Faculty Affairs Committee

Purpose

The purpose of the Faculty Affairs Committee is to make recommendations to the Senate concerning matters relating to general faculty welfare and to participate in the university budgeting process, in order to share with the administration the collegial responsibility for advancing the mission, goals and objectives of the university.

Charge

The primary focus of the committee will be the welfare of the faculty and the sharing of responsibility for effective university budgeting. The specific duties of the committee are:

to study compensation of the faculty including, but not limited to, salary, benefits, workload, tuition exchange policies and tuition remission policies; and to make recommendations to the Senate for changes in the compensation package for the faculty as a whole.
to develop and monitor policies concerning faculty treatment and behavior including, but not limited to, academic freedom, drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, equal employment and affirmative action, leave of absence and faculty appointments; to be responsible for reviewing, revising and implementing the faculty grievance procedures as set forth in the Faculty Handbook.
to review and develop appropriate policy recommendations for change of the Faculty Handbook related to faculty and faculty welfare.
to participate in the university budgeting process through the vice president for academic affairs and to report to the Senate on the financial performance of the university relative to budget.
to meet at least three times a year with the vice president for administration and finance to review the financial performance of the university relative to budget.
to provide the administration with timely information concerning issues surrounding general faculty welfare both during the budgeting process and during the budget implementation period.
to submit meeting minutes and recommendations to be voted on by the Senate.
to submit a final annual report and recommendations to be voted on by the Senate.