THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

 

                                                                   FACULTY SENATE

 

Senate Document Number     0507F

 

Date of Senate Approval      10/18/07

 

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

 

FWDC 1:   Proposal to Establish a Student Affairs Faculty Advisory Committee
                 as a Standing Committee (Faculty Handbook Section 10)

 

 

Effective Date:  Immediately

 

Add the following to the Faculty Handbook, Section 10: 

 

Title:                Student Affairs Faculty Advisory Committee

 

Purpose

 

This committee serves as an advisory body to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and other leaders in the Division of Student Affairs.  Responsibilities include providing information, feedback and advice on current student issues including, but not limited to:

 

  • Student learning opportunities outside of the classroom
  • Student issues that are presenting themselves in the classroom
  • What students are saying to faculty about Student Affairs programs and services and the overall quality of student life at UNC Asheville
  • Strategies for enhancing the quality of student life

 

The committee also serves as a communicating bridge between the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the faculty.  The Vice Chancellor will use the committee as a quick faculty feedback group on visions, plans and new initiatives in the Division of Student Affairs.

 

Membership

 

  • Three faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate (recommended by FWDC after consultation with the VCSA), serving three-year staggered terms, one from each division
  • Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Dean of Students

 

Each year the Faculty Senate will appoint one new member.

 

Recommendations to:  Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Reports to:  Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

 

The Vice Chancellor will convene the committee at least four times each academic year.

 

Rationale

 

The Division of Student Affairs currently utilizes student advisory groups and student assessment strategies for each of its primary functional areas.  The Vice Chancellor regularly solicits student input through the Student Government Association and other student leaders.  What is missing is a system for direct feedback from a pure faculty voice.  Although the committee is not and should not be a decision-making body, the committee serves the leadership of Student Affairs in a key advisory role on important decisions that affect student life at UNC Asheville.