University Faculty Senate, 2006-2007

2006-2007

2005-2006

Table of Contents

        Agendas
        Minutes
        Committee
                Committee Charges
                Committee Reports
                Committee Minutes
        Highlights of the Year
        Lowlights of the Year
        Business From Previous Years
        Unfinished Business For Next Year
        Meeting Schedule

Committee

Coming soon

Committee Charges

The most immediate and high priority charges are:

Inclusion of faculty mentoring activities in P&T dossier ADV CONS October
Follow-up on the “Interim Report of the Special Subcommittee to Access the Nature of Evidence Used for Promotion and Tenure” with attention to updating SRTE questions ADV CONS December
Follow-up on the Forensic Report “Fixed -Term Faculty—A Review of University Policies for Appointment, Position Title, Promotion, Retention, and Advancement” with attention to HR21 rank definitions ADV CONS January
Revision to HR40 - Post Tenure Review ADV CONS March
Review of HR-70 and HR-23 — Performance in terminal year ADV CONS March
Review of HR-23 — Joint appointments ADV CONS March

Next in order of importance are:

B1. Follow-up to UniSCOPE Report with attention to valuing outreach scholarship INF January
B2. Accurate Reporting of Faculty Credentials INF March
B3. Best practices regarding fixed-term faculty (follow-up A3 report) INF March
B4. Promotion policies for fixed-term faculty (follow-up A3 report) FORENSIC April

The mandated reports are:

C1. Faculty Tenure Flow Rates INF April

We apparently have plenty of liasing to do this year as the liasons with other committees include:

re A2: Special Subcommittee to Assess the Nature of Evidence Used for Promotion and Tenure (Zach Irwin is liaison; on both FA and Special Subcommittee)
re A2: Educational Equity and Campus Environment Committee (new)
re A3: Intra-University Relations (IRC) Committee
re B1: Outreach Committee

Business From Previous Years

Not much as last year was pretty busy and got a lot accomplished

Unfinished Business For Next Year

There will probably be plenty, I just don't know what yet

Meeting Schedule

Tue, Sep 12

UFS Faculty Affairs:
08:00 am to 11:00 am, 129A HUB/Roebeson Cultural Center

Faculty Rights and Privacy Issues (FRPI):
A3. Follow-up on the Forensic Report “Fixed -Term Faculty—A Review of University Policies for Appointment, Position Title, Promotion, Retention, and Advancement” with attention to HR21 rank definitions:
http://www.senate.psu.edu/agenda/2005-2006/apr25-06agn/appb.pdf

tFaculty Development (FacDev):
A4. Revision to HR40 - Post Tenure Review:
http://www.senate.psu.edu/agenda/2005-2006/jan31-06agn/appi.pdf

[collaborate with PTAL]
A2. Follow-up on the “Interim Report of the Special Subcommittee to Assess the Nature of Evidence Used for Promotion and Tenure” with attention to updating SRTE questions: http://www.senate.psu.edu/agenda/2005-2006/mar14-06agn/appj.pdf

tPromotion, Tenure, Absences, and Leaves (PTAL):
A1. Inclusion of faculty mentoring activities on service divider in P&T dossier [finish for Council meeting for inclusion in October Senate Agenda]:
https://guru.psu.edu/forms/4-21ServiceandtheScholarshipofServicetotheUniversity,Society,andtheProfessionesex.pdf

[collaborate with FacDev]
A2. Follow-up on the “Interim Report of the Special Subcommittee to Assess the Nature of Evidence Used for Promotion and Tenure” with attention to updating SRTE questions: http://www.senate.psu.edu/agenda/2005-2006/mar14-06agn/appj.pdf