Transcript Powerpoint presentation given at Schools meetings

Academic Senate
Restructuring Study
Structure & Functions
Doug Leibinger, Chair, S&F
Richard Whitkus, Chair, FSAC
Richard J. Senghas, Chair, Academic Senate
Laurel Holmström-Keyes, Senate Analyst
Why are we doing this?
1. Vacancy issues within governance.
2. We have grown and changed since by-laws written about
formula for representation on the Senate, etc.
3. We have observed governance in action and think we
could do better, building on what we see has and has not
worked here at SSU.
4. We have reviewed the literature written by scholars
about the context for governance today, what has proved
to be helpful in governance and the variety of
perspectives that can be used to analyze governance.
Why are we doing this?
Examples:
Improving Faculty Governance: Cultivating Leadership and
Collaboration in Decision-Making. Michael Miller (2003).
What is More Important to Effective Governance:
Relationships, Trust and Leadership, or Structures and
Formal Processes? Adrianna Kezar. (2004).
Academic Planning
Current Senate Organization Chart
GE Subcommittee
Educational Policies
Grad Studies
University Standards
Program Review
Academic Senate
SENATE STANDING
COMMITTEES
Executive Committee
Structure & Functions
Academic Freedom
Faculty Standards &
Affairs
University RTP
Professional Development
Faculty Subcommittee
Sponsored Programs
Senate Budget
Subcommittee
Academic Advising
Senate Diversity
Subcommittee
Student Affairs
Scholarship
Dispute Resolution Board
University Standards
ONE IDEA Senate Organization Chart
Curricula Planning &
Oversight (CPOC)
Senate Diversity
Subcommittee
Academic Senate
University Curriculum
Committee
SENATE STANDING
COMMITTEES
Executive Committee
Univ. RTP
Faculty Standards &
Affairs
Structure & Functions
Senate Budget
Subcommittee
Student Affairs
Professional Development
Faculty Subcommittee
Sponsored Programs
Scholarship
Dispute Resolution Board
GE
Grad Studies
Current Senate
Voting members
19
School Reps
3
3
4
2
1
3
35
At-Large Senators
Lecturer Senators
Standing Committee Chairs
Statewide Senators
Emeritus Faculty Rep
SSPs
Total Voters
ONE IDEA Senate
Voting Members
2
Reps from A&H (current 5)
1
Rep from B&E (current 2)
1
Rep from Education (current 2)
1
Rep from the Library (current 1)
2
Reps from S&T (current 5)
2
Reps from Soc Sci (current 4)
2
At-Large Senators
2
Lecturer Senators (current 3)
3
Standing Committee Chairs
2
Statewide Senators
1
Emeritus Faculty Senator
2
SSPs (current 3)
21
Total voters
Other members of the Senate
3
Student Reps
4
Admins
1
CFA Rep
1
Staff Rep
9
Total
Other members of the Senate
2
Student Reps (current 3)
4
Admins
1
CFA Rep
1
Staff Rep
8
Total
Senate Officers
1
Chair
1
Vice Chair
1
Past Chair
1
Secretary
4
Total
Senate Officers
1
Chair
1
Vice Chair
1
Past Chair
1
Secretary
4
Total
48
33
Total persons on the Senate
Total persons on the Senate
In addition to re-organization,
we are also thinking about. . .
1. Enhancing relationships and building trust between
members of governance; governance and the faculty as a
whole; governance and the administration.
1. Leadership development.
2. Annual orientation at First Senate meeting of the year.
3. Fostering good Senatorship and committee membership
participation.
4. Rewarding service in governance.