1. Faculty Assembly Retreat September 19, 2012
Welcome

2. Last Year’s Accomplishments
Progress on Faculty Governance Policies and Practices
Faculty Development and Engagement
Discussion over Lecturers’ Experience on Campus
Communication

3. Continuing Work on Procedures and Policies Surrounding Faculty Role and Duties
•Reconfigure APC and CC Writing Task Force •Facilitate conversations within programs •Workshop on faculty governance planned for Nov 2 (comparison with UWS and UWB)

4. Faculty Role at Program Level
Budget and Summer funds – Consultation and Transparency
The R word
Counter offers
Faculty Primary Decision Makers over All Faculty Hires (even PT)
Faculty role during the summer

5. Consultation on Budget

6. Communication Office Hours – Fall Thursdays 2-3PM
Regular Written Communication/Website

8. Contribute to Campus Life
Continue Sponsoring Distinguished Faculty Series
Continue Sponsoring Reading Group
Fall (dates to be determined): Knowledge Matters: The Public Mission of the Research University, edited by Diana Rhoten and Craig Calhoun (2011). Columbia University Press.
Winter and Spring (TBD) 

9. Faculty Contracts and Mix

10. Student Credit Hours Taught by Tenure Track Faculty (2006-12)

11. Faculty Governance at UWT
Faculty Assembly (Quarterly meetings)
Executive Council (bi-weekly meetings)
Standing Committees
Academic Policy
Appointment, Promotion and Tenure
Curriculum
Faculty Affairs
Paulsen
Strategic Budget Committee
Business of the campus is conducted via standing committees.
EC = representative body, (1) leadership for FA, (2) finger in all pies, (3) reviews approves all policy recs from Standing committees (4) primary responsibility for formulating policies, rules, and regulations for UWT
APC = reviews and establishes scholastic & educational policy
APT
(1) advises the Chancellor on p&t cases under review, and on appointments in cases where consultation is needed.
(2) coordinates discussion of appointment, promotion, and tenure procedures and expectations across academic units and with administration.
(3) recommends policies related to appointment, tenure and promotion to the Executive Council, which may bring them to vote by full FA.
CC = authority to review new courses, minors, majors, curriculum (authority delegated from FCAS UW Seattle).
FA = investigate and respond to issues of widespread faculty concern including, but not limited to, faculty governance, procedures regarding tenure and promotion, merit, and teaching assess
WE ARE YOUR VOICE, YOUR ADVOCATES.
We can’t serve you effectively without your help and involvement.
Meetings all standing committees & EC are open. Agendas published and posted in advance.
You have the committee list, members in each. Contact your unit representative if you want the committee to address something. Or you have an idea to share, project to launch.

12. Faculty Affairs Committee Priorities Chair: Donald Chinn
Teaching evaluations
Working conditions for lecturers (both part-time and full-time),
Daycare
Possible other issues: faculty culture, workload and merit procedures

13. Academic Policy Committee Chair: Nita McKinley
Clarify new program review and approval process.
Develop guidelines for new programs to address needs of underrepresented students.
Investigate campus-wide topics of academic excellence (e.g., writing)

14. Volunteer Opportunities
Writing Task Force
Graduate Council
Participate in Developing Faculty Role in Budget
Organize “Book Club” readings for Winter or Spring
Paulsen Lecture Series