Advocacy
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Classroom lecture capture (formerly Universal lecture capture) is now opt-in for non-Law faculty
- Updates to FC constitution finalized
- Commendation for Dr. Terry Nance, Professor, CLAS, and Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, on the occasion of her retirement
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Universal Lecture Capture -discussions ongoing for 2023-2024; FCEC letter to the Provost (Dec 15, 2022) with recommendations based on faculty feedback; response from the Provost (January 4, 2023)
- Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee worked with the Provost's Office to change the full-time faculty handbook to incorporate CNT voting rights: p. 48 (department chairs); p. 43 (dean selection committee)
- Academic Policy Committee updates to the Code of Academic Integrity to include issues of AI, and discussion of student mental health days
- Faculty Congress passed a resolution on divestment from fossil fuels
- Discussion and implementation of updates to the Faculty Congress constitution (more information to come; a full faculty vote will occur later in Fall 2023)
Academic Year 2021-2022
- Continued faculty representation on COVID Policy and Operations committees
- Advocated for faculty autonomy over class management and handling of in-person vs. online switch-overs
- Consulted with Provost regarding faculty compensation
Academic Year 2020-2021
- Resolution in Support of Graduate Student Efforts to Secure Affordable, Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (April 15, 2021)
- Faculty Statement Against Anti-Asian Hate (March 18, 2021)
- Resolution in Support of 棉花糖直播 Front Line Workers (March 11, 2021)
- General Protocol (final version coming soon, February 2021)
Academic Year 2019-2020
- Letter Regarding Black棉花糖直播 Instagram Page (June 2020)
- Department of Communication Open Letter in Response to Public Safety Email (shared with permission, June 2020)
- Report of Faculty Feedback on COVID-19 Planning and Scenarios (June 2020)
- Justice鈥� 鈥宖or鈥� 鈥孏eorge鈥� 鈥孎loyd鈥� 鈥宎nd鈥� 鈥孫thers Statement (June 2020)
- Faculty Congress Feedback to Draft Scenarios for Fall 2020 (May 2020)
- Resolution on Follet includED Proposal (October 2019)
Academic Year 2018-2019
- Letter on Climate Crisis and Strategic Plan (January 2019)
Academic Year 2017-2018
Academic Year 2016-2017
Academic Year 2015-2016
Academic Year 2014-2015
- Campus Security Statistics, 2004-13 (September 2014)
- Report of the ad hoc committee examining Summer Research Fellowships and Research Support Grants, data of award recipients, Best Practices for Chairs, and response with additional data from Dr. R. Kelman Wieder, Assistant VP for Research and Strategic Initiatives (September 2014)
- Special open meeting to discuss the Provost search (October 2014)
- Resolution on Best Practices for Surveys
- Resolution on Academic Freedom
- Carnegie Classification Task Force Report
- Annual Report of the Faculty Congress to the Senate 2015
Academic Year 2013-2014
- Resolution Against Arming Public Safety
- Resolution on Faculty Compensation in Faculty Handbook
- Resolution on Having Faculty Participate in Developing Policies Relevant to a Proposed Online Degree Program
- Resolution on Changes to the Faculty Parental Leave Policy
- Letter to VPAA about College of Professional Studies
- Report of Ethics Point discussion, 20 Feb. 2014