The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: MOTION PASSED (6 nays, 3 abstentions) ============== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following policy on cross-listing 400 and 600 level courses. That 400 level (senior) courses may be double listed as 400/600. The 600 level version of the course must require additional student effort, such as a seminar or a term paper, to reflect the greater acuity that we expect from graduate students. That the decision of which 400 level courses become double listed as 400/600 is a departmental one, based on a vote of the faculty. Following this, the changes should follow normal procedures established for other graduate course changes. That graduate students may not take any 600 level courses for credit if they have already received 400 level credit for that course in their undergraduate work. Individual exceptions to this rule include those courses where there has been a major shift in focus, and should be judged by the Instructor and the department. EFFECTIVE: Fall 1992 RATIONALE: This motion will allow graduate students to earn credit toward their degree for courses that they may not have taken as undergraduates. The motion also allows for increased enrollment and instructor efficiency in our 400 level courses, increases the educational opportunities for our graduate students, and increased exposure of our advanced undergraduates to graduate students. Additionally, this motion will allow increased graduate student enrollment for credit in formerly 400 level courses without changing the 600 level requirements for our advanced degrees. The quality level will be insured by the Graduate Council review. Signed: R.C. Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 Approved: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 12/16/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous) ================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate accepts the recommendations submitted in the Report of the Governance Task Force of the University of Alaska General Assembly with a change in RECOMMENDATION 6: SYSTEM GOVERNANCE: VOTING MEMBERS in that the membership of the System Governance Council shall consist of two faculty, one staff, and one student representative from each of the three major academic centers (UAA, UAF, UAS) and one staff representative from the Statewide Administrative Assembly for a total number of thirteen voting members. Those representatives from the major academic centers shall be elected from the appropriate governance bodies. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous) ================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate ratifies the election of three individuals selected on the basis of the following ballot. BALLOT FACULTY APPEALS COMMITTEE Please vote for THREE individuals to serve on the Faculty Appeals Committee for promotion and tenure. ** DeAnne Hallsten, SCCE Associate Professor of Career Counseling ** Scott Huang, SME Professor of Geological Engineering ** William Harrison, CNS Professor of Physics Current Membership: Janis Lull, CLA Associate Professor of English Nag Rao, CRA Professor of Sociology ** Newly elected members. EFFECTIVE: Immediately RATIONALE: The Faculty Appeals Committee is composed of five members, serving staggered two-year terms. The Senate must ratify the election. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (1 nay, 3 abstentions) ================== The UAF Faculty Senate endorses the definitions associated with developmental education programs as proposed by the General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on Developmental Education. RATIONALE: These definitions allow us to address developmental education in terms of academic programs and service areas. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: MOTION PASSED (1 nay, 5 abstentions) ============== The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the following policy on computing Grade Point Average (GPA). Grade Point Average (GPA) will be computed as described in the UAF catalog based on a 4 point system: A (4.0), A- (3.7), B+ (3.3), B (3.0), B- (2.7), C+ (2.3), C (2.0), C- (1.7), D+ (1.3), D (1.0), D- (.7), F (0.0). EFFECTIVE: Fall 1992 RATIONALE: To bring the GPA system in line with the letter grade on the transcript. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 Approved: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 12/16/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (6 nays, 1 abstention) ================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate reaffirms the University of Alaska Board of Regent's Policy, 04.10.01, Academic Freedom, to wit: "The University of Alaska is dedicated to providing the environment of free and honest inquiry essential to its functioning. Nothing contained in Regents' policies or university regulations shall be construed to limit or abridge any person's right to free speech or to infringe the academic freedom of any member of the University community." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate affirms those portions of the Academic Freedom and Tenure, 1940 Statement of Principles and Interpretive Comments of the American Association of University Professors, that address the faculty member's responsibility to academic freedom, to wit: "The college or university teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and an officer of an educational institution. When he speaks or writes as a citizen, he should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but his special position in the community imposes special obligations. As a man of learning and an educational officer, he should remember that the public may judge his profession and his institution by his utterances. Hence he should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that he is not an institutional spokesman." Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (1 abstention) ================== BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate moves to confirm the 1991-92 membership on the Committee to Nominate Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients membership, as follows: CONTINUING MEMBERS NEW MEMBERS David Hales Jack Distad Alaska and Polar Regions Mathematics Koji Kawasaki Rudolph Krejci Physics Philosophy Claus M. Naske Benjamin Kline History History Ex-Officio: Karen Cedzo, Associate Vice Chancellor University Relations Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED (unanimous) ================== WHEREAS, ASUAF has taken the initiative to start a recycling program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and WHEREAS, ASUAF recycling program currently includes aluminum, paper, and newsprint/magazines, and WHEREAS, Recycling decreases the amount of waste in landfills, and WHEREAS, Alaska state law requires that 15% of our total volume of paper purchased be recycled, and WHEREAS, The Board of Regents Policy 05.13.01 - Resource Recovery and Conservation states that each University department shall take an active role in resource recovery and conservation by recycling, now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate encourages active participation by all University employees, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate goes on record commending ASUAF for the fine job they have done with the recycling program on campus. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91 ------------------------------------------------------------- The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #31 on December 9, 1991: RESOLUTION PASSED ================== BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate, in light of the recent controversy over grading policies, reaffirms the unequivocal commitment of the faculty to equal opportunity and assessment for all students, regardless of race, gender, and cultural or linguistic background. Signed: Ray Highsmith, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 12/13/91