1:00 pm
Beck rooms

Agenda

1. Sign in for quorum

2. Call to order

3. Communications from Provost Robinson

4. Approval of agenda

5. Approval of the draft minutes of the February 15 meeting

6. Executive Committee report

i. Response from the Provost regarding the interpretation of Faculty Guide Article 4.5.d

ii. Responses from the Provost regarding ACT super-scoring, voting for sabbatical and chair, Concentration in Mathematical Finance, deletion of FG 4.7.d, and voting for full professor

7. Reports of standing and special committees

a. Academic Policy Committee report

b. Admissions Committee report

c. Compensation & Welfare Committee report (updated on 3/28)

i. Motion to create an Adjunct Task Force

The Faculty Senate requests that the Provost create an Adjunct Task Force, consisting of faculty and administrators, to address the following concerns:

• Compensation
• Increments for longevity
• Quality of life
• Adjunct Faculty Guide
• TIAA-CREF possibility
• Assessment of performance
• More equity across schools
• Participation/voice in department life
• An adjunct study/survey

We would like to see the work of this task force begin Sept. 1, 2013.

d. Core Curriculum Committee report

e. Faculty Development Committee report

f. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee report

i. First reading of proposed changes to Article 3.1 of the Faculty Guide

Article 3.1, a  reads

Full-time term appointments and reappointments shall not exceed a total of five years.

 Motion: To add the following sentence to Article 3, 1, a

Term faculty teaching in the Core and term faculty teaching core English courses who are completing their fifth year in 2012-2013 are eligible to have their contracts extended for one additional year (2013-2014). This is a one -time waiver of the 5 year term limit.

Rationale:

Term faculty who teach the University Core and the core English courses play an essential role in supporting the mission of the University.  Recognizing the expertise and experience required of the specialized term faculty who teach these courses,  extending the contracts of Core faculty and faculty teaching core English courses who are completing their fifth year in 2012-13 for one additional year , through 2013-14, would retain these faculty until  a lecturer line without term limits is developed and approved.

g.  Graduate Studies Committee report

h.Report from the Senate Representative of the Graduate Policy Advisory Board

i. Instructional Technology Committee report

j. Program Review Committee report

8. Committees with no reports

a. Academic Facilities Committee

b. Calendar Committee

c. Grievance Committee

d.  Intellectual Property Task Force

e. Library Committee

f. Nominations, Elections, & Appointments Committee

9. Committee motions

a. Compensation & Welfare Committee

i. Motion to create an Adjunct Task Force

The Faculty Senate requests that the Provost create an Adjunct Task Force, consisting of faculty and administrators, to address the following concerns:

• Compensation
• Increments for longevity
• Quality of life
• Adjunct Faculty Guide
• TIAA-CREF possibility
• Assessment of performance
• More equity across schools
• Participation/voice in department life
• An adjunct study/survey

We would like to see the work of this task force begin Sept. 1, 2013.

b. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee

ii. First reading of proposed changes to Article 3.1 of the Faculty Guide

Article 3.1, a  reads

Full-time term appointments and reappointments shall not exceed a total of five years.

Motion: To add the following sentence to Article 3, 1, a

Term faculty teaching in the Core and term faculty teaching core English courses who are completing their fifth year in 2012-2013 are eligible to have their contracts extended for one additional year (2013-2014). This is a one -time waiver of the 5 year term limit.

Rationale:

Term faculty who teach the University Core and the core English courses play an essential role in supporting the mission of the University.  Recognizing the expertise and experience required of the specialized term faculty who teach these courses,  extending the contracts of Core faculty and faculty teaching core English courses who are completing their fifth year in 2012-13 for one additional year , through 2013-14, would retain these faculty until  a lecturer line without term limits is developed and approved.

10. Old Business

11. New Business

a. Vote on ratification of the interpretation of Faculty Guide Article 4.5.d

12. Communications

13. Adjournment