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Time: 10 a.m.-noon |
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Location: Hawthorn 107 |
I. Call to Order
II. President’s announcements
III. Chancellor’s report
IV. Vice Chancellors’ reports
V. Report from Academic Affairs Committee--Prof. Gallmeier
VI. Report from the Computer Committee--Prof. Scott
VI. Resolution on the Course Release Policy
The Faculty Organization of Indiana University Northwest resolves
1. That the "pilot" implementation of the Course Release Policy adopted by the
Faculty in April 2006 confirms that the faculty are overwhelmingly fulfilling
their research obligations.
2. Not withstanding (1), that the process by which the "pilot" implementation
was conducted violated the language and spirit of the Policy as it was adopted.
3. That the implementation of the Course Release Policy must incorporate the
principle that criteria for the assessment of research, scholarly, and creative
work differ among disciplines and academic programs and that the criteria
relevant to each discipline shall be determined by the faculty in the
disciplines and academic programs.
4. That the full implementation of the three-year "look-back" period required in
the Policy shall begin with the 2006 calendar year, with the first full
three-year "look-back" covering the calendar year Faculty Annual Reports for
2006, 2007, and 2008.
5. That the implementation of the course release policy shall be consistent
with the Academic Handbook and shall allow faculty access to the appeal
processes already specified in the course release policy.
VII. Resolution on the Chancellors Review Policy for the University Faculty
Council.
The Indiana University Northwest requests that the Indiana University Faculty
Council adopt the following resolution:
The Indiana University Faculty Council finds the lack of Faculty input into the
adoption of a policy for review of campus Chancellors problematic. The
University Faculty Council believes that any Review Committees for campus
Chancellors be composed of at least 50% members of the faculty on the campus of
the Chancellor being reviewed. The UFC is also concerned about language in the
"Principles for Chancellor Reviews," specifically point 3 which says "The
fifth-year evaluation should include information from the following: (a) The
results of a faculty review process outlined in this document..." This language
could allow the Review Committee to proceed without a faculty review process.
The UFC is also concerned about language in point 8 which says "The Review
Committee may utilize a survey as a part of the review," as this clearly allows
the Committee not to use a survey. Finally, the UFC is concerned about language
prohibiting the Review Committee from incorporating anonymous comments into its
deliberations, as (particularly untenured) faculty might feel pressured into
providing only positive comments.
VIII. Presentation on the Institute for Innovative Leadership from Director
Kirkpatrick
IX. Old business
X. New business
XI. Adjournment
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