Committee Purpose

The Academic Resources and Computing Committee (ARCC) shall advise regarding identification, review, and implementation of academic technology infrastructure and initiatives. ARCC shall facilitate faculty in obtaining grants to pursue research and scholarly activities in this area. In order to promote full representation and increased communication across campus, each organizational unit will have at least one representative on ARCC.

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ARCC Webpage

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collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding undergraduate academic requirements for admission, degrees, and certificates, from the University and on policies pertaining to student academic conduct. SSA may advise regarding policies pertaining to general student conduct. SSA may have up to five ex officio members.

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The Committee on Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure (APAFT) shall collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding policy implementation and operational procedures related to faculty appointment, promotion, academic freedom, evaluation, and tenure.

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Faculty Senate PPM Constitution & Bylaws

College Tenure documents

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The Committee on Assessment shall review current assessment practices and templates using scholarly assessment literature as guidance. The committee shall advise regarding the peer-review and feedback of biennial assessment reports.

The committee will review the annual feedback to identify training that will support program assessment and reporting practices (e.g., technology use, data gathering and reporting within assessments) in coordination with Academic Affairs. The committee shall have representation from each organizational unit and the Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness shall serve on the committee as an ex officio member.

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The Committee on Constitutional Review, Apportionment, and Organization (CRAO) shall collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding reviewing, updating and preserving the integrity of the Constitution and Bylaws of the faculty government. CRAO shall study ratios of college representation in Faculty Senate and recommend procedures for electing its members. CRAO shall also be responsible for recommending organizational policies and procedures regarding academic program continuance, discontinuance, modification, and suspension.

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Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws - PPM 1-13

23-24 Apportionment

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The Environmental Initiatives Committee, working in conjunction with the Sustainability Practices and Research Center (SPARC), facilitates the integration of environmental and sustainability initiatives into Academic Affairs, Student Access & Success, and Facilities Management. This committee also supports SPARC in its activities and role as a local and statewide resource for scientifically-based information and for leadership in addressing sustainability challenges. The committee serves as both advisory board to SPARC and a rotating working group of faculty from across the colleges, which studies, evaluates and makes recommendations for sustainability-supportive policy affecting the campus community. The committee shall be led by Co-Chairs: one faculty member from the EIC and the other the Director of the SPARC, or the Director’s designee.

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EIC Webpage

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The Faculty Board of Review shall principally be concerned with, but not limited to, retention of tenured faculty, cases of academic due process with regard to granting of tenure/promotion, salary, work conditions and other pertinent matters of faculty concern.

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The Faculty committee on Fairness, and Success shall provide advice, support and recommended charges to the Faculty Senate consistent with the University’s Mission and best practices.

 

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The General Education Committee (GE) shall collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding the mission and goals for the General Education program and University core requirements and review these on a regular basis. GE shall define and recommend the standards for the General Education program and oversee the assessment of the General Education program and University core requirements. In order to promote full representation and increased communication across campus, each organizational unit will have at least one representative on GE.

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General Education Webpage

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Faculty members on the Honorary Degrees Committee shall review the recommendations presented to them and shall act as the faculty representatives on the Committee on Commencement and Honorary Degrees.

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The Committee on Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth (RSPG) shall advise regarding policies on research, scholarship, and professional development. RSPG shall facilitate faculty by awarding grants, and travel funds to pursue research and scholarly activities.

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RSPG Webpage

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The Committee on Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning (SBBFP) shall study and advise regarding faculty salaries, benefits, budgets, and fiscal planning issues.

SBBFP shall not exceed nine members with representation from each organization unit. Faculty Senate chair shall serve as the Executive Committee liaison. A subcommittee shall serve under the direction of SBBFP and represent the faculty in salary and related negotiations with the University administration. No two members of this subcommittee shall be from the same organizational unit. This subcommittee shall consist of Faculty Senate chair, the chair of SBBFP and a third member nominated by SBBFP and approved by Faculty Senate.

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Performance Compensation Plan Forms

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The Committee on Teaching and Learning (TL) shall collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding the teaching and learning environment at the University. In order to promote full representation and increased communication across campus, each organizational unit will have at least one representative on TL. The Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning shall serve on the committee as an ex officio member.

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TLF Webpage

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The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) shall collaborate in policy development and make recommendations regarding study and evaluation of the curriculum needs of the University by reviewing and making recommendations regarding program, certificate, and course proposals (including courses proposed to fulfill specific General Education designations as defined in the UCC manual), which have been approved by college curriculum committees or programs that report directly to the Office of Academic Affairs. In order to promote full representation and increased communication across campus, each organizational unit will have at least one representative on the committee.

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UCC Webpage

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URTE shall review the files of all candidates for advancement in rank or tenure who request it. Typically, such a request will be predicated by a disagreement in the recommendations among the Department Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee, College Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee or the Dean, although a candidate may request review by the University Committee even if there is no disagreement among the reviewers identified above.

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