Central Washington University Board of Trustees February 22, 2019 ACTION – Faculty Code Updates Background:
During the 1946-1947 academic year, the CWU faculty created a “Faculty Code of Personnel and Policy,” which was subsequently approved by the faculty, president and Board of Trustees. This Code established an 11-member Faculty Council, which, in 1962, became the Faculty Senate. Section IV(A)1 of the Faculty code provides that the Senate shall have the right to submit recommendations to the BOT through the president. The Faculty Senate resides organizationally within the President’s Division; the Faculty Senate Chair reports directly to the president. Upon a comprehensive review by the Faculty Senate Bylaws and Code Committee and the full Senate, the Faculty Senate shares recommendations with the President, for transmission to the Board of Trustees. Code Changes: The Faculty Senate asks for approval of three changes to the Faculty Code which were approved at the May 30, 2018, November 28, 2019, and January 9, 2019 Senate meetings. The changes are described in more detail in the Faculty Senate Report, and brief explanations are provided here. 1.) Recommends amending Section I. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities as outlined in Exhibit A. This change makes clear that reorganization is an area that requires faculty consultation. 2.) Recommends amending Section III. Distinguished Faculty Awards and Appendix B as outlined in Exhibit B. This change intends to achieve two purposes. First, the change adds a new distinguished faculty award to the Code. The proposed new award, the Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Award, will recognize faculty members with long-term records of excellence in teaching, scholarship, or artistic activities. Second, the revision cleans up this area of Code to address several issues that surface every year as faculty complete the award selection process. Award-selection committee members and responses to a Faculty Senate survey have consistently articulated areas of concern in the process, including insufficient opportunities for non-tenure track faculty to participate in the process; anonymity of selection committee; and difficulty populating the committee because of required composition. The proposed Code changes address those issues to make the award process more transparent and efficient. In addition, the revision makes clear that some of the monetary award for Distinguished Faculty derives from the CWU Foundation.
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