
E24.0 Faculty Grievance	AS	FAC & Office of Provost	Revised November 2004	TBD	FAC proposing revisions.