The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt a policy on faculty initiated
withdrawals for students who have not met the class prerequisites.
(Faculty are encouraged to consult with students prior to
undertaking such action.)
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Faculty reserve the right to drop (prior to the 4th Friday of classes)
from class rosters students who have not met the prerequisites as
listed in the catalog course description.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1994
RATIONALE: This policy will allow enforcement of the
course prerequisites.
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend its policy (approved at the
Academic Council meeting #103 on November 7,1984) concerning
mid-term grade reports required for freshmen with a grade of less
than a C so that these grades shall be due during the fourth week of
classes.
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For the 1994-95 academic year mid-term grade reports for
freshmen will be due:
September 27th for the Fall 1994 Semester
February 7th for the Spring 1995 Semester
NOTE: Many of these students will need assistance in
evaluating their academic progress. It is therefore suggested
that instructors provide as much information as possible
concerning course expectations. Aside from meaningful course
syllabi, which include grading standards, instructors should
provide students with as many of the following as practicable:
graded exercises or quizzes within the four week period;
posting sample graded problem sets, exams, and/or papers
from previous years; and publishing grade distributions from
previous years.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1994
RATIONALE: The change in withdrawal dates has
necessitated the need for freshmen to know how they are
doing in their classes at an earlier date. The last day to
withdraw from a class for freshmen is the sixth Friday
of classes. Receiving a grade report by the fourth week
will give students time to consider dropping these.
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to recommend that the Provost Office
collect information on research, scholarly, and creative activities
using a data summary form based on the draft form attached.
RATIONALE: It is becoming increasingly necessary for
faculty to cooperate in protecting UAF's status as a
research-oriented institution. Unless we take steps to
demonstrate the importance of our research to the State
of AV狼论坛, we face the prospect of having our status as a
research institution whittled away. A form such as the
following will provide information that reflects our
output and which the Provost's office can use to show
the extent of our research. In designing this form, we
have incorporated faculty input and expect that further
revisions based on faculty input will be necessary. The
bottom line is that if we do not take action in proposing
such a form, it will be imposed on us from above.
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor Date: 4/6/94
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Data Summary Form for
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities
For Calendar Year
Name: Date:
Department(s)/Division(s)/Program(s):
Research Institute(s):
Other Affiliation(s):
A. Production
1. Written publications (For coauthored publications and other
coproductions, divide 1 by the number of coauthors/
coproducers that are UAF faculty, e.g. a paper with two UAF
coauthors would count as 0.5 for each coauthor.)
# published # accepted # translations
for publication
Major reference books: dictionaries, concordances, atlases
Bibliographies
Textbooks
Scholarly books
Novels
Short stories
Poems
Plays
Monographs
Book chapters
Encyclopedia articles
Referreed journal articles
Non-referreed journal articles
Newspaper and magazine articles
Indices published
Abstracts published
Book reviews published
Reviews of papers and articles pub.
2. Other Production
Public information literature: circulars, manuals, brochures,
pamphlets, bulletins, etc.
Reports
Contract reports
Major reference databases: dictionaries, concordances, atlases
Software programs developed
Films, broadcasts, videotapes
Audiotapes
Published artwork:
Prints Reproductions Drawings and illustrations
Published building designs
Medical and engineering drawings
Plays:
Production Direction Design
Choreography
Musical composition
Jurorship
Artistic performances:
Conductor Solo Ensemble Soloist
Showings:
Museum Gallery Solo Juried Invitational
Presentations as invited speaker
Other presentations
B. Honors
Fellowships
Visiting appointments
Research awards, honors, and distinctions
Offices held in professional organizations:
Elected Appointed
C. Funding
Number of Total funds # graduate students # technicians
proposals requested supported supported
Proposals filed
Internal (UA)
External
Proposals funded
Internal (UA)
External
Patents filed, issued, and commercialized
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt the following calendar of
meetings for the 1994-95 academic year.
UAF FACULTY SENATE
1994-95
Calendar of Meetings
Mtg. # Date Day Time Type Location
50 9/19/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC
Ballroom
51 10/17/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC
Ballroom
52 11/14/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC
Ballroom
53 12/5/94 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC
Ballroom
54 2/6/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC
Ballroom
55 3/20/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. audioconference WC
Ballroom
56 4/24/95 Monday 1:30 p.m. face-to-face WC
Ballroom
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
RESOLUTION PASSED
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate ratifies the election of
President-Elect on the basis of the following ballot.
BALLOT
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Please vote for ONE individual to serve as the President-Elect of the
UAF Faculty Senate for 1994-95.
*** Eric Heyne
Associate Professor
English
John Zarling
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
***President Elect
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to support the resolution relating to
Institutional support for workload description as amended and
forward it to the Faculty Alliance.
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WHEREAS quality education requires the hiring and retention of first
rate faculty, and
WHEREAS the greatest incentives to faculty attraction and retention
are not necessarily financial but recognition of professional
status including a significant role in institutional management
and local autonomy, and
[[WHEREAS the greater part of faculty work responsibilities are in
support of their teaching and this work is not publicly visible,
and]]
WHEREAS these facts are not generally known to the tax-paying
public or to legislators; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Office of Institutional Research work
together with faculty better to describe and explain the work
of faculty, making this information widely available to the
public and to legislators in standardized formats, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the same level of scrutiny and the
same reporting standards be applied to campus and statewide
administrators.
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to support the resolution relating to
resource utilization as amended and to forward it to the Faculty
Alliance.
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WHEREAS AV狼论坛 is facing a fiscal crisis, and
WHEREAS that it is imperative that all State agencies be as
efficient as possible without jeopardizing their missions, and
WHEREAS that the University of AV狼论坛 could spend additional time
identifying alternative ways of reducing the impact of oil
revenue shortfalls,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The University of AV狼论坛 fully explore all ways of increasing
revenues and decreasing costs without jeopardizing the quality
of its [[services]] EDUCATIONAL MISSION, including, but not
limited to:
a) increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of student
recruitment through an identification of appropriate target
groups and the development of professional recruitment and
retention programs;
b) investment in crucial resources which act as bottlenecks to
the recruitment and retention of students, such as limited
housing and limited course offerings in general education
requirement courses;
c) streamlining the administrative structure of the university
through the elimination of administrative layer
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its' Meeting #48 on
March 21,1994:
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves that Statewide Human Resources set
up a wellness program for University employees. This program
should be developed in consultation with statewide and local
governance bodies and should incorporate guidelines developed from
successful programs outlined in the UAF Coordinating Committee's
Ad Hoc Committee on Health Benefits.
RATIONALE: By promoting a wellness program, the
University of AV狼论坛 would see direct results in a
decrease in health benefits. Savings in health care costs
are well documented for wellness plans which have been
able to achieve reasonable levels of participation. One
study indicated that total costs for medical care
increased 35% in a control company but only 1% at
Canadian Life after a work site exercise program was
adapted. High adherent participants had a 5% reduction
in medical care costs. At Prudential, there was a 45.7%
reduction in average major medical costs from the pre-
entry to the post-entry period for program participants,
while a 48.2% difference between exercisers and non
exercisers was reported at Tenneco. Long term studies
demonstrate the same trends. Los Angeles County had a
45% reduction in worker's compensation costs during the
first 10 years of their program. At Blue Cross/Blue
Shield of Indiana a long term study showed that for every
$1.00 in medical costs spent on participating employees,
$1.73 was spent on nonparticipating employees.
Pillsbury estimates that for every $1.00 spent on its "Be
Your Best" wellness program $3.63 is saved in health-
related costs.
Signed: B. D. Spell, President, UAF Faculty Senate Date: 3/21/94
APPROVED: Joan Wadlow, Chancellor (1) Date: 4/6/94
(1) I have already sent the Staff Council Motion on a Wellness
Program to Statewide Human Resources. That office had already
indicated that the wellness program was a current topic.
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