Consultation Completed

The faculty handbook committee will update the Senate on proposed changes to the faculty handbook.

UNIFI Chairs Jeremy Schraffenberger and Donald Gaff will update the Senate on UNIFI for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Cara Burnidge and Kristen Moser will provide an update on the work of the Campus Climate Study committee.

During fiscal year 2023, $906,593 was moved from the General Education Fund to Athletics (see UNI's Comprehensive Fiscal Report, page 18). Given faculty concerns and questions about this shift in funds, President Nook will update the Senate on why these funds were moved, why faculty was not consulted, and what the status is for the auxiliary audit of Athletics.

The Faculty Handbook Committee (FHC) voted unanimously to approve temporary deviations to the 2023 Faculty Handbook.  Additionally, the FHC voted unanimously to make this language permanent beginning July 1, 2024.  

The changes impact Section 2.2 Temporary (Adjunct) Appointments, Section 2.4 Term (1-4) and Renewable Term Appointments, and Chapter 10 Insurance.

Changes to Section 2.2 and 2.4 concern job titles.  United Faculty administered a survey on academic titles and received over 300 responses.  Those results are attached.

Allyson Rafanello, Dean of Students, and Tiffany Dodd, Assistant Dean of Students-Student Accessibility Services, will provide an update on Student Accessibility Services and address faculty questions previously submitted by the Senate.

Please note:  This consultation was rescheduled from the November 27, 2023 meeting.

Cara Burnidge and Kristen Moser will update the Faculty Senate on the Campus Climate Study.

Jeremy Schraffenberger (Professor of Languages & Literatures) and Anne Marie Gruber (Associate Professor of Library Services) will update the Faculty Senate on the textbook equity initiative at UNI.

Jason Smith, Follett Course Materials Regional Manager, will share an update on what faculty and students can expect to see during the spring semester book adoption process.

Brenda Bass, Dean of CSBS, and Nancy Kertz, Chief Academic Nurse Administrator and Head of the Department of Nursing & Public Health, will provide an update on the School of Health and Human Services.