Transcript Faculty Governance - Gallaudet University

Faculty Governance
Jane Dillehay
Faculty Chair
How and where to find me
• [email protected]
SAC 1229
• Where??
• Behind the Tutorial Center Learning Lab in the
Student Academic Center
Two important documents
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Use your browser to open MyGallaudet
Scroll down to My Organizations
Organizations in which you are participating
Faculty Governance 
– University Faculty ByLaws
– University Faculty Guidelines
• your official contract with the University
http://www.gallaudet.edu/academic_a
ffairs.html
• Provost’s home page
• Academic Affairs
• http://www.gallaudet.edu/Academic_Affairs/
Resources.html
• Department standards for faculty evaluation
• Faculty governance documents
• Curriculum forms
• Faculty action forms
• http://www.gallaudet.edu/x27048.xml
• Faculty and Staff
• Important information on this web site
Faculty Guidelines
• http://www.gallaudet.edu/Documents/Provost/Faculty/Gui
delines_apprOct_2010.pdf
• Policies and procedures including conditions of
employment.
• Faculty are responsible for developing amendments.
• In the spirit of shared governance, the University Faculty
works with the Administration to develop proposals for
amendments.
• The Board of Trustees must approve amendments.
Guideline topics
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Faculty responsibilities
Academic rank
Faculty appointments
Faculty evaluation
Faculty personnel actions
Faculty leaves
Salaries and compensation
Faculty recruitment
Grievances and appeals
Faculty evaluation
• Currently evaluation covers:
– Teaching
– Scholarship/creative activities/research
– Service
– ASLPI (multiple measures)
– Professional integrity
• New faculty evaluation system in progress and
under review by Faculty Senate this year
When is your first faculty evaluation?
• At the end of your first
semester!
• Due to the dean by
February 1st
• Who evaluates you?
• Your department faculty
and chairperson
What about faculty hired in January?
• Section 6.4.3 recognizes these faculty as
continuing first year faculty in the following
August.
• Your letter of hire should be explicit about:
– Evaluation process
– Terms of employment
– Years of countable service
Time for some practical advice
• Meet with your chairperson – develop a
workplan
• Ask for a faculty mentor
• Document all of your activities for your self
report for evaluation
• Create folders online or in your files for:
– Teaching
– Scholarship
– Service
Expectations for teaching
• Guidelines 2.1.2.1 and 4.1.1.5
• Full load = 3 courses (up to 3 different preps)
or 4 courses (maximum 2 different preps)
• Departments can develop more precise
workload formulae in consultation with Dean
• 3 to 4 courses = 9 to 15 hours in classroom
• Office hours (department standards)
• Time for course preparation
Expectations for scholarship
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Guidelines 2.1.2.2 and dept standards
Year 1 – map a plan with your chairperson
Year 2 – implement your plan
Year 3 – have products for evaluation
- presentations
- publications
- grants
- exhibits
- other products
Expectations for service
• Guidelines 2.1.2.3 and department standards
• You are encouraged to serve on a faculty
governance standing committee
• Elections for committees in April 2012 for the
next year
• Other service?
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Department and/or university
Students
Community
Professional
Guidelines Section 6
6.0 Evaluation
6.1 Purposes of Evaluation
6.2 Areas for Evaluation
6.3 Scope
6.4 Frequency
6.5 Criteria for Evaluation
6.6 Documentation
6.7 Procedures
6.8 Multiple Measures of ASL Proficiency/Classroom
Communication
Guidelines Section 7
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
Faculty Personnel Actions
Procedures and Notification
Reappointments and Non-reappointments
Merit Increases
Promotion
Tenure
Faculty ByLaws
• http://www.gallaudet.edu/Documents/Provos
t/Faculty/Bylaws_of_the_University_Faculty_2
010.pdf
• Shared governance
• University Faculty membership
• Faculty governance structure
Shared governance –
faculty responsibilities
1. Teaching and research and
2. Decisions on issues directly related to these areas:
-choice of research methodology;
-choice of instructional strategy;
-choice of matter to be taught or researched;
-policies for admitting students;
-standards of student competence within a discipline of study;
-the maintenance of a suitable environment for learning; and
-standards of faculty competence.
Shared governance cont’d
Faculty involvement in institutional decision making
because this can affect teaching and research.
Examples:
• The institution's long-range objectives;
• The institution's physical and fiscal resources;
• Resource allocation among the university
divisions; and
• The search and selection of its president and
chief academic officer (Provost).
Shared governance is founded on:
• Faculty authority for teaching and research as
a necessary condition for academic freedom
• Recognition of teaching and research as
central to the functions of the university; and
• Faculty participation in institutional decision
making to support the university's vision,
mission, and strategic plan.
Faculty Governance structure
• University Faculty Senate
• Two Legislative Councils for curriculum
- Graduate and Undergraduate
• Standing committees –
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Faculty Welfare
Faculty-Student Affairs
Grievances
Salary and Benefits
Faculty Development
Tenure and Promotion
AAUP
American Association of University Professors
• The AAUP's purpose is to advance academic
freedom and shared governance, to define
fundamental professional values and
standards for higher education, and to ensure
higher education's contribution to the
common good.
Examples of Gally Chapter of AAUP
Activities
• 1. orientation to new faculty
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• 2. Fall ‘Meet and Greet’ meeting
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• 3. co-sponsor for workshop on shared governance for Faculty
Development Week
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• 4. promotion of academic freedom issues regarding the play, Corpus
Christi
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• 5. participation in interviews of the presidential candidates
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• 6. co-sponsored (with the faculty officers), two open forums on issues
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• 7. provided consultation for individual faculty members
Current Issues
• Restructuring of Academic Affairs
• Faculty Evaluation and Compensation
• Non tenure track position with benefits(
renewable contract) position
Concerns or Questions about Your
Rights?
• Contact:
• Executive Committee of the Gallaudet Chapter of the
AAUP
• Jan Hafer
• Cristi Berdichevsky
• Robert Harrison
• Marguerite Glass
• Emilia Chukwuma
• Chris Heuer
• Teresa Burke