May 2011 Proposal

  1) Honor Code Implementation

May 2011 :  89 Accepted,  24 Rejected,  1 Abstained, 4 Blank

  2-6) Slate of candidates for at-large committees

May 2011:  No vote counts provided for each position

  7) Amendment to Section IV-II-E (Criteria for Elections of Faculty Members) 

May 2011 :  105 Accepted,  8 Rejected,  1 Abstained, 4 Blank

  8) Amendment to Section II-VIII-A (Sabbatical Leaves)

May 2011 :  112 Accepted,  2 Rejected,  4 Blank

Rewrite of Appendix VI and insertion of text in Section II-VII regarding the evaluation criteria, review, and promotion procedures for professional librarians. 

No vote required. Dean of the Faculty (Therese McCarty) consulted the FEC.  Adopted March 2011.

Revisions to Appendix V (Letter to Promotion Referees) 

No vote required. Dean of the Faculty (Therese McCarty), with involvement from the FRB, consulted the FEC. Adopted December 2010.

Deletion of text in Section II-XIX-E (Procedures Dealing with Cases of Harassment) due to recent legislative changes.

No vote required.  Senior Director of Campus Diversity and Affirmative Action (Gretchel Hathaway) consulted the FEC. Adopted April 2010.

Deletion of superfluous text in Section X-A-5 (Outside Work Policy)

No vote required.  Academic Affairs consulted the FEC. Adopted December 2010.

Proposal I-IV

  I:  Revision regarding the AAC Sub-council on the Standing of Students

May 2010 : 91 Accepted, 5 Rejected, 2 Abstained

  II: Revision regarding the General Education Board 

May 2010 : 88 Accepted, 8 Rejected, 2 Abstained

  III: Add language designating the Writing Board as a standing Sub-Council of the AAC  

May 2010 : 89 Accepted, 7 Rejected, 2 Abstained

  IV: Add language designating the Sub-Council on Courses and Programs as a standing Sub-Council of the AAC

May 2010 : 88 Accepted, 2 Rejected, 9 Abstained

Updates to Appendix II (Letter to Students), Appendix III (Letter to Alumni), and Appendix IV (Letter to Referees) as per revised checklist for tenure reviews.

No vote required. Dean of the Faculty (Therese McCarty) consulted the FEC. Adopted August 2010.

Revisions and updates to Section I (Salary and Fringe Benefits) along with corresponding modifications to Section II-VIII (Leaves) to maintain consistency between faculty manual and current salary & benefits policy administered by Human Resources.

No vote required.  Benefits Committee consulted the FEC and the Dean of the Faculty  (Therese McCarty).  Adopted in August 2010.

Revised wording in Section II-VI-B-1 from "Junior members may not choose to sign the cover letter if they wish" to "Junior members may choose to not sign the cover letter if they wish".  Replacement of all instances of incorrect wording "tenure and tenure" to "tenure" found in faculty manual.

No vote required.  Dean of the Faculty  (Therese McCarty) consulted the FEC. Adopted August 2010.

Proposal and Modification

 Voting Results  

Slate of candidates for at-large committees

June 11, 2009 : 106 Accepted, 5 Rejected, 1 Abstained

Faculty appeals of pre-tenure contract renewal and tenure

June 11, 2009 : 96 Accepted, 9 Rejected, 7 Abstained

Description of Planning & Priorities Group

June 11, 2009 : 105 Accepted, 3 Rejected, 4 Abstained

Description to the Liaison Committee on Study Abroad

June 11, 2009 : 100 Accepted, 6 Rejected, 6 Abstained

Title for V.P. of Admissions & Financial Aid

June 11, 2009 : 98 Accepted, 7 Rejected, 7 Abstained

Prestigious grants leave policy

No vote required.  Dean of the Faculty (Therese McCarty) consulted the FEC. Adopted April 2009.

Procedures for review of visiting faculty and lecturers

April 2, 2009 : 104 Accepted, 8 Rejected, 0 Abstained

AAC recommendations on tenure-track positions

April 2, 2009 : 90 Accepted, 18 Rejected, 4 Abstained

Establishment of Liaison Committees for Study Abroad and Information Technology

No vote required.  Established by President Ainlay, in conjunction with the Conference Committee and in accordance with the procedures laid out in the Faculty Constitution.  Adopted September 2008.