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UNIVERSITY GOVERNING ELIGIBLE MEMBERS VOTING OR OTHER ACADEMIC FACULTY BODY SIMILAR AND NUMBERS LIMITATIONS CATEGORIES & TITLES TO U of U ACADEMIC SENATE University of Faculty Senate 66 total members Emeritus status has voting “Members of the General Faculty are Arizona privileges in the first 5 eligible to vote in matters of faculty (The Faculty Senate is 20 At-Large members1 years of his/her status, and governance and to hold offices and the legislative body that - These are elected by the can be extended for an serve on committees” represents the General General Faculty additional 5 years after Faculty. No that. For purposes of University government, recommendation 29 college the General Faculty . is composed of: concerning University - A minimum of one No candidate for a degree policy is final until the member is elected by each at the University shall be a Faculty members General Faculty has had College Faculty member of the General - (who hold half-time or more an opportunity to - General Faculty members Faculty. tenured or tenure-eligible challenge Faculty Senate not affiliated with any appointments) action.) college conduct an Undergraduate Council election as if they (“UC”): Academic Professionals http://facultygovernance. constitute a common - 1 to 2 student reps from - (hold half-time or more continuing arizona.edu/sites/default/ college the Associated Students or continuing eligible files/Faculty_Governanc - The remaining are elected of the Univ. of Ariz. appointments) e_Handbook.pdf in proportion to the (ASUA) are appointed number in each College to the UC. The chair of Lecturers Faculty the UC is appointed by - (hold half-time or more multi-year the Chair of the appointments) 10 ex officio2 voting Faculty. members: Clinical Professors, research - The President of the Univ. Graduate Council (“GC”): professors, and professors of practice - The Provost - 3 student reps are - (hold half-time or more multi-year 1 “At-Large” is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of a unit, here, each college. 2 Ex officio means, by virtue of an office or position. As in, for example, “the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board.” - Chair of the Faculty selected by the appointments) - Vice Chair of the Faculty Graduate and - Secretary of the Faculty Professional Student Emeritus Status - One member representing Council. The chair is the Vice Presidents appointed by the Chair - One member representing of the Faculty. the Deans - Chair of the Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee - Chair of the Undergraduate Council (can potentially be a student) - Chair of the Graduate Council (can potentially be a student) 7 students: - Four selected by ASUA - Three selected by Graduate and Professional Student Council Arizona State The University Senate Total membership number Ex officio nonvoting Tenured Appointment and Tenure- University unknown members of the Senate eligible Appointment: **Academic Assembly include: - Professor, Associate Professor, The University Senate is Ex officio voting members - the president of the Assistant Professor and selected from the of the Senate include: university; - Regents’ Professor Academic Assembly. - The members of the - executive VP and - President’s Professor The following are University Academic provost; members of the Council (“UAC”) - executive VP and chief Emeritus: Academic Assembly: - The secretary of the financial office of the - Professor Emeriti (given to faculty 1. All faculty in a tenure- Academic Assembly university; members who have served the eligible or tenured - The “parliamentarian” of - dean of the Graduate “institution for a substantial length position the University senate. college; of time the title of ‘emeritus.’”); 2. All academic The method of selecting - university librarian; professionals with full- senators from any “degree- - the ombudsperson of the Fixed-term Appointment Faculty time multi-year, granting unit” is determined academic assembly; Members: probationary, or by the assembly members of - Chair of the ASU staff - Research Professor, Research continuing that unit. council; Association Professor, Research appointment positions - Degree-granting units - A representative of Assistant Professor, Research 3. The president of the with fewer than 40 undergraduate student Scholar university and the Academic Assembly government and the - Clinical Professor, Clinical executive VP, and members select 1 senator. president of the graduate Associate Professor, Clinical provost - Degree-granting units and professional Assistant Professor 4. All full-time faculty with 40 or more Academic students association. - Professor of Practice, Associate with fixed Assembly members select Professor of Practice, Assistant appointments (i.e. 1 additional senator. The following positions Professor of Practice instructors, lecturers, - Degree-granting units are not members of the - Principal Lecturer, Senior senior lecturers, with 100 or more Academic Assembly: Lecturer, Lecturer principal lecturers, Academic Assembly - Faculty Research clinical faculty, members “may” select a Associates Annual Fixed-term Appointments: research faculty, and third senator. - Visiting Faculty - Visiting Professor, Visiting professors of practice) - Faculty Associates Associate Professor, Visiting 5. Members of the Assistant Professor, Visiting Emeritus College Scholar, Visiting Scientist, Visiting Artist, Visiting Writer http://www.asu.edu/aad/ - Instructor and Instructor, ABD manuals/acd/acd112- 01.html#Academic Semester or Annual, Fixed-term Senate Appointments: - Faculty Research Associates There is a catch-all (appointed on a semester or annual, provision stating that all fixed term appointments, are not “persons who are eligible for promotion, and are not designated as faculty on members of the Academic [their] Notice of Assembly) Faculty” are considered - Faculty Associates (appointed on faculty. semester or annual, fixed term appointments) http://www.asu.edu/aad/ manuals/acd/acd505- Unpaid, Usually Part-time Positions for 02.html Limited Renewable Terms: - Adjunct Faculty University of Academic Senate *Notice: Instructors and Instructors 14 pages (see California Berkeley’s Bylaws are in Residence of Less than http://www.ucop.edu/acadpersonnel/ap Berkley convoluted. Under Title III two years’ service have no m/apm-112.pdf) *The Regents of the (“Organization of the vote. University of California Academic Senate”), it states **It would be time intensive to attempt state the following: that the “functions of the Members of the faculties to categorize all types of Faculty. “The Academic Senate Academic Senate are of professional schools What’s more, the categorization may not shall consist of the exercised by the following offering courses at the be coherent. President, Vice agencies and their graduate level only shall Presidents, Chancellors, committees.” It then goes on be members also of the **Provisions governing the title, tenure, Vice Chancellors, to list six agencies and Academic Senate, but, in and duration of Faculty are located in Deans, Provosts, committees: the discretion of the the Academic Personnel Manual, Directors of academic 1.The Assembly of the Academic Senate, may be available at programs, the chief Academic Senate excluded from http://www.ucop.edu/acadpersonnel/ap admissions officer on 2.The Academic Council3 participation in activities m/ each campus and in the 3.Standing and Special of the Senate that relate to and Office of the President, Committees of the curricula of other schools http://www.ucop.edu/acadpersonnel/ap 3 The Academic Council consists of the following members: (1) The Chair of the Assembly, who is also the Chair of the Academic Council; (2) The Vice Chair of the Assembly, who is the Vice Chair of the Academic Council; (3) The Chairs of the Divisions; and (4) The Chairs of the following University Standing Committees: Academic Personnel; Affirmative Action and Diversity; Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools; Educational Policy; Faculty Welfare; Graduate Affairs; Planning and Budget; and Research Policy. registrars, the University Assembly and colleges of the m/sec1-pdf.html Librarian on each 4.Divisions of the Academic University. campus of the Senate University, and each 5.Standing and Special Student members shall be person giving instruction Committees of the eligible to serve on all in any curriculum under Divisions standing sub-committees. the control of the 6.Faculties of Divisions Academic Senate whose academic title is [listing All rules discussed here a host of titles]; related to (1) (i.e. “The however, Instructors and Assembly of the Academic Instructors in Residence Senate”). of less than two years’ http://www.universityofcalif service shall not be ornia.edu/senate/manual/blp entitled to vote.” art1.html#blpart1-I http://regents.universityo fcalifornia.edu/bylaws/so The Assembly of the 1051.html Academic Senate has the following Members: The same provision as - The President above goes on to say: - The Chair and Vice Chair “The Academic Senate of the Assembly shall determine its own - All members of the membership under the Academic Council serve above rule, and shall as ex officio of the organize, and choose its Assembly own officers and - 40 divisional committees in such representatives “chosen manner as it may from other than determine.” chancellors, vice chancellors, deans, chief administrative officers of colleges and schools,