UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Standing Committees

Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies Committee

Meetings 2025-2026

 

 

2021-2022 Agendas 2021-2022 Minutes

November 16, 2021

 

February 1, 2022

 

 

 

 

 
2019-2020 Agendas 2019-2020 Minutes 2019-2020 Attachments

October 22, 2019

 

  

March 4, 2020

  

Chp 5 proposed changes
Members
Required Status
Voting Status
Name
Required Rank
Term
Confirming Body
Faculty At large Voting Doug Margolis Professor 2023-2026 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting Jennifer Willis-Rivera Professor 2024-2027 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting   Lecturer 2025-2028 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting   Associate Professor 2025-2028 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting Erik Withers Assistant Professor 2024-2027 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting Bahareh Hassanpour Assistant Professor 2023-2026 Faculty Senate
Faculty At large Voting Christy Pettis Assistant Professor 2023-2026 Faculty Senate
Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity, Compliance and Affirmative Action Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity, Compliance and Affirmative Action Non-Voting

 

 NA indefinite NA
Provost Office Representative Provost Non-Voting

 

 NA indefinite NA
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Non-Voting

 

 NA indefinite NA
Human Resources Representative HR Director Non-Voting

 

 NA indefinite NA
Student At large Voting   NA 2025-2026 Student Senate
Student At large Voting   NA 2025-2026 Student Senate

3.3.3.13 Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies Committees

[FS 06/07 #85; FS 11/12 #18]

  1. Membership: Seven faculty members with at least one each from the following provided sufficientvolunteers exist: (a) Academic staff/official title of lecturer, (b) Assistant Professor, (c) AssociateProfessor, and (d) Professor. In addition, the Senior Diversity Officer and two student membersappointed by SGA may serve on the committee. The committee also includes the following ex-officio,nonvoting members: a representative from (a) Human Resources, (b) the Provost's Office, and (c) theVice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. [FS 23/24 #68]
  2. Term of Office: Three years, with two or three appointed each year in accordance with the number of vacancies occurring.
  3. Duties:
    1. To develop, continuously evaluate and recommend (and forward) to Faculty Senate policies and procedures, and equity issues relating to:
      1. Appointments
      2. Dismissal
      3. Promotions and determination of rank
      4. Personnel evaluations
      5. Tenure
      6. Leaves of absence, faculty development leaves, etc.
      7. Faculty working conditions
    2. To consider and recommend such additional guidelines and/or policies as may be conducive to faculty welfare
    3. To consult with the Executive Council of the Student Senate on items of mutual interest involving 1), 2), 3), and 4) under a. above
    4. To provide to any member of the unclassified staff consultation and advice on the application of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter UWS 8, Unclassified Staff Code of Ethics
    5. To develop policies and procedures that shall, at a minimum, provide:
      1. Standards concerning the use of University facilities and personnel in connection with outside activities
      2. Standards concerning absence from regular duties for the purpose of engaging in outside activities
      3. Guidelines identifying types or categories of outside activities which may result in a material conflict of interest and for such reports of anticipated outside activities as are necessary to insure compliance with UWS 8.04 to develop and monitor the use of and instrument to report outside interests and activities of faculty and academic staff as required under UWS 8.025