THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 0210F
Date
of Senate Approval 09/09/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Standing Rules and Rules of Order (2010-11)
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 faculty on ILSOC
decisions. APC may uphold the decision, reverse the decision, or send it back
for further evaluation.
g. Implement ongoing review of general
education curriculum at UNCA as specified in SD0808F.
h. Develop institutional policy and
procedures in academic matters.
The Senate shall:
a. Provide
for such standing and special committees that the Senate may deem necessary;
b. Establish,
review, evaluate and restructure the boards and committees established by the
Senate;
c. Act on
reports and recommendations from the boards and committees;
d. Approve
the academic calendar for the University;
e. Promote
high educational standards at the University;
f. Approve
the general University degree requirements;
g. Recommend
the establishment or discontinuation of degrees and programs;
h. Approve
all curricular changes;
i. Approve policies and regulations
governing the conditions under which the instruction of students takes place;
j. Advise members of the
administration regarding standards of admission to the university including but
not limited to academic standards;
k. Advise
members of the administration on matters pertaining to the level and use of
tuition and fees;
l. Establish
reappointment, promotion and tenure policies and regulations;
m. Review policies and
regulations pertaining to appointments, faculty development, teaching and
research;
n. Advise
the administration regarding faculty salaries, faculty workload, compensation
and benefits;
o. Review
and recommend policies governing educational functions of the University;
p. Participate in institutional
development by providing input into the ongoing planning and budgetary process;
q. Maintain
and promote the welfare of all members of the University community;
r. Advise and counsel the administration upon
any matters that the administration or the Senate may wish to present and to
act upon any matters presented by the administration when action is
appropriate.