The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Graduate Degree
Requirements (page 39 and 43 of the 2000-2001 UAF Catalog) as
follows:
[[ ]] = Deletions
CAPS = Additions
GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
Grade Point Average and Grade Requirements
You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) for good standing and to
graduate. You must earn an A or B grade (no P grades) in [[300-]]
400 level courses; a C grade will be accepted in 600-level courses
provided you maintain a B grade average. For the purposes of
graduate good standing and meeting degree requirements, all grades,
including those generated from retaking a course, are included in the
GPA.
MASTER'S DEGREES
Credit Requirements
a. Successfully complete a minimum of 30 semester credits.
b. Complete at least 21 semester credits, including those earned for
the thesis and research/project, at the 600-level. Remaining credits
may be applied from courses at the [[300- and]] 400-level.
c. No 100-, 200-, 300-, or 500-level credits may be applied toward
master's degree requirements.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
Upon Chancellor Approval
RATIONALE: The above changes delete the use of
300-level courses as fulfilling graduate level course
requirements. This brings UAF policy in the catalog
into compliance with the Board of Regents' decision
to disallow the use of 300-level courses for
graduate study.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves provisionally to amend the UAF Faculty
Appointment and Evaluation Policies and Regulations for the Evaluation
of Faculty: Initial Appointment, Annual Review, Reappointment,
Promotion, Tenure, and Sabbatical Leave as attached.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
Upon Chancellor's Approval
RATIONALE: Unit Criteria as a component of
evaluation, tenure, and promotion was apparently
removed from the last "Blue Book" due to an erroneous
belief that the faculty union contracts rendered them
void or redundant in the "Blue Book". This is emphatically
not the case, and so we have reinserted the relevant
paragraphs on Unit Criteria from the previous "Blue
Book".
The Faculty Appeals and Oversight Committee will make
corrections to bring the policy into agreement with the
ACCFT contract and submit it for reconsideration at the
October 2000 Faculty Senate meeting.
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CAPS = Addition
III. PERIODIC EVALUATION OF FACULTY
B. UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES. UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES
ARE THE RECOGNIZED VALUES USED BY A FACULTY WITHIN A
SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE TO ELUCIDATE, BUT NOT REPLACE, THE
GENERAL FACULTY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN A., ABOVE, FOR
EVALUATION OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE ON AN ONGOING BASIS
AND FOR PROMOTION, TENURE AND SABBATICAL REVIEW.
UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES MAY BE, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO BE, DEVELOPED BY THOSE UNITS WISHING TO DO SO. UNITS
THAT CHOOSE NOT TO DEVELOP DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC UNIT
STANDARDS AND INDICES MUST FILE A STATEMENT SO STATING
WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE WHICH SHALL SERVE AS THE
OFFICIAL REPOSITORY FOR APPROVED UNIT STANDARDS AND
INDICES.
UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES, IF DESIRED, WILL BE DEVELOPED
BY THE FACULTY IN A DISCIPLINE. AFTER APPROVAL BY A
MAJORITY OF THE DISCIPLINE FACULTY, THE UNIT STANDARDS
AND INDICES WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE
COGNIZANT DEAN WHO WILL FORWARD THE UNIT STANDARDS
AND INDICES TO THE PROVOST. THE PROVOST WILL REVIEW FOR
CONSISTENCY WITH POLICY AND WILL FORWARD THESE
STANDARDS AND INDICES TO THE SENATE FOR ITS AND THE
CHANCELLOR'S APPROVAL.
UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES WILL BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY
BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIT. REVISION OF UNIT STANDARDS
AND INDICES MUST FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED REVIEW PROCESS.
IF THE UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES ARE NOT REVISED, A
STATEMENT OF REAFFIRMATION OF THE CURRENT UNIT
STANDARDS AND INDICES MUST BE FILED WITH THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, FOLLOWING THE REVIEW.
UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES, WHEN DEVELOPED BY THE
FACULTY AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE AND THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, MUST BE USED IN THE REVIEW
PROCESSES BY ALL LEVELS OF REVIEW. THEIR USE IS NOT
OPTIONAL.
IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR
TENURE OR PROMOTION TO INCLUDE THESE APPROVED
STANDARDS AND INDICES IN THE APPLICATION FILE.
IV. EVALUATION PROCESS FOR RETENTION, PROMOTION,
TENURE, AND POST TENURE REVIEW
A. Linkage of Promotion/Tenure. An award of tenure is concurrent
with promotion and vice versa. Any faculty member applying for
promotion to the associate level must also apply for tenure; and
a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor may not
apply for tenure without concurrently seeking advancement to
the rank of associate professor.
B. Faculty with Academic Rank
1. Criteria and Eligibility. A record of continuing effective
performance shall be expected. Procedures, performance
criteria and requirements are set forth in the applicable
union contracts, UAF Faculty Policies, and in policies of
the Board of Regents and the regulations of the University
system currently in effect and as they may change.
2. Review Process. Promotion and tenure of a faculty
member results from a multi-level process of evaluation
beginning in the academic unit of the candidate.
a. Constitution and Operation of the University-wide
Peer Review committees.
(1) For the purpose of evaluation for tenure
and/or promotion of members of the United
Academics bargaining unit, a list of the
names of seven tenured unit members will be
presented BY THE UAF FACULTY SENATE to
the Provost who will select the committee
or committees. Each unit peer review
committee may nominate one of its members
to serve. The list will be determined from
those nominees by vote of all faculty who
serve on unit peer review committees.
Faculty shall remain on the list for a term
of two years with the terms being staggered.
No specific peer review committee can be
represented by more than one person.
A faculty member may not stand for
promotion during the term of appointment
to the list.
(2) For the purpose of pre or post tenure
evaluation of members of the United
Academics bargaining unit, a list of the
names of seven faculty members will be
presented BY THE UAF FACULTY SENATE
to the Provost who will select the
committee or committees. Each unit peer
review committee may nominate one of its
members to serve. The list will be
determined from those nominees by vote of
all faculty who serve on unit peer review
committees. Faculty shall remain on the list
for a term of two years with the terms
being staggered. No more than one faculty
member on the list can be a member of any
specific peer review committee. A faculty
member may not stand for post tenure
revue during the term of appointment to
the list.
(3) For the purpose of evaluation for tenure
and/or promotion of members of the ACCFT
bargaining unit, a list of the names of nine
faculty members will be presented
BY THE CRA EXECUTIVE DEAN
to the Provost who will select the
committee or committees. The list will be
selected from the tenured faculty in the
ACCFT bargaining unit by vote of those
faculty. Faculty shall remain on the list for
a term of two years with the terms being
staggered. A faculty member may not
stand for promotion during the term
of appointment to the list. The Provost will
appoint two members from the United
Academics University-wide Promotion/
Tenure Committee to serve on the ACCFT
Promotion/Tenure Committee.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to delete the B.A. in Physical Education,
the B.S. in Exercise Science, and the Minor in Physical Education.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000 or
Upon Board of Regents' Approval
RATIONALE: See full program proposal #114 on file in the
Governance Office, 312 Signers� Hall.
Executive Summary
As a consequence of the Program Assessment conducted in the mid
1990s, the Physical Education and Exercise Science degrees came
under review and preliminary consideration was given to phasing out
the degrees. In May 1997, following a resignation of the sole faculty
member in Physical Education and Exercise Science, new admissions to
the degree programs and minor were suspended. From 1997 through
fall 1999, existing majors and minors in these degree programs were
provided courses through lecturers and adjunct faculty. All of the
students impacted completed their coursework by December 1999 and
will have graduated by spring 2000.
Since May 1997, the degree programs have functioned without full or
part-time faculty, without a budget, and with no staff. Consequently,
there will be no personnel effects, no budgetary effects, no effects on
facilities, and no effects on current student enrollment if deletion of
the degrees is approved.
It is important to retain the courses within the discipline of PE and offer
them as service courses as demands warrants. Several of the aquatic
courses are taught periodically by American Red Cross Instructors or
Instructor Trainers. A number of the courses have been taught as
needed by the Athletic coaches. Two courses continue to be cross-
listed, one with Education and taught by Education, and the other with
Psychology and taught by Psychology. Finally, several courses are
extremely useful for teacher education and advancement, as well as
teacher training in PE. Courses will be offered as demand warrants
during the academic year and during summer sessions.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION:
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An Associate of Applied Science degree earned at any regionally
accredited college or university may be used to meet requirements for
a minor for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
Upon Chancellor Approval
RATIONALE: Currently we accept only those AAS degree
programs listed in the Catalog (Pg. 30, 2000-2001
Catalog). There are other associate of applied
science degrees offered through UAF (TVC) that cannot
be used in this manner unless approved through the
petition process. In addition, UAF recognizes any AAS
degree from an accredited institution towards the
Bachelor of Technology degree.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend Section 3 (Article V:
Committees, Standing, Permanent) of the Bylaws, as follows:
CAPS - Addition
[[ ]] - Deletion
[[STANDING
3. The Graduate & Professional Curricular Affairs
Committee will include five Senate members and
will be responsible for the review and approval of
graduate courses, curriculum and graduate degree
requirements, and other academic matters related
to instruction and mentoring of graduate students.
The committee will also have responsibility for
oversight, review and approval of all professional
degree courses and programs including 500-level
courses. The Dean of the Graduate school, Director
of the Library, the University Registrar, and one
graduate student, are non-voting ex-officio
members.
PERMANENT
1. The Graduate School Advisory Committee will
include three full-time faculty members appointed
by the Senate President, three full-time faculty
members appointed by the Provost, and one
graduate student selected by the Provost from
nominations submitted by the graduate faculty and
student senate. The graduate student must
have completed a minimum of one full year of
attendance at UAF. Each department with a
graduate program is limited to no more than one
member. The Dean of the Graduate School and the
President of the Faculty Senate are ex-officio non-
voting members. The Dean of the Graduate School
will convene regular meetings, and must convene
additional meetings if requested by two members
of the committee. The committee will advise the
Dean of the Graduate School and the Provost on
administrative matters pertinent to the operation
and growth of graduate studies at UAF, including
financial and tax-related issues and dealings
with other universities. All recommendations
regarding curricular matters will go to the
Graduate Curricular Affairs Committee and the
Faculty Senate for approval.]]
PERMANENT
1. THE GRADUATE ACADEMIC and ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WILL INCLUDE TEN FACULTY MEMBERS. THE DEAN OF
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY,
THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, AND TWO GRADUATE
STUDENT, ARE NON-VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND
APPROVAL OF GRADUATE COURSES, CURRICULUM AND
GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC
MATTERS RELATED TO INSTRUCTION AND MENTORING OF
GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT, REVIEW AND APPROVAL
OF ALL PROFESSIONAL DEGREE COURSES AND PROGRAMS
INCLUDING 500-LEVEL COURSES. THE COMMITTEE WILL
ADVISE THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE
PROVOST ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS PERTINENT TO
THE OPERATION AND GROWTH OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT
UAF, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND TAX-RELATED ISSUES
AND DEALINGS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: The UAF Faculty Senate committee structure
is more effectively and efficiently served by combining
the duties of the Graduate & Professional Curricular
Affairs and the Graduate School Advisory Committee.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate recommends to the Board of Regents that the
attached list of individuals be awarded the appropriate UAF degrees
pending completion of all University requirements. [Note: copy of the
list is available in the Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.]
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: These degrees are granted upon
recommendation of the program faculty, as verified by
the appropriate department head. As the representative
governance group of the faculty, we are making that
recommendation.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to endorse the 2000-2001 committee
membership as attached.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: New Senate members' preference for
committee selection were reviewed and weighted
against membership distribution from schools and
colleges.
2000 -2001 UAF FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
STANDING COMMITTEES
Curricular Affairs
Sukumar Bandopadhyay, SME (02)
Dolly Garza, SFOS (01)
Michael Hannigan, CRA (02)
Chris Hartman, CSEM (01)
Ron Illingworth, CRA (01)
Jonathan Rosenberg, CLA (02)
Judy Shepherd, CLA (01)
Eduard Zilberkant, CLA (02)
Ex-Officio: ^Ann Tremarello, Registrar's Office
Wanda Martin, Advising Center
Student
Faculty Affairs
Alvin Amason, CLA (01)
Mark Box, CLA (02)
Godwin Chukwu, SME (02)
Mike Davis, CRA (02)
Peter McRoy, SFOS (02)
Barry Mortensen, CRA (2)
Jonathan Wiens, CSEM (01)
Ex-Officio:
PERMANENT COMMITTEES
Committee to Nominate Commencement Speaker
and Honorary Degree Recipients
John Gimbel, CSEM (01)
Jenifer McBeath, SALRM
Trina Mammoon, CLA (01)
Claus-M. Naske, CLA
Non-University: Phil Younker
Student:
Ex-Officio: Paul Reichardt, Provost
Core Review (Elected)
Jin Brown, Communication, CLA (02)
Suzanne Bordelon, English, CLA (01)
Jill Faudree, Math, CSEM (02)
Doug Schamel, CSEM, Sciences (02)
Larry Vienniau, Humanities, CLA (02)
Jordan Titus, Psy/Soc/SW, CLA (01)
vacant, Engineering/Management (01)
Student:
Ex-Officio: ^Director, Library
Sue McHenry, RSS
Developmental Studies Committee (Elected)
Nancy Ayagarak, Kuskokwim, CRA (00)
Patty Baldwin, RSS (01)
John Bruder, Bristol Bay, CRA (01)
Lisa Buttrey-Thomas, Science, CSEM (00)
Richard Carr, English, CLA (01)
Jerah Chadwick, Devel. Studies, CRA (01)
John Creed, Chukchi, CRA (01)
Marty Getz, Math, CSEM (02)
Cindy Hardy, TVC (02)
Ron Illingworth, Interior Campus, CRA (01)
Wanda Martin, Advising Center (01)
Joe Mason, Northwest, CRA (02)
Jane Weber, TVC (02)
Ex-Officio: ^Jake Poole, TVC
Faculty Appeals & Oversight Committee (Elected)
Godwin Chukwu, SME (01)
Brian Himelbloom, SFOS (01)
Ed Husted, CRA (01)
Oscar Kawagley, SOEd. (02)
George Khazanov, CSEM (01)
Kristy Long, CRA/ACE (01)
Joan Moessner, CLA (02)
Mitch Roth, CSEM (02)
Dennis Schall, SOEd. (01)
Rick Steiner, SFOS (02)
vacant, CLA (01)
vacant, CNRDM (02)
Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement
Barbara Butcher, CRA/ACE (01)
Burns Cooper, CLA (01)
Linda Curda, CRA (01)
Rheba Dupras, CLA (02)
Deborah McLean, SOEd. (01)
Tom Robinson, SOM (01)
Alexei Rybkin (01)
Graduate Academic & Advisory Committee
James Gardner, CSEM (01)
John Gimbel, CSEM (01)
Chuen-Sen Lin, CSEM (02)
Charles Mason, CLA (01)
Maribeth Murray, CLA (02)
Roger Ruess, CSEM (02)
Harikumar Sankaran, SOM (02)
3 vacancies
Ex-Officio: Joe Kan, Graduate Dean.
Tamara Lincoln, Libraries
Ann Tremarello, Director, A&R
Larry Duffy, Senate President
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt the following calendar for
its 2000-2001 meetings.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: Meetings have to be scheduled and the Wood
Center Ballroom reserved well in advance.
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UAF FACULTY SENATE
2000-2001
Calendar of Meetings
Mtg. # Date Day Time Type
96 9/25/00 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference
97 10/30/00 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face
98 12/11/00 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference
99 2/5/01 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference
100 3/5/01 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face
101 4/2/01 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference
102 5/7/01 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference/
face-to-face
Location: Wood Center Ballroom
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on
May 1, 2000:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to authorize the Administrative
Committee to act on behalf of the Senate on all matters within its
purview which may arise until the Senate resumes deliberations in the
Fall of 2000. Senators will be kept informed of the Administrative
Committee's meetings and will be encouraged to attend and participate
in these meetings.
EFFECTIVE: May 1, 2000
RATIONALE: This motion will allow the Administrative
Committee to act on behalf of the Senate so that
necessary work can be accomplished and will also allow
Senators their rights to participate in the governance
process.
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