THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 4606S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective: Fall 2006
Under Faculty Handbook
Section 10.3.2:
Under Membership
Delete:
Two faculty elected by the Senate (at least two of whom must
be a minority) to serve two-year renewable, rotating terms.
Two faculty appointed by the VCAA (at least one of whom must be a minority) to
serve two year renewable, rotating terms
Two minority students appointed by the VCSA to serve one year renewable terms.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, ex officio.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, ex officio.
Affirmative Action Officer, ex officio, ex officio.
Coordinator of Multi-Cultural Student Programs, ex officio.
Director of Minority and Diversity Affairs, ex officio.
Add:
Three faculty
elected by the Senate (at least two of whom must be a minority) to serve
three-year renewable, rotating terms.
Three faculty appointed by the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and
Student Affairs (at least one of whom must be a minority) to serve three year
renewable, rotating terms.
Two students appointed by the VCSA in consultation with
Associate Vice-Chancellor for Student and Academic Services;
ex officio and non-voting.
Dean of Students; ex officio and non-voting.
Director, The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs;
ex officio and non-voting.
Assistant Director for Multicultural Organizations and Events;
ex officio and non-voting.
Assistant Director for Multicultural Student Development; ex
officio and non-voting
Affirmative Action Officer; ex officio and non-voting.
AFTER Membership:
Add:
Structure:
1. All member
officers of the Minority Affairs Commission and the director of Admissions and
Financial Aid will routinely report to the Commission at its regular meetings
any activities related to minority and diversity affairs.
2. The chair
will be elected by the Commission from the minority faculty representation. The
chair’s duties include calling meetings and setting the agenda for
meetings.
3. The secretary will be
elected by the Commission from any voting member of the Commission. The
secretary’s duties will include keeping minutes and distributing them prior to
the meeting. If he/she is unable to attend the meeting the chair must designate
someone to fulfill this responsibility.
4. Members of the
commission will be selected prior to April 15 of each year for terms beginning
with the next academic year.
Rationale:
Since 1986
when the original Commission was created, UNCA has grown and changed,
especially regarding administrative structure. Thus the changes recommended
here are intended to make the Commission reflective of and responsive to these
changes. Three year terms for faculty
will ensure that the work of the Commission is on-going. In the past, two year
terms have not been sufficient for continuity of work. The first year on the
commission is typically a learning year; three year terms will be more
productive. Terms will be staggered so that there are two new members appointed
each year. The faculty on the commission
has been unable to complete important work in the recent past due to turnover
and work-load. Increasing the size of the Commission will provide more willing
hands. In addition, as the faculty has grown, we have an increasing number of faculty who would like to serve on the commission and
increasing the faculty slots will provide more opportunities.