Transcript Faculty Senate Orientation Fall 2011 Welcome to the 2011-2012 Senate!  President Elect  Rhonda  President  Jane  Comrie Gillespie Past President  Jonathan Pettibone.

Faculty Senate
Orientation
Fall 2011
Welcome to the 2011-2012 Senate!
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President Elect
 Rhonda
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President
 Jane
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Comrie
Gillespie
Past President
 Jonathan
Pettibone
Online Resources for Senators
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Webpage
 http://www.siue.edu/ugov/faculty/
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Blackboard
 http://bb.siue.edu/
Brief Overview of Senate
Structures
Executive Committee
 Standing Councils
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 Standing
Subcommittees
 Working Groups/Ad Hoc Committees
Graduate Council
 Representatives to University Committees
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Meetings
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Senate Meets on the 1st Thursday of every
Month during the 9 month academic year
 Location:
Mississippi/Illinois room of MUC
 Time: 2:30 pm until finished (usually 4:30 pm)
 No meeting in January & August
 Special Sessions can be called by…
Executive committee
 Written request of 5 or more senators
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Meetings
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Senate Procedures
 Quorum
represented by presence of 50% of senate
membership
 Conducted under Roberts Rules of Order
 Each present senator or alternate has one vote
 Any senator may make a motion
 All meetings are open to the public
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Non-senators may speak by majority vote
Meeting may be closed by majority vote
No final votes may take place in a closed meeting
Meetings
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Councils meet every 3rd Thursday during
the 9 month academic year
 Location:
MUC, varies depending on council
 Time: 2:30 pm until finished
 No meeting in August
 Meetings are open to the public (but can be
closed)
Meetings
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Council Procedures
 Senators
are assigned to councils by
executive committee
 Council members are assigned to subcommittees based on interest and need
Meetings
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Executive Committee meets every 2nd and
4th Thursday of the 9 month academic
year
 Location:
International Room, MUC
 Time: 2:30 pm until finished
 Meets in August and January
Meetings
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Executive Committee procedures
 Creates
agenda for senate meetings
 Meetings are closed to the public
 No member of administration may serve
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President meets once a month with Chancellor & Provost
Administration may be invited to attend
 Power
to act for senate on matters of immediate need
Membership and Responsibilities
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Three year term beginning in Fall
Attendance is expected at all senate and council
meetings
 Alternate
from same unit should be appointed if you
cannot attend > 50% meetings
 Seat may be declared vacant if you attend < 50% of
total senate & council meetings without an appointed
alternate
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Must maintain 50% or greater assignment within
your unit
Membership and Responsibilities
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Recall procedures
 Initiated
by faculty petition of at least 15% of
unit
 Recalled by majority vote (> 50%)
Membership and Responsibilities
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Election of President Elect
 Elected
by majority vote of all faculty in Spring
semester
 Term starts following Fall
 Must be current member of Senate
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Replacement senator elected by unit
Membership and Responsibilities
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Election of President Elect
 Nomination
Committee
President
 President Elect
 Chair of Rules and Procedures
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 Nominations
may be made from the floor at
the February meeting of the Senate
Membership and Responsibilities
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You represent your unit- be visible!
 Communicate
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With those you represent (Department and School)
 Disseminate
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The actions of the senate
 Vote
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For those you represent and your own opinion
Executive Committee
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Officers
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Council Chairs
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President Elect- Rhonda Comrie
President- Jane Gillespie
Past President- Jon Pettibone
Curriculum- Sue Wiediger
Faculty Development- Musonda Kapatamoyo
Rules and Procedures- Morris Taylor
Welfare- Ken Moffett
Graduate Council- Marcus Agustin
UBPC
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Chair of UPBC- Tim Schoenecker
Curriculum Council
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Membership: 7 to 13 senators
Openings for 2011/12: 5
The Curriculum Council is responsible to the Faculty
Senate for :
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formulating and recommending policy on undergraduate curriculum
(instructional programs; courses of study; definitions of certificates,
diplomas, degrees, student entrance, retention and exit)
 for formulating and reviewing undergraduate curricular policy proposals
 for reviewing the administration of all undergraduate curricular matters
 for conducting undergraduate program reviews. "Undergraduate" shall
be defined as including both dental and continuing education.
Curriculum Council
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Subcommittees
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Course Review
Program Review
General Education
Academic Standards and Practices
Committee on Assessment
Graduation appeals
Curriculum Council
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Business finished in 2010-2011
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Revised Operating Papers
Expanded course descriptions
Approved SET proposal
Oversaw many changes to courses and programs
Approved program reviews
Unfinished business for 2011-2012
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Investigating a plus/minus grade system
Changes to the Form 90 (adding, modifying, dropping courses)
review process
Faculty Development Council
Membership: 11 senators
 Openings for 2011/12: 3
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Faculty Development Council
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Responsibilities Include:
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Develop and promote programs relating to faculty roles and responsibilities in the
areas of teaching, scholarship, and service, such as the Fall Faculty Symposium,
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiatives
To serve as liaison to SIUE faculty to identify faculty development interests
To coordinate the dissemination of information of campus, state, and national
initiatives concerning faculty roles and responsibilities.
To encourage broad faculty involvement and open discussion within departments
regarding faculty roles and responsibilities and coordinate these activities at college,
school and university levels
To provide for the oversight of the Excellence in Undergraduate Education Program
(EUE)
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Faculty Development Council
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Subcommittees
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EUE Review and Oversight
Faculty Symposium
Rules and Procedures Council
Membership: 6 to 12 senators
 Openings for 2011/12: 2
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Rules and Procedures Council
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The Rules and Procedures Council is charged with
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Recommendations pertaining to structuring the Faculty Senate,
specifically the reapportionment of Senate seats, seating and unseating
Senators, and the election of Senate Officers
examining the academic governance of the University per se including
name changes and/or the restructuring of departments and schools
liaison with internal bodies , e.g. Student Senate, University Staff
Senate, etc., and external bodies, e.g. SIUC and the Board of Trustees
evaluation of the Chancellor and the Provost and Vice Chancellor
recommending possible changes in the Board Statutes to the Board of
Trustees
reviewing current practices and policies in the area of academic
governance and formulating guidelines for the administration and
governance of all academic units
Rules and Procedures Council
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Subcommittees
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Constitution and Bylaws
 Evaluation and Liaison
 Personnel
Welfare Council
Membership: 9 Senators
 Openings for 2011/12: 4
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Welfare Council shall be concerned with,
but not limited to policies pertaining to faculty
evaluation, salary, promotion, tenure, leaves
of absence, recruitment, retraining,
development, rights and responsibilities,
general faculty benefits, discipline, severance
and grievance.
Welfare Council
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Subcommittees
 Faculty
Status
Honorary Degree and Distinguished Service
Awards
 Teaching Excellence Awards
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 Benefits
and Facilities
 Salary Equity
 Grievance
 Ombuds Office
Welfare Council
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Unfinished business for 2011-2012
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Revisions to the All Employee Policy (documents on BB)
Revisions to the Family Leave Policy proposal
Graduate Council
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Chair: Marcus Agustin
 Serves
as the representative body for the
graduate school
 Directly elected by graduate faculty
 Members sit on both GC and FS
Working Groups
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SIUE Video Surveillance Policy (Welfare)
 Steve
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SET Implementation Committee (Curriculum)
 Vicki
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Scott, Denise Cobb, Jon Pettibone
Task Force on Shared Governance (Ex. Com)
 Duff
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Kerber
Wrobbel
Family Leave Policy (Welfare)
Representatives to University
and State Bodies
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Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
 Adam
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Weyhaupt (Alt. for Martha Latorre)
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (ICAC)
 Reports
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Academic Technology Steering and
Implementation Committee (ATSIC)
 Melissa
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yearly to Senate
Thomeczek
University Center Advisory Board (UCB)
Representatives to Standing
Committees
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University Planning and Budget Council
(UPBC)
 Susan
Breck
 Larry LaFond
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General Education Committee Chair
 Tom
Jordan
Other Events
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All Faculty Meeting
 Called
once per year by the President
 Generally in Spring
 Two weeks notice of agenda must be given
 Topic generally set by Executive Committee
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Faculty Development Symposium
 Once
per year
 Run by FDC