Duties

The Committee on Faculty Affairs shall advise the Senate on matters of policy concerning faculty affairs; on matters regarding the cultural, social, and material welfare of the faculty; and on matters affecting the educational environment in which the faculty works. Among the policy matters of concern to the Committee on Faculty Affairs are the following:

1. faculty appointments
2. policies on promotions in rank
3. tenure
4. policies on leaves including sabbatical leaves
5. academic freedom
6. rights and responsibilities including due process
7. matters of faculty privacy
8. affirmative action and equal opportunity
9. faculty development
10. faculty/student assessment outcomes issues.

In the area of its concern, the Committee on Faculty Affairs shall make recommendations for the modification of existing policies and shall assist the University administration in the formulation of new policies. It shall make recommendations to Senate Council on the establishment, reorganization. or discontinuation of organizational units pursuant to Council duties specified in Article II, Section 1 (d) of the Bylaws. It shall maintain liaison with the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.

Standing Rules for Subcommittees

Members

  Meetings

At all committee meetings:

• Visitors are always welcome to attend but available seating is limited;
• Visitors who would like to address the Committee should contact the Chair in advance of the meeting date; and
• Any attachments that are not posted with the meeting Agenda can be obtained in hard copy from either the Faculty Senate Office or the Committee Chair.

Committee Priority Form

Recent Reports

Promotion and Tenure Reports

Faculty Handbook

Women in Biomedical Research, NIH Experience
Mirrors that of National Academy of Sciences Report

AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006

Beyond Bias and Barriers, Executive Summary 2006

Chronology of SRTE Reports

Meeting Dates, Locations and Times for2008-2009

Meeting Date	Meeting Location	Meeting Time	Agenda/Minutes
September 1, 2009	129A HUB	8:00 AM	minutes
October 20, 2009	129A HUB	8:00 AM
December 8, 2009	129A/B HUB (Joint meeting with CIS at 9:00)	8:00 AM
January 26, 2010	129A HUB	8:00 AM
March 16, 2010	129A HUB	8:00 AM
April 27, 2010	129A HUB	8:00 AM

Past Meetings

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