Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda | February 2019

EXHIBIT C

Section IV. FACULTY SENATE D. Committees 1. Standing Committees

The Senate shall maintain six standing committees. They are the General Education Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Bylaws and Faculty Code Committee, the Evaluation and Assessment Committee, and the Budget and Planning Committee. a. The General Education Committee shall be concerned with the study, development, and improvement of the General Education Program. The committee shall review and recommend courses, programs, and policies of general education in close cooperation with appropriate academic administrators. It shall perform other duties as may be requested or approved by the Executive Committee. E. Assigned Time and Workload Units for Senate Offices and Activities 8. Senate Committee Chair Workload units (WLU) for the position of chair of a Senate committee are estimated at two to four (2-4) per academic year, except for the General Education Program Director and Chair (as detailed in sections IV.E.8.a, b, & c). When elected committee chairs configure their workload plans, they should contact the Senate Office to determine a specific estimate for the upcoming year. a. The General Education Program Director and Program Director-Elect shall be relieved of a total of thirty-two (32) WLU of teaching for the academic year, to be divided between them. The General Education Program Director and Direct-Elect will determine the distribution of the 32 WLU based on their specific expertise and interests. Workload distribution decisions will be made as soon as possible following the ratification of the Director-elect, and will be forwarded to the Executive Committee no later than the first Friday in February. b. The General Education Program Director will serve as chair of the General Education Committee and Subcommittees. The department(s) in which the program director and program director-elect teach shall receive compensatory funds from the Provost’s office. c. The program director, or GEC designee, assumes certain duties and responsibilities in the summer, for a total of four (4) WLU. Any additional units will be negotiated with the Provost. 9. Senate Committee Member (Non-Chair) Workload units for the positions of non-chair members of Senate committees are estimated at one to two (1-2) per academic year, except for General Education Pathway Coordinators (as detailed in section IV.E.9.a & b). When ratified committee members configure their workload plans, they should contact the Senate Office to determine a specific estimate for the upcoming year. a. General Education Pathway Coordinators shall be relieved of three (3) WLU of teaching for the academic year to perform their duties. b. Pathway Coordinators will be compensated one (1) WLU during the summer from the Provost’s office.

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