2005-2006-1 TIP/SoTL
awards
Whereas, the issue has
been raised to recommend decreasing the number of new TIP and
new SoTL awards by half,
Be it resolved that the
Faculty Senate recommends that these new awards continue to be
awarded at their current numbers.
Approved by the Senate on
August 25, 2005.
Forward to the Provost on August 30, 2005.
Approved by the Provost on September 19, 2005.
2005-2006-2
Establish a College of Medicine
Whereas,
the University of Central Florida is preparing a proposal
to
establish a College of Medicine,
Be it
resolved
that the Faculty Senate strongly supports this action.
Approved by
the Senate on August 25, 2005.
Forward to the Provost on August 30, 2005.
Approved by the Provost on September 19, 2005.
2005-2006-3 Condolence for Officer Mario Jenkins
Whereas,
Officer Mario Jenkins gave years of service to University of
Central Florida,
And
Whereas,
Officer Mario Jenkins’ efforts assured the safety of the UCF
community,
Therefore,
on behalf of the faculty of UCF, the Faculty Senate hereby
expresses its deepest sympathy to the family of Officer
Mario Jenkins and to his coworkers in their time of loss.
Approved by
the Senate on October 6, 2005.
Forward to the Provost on October 27, 2005.
Approved by the Provost on October 28, 2005.
2005-2006-4 Travel Reimbursement
Whereas,
the University expects faculty to travel as an essential
part of
their
duties and responsibilities - for the enrichment and
enlightenment of
their
professional development in teaching, service and research.
Be it
resolved
that the University of Central Florida will relentlessly
pursue
avenues that will lead to:
a) an
increase in the per diem rate for meals to be consistent
with the
current federally established guidelines.
b) an
increase in the mileage rate for faculty using their own
vehicles
to be
consistent with the current federally established
guidelines.
c) a
streamlining of the procedure to file a claim for
reimbursement of
expenses incurred while on university business.
Approved by the Senate on
February 16, 2006.
Forward to the Provost on February 20, 2006.
Approved by the Provost on
April 24, 2006.
2005-2006-5 Apportionment and Committee
Membership Changes Resulting from the Division of the
College of Arts and Sciences
Whereas,
a result of the division of the College of Arts and Sciences
into two new colleges, (the College of Arts and Humanities
and the College of Sciences), and
Following Sections 3.3 and 5.1
of the existing Faculty Senate Constitution which provide
for such changes by a simple majority vote of the Faculty
Senate. Therefore,
BE it resolved,
that the Senate acknowledges the changes in the number of
colleges and recommends the automatic adjustment in
committee representation and wording as provided for in the
existing constitution be made to reflect those changes.
The relevant sections of the
constitution are reproduced below with critical sentences in
bold font: “3.3 Apportionment. The number of
elected members of the Faculty Senate will be apportioned
among the colleges and units as follows:
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(Number of eligible faculty in a college or unit) |
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Number of senators
=
60 x
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(Number of eligible faculty in the University) |
The number of senators representing a college
or unit will be determined by rounding the above calculated
value to the nearest whole number. A unit is defined as any
degree granting academic unit, not within an established
college, and shall have proportionate representation on the
Faculty Senate as defined above.
3.3.1
Each college will have a minimum of two
representatives in the Faculty Senate. The professional
librarians shall have two voting representatives in the
Faculty Senate to be elected by the professional staff of
the library.
3.3.2
Apportionment will be made only once each year, based on the
number of individuals with full-time tenured,
tenure-earning, or multi-year appointments who are listed as
faculty on official records of the University on the first
day of the spring semester of that year.”
“5.1
Amendments to the Constitution may be
considered by the Faculty Senate upon (1) recommendation of
the Faculty Senate Steering Committee or (2) written request
of ten percent of the members of the Faculty Assembly. The
text of a proposed amendment must be made available
electronically to the members of the Faculty Senate at least
thirty days prior to the meeting at which it will be
considered. For provisional adoption, a proposed amendment
must receive an affirmative majority vote of the members of
the Faculty Senate who are present. After provisional
approval of the proposed amendment, the text of such
amendment shall be made available electronically to all
members of the Faculty Assembly for their review,
consideration, and input to the Faculty Senate within
fourteen days of notification. At a subsequent meeting of
the Faculty Senate Steering Committee, all input from the
members of the Faculty Assembly shall be considered for
potential revisions to the amendment. The text of the
proposed amendment, with any revisions based on the input of
Faculty Assembly members, shall be made available
electronically to all members of the Faculty Assembly at
least thirty days prior to the meeting of Faculty Assembly
to consider adopting the proposed amendment. For final
adoption, the proposed amendment must receive an affirmative
two-thirds vote of those who are present. If a quorum is not
achieved at this meeting of the Faculty Assembly, a
subsequent called meeting of the Faculty Senate shall
consider the proposed amendment for final adoption. At this
called meeting of the Faculty Senate, all members of the
Faculty Assembly shall be invited to attend and participate.
For final adoption, a proposed amendment must receive an
affirmative two-thirds vote of the members of the Faculty
Senate who are present. If there is
a change in the designation of an office or in the title of
an official included on a standing or reporting committee,
the membership representation on such a committee and in the
Constitution will be automatically adjusted to reflect the
change. Such changes will be presented to the Faculty Senate
for its approval.”
Approved by the Senate on
February 23, 2006.
Forward to the Provost on February 28, 2006.
Approved by the Provost on
April 19, 2006.
2005-2006-6 Course Levels in Graduate Programs of Study
Whereas,
master’s programs of study are required by UCF’s regional
accreditation body to include at least 30 semester credit
hours of post-baccalaureate, graduate course work,
Be it
resolved
that all UCF master’s programs of study will be required to
include at least 30 semester credit hours of
post-baccalaureate, graduate course work (5000 level and
higher).
Approved by the Senate on
March 30, 2006.
Forward to the Provost on April 4, 2006.
Approved by the Provost on
May 15, 2006.
