The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate formally requests
faculty input through their representatives to the chancellor search
process.
RATIONALE: The faculty have a responsibility to input
their concerns to the chancellor search process. Because
this is a relatively new process for UAF, this resolution
is intended to remind the faculty of their responsibility
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to have the Administrative
Committee fully represent and act in the stead of the Senate, until
the next scheduled Senate meeting, in the matter of the Faculty
Senate input into the Chancellor search.
RATIONALE: The time-line for the chancellor search
process is such that the Chancellor Search Committee
will need organized input from the Faculty Senate prior
to that body's next meeting. The Administrative
Committee has sufficient representation to effect the
required input.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate ratifies the election of
two individuals selected on the basis of the following ballot.
BALLOT
FACULTY APPEALS COMMITTEE
Please vote for TWO individuals to serve on the Faculty Appeals
Committee for promotion and tenure.
Sukumar Bandopadyhay
Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
School of Mineral Engineering
Kenneth Krieg
Associate Professor/Livestock Specialist
Cooperative Extension Service
** Janis Lull
Assocciate Professor of English
College of Liberal Arts
** Nagabhaushana M.S. Rao
Professor of Sociology
College of Rural Alaska
Frank Wooding
Professor of Agronomy
School of Agriculture and Land Resource
Management
Current Membership:
John Aspnes, SOE (91)
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Joseph Niebauer, IMS (91)
Professor of Marine Science
*Robert White, IAB (91), Chair
Professor of Zoophysiology & Nutrition
** Newly elected members.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Associate of Applied
Science degree requirements to the following:
CREDITS
COMMUNICATION
English 111 and English 211, 212*, or 213 6
Speech Communication 131 or 141 3
MATHEMATICS OR NATURAL SCIENCE
A math or natural science at the 100 level
or above 3
HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATH, NATURAL SCIENCE
OR PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN CONDITION 3
MAJOR SPECIALTY at least 30
ELECTIVES 15
MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED FOR AAS DEGREE 60
Note: Students planning to go on to the baccalaureate degree need to
work closely with their advisor and are encouraged to select courses
meeting core requirements, and courses designated within majors
and minors.
*English 212 does not fulfill the second half of the written
communication requirement for the baccalaureate degree.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1991
Upon Chancellor's Approval
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 1/7/91
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED (19 ayes, 7 nays)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Associated Applied
Science degree requirements to require that all credits must be at
100 level or above.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1991
Upon Chancellor's Approval
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 1/7/91
*See note and attached memorandum.
Recognizing that this action represents an item of controversy
between SCCE & the Rural College versus the rest of the
University, I have approved this motion only after further looking
into the issue. I assure you this is NOT a University/community
college difference and this notion brings our AAS degree more in
line with national practice. Please see the attached memorandum
for further explanation.
Pat O'Rourke
1/7/91
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED (with 1 nay)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to add the following section to the
ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ policy on Department Heads:
Section G - Acknowledgement for Department Head Duties
A Department Head's duties may be acknowledged through release
time, remuneration, and/or their service component of their faculty
duties. Any acknowledgement must be agreed upon between the
Department Head and the Dean and must be consistent with UAF and
Board of Regent's policies.
RATIONALE: The Faculty desire the practices by which
Department Heads are acknowledged for their service
to also appear in the document.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 12/21/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to endorse the following guidelines
for Faculty Role in the Evaluation of Administrators
1. All faculty in a given administrative unit will have the
opportunity to provide anonymous written input into the
evaluation of their dean or director, associate dean or
director, deputy director, and department head. In small
units, interviews with individual faculty members may also
be appropriate.
2. A representative sample of faculty will be asked to provide
written input into the evaluation of the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs and the Vice Chancellor for Research. The
Faculty Senate and its leadership will be included in this
sample, as well as any ad hoc groups and individuals who
have worked closely with the administrators during the time
covered by the evaluation.
3. In each evaluation cycle, a uniform procedure will be used in
all academic units to obtain faculty input.
4. The procedure for evaluation of the Chancellor is codified in
Board of Regents' policy. The Faculty Senate urges the
Regents and the President to consult with faculty as a
crucial part of this evaluation.
5. The administrative characteristics that faculty will have
the opportunity to comment upon will include at least the
following:
Administrative Tasks
Building and maintaining excellence
Resource allocation
Leadership
Maintenance of strong faculty morale
Problem resolution
Delegation of duties to appropriate colleagues
Building a team
Providing a means to involve department heads and
other faculty in decisionmaking
Skills as a mediator between faculty and
administration/community/legislature
General leadership abilities
Academic Contributions
General Comments
RATIONALE: The faculty desire a set of guidelines in
policy describing the faculty role in the evaluation of
administrators.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 12/21/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to request that
the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs begin the election of all
Department Heads in accordance with the procedures recently
approved in the ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ policy on Department Heads.
RATIONALE: This resolution specifically requests
Department Head elections during the Spring Semester
of 1991.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED AS AMENDED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED , That the UAF Faculty Senate renews its support
for "a system of faculty awards to recognize significant
accomplishment in teaching and/or research" by requesting
that the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Vice
Chancellor for Research establish awards for distinguished
teaching and research, with funding from their offices and
following procedures developed by representative faculty
committees.
RATIONALE:
1. On February 1, 1984, the Fairbanks Assembly
approved unanimously a motion including this
recommendation:
"A system of faculty awards shall be established to
recognize significant accomplishment in teaching
and/or research. Awards shall be given to 12 or 2% of
the faculty, whichever is greater. Nominations may be
made by any member of the UAF community to the
Chancellor. Awards shall be granted by the Chancellor.
(Recommendation #7)
2. In September, 1984, then Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs William Phillips asked the
Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness
to prepare a proposal for a program of awards for
teaching excellence at UAF.
3. In April, 1985, the Committee recommended an
annual award for teaching excellence, and outlined a
process to solicit nominations, evaluate nominees, and
honor recipients.
4. Subsequent action by the Assembly and
Chancellor in 1988 established a UAF merit awards
program, in each school and college. This program does
not satisfy the intent of the 1985 committee to make
a small number of awards annually to distinguished
UAF faculty in teaching and/or research.
5. UAF lacks an institution-wide focus on
excellence in teaching and research, which will
recognize the extraordinary contributions of our
faculty while spurring continued creative efforts.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate requests that the Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs ensure that future faculty
letters of appointment which indicates nature of the
faculty's duties reads: Teaching, research and service as
assigned [after faculty consultation].
RATIONALE: [Added language] is more in keeping with the
actual process and the collegial atmosphere we wish to
foster at UAF.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves that when the nature of a faculty
member's duties significantly changes during the course of a year,
the faculty member will have the right to [[renegotiate a new
workload distribution form.]] REQUEST THAT A NEW WORKLOAD
DISTRIBUTION FORM REPLACE THE CURRENT YEAR'S WORKLOAD
DISTRIBUTION. SUCH REQUESTS, IF ACCURATE, WILL BE HONORED BY
THE COGNIZANT DEAN'S OFFICE.
EFFECTIVE: Upon Chancellor's Approval
RATIONALE: A policy is needed to allow for a faculty
member's workload to reflect agreed upon alterations
since the workload is a key component in the promotion,
tenure, and retention of a faculty member.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved with Modifications Indicated: Pat O'Rourke, Chancellor
Date: 1/7/91
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous approval)
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate endorses a survey of
baccalaureate degree recipients.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: Such an instrument complements the faculty
opinion survey recently undertaken for the UAF Self-
Study. The proposed survey provides information about
students' overall experience at UAF just prior to
graduation, and it supplements the formal student
process (Student Opinion of Instruction) currently in
place.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to accept the following Associate of
Arts degree requirements:
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
The Associate of Arts degree represents the completion of broad-
based college study. This degree may serve as a starting point for
your career or as a stepping stone to a baccalaureate program. You
may earn only one A.A. degree.
DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS
All credit for the A.A. degree must be at the l00-level or above with
20 credit at the 200-level or above, and be distributed as follows:
COMMUNICATION (9 credits): CREDITS
English 111 and English 211, 212*, or 213 6
Speech 131 or 141 3
MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE (10 credits):
Math 131 or a course in calculus (Math 162, 200,
201, 202, 272, or any math course having
one of these as a prerequisite) 3
A 4-credit course, with laboratory, from approved
natural science core courses 4
An additional 3 credits in either mathematics or
natural science, with a "m" or "n" designation 3
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (18 Credits):
The five lower-division courses in '"Perspectives on 15
the Human Condition" (Individual and Society,
Political Economy, Modern World History, World
Literatures, and Aesthetic Appreciation)
An additional 3 credit in either humanities or the
social sciences, with an "h" or "s" designation 3
(Two semester-length courses in a single non-English
language taken at the university level may substitute
for one of the required courses in "Perspectives on the
Human Condition" and the three-credit elective.)
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SKILLS (0-1 credit):
Successful completion of library skills competency
test, or LS 100, or LS 101 0-1
It is strongly recommended that this requirement be
completed before enrolling in, or concurrently with
200-level English courses.
GENERAL ELECTIVES (22-23 credits):
Any combination of courses 22-23
Students planning to go on to the baccalaureate degree are advised
to select courses meeting remaining core requirements, and courses
designated within majors and minors.
Total Credits 60
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: Fifteen of the last 30 credits must be
taken in residence.
*English 212 does not fulfill the second half of the written
communication requirement for the baccalaureate degree
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 1/7/91
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #23 on
December 17, 1990:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED (unanimous approval)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following Core
Curriculum Transition Policy.
The core curriculum applies to all students (new freshmen and
transfer students) admitted to and enrolling in baccalaureate
degree programs at UAF in the fall semester, 1991, and
thereafter.
RATIONALE: A statement is needed specifing the UAF
student's to which the new Core curriculum applies.
Signed: John Leipzig, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/20/90
Approved: Patrick J. O'Rourke, Chancellor Date: 12/21/90
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