POLICY 3.5.8.2 - Charge

The specific duties of the committee are to:

• consider suggestions for changes to Section 3  of the Faculty Handbook from the Faculty Senate.
• consider suggestions for changes to the Faculty Handbook that are submitted to the Faculty Handbook Committee by March 1st, for inclusion in the following academic year’s handbook.
• conduct an ongoing review of the entire faculty handbook and submit suggestions to the Faculty Senate.
• compile a list of suggestions each year and track the consideration and disposition of each suggestion.
• vote to take one of the following actions on each suggestion:
  • recommend approval of the suggestion
  • decline to recommend approval of the suggestion
  • modify the suggestion in any way it deems appropriate for a recommendation of approval
  • refer a suggestion for discussion to the Faculty Senate
• send its draft of recommended changes, additions or deletions to the Faculty Senate.
• post the recommendations with other Senate materials to inform the faculty.
• compile a list of suggestions each year and track the consideration and disposition of each suggestion.
• submit any Senate approved changes to the provost’s office by June 1st for inclusion in the following academic year’s faculty handbook.
• submit a final report to the Faculty Senate.