RESOLUTIONS OF THE 1998-99 FACULTY SENATE

Faculty Senate Minutes of October 13, 1998; Paragraph 5.c. Rybski/Macur moved that the procedures outlined in the informational documents provided to the Senate be approved by the Faculty Senate for the 1998/1999 academic year only. Motion passed The informational documents indicated in the resolution are:

1. Memo "Faculty Promotions and Tenure Decisions for 1998-99" Chancellor H. Gaylon Greenhill to Members of UW-Whitewater Faculty, June 12, 1998
2. Memo "1998-99 Personnel Procedures" David J. Prior, Provost and Vice Chancellor, to College Deans and Department Chairs, September 16, 1998
3. Pages 4 through 10, "Promotion to the Rank of Professor" of the 1996 revision of Faculty Promotion Procedures
4. Memo "Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EO/AA) Reporting Requirements" David J. Prior, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, to Department Chairs, Constituency Promotion Committee Chairs, and Deans, September 9, 1998

1. The instructor’s name
2. . The instructor’s office location, telephone number, and office hours
3. Title of the course
4. . Department prefix and number of the course (e.g. 680-101)
5. Course objectives
6. Attendance policy with defined excuses
7. Grading policy
8. . Dates (subject to change) for major projects, assignments, exams
9. The following additional statement:

   The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Academic Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events (for details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the “Rights and Responsibilities” section of the Undergraduate bulletin; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Bulletin; and the “Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter 14); and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures" (UWS Chapter 17).

Faculty Senate Minutes of December 8, 1998, Paragraph 3.b. The Faculty Senate approved the following revisions to the Personnel rules affecting promotion as reported by the Faculty Personnel Rules Committee

E. Responsibilities of the University Promotion Standards Committee (UPSC)

1. Substantive
1. Write university standards that are consistent with the university mission, goals,
and established personnel policies. Constituency standards shall be consistent with university standards.
2. Review constituency standards to appraise the compatibility of these standards with university standards.
3. Review constituency standards to determine the parity among them.
4. Consult with constituency promotion committees to negotiate adjustments in standards and procedures to achieve parity and compatibility among constituencies’ and university standards an procedures.
5. Submit unresolved differences between the UPSC and constituency promotion committees to the Faculty Senate for resolution.

IV. DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA, STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES FOR PROMOTION

C. Department Criteria, Standards, and Procedures

1. The tenured faculty of each department shall write and subsequently revise as necessary
1. discipline related criteria for promotion to professor and for the tenure/associate professor decision that are consistent with the University Principles for Promotion and
2. standards for assembling a promotion portfolio and for evaluating the evidence contained in the portfolio and
3. procedures for the department tenured faculty to follow when making a promotion decision.
2. The department promotion criteria and standards must be consistent with the criteria and standards used in making performance evaluations for reappointment, merit, and tenure. For example, it should not be possible to receive a positive recommend- ation for promotion with a history of less-than-satisfactory merit ratings.
3. The department shall forward its criteria, standards, and procedures, as well as any subsequent revisions, to the constituency promotions committee for review.

1. The constituency promotions committee is a committee of tenured faculty as provided by the constituency by-laws. Constituency Level Criteria, Standards, and Procedures
2. The constituency promotion committee, in consultation with the dean, may write constituency-level criteria, standards, and procedures for promotion that are consistent with and refer to the constituency mission and goals.

1. Constituency-level criteria, standards, and procedures are submitted to the tenured faculty of the constituency for approval. Review of Department Criteria, Standards, and Procedures
1. The constituency promotions committee reviews for approval, when they are written or revised, the department criteria, standards, and procedures. The constituency committee insures that
2. there is approximate equivalence and equity among the criteria and standards of the constituency departments, and
3. department criteria and standards are consistent with the constituency mission and goals and with constituency criteria and standards, and
4. department criteria, standards, and procedures are well organized, consistent, and clearly stated.

Faculty Senate Minutes of February 9, 1999; Paragraph 3.f.i.

The Faculty Senate approved the revision of the UWW Handbook, Section VI-F, (f) 7 to read as follows: An affirmative decision requires the affirmative votes of a majority of the members participating in the review. A participant is defined as any individual who is qualified decision-maker or a tenured member of the department and who is

1. Free of disqualifying conflicts of interest (as defined in UWS 8.03, 8.04, Regent Policy 91-8, and UWW University Handbook Section VI-V); and
2. Present during the review and discussion of the candidate’s documented performance.

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 3.b.iii.(3). The Faculty Senate referred to the Personnel Rules Committee item #8 (Curriculum Process/Procedure proposal) of the UCC’s April 9 report. As presented in the April 9 UCC report, the proposal reads:

The UCC recommends that the Faculty Senate delegate the approval of curricular matters to the Faculty Senate Chair. To ensure that the Faculty Senate has the opportunity to address any specific curricular matter in the Senate meeting, a copy of the UCC transmittal will be sent to all senators vis e-mail or posted at the Web site at the same time it is sent to the Faculty Senate Chair. Any senator may request within five days that an item be placed on the Faculty Senate agenda for consideration. Unless such a request is made, the Faculty Senate Chair will sign the curriculum proposals indicating approval and forward them to the Provost. If a request is made for Faculty Senate discussion of an item, the Faculty Senate Chair will delay action on that proposal until the Faculty Senate has completed its review.

The minutes note that the proposal was objected to “on the basis of potential abuse of the faculty senate chair” and that the Faculty Personnel Rules Committee is to report [on this proposal] to the Senate at its September 14 meeting.

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 3.c.i The Faculty Senate approved the following (recommended by the Academic Standards Committee)”:

Resolved that students be limited to a total of 3 repeats for grade replacement during their undergraduate work (including repeats of transfer courses, but excluding courses repeated at the transfer institution). To allow for extenuating circumstances, students may be granted up to 2 additional repeats for grade replacement by appeal to the Dean of their Major.

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 3.d.ii The Faculty Senate approved the following (recommended by the Personnel Rules Committee):

Resolved that the Prior Green Binder serve as the university format for collection of faculty personnel data for decisions concerning merit, reappointment, promotion, and tenure.

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 3.d.ii.

Resolved that the Faculty Senate expresses its gratitude to Chancellor H. Gaylon Greenhill for his years of service to UW-Whitewater as a faculty member, Dean, Vice Chancellor, and Chancellor. Be it further resolved that the Faculty Senate wishes Chancellor Greenhill and his wife, Hannah, a long and enjoyable retirement. Unanimously Approved.

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 3.g. The Faculty Senate approved the following related resolutions:

Resolved that the qualifications for the Diversity and Equal Opportunity Compliance Officer be revised to reflect the functions which they are asked to perform in Title 7 and Title 9 compliance; that is, possession of a terminal degree in Human Resources Management, Counseling, Industrial Psychology, Law, or related fields; and that this position be located in the Division of Academic Affairs ( FS989-50) -and- Resolved that the current search for a Diversity, Equal Opportunity Compliance Officer be canceled pending revision of the job description. ( FS989-51)

Faculty Senate Minutes of May 4, 1999; Paragraph 4.e.

Resolved that the Faculty Senate believes that salary catch-up policies, if adopted, should apply to all UW-System institutions, and that the “Madison Initiative” should not be adopted or recommended to the Legislature. Passed.