THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 2005S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Executive Committee Document 2: Changes
in Faculty Handbook Editor (Revision of SD3485)
Effective Date: Immediately
The
Executive Committee recommends that the Faculty Senate Secretary serve as
Editor of the Faculty Handbook. The
Senate Secretary will be responsible for updating and maintaining the Handbook.
The Chair of the Faculty Senate supervises the Senate Secretary in this as in
all other matters.
Delete:
10.5.1 Faculty Handbook Editor (formerly 10.9.6) (SD4385)
Duties: Action by the Faculty
Senate, on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, specified appointment
of a faculty member as editor of the Faculty Handbook. The editor is
responsible for maintaining the Handbook through annual revisions and reports
both to the VCAA and the Chair of the Faculty Senate.
Appointed by: the Faculty Senate with
approval of the VCAA
Term of Appointment: 2 years, renewable
Replace with:
10.5.1
Faculty Handbook Editor (SD2005S)
The
Senate Secretary shall act as the Faculty Handbook Editor. The editor is
responsible for maintaining the Handbook through annual revisions and reports
to the Chair of the Faculty Senate.
Add:
On
first page of Faculty Handbook directly under the title
Edited by Name of
Senate Secretary, Faculty Senate Secretary. Comments can be sent to e-mail address of Senate Secretary.
Rationale:
The
Senate Secretary keeps electronic versions of the Senate Documents. The Faculty
Handbook is now an electronic document and the Secretary can efficiently make
needed revisions of Senate actions. The Senate Secretary shall also make
revisions required by actions of the Office of the President and Academic and
Student Affairs. We recommend that this arrangement be reviewed in Spring 2007 and periodically thereafter to assure that the
workload of the Secretary is equitable and that the necessary coordination with
Academic and Student Affairs is taking place.
Since
1986, we have had a policy that called for the appointment of a Faculty Editor
but in fact revisions were handled on an ad hoc basis until recently. A review
of the policy in Fall 2004 by the Executive Committee
and the Provost’s office led to the conclusion that this could be handled
efficiently by the Senate Secretary freeing faculty member for other tasks.