The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #74 on October 13, 1997: MOTION ====== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend Section 1 (Article III: Membership) of the Bylaws as follows: (( )) = Deletion CAPS = Addition Section 1 (Article III: Membership) B. 2. FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY a faculty member ((is)) SHALL BE DEFINED AS one who holds academic rank OR SPECIAL ACADEMIC RANK. (( (Currently includes lecturer, research or senior research associate, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor be they full-time, part-time, or visiting.) )) EFFECTIVE: Immediately RATIONALE: Simplification of wording. Current UAF Faculty Appointment and Reevaluation Policies (Chapter III.1.c.(2)) define Special academic rank as "lecturer, instructor, and titles of academic rank preceded by the terms adjunct, affiliate, visiting, research, or clinical." At present the "special academic rank" faculty are not excluded anywhere in the constitution or bylaws from being counted in the head-count toward representation. Signed: John D. Craven, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 10/15/97 Approved: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 10/29/97 ****************** The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #74 on October 13, 1997: MOTION ====== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend Section 3 (Article V: Committees, Permanent) of the Bylaws as follows: (( )) = Deletion CAPS = Addition Section 3 (Article V: Committees) E. PERMANENT 4. The Developmental Studies Committee will include one representative from each of the following units: Northwest Campus Chukchi Campus Kuskokwim Campus Bristol Bay Campus Interior-Aleutians Campus College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Science Department (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics) Mathematical Sciences Department College of Liberal Arts English Department ((Student Support Services Program)) Cross Cultural Communications Department College of Rural Alaska Developmental Studies Division Rural Student Services Advising Center and two representatives from the Tanana Valley Campus. 5. The Faculty Development, Assessment and Improvement Committee will be composed of faculty members and ((the Director of Faculty Development)) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE OFFICE OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TO BE SELECTED BY THE PROVOST. This committee will deal with faculty and instructional development and evaluation. 6. The Committee to Nominate Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients, will nominate commencement speakers and candidates for honorary degrees AS SPECIFIED IN UNIVERSITY REGULATION 10.03.02. THIS COMMITTEE WILL WORK IN CONCERT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS TO REVIEW THE NOMINEE FILES AND MAKE A FORMAL NOMINATION TO THE CHANCELLOR. 10. The Core Review Committee reviews and approves courses submitted by the appropriate school/college curriculum councils for their inclusion in the core curriculum at UAF. The Core Review Committee coordinates and recommends changes to the core curriculum, develops the process for assessment of the core curriculum, regularly reports on assessment of the core curriculum, monitors transfer guidelines for core courses, acts on petitions for core credit, and evaluates guidelines in light of the total core experience. This committee will also review courses for oral, written, and natural science core classification. The committee shall be composed of one faculty MEMBER from ((the following)) EACH OF THE core component areas: ((Behavioral)) (SOCIAL Sciences, ((Business/Engineering,)) English, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Communication) AND ONE FACULTY MEMBER FROM A NON-CORE COMPONENT AREA. Membership on the committee will include an undergraduate student. EFFECTIVE: Immediately RATIONALE: The present bylaws do not accurately reflect the realities of committee membership. Signed: John D. Craven, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 10/15/97 Approved: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 10/27/97 ****************** The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #74 on October 13, 1997: MOTION ======= The UAF Faculty Senate moves to accept the peer review units as indicated below: UAF UNIT PEER REVIEW COMMITTEES UNIT NUMBER OF TENURED FACULTY Alaska Cooperative Extension -- 14 School as a Whole College of Liberal Arts -- Arts & Communication (Art, Communication, J & B, Music, Theatre) 19 English & Humanities (English, Philosophy & Humanities) 13 Language & Cultures (AK Native Studies, Ak Native Lang. Center, AK Native Lang. Prog., Cross-Cultural Comm., Anthropology, Linguistics, Foreign Lang. & Lit., Geography) 19 Library Sciences 10 School of Education 8 Social Sciences (History, Justice, Northern Studies, Political Sci., Psychology, Social Work, Sociology) 17 College of Natural Resource Development & Management School of Agriculture & Land Res. Mgt. 20 School of Management 14 School of Mineral Engineering 9 College of Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics -- Biology & Wildlife 19 Chemistry 7 Engineering 16 Geology & Geophysics 11 Mathematical Sciences 13 Physics 13 School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences -- 34 School as a Whole EFFECTIVE: Immediately RATIONALE: The Peer Review Units were first approved by the Senate in 1989. With the reorganization, combination, and changes within colleges/schools it is necessary to update the Unit Peer Review Committees. Signed: John D. Craven, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 10/15/97 Approved: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 10/27/97