The Faculty Affairs
Committee has the authority to recommend to the Faculty Senate policies
pertaining to the faculty affairs of unclassified personnel with a faculty appointment
and to determine such policies subject to review by the Senate. The concerns of
the academic staff who teach courses shall be referred to the Academic Staff
Council.
The Committee recommends
policies pertaining to unclassified personnel with faculty appointments on
matters such as recruitment, appointment, retention, promotion, tenure, and
salary.
The Committee recommends
policies pertaining to the governance of departments, schools, colleges, the
University, and the
Subcommittees:
The
Faculty Mediation Subcommittee appoints hearing committees to conduct hearings
in any of the following: non-renewal of probationary faculty appointments;
denial of tenure; dismissal of faculty; layoff of faculty for financial emergency;
complaints of/against faculty; grievances of/against faculty; failure to
reappointment fixed term classroom teaching academic staff; dismissal of
classroom teaching academic staff; complaints of/against classroom teaching
academic staff; and grievances of/against classroom teaching academic staff.
The
Salary Subcommittee has the authority to review all policies for the
distribution of salary to the faculty including for those who hold
administrative appointments, makes recommendations on such to the Faculty
Affairs Committee, and proposes revisions or new plans for distribution of
salary to the Faculty Affairs Committee.
The
University Awards Subcommittee has the authority, according to rules prescribed
by the University Handbook, to select faculty recipients of University
Awards and the UWSP nominees for the Regents Teaching Excellence Awards (one
faculty or teaching academic staff and one academic department/program).