CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees July 26, 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 one change to the Faculty Code. The revision was approved at the May 31, 2019 meeting of the Faculty Senate. The change is described in more detail in the Faculty Senate Report, and brief explanations are provided here. 1.) Recommends amending Section I. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities and Appendix A as outlined in Exhibit A. This change articulates the faculty right to participate in budget decisions at all levels of the university. The revision outlines broad principles for faculty rights and responsibilities, as well as expectations for faculty consultation at the college and library level within the scope of budget decisions. The goal of these proposed changes is to provide broad principles to ensure consistency across colleges, and not to provide detailed guidelines for the operation of college-level budget committees. The intent of the language in this Code change is to provide the colleges and the library with the flexibility to allow for the creation of division-specific guidelines. Colleges and the library are encouraged to establish more detailed guidelines for their budget committees tailored to their organizational structure, while maintaining consistency with the broad principles outlined in this proposed code change. We recommend the following motion: The Board of Trustees of Central Washington University endorses the recommendation of the Faculty Senate and approves the changes to Faculty Code.
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Approved for submittal to the Board:
Linda Schactler Chief of Staff
James L. Gaudino President
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