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Shared Governance at ASU

Faculty governance at Arizona State University has a long and distinguished history, rooted in state law, the policies of the Arizona Board of Regents, and the constitution and bylaws of the Academic Assembly. Shared Governance at ASU.

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Shared Governance at ASU

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  1. Faculty governance at Arizona State University has a long and distinguished history, rooted in state law, the policies of the Arizona Board of Regents, and the constitution and bylaws of the Academic Assembly. Shared Governance at ASU Arizona Revised Statutes 15-1601 guarantees that university faculty “. . . shall share responsibility for academic and educational activities and matters related to faculty personnel, . . . participate in the governance of their respective universities and . . . actively participate in the development of university policy.”

  2. The Arizona Board of Regents states in Section 6-201 of its policy manual, “It is the policy of the Board. . . to involve the faculty in the formulation of educational policy and the governance of the universities.” Further, • The Board recognizes that Arizona universities have long adhered to the honorable tradition of academic freedom in teaching, research and service and reaffirms that the process of faculty participation and consultation in matters of academic policy is a valuable tradition that must be preserved. The faculties of the respective universities have a correlative duty to share in the responsibilities and obligations of governance and administration. Shared Governance at ASU

  3. Arizona State University established an Academic Assembly, composed of all faculty and other specified members of the university community, specifying that the Assembly, normally operating through its representative body, the Academic Senate, • . . . shall have the power, subject to the authority of the Board of Regents, and to the limitations hereinafter provided, to propose on all matters of educational policy, faculty grievance, faculty personnel, financial affairs, university support services, and all other matters affecting the faculty and academic professional role in the university, its branch campuses which are not separately accredited, research parks, and other facilities. Shared Governance at ASU

  4. Shared Governance at ASU Structural challenges to shared governance New school-centric approach to academic operations Centralization of academic and business administrative functions Dismantling of campus administrations, while still endowing each campus with a unique identity and mission New high velocity change culture

  5. 1. Maintain the Academic Assembly as the official organization of tenured and tenure-track faculty, academic professionals, full-time contract faculty, faculty emeriti, and others designated in Article IA of the Academic Constitution. Shared Governance Proposal 2. Provide a mechanism or structure within each degree-granting academic unit by which the members of the Academic Assembly within that unit may directly or through elected representatives provide input and advice on all matters affecting them.

  6. Shared Governance Proposal 3. Establish a body of elected representatives from and by the Assembly membership of each dean-led school and college containing degree-granting academic units in order toprovide input and advice on all matters affecting them.

  7. Shared Governance Proposal 4a. Create a campus body of elected representatives to address campus concerns and issues and toprovide input and advice on all matters affecting the Assembly members on that campus. 4b. Each campus shall elect an Assembly member to serve a three-year rotation as president-elect, president, and past president of the Assembly members for that campus.

  8. Shared Governance Proposal 5a. Establish a University Academic Senate as the representative body of the Academic Assembly of Arizona State University with the authority to advise and propose on all matters of educational policy, faculty grievance, faculty personnel, financial affairs, university support services, and all other matters affecting the faculty and academic professional role in the university, its campuses, research parks, and other facilities.

  9. Shared Governance Proposal 5b. Establish an audio/video capability at locations on all campuses to permit representatives to the Senate to participate fully in a Senate meeting from any campus. 5c. Establish the University Academic Council as a Steering Committee for the Academic Senate, to be composed of the presidents, presidents-elect, and past presidents of the campuses. The UAC will also form the core of the Senate Executive Committee, which will add Senate committee chairs and other ex-officio members.

  10. Academic Assembly Members, and University Senate Members for Each Campus and for Each Proposal

  11. Option 1: Each department is represented in the Senate Shared Governance Proposal One representative per unit One rep per unit + one more if size ≥40 One rep per unit + one more per 40 faculty/APs Option 2: Each dean-led college/school is represented in the Senate

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