教师参议院

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The 教师参议院 at 澳门十大赌城官方网站, along with its committees and subcommittees, is the primary body of faculty shared governance at FSU. The senate is comprised of 27 elected and 6 ex officio members and guided by a steering committee that includes the officers and the chairs of the major committees. 请浏览澳门十大赌城官方网站的 会员 浏览更多信息.

下面, you will find information about the role, 责任, and procedures of the 教师参议院. For more information, please review the 教职员评议会章程 (PDF).

Role and Responsibilities of the 教师参议院

The laws of the State of Maryland and the policies of the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland vest the governing authority for 澳门十大赌城官方网站 in its President.

The President holds full responsibility for the conduct of the University functions.

相应的, 所有政策, 建议, and resolutions adopted by the 教师参议院 will be submitted to the President for appropriate action.

受上述限制, the 教师参议院 will be the principal decision-making body of the University for all matters relating to academic programs and policies at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The 教师参议院 functions will include formulating and recommending policies and adopting resolutions concerning:

  1. 学术项目和课程;
  2. Standards for admission and retention of students;
  3. Requirements for the granting of academic degrees;
  4. 大学计划和预算;
  5. 教师 appointment retention, tenure/permanent status, promotion, retrenchment, and dismissal;
  6. The facilitation of faculty development and research;
  7. 教员的行为和纪律;
  8. 学术自由;
  9. 教师 benefits, including salaries, insurance, and retirement;
  10. Academic organization; and
  11. Other aspects of institutional activity, which may affect the educational atmosphere of the University.

程序 

Regular meetings of the 教师参议院 will occur once each month during the academic year. All regular meetings of the 教师参议院 are open to any member of the University 社区. Individuals who wish to make a statement concerning issues on the agenda must notify the Chair at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. This advanced notice provision may be waived at the discretion of the Chair or by majority vote of the 教师参议院.

Meetings are at 4:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month. Septmeber-December and Februrary-May. The meeting schedule for the 2023-2024 academic year is as follows.

  • September 6, 2023, 4:00 PM (LUC Atkinson Room)
  • October 4, 2023, 4:00 PM (Compton 327)
  • November 1, 2023, 4:00 PM (LUC Atkinson Room)
  • December 6, 2023, 4:00 PM (Gira 397)
  • February 7, 2024, 4:00 PM (LUC Atkinson Room)
  • March 6, 2024, 4:00 PM (LUC Atkinson Room)
  • April 3, 2024, 4:00 PM (LUC Atkinson Room)
  • 2024年5月1日下午4:00 (Gira 397)

For the 2023-2024 academic year, meetings will be held in a hybrid fashion. 教师 senators are strongly encouraged to attend in person. All members of the FSU community are welcome to attend 教师参议院 meetings.

The normal route for substantive action is for an item to be considered by a Committee of the 教师参议院 prior to action being taken in the 教师参议院. Direct Senate consideration of an item not reported by a Committee requires two-thirds of those present and voting to set aside normal procedure. 请浏览 委员会和小组委员会页面 to learn more about the charges of each committee and the typical process for different types of proposals.

Members of the FSU community may view reports, 议程, 分钟, and supporting documentation for the current academic year at the 教职员参议院SharePoint网站 (需要有效的FSU登录). Summaries of agenda items are published in the 教师参议院 Newsletter. The Newsletter also includes reports from the 委员会 and the 分钟 of the previous 教师参议院 meeting.

The 教师参议院 will accept input from any member of the University community on matters under its consideration. Input may be in writing and/or in open meetings consistent with the provisions above.

Actions of the 教师参议院 are subject to review and recall by the University 教师 under the provisions of the University 教师 Charter.

Actions of the 教师参议院 will be submitted to the President of the University for review and appropriate action. The President will respond in writing to the Chair of the 教师 within thirty calendar days of the date of the report of 教师参议院 actions. 

The 教师参议院 may call upon the President of the University or other appropriate administrative officers to report to the Senate on the status of implementation of Senate 建议.

 

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