Tabled

Revisit Docket # 1519: New Process for Curriculum Approval

Calendar Item: 
1648
Docket Number: 
1527
First Name: 
Andrew
Last Name: 
Stollenwerk
Facts: 

Recently, the Faculty Senate voted on a change to the curriculum process to reduce the time necessary to implement curricular changes (Docket Number: 1519). This was done with minimal discussion.

Action: 

I propose that the faculty senate reinstate the college senates into the curricular process.

As a former chair of the CHAS senate, I am well acquainted with the role that the college senate plays in the curricular process. The CHAS senate has a minimum of three people reading all curricular changes from each department in CHAS. Numerous mistakes are found and proposed curriculum are often sent back to departments for a variety of reasons (topic overlap, course redundancy, missing consults, formatting issues, leapfrog issues, etc.). From my experience, curricular proposals are not scrutinized in as much detail in the UCC/GCCC/Grad Council/Faculty Senate. We have removed the faculty from the process who are most involved, who are most qualified, and who most closely scrutinize the curriculum. I believe the faculty should retain this important involvement in development of curriculum.

Meeting Date: 
Jan 23, 2023

Potential changes to Senate representation model

Calendar Item: 
1538
Docket Number: 
1415
First Name: 
James
Last Name: 
Mattingly
Facts: 

At the recent fall faculty meeting, the faculty voted to allow the senate to determine its own structure, moving that provision from the Faculty Constitution to the Senate Bylaws.  Thus, we need to consider whether changes to the current model of senate representation are warranted, especially due to the extension of voting rights to term and some temporary faculty, but also perhaps for other reasons, as well.  The senate will discuss how to approach this matter, including whether to convene an ad-hoc governance committee to deliberate and provide a proposal to the senate.

Action: 

Therefore, be it resolved that the senate has consulted regarding potential changes to its representation model, and regarding whether to convene an ad-hoc committee to consider the question and develop a proposal.

Upload Supporting Information: 
Final Action Taken: 
Withdrawn
Meeting Date: 
Feb 08, 2021

UNI Faculty Senate Membership

Calendar Item: 
1502
Docket Number: 
1383
First Name: 
Amy
Last Name: 
Petersen
Facts: 

At the fall 2019 faculty meeting, all term and term/renewable faculty were given the right to vote in university and college elections as long as they meet any eligibility requirements (e.g., terminal degree or graduate status). Following the UNI Faculty Consitution was revised and a faculty senate working group was charged with the following: 

  • Develop proposal(s) to determine how UNI Faculty Senate membership is allocated.
  • Gather faculty input on proposals in preparation for vote to amend the UNI Senate Constitution (3.1) and Senate By-Laws (2.1) at the 2020 Fall Faculty meeting.
  • Identify other related issues that need problem-solving as a result of expanding voting rights.
Upload Petition Facts: 
Action: 

The faculty working group would like the Senate to discuss four potential proposals to reconfigure how UNI Faculty Senate membership is determined. 

Meeting Date: 
Apr 27, 2020

General Education Revision Updates

Calendar Item: 
1407
Docket Number: 
1286
First Name: 
Brenda
Last Name: 
Bass
Facts: 

The General Education Revision Committee requests time to consult and update the Senate regarding their committee's work. The committee would like to consult on Sept. 24 and November 12th. 

Website
Status of the Item: 
Docketed for upcoming meeting
Meeting Date: 
Nov 12, 2018

Reconsideration of Honor System for University of Northern Iowa

Calendar Item: 
1386
Docket Number: 
1273
First Name: 
Mitchell
Last Name: 
Strauss
Facts: 

The UNI faculty senate approved an honor system for management of academic dishonesty in April of 2006. Despite approval, upper administration of the university, at the time, refused to promulgate the policy. The honor system that had been approved by the senate was a culmination of efforts that cut across the university community, including faculty, student leadership, and administrative staff. At the February 12, 2018 senate meeting, Faculty Chair Kidd, in his opening remarks, discussed the concern of students on campus regarding the unfair advantage students who cheat gain over honest students. I reminded the senate that an honor system designed to address and enhance the culture of academic honesty/dishonesty for the UNI campus had been approved years earlier, but had been "killed" by upper administration. At the behest of Provost Wolpart, I am kindly requesting that the senate reconsider the 2006 honor system, which is attached.

Upload Petition Facts: 
Final Action Taken: 
Tabled, Docketed for Aug 27, 2018 meeting
Meeting Date: 
Apr 23, 2018

Draft University of Northern Iowa Guidelines and Procedures for Qualifying Faculty to Teach Using Tested Experience instead of Degrees

Calendar Item: 
1338
First Name: 
John
Last Name: 
Vallentine
Facts: 
These are “Guidelines and Procedures for Qualifying Faculty to Teach Using Tested Experience instead of Degrees”, as forwarded to the Faculty Senate for consideration at their first meeting of the academic year. 
 
Submitted by: John F. Vallentine, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Faculty

These Guidelines are meant to enable the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) to comply with the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) Assumed Practices regarding Faculty Qualification.  UNI is supportive of the following HLC statement in its publication entitled “Determining Qualified Faculty Through HLC’s Criteria for Accreditation and Assumed Practices.”

Please see: http://download.hlcommission.org/FacultyGuidelines_2016_OPB.pdf

 

Action: 

Faculty Senate resolves to consider these Guidelines at their first meeting of the academic year, or as soon as possible thereafter.  We intend to vote on moving this topic to the head of the docket for that first meeting.

Status of the Item: 
Tabled pending receipt of additional information
Meeting Date: 
Aug 28, 2017
Subscribe to RSS - Tabled