THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 0409F
Date
of Senate Approval 09/05/09
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Standing
Rules and Rules of Order (2009-10)
Recusals and Abstentions
The Senate will follow Robert’s Rules of Order for
abstentions with the sole exception of conflicts of interest. Senators should recuse themselves before the discussion of the motion. A Senator may still speak for or against the
motion but as a member of the University, not a Senator. Recusals must be discussed with the Chair of
the Senate before the meeting. “Conflict
of interest” in this context shall be broadly defined to include any issue
where a Senator feels unable to be objective and put aside personal interests.
Requirement
for Two
Motions involving matters of policy shall be proposed
in writing to the Faculty Senate one meeting in advance of their consideration;
this will constitute a “First Reading.”
The matter is not discussed or voted upon until the “Second Reading” at
the next Senate meeting. A two-thirds
vote of the members present will be required in order to propose and consider a
motion regarding a matter of policy during a single meeting.
Replacement of Senator and Term for Replacement
If a Senator must consider resignation due to illness
or for any other reason, that Senator shall submit a resignation to the
Executive Committee who shall determine if the resignation shall be
accepted. If a resignation is accepted,
the Senate shall elect one of the Senate alternates to fill the rest of the
Senator’s term.
Executive
Committee:
Duties:
a. Appoint Senate members to Senate Committees.
b. Supervise the Editor of the Faculty Handbook and Senate
Secretary.
c. Appoint ad hoc committees or task forces. These committees may
include in their membership faculty members who are not then serving on the
Senate and others.
d. Insure that ad hoc and Senate committees and task forces
report annually to the Senate for review, clarification, and coordination of
faculty policy.
e. Supervise the preparation of the minutes of the Senate, the
distribution of the Senate agenda, and written reports of Senate actions to the
faculty.
f. Call additional Senate meetings when deemed necessary.
g. Assume responsibility for informing the Senate about UNCA’s adherence to the principles of the Standards of
Shared Governance on the 16 UNC Campuses Adopted by the Faculty Assembly of
the
Institutional
Development Committee:
Duties:
a. Evaluate and assess for
both resource implications and consistency with the university’s Mission
Statement, Statement on Shared Values, and planning documents
i. faculty and administrative
policies and activities
ii. new degree programs,
minors, concentrations, and curriculum changes and innovations
iii. proposed and existing
centers
iv. institutional programs
b. Participate as statutory
members of the University Planning Council and, in consultation with the
administration, in the review of budget allocation and other institutional
development matters.
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee
Duties:
a. Supervise the faculty elections, preparing and ensuring the
integrity of ballots.
Only the first two elections will be previewed in order
to streamline the election process and decrease the amount of IT support needed
during elections.
b. Report annually on faculty salaries.
c. Consult with the Provost in the creation of standing committees.
d. Consult with the administration in the appointment of ad hoc
committees and task forces.
Academic Policies Committee
Duties:
a. Consider for submission to the Senate major curricular
change. When the APC approves a document unanimously, the document is included
on a consent agenda. Any Senator may request removing a document from the
consent agenda for discussion by the Senate. By tradition, the APC consent
agenda is presented during the APC committee report.
b. Approve minor curricular changes and report those changes to
the Senate.
c. Review APC document approval procedures at the end of each
academic year.
d. Work with Academic Affairs and the Registrar’s Office to edit
catalog insuring that all catalog changes that are not editorial are approved
by APC.
e. Coordinate with and oversee the Integrative Liberal Studies
Oversight Committee (ILSOC) on the implementation of the Integrative Liberal
Studies (ILS) curriculum.
f. Hear appeals from ILSOC decisions. APC may uphold the decision,
reverse the decision, or send it back for further evaluation.
g. Implement ongoing review of General Education at UNCA as
specified in SD0808F.