Governance Policies Under Review - Winter Quarter AY 11-12

B 2.0

Academic Senate Charter

Academic Senate Executive Committee

Article XIII = “amendments …require approval by Senate + either 2/3 of those present and voting at a…meeting of the Faculty Assembly or a 2/3 of those voting by ballot. Concurrence of the President is also required.”

AY 11-12  Winter

Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) proposing non-calendar revisions in AY11-12.

Calendar Conversion (these revisions recommended for review AY 12-13)

Discussion w/ full AS scheduled for 12.01.11; vote scheduled for 12.15

Proposed revisions also address calendar conversion and # of colleges

C 16.0

Smoking

Student Wellness

Institute Council

Academic Senate

Staff Council

Student Government

AY 11-12  Winter

Student Wellness-led task force proposing revisions

Task force in draft stage of proposed revisions.

C 19.0

University Closings

Global Risk Management Services

Institute Council

Academic Senate

Staff Council

Student Government

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Other non-calendar conversion revisions under consideration

No actions taken to-date

D 1.0

Curriculum Development

Provost

Inter-College Curriculum Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

ICC charged to review and propose revisions to AS

D 2.0

Admission

Provost

Academic Affairs

Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12 Winter

(See D 10.0 recommendation)

Calendar Conversion

Under review by AAC

D 3.0

Registration

Provost

Registrar

Academic Affairs

Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Under review by AAC

D 5.0

Grades

Provost

Registrar

Academic Affairs

Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Under review by AAC

D 9.0

Academic Advising

Provost

Institute Advising

Academic Affairs

Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Under review by AAC

D 12.0

Graduation Requirements

Provost

Academic Affairs

Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Under review by AAC

E 5.0

Tenure

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

FAC proposing non-calendar conversion revisions re definition and representation of faculty.

Proposed revisions originally scheduled for full AS review Fall Qtr;

FAC reviewing drafts of revisions w/ ASEC. Full AS review delayed to Wtr Qtr

E 6.0

Faculty Rank

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12 Winter

FAC proposing non-calendar revisions re terms and conditions for lecturers. 

FAC reviewing drafts of revisions w/ ASEC. Proposed revisions scheduled for full AS review in Wtr. Qtr

E 9.0

Visiting Scholars

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

FAC proposing non-calendar conversion revisions.

Calendar Conversion

Scheduled for discussion and vote by full AS on 12.01.11

E 12.0

Awards

President

Institute Council

Academic Senate

Staff Council

Student Government

AY 11-12  Winter

Awards need to be reviewed as a cluster.  Need to decide if awards should be considered policies. If so, 1) need an overarching policy statement, 2) some awards missing, and 3) each award should continue to be reviewed separately by the applicable governance group(s).

ICEC approved moving forward w/ proposing overarching policy, etc. @ 11.07.11 mtg.  Karen Barrows will chair effort

E 12.2

Trustee Scholarship Awards

Education Core Committee, BOT

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

(These revisions recommended for review AY 11-12 Spring, however, as a faculty award, E 12.2 should be reviewed concurrent with E 12.1.)

Under review by sub-comm of BOT Educ Core Comm. To be reviewed by full comm Wtr Qtr

E 12.6

Length-of-Service

Human Resources

Institute Council

Academic Senate

Staff Council

AY 11-12  Winter

Revisions to stated procedures needed to accurately reflect practice

Will be addressed as part of proposed revisions to E 12.0

E 12.4

Staff Recognition Program

Staff Council

Issues & Policies

Committee

Staff Council

AY 11-12  Winter

Proposed revisions to eligibility requirements; edits needed to bring language and organization of content up-to-date

Under review by SC IPC

(NEW)

E 12.8

University Professor

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12 Winter

Proposal for new award from FAC

FAC reviewing drafts of revisions w/ ASEC in Fall for discussion w/ full AS in Winter.

E 17.0

Faculty Personal LOA

Human Resources

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

Scheduled for discussion and vote  by full AS on 12.01.11

E 18.0

Faculty Professional LOA

Human Resources

Provost

Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate

AY 11-12  Winter

Calendar Conversion

FAC checking w/ HR on wording prior to discussion  w/ full AS