Senate Bill 08-09-16
| Bill ID: | 08-09-16 |
| Name: | Senate Policy on Eligibility for Election in the Faculty Constituency |
| Proposed: | 02/06/2009 |
| Sponsor: | Dean Steve Fetter |
| Proposal: | In an email to the Chair of the Senate, Steve Fetter, Dean of the School of Public Policy, pointed out that the School has three (soon to be four) distinguished professors of the practice who are considered in every way (except tenure decisions) to be senior members of the faculty, equivalent to full professors. He inquired whether the School's faculty would be permitted to elect one of these as its representative in the Senate. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/07/2009 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-03-31 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-04-14 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the 2009-2010 ERG Committee with further review of the issue. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the ERG Committee's memo at its 4/7/09 and 4/14/09 meetings. The SEC was unsure of who was allowed to interpret the Bylaws at its 4/7/09 meeting and postponed discussion until its 4/14/09 meeting. At the 4/14/09 meeting, Parliamentarian Marvin Breslow stated that interpretation of the Bylaws likely falls to the ERG Committee. The SEC decided to charge the 2009-2010 ERG Committee with review of Professors of the Practice being allowed to run for faculty senator seats. |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2009-02-23 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-03-24 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The ERG Committee continued to discuss the issue at its 3/24/09 meeting based on previous concerns. The Committee disagreed with the SEC's 2/23/09 decision that Professors of the Practice are equal to tenure-track professors. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-02-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-02-23 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the ERG Committee with review of the issue. |
| Actions: | Despite the hesitations of the ERG Committee, the SEC approved eligibility of Professors of the Practice as Faculty Senators and sent a response to Dean Fetter. The SEC also agreed to have the ERG Committee review the issue more thoroughly. |
| Next Step: | ERG Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee |
| Received: | 2009-02-04 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-02-19 |
| Decision: | The ERG Committee voted to submit a request for extension. |
| Actions: | The ERG Committee discussed the issue at its 2/19/09 meeting. Several committee members had concerns that required further discussion. The ERG Committee wrote a memo to the SEC requesting more time for discussion based on these concerns and noted that the committee felt that Professors of the Practice should not be eligible for faculty election. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-01-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-02-04 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the ERG Committee with review of the issue. |
| Actions: | Steve Fetter, Dean of the School of Public Policy, emailed Senate Chair Ken Holum to ask if Professors of the Practice would be eligible for election to faculty Senator seats. The ERG Committee was charged with review of this issue as it involved interpretation of the Plan of Organization. |
| Next Step: | ERG Committee Review |