THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 3006S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
FWDC 6: Proposal
to
(Revision to SD0981F) (Faculty Handbook 10.3.5)
Effective Date: Immediately
Under Faculty Handbook
Section 10.3.5:
1) Delete: Under
Purpose:
1. To encourage and facilitate participation in academic
research and professional communication of that research on the part of all
members of the UNCA faculty
2. To encourage and facilitate participation in
institutional research and development programs when such programs transcend
the normal research and development activities of institutional or
administrative offices.
3. To aid faculty members and
administrators in identifying sources of funds.
4. To serve as an advisory board
regarding guidelines for all grant proposals, especially those which involve
continuing matching funds on the part of the institution.
5. To advise the administration on matters relevant to the
encouragement and support of university research.
6. To award intramural funds for
research as they may become available.
7. To participate in the selection process, including
formulation of job description and hiring criteria, for personnel involved in
fund raising or grantsmanship of such a nature as to
be of concern to this council; and to provide continued input regarding the
responsibilities and activities of such personnel.
Add: Under Purpose:
1. To encourage and facilitate
faculty participation in academic research, scholarship, and creative projects,
and professional communication of that work.
2. To advise the administration on matters relevant to the
encouragement and support of university research.
3. To
award available intramural funds for faculty’s scholarly activities.
4. To recognize faculty who have been productive with
research and scholarly activities and honor them with a monetary award.
2. Delete: Under
Membership:
Three members of URC shall be administrators, including the
Director of Special Academic Programs, and two persons
shall be appointed by the Chancellor. One of these appointments shall be from
the area of Academic Affairs and the other from Student Services. These two
members shall be appointed for a one-year term. The officers of URC will be
Chair and Secretary, with the usual responsibilities of each position. They
will be elected by the Council on an annual basis.
Add: Under Membership:
[The sixth member shall be
an administrator recommended by the Provost and will be ex officio. URC will
elect a chair each year.]
3. Delete Under Members of URC submitting grant proposals:
URC committee members who
submit a proposal to the Intramural Faculty Research Program (see Section
6.5.1) will be disqualified from the proposal review process. The disqualified
members will be replaced by past URC committee members from the same or a
closely related academic discipline.
Add: Under Members of
URC submitting grant proposals:
[No members actively
serving on URC may submit a proposal for funding during the designated
submission period.]
4. Delete: Under
Reports to
the VCAA
Add: Under Reports to
[the
Provost]
Rationale:
Changes
here have been made in accord with recent and current practice, due in part to
functions assumed by the Office of Sponsored Research. In addition, this change
should clarify existing confusion regarding purpose and membership.