Senate Document #1



                                   EC Document #1



                                                          1981-1982



                   Resolution on Faculty Senate Responsibilities







             Whereas the Faculty Senate of the University of North Carolina

        at Asheville is a deliberative body consisting of sixteen faculty

        members, who are elected by their peers, and the Chancellor and

        Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who serve as ex officio

        members;  Whereas the Faculty Senate is charged with responsibility

        for developing, maintaining, evaluating, and revising the academic

        programs of the institution, subject to the Chancellor's final

        authority over policies and procedures of the University;  



             Whereas a university is, first and foremost, a community of

        scholars;  And inasmuch as the vitality and integrity of that

        community depends upon the extent to which its participants assume

        responsibility for defining their environment and satisfy their

        obligation to exhibit a commitment to scholarship and academic

        excellence;  



             And whereas a university is an evolutionary entity whose

        development will (1) evolve, at random, without attention to

        direction or excellence, or (2) be specified by agents outside the

        collection of principal participants or (3) be directed by the body

        of participants;  



             Therefore, be it resolved that this Faculty Senate recognizes

        its priviledge and responsibility of leadership in defining the

        academic community of the University of North Carolina at

        Asheville;  And be resolved that this Senate will fulfill its

        responsibility by exhibiting a strong sense of purpose, and

        understanding of the nature of a teacher's academic obligation and

        a scholar's intellectual obligation, a thoughtful tolerance for

        conflicting perspectives, a general commitment to excellence, and a

        propensity for hard work.