Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC) Tentative Agenda

Friday, May 1, 2009  12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.         Library Conference Room 302

University Senate Webpage http://us.gcsu.edu

1.      Call to Order

2.      Identify an individual to be responsible for taking minutes for this organizational meeting

3.      Introductions (Each committee member introduces themselves.)

All committee members are voting members.  All committee members have a one year term of service on this committee.

Kirk Armstrong, Andrei Barkovskii, Lee Digiovanni, Sara Doude, Sandra Gangstead, Jude Hirsch, Fadhili Mshana,
Mike Rose, Todd Shiver, Tom Toney, Charles Ubah, Mike Whitfield

Note: Chief Academic Officer Designee is not yet named and Linda Irwin-Devitis is a voting proxy for this position

4.      Facilitator Provides Overview Information about University Senate (brief)

5.      Election of Committee Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary)

         Election Results: Chair ______________   Vice-Chair _______________   Secretary ________________

Note for new officers: Standing Committee Officer Orientation Friday August 21, 2009 12:30-1:45 (Location TBD)

At this point -- the meeting will be turned over to the newly elected FAPC chair

6.      Suggested Items (discussion at the discretion of the committee membership)

a.         Committee Operating Procedures (minimally consider how these might be developed)

III.Section 1.  The University Senate shall discharge its responsibilities through a system of standing committees elected by and directly responsible to the University Senate.  These standing committees shall establish their own operating policies and procedures consistent with these bylaws and the University Statutes. These must be filed with the Executive Committee and updated as needed.

b.         Propose Location for 2009-2010 FAPC Meetings

c.         Consider items that MIGHT be considered by FAPC during 2009-2010

d.         Committee Webmaster (might be Secretary); Committee Online Motion Enterer (might be Chair)

7.         Other business from the floor

8.         Set a tentative agenda (list of topics) for the next meeting of this committee

9.         Opportunity for the Minute Taker (identified in item 2) to clarify any matter with the committee

10.       Adjourn (Next FAPC Meeting:  Friday August 28, 2009)

V.Section2.C. Standing Committees.  These committees shall have the following three functions (a) develop recommendations for new policy, (b) develop recommendations that revise existing policy, and (c) serve in advisory role, each applied in a manner consistent with the purposes and powers of the University Senate expressed in Article I.  The inclusion of an appropriate chief division officer or designee is to improve committee effectiveness through communication and coordination with an appropriate administrator who has authority and responsibility for policy implementation in the general area addressed by the committee

V.Section2.C.3.  Faculty Affairs Policy Committee

V.Section2.C.3.a.  The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee shall have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows:  eleven (11) members selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at least seven (7) of whom are elected faculty senators, one (1) member who is the Chief Academic Officer or an individual appointed by the Chief Academic Officer to serve as his/her designee in compliance with V.Section2.C, and one (1) member appointed by the University President in compliance with II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.3.b.  The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee shall be concerned with policy relating to faculty welfare (e.g. authorities, responsibilities, rights, recognitions, privileges, and opportunities), which includes, but is not limited to, policies relating to academic freedom, workload, compensation, recruitment, retention, promotion, tenure, recognitions, development, and instructional support.  This committee also provides advice, as appropriate, on procedural matters that affect the welfare of the faculty.