Whereas,
access to the scholarly literature is vital to all members of the academic
community,
And
Whereas,
many commercial publishers continue to increase institutional subscription
prices to journals by amounts that far outpace the rate of inflation,
And
Whereas,
such business practices undermine the core academic values of promoting the
dissemination of and unrestricted access to scholarship and research and are
unsustainable for and detrimental to the University of Central Florida
Libraries,
And
Whereas,
faculty senates at other research universities have recently endorsed
resolutions addressing these same issues; therefore
Be it
resolved that the UCF Faculty Senate,
calls on administration, faculty, staff, and students to increase support for a
publishing system more conducive to scholarly communications, no matter what the
format of transmission, by supporting refereed journals and publishers whose
business and pricing practices are reasonable and sustainable, and follow
practices that increase the availability of scholarly communication.
Approved by the Faculty Senate on
October 21, 2004.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on October 22, 2004.
Approved by the Provost on November 23, 2004
2004-2005-2
Sabbatical Policy
Whereas, a common and accepted part of university faculty life is the
sabbatical;
Whereas, it is an
opportunity for professional growth and intellectual accomplishment through
study, research, writing, and travel;
Whereas, sabbatical
leaves provide for critical professional development and thereby enhance the
faculty member’s value, contribution, and worth to the university and its
programs; and
Whereas, such
activities not only serve to improve a faculty member’s expertise in a given
area but can also enhance teaching and research skills,
Be it resolved, the
University of Central Florida shall provide sabbatical leaves as follows:
-
(a) a full
academic year (two semesters) at a (minimum) of three quarters the academic
year salary or (b) one semester at full salary; the total number of
sabbaticals shall be calculated at the rate of 1 per 20 tenured and tenure
earning faculty members.
-
an unlimited
number of full academic year (two-semester) sabbaticals at half of the
academic year salary will be available to eligible faculty members;
-
tenured faculty
members will be eligible for sabbaticals after completion of at least 6
years of full-time service to UCF in the respective colleges on a pro rata
basis; faculty members will be eligible to apply for another sabbatical
after 6 years from the completion of a sabbatical.
Approved by the Faculty Senate on
November 18, 2004.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on November 19, 2004.
Not Approved: Memo from Provost
Hickey on December 8, 2004:
Arlen, I am returning the Faculty Senate Resolution 2004-2005-2 Sabbatical
Policy. I trust both the Personnel Committee and the Faculty Senate understand
that sabbatical leaves are subject to collective bargaining. Given this fact, it
would be inappropriate for me to forward this resolution to the president. I
should also point out that the BOT and UFF bargaining teams have reached
tentative agreement on the issue of sabbaticals.
2004-2005-3
Regarding Minimum Qualifications for Participating In Graduate Education
Whereas, participation in
graduate education demands advanced levels of formal education/training and
experience, and
Whereas, various accrediting
organizations stipulate that participants in graduate education activities
possess advanced levels of formal education/training and experience in order to
maintain certification, and
Whereas, the university's
strategic plan, “Pathways to Prominence,” calls for the university to “Increase
Prominence in Graduate Studies,” and
Whereas, The University of
Central Florida does not currently have a comprehensive university-wide set of
minimum qualifications for participating in graduate education,
Be it resolved, that The
University of Central Florida will incorporate, a university-wide set of minimum
qualifications governing participation in graduate education.
Click here to see the recommended
procedures for this resolution.
Approved by the Faculty Senate on January 27, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on January 28, 2005.
Approved by the Provost on
March 17, 2005.
2004-2005-4
Recycle TIP Funds
Whereas,
the
University of
Central Florida Teaching Incentive Program (UCF-TIP), a successor to the Florida
Legislature funded TIP program,
rewards
faculty for teaching productivity and excellence;
Whereas,
in all previous years,
TIP
awards from those faculty who have retired or otherwise left UCF were recycled
as new TIP awards;
Whereas,
the UCF-TIP was developed through a collegial process between the Office of
Academic Affairs and the Faculty Senate;
Whereas,
UCF faculty have been actively involved in this successful program
through participation in the TIP Selection Criteria and Procedures Committee and
the TIP Selection Committee;
Whereas,
few other faculty-driven programs exist to reward outstanding teaching
performance;
Be It
Resolved, In any given academic year, if any former
recipients of state-funded TIP or UCF-TIP awards retire or otherwise leave UCF,
the award(s) will remain within their respective colleges or units for recycling
as additional UCF-TIP awards for the following academic year.
Approved by
the Faculty Senate on January 27, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on January 28, 2005.
Not Approved: Memo from Provost Hickey on February 2, 2005:
Arlen, I am returning the Faculty Senate Resolution 2004-2005-4 Recycling TIP
Funds. I trust both the Personnel Committee and the Faculty Senate understand
that the topic of this resolution is subject to collective bargaining. Given this fact, it
would be inappropriate for me to forward this resolution to the president.
2004-2005-5
Creation of Colleges, Schools, and Other Academic Units
Whereas, the administration is
responsible for establishing and supporting structural growth, creating and
enforcing university operational policies, and acting as the final authority
responsible for efficient and effective use of resources,
And
Whereas, the faculty senate is the basic legislative body of the University
and plays a critical advisory role to the president and Board of Trustees
regarding university growth and prosperity that effects academic and general
educational policies,
Be
it resolved that the university administration shall consult with the
Faculty Senate when a determination is being considered to alter the university
educational environment through the creation and administration of colleges,
schools, and other degree granting units; and that whenever possible affected
faculty, with consultation, be given the choice of which unit to be affiliated
with when such institutional change takes place.
Approved by the Faculty Senate
on January 27, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on January 28, 2005.
Approved: Memo from Provost Hickey on
March 17, 2005:
Arlen, I am returning Faculty Senate
Resolution 2004-2005-5 [Creation of Colleges, School, and Other Academic Units]
forwarded to me on January 31, 2005. I support the intent of this resolution;
i.e., that the administration “consult with the Faculty Senate when a
determination is being considered to alter the university educational
environment through the creation and administration of colleges, schools, and
other degree granting units.” However, concern remains regarding the statement
that “whenever possible affected faculty, with consultation, be given the choice
of which unit to be affiliated with when such institutional change takes
place.” I anticipate that instructional assignments alone would make it
difficult, if not impossible, for faculty to choose their academic affiliation
independent of departmental, college, and university needs.
Therefore, I propose replacing the
third paragraph of the resolution with the following:
Be it resolved that the
university administration shall consult with the Faculty Senate when a
determination is being considered to alter the university educational
environment through the creation and administration of colleges, schools, and
other degree granting units. Even though instructional responsibilities and
other related factors may make it impractical or impossible for affected faculty
members to choose their academic affiliation when such changes take place, the
university administration agrees to consult with the affected faculty members.
In those instances where a faculty member’s instructional and scholarly
expertise makes it possible and appropriate to change academic units, and when
the directly involved administrative officials agree to the proposed change in
academic affiliation, the university administration will consider allowing a
faculty member to choose his or her academic unit-of-affiliation.
2004-2005-6 Salary Compression and Inversion
Whereas, salary compression is
an internal problem initiated by external market conditions, and when salary
differential between junior and senior faculty is smaller than it should be,
compression occurs;
Whereas, salary inversion
occurs when salary compression, left unexamined or unadjusted, results in junior
faculty salaries greater than senior faculty salaries;
Whereas, issues of salary
compression and inversion are a national problem and exist among senior faculty
at the University of Central Florida;
Whereas, the Association of
American University Professors (AAUP) has urged that “the faculty should
actively participate in the determination of policies and procedures governing
salary increases,” and has documented that economic gains of faculty in public
higher education lag behind those of private-sector professors;
Whereas, the University of
Central Florida has demonstrated a commitment to, and set a precedent for,
addressing salary regression and retaining administrators through the use of
internal salary adjustments;
Whereas, salary compression
threatens the integrity of faculty ranks, and morale and retention issues for
faculty at the University of Central Florida are also tied to salary
differentials;
Whereas, sustained competitive
parity in compensation is crucial in maintaining competitiveness in academic
quality with comparable institutions and is a goal of nationally ranked research
universities;
Be it resolved that the
University of Central Florida shall develop policies to resolve salary inequity
and compression issues by addressing at least the following:
*
that average faculty
compensation should be brought to and maintained at no less than 95% parity with
comparable institutions;
*
that assuming Above
Satisfactory or higher performance, funds be allocated and a plan put in place
so that individual faculty salaries move to, and remain at or exceed, the CUPA-HR
mean and/or another nationally established and recognized authority based on
rank and discipline;
*
that Colleges, as a
matter of policy, make salary adjustments for compression and inversion and
market value for qualifying faculty members of senior rank in Departments that
have made senior hires at the ranks of Associate and Full Professor;
*
that in the future
Colleges review and make internal salary adjustments between and within ranks of
a department at the time of a senior hire (including Department Chair) or on an
annual basis
Approved by the Faculty Senate
on January 27, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on January 28, 2005.
Not Approved:
Memo from Provost Hickey on February 2, 2005
Arlen, I am returning the Faculty Senate Resolution 2004-2005-6 Salary
Compression and Inversion. I trust both the Personnel Committee and the Faculty Senate understand
that the topic of this resolution is subject to collective bargaining. Given this fact, it
would be inappropriate for me to forward this resolution to the president.
2004-2005-7 Citation Indices
Whereas citation indices are being used by
Florida's universities and by Florida's BOG to inform hiring, promotion, and
tenure decisions and to make evaluative judgments concerning faculty and
institutions, and
Whereas some journals in various fields, e.g.
humanities, arts, and social sciences, are often excluded, journal articles in
press are not included in databases, lag between appearance of a citation and
appearance in the index occurs, and journals are not consistently indexed nor
indexed retrospectively when added to databases, and
Whereas most citation indices only include
peer-reviewed journals and frequently exclude incorporate peer-reviewed books,
peer-reviewed book chapters, conference proceedings, technical reports, and
dissertations, and
Whereas publication of books and of book
chapters is highly desirable by much of the academic community and, in fact,
serves as a more desirable form of publication than a journal article for some
members of the academic community,
Be it resolved, that if citation indices are
used relative to the faculty or the institution of the University of Central
Florida, their limitations will be addressed; for example, books and book
chapters from university and reputable commercial presses shall be included
along with other indicators of accomplishment.
Approved by the Faculty Senate
on March 31, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on April 4, 2005.
Approved by the Provost Hickey on
June 1, 2005
2004-2005-8 Blue Book
Whereas:
The first tenet of the UCF Creed states, “Integrity: I will practice and defend
academic and personal honesty”;
Whereas:
The Faculty Handbook states that “UCF is committed to a policy of honesty in
academic affairs”;
Whereas:
The Faculty Senate Steering Committee recommended the
establishment of the UCF Ethics Task Force to recommend policies that will
further ethical behavior on campus;
Be it resolved,
the UCF Ethics Task Force recommends that the following statement be endorsed by
the Faculty Senate to be printed on UCF Blue Books and to be used by faculty on
other student evaluation materials as faculty see fit.
PROPOSED
BLUEBOOK ETHICS STATEMENT
(To be printed on each bluebook used at UCF)
I
have abided by the UCF Creed, neither giving nor receiving unauthorized aid in
preparation of this academic work.
__________________________________
Student
Signature
Approved by the Faculty Senate
on March 31, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on April 4, 2005.
Approved by the Provost Hickey on
June 1, 2005
2004-2005-9 Syllabus Note
Whereas:
The first tenet of the UCF Creed states, “Integrity:
I will practice and defend academic and personal honesty”;
Whereas: The Faculty Handbook states
that “UCF is committed to a policy of honesty in academic affairs”;
Whereas:
The Faculty Senate Steering
Committee recommended the establishment of the UCF Ethics Task Force to
recommend policies that will further ethical behavior on campus;
Be it resolved, the UCF Ethics Task
Force recommends that the following two statements be endorsed by the Faculty
Senate for voluntary inclusion on faculty members’ course syllabi.
SHORT
VERSION
As reflected in the UCF
creed, integrity and scholarship are core values that should guide our conduct
and decisions as members of the UCF community. Plagiarism and cheating
contradict these values, and so are very serious academic offenses. Penalties
can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, or suspension or
expulsion from the university. Students are expected to familiarize themselves
with and follow the University’s Rules of Conduct (see
http://www.osc.sdes.ucf.edu/).
LONG
VERSION
UCF
faculty support the UCF creed. Integrity – practicing and defending
academic and personal honesty – is the first tenet of the UCF Creed. This is in
part a reflection of the second tenet, Scholarship: “I will cherish and
honor learning as a fundamental purpose of membership in the UCF community.”
Course assignments and tests are designed to have educational value; the process
of preparing for and completing these exercises will help improve your skills
and knowledge. Material presented to satisfy course requirements is therefore
expected to be the result of your own original scholarly efforts.
Plagiarism and cheating – presenting another’s ideas, arguments, words or images
as your own, using unauthorized material, or giving or accepting unauthorized
help on assignments or tests – contradict the educational value of these
exercises. Students who attempt to obtain unearned academic credentials that do
not reflect their skills and knowledge can also undermine the value of the UCF
degrees earned by their more honest peers.
UCF
faculty members have a responsibility for your education and the value of a UCF
degree, and so seek to prevent unethical behavior and when necessary respond to
infringements of academic integrity. Penalties can include a failing grade in an
assignment or in the course, or suspension or expulsion from the university. See
http://www.osc.sdes.ucf.edu/ for more information about UCF’s Rules of
Conduct.
Approved by the Faculty Senate
on March 31, 2005.
Forwarded
to the Provost for approval on April 4, 2005.
Approved by the Provost Hickey on
June 1, 2005
