University Faculty Governance

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University Faculty Senate
Campus Faculty Senates
College Faculty Assemblies



FAU Faculty Governance: 2007 - 2008

The University Faculty Senate
The University Faculty Senate is a governance body concerned with matters of general university educational policy, including curriculum, academic calendar and schedule, admissions, registration, and degree programs. It may also consider and provide advice to the President and others on university-wide issues of general faculty concern, including university budgeting and planning and any organizational changes or policies affecting more than one campus, college, or division.

President: Eric Shaw   561-297-3639  shaw@fau.edu
Past President: Roy Levow 954-236-1170 levow@fau.edu

All Senate meetings are videocast to Davie, Ft. Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Port St. Lucie. Rooms are announced in the meeting notice.

UFS Fall 2007 meeting dates:
September 7, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
October 12, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
November 2, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
December 7, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus

UFS Spring 2008 meeting dates:
January 25, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
   Note: The January meeting has been restored to the normal date.
February 22, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
March 28, 2:00-4:00 BoT Room Boca Raton Campus
April 25, 2:00-4:00 pm BoT Room Boca Raton Campus

UFS Steering Committee Fall 2007 meeting dates:
August 29, 2:30-4:30 pm  Academic Affairs Conference Room
September 25, 2:30-4:30 pm  Academic Affairs Conference Room  
October 23, 2:30-4:30 pm  Academic Affairs Conference Room
November 27, 2:30-4:30 pm  Academic Affairs Conference Room

UFS Steering Committee Spring, 2008 meeting dates: 
January 8
, 2:30-4:30 pm Academic Affairs Conference Room
   Note: The January meeting date has been changed due to conflict with Presidential Debates.
February 12, 2:30-4:30 pm Academic Affairs Conference Room
March 18, 2:30-4:30 pm Academic Affairs Conference Room
April 15, 2:30-4:30 pm Academic Affairs Conference Room

Campus Senates
Each campus with a minimum of 50 faculty shall establish a Faculty Senate for purposes of campus faculty governance. The form, membership, rules, and committee structure of each Campus Senate shall be determined by the faculty members whose positions are budgeted more than 50 percent on that campus, and shall be described in the campus bylaws. Each campus Faculty Senate may discuss any issues and advise appropriate administrators on any matters affecting that campus.

Boca Raton
   President: Fred Hoffman 561-297-3345 hoffman@fau.edu
Broward:
   Chair: Mehdi Kaighobadi 954 236-1066 kaighoba@fau.edu
Northern Campuses:
   Chair: Jim Gray  561-799-8552   GrayJ@fau.edu
 

College Assemblies
Each college shall establish a faculty assembly for purposes of faculty governance at the college level. The assembly shall be primarily concerned with: (1) matters of college educational policy, including curriculum, admissions, and degree programs; (2) matters of general college faculty interest, including tenure, hiring policies, and promotion; (3) student affairs; and (4) administrative matters of general college interest, including college organization and the coordination of academic programs at multiple sites. The assembly shall be advisory to the Dean in matters of planning and budgeting.

 



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Last updated:  12 October 2007  by Roy Levow    levow@fau.edu