Faculty Affairs
Purpose: The Faculty Affairs UPC collaborates with the Provost, Deans and Department Chairs to promote the professional development of faculty. In this capacity it serves as the locus of dialogue in the formulation of University programs and policies pertaining to all aspects of faculty responsibilities, including but not limited to appointments, retention, professional leaves, promotion, and tenure.
Charge: 1) Promotes support for the work of the faculty in service to student learning, the advancement of knowledge, and the success of the University in fulfilling its mission and achieving its goals; 2) reviews and develops policies for faculty hiring, conditions of employment, retention, evaluation, salary, benefits, workload, promotion and tenure; 3) reviews and recommends policies relating to the professional development of faculty and the leadership development and evaluation of academic administrators; 4) reviews and recommends policies governing developmental leaves of absence, research leaves, and summer leaves; 5) reviews and recommends policies that ensure the fairness and efficiency of university disciplinary policies and judicial procedures for faculty; 6) oversees the work of those committees and task forces charged with responsibility for implementing policies within the purview of this UPC; 7) collaborates with the Staff Affairs UPC on issues, policies, guidelines, and programs that affect all University personnel; and 8) ensures regular communication among and between University Policy Committees as well as with elected representative bodies and councils, including Faculty Council.
Membership: The size of the UPC should not exceed ten members. Membership shall include: seven faculty, one dean, the Provost’s designee, and the Vice President for Health Sciences’ designee. UPC members shall serve staggered three-year terms, renewable once.
UPC Chairperson: Elected by and among UPC membership.
Administrative Liaisons: The Provost and the Vice President for Health Sciences
UPC Staff Support: Office of Faculty Administration