i. As per the Ethics in Public Service Act (RCW 42.52.160), state employees may not use state resources for personal benefit or their state positions to obtain special privileges. ii. University-related activities that are not part of any part-time employment at the university as described in the CBA are considered “volunteer hours.” These volunteer hours must be reported to the university payroll office by any emerit faculty member every quarter for insurance purposes and for Department of Labor and Industries reporting. e. The BOT may grant the status of emerit faculty posthumously to faculty members deceased during their term of service to the CWU. See CWUP 2-30-240 regarding benefits extended to a surviving spouse. 1. participate in faculty and university shared governance by means of a system of elected faculty representatives on committees and councils at the departmental, college, university and Senate levels; a. Among the rights valued by the Senate is the right of any faculty member to speak on issues pertaining to their responsibilities. The Faculty Senate provides a protected environment in which faculty may engage in speech and actions (including voting) without fear of reprisal or admonition by their supervisors or administration. Faculty members who feel their rights under this Code have been violated may file a complaint as outlined in Faculty Code Section III.G.d. b. Be treated fairly and equitably and have protection against illegal and unconstitutional discrimination by the institution. Section II. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities A. Faculty Rights All faculty members have the right to: c. Academic freedom as set forth in the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure , American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Association of American Colleges, now the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), with 1970 Interpretive Comments (AAUP), and the CBA. d. Access to their official files, in accordance with the CBA. e. Access (according to appropriate work assignment) to accurate budgetary, enrollment, retention, and alumni data for reasons of recruitment, retention, fundraising, budgeting and unit governance. 2. College Budget Committees Faculty have a right to: a. Participate in budget decisions at department, college, and university levels, through the Faculty Senate Budget and Planning Committee (BPC), representatives on university budget committees and sub-committees, and representatives on college or unit budget committees (see Appendix C). b. The AAUP Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities (1966) refers to shared governance makes clear that the BOT, administration, and faculty should “have a voice in the determination of short- and long-range priorities, and each should receive appropriate analyses of past budgetary experience, reports on current budgets and expenditures, and short- and long-range budgetary
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