THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 8508S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/24/08
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
EC 2: Proposal to Revise the
Position Allocation Committee
(Revision
of SD1904S; Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.3)
Effective Date: Fall 2008
Background
The
Council of Chairs was replaced by the Position Allocation Committee (PAC) in
2004. The PAC was 4 administrators and 6
elected faculty. Our current PAC has 5
administrators and 4 alphabetically chosen faculty. The Position Allocation Committee is the
primary means by which faculty can have input into the allocation process
whenever a new faculty line is available or whenever an existing line becomes
open (through retirement, resignation, or non-renewal of contract).
This proposal:
·
Changes the procedure for appointing Department
Chairs and a Program Director to
·
Adds one member – a Faculty Senate
representative appointed by the Executive Committee.
·
Revises the responsibilities assigned to the
Position Allocation Committee.
1. Delete
the
following under Handbook Section 10.4.3 – Structure:
The Committee consists
of:
VCAA
AVC for Natural Sciences
AVC for Social Sciences
AVC for Humanities
AVC for University Programs
3 Department Chairs (one from each
division, chosen alphabetically from a list of departments within divisions)*
and 1 Program Director (chosen alphabetically from a list of programs). The
Department Chairs will serve 2-year staggered terms and the Program Directors
will serve 2-year terms.
Every attempt will be made to maintain the alphabetic selection of
members. However, two persons from the same department should never serve on
this committee at the same time. If this prevents a department or program from
serving, that department or program will be honored at the next possible
opportunity.
* For the
purposes of this document, a "Chair" is any Department Chair or
Program Director that directly evaluates faculty for merit, reappointment,
tenure, and promotion.
2. Replace with the following: Structure:
The Committee
consists of:
Provost
Dean for Natural Sciences
Dean for Social Sciences
Dean for Humanities
Associate Provost and Dean of
University Programs
3 Department Chairs, serving
staggered 2-year terms
One from each academic
division, chosen by the chairs in that academic division.
No person may be
reappointed for consecutive terms.
No department may
be represented by its chair in consecutive terms.
1 Program
Director, serving 2-year term
No program may be
represented by its director in consecutive terms.
1 Faculty Senate representative,
serving 2-year term
Appointed by the
Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
Two persons from the same department
should never serve on this committee at the same time.
3.
Delete under Duties:
To make recommendations to the
VCAA regarding the allocation of faculty lines to departments and academic programs.
4. Replace with the
following:
Implementation:
In September 2008 department chairs and the program directors will select
their four faculty representatives. The
four faculty members selected will draw lots to determine which two
representatives will serve 2-year terms and which two will serve 1-year terms. The Faculty Senate will select its
representative in September 2008. The
Provost will convene the Position Allocation Committee in October 2008.
Rationale:
Changes enhance the influence of faculty in planning the distribution of
faculty positions to the different departments and increases the accountability
for these decisions. This was discussed
and passed by the Department Chairs and Program Directors in September
2007.
Revised Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.3 follows:
The
Position Allocation Committee is the primary means by which faculty can have
input into the allocation process whenever a new faculty line is available or
whenever an existing line becomes open (through retirement, resignation, or
non-renewal of contract).
Structure:
The Committee
consists of:
Provost
Dean for Natural Sciences
Dean for Social Sciences
Dean for Humanities
Associate Provost and Dean of
University Programs
3 Department Chairs, serving
staggered 2-year terms
One from each academic
division, chosen by the chairs in that academic division.
No person may be
reappointed for consecutive terms.
No department may
be represented by its chair in consecutive terms.
1
Program Director, serving 2-year term
No program may be
represented by its director in consecutive terms.
1 Faculty Senate
representative, serving 2-year term
Appointed by the
Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
Two persons from the same department
should never serve on this committee at the same time.
Duties:
·
To make recommendations to the Provost regarding the
allocation of faculty lines to academic departments and programs according to a
three-year allocation plan that the committee is to develop and continually
update.
·
To develop and annually revise faculty hiring guidelines.
·
To consider which responsibilities originally delegated to
the Council of Chairs could be profitably assumed by the Position Allocation
Committee.
·
To report annually to the Faculty Senate the three-year
allocation plan, changes in hiring guidelines and suggestions as to how the
Position Allocation Committee can be a more effective faculty voice.
Rules
for Voting:
A member may
not vote for a proposal from his or her department or program of appointment.
(For the purposes of this document, a
"Chair" is any Department Chair or Program Director that directly
evaluates faculty for merit, reappointment, tenure, and promotion.)