From: Craig Turner <craig.turner@gcsu.edu>
To: "usgfc@list.gcsu.edu" <usgfc@list.gcsu.edu>
CC: "linda.noble@usg.edu" <linda.noble@usg.edu>, "susan.herbst@usg.edu"
<susan.herbst@usg.edu>
Sender: "USGFC@list.gcsu.edu" <USGFC@list.gcsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:01:51 -0400
Subject: USGFC: Filing Institutional Representation
Colleagues,
One of the members of the USGFC list sent me an off-list message requesting clarification of the process by which to comply with "A copy of each institution?s process to determine its USGFC representative shall be filed with the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia."
I requested guidance on this matter from Dr. Susan Herbst, Executive Vice Chancellor. Her response suggested the following process:
Send an email to Dr. Linda Noble (linda.noble@usg.edu) providing the selection process and the name of the institutional representative to USGFC selected by that process.
-Craig
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Craig Turner
Professor of Mathematics
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478.445.0973
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At 03:56 PM 9/24/2010, Craig Turner wrote:
Advocates for the University System of Georgia Faculty Council,
I want to take a moment to provide you information relevant to the University System of Georgia Faculty Council (USGFC).
1. The USGFC was officially recognized by the Board of Regents at its May 2010 meeting.
For more detail, see http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/univ_senate/USGFC/Update_Recognition_May2010.htm
2. BoR Policy specifies USGFC composition, delegates the selection process to the institution, and requires filing of the selection process.
The relevant excerpt from Board of Regents Policy is given in italics and provided in its entirety at the base of this message.
Membership of the USGFC shall be comprised of one voting representative from each USG institution and that representative must be a member of that institution's faculty and selected by a process determined by the faculty or faculty body of that institution. A copy of each institution's process to determine its USGFC representative shall be filed with the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia.
USGFC WEB PRESENCE: http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/univ_senate/USGFC/index.htm
Board of Regents Policy Manual
DIRECT LINK TO THE POLICY COPIED BELOWhttp://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section3/policy/3.2_faculties/#p3.2.4_faculty_rules_and_regulations
The faculty, or the council, senate, assembly, or such other comparable body at an institution (BoR Minutes, May 2010), shall, subject to the approval of the president of the institution:
3.2.4 Faculty Rules and RegulationsA copy of an institution's statutes, rules and regulations made by the faculty shall be filed with the Chancellor. The faculty shall also have primary responsibility for those aspects of student life which relate to the educational process, subject to the approval of the president of the institution. (BoR Minutes, 1986- 87, p. 333; May 2010).
- Make statutes, rules, and regulations for its governance and for that of the students;
- Provide such committees as may be required;
- Prescribe regulations regarding admission, suspension, expulsion, classes, courses of study, and requirements for graduation; and,
- Make such regulations as may be necessary or proper for the maintenance of high educational standards.
3.2.4.1 University System of Georgia Faculty Council
There shall be a University System of Georgia Faculty Council (USGFC), which shall provide a faculty voice on academic and educational matters and BOR policies related to the profession, including but not limited to tenure and promotion, academic freedom, and post-tenure review. The USGFC shall be mindful and respectful of matters that are more appropriately handled at the institutional level but may make recommendations that have University System level impact or implications.
Membership of the USGFC shall be comprised of one voting representative from each USG institution and that representative must be a member of that institution?s faculty and selected by a process determined by the faculty or faculty body of that institution. A copy of each institution?s process to determine its USGFC representative shall be filed with the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia. The organization and governance of the USGFC shall be implemented according to policies and procedures established by the membership of the USGFC in the USGFC By-laws in consultation with and approved by the Chancellor or the Chancellor?s designee.
Nothing in this policy or the USGFC By-laws shall supersede the authority and responsibilities of institutional presidents addressed in Policy 2.5 (Presidential Authority and Responsibilities). With respect to matters specific to their institutions, presidents remain the official medium of communication between their institutional faculties and the Chancellor. (BoR Minutes, May 2010)
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Craig Turner
Professor of Mathematics
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478.445.0973
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