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Faculty Senate Prioritization of Issues for 2010-11

Faculty Senate Prioritization of Issues for 2010-11. Setting the Internal Faculty Senate Agenda. 1. Faculty Benefits Package A. Retirement Plan Choice (PERA & SS) Extended Flex Account Insurance Waivers (Equity) Sick Leave Bank. 2. Faculty Benefits Package B. Child Care Subsidy

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Faculty Senate Prioritization of Issues for 2010-11

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  1. Faculty Senate Prioritization of Issues for 2010-11 Setting the Internal Faculty Senate Agenda

  2. 1. Faculty Benefits Package A • Retirement Plan Choice (PERA & SS) • Extended Flex Account • Insurance Waivers (Equity) • Sick Leave Bank

  3. 2. Faculty Benefits Package B • Child Care Subsidy • Extended Tuition • Campus Parking • Bus Pass Discount

  4. 3. General Benefits Package • Monthly Luncheon with Classified Staff • Extended Tuition • Campus Parking • Bus Pass Discount • Emergency Loan Funds

  5. 4. T/TT Faculty Salaries • Equity-Parity • Gender Equity study • Salary inversions • Summer pay • Masters Courses pay * Vote on Welfare Committee’s Plan

  6. 5. Review of Senate Structures • By-laws and Constitution • Committees (Relevance and Roles) • Senate Membership and Distribution

  7. 6. Review of Senate Processes • Sub-committee for TT faculty to bring issues to Senate • Address intimidation issues • “What has the Senate produced in the last 5 years?” -Evaluation • No Mic runner, use podium • “More action, less words”

  8. 7. Policy on Chairs • Defining Role • Proper Vetting Compensation Plan • External Hiring

  9. 8. Address Communication Issues • Lack of Transparency at top levels • Distrust at all levels • “The PR Machine”

  10. 9. General Studies • Communication with Committee • Vote on Final plan

  11. 10. Curriculum Policy • Transparent Timeline of Curriculum Review • Guidelines for Graduate Courses • Review of 2+2 Curriculum

  12. 11. Policy on Differentiated Workload • Formulate Policy and Vote • Define Program Directors

  13. 12. Address Climate Survey • Follow up on Climate Survey • Address issues with Policy • Make Data Available to everyone

  14. 13. Reform Faculty Evaluation Process • Streamline and Simplify it • No Annual Evals in Dossier Years • Electronic Dossier System • Senate Interface with Faculty Evaluation Task Force • Student Evaluations of Teaching On-line

  15. 14. Comprehensive Grade Policy • +/- Grading • Update Policy on “Permanent F” • Review “last grade standing” • Issues with CAPP reports (Ds and Fs)

  16. 15. Policy on Visiting Faculty • Category 2 Faculty Revision • Proposed 5/5 load

  17. 16. Benefits and Opportunities of Affiliate Faculty • Health Insuranc • Funds for Travel • Bonus Pay Fund for Achievements

  18. 17. Policy on Center for Faculty Development • Overall Policy on CFD “Fund it” vs. “Get it out of my way” • More PD Workshops

  19. 18. Policy on Shared Governance • Clearly define “Shared Governance” • Have a clear process and stick to it • Make Faculty Senate a more powerful voice in college policy making • Have mechanism to say “no” to bad policies • Evaluate Administrators (get qualified and accountable people in positions of Authority)

  20. 19. Restoration of Tenure Rights • Restore Full Tenure Rights in the Handbook for ALL Tenured Faculty • Input into financial Exigency Policy

  21. 20. Support for Staff • Funding for more staff positions • Better training for staff • Evaluation system • Extend tuition benefits • PD opportunities • Emergency loan funds • Monthly luncheon for classified staff

  22. 21. Benefits and Funding for Classified Staff • Funding for Staff Council Events • Funds for Extra-duty (after hours) pay • Free RTD • Free Campus Parking • Sick Leave Bank • Child Care Subsidy

  23. 22. Mechanism for Faculty Interface with IT • Defining IT’s role in academic mission • Systematic faculty input into IT planning • Better information sharing on update and downtime schedules • Properly trained IT professionals • Greater freedom and access to existing IT resources for faculty • Greater access to external resources at the college (ex. e-mail forwarding)

  24. 23. Policy on Equipment Replacement • Cycle of faculty computer replacement • Cycle of academic lab equipment replacement • Cycle for office furniture

  25. 24. Policy for Addressing HR Issues • Definition of HR’s role at academic institution (“Incompetent” HR -> Faculty “Slaves”) • Training and evaluation of HR staff • Complaint protocols

  26. 25. General Policy on Space Allocation • Systemic evaluation of office space and departmental footprint • Systemic evaluation and laboratory/studio space • Senate input into new buildings and their academic space allocations

  27. 26. Space Issues of Specific Projects • Relocation of Tennis Courts/Athletic fields • Details of Hotel and it’s academic spaces

  28. 28. Break up Auraria • Failed experiment

  29. 27. Policy Addressing Bicycles on Campus • More bike paths, Corridors • More Bike Racks

  30. 29. Ban Smoking on Campus

  31. 30. Campus-wide Automatic External Defibulator • Get them ?

  32. 31. Senate RTP Process & Structure Role of Senate RTP Restructure? Department Guidelines vs. RTP Expectations

  33. 32. Workload • Class Size

  34. 33. Intellectual Property Rights

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