OM 2.10.1 Committees of the Faculty Senate
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Effective Date: August 1974 |
Policy Contact: Office of the President |
Academic Integrity
Membership:
Membership:
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E. Six of nine committee members will serve on each case. Committee service for students is primarily reserved for committee members with similar status as the student with the alleged violation, undergraduate or graduate. When necessary, a student with an unlike status may serve as an alternate.
C. The term of office for members of the Committee shall be one year, from one spring commencement to the next.
Charge:
A.
- Adjudicates cases specifically referred to it.
- Hears appeals to sanctions imposed by individual faculty members.
- Publicizes its findings.
- Actively promotes knowledge of academic integrity among students and faculty.
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C.
D.
Appointment Requirements and Procedures:
A.
- Undergraduate student members shall be selected by the Student Senate in the spring to serve for the following academic year. The Student Senate shall appoint three members and one alternate to the Committee. If any vacancy shall exist during the year, the Student Senate shall appoint the alternate to the Committee for the balance of the year.
Recall:Recall: The student members of the Committee shall be ancillary to Article XIII of the CUSA Constitution. - Graduate student members shall be selected in partnership by the University Faculty Senate and the Graduate Student Association in the spring to serve for the following academic year. The Faculty Senate shall appoint three members and one alternate to the Committee. If any vacancy shall exist during the year, the Faculty Senate shall appoint the alternate to the Committee for the balance of the year.
- Faculty Members. The Faculty Senate will select from the full-time Clarkson faculty the chair, three additional members, and two alternates in the spring to serve for the following academic year.
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Academic Standards
Membership:
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C. Advisor- University Registrar.
Charge:
A.
- Reviews all requests for exceptions to rules and regulations of the University submitted to the deans with the aim of using them as a basis for making recommendations to the Faculty Senate on academic policy.
- Reviews the academic rules and regulations of the University applicable to both graduate and undergraduate students and programs to promote clarity and understanding and thereby to prevent misapplications; and suggests to the Faculty Senate any changes deemed advisable.
- Acts for the Faculty Senate in matters regarding exceptions to graduation requirements for both graduate and undergraduate degrees. Clarkson Regulations lists graduation requirements in Section III-U and describes the handling of
requestrequests for exceptions in Section III-V.
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C.
III.
Awards
Membership:
B.
Charge:
A.
- Selects, from nominations by department chairs, two graduating seniors who show the best combination of scholarship and promise of outstanding professional achievement; one to be designated the Levinus Clarkson and the other the Frederica Clarkson Prize winner.
- Presents the names of the two nominees for a vote of approval at the faculty meeting at which degrees are voted in the spring semester.
- Using nominations of alumnae and alumni, student teaching evaluations and other relevant information about teaching achievements, innovations, and effectiveness, selects the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award. The alumni office will obtain nominations from alumnae and alumni two or more years following graduation.
- Using nominations from students, faculty, and department chairs together with relevant information about teaching achievements, innovations, and effectiveness, selects the recipient of the Outstanding New Teacher Award.
- Using nominations for students, faculty, and department chairs together with relevant information about advising effectiveness, selects the recipients of the Outstanding advisor award.
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IV.
Curriculum and LongAcademic RangePolicy Planning(CAP)
Membership:
Charge:
1. Reviews all new programs, minors, and concentrations, at all levels including undergraduate and graduate studies. Also reviews changes to all existing programs, minors, and concentrations. May ask for revisions to proposals or additional information. Makes recommendations to the Senate for endorsement of these new or modified academic offerings. Reports regularly to the Senate on the status of proposals.
a. CAP will typically meet once a month during the academic year with meetings scheduled to orient to the Faculty Senate calendar. When necessary, CAP may consider urgent proposals during the summer or winter breaks.
2. Initiates and/or reviews major calendar changes that have impact on the academic programs
Financial Review Committee
Membership:
B.
C.
D. Member of the
E.
Charge:
Charge:
A.
following main tasks:
1. ProvideBudget focusedProcess reviewParticipation:
a. The Chair of administrativethe proposalsCommittee thatwill pertain toattend the budget andprocess strategic“state planning initiatives.
2. Periodically surveyof the facultyuniversity meeting” with the VPs and Deans at the commencement of the budget process. The point of this meeting is to betterset understandexpectations for the scope of budget requests for that year. It will cover financial matters as well as discussions of enrollment expectations.
b. Once VPs and expressDeans thehave facultysubmitted perspective regardingtheir budget allocations.requests,
3.will Considerbe the advantagessummarized and disadvantagesdistributed ofin allocating resources to various initiatives, budges, and units.
4. Develop a processpreparation for reviewing the annual budget andmeeting. offerThe suggestionssummary fromwill abe facultyprovided perspective, including but not limited to: tuition, student fees,to the facultycommittee compensationvia pool,its resourcechair.
c. allocation,At the annual budget meeting each requestor will briefly present their requests. Questions and studentstatements financialof aid.
5.will Hostbe anheard. openThe campusChair meeting, at least once per academic year, where questions aboutof the committee will participate in this meeting to provide the committee’s perspectives on priorities.
d. The President and VP of Financial Affairs will meet separately to decide on budget canrequests based on availability of funds and strategic priority.
e. The budget which will be raised.
6. In consultation with the Senate Executive Committee, seeksproposed to promote engagement with the Board of Trustees towill discussbe shared with participants of the budget.Annual
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f. ReportsUpon regularlyapproval the budget will be shared with the committee. The committee shall have an opportunity to ask clarifying questions about the final budget, and will forward the report to the Faculty Senate, along with any relevant comments and/or recommendations.
2.
Strategic Resourcing Feedback:
a.
The committee will analyze and provide feedback on the resourcing of strategic initiatives. The President or the committee itself may identify relevant initiatives. Where practical, the VP of Financial Affairs will provide data upon request.
3.
Benchmark and Equity Feedback:
a.
When considering matters of pay equity, the administration will use the committee as a mechanism for soliciting faculty input.
b.
The committee will be provided anonymized salary data appropriate for benchmarking and equity analysis.
c.
The committee will have access to IPEDS data when submitted, and other data that will be made publicly available.
d.
The committee will report on its findings to the administration and the Faculty Senate.
4.
Program Review:
a.
On a yearly basis, the committee will examine program revenue and expenditures, note programs that appear to be underperforming or are losing money, investigate the causes, and make recommendations for improvement or potential discontinuation to the relevant Chair, Dean, Senate, and President. The administration should provide information necessary to perform the review, including revenue and expenditures at a program level, compensation (without revealing individual salary data), tuition data, student enrollment, and other related data.
b.
Every year, the committee will identify programs for an in-depth financial review and report its findings, in writing, to the Faculty Senate and
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The committee should craft and detail its
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Resource Review
a.
The committee shall work with the Dean’s Council to develop a process for allocation of resources, particularly, faculty hiring.
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The committee should provide a prioritized list of requests that is provided to the budgetDean’s Council. The Dean’s Council and planning,administration aswill proposed byhave the Facultyfinal Senate.
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deviate Membership:from 7the faculty;committee recommendations. Prioritization should be based on considerations including twothe fromprogram eachneed, schoolresults of program assessment, and atstrategic leastopportunities one(e.g. member of the Faculty Senate; 2 students - 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate.
Charge:
A. Serves assupport a focalnew pointprogram forthat thewill discussion and recommendation ofgenerate new programs, minors, and concentrations, including consideration of graduate degree programs, interdepartmental programs and other degree options.
B. Formulates and recommends regulations pertaining to graduate work.
C. Initiates and/or reviews major calendar changes that have impact on the academic programs.
VI. Research and Intellectual Property
Membership: 1 faculty member from each school, at least one of whom is tenured; 1 graduate student; a member of the professional non-teaching research staff; the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of the Division of Research serving as nonvoting members; the chair shall be a tenured faculty member.
Charge:
A. Formulates, recommends, and reviews regulations and policies pertaining to research activities.
B. Encourages growth of research activities and recommends new research facilities for the University.
C. Provide advice and make recommendations to the Director, Division of Research, with respect to interpretation and implementation of the Intellectual Property Policy (Section 6.6 of the Operation Manual), amendments to this Policy, and such other matters as the Director may deem appropriate.
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Honorary Degrees
Membership:
A.
A senior academic officer (Provost or Dean) designated by the president, serving as committee chair: 3 facultychair.
B.
Faculty representatives appointed by the Faculty Senate, with one representative from each school;school 2and any academic department not represented by a school.
C.
Two student representatives appointed by the Student Senate, with at least 1one representative from the junior class; the class.
D.
Director of Development (or his or her designee); the
E.
The Chair of the University Board of Trustees (or his or her designated trustee), ex officio; the
F.
The President of the Alumni Association (or his or her designee), ex officio.
Charge:
A.
1.
Selects nominations of persons to be considered for the award of an honorary degree. Committee members are charged with urging their colleagues to make nominations.
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Reviews nominations for honorary degrees, formulating a recommendation for each nominee. Forwards recommendation to the Senate for action.
Learning
VIII.Resource Information Technology
Committee
Membership: 2
A.
One faculty from each school and aone nonvotingfrom representativeany appointedacademic department not represented by thea school.
B.
One faculty Senator who will serve as Chair
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One GSA representative
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One CUSA representative
E.
Library representative
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Vice President offor Information Technology.
Charge:
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Other Servelearning resource representatives as aneeded focal(non-voting)
Charge:
The pointLearning Resources Committee serves as the primary forum for faculty and student input concerning various learning resources, including Information TechnologyTechnology, library collections, facilities, and services at Clarkson.Clarkson
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E. Provide faculty input regarding upgrades or alterations to technology that affects instructional delivery.
IX. Library
Membership: 4 faculty (1 from each school, 1 at large, 1 senator - chair will be a tenured faculty member); 1 graduate student; 1 undergraduate student (CUSA, or appointed by Senate if CUSA does not appoint); 2 library faculty/staff;budget, and the Library Director-nonvoting.
Charge:
A. Servesvalues.
Responsibilities
1.
Serve as a focal point for faculty and student input concerning learning resources at Clarkson including technology, library collections, facilities, and services.
B.that Providesimpact academic instruction.
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Review and provide recommendations on policies related to information technology, library services, and other learning resources and ensure they align with the instructional goals of the University.
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Provide advice and recommendations to the President.
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Address
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issues and support services of information technology and library services by advocating for the evolving needs of faculty, students, and researchers.
5.
Provide input from faculty and students regarding upgrades or alterations to technology that impacts instructional delivery and evaluate the impact of these changes on access to information and research support.
6.
The Learning Resource Committee will meet at least 3 times per academic year; at the start of the Fall semester, between Fall and Spring semesters, and at the end of the Spring semester. Other meetings can be scheduled as necessary.
7.
The Learning Resource Committee should review the OIT and Library budgets for educational resources and facility upgrades relating to the educational experience twice a year and furnish written recommendations, with the advice of the faculty (where practical), and remit this to the Faculty Senate for its consideration.
Research & Intellectual Property Committee
Membership:
A.
Three 5Clarkson faculty;University includingfaculty 1members with professional experience in either science/engineering or technology commercialization/entrepreneurship, and/or faculty members who hold or who have previously applied for a patent. Selected by the Faculty Senate in consultation with the Vice Provost for Research & Technology Transfer.
B.
Vice Provost for Research & Technology Transfer, (ex-officio)
C.
Associate Director of Research & Technology Transfer, (ex-officio)
Charge:
1.
Participates in an annual review of Section 6.6.0. of the Clarkson University Operations Manual (Intellectual Property Policy); considers objections and suggestions for changes to the policy; makes recommendations for amendments to the Vice Provost (VP-RTT) for Research & Technology Transfer.
2.
Reviews and assesses provisional patent applications and makes recommendations to the VP-RTT regarding which applications to advance to the non-provisional stage.
3.
Consults colleagues with specialized subject matter expertise, as necessary, in order to make well-informed recommendations concerning patent advancement.
4.
Hears appeals regarding decisions made by the VP-RTT about which applications to advance to the non-provisional stage; provides recommendations to VP-RTT based on the appeals process.
Student Recruitment / Marketing
Membership:
A.
One faculty member from each schoolSchool plusand 2any atacademic large,department includingnot represented by a school, selected by the Senate, in consultation with Deans and Dept Chairs
a.
Ideally one of the faculty members will be a Senator who will serve as Chair. The committee will meet at least onequarterly memberand may be required to meet outside of the academic year.
B.
VP for Enrollment or designee
C.
VP for External Relations or designee
D.
Dean of the Graduate School or designee
Charge:
1.
Serve as an advisory committee to the VP of Enrollment, VP of External Relations and Dean of the Graduate School.
2.
Work with departmental liaisons, helping to marshal faculty support for enrollment and marketing initiatives.
3.
Make recommendations concerning marketing, admissions and financial aid policy and practice.
4.
Monitor the progress of the current strategy for producing additional revenue, as well as for signs of dilution of student quality or diversity.
5.
Benchmark against peer schools in terms of all aspects from the point of view of prospective students and parents including instruction, program offerings, facilities, recruiting, etc to generate new ideas and chart a path to implementation.
6.
Report such findings regularly to the Faculty Senate and 1 previous recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award; 2 undergraduate students; graduate student recipient of most Outstanding Teaching Award..
Charge:
faculty.
Promotions
Membership:
A. Devises and implements programs for the improvement of instruction at all levels.
B. Assist in the mentoring of new faculty.
C. Advises faculty seeking assistance in the improvement of their teaching.
D. Analyzes teaching assessment measures to assist faculty in assessing the quality and in seeking improvements of their teaching.
XI. Promotions
The University Promotions Committee will be composed of:
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One faculty representative per school elected by the tenure-track (tenured and untenured) faculty of that school.1
B.
One faculty representative elected by the university teaching-track faculty1
C.
One faculty representative elected by the university clinical-track faculty
D.
One
department not represented by a school.
All nominees are intended to have the rank of Professor; however, a faculty of Associate Professor rank can be nominated for a position as a non-voting member of the committee. Faculty members in the positions of chair, dean or comparable administrative position are not eligible for membership on the Promotions Committee. The positions will be staggered, three three-year terms. Nomination of candidates for the Promotions Committee will come from the Faculty Senate. Nominations for candidacy can also be presented by written petition endorsed by ten faculty members that are eligible to vote for the given position.
Charge:
A.
1.
To act in accordance with the faculty policies as outlined in Section 5 the Operations Manual.
1.
2.
To confirm that the promotion file of each candidate contains adequate documentation to reflect the candidate's performance as it pertains to promotion, or to indicate to the file preparer how the file is deficient. The committee shall hold the file until such time as either the preparer or the committee has corrected such deficiencies and those who have previously reviewed the file have had a chance to examine any new material or documents.
2.
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To add to each adequately-documented promotion file a committee evaluation and recommendation regarding the candidate’s suitability for promotion. Care should be taken to apply the evaluation standards in a manner that is consistent with an assessment of scholarship that is grounded in the context of the candidate’s discipline.
B.
4.
To advise the Faculty Senate on matters pertaining to these promotion policies and their implementation.
XII.
Tenure
The "University Tenure Committee" or the "Tenure Committee" will be composed from 2
Membership:
A.
Two tenured faculty members from each school, and one tenured faculty member from any academic department not represented by a school.
a.
All Tenure Committee members shall be elected by the tenurable rank faculty (both tenured and non-tenured) of each school or academic unit for staggered, three three-year terms.
b.
Faculty members in the positions of chair, dean or comparable administrative position are not eligible for membership on the Tenure Committee.
c.
At least two candidates for the Tenure Committee will be nominated for each position by the Senate. Nominations for candidacy can also be presented by written petition endorsed by fifteen tenurable rank faculty. Nominees for a particular position do not necessarily have to be a member of the school they are nominated to represent although this is expected to be the norm. Faculty voting on a position can also vote to leave the position empty if they so desire.
Charge:
A.
1.
Acts in accordance with the Tenure Policy as passed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Board of Trustees.
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2.
Confirms that the tenure file of each individual reviewed contains adequate documentation to properly reflect properly the individual's performance as it pertains to the granting of tenure, or indicate as soon as possible to the preparer how the file is deficient in representing the individual's performance. The preparer will immediately attempt to provide materials indicated as necessary by the University Tenure Committee to remedy the deficiencies. The Tenure Committee may hold the tenure file until such documentation is provided. If the preparer is unable to supply the required materials, the Tenure Committee may correct any deficiencies and will inform the tenure candidate that it has done so.
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3.
Ensures that new information added to the tenure file is communicated to the preparer of the file who, in turn, will forward it through appropriate channels along with the preparer's revised recommendation, if any. 3. Adds to each tenure file a committee evaluation and tenure recommendation based solely on the contents of the tenure file and the evaluation standards outlined in section 5.3 of the Operations Manual. Care should be taken to apply the evaluation standards in a manner that is consistent with an assessment of scholarship that is grounded in the context of the candidate’s discipline.
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Ensures that the Tenure Policy is fully and properly implemented in a tenure review. C.
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Advises the Faculty Senate on the Tenure Policy and its implementation
History
Editorial Revision: August 1974, 1977; October 1981; December 1986; July 1987
Revised: April 1972; January 1978; 1982; May 1983; July 1989; September 1991; September 1993; September 1997
Editorial Revision: October 1999
Revised: March 2000
Revised: March 2004
Editorial Revision: August 2008
Revised: November 2010
Revised: April 2016 (Awards Committee Membership)
Revised: November 2016 (Honorary Degree Committee Membership).
Revised: January 2019 (Academic Integrity Committee)
Revised: September 2021 (Budget and Long Range Planning Committee)
Revised: March 2022 (Tenure)
Revised: September 2023 (IT Committee)