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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 college’s 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 Senate’s 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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