Amends AS 94-98C

CHARGE:

·       The Committee is responsible for the review and revision of policies related to and affecting faculty, for the areas of professional development, professional standards, faculty awards, workload, retention, academic freedom not related to course content, research and creative activities and other faculty matters that are outside the prevue of the collective bargaining unit and making recommendations for change, as appropriate.

OPERATIONS:

• The Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.
   

• Issues considered by the Committee may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. The committee may similarly refer issues to another standing committee through the Executive Committee.
   

• The Committee appoints one member of the Faculty Policy Committee to serve on the subcommittees and reviews and approves changes to the process of these committees, discusses and recommends changes in policies from these subcommittees: 

a.     Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee(PEAS)

b.     Research and Creative Activities Award Subcommittee

c.     Visiting Scholars Subcommittee

d.     Wang Family Excellence Award Subcommittee

The Committee appoints one member of the Faculty Policy Committee to serve on the Center for Teaching and Learning Committee.

• The Faculty Policies Committee is the venue where issues affecting faculty are brought for consultation, such as:

a.     Interpretation of statutes as they affect faculty

b.     Consultation on faculty orientation

c.     Appointing special ad-hoc working groups for issues pertaining to FPC’s charge.

Approved by the Faculty Senate February 26, 2009

Note: OPERATIONS OF THE FIVE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY SENATE:

A.    The five Committees are committees of the Faculty Senate, reporting to the Executive Committee.

B.    Each Committee shall work in close coordination with other Faculty Senate Standing committees in the disposition of its duties.

C.    Issues considered by any one of the five Committees may be referred by the Executive Committee to any of the other standing committees of the Faculty Senate as well. Any standing committee may similarly refer issues to another standing Committee through the Executive Committee.

D.    As specified in the Faculty Senate By-Laws, each standing Committee shall nominate and the Faculty Senate shall elect a chair at the end of each academic year to serve as the chair for the coming academic year.

1.     The Chair is responsible for establishing the agenda for each meeting, and for producing an end-of-year report.

2.     The meeting agenda and supporting documentation shall be distributed to Committee members at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

3.     A quorum of the Committee shall require the presence of at least six voting members and is required for voting on a motion.

MEMBERSHIP:

Voting - Eleven (11) faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate: