Senate Bill 15-16-17
| Bill ID: | 15-16-17 |
| Name: | Use of Visiting Faculty Titles for Professional Track Faculty Appointments |
| Proposed: | 12/15/2015 |
| Sponsor: | ERG Committee |
| Proposal: | During its review of Senate constituency definitions through its work on apportionment of the University Senate, the Senate ERG Committee realized that faculty with visiting titles have no representation on the Senate due to the fact that these titles do not fit current constituency definitions in the University of Maryland Plan of Organization for Shared Governance and the Bylaws of the University Senate. The ERG Committee also learned of inconsistencies in how the visiting title is applied at the University. |
| Active? | No |
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Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/20/2017 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2017-02-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-02-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the proposal at its February 9, 2017, meeting and voted to approve the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2017-01-23 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-01-30 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the report on the February 9, 2017 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the recommendations of the Faculty Affairs Committee at its January 30, 2017, meeting and voted to forward the recommendations to the Senate for consideration. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2016-02-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-12-05 |
| Decision: | The Faculty Affairs Committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee received its charge in spring 2016, but was unable to address the charge due to other pressing agenda items. The committee began reviewing the charge in May 2016. It reviewed existing language in the University APT Policy and the University System of Maryland's APT Policy. The committee gathered information on how the visiting title is currently being used at UMD, and met with representatives of Colleges that use the visiting title more frequently to learn more about their needs. The committee also met with a representative of the Office of International Student & Scholar Services to discuss the impact of any proposed changes to use of the visiting title on international faculty. The committee consulted with the Office of Faculty Affairs throughout its review. At its meeting on December 5, 2016, the committee finalized its recommendations and voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2016-02-12 |
| Decision Date: | 2016-02-19 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to send the memo to the Faculty Affairs Committee for review. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the memo at its 2/19/16 Senate meeting. The SEC felt that the recommendation put forward by the ERG Committee was incomplete, and voted to send the memo to the Faculty Affairs Committee for further review. |
| Next Step: | Faculty Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2015-10-16 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-12-01 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to send a memo regarding visiting titles to the Provost's Office for consideration. |
| Actions: | During its review of apportionment and new Senate constituency definitions, the ERG Committee found a lack of representation for faculty with visiting titles. The committee also learned that visiting titles are used in multiple ways on campus, and in some cases, use of the title is inconsistent with the stated purpose of the title. At its meeting on December 1, 2015, the ERG Committee voted to send forward a memo to the Provost and the Office of Faculty Affairs alerting them to the misapplication of visiting titles. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |