THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 0305F
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
FWDC 2: Proposal
to Revise Membership on the International Programs Advisory Committee
(Revision of
SD6803S; Faculty Handbook 10.4.12)
Effective Date: Immediately
DELETE:
Under
Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.12 Membership remove the following:
3 faculty (one from each
academic area) serving staggered, renewable, two-year terms (appointed by VCAA
in consultation with FWDC and Director of International Studies)
ADD:
6-9 faculty members
representing the three academic areas and serving staggered, renewable,
two-year terms, selected by the continuing members of IPAC.
Rationale: The International Programs Advisory Committee
(IPAC) requests that its membership be expanded to 6-9 faculty members, according
to faculty interest and availability.
Indeed, IPAC used to have nine faculty members as well as representation
from the Office of Academic Affairs. The
Committee’s membership was reduced a couple of years ago in across-the-board
cuts intended to reduce the committee load for faculty. However, broader faculty representation is
critical for the international programs – International Studies, Study Abroad,
and International Student Advising -- because they have no faculty of their own
and depend upon broad input from across the faculty to support and guide their
programs. Expanding faculty
participation in UNCA’s international programs is
especially important in light of the UNC Board of Governors’ strategic
initiative to “internationalize” the UNC system.[1]
Moreover,
in stark contrast to previous years, faculty appears to be looking for
committee assignments. Indeed, the
recent expansion of the Senate was justified, in part, by the desire to provide
more faculty governance opportunities for faculty eager to serve on
committees. Seven faculty expressed
interest this year in serving on IPAC.
Finally,
the appointment process outlined in this document appears inconsistent with the
new committee selection process which asks the chairs and continuing members of
each committee to select new faculty members.