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The
University of Hartford Faculty Senate is authorized in Part III,
Article III Section 3 of the University's Charter and Bylaws as
the only official faculty organization at the University. It
actively engages 32 Faculty Senators representing all seven schools
and colleges of the University. A faculty member who is full-time
and has been in residence for a year or more is eligible to run
for the Senate. Elections for three year terms are held at each
colleges faculty meetings. Currently, there are 113 faculty in
Arts & Sciences, 39 in Barney, in 34 CETA, 36.5 in ENHP, and
54 in Hartt. The Hartford Art School has 21 faculty, and Hillyer
has 33.5. Totaling 331 faculty.
The 10 Standing
Committees of the Faculty Senate will be as follows:
·
Administration Liaison
·
Bent, Larsen, and Trachtenberg Award
·
Curriculum
·
Environmental & Sustainability
·
Executive
·
Faculty Affairs
·
Faculty Diversity
·
Faculty Senate/Deans Joint
·
Grants (& Stipends)
·
Student Affairs
The
Senate Chair is a full-time faculty member who receives a
one-course teaching load reduction for duties as Senate Chair.
The other Senate officers are Vice Chair (also eligible for a
one-course reduction) and Secretary. The Senate has a
12-month Administrative Assistant/Coordinator. The Senate meets
monthly during the academic year for three hours. The meetings
are continued on a subsequent date if the volume of business
dictates a continuance. Nonvoting visitors who regularly attend
the meeting include the President, the Provost, other
administrators on a rotating basis (for only a portion of
meetings), and representatives from the Student Government
Association (SGA) and the Emeriti Association.
The
Executive Committee of the Senate meets monthly, before the full
Senate meeting, and sets the Senate Agenda. The Executive Committee
is composed of the Senate Officers and Committee Chairs. The
administration consults with Faculty Senate Executive members for
advice and feedback on issues of concern. This confidential
consultation also includes approval of person-specific issues
such as renewals of all Extended Temporary Contracts (ETC).
During the summer and vacation periods, the Executive Committee
is traditionally empowered to act on behalf of the full Senate.
In
addition to its role in approving all new courses and course changes,
the Senate makes a major contribution to setting academic
policies and procedures through its role in changing the Manual
of Academic Policies and Procedures (MAPP) and the Faculty Policy
Manual (FPM). Changes to the Manual of Academic Policies and
Procedures can be initiated from any source, and are approved by
the Student Affairs Committee of
the Senate and are reviewed for approval by the full Senate
before going to the Council of Deans, the Provost, and the
President for further action, and, ultimately, enactment.
Changes
to the Faculty Policy Manual (FPM) typically are proposed to
either the Council of Deans or the Faculty Senates Faculty Affairs Committee.
Such proposals are then analyzed within the Faculty Senate/Deans
Joint Committee, which includes three members from each body plus
the Dean of Faculty Development. Changes approved by both the
Council of Deans and the Faculty Senate must be approved by the
Executive Committee of the Board of Regents before being
enacted.
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