ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Date: April 21, 1983 .
From: Michael Bassman, Chair
TO? Caroline L. Ayers, Chair of the Faculty

Membership of Committee:

Michael Bassman, Foreign Languages, chair
Anne Briley, Library Services

Rosalie Haritun, Music (alternate)

Marsha Ironsmith, Psychology, secretary
Robert Hursey, Mathematics

Ed Reep, Art, vice chair

Gregory Ross, Philosophy

Ione Ryan, Counseling Center

Sylvene Spickerman, Nursing (alternate)
Jerry Tester, Technology

Caroline L. Ayers, ex officio

Committee meetings (dates and members absent)
September 13, 1982 (Haritin--alternate, Ross)
September 20, 1982

November 1, 1982 (Hursey, Ross, Spickerman--alternate)
January 24, 1983 (Tester)

January 31, 1983 (Tester)

April 13, 1983 (Bassman, Haritun, Ross, Tester, Ayers)

Date of Reports to Faculty Senate:
November 16, 1982
April 19, 1983

Instructions given to Committee by the Faculty Senate:

The Committee was asked to consider Resolution 82-72 concerning
removal of a six-year limit on the reappointment of faculty to non-
tenure track appointments.

Committee Activities:

The Committee undertook an investigation of the policies of
institutions throughout the greater university on non-tenure track
appointment and on the policies of professional organizations, such as
the AAUP and AFT toward such appointments.

List of Committee Accomplishments:
Enclosed report of ad hoc Committee on Faculty Grievance Procedures.

Presented resolution which was passed by the Faculty Senate April 19,
1983, as Resolution 83-24 concerning disposition of grievance files.

 
Presented Resolution to Faculty Senate which was recommitted as
Resolution 82-68 concerning transferring Continuing Education Faculty

to Units.

Citation of the Resolution Numbers of Senate Resolutions originating
with the Committee:

82-67 (amendment)

82-68, Resolution concerning Continuing Education Committee

recommitted.
83-24, Resolution concerning disposition of grievance files.

Business Carried Over to Next Year:

The consideration of Resolution 82-72 ("Be it resolved that the
Paanlty Senate inatrniet the Pacuity Affairs Committee to study the
possibility of removing the restriction on non-tenure track positions
which limits their length of appoinment to six years.") has been
carried over until next year.

Evaluation of the Committee:
The Committee has functioned smoothly over the past year.

Suggestions for Improving the Effectiveness of the Committee:
None

Michael Bassman
Chair

Marsha Ironsmith
Secretary