Standing Committees of the Senate
Faculty Status Committee
Honorary Degrees Committee
Budget Committee
Benefits Policy Committee
Jurisdiction Committee
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Additional Committees with Senate Appointments
Additional Committees with Senate Appointments
Faculty Status Committee. Charge: Review with University counsel the “Faculty Rights and Responsibilities” section of the Policies and Procedures Manual (PDF, 2.4) to determine which provisions of these policies, if any, should be revised in order to comply with current applicable law. Report to the Executive Committee of the Senate with recommendations of a process for dealing with any compliance issues that are identified.
Explore changes to current workload policy (PDF, 2.4.11) to reflect teaching-related duties beyond regular teaching duties, such as thesis and dissertation supervision, independent studies, honors theses and the like. Suggest a policy that is more responsive to the work involved in these duties.
Review the Compensation Policy (3.4, par. 3 in the new and updated posting of policies). Investigate how faculty salary increases are determined in the schools and the College. Determine whether the practices employed by each of these academic units are in fact accurately stated in the language of paragraph 3 of the policy. Propose modification to the policy or to the practices of the academic units if modifications are needed.
Members:
Jerry Ammer, SOLES
Kelly Douglas, General Counsel (in advisory capacity)
Tammy Dwyer, A&S
Ernie Kim, SBA
Chris Wonnell, Law
Honorary Degrees Committee. Charge: Early in the fall semester, invite nominations for honorary degree recipients from the University community in a manner which communicates the invitation to all administrative units of the faculty. Assure that nominators complete and sign the Nominations for Honorary Degree form.
Research and provide to the Senate salient documentation regarding each nominee’s qualifications for receiving an honorary degree. Meet to discuss and vote upon which nominee(s) to recommend to the Senate with vote numbers, but not Committee member names, recorded for the Committee Report. Along with the nomination form, documentation and vote tally, forward to the Senate a succinct written report for each nominee of approximately two pages, providing the rationale for the Committee’s recommendation. The report should explicitly address how the nominee’s qualifications comport with the criteria stated in the Honorary Degrees Policy.
Members:
Craig Barkacs, SBA
Leslie McAllister, Law
George Reed, SOLES
Jade Winn, A&S (Copley Library)
Ani Velo, A&S
Budget Committee. Charge: Make recommendations to the Senate regarding budget initiatives the Senate should advance with particular attention to the transparency of the budget, faculty participation in the budget process and the timing of the budget process.
Consider the advisability of inviting either Terry Kalfayan from the Office of Budget and Treasury or Dr. Roy Heynderickx, VP for Finance and Administration, or both to sit ex officio on the Budget Committee. Have Ms Kalfayan present her overview of the budget process to the committee. Determine whether this presentation is appropriate for the Senate.
Initiate discussion with Dr. Heynderickx regarding strategies for more effective faculty participation in the budget process.
Members:
Eric Jiang, A&S
Simon Koo, A&S
Athena Perakis, SOLES
Lukasz Pruski, A&S
Chuck Teplitz, SBA
Benefits Policy Committee. Charge: Propose a voluntary catastrophic leave donation policy.
Investigate the life insurance policy benefit with respect to age.
Review with University counsel the benefit policies in 2.2 of the old PDF version of the Policy and Procedure Manual (2.2.1 through 2.2.7). Identify provisions in these policies which should be reviewed and make specific recommendations for amending them.
Examine the feasibility of making dental and vision insurance coverage available to retired employees. Draft recommendations for providing this benefit.
Members: Faculty Appointments
Laura Berend, Law
Nancy Jex-Sabin, Nursing
John Glick, A & S
Viviiana Alexandrowicz, SOLES
Jurisdiction Committee. Charge: Review proposed Cabinet approved changes to university policies forwarded to the Senate for its consideration to determine whether they fall within Senate jurisdiction. Adjudicate other jurisdictional questions as referred by the Executive Committee.
Members:
Paul Horton, Law
Virginia Lewis, A&S
Lee Ann Otto, A&S
Tom Schubert, SBA
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Academic Affairs: Ron Pachence, ex officio
Athletics: Tammy Dwyer, A&S
Finance: Steve Sumner, SBA
Mission and Vision: Florence Gillman, A&S
Student Affairs: Reyes Quezada, SOLES
Additional Committees with Senate Appointments
Ad Hoc Committee on Constitutional Issues: Mary Jo Clark, Nursing; Hugh Ellis, A&S; Paul Horton, Law
Calendar Committee: Jonathan Bowman, A&S
Cell Phone Policy Committee: Jim Smith, SBA
Code of Sudent Rights and Responsibilities Review Task Force: Florence Gillman, A&S
Emergency Management Committee: Lois Howland, Nursing
FYE Committee: Jim Gump, A&S
Human Resources Advisory Committee: Paul Horton and Laura Berend, Law; Ron Pachence, A&S
Information Resources Council: Simon Koo , A&S
Institutional Review Board (IRB): Faculty Appointments
Fred Galloway, SOLES; Jane Georges, SON; Lois Howland, SON, Allen Snyder, Law; Annette Taylor, A&S; Susan Zglicynski, SOLES; Bradley Chase, SBA; Gary Jones, A&S
Lock and Keys Security Task Force: Florence Gillman, A&S
Parking Committee: Karen Teel, A & S
Presidential Board on Diversity and Inclusion: Esteban del Rio, A&S; Senate Chair, ex officio
Space Committee: Iris Engstrand, A&S
SYE Committee: Alyson Ma, SBA
