Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook

21st Edition, 2011 Version

Chapter III: Organization of the Faculty and Academic Staff

3.1 Introduction

• 3.1.1 Faculty Governance
  
• 3.1.2 Definitions
  
• 3.1.3 Faculty Senate
  
• 3.1.4 University Faculty
  
• 3.1.5 Faculty standing committees
  
• 3.1.6 Student Representative in Faculty Governance

3.2 Constitution of the UW-RF Faculty

• Article I: General Authority of the Faculty
  
• Article II: Definition of the Faculty
  
• Article III: Powers and Responsibilities of the Faculty
  
• • Section A
    
  • Section B
    
  • Section C
    
  • Section D
    
• Article IV: Faculty Organization
  
• • Section A
    
  • Section B
    
  • Section C - Meetings of the Faculty
    
• Article V: Chancellor’s Response
  
• • Section A - Chancellor's Response to the Faculty Senate
    
  • Section B
    
• Article VI: The Faculty Senate
  
• • Section A - Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Faculty Senate
    
  • Section B - Organizational Structure of the Faculty Senate
    
  • Section C - Election Procedures for the Faculty Senate
    
  • Section D - Internal Organization of the Faculty Senate/Duties of Faculty Senate Officers
    
• Article VII: Amendment and Ratification
  

3.3 Faculty By-laws

• Article I: Authority for Faculty By-laws
  
• Article II: Operation of Committees
  
• • Section A
    
  • Section B: Meetings
    
  • Section C: Methods of Reporting
    
  • Section D: General Functions of Committees
    
  • Section E: Appointment to Committees
    
• Article III: Standing Committees
  
• • Section A: Academic Program and Policy Committee
    
  • Section B: Academic Standards Committee
    
  • Section C: Advising Committee
    
  • Section D: Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
    
  • Section E: Assessment Committee
    
  • Section F: Athletic Committee
    
  • Section G: Calendar Committee
    
  • Section H: Disability Advisory Committee
    
  • Section I: Diversity and Inclusivity Committee
    
  • Section J: External Relations Committee
    
  • Section K: Faculty Compensation Committee
    
  • Section L: Faculty Hearing, Grievance, and Appeals Committee
    
  • Section M: Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies Committees
    
  • Section N: General Education and University Requirements Committee
    
  • Section O: Information and Instructional Technology Council 
  • • Section OI: Instructional and Learning Technology Committee
    • Section OII: Technology Services Committee
      
    • Section OIII: University Web Committee
      
  • Section P: International Programs Committee
  • Section Q: Learning Resources Committee
  • Section R: Recruitment, Admissions and Retention Committee
  • Section S: Sustainability Working Group
    
  • Section T: Termination Committee
  • Section U: University Curriculum Committee

3.4 Policies, Procedures, Processes, and Guidelines

• Article I Purpose
• • Section 1.1: General Committee Responsibilities
  • Section 1.2: ad hoc Committee Guidelines
    
  • Section 1.3: ad hoc Committee Listing
    A.    Sustainability, no sunset specified
    B.    Strategic Planning, May 28, 2012
           Motions 10/11-53; 11/12-7; 11/12-8; 11/12-27
    C.    Veterans Recognition, November 1, 2011
           Motion 11/12-13
    D.    New Faculty Orientation to Shared Governance, December 1, 2011
           Motion 11/12-14
    E.    International Laboratory Working Group, March 29, 2013
           Motion 11/12-31
    F.     Committee on Graduate Studies, April 9, 2012   11/12-79
    
• Article II: Administrative Decisions and Shared Governance
• • Section 2.1: Administrative Decisions affecting Academic and co-curricular programs and Shared Governance
  • Section 2.2: New Faculty and Staff Orientation
    
• Article III: Appointments
• •     Section 3.1: Committee Chair Appointments
  •     Section 3.2: Faculty Appointments to University-level Committees
  •     Section 3.3: Faculty Appointment to University of Wisconsin System Committees
  •     Section 3.4: Faculty Appointments to Regional and other non-UWRF and non-UW System Committees
    
• Article IV: Assessment
• •     Section 4.1: Assessment Plan Elements for Evaluating Assessment Plans
• Article V: Athletics
• •     Section 5.1: Procedures for Terminating or suspending a varsity sport
• Article VI: Awards
• •     Section 6.1 Advising Award
  •     Section 6.2 Teaching Award
• Article VII:  Compensation Issues
• •     Section 7.1: Academic Advisor Summer School Compensation
  •     Section 7.2: Annual Adjustment of Compensation
  •     Section 7.3: Compensation for Education Abroad faculty
  •     Section 7.4: Compensation for Instructional Academic Staff on Senate
  •     Section 7.5: Compensation for Summer and J-Term
  •     Section 7.6: Salary Adjustment Plan
  •     Section 7.7: Salary Adjustment Plan Data to be Publicly Available
  •     Section 7.8: Senate Chair Compensation
• Article VIII: Elections
• • Section 8.1:  Senate Officer Elections
• Article IX: Fulbright Fellowships
• • 
    
  •     Section 9.1: UWRF Policy Regarding Fulbright Grants to Teach or Research Abroad
• Article X: International Policies
• •     Section 10.1: Education Abroad Leaders
• Article XI:  Program Prioritization
• • Section 11.1: Academic Program Self Study Tool
  • Section 11.2: Program Ratings Document
• Article XII: ROTC
• • Section 12.1 ROTC Partnership Agreement
• Article XIII: Strategic Planning
• •  Section 13.1: Strategic Planning Roadmap
  •  Section 13.2: Mission, Vision, Values [11/12 44]
    
  •  Section 13.3: Preamble [11/12 64]
    
  •  Section 13.4: Goals [11/12 64]
    
  •  Section 13.5: Initiatives [11/12 65] [11/12 82] [11/12 90]
    
  •  Section 13.6: Metrics [11/12 95]