THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                                      FACULTY SENATE



                                         Senate Document Number  2990S    



                                         Date of Senate Approval 3/8/90  





        Signature of Senate Chair _______________________ Date __________



        Action of Vice Chancellor:



              Approval _______________________  Date ______________



              Denied   _______________________  Date ______________



        Reasons for denial and suggested modifications:





















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        Statement of Faculty Senate Action: 



                                   FWDC Document #6  

                   CHANGE IN TERM OF SERVICE ON THE FELDMAN COMMITTEE





        Proposed change to FWDC Document #7, 1982-83, and FWDC Document #1,

        1988-89:  



             II. Review of Nominations 



             Nominations shall be reviewed by the Ruth and Leon Feldman

        Professorship Fund Committee composed of six members of the full-time

        faculty.  Terms of service shall be two years from September 1 to August

        31; terms shall be staggered so that only three new members are selected

        each year.  Three new members shall be selected each year:  one from the

        Faculty Welfare and Development Committee, one from the University

        Research Council, and one from the University Teaching Council.  Chairs

        of these respective committees shall consult to assure all the broad

        academic areas are represented.  Members of the review committee shall

        elect their own chairmen.  Effective Date:  Spring, 1990 



        Current policy 



             Nominations shall be reviewed by the Ruth and Leon Feldman

        Professorship Fund Committee composed of six members drawn two each from

        the Faculty Welfare Committee, the University Research Council, and from

        the Distinguished Teacher Award Committee.  The respective committee


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        chairmen shall consult so that each of the broad academic areas is

        represented on the review committee.  



             Members of the review committee shall elect their own chairmen and

        serve one year terms from January 1 to December 31.  



        Rationale 



             The current policy does not provide for continuity on the

        committee.  Consultation with faculty who have served on the committee

        over the last several years indicates that problems have arisen with

        committees not always following consistent practices in evaluating

        nominees as well as Senate guidelines in presenting the awards.

        Committees have discussed and debated requirements because a

        newly-appointed committee was not fully aware of what prior committees

        had done.  Last-year's committee held special sessions to discuss and

        make recommendations for changes that increase the likelihood of the

        future committees being consistent and following Senate guidelines.

        Providing for continuity of membership seems the best way to solve the

        problems that have arisen.  



        Recommendation:  

             The current committee should select three of their members to

        carryover to 1990-91.