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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Graduate Degree
Requirements (page 39 and 43 of the 2000-2001 UAF Catalog) as 
follows:


[[   ]]  =  Deletions
CAPS =  Additions


GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

Grade Point Average and Grade Requirements

You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) for good standing and to 
graduate.  You must earn an A or B grade (no P grades) in [[300-]] 
400 level courses; a C grade will be accepted in 600-level courses 
provided you maintain a B grade average.  For the purposes of 
graduate good standing and meeting degree requirements, all grades, 
including those generated from retaking a course, are included in the 
GPA.


MASTER'S DEGREES

Credit Requirements

a.	Successfully complete a minimum of 30 semester credits. 

b. 	Complete at least 21 semester credits, including those earned for 
the thesis and research/project, at the 600-level.  Remaining credits 
may be applied from courses at the [[300- and]] 400-level.

c. 	No 100-, 200-, 300-, or 500-level credits may be applied toward 
master's degree requirements.


	EFFECTIVE:   	Immediately
			Upon Chancellor Approval

	RATIONALE:   	The above changes delete the use of 
		300-level courses as fulfilling graduate level course 
		requirements.  This brings UAF policy in the catalog 
		into compliance with the Board of Regents' decision 
		to disallow the use of 300-level courses for 
		graduate study.




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION 
=======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves provisionally to amend the UAF Faculty 
Appointment and Evaluation Policies and Regulations for the Evaluation 
of Faculty: Initial Appointment, Annual Review, Reappointment, 
Promotion, Tenure, and Sabbatical Leave as attached. 


	EFFECTIVE:  	Immediately
			Upon Chancellor's Approval

	RATIONALE:  	Unit Criteria as a component of
		evaluation, tenure, and promotion was apparently 
		removed from the last "Blue Book" due to an erroneous 
		belief that the faculty union contracts rendered them 
		void or redundant in the "Blue Book".  This is emphatically 
		not the case, and so we have reinserted the relevant 
		paragraphs on Unit Criteria from the previous "Blue 
		Book".

		The Faculty Appeals and Oversight Committee will make 
		corrections to bring the policy into agreement with the 
		ACCFT contract and submit it for reconsideration at the 
		October 2000 Faculty Senate meeting.  


				


 [[  ]]  = 	Deletion
CAPS = 	Addition


III.	PERIODIC EVALUATION OF FACULTY

B. 	UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES.  UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES 
	ARE THE RECOGNIZED VALUES USED BY A FACULTY WITHIN A 
	SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE TO ELUCIDATE, BUT NOT REPLACE, THE 
	GENERAL FACULTY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN A., ABOVE, FOR 
	EVALUATION OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE ON AN ONGOING BASIS 
	AND FOR PROMOTION, TENURE AND SABBATICAL REVIEW.

	UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES MAY BE, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED 
	TO BE, DEVELOPED BY THOSE UNITS WISHING TO DO SO.  UNITS 
	THAT CHOOSE NOT TO DEVELOP DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC UNIT 
	STANDARDS AND INDICES MUST FILE A STATEMENT SO STATING 
	WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE WHICH SHALL SERVE AS THE 
	OFFICIAL REPOSITORY FOR APPROVED UNIT STANDARDS AND 
	INDICES.

	UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES, IF DESIRED, WILL BE DEVELOPED 
	BY THE FACULTY IN A DISCIPLINE.  AFTER APPROVAL BY A 
	MAJORITY OF THE DISCIPLINE FACULTY, THE UNIT STANDARDS 
	AND INDICES WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE 
	COGNIZANT DEAN WHO WILL FORWARD THE UNIT STANDARDS 
	AND INDICES TO THE PROVOST.  THE PROVOST WILL REVIEW FOR 
	CONSISTENCY WITH POLICY AND WILL FORWARD THESE 
	STANDARDS AND INDICES TO THE SENATE FOR ITS AND THE 
	CHANCELLOR'S APPROVAL.

	UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES WILL BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY 
	BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIT.  REVISION OF UNIT STANDARDS 
	AND INDICES MUST FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED REVIEW PROCESS.  
	IF THE UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES ARE NOT REVISED, A 
	STATEMENT OF REAFFIRMATION OF THE CURRENT UNIT 
	STANDARDS AND INDICES MUST BE FILED WITH THE 
	CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, FOLLOWING THE REVIEW.


	UNIT STANDARDS AND INDICES, WHEN DEVELOPED BY THE 
	FACULTY AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE AND THE 
	CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, MUST BE USED IN THE REVIEW 
	PROCESSES BY ALL LEVELS OF REVIEW.  THEIR USE IS NOT 
	OPTIONAL.

	IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR 
	TENURE OR PROMOTION TO INCLUDE THESE APPROVED 
	STANDARDS AND INDICES IN THE APPLICATION FILE. 


IV.	EVALUATION PROCESS FOR RETENTION, PROMOTION, 
TENURE, AND POST TENURE REVIEW


A.	Linkage of Promotion/Tenure. An award of tenure is concurrent 
	with promotion and vice versa. Any faculty member applying for 
	promotion to the associate level must also apply for tenure; and 
	a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor may not 
	apply for tenure without concurrently seeking advancement to 
	the rank of associate professor.

B.	Faculty with Academic Rank

	1.	Criteria and Eligibility.  A record of continuing effective 
		performance shall be expected.  Procedures, performance 
		criteria and requirements are set forth in the applicable 
		union contracts, UAF Faculty Policies, and in policies of 
		the Board of Regents and the regulations of the University 
		system currently in effect and as they may change.

	2.	Review Process.  Promotion and tenure of a faculty 
		member results from a multi-level process of evaluation 
		beginning in the academic unit of the candidate.

		a.	Constitution and Operation of the University-wide 
			Peer Review committees. 

			(1)	For the purpose of evaluation for tenure 
				and/or promotion of members of the United 
				Academics bargaining unit, a list of the 
				names of seven tenured unit members will be 
				presented BY THE UAF FACULTY SENATE to 
				the Provost who will select the committee 
				or committees.  Each unit peer review 
				committee may nominate one of its members 
				to serve. The list will be determined from 
				those nominees by vote of all faculty who 
				serve on unit peer review committees.  
				Faculty shall remain on the list for a term 
				of two years with the terms being staggered.  
				No specific peer review committee can be 
				represented by more than one person.  
				A faculty member may not stand for 
				promotion during the term of appointment 
				to the list.

			(2)	For the purpose of pre or post tenure 
				evaluation of members of the United 
				Academics bargaining unit, a list of the 
				names of seven faculty members will be 
				presented BY THE UAF FACULTY SENATE 
				to the Provost who will select the 
				committee or committees.  Each unit peer 
				review committee may nominate one of its 
				members to serve.  The list will be 
				determined from those nominees by vote of 
				all faculty who serve on unit peer review 
				committees.  Faculty shall remain on the list 
				for a term of two years with the terms 
				being staggered.  No more than one faculty 
				member on the list can be a member of any 
				specific peer review committee.  A faculty 
				member may not stand for post tenure 
				revue during the term of appointment to 
				the list.

			(3)	For the purpose of evaluation for tenure 
				and/or promotion of members of the ACCFT 
				bargaining unit, a list of the names of nine 
				faculty members will be presented 
				BY THE CRA EXECUTIVE DEAN 
				to the Provost who will select the 
				committee or committees.  The list will be 
				selected from the tenured faculty in the 
				ACCFT bargaining unit by vote of those 
				faculty.  Faculty shall remain on the list for 
				a term of two years with the terms being 
				staggered.  A faculty member may not 
				stand for promotion during the term 
				of appointment to the list.  The Provost will 
				appoint two members from the United 
				Academics University-wide Promotion/
				Tenure Committee to serve on the ACCFT 
				Promotion/Tenure Committee. 




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION
=======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to delete the B.A. in Physical Education,  
the B.S. in Exercise Science, and the Minor in Physical Education.


	EFFECTIVE:  	Fall 2000 or 
			Upon Board of Regents' Approval

	RATIONALE: 	See full program proposal #114 on file in the 
			Governance Office, 312 Signers� Hall.


				

Executive Summary

As a consequence of the Program Assessment conducted in the mid 
1990s, the Physical Education and Exercise Science degrees came 
under review and preliminary consideration was given to phasing out 
the degrees.  In May 1997, following a resignation of the sole faculty 
member in Physical Education and Exercise Science, new admissions to 
the degree programs and minor were suspended.  From 1997 through 
fall 1999, existing majors and minors in these degree programs were 
provided courses through lecturers and adjunct faculty.  All of the 
students impacted completed their coursework by December 1999 and 
will have graduated by spring 2000.

Since May 1997, the degree programs have functioned without full or 
part-time faculty, without a budget, and with no staff.  Consequently, 
there will be no personnel effects, no budgetary effects, no effects on 
facilities, and no effects on current student enrollment if deletion of 
the degrees is approved.  

It is important to retain the courses within the discipline of PE and offer 
them as service courses as demands warrants.  Several of the aquatic 
courses are taught periodically by American Red Cross Instructors or 
Instructor Trainers.  A number of the courses have been taught as 
needed by the Athletic coaches.  Two courses continue to be cross-
listed, one with Education and taught by Education, and the other with 
Psychology and taught by Psychology.  Finally, several courses are 
extremely useful for teacher education and advancement, as well as 
teacher training in PE.  Courses will be offered as demand warrants 
during the academic year and during summer sessions.




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION:
======

An Associate of Applied Science degree earned at any regionally 
accredited college or university may be used to meet requirements for 
a minor for the Bachelor of Arts degree.


	EFFECTIVE:   	Immediately
			Upon Chancellor Approval

	RATIONALE:    	Currently we accept only those AAS degree 
		programs listed in the Catalog (Pg. 30, 2000-2001 
		Catalog).  There are other associate of applied 
		science degrees offered through UAF (TVC) that cannot 
		be used in this manner unless approved through the 
		petition process.  In addition, UAF recognizes any AAS 
		degree from an accredited institution towards the
		Bachelor of Technology degree.




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION:
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend Section 3 (Article V: 
Committees, Standing, Permanent) of the Bylaws, as follows:


CAPS - Addition
[[ ]]   - Deletion

[[STANDING

	3. 	The Graduate & Professional Curricular Affairs 
		Committee will include five Senate members and 
		will be responsible for the review and approval of 
		graduate courses, curriculum and graduate degree 
		requirements, and other academic matters related 
		to instruction and mentoring of graduate students.  
		The committee will also have responsibility for 
		oversight, review and approval of all professional 
		degree courses and programs including 500-level 
		courses.  The Dean of the Graduate school, Director 
		of the Library, the University Registrar, and one 
		graduate student, are non-voting ex-officio 
		members.

PERMANENT

	1.  	The Graduate School Advisory Committee will 
		include three full-time faculty members appointed 
		by the Senate President, three full-time faculty 
		members appointed by the Provost, and one 
		graduate student selected by the Provost from 
		nominations submitted by the graduate faculty and 
		student senate.  The graduate student must 
		have completed a minimum of one  full year of 
		attendance at UAF.  Each department with a 
		graduate program is limited to no more than one 
		member.  The Dean of the Graduate School and the 
		President of the Faculty Senate are ex-officio non-
		voting members.  The Dean of the Graduate School 
		will convene regular meetings, and must convene 
		additional meetings if requested by two members 
		of the committee.  The committee will advise the 
		Dean of the Graduate School and the Provost on 
		administrative matters pertinent to the operation 
		and growth of graduate studies at UAF, including 
		financial and tax-related issues and dealings 
		with other universities.  All recommendations 
		regarding curricular matters will go to the 
		Graduate Curricular Affairs Committee and the 
		Faculty Senate for approval.]]

PERMANENT

	1. 	THE GRADUATE ACADEMIC and ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
		WILL INCLUDE TEN FACULTY MEMBERS.  THE DEAN OF 
		THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY,
		THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, AND TWO GRADUATE 
		STUDENT, ARE NON-VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.  THE 
		COMMITTEE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND 
		APPROVAL OF GRADUATE COURSES, CURRICULUM AND 
		GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC 
		MATTERS RELATED TO INSTRUCTION AND MENTORING OF 
		GRADUATE STUDENTS.  THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HAVE 
		RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT, REVIEW AND APPROVAL 
		OF ALL PROFESSIONAL DEGREE COURSES AND PROGRAMS 
		INCLUDING 500-LEVEL COURSES.  THE COMMITTEE WILL 
		ADVISE THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE 
		PROVOST ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS PERTINENT TO 
		THE OPERATION AND GROWTH OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT 
		UAF, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND TAX-RELATED ISSUES 
		AND DEALINGS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES.  


	EFFECTIVE:  	Immediately

	RATIONALE:  	The UAF Faculty Senate committee structure 
		is more effectively and efficiently served by combining 
		the duties of the Graduate & Professional Curricular 
		Affairs and the Graduate School Advisory Committee.   




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION 
======

The UAF Faculty Senate recommends to the Board of Regents that the 
attached list of individuals be awarded the appropriate UAF degrees 
pending completion of all University requirements.  [Note:  copy of the 
list is available in the Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.]


	EFFECTIVE:  	Immediately

	RATIONALE: 	These degrees are granted upon 
		recommendation of the program faculty, as verified by 
		the appropriate department head.  As the representative 
		governance group of the faculty, we are making that 
		recommendation.




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to endorse the 2000-2001 committee 
membership as attached.


	EFFECTIVE:  	Immediately

	RATIONALE:  	New Senate members' preference for 
		committee selection were reviewed and weighted 
		against membership distribution from schools and 
		colleges.


				


2000 -2001 UAF FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP


STANDING COMMITTEES

Curricular Affairs
	Sukumar Bandopadhyay, SME (02)
	Dolly Garza, SFOS (01)
	Michael Hannigan, CRA (02)
	Chris Hartman, CSEM (01)
	Ron Illingworth, CRA (01)
	Jonathan Rosenberg, CLA (02)
	Judy Shepherd, CLA (01)
	Eduard Zilberkant, CLA (02)
	  Ex-Officio:   	^Ann Tremarello, Registrar's Office
		Wanda Martin, Advising Center
		Student


Faculty Affairs
	Alvin Amason, CLA (01)
	Mark Box, CLA (02)
	Godwin Chukwu, SME (02)
	Mike Davis, CRA (02)
	Peter McRoy, SFOS (02)
	Barry Mortensen, CRA (2)
	Jonathan Wiens, CSEM (01)
	  Ex-Officio:    


PERMANENT COMMITTEES

Committee to Nominate Commencement Speaker 
   and Honorary Degree Recipients
	John Gimbel, CSEM (01)
	Jenifer McBeath, SALRM
	Trina Mammoon, CLA (01)
	Claus-M. Naske, CLA
	Non-University:  Phil Younker
	Student:  
	  Ex-Officio:    	Paul Reichardt, Provost


Core Review (Elected)
	Jin Brown, Communication, CLA (02)
	Suzanne Bordelon, English, CLA (01)
	Jill Faudree, Math, CSEM (02)
	Doug Schamel, CSEM, Sciences (02) 
	Larry Vienniau, Humanities, CLA (02)
	Jordan Titus, Psy/Soc/SW, CLA (01)
	vacant, Engineering/Management (01)
	Student: 
	  Ex-Officio:    	^Director, Library
		Sue McHenry, RSS


Developmental Studies Committee (Elected)
	Nancy Ayagarak, Kuskokwim, CRA (00)
	Patty Baldwin, RSS (01)
	John Bruder, Bristol Bay, CRA (01)
	Lisa Buttrey-Thomas, Science, CSEM (00)
	Richard Carr, English, CLA (01)
	Jerah Chadwick, Devel. Studies, CRA (01)
	John Creed, Chukchi, CRA (01)
	Marty Getz, Math, CSEM (02)
	Cindy Hardy, TVC (02) 
	Ron Illingworth, Interior Campus, CRA (01)
	Wanda Martin, Advising Center (01)
	Joe Mason, Northwest, CRA (02)
	Jane Weber, TVC (02)
	  Ex-Officio:   	^Jake Poole, TVC


Faculty Appeals & Oversight Committee (Elected)
	Godwin Chukwu, SME (01)
	Brian Himelbloom, SFOS (01)
	Ed Husted, CRA (01)
	Oscar Kawagley, SOEd. (02)
	George Khazanov, CSEM (01)
	Kristy Long, CRA/ACE (01)
	Joan Moessner, CLA (02)
	Mitch Roth, CSEM (02)
	Dennis Schall, SOEd. (01)
	Rick Steiner, SFOS (02)
	vacant, CLA (01) 
	vacant, CNRDM (02)


Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement 
	Barbara Butcher, CRA/ACE (01)
	Burns Cooper, CLA (01)
	Linda Curda, CRA (01)
	Rheba Dupras, CLA (02)
	Deborah McLean, SOEd. (01)
	Tom Robinson, SOM (01) 
	Alexei Rybkin (01)


Graduate Academic & Advisory Committee 
	James Gardner, CSEM (01)
	John Gimbel, CSEM (01)
	Chuen-Sen Lin, CSEM (02)
	Charles Mason, CLA (01)
	Maribeth Murray, CLA (02)
	Roger Ruess, CSEM (02)
	Harikumar Sankaran, SOM (02)
	3 vacancies
	  Ex-Officio:   	Joe Kan, Graduate Dean.
		Tamara Lincoln, Libraries
		Ann Tremarello, Director, A&R
		Larry Duffy, Senate President
		Graduate Student
		Graduate Student




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION
=======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt the following calendar for 
its 2000-2001 meetings.

	EFFECTIVE:   	Immediately

	RATIONALE:  	Meetings have to be scheduled and the Wood 
		Center Ballroom reserved well in advance.


				   **

				UAF FACULTY SENATE
					2000-2001
				  Calendar of Meetings

Mtg. # 	Date   		Day    Time   		Type

96     	9/25/00 	Monday	1:30 p.m.	audioconference

97     	10/30/00 	Monday	1:30 p.m.	face-to-face 

98     	12/11/00 	Monday	1:30 p.m.	audioconference

99     	2/5/01   	Monday	1:30 p.m.	audioconference

100     3/5/01   	Monday	1:30 p.m.	face-to-face

101    	4/2/01   	Monday	1:30 p.m.	audioconference

102     5/7/01   	Monday	1:30 p.m.	audioconference/ 
						face-to-face

Location:  Wood Center Ballroom




The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #95 on 
May 1, 2000:


MOTION
======

The UAF Faculty Senate moves to authorize the Administrative 
Committee to act on behalf of the Senate on all matters within its 
purview which may arise until the Senate resumes deliberations in the 
Fall of 2000.  Senators will be kept informed of the Administrative 
Committee's meetings and will be encouraged to attend and participate 
in these meetings.


	EFFECTIVE:   	May 1, 2000

	RATIONALE: 	This motion will allow the Administrative 
		Committee to act on behalf of the Senate so that 
		necessary work can be accomplished and will also allow 
		Senators their rights to participate in the governance 
		process.



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