From: Craig Turner
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 4:59 PM
To: usgfc@list.gcsu.edu
Subject: USGFC: Web presence, Official Recognition and Institutional
Representation (oh my)
Advocates for the University System of Georgia Faculty Council,
Below is some information relevant to the University System of Georgia
Faculty Council (USGFC).
1.
USGFC WEB PRESENCE:
http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/univ_senate/USGFC/index.htm Under
the LINKS at this webpage, you can find a USGFC History (Draft) document
providing a brief history of the USGFC.
2. 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
3. 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.
Board of Regents Policy Manual
DIRECT LINK TO THE POLICY LANGUAGE http://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section3/policy/3.2_faculties/#p3.2.4_faculty_rules_and_regulations
3.2.4 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:
- 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.
A 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).
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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