Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC) Final Agenda

Friday, January 14, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Arts & Sciences 1-16 (Mathematics Conference Room)

2010-2011 FAPC Operating Procedures as approved on 03 Sep 2010  word   pdf

 

V.Section2.C.3.b. Scope 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

I.Section2. The University Senate exists to promote and implement effective shared governance at the university.  It is expressly charged with recommending academic and institutional policy.  In addition to its policy recommending responsibility, the University Senate serves in an advisory role to the administration, particularly in the implementation of policy or improvement of processes that have broad institutional impact or implications, including but not limited to planning and budgetary processes.  The University Senate strives to be mindful and respectful of matters that are more appropriately handled at the divisional, college, and department levels, but may make recommendations concerning matters within these areas that have broader institutional impact or implications.

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.

  1. Call to Order

  2. Approval of Agenda for 14 Jan 2011 FAPC meeting

  3. Approval of 3 Dec 2010 FAPC Minutes

  4. Information Items

    1. Academic Year Faculty Availability in the Summer

      • Update on Provost to coordinate with department chairs and deans to ensure that they review letters to students from their respective academic unit (college) or department with respect to the inclusion of language regarding summer faculty service work (advising, availability at orientations, summer accessibility of faculty to students, etc.) . In particular, deans and department chairs should ensure that faculty in their respective academic unit (college) or department are aware of the contents of such letters, especially if there are expectations for summer availability and accessibility of faculty by students action from the 12-03-10 meeting.

    2. Summer Pay Tax Withholdings / Extra Compensation

      • Update (if any) on extra compensation implementation in light of the new ruling recently received by Chief Academic Officers of the USG

    3. Student Opinion Surveys Concern - Student Participation Rate

      • Update on Provost shall ensure that all faculty receive appropriately detailed information about the observed reduction in the participation rates for student opinion surveys since conversion to an on-line collection system and the actions that are planned to address this concern action from 12-03-10 meeting

      • Update on Provost shall review how SOS narratives are being managed and disseminated to faculty action from 12-03-10 meeting

      • Update on Committee Chair shall share Motion 1 with ECUS for steering where Motion 1: To recommend that Student Opinion Surveys be administered to all classes with ten or more students. from 12-03-10 meeting

      • Update on Motion 2: To recommend to the Provost that standard language be developed that will appear on all course syllabi to inform and encourage students to participate in completing Student Opinion Surveys from 12-03-10 meeting

    4. Recent Meetings [No meetings in December 2010 on which to report.]

      1. Joint Meeting of Executive Committee and Standing Committee Chairs (will occur 19 Jan 2011)

      2. University Senate (will occur 31 Jan 2011)

  5. Updates from 2010-2011 FAPC Work Groups  pdf  MSWord 

    1. ADVISORY (Work group update and committee guidance): Faculty Evaluation, Triggering Reviews of Department Chairs - Susan Steele   Part IV

    2. ADVISORY (Work group update and committee guidance): Post-Tenure Review - Mike Rose

    3. ADVISORY (committee guidance): Deskcopies  - Craig Turner

      Update on All committee members shall consult with respective constituency for suggested alternatives to reselling textbooks provided by publishers action from 12-03-10 meeting.

      1. Steered from the Executive Committee by an 8Nov2010 Email from Presiding Officer Ken McGill

      2. Supporting document:  Board of Regents Policy 3.10 Academic Textbooks

      3. Supporting document:  USG Academic Affairs Handbook Academic Textbooks

      4. Supporting document:  GCSU Academic Affairs Handbook Bookstore Guidelines

      5. Supporting document:  GCSU Policy Manual Bookstore Guidelines

      6. Supporting documents received at the 14 Jan 2011 Meeting

  6. Unfinished Business

  7. New Business

  8. Tentative Agenda for the next FAPC meeting

  9. Opportunity for FAPC Secretary, the minute taker, to clarify any matter with the committee

  10. Adjourn

FAPC Calendar:  All scheduled committee meetings are on Fridays from 12:30-1:45

2010:  Apr 30, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3          Location: Arts & Sciences 1-15

2011:  Jan 14, Feb 4, Mar 4, Apr 1                    Location: Arts & Sciences 1-16