In order to facilitate communication between the Faculty and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to enable them to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities more efficiently and to foster a spirit of democracy, openness, and co operation throughout the College of Arts and Sciences, these By-Laws have been established.

 ARTICLE I - COMPOSITION AND ROLE OF THE FACULTY
Section 1.
The Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences shall consist of those members of the General Faculty of the University who are assigned, either budgetarily or operationally, to the College of Arts and Sciences.
Section 2.
The Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences has authority and responsibility to participate in the establishment of policies, rules, regulations and procedures concerning the educational program of the College. When such matters do not affect other units of the University they shall, after approval by the Dean, be transmitted to the appropriate administrative unit and reported to the Senate for information. Such matters as do affect other units of the University shall, after approval by the Dean, be sent to the appropriate Senate committee. Among the duties, the Faculty shall participate in establishing degree requirements, making curricular and program changes, formulating personnel policies and recommending budgetary priorities; it shall approve candidates for degrees offered by departments or interdisciplinary programs within the College.
Section 3.
In exercising its responsibilities the Faculty of the College may delegate such powers and functions as it deems expedient to standing committees as provided in these By-Laws or to other committees or councils as the Faculty may from time to ti me establish.
Section 4.
The officers of the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences shall be:

ARTICLE II: TEACHING WORKLOAD
Section 1.
The College of Arts and Sciences adopts the following policy of faculty teaching workload with two objectives in mind.
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1. To recruit and retain a quality faculty by offering a competitive teaching load.
2. To ensure a fair and reasonable teaching load within and among departments.

 

 
1. Departmental needs will have to be considered when granting reassigned time. There are three types of reassigned time granted in the College of Arts and Sciences. The first is research reassigned time that is granted by the department chair in consultation with the Dean. This reduction in teaching load is for identifiable projects (e.g., publications, grants,…etc). The second type of reassigned time is earned reassigned time given for the following reasons:
2. Large Classes. Enrollment is determined the day after the end of the drop/add period.
3.       60-86 students = 1.5 courses

 

      87-120 students = 2.0 courses

    121-160 students = 2.5 courses

    161-200 students = 3.0 courses

    201-240 students = 3.5 courses

    241-300       students = 4.0 courses

(Some departments may give the professor a graduate teaching assistant in lieu of some reassigned time for these large sections. Additionally, it is possible for Chairs to grant more reassigned time for large sections where the professor does an exceptional amount of work in grading essay exams, research papers, etc.)

4. Honor classes will receive one course earned reassigned time (as long as the Honors Program continues to compensate the department).

 
1. There are a number of other issues that affect the teaching workload of the faculty for which each Chair and Department will need to develop their own policy. Because of the differences in mission, resources, and personnel across departments there will be no College- wide policy. The issues that need to be considered in each department's policy include but are not limited to: Learning Community Coordination, GSAMS distance learning classes, On Line distance learning classes, Saturday classes, Off Campus classes, team taught classes, Laboratory classes, Theses, Practica, Independent Studies, Directed Research, and Directed Readings.
2. In devising a policy for these issues each Chair should consider the following options to ensure fairness in assigning faculty teaching workload. Credit for these issues (including large classes and Honors classes) must be given to the faculty member who does the work. It is not to be pooled and used by the Chair to reward other faculty.

a. These issues will be spread evenly throughout the department. A few members should not be forced to do all the extra work.
b. These issues can be justification for granting earned reassigned time.
c. These issues can be justification for deciding annual pay raises.

 ARTICLE III - STANDING COMMITTEES
Section 1.
The Faculty Advisory Committee
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1.  Each department in the College shall have one representative on the Advisory Committee. All members of a department except the department chair are eligible to be elected as a member of the Committee. A majority vote of the members of a department shall be required for election, voting to be by secret ballot. Elected members shall serve a two-year term (except that at the first election one-half of the members shall be elected for a one-year term), and shall not be eligible for succession until one year after completion of the previous term.
2. There shall be three student members of the committee. (See Section 2).

1.  The Committee shall serve as an advisory body to the Dean of the College on matters he/she wishes to discuss with the Committee.
2. The members shall be responsible for maintaining communication among the faculty of each department and the Dean and between the faculties of the several departments. However, no provision of these By-Laws is intended to preclude direct communication between an individual faculty member and the Dean.
3. The Committee shall have the authority and responsibility to investigate such matters as the Committee deems advisable, such as are presented by the Dean, or such as are presented by petition from at least 10% of the Faculty of the College.
4. The Faculty Advisory Committee shall act as a nominating committee and prepare a slate of candidates for each of the positions of Arts and Sciences Secretary and Parliamentarian and all elected standing committees to be presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences. Additional nominations may be made by petition of 10% of the Faculty of the College.
5. At the regular meetings each term, the Advisory Committee shall recommend to the Dean for forwarding to the President candidates for degrees to be awarded at each commencement.
6. The Committee shall be responsible for the evaluation of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. It shall appoint an Ad Hoc Committee to conduct this evaluation. This evaluation shall be completed no more than every four years and no less than every six years. The Ad Hoc Committee shall be composed of a representative group of faculty and shall include at least one department chairman. The Ad Hoc Committee shall decide the specific format for the evaluation.
7. A special concern of the committee shall be the teaching conditions throughout the College which have an influence on the teaching per- formance and morale of the faculty.
8. The Committee shall have no policy-making function but its findings and recommendations for change and other action shall be forwarded to the Executive Committee through the Dean.

1. The Student Advisory Committee shall consist of one member from each department in the College of Arts and Sciences. By May 1 of each year each department in the College of Arts and Sciences will elect a student who will be an undergraduate major in the department during the following academic year. These Arts and Sciences majors shall constitute the Student Advisory Committee.
2. The Student Advisory Committee shall ensure that three members from its ranks attend the Faculty Advisory Committee meetings during the following academic year.

 
1. The Committee shall advise the Dean of the College on any matter he/she wishes to discuss with such a body.
2. The members will be responsible for maintaining communication between the students and the Dean via its elected members on the Advisory Com- mittee. However, no provision of these By-Laws is intended to preclude direct communication between an individual student and the Dean.
3. The Committee shall have the authority to investigate such matters as are presented by the Dean, or the Advisory Committee, or such as are pre- sented by petition from at least 10% of the majors of the College.

Section 3.
The Executive Committee
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1. The Executive Committee shall consist of nine members, six elected by the Faculty of the College and three department chairs appointed by the Dean. No two members, whether elected or appointed, may be from the same department, except that this provision shall not preclude having an elected or appointed member from the same department as the Secretary, who serves ex-officio on the Committee. All members of the Faculty of the College, except the department chairs and the Dean, are eligible for election to the Executive Committee.
2. The Faculty Advisory Committee shall prepare and present to the Faculty of the College a slate of twelve candidates for election to the Executive Committee. Additional nominations may be made by petition of 10% of the Faculty of the College. The six candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall serve on the Executive Committee.
3. Elected and appointed members shall serve a two-year term (except that at the first election one-half of the members shall be elected for a one-year term), and shall not be eligible for succession until one year after comple- tion of the previous term.
4. No person may serve on both the Faculty Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee.

1. Consider for approval all proposals concerning any changes in the curriculum of the College including courses, programs, and degree requirements.
2. Make recommendations concerning personnel and budgetary policies.
3. Consider and take action on matters forwarded to it by the Faculty Advisory Committee.
4. Make policy recommendations on other matters brought before it.

 
1. Replaces the current WAC Executive Committee (initially designed to establish WAC policy which was approved August, 1996). Establishes a link between the activities of the Writing Center (i.e. workshops, retreats, Partners Program) and individual departments. Membership will total 15 with representatives from each department.
2. The WAC Advisory Committee will:

a. Meet at least once per semester with the Director of WAC and Coordinator of The Writing Center.
b. Advise on matters of WAC and Writing Center Policy.
c. Serve two year terms.
d. Have completed WAC certification.
e. Be nominated by Department Chairs.

ARTICLE V - FACULTY REVIEW AND EVALUATION
Section 1.
Third - Year Review
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1. While not replacing annual reviews, the third-year review will serve as a pre-tenure evaluation to enable faculty to prepare for promotion and/or tenure.
2. Both the departmental chair and the departmental committee will evaluate the faculty member and submit their recommendations. The department chair will forward both recommendations to the Dean.
3. The Dean's role in the third-year review will be to evaluate departmental and chair reports and meet jointly with the chair and faculty member regarding his/her progress toward promotion and/or tenure.
4. Subsequent to the evaluation process, the Dean, chair and faculty member will sign a document stating progress toward the candidate's promotion and/or tenure.

 
1. Tenured members serve on the College Promotion and Tenure Committee and are nominated by departments and voted upon by the entire College during Spring term.
2. The Chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee is elected by the committee. He/she is responsible for sending letters and calling meetings following the initial organizational meeting.
3. See Faculty Handbook for Committee responsibilities.
4. No faculty member will serve on the Committee for more than a 2-year term unless there are no other qualified faculty in the department. He/she may be reelected after two academic years have passed.
5. If a vacancy occurs on the Committee, the department will nom- inate a replacement who will be approved by the Faculty Advisory Committee.

 
1. In addition to departmental requirements for validating research/creative activity and service, a current, formal teaching portfolio will be presented.
2. Evaluation will be based on promotion criteria for appropriate rank.
3. The Faculty member will also outline specific goals and objectives and identify acceptable percentage ranges for each area according to Appendix I of the Faculty Evaluation Review Guidelines.

ARTICLE VII - QUORUMS AND PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
Section 1.
A quorum for meetings of the Faculty and any of its committees or councils shall be a simple majority of the members of the respective group.
Section 2.
The current edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall be the au- thority for the rules of conduct of meetings of the Faculty and its constituent bodies.

ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
Proposals for amendments to these By-Laws must be approved by a majority of the Executive Committee. Following approval of the Executive Committee any proposed amendment must be presented in writing to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at least two weeks prior to a meeting of the Faculty called for the purpose of considering the proposal. An affirmative vote of a majority of the Faculty of the College is required for adoption of an amendment.