The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate recommends to the Board of Regents that the attached list of individuals be awarded the appropriate UAF degrees pending completion of all University requirements. [Note: copy of the list is available in the Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.]
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: These degrees are granted upon recommendation of the program faculty, as verified by the appropriate department head. As the representative governance group of the faculty, we are making that recommendation.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004: 
RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION
  FOR
  F. STUART CHAPIN III
WHEREAS, F. Stuart "Terry" Chapin, Professor in the Department of 
  Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology is the first person in 
  91视频 to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and
WHEREAS, Terry Chapin is the recipient of numerous awards, including Member 
  of the Swedish Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Member of the American 
  Academy of Arts and Sciences 2002, Outstanding faculty member, UAF (2002), and
WHEREAS, Terry Chapin initiated and served as the director of the Interdisciplinary 
  Graduate Education and Training Program in Regional Resilience and Adaptation, 
  and
WHEREAS, Terry Chapin is internationally known for his work on arctic plant 
  ecology and global climate change and has published over 280 scientific papers 
  in these research areas, and
WHEREAS, Terry Chapin has greatly increased the attention to interactions between 
  humans and global climate change, including recognition of the value of knowledge 
  held by Native 91视频ns, now 
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate congratulates Terry Chapin on his election to the National Academy of Sciences and recognizes him as an outstanding faculty member and international ambassador for UAF.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION
  FOR
  WENDY EHNERT
WHEREAS, Wendy Ehnert, AP science teacher at Lathrop High School, in March 
  received the National Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science 
  Teaching and was one of four of the 94 awardees invited to address Congress, 
  and 
WHEREAS, Wendy Ehnert was selected to be a Fulbright exchange teacher for the 
  Czech Republic in 2001-02, and 
WHEREAS, Wendy Ehnert has earned a Masters degree from UAF, and
WHEREAS, Wendy Ehnert has long maintained contacts and collaborations with 
  UAF faculty to further her teaching skills and provide opportunities for students, 
  now 
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate congratulates Wendy Ehnert in receipt of her award and recognizes her as an outstanding graduate of UAF and contributor to education in 91视频.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
OUTSTANDING SENATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
  FOR
  C. PETER McROY
WHEREAS, C. Peter McRoy has served as the president of the University Assembly 
  from 1981-1983; and
WHEREAS, C. Peter McRoy has served the UAF Faculty Senate in numerous capacities, 
  often in leadership roles, since 2000; and 
WHEREAS, C. Peter McRoy has made major contributions to bylaw changes that 
  made the UAF Faculty Senate more representative of university faculty as a whole; 
  and
WHEREAS, C. Peter McRoy has made major contributions in review of the draft 
  Master Plan for the UAF campus to ensure a faculty voice; and
WHEREAS, C. Peter McRoy has proven skills as a negotiator between faculty and 
  university administration that have contributed significantly to successful 
  conclusion of Faculty Senate business; 
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate recognize C. Peter McRoy as Outstanding Senator of the Year for Academic Year 2003-2004.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
OUTSTANDING SENATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
  FOR
  JANE WEBER
WHEREAS, Jane Weber has served the UAF Faculty Senate in numerous capacities, 
  often in leadership roles, since 1993; and 
WHEREAS, Jane Weber has communicated effectively with the UAF College of Rural 
  91视频 (CRA) faculty about relevant and important issuesthat come to the Faculty 
  Senate, and, therefore, the CRA faculty have been connected to the on-going 
  process of shared governance; and
WHEREAS, Jane Weber has done a wonderful job representing CRA in the Faculty 
  Senate and, therefore, the CRA faculty have come to rely on Jane to represent 
  the interests of the CRA students, mission, and faculty; and
WHEREAS, Jane Weber has made major contributions to UAF Developmental Studies 
  culminating in the establishment of the CRA Department of Developmental Education, 
  which Jane will chair next academic year; and 
WHEREAS, Jane Weber always has had the education of students as her top priority; 
  
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate recognize Jane Weber as Outstanding Senator of the Year for Academic Year 2003-2004.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
  FOR
  MARSHALL LIND
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind is retiring on July 1, 2004, after serving 40 years 
  in 91视频 education; and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind was Commissioner of the 91视频 Department of Education 
  from 1971-1983, and again from 1986-1987, serving under four governors for a 
  combined total of more than 13 years; and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind was involved with the creation of the Regional Educational 
  Attendance Areas and the implementation of the Molly Hootch Consent decree; 
  and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind has served in various positions for the UA system, from 
  visiting professor of education to dean of the School of Extended and Graduate 
  Studies; and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind served as chancellor of the University of 91视频 Southeast 
  from 1987-1999 prior to coming to UAF and served as chancellor of the University 
  of 91视频 Fairbanks from 1999-2004; and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind, in that time, has been a strong proponent of academic 
  freedom and has consistently advanced the concept of shared governance with 
  staff and faculty; and,
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind continually sought to strengthen the commitment to diversity 
  and workplace ethics and has been instrumental in strengthening university ties 
  to the larger community; and 
WHEREAS, Marshall Lind was the recipient of the 2002 Denali Award from the 
  91视频 Federation of Natives, the highest honor AFN gives to non-Natives, for 
  his commitment to serving the educational needs of rural and Native 91视频ns; 
  and,
WHEREAS, the faculty of the University of 91视频 Fairbanks, through its Faculty 
  Senate, wish to acknowledge the outstanding contributions to higher education 
  of Marshall Lind, the chancellor of UAF; now,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate acknowledges and proclaims to all that Marshall Lind has rendered outstanding service to the faculty, staff, students, alumni and administration of UAF and to the citizens of 91视频, and hereby express its deep appreciation.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
  FOR
  PETE P. PINNEY
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served the UAF Faculty Senate in a manner deserving 
  of the UAF Faculty Senate's greatest admiration and respect; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as Senator to the UAF Faculty Senate from 2001-2003; 
  and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as a member of the Curricular Affairs Committee 
  and as chair of the Curriculum Review Committee from 2001-2002; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as Chair of the Administrative Committee and 
  as President-Elect of the UAF Faculty Senate from 2002-2003; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as a member of the UAF Governance Coordinating 
  Committee from 2002-2004; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as a member of the UA Faculty Alliance from 
  2002-2003, and as chair of the UA Faculty Alliance from 2003-2004; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as a member of the UA Systemwide Governance 
  Council from 2003-2004; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as a member of the UA Ad Hoc Committee on Accountability 
  & Sustainability and as a member of the Chancellor's Search Committee in 
  2004; and 
WHEREAS, Pete Pinney has served as President of the UAF Faculty Senate from 
  2003-2004 and has championed collegiality, honesty, integrity, and respectful 
  resolve; and
WHEREAS, The UAF Faculty Senate wishes to acknowledge the outstanding service 
  rendered the faculty and the University by the work of Pete Pinney as he concludes 
  his term as president; now 
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the UAF Faculty Senate acknowledges the many contributions of Pete Pinney and expresses its appreciation for his exemplary service.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION: 
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the "UAF Advanced Placement Credit" 
  for Foreign Languages to incorporate 91视频 Native Languages (p. 16 of the 2003-2004 
  catalog). 
CAPS - Additions
  [[ ]] - DeletionsUAF Advanced Placement Credit
Foreign Language/ ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGE
After completing the course in which you were placed (above 101) and earning a B grade or higher, you may ask to receive [["bonus"]] credit for the two immediately preceding prerequisite courses, if any. However, credit cannot be awarded for such courses if university credit has already been granted for them (for example, through College Board Advanced Placement national tests or credit transfer from another college). [[Bonus]] Credit will not be awarded for special topics courses, individual study courses, literature or culture courses, CONVERSATION COURSES, OR ANY COURSE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2004
RATIONALE: 91视频 Native Languages may be used to fulfill the Foreign/91视频 Native languages option in the B.A. , as part of the "Perspectives on the Human Condition" in the Baccalaureate Core, and they may also be used to fulfill the Humanities and Social Science requirement in the A.A.S. This brings the Advance Placement Credit in line with other degree requirements which include 91视频 Native Languages as a language option.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION: 
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  The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on Stacked and Cross-listed 
  Courses (p. 181, 2003-2004 UAF Catalog and UAF Faculty Senate Academic Course 
  and Degree Procedures Manual ). 
CAPS - Additions 
  [[ ]] - Deletions
Stacked and Cross-listed Courses
[[The same course is sometimes offered by more than one discipline. Such offerings 
  are referred to as "cross-listed" courses]] SOME COURSES ARE OFFERED 
  BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM (SUCH AS "WOMEN'S STUDIES) WITH A SPECIFIC 
  DISCIPLINARY CONTENT (E.G., HISTORY). SOME COURSES CONTAINING INTERDISCIPLINARY 
  CONTENT ARE SPONSORED BY SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS (E.G. THEATER/ART/MUSIC 200X). 
  BOTH TYPES OF COURSES ARE 'CROSS-LISTED' and are designated in the class listings 
  by "cross-listed with _____". 
Courses are [[also]] sometimes offered simultaneously at different levels (100/200 
  or 400/600, for example) with higher level credit requiring additional effort 
  and possibly higher order prerequisites from the student. Such courses are referred 
  to as "Stacked" courses and are designated in the class listings by 
  "Stacked with ____". In the case of 400/600 level stacked courses, 
  graduate standing or permission of the instructor is required for graduate enrollment 
  and a higher level of effort and performance is required on the part of students 
  earning graduate credit.
Courses simultaneously stacked and cross-listed [[will be]] ARE designated 
  in the class listing as "stacked with ___ and cross-listed with ___."
FOR ALL STACKED COURSES, [[In all cases,]] the course syllabus (not the catalog) must stipulate the course content and requirements for each level [[and/or discipline]]. The catalog should indicate [[if there is a difference in content.]] THE DIFFERENCE IN PREREQUISITES FOR EACH LEVEL.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2004
RATIONALE: This wording clarifies the cross-listing/stacked course descriptions and removes the contradiction between paragraphs 1 ('the same course') and 4 ('difference in content').
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a change in the residency requirements 
  for military personnel (and dependents) pursuing an AA/AAS approved* program 
  as part of the ServiceMembers Opportunity College (SOC) from 15 credits to 6 
  credits. 
(*NOTE: Current approved AAS degree programs are: Applied Accounting, Airframe & Powerplant and Culinary Arts)
EFFECTIVE: Upon approval by the Board of Regents
RATIONALE: UAF is listed as a ServiceMembers Opportunity College (SOC) institution. The ability to continue this relationship is dependent upon the participation displayed by agreements signed by the military personnel with UAF. There has not been an incentive to prepare this documentation with the existing policy--typically military personnel can meet the residency requirement during their service time and have not felt the need to formalize the process. However, the lack of such agreements has jeopardized the continuation for UAF in this network. By having an incentive, similar to UAA's, and more feasibly formalizing electronically the SOC agreement, UAF stands to maintain status and gain a greater working relationship with the military units in the Fairbanks community.
- UAF's membership as a SOC Network institution assures the continued presence of UAF on Ft. Wainwright (weekly visits by UAF Admissions Counselor and a representative from TVC).
- As a SOC Network institution, UAF would be "eligible" to offer degree programs on the Army installations in 91视频, to include Ft. Greely as it becomes an Army Guard installation manned by 350+ active duty Guard members and their families.
- The Army Education Center is eager to have UAF retain its status as a SOC Network institution as it views UAF as a critical partner in the educational opportunity arena for Ft. Wainwright soldiers and their families. Family members, spouses and age-appropriate dependents, are eligible for the SOC programs.
- The Department of the Army, Voluntary Education division, and SOC are waiting to hear from UAF, through the Education Center, about their decision to retain status as a SOC Network institution.
- UAA currently has a 3-credit residency requirement for this program
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt regulations for course syllabi as follows:
"Syllabus Requirements for all UAF courses"
During the first week of class, instructors will distribute a course syllabus. 
  Although modifications may be made throughout the semester, this document will 
  contain the following information (as applicable to the discipline):
1. Course information: title, number, credits, prerequisites, location, meeting time.
2. Instructor (and if applicable, Teaching Assistant) information: name, office location, office hours, telephone, email.
3. Course readings/materials: course textbook, author, publisher. Supplementary readings (indicate whether required or recommended) and any supplies required.
4. Course description: content of the course and how it fits into the broader curriculum; expected proficiencies required to undertake the course, if applicable. May include, and must be consistent with, catalog course description.
5. Course Goals (more general) and Student Learning Outcomes (provide examples)
6. Instructional methods: describe the teaching techniques (eg: lecture, case study, small group discussion, private instruction, studio instruction, values clarification, games, journal writing, use of Blackboard, audio/video conferencing, etc.).
7. Course calendar: a schedule (daily or weekly major topics or assignments). You may call the outline Tentative or Work in progress to allow for modifications during the semester.
8. Course policies: specify course rules, including your policies on attendance, tardiness, class participation, make-up exams, and plagiarism/academic integrity.
9. Evaluation: specify how students will be evaluated, what factors will be included, their relative value, and how they will be tabulated into grades (on a curve, absolute scores, etc.)
10. Support Services: describe the student support services (local and/or regional) appropriate for the course.
11. Disabilities Services: The Office of Disability Services implements the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and insures that UAF students have equal access to the campus and course materials. State that you will work with the Office of Disabilities Services (203 WHIT, 474-7043) to provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities."
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2004
RATIONALE: The quality and content of syllabi vary tremendously across UAF. This legislation will both provide a guide to what needs to be in a syllabus and require instructors to provide them.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Graduate Full or Part-time Status/Study 
  Load policy (p. 40, 2003-2004 Catalog) as follows: 
CAPS - Additions
  [[ ]] - Deletions
FULL OR PART-TIME STATUS/STUDY LOAD
As a graduate student if you're registered for nine or more semester credits, with three or more at the 600 level, you are classified as a full-time student (audited credits are not counted toward workload). You may enroll in up to [[18 ]] 14 credits per semester without special permission. To enroll in 15-19 credits [[or more, you need a 3.0 cumulative grade point average]], YOU MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING AND YOU MUST OBTAIN an overload approval from your advisor and department [[head]] CHAIR. ENROLLMENT IN 20 OR MORE GRADUATE CREDITS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND REQUIRES GOOD STANDING AND OVERLOAD APPROVAL FROM YOUR ADVISOR, DEPARTMENT CHAIR, AND DEAN, AND THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2004
RATIONALE: This proposes new wording on limits to number of credits/semester. This would replace the first paragraph under "FULL OR PART-TIME STATUS/STUDY LOAD" on p. 40 of the current catalog. The limit of 14 credits is calculated by using the ratio to full-time credit load for the undergraduate limit of 18: 18/12 = 3/2. Multiplying this ratio by the full-time graduate load gives 3/2 X 9 = 27/2 = 13.5, and rounding up gives 14.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Graduate Degree Requirements for 
  the Master of Arts with Project and the Master of Science with Project (p. 47 
  of the 2003-2004 Catalog) as follows:
[[ ]] = Deletions
  CAPS = Additions
Master of Arts  with Project
a. Successfully complete at least 30 credits of course work
including at least [[six]] THREE credits of project work (698).
Master of Science  with Project
a. Successfully complete at least 30 credits of course work
including at least [[six]] THREE credits of project work (698).
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2004
RATIONALE: The purpose of the project is to provide students with a "capstone experience" that differs from a standard class in the level of independent work required. At least nine departments or programs (including Physics, Resource and Applied Economics, and the proposed program in Community Psychology) consider three credits sufficient to provide such an experience, especially for projects that are practical in nature. It is the type of work rather than the number of credits that distinguishes the project from a standard class. The current 6-credit requirement reduces the flexibility of the student in taking other recommended or required courses. This amendment will allow the programs that currently list 3-6 credits among their requirements to keep these requirements while not affecting programs wishing to maintain a 6-credit minimum.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the "Appeals Policy for Academic Decisions Other Than Assignment of Grades" to require that the faculty members who rendered the decision (faculty committee or department chair) review their decision during the informal review process.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: The intent of the Informal review process is for the Provost to request that the original committee or department chair review their academic decision (as is done in grade appeals) to make sure that the decision was not made in error. The intent was not that one faculty member (e.g. a department chair) could override the findings of another group of faculty (such as a comprehensive examination committee) without consultation. This amendment calls for the faculty members who rendered the original decision to revisit that decision to determine if it was made in error, or if the decision stands. The student may then proceed with the formal appeals process.
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CAPS - Additions
  [[ ]] - Deletions
APPEALS POLICY FOR ACADEMIC DECISIONS
  Other Than Assignment of Grades
I. Introduction
The University of 91视频 is committed to the ideal of academic freedom and 
  so recognizes that academic decisions [[(i.e., non-admission to or dismissal 
  from any UAF program)]] are a faculty responsibility. Therefore, the University 
  administration shall not unduly influence or affect the review of academic decisions 
  that are a faculty responsibility.
The following procedures are designed to provide a means for students to seek 
  review of academic decisions alleged to be arbitrary and capricious. THESE ACADEMIC 
  DECISIONS MAY INVOLVE NON-ADMISSION TO OR DISMISSAL FROM ANY UAF PROGRAM THAT 
  WERE MADE BY A DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR, OR INVOLVE 
  PASS/FAIL DECISIONS BY A COMMITTEE OF FACULTY ON NON-COURSE EXAMINATIONS (SUCH 
  AS QUALIFYING, COMPREHENSIVE OR THESIS EXAMINATIONS) OR SATISFACTORY/UNSATISFACTORY 
  EVALUATIONS ON STUDENT REVIEWS (SUCH AS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF GRADUATE STUDENT 
  PERFORMANCE). Before taking formal action, a student must attempt to resolve 
  the issue informally. A student who files a written request for review under 
  the following procedures shall be expected to abide by the final disposition 
  of the review, as provided below, and may not seek further review of the matter 
  under any other procedure within the university.
II. Definitions
A. As used in the schedule for review of academic decisions, a class day is 
  any day of scheduled instruction, excluding Saturday and Sunday, included on 
  the academic calendar in effect at the time of a review. Final examination periods 
  are counted as class days.
B. "Department Chair" for the purposes of this policy denotes the 
  administrative head of the academic unit offering the [[course]] PROGRAM (e.g., 
  head, chair or coordinator of an academic department, or division coordinator 
  or program chair if the faculty member is in the College of Rural 91视频).
C. "COMMITTEE OF FACULTY" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY DENOTES 
  THE GROUP OF FACULTY WHO RENDERED THE INITIAL DECISION BEING APPEALED. SUCH 
  GROUPS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GRADUATE EXAMINATION COMMITTEES, 
  GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND THESIS DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
[[C]] D. The "dean/director" is the administrative head of the college 
  or school offering the course or program from which the academic decision or 
  action arises. For students at extended campuses the director of the campus 
  may substitute for the dean/director of the unit offering the course or program.
[[D]] E. The next regular semester is the fall or spring semester following 
  that in which the disputed academic decision was made. For example, it would 
  be the fall semester for a final grade issued for a course completed during 
  the previous spring semester or summer session. The spring semester is the next 
  regular semester for an academic decision made during the previous fall semester.
III. Procedures
A. A student wishing to appeal an academic decision other than a grade assignment 
  must first request an informal review of the decision.
1. Notification must be received by the Provost within 15 days from the first day of instruction of the semester in which the decision takes effect.
2. There may be extenuating circumstances when the deadlines cannot be met due to illness, mail disruption, or other situations over which the student may have no control. In such a case, upon request from the student, the Provost, after review of supporting documentation provided by the student, may adjust the deadlines accordingly. An extension of the deadline will be limited to one semester but every effort should be made to complete the appeal process within the current semester.
3. IN CASES WHERE THE DECISION WAS RENDERED BY A COMMITTEE OF FACULTY (SUCH AS THOSE DEALING WITH GRADUATE EXAMINATIONS AND EVALUATIONS), THE PROVOST WILL REQUEST THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INFORMAL REVIEW OF ITS DECISION. THE COMMITTEE OF FACULTY WILL DETERMINE WHETHER ITS ORIGINAL DECISION SHOULD BE OVERTURNED OR CHANGED IN ANY WAY. THE COMMITTEE OF FACULTY WILL SUBMIT ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE PROVOST THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND DEAN/DIRECTOR WITHIN 10 DAYS.
[[3]] 4. IN ALL OTHER MATTERS, The Provost will request the appropriate department chair to conduct an informal review of the decision. The Department chair will determine whether the original decision should be overturned or changed in any way. The department chair will submit his/her recommendation to the provost through the dean/director within 10 days. In the event that the department chair is directly involved, the provost can ask the dean/director to conduct an informal review and submit his/her recommendations directly to him.
[[4]] 5. The Provost will consult with the student on the COMMITTEE OF FACULTY'S OR department chair's recommendation. If the student does not find that recommendation acceptable, he/she may request the Provost to conduct a formal review.
B. The formal review will be conducted as follows.
1. This formal review is initiated by the student through a signed, written request to the Provost.
a. The student's request for formal review may be submitted using university forms specifically designed for this purpose and available from the Office of the Provost.
b. By submitting a request for a review, the student acknowledges that no additional mechanisms exist within the university for the formal review of the decision, and that the university's administration including the college dean/director can not influence or affect the outcome of the formal review.
c. The request for a formal review must be received no later than 10 days after the student has learned the outcome of the informal review (IIIA4).
d. The request must detail the basis for the allegation that the decision was made on a basis other than sound professional judgment based upon standard academic policies, procedures and practices.
2. The Provost will appoint a 5 member review committee composed of the following:
a. One non-voting tenure-track faculty member from the academic unit in which the decision was made. This individual shall serve in an advisory role. This faculty member shall not be the individual(s) against whom the appeal is directed.
b. Two tenure-track faculty members from within the college or school but outside of the unit in which the decision was made. If available, one of these two members will be selected from the members of the UAF Faculty Appeals and Oversight Committee.
c. One tenure-track faculty member from outside the college or school in which the decision was made. If available, this member is to be selected from the members of the UAF Faculty Appeals and Oversight Committee.
d. The fifth member to be appointed by the Provost will be a non-voting student representative.
e. The campus judicial officer or his/her designee shall serve as a nonvoting facilitator for appeals hearings. This individual shall serve in an advisory role to help preserve consistent hearing protocol and records.
3. The committee must schedule a mutually agreeable date, time and location for the appeal hearing within 10 working days of receipt of the student's formal request.
a. During this and subsequent meetings, all parties involved shall protect the confidentiality of the matter according to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and any other applicable federal, state or university policies.
b. To be considered by the committee, all written materials shall be submitted to the hearing facilitator no later than 48 hours before the start of the scheduled appeals hearing. To give all interested parties a chance to submit written materials, at least three business days shall elapse between the time the meeting is announced and the start of the meeting. New written materials presented after the 48-hour deadline or presented during the meeting will only be considered by agreement of all voting committee members. These procedures related to written materials also apply to all subsequent meetings.
c. Throughout the proceedings, the committee will encourage a mutually agreeable resolution.
d. The mandatory first item of business at this meeting is for the committee to rule on the validity of the student's request. Grounds for dismissal of the request for review are:
1) The student has not provided sufficient reason in support of the allegation that the academic decision was arbitrary and capricious.
2) This is not the first properly prepared request for appeal.
3) The request was not made within the policy deadlines.
e. In the event that the committee votes to dismiss the request, a written notice of dismissal must be forwarded to the student, instructor, department chair, dean/director and provost within five days of the decision, and will state clearly the reasoning for the dismissal of the request.
4. Acceptance for consideration of the student's request will result in the following:
a. A request for, and receipt of, a formal written response from the program department chair to the student's allegation.
b. A second meeting scheduled to meet within 10 days of the decision to review the request.
1) The student and the department chair or a representative of the program will be invited to attend the meeting.
2) The meeting will be closed to outside participation, and neither the student nor the instructor or department chair may be accompanied by anadvocate or representative. Other matters of format will be announced in advance.
3) The proceedings will be tape recorded and the tapes will be stored with the campus Judicial Officer.
4) The meeting must be informal, non-confrontational and fact-finding, where both the student and instructor or department chair may provide additional relevant and useful information and can provide clarification of facts for materials previously submitted.
5. The final decision of the committee will be made in private by a majority vote.
a. Actions which the committee can take if it accepts the student's allegation may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) direct the program instructor or department chair to reconsider the decision,
2) provide a final alternative decision.
b. The academic decision review committee proceedings will result in the preparation of written findings and conclusions.
c. A formal, written report of the decision must be forwarded to the student, instructor, program/department chair, dean and Provost within five days of the meeting. The Provost shall then be responsible for communicating the decision to other relevant offices (e.g., Admissions, Registrar).
d. The decision of the committee is final.
C. The entire process must be completed by the end of the semester in which the decision first took effect.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Unit Criteria for the Department 
  of Anthropology. 
EFFECTIVE: Immediately, Upon Chancellor Approval
RATIONALE: The committee assessed the unit criteria submitted by the Department of Anthropology. With some changes, agreed upon by the school representative the unit criteria were found to be consistent with UAF guidelines.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
REGULATIONS FOR THE
  APPOINTMENT AND EVALUATION OF FACULTY
  AND
  DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY UNIT CRITERIA
  STANDARDS AND INDICES
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ADAPTATION OF UAF AND REGENTS CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE, SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN EVALUATING THE FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY. ITEMS IN BOLDFACE ITALICS ARE THOSE SPECIFICALLY ADDED OR EMPHASIZED BECAUSE OF THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY, AND BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDITIONS TO AND CLARIFICATION OF UAF REGULATIONS. THESE UNIT CRITERIA ARE FOR USE IN THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF FACULTY AS WELL.
CHAPTER I
  
Purview
   
91视频 document, "Faculty Appointment and 
  Evaluation Policies," supplements the Board of Regents (BOR) policies and 
  describes the purpose, conditions, eligibility, and other specifications relating 
  to the evaluation of faculty at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks (UAF). Contained 
  herein are regulations and procedures to guide the evaluation processes and 
  to identify the bodies of review appropriate for the university.
The university, through the UAF Faculty Senate, may change or amend these regulations 
  and procedures from time to time and will provide adequate notice in making 
  changes and amendments.
These regulations shall apply to all of the units within the University of 
  91视频 Fairbanks, except in so far as extant collective bargaining agreements 
  apply otherwise.
The provost is responsible for coordination and implementation of matters relating to procedures stated herein.
CHAPTER II
  
Initial Appointment of Faculty
 A. Criteria for Initial Appointment
  Minimum degree, experience and performance requirements are set forth in "UAF 
  Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies," Chapter IV. Exceptions to 
  these requirements for initial placement in academic rank or special academic 
  rank positions shall be submitted to the chancellor or chancellor's designee 
  for approval prior to a final selection decision.
B. Academic Titles
  Academic titles must reflect the discipline in which the faculty are appointed.
C. Process for Appointment of Faculty with Academic Rank
  Deans of schools and colleges, and directors when appropriate, in conjunction 
  with the faculty in a unit, shall observe procedures for advertisement, review, 
  and selection of candidates to fill any vacant faculty position. These procedures 
  are set by UAF Human Resources and the Campus Diversity and Compliance (AA/EEO) 
  office and shall provide for participation in hiring by faculty and administrators 
  as a unit.
D. Process for Appointment of Faculty with Special Academic Rank
  Deans and/or directors, in conjunction with the faculty in a unit, shall establish 
  procedures for advertisement, review, and selection of candidates to fill any 
  faculty positions as they become available. Such procedures shall be consistent 
  with the university's stated AA/EEO policies and shall provide for participation 
  in hiring by faculty and administrators in the unit. 
E. Following the Selection Process
  The dean or director shall appoint the new faculty member and advise him/her 
  of the conditions, benefits, and obligations of the position. If the appointment 
  is to be at the professor level, the dean/director must first obtain the concurrence 
  of the chancellor or chancellor's designee.
F. Letter of Appointment
  The initial letter of appointment shall specify the nature of the assignment, 
  the percentage emphasis that is to be placed on each of the parts of the faculty 
  responsibility, mandatory year of tenure review, and any special conditions 
  relating to the appointment.
This letter of appointment establishes the nature of the position and, while the percentage of emphasis for each part may vary with each workload distribution as specified in the annual workload agreement document, the part(s) defining the position may not.
CHAPTER III
  
Periodic Evaluation of Faculty
A. General Criteria 
  Criteria as outlined in "UAF Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies," 
  Chapter IV, AND DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY UNIT CRITERIA, STANDARDS AND INDICES, 
  evaluators may consider, but shall not be limited to, whichever of the following 
  are appropriate to the faculty member's professional obligation: mastery of 
  subject matter; effectiveness in teaching; achievement in research, scholarly, 
  and creative activity; effectiveness of public service; effectiveness of university 
  service; demonstration of professional development and quality of total contribution 
  to the university.
For purposes of evaluation at UAF, the total contribution to the 
  university and activity in the areas outlined above will be defined by relevant 
  activity and demonstrated competence from the following areas: 1) effectiveness 
  in teaching; 2) achievement in scholarly activity; and 3) effectiveness of service.
Bipartite Faculty 
  Bipartite faculty are regular academic rank faculty who fill positions that 
  are designated as performing two of the three parts of the university's tripartite 
  responsibility.
The dean or director of the relevant college/school shall determine 
  which of the criteria defined above apply to these faculty.
  Bipartite faculty may voluntarily engage in a tripartite function, but they 
  will not be required to do so as a condition for evaluation, promotion, or tenure.
B. Criteria for Instruction
  A central function of the university is instruction of students in formal courses 
  and supervised study. Teaching includes those activities directly related to 
  the formal and informal transmission of appropriate skills and knowledge to 
  students. The nature of instruction will vary for each faculty member, depending 
  upon workload distribution and the particular teaching mission of the unit. 
  Instruction includes actual contact in classroom, correspondence or electronic 
  delivery methods, laboratory or field and preparatory activities, such as preparing 
  for lectures, setting up demonstrations, and preparing for laboratory experiments, 
  as well as individual/independent study, tutorial sessions, evaluations, correcting 
  papers, and determining grades. Other aspects of teaching and instruction extend 
  to undergraduate and graduate academic advising and counseling, training graduate 
  students and serving on their graduate committees, particularly as their major 
  advisor, curriculum development, and academic recruiting and retention activities. 
  
1. Effectiveness in Teaching 
  Evidence of excellence in teaching may be demonstrated through, but not limited 
  to, evidence of the various characteristics that define effective teachers. 
  Effective teachers
a. are highly organized, plan carefully, use class time efficiently, have clear objectives, have high expectations for students;
b. express positive regard for students, develop good rapport with students, show interest/enthusiasm for the subject;
c. emphasize and encourage student participation, ask questions, frequently monitor student participation for student learning and teacher effectiveness, are sensitive to student diversity;
d. emphasize regular feedback to students and reward student learning success;
e. demonstrate content mastery, discuss current information and divergent points of view, relate topics to other disciplines, deliver material at the appropriate level;
f. regularly develop new courses, workshops and seminars and use a variety of methods of instructional delivery and instructional design;
g. may receive prizes and awards for excellence in teaching.
h. CURATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM WITH A FACULTY APPOINTMENT IN ANTHROPOLOGY TYPICALLY HAVE A PORTION OF THEIR WORKLOAD ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY WILL EVALUATE THE CURATOR'S TEACHING RECORD.
2. Components of Evaluation
  Effectiveness in teaching will be evaluated through information on formal and 
  informal teaching, course and curriculum material, recruiting and advising, 
  training/guiding graduate students, etc., provided by:
a. systematic student ratings, i.e. student opinion of instruction summary forms,
and at least two of the following:
b. narrative self-evaluation,
c. peer/department chair classroom observation(s),
d. peer/department chair evaluation of course materials.
C. Criteria for Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity 
  
  Inquiry and originality are central functions of a land grant/sea grant/space 
  grant university and all faculty with a research component in their assignment 
  must remain active as scholars. Consequently, faculty are expected to conduct 
  research or engage in other scholarly or creative pursuits that are appropriate 
  to the mission of their unit, and equally important, results of their work must 
  be disseminated through media appropriate to their discipline. Furthermore, 
  it is important to emphasize the distinction between routine production and 
  creative excellence as evaluated by an individual's peers at the University 
  of 91视频 and elsewhere.
1. Achievement in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
  Whatever the contribution, research, scholarly or creative activities must have 
  one or more of the following characteristics:
a. They must occur in a public forum.
b. They must be evaluated by appropriate peers.
c. They must be evaluated by peers external to this institution so as to allow an objective judgment.
d. They must be judged to make a contribution.
2. Components of Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
  Evidence of excellence in research, scholarly, and creative activity may be 
  demonstrated through, but not limited to:
a. Books, reviews, monographs, bulletins, articles, proceedings and other scholarly works published by reputable journals, scholarly presses, and publishing houses that accept works only after rigorous review and approval by peers in the discipline.
b. Competitive grants and contracts to finance the development of ideas, these grants and contracts being subject to rigorous peer review and approval.
c. Presentation of research papers before learned societies that accept papers only after rigorous review and approval by peers.
d. Exhibitions of art work at galleries, selection for these exhibitions being based on rigorous review and approval by juries, recognized artists, or critics.
e. Performances in recitals or productions, selection for these performances being based on stringent auditions and approval by appropriate judges.
f. Editing or refereeing articles or proposals for professional journals or organizations.
g. Scholarly reviews of publications, art works and performance of the candidate.
h. Citations of research in scholarly publications.
i. Published abstracts of research papers.
j. Reprints or quotations of publications, reproductions of art works, and descriptions of interpretations in the performing arts, these materials appearing in reputable works of the discipline.
k. Prizes and awards for excellence of scholarship.
l. Awards of special fellowships for research or artistic activities or selection of tours of duty at special institutes for advanced study.
m. Development of processes or instruments useful in solving problems, such as computer programs and systems for the processing of data, genetic plant and animal material, and where appropriate obtaining patents and/or copyrights for said development.
n. ALL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT. THIS INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE WRITING OF JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS BUT THE EDITING OF BOOK AND JOURNAL VOLUMES.
o. MULTIPLE-AUTHORED, PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS SHALL BE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF THE AUTHOR'S CONTRIBUTION, TO BE DELINEATED IN THE NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF THE PROMOTION AND TENURE FILE.
p. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS AS EDITOR OF VOLUMES OF THE APUA (ANTHROPOLOGY PAPERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA) SHALL BE CONSIDERED COMPARABLE TO RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS AS EDITOR OF OTHER PEER REVIEWED BOOKS AND JOURNAL VOLUMES.
q. CURATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM WITH A FACULTY APPOINTMENT IN ANTHROPOLOGY TYPICALLY HAVE A PORTION OF THEIR WORKLOAD ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT WILL EVALUATE THE CURATOR'S RECORD OF RESEARCH.
D. Criteria for Public and University Service
  Public service is intrinsic to the land grant/sea grant/space grant tradition, 
  and is a fundamental part of the university's obligation to the people of its 
  state. In this tradition, faculty providing their professional expertise for 
  the benefit of the university's external constituency, free of charge, is identified 
  as "public service." The tradition of the university itself provides 
  that its faculty assumes a collegial obligation for the internal functioning 
  of the institution; such service is identified as "university service."
1. Public Service 
  Public service is the application of teaching, research, and other scholarly 
  and creative activity to constituencies outside the University of 91视频 Fairbanks. 
  It includes all activities which extend the faculty member's professional, academic, 
  or leadership competence to these constituencies. It can be instructional, collaborative, 
  or consultative in nature and is related to the faculty member's discipline 
  or other publicly recognized expertise. Public service may be systematic activity 
  that involves planning with clientele and delivery of information on a continuing, 
  programmatic basis. It may also be informal, individual, professional contributions 
  to the community or to one's discipline, or other activities in furtherance 
  of the goals and mission of the university and its units. Such service may occur 
  on a periodic or limited-term basis. Examples include, but are not limited to:
a. Providing information services to adults or youth.
b. Service on or to government or public committees.
c. Service on accrediting bodies.
d. Active participation in professional organizations.
e. Active participation in discipline-oriented service organizations.
f. Consulting.
g. Prizes and awards for excellence in public service.
h. Leadership of or presentations at workshops, conferences, or public meetings.
i. Training and facilitating.
j. Radio and TV programs, newspaper articles and columns, publications, newsletters, films, computer applications, teleconferences and other educational media.
k. Judging and similar educational assistance at science fairs, state fairs, and speech, drama, literary, and similar competitions.
l. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGICAL WORK WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
2. University Service
  University service includes those activities involving faculty members in the 
  governance, administration, and other internal affairs of the university, its 
  colleges, schools, and institutes. It includes non-instructional work with students 
  and their organizations. Examples of such activity include, but are not limited 
  to:
a. Service on university, college, school, institute, or departmental committees or governing bodies.
b. Consultative work in support of university functions, such as expert assistance for specific projects.
c. Service as department chair or term-limited and part-time assignment as assistant/associate dean in a college/school.
d. Participation in accreditation reviews.
e. Service on collective bargaining unit committees or elected office.
f. Service in support of student organizations and activities.
g. Academic support services such as library and museum programs.
h. Assisting other faculty or units with curriculum planning and delivery of instruction, such as serving as guest lecturer.
i. Mentoring.
j. Prizes and awards for excellence in university service.
3. Evaluation of Service
  Each individual faculty member's proportionate responsibility in service shall 
  be reflected in annual workload agreements. In formulating criteria, standards 
  and indices for evaluation, promotion, and tenure, individual units should include 
  examples of service activities and measures for evaluation appropriate for that 
  unit. Excellence in public and university service may be demonstrated through, 
  e.g., appropriate letters of commendation, recommendation, and/or appreciation, 
  certificates and awards and other public means of recognition for services rendered.
CURATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM WITH A FACULTY APPOINTMENT 
  IN ANTHROPOLOGY TYPICALLY HAVE A PORTION OF THEIR TIME ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT. 
  THE DEPARTMENT WILL EVALUATE THE CURATOR'S RECORD OF SERVICE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION 
  THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM COMMITTEE (SEE BELOW).
Curation
CURATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM (UAM) CAN HOLD A TENURE-TRACK 
  FACULTY POSITION. RANK AND TENURE ARE HELD WITHIN DEPARTMENTS AT UAF, AND CURATORS 
  ARE THUS TREATED AS JOINT APPOINTMENTS BETWEEN A DEPARTMENT AND UAM. AS IS THE 
  CASE FOR ALL TENURE-TRACK FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, CURATOR'S 
  PERFORMANCES ARE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING, RESEARCH 
  AND SERVICE.
1. CURATION INVOLVES THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMALLY RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY COLLECTION THAT EXISTS TO SERVE AS A RESEARCH RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. EXAMPLES OF CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
a. MAINTAINING, ENHANCING, AND ENLARGING THE COLLECTION (INCLUDES COMPUTERIZATION AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT, ARCHIVAL UPGRADES, SPECIMEN CONSERVATION AND IDENTIFICATION, AND ADDING SPECIMENS OR OBJECTS TO EXISTING COLLECTION);
b. INTERACTING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND WITH THE PUBLIC ON COLLECTIONS-RELATED ISSUES;
c. FACILITATING COLLECTIONS USE THROUGH LOANS, EXCHANGES, AND VISITING RESEARCHERS;
d. MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE PERMITS (AS NEEDED FOR THE COLLECTIONS);
e. SUPERVISING COLLECTIONS MANAGERS, STUDENT EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS;
f. WORKING WITH PUBLIC PROGRAM STAFF TO CREATE EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE TO THE COLLECTION;
g. PURSUING FUNDING FOR COLLECTIONS GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE; AND
h. PRODUCING CURATORIAL OR COLLECTIONS-RELATED PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND/OR MANUALS.
i. ENSURING UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS THAT PERTAIN TO THE COLLECTION.
2. SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR CURATORIAL PERFORMANCE:
  
  ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND CURATOR
  
  EVIDENCE OF CURATORIAL ABILITY AND A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AND MANAGING RESEARCH 
  COLLECTIONS RELEVANT TO THE AREA OF SPECIALIZATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
a. CURATORS WILL DEVELOP THE COLLECTIONS AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE NATURAL AND/OR CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF ALASKA AND THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH AND AS A RESEARCH RESOURCE FOR STUDIES OF BIOLOGICAL AND/OR CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
b. COLLECTIONS CARE INCLUDES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PHYSICAL CONDITION AND STORAGE OF OBJECTS/SPECIMENS, CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTATION, BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT, AND ANNUAL REPORTS.
c. CURATORS WILL PRESERVE THE SPECIMENS, ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS, AND MATERIAL UNDER THEIR PURVIEW THROUGH THE USE OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES PROFESSIONALLY ACCEPTED WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINES.
d. CURATORS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL RECORDS AND FIELD NOTES CONCERNING COLLECTION MATERIALS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE FASHION AND MEET OR EXCEED DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINE.
e. CURATORS WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT ACCESSION FILES, DEACCESSION FILES, AND CATALOGUES OF OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS. THEY WILL DEVELOP ELECTRONIC DATABASES WITH COMPUTER DATA FORMATS THAT FOLLOW DATA STANDARDS OF THE RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINE AND UAM.
f. CURATORS WILL DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND REVISE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CAUTION OF OBJECTS OR SPECIMENS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS.
g. CURATORS WILL TAKE PART IN INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE MUSEUM IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO INTERPRET THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA. IN THIS REGARD, PREPARATION OF SMALL EXHIBIT IS APPROXIMATELY THE EQUIVALENTS OF PUBLICATION OF A PROFESSIONAL ARTICLE; PROJECT DIRECTION OF A LARGE COMPLEX EXHIBIT THAT INCLUDES PREPARATION OF A SERIOUS CATALOGUE IS APPROXIMATELY THE EQUIVALENT OF PUBLICATION OF A SCHOLARLY BOOK.
h. CURATORS WILL ACTIVELY PREPARE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES AND COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CURATOR
  
  CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERPRETIVE (EDUCATION AND EXHIBITION) ACTIVITIES 
  OF THE MUSEUM, RESPONSE TO COLLECTION-RELATED INQUIRIES (FROM OTHER PROFESSIONALS, 
  THE PUBLIC AND STATE AGENCIES) AND/OR DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS 
  FOR THE PUBLIC-AT-LARGE ARE EXPECTED. USE OF THE COLLECTIONS FOR TEACHING AND/OR 
  RESEARCH MUST BE EVIDENT. ACTIVE SOLICITATION FOR EXTERNAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT 
  CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES AND COLLECTION-BASED RESEARCH MUST BE EVIDENT. 
PROFESSOR AND CURATOR
  
  SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS UNDER THE CURATOR'S CARE IS EXPECTED. 
  THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES SUSTAINED GROWTH OF THE COLLECTIONS AS RESEARCH RESOURCES 
  AND AS A MEANS OF FULFILLING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION OF ACQUIRING, PRESERVING IN 
  PERPETUITY, INVESTIGATING, AND INTERPRETING OBJECTS AND SPECIMENS RELATING TO 
  THE NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA AND THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH. SIGNIFICANCE 
  OF COLLECTIONS WILL BE MEASURED IN TERMS OF RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE, VALUE TO 
  UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND VALUE TO NATIONAL 
  AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE CURATOR SHOULD BE A RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY 
  IN HIS/HER FIELD, LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. THEY MUST HAVE A RECORD OF SUCCESS 
  IN ACQUIRING EXTERNAL FUNDS FOR THEIR CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES AND COLLECTION-BASED 
  RESEARCH. 
  
  
  3. EVALUATION OF CURATION
  A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THE TENURED CURATORS AT THE MUSEUM WILL PROVIDE AN EVALUATION 
  TO THE UNIT PEER COMMITTEE. IN FORMULATING CRITERIA, STANDARDS AND INDICES FOR 
  EVALUATION, PROMOTION, AND TENURE, THE MUSEUM SHOULD INCLUDE EXAMPLES OF CURATORIAL 
  ACTIVITIES AND MEASURES FOR EVALUATION APPROPRIATE FOR THAT UNIT. EXCELLENCE 
  IN CURATION MAY BE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH, E.G., APPROPRIATE LETTER OF COMMENDATION, 
  RECOMMENDATION, AND/OR APPRECIATION, CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS, AND OTHER PUBLIC 
  MEANS OF RECOGNITION FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
  
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Unit Criteria for the Department of Mathematics.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately, Upon Chancellor Approval
RATIONALE: The committee assessed the unit criteria submitted by the Department of Mathematics. With some changes, agreed upon by the school representative the unit criteria were found to be consistent with UAF guidelines.
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University of 91视频 Fairbanks
  
Regulations for the
  Appointment And Evaluation Of Faculty
  AND
  DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
UNIT CRITERIA STANDARDS AND INDICESTHE FOLLOWING IS AN ADAPTATION OF UAF AND REGENTS' CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE, SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN EVALUATING DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (DMS) FACULTY IN THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. ITEMS IN BOLDFACE ARE THOSE SPECIFICALLY ADDED OR EMPHASIZED BECAUSE OF THEIR ADDITIONS TO AND CLARIFICATION OF UAF REGULATIONS. THESE UNIT CRITERIA ARE FOR USE IN THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF DMS FACULTY AS WELL.
CHAPTER I
  
PURVIEW
91视频 document, "Faculty Appointment and 
  Evaluation Policies," supplements the Board of Regents (BOR) policies and 
  describes the purpose, conditions, eligibility, and other specifications relating 
  to the evaluation of faculty at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks (UAF). Contained 
  herein are regulations and procedures to guide the evaluation processes and 
  to identify the bodies of review appropriate for the university.
The university, through the UAF Faculty Senate, may change or amend these regulations 
  and procedures from time to time and will provide adequate notice in making 
  changes and amendments.
These regulations shall apply to all of the units within the University of 
  91视频 Fairbanks, except in so far as extant collective bargaining agreements 
  apply otherwise.
The provost is responsible for coordination and implementation of matters relating to procedures stated herein.
CHAPTER II
  
INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY
A. Criteria for Initial Appointment
  Minimum degree, experience and performance requirements are set forth in "UAF 
  Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies," Chapter IV. Exceptions to 
  these requirements for initial placement in academic rank or special academic 
  rank positions shall be submitted to the chancellor or chancellor's designee 
  for approval prior to a final selection decision.
B. Academic Titles
  Academic titles must reflect the discipline in which the faculty are appointed.
C. Process for Appointment of Faculty with Academic Rank
  Deans of schools and colleges, and directors when appropriate, in conjunction 
  with the faculty in a unit, shall observe procedures for advertisement, review, 
  and selection of candidates to fill any vacant faculty position. These procedures 
  are set by UAF Human Resources and the Campus Diversity and Compliance (AA/EEO) 
  office and shall provide for participation in hiring by faculty and administrators 
  as a unit.
D. Process for Appointment of Faculty with Special Academic Rank
  Deans and/or directors, in conjunction with the faculty in a unit, shall establish 
  procedures for advertisement, review, and selection of candidates to fill any 
  faculty positions as they become available. Such procedures shall be consistent 
  with the university's stated AA/EEO policies and shall provide for participation 
  in hiring by faculty and administrators in the unit. 
E. Following the Selection Process
  The dean or director shall appoint the new faculty member and advise him/her 
  of the conditions, benefits, and obligations of the position. If the appointment 
  is to be at the professor level, the dean/director must first obtain the concurrence 
  of the chancellor or chancellor's designee.
F. Letter of Appointment
  The initial letter of appointment shall specify the nature of the assignment, 
  the percentage emphasis that is to be placed on each of the parts of the faculty 
  responsibility, mandatory year of tenure review, and any special conditions 
  relating to the appointment.
  This letter of appointment establishes the nature of the position and, while 
  the percentage of emphasis for each part may vary with each workload distribution 
  as specified in the annual workload agreement document, the part(s) defining 
  the position may not. 
CHAPTER III
  
PERIODIC EVALUATION OF FACULTY
A. General Criteria 
  Criteria as outlined in "UAF Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies," 
  Chapter IV, AND DMS UNIT CRITERIA, STANDARDS AND INDICES evaluators may consider, 
  but shall not be limited to, whichever of the following are appropriate to the 
  faculty member's professional obligation: mastery of subject matter; effectiveness 
  in teaching; achievement in research, scholarly, and creative activity; effectiveness 
  of public service; effectiveness of university service; demonstration of professional 
  development and quality of total contribution to the university. IN EACH AREA 
  CANDIDATES WILL BE RANKED BY THE DMS PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE (PRC). THE PRC CONSISTS 
  OF ALL TENURED MEMBERS OF THE DMS. MEMBERS OF THE PRC WHO ARE ON SABBATICAL 
  OR OFF CAMPUS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS HAVE THE OPTION OF PARTICIPATING, BUT THIS 
  IS NOT REQUIRED. CANDIDATES WILL BE RANKED IN EACH CATEGORY ACCORDING TO THE 
  FOLLOWING SCALE: OUTSTANDING, SUPERIOR, SATISFACTORY, NEEDS IMPROVEMENT AND 
  UNACCEPTABLE.
For purposes of evaluation at UAF, the total contribution to the university 
  and activity in the areas outlined above will be defined by relevant activity 
  and demonstrated competence from the following areas: 1) effectiveness in teaching; 
  2) achievement in scholarly activity; and 3) effectiveness of service.
1. TENURE. A CANDIDATE FOR TENURE WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF PERFORMANCE AND INDICATIONS OF POTENTIAL IN ALL THREE CATEGORIES, WITH EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE INTERVAL SINCE THE LAST PROMOTION OR HIRE, WHICHEVER IS MOST RECENT. A CANDIDATE NEED NOT DEMONSTRATE EQUAL PERFORMANCE IN ALL THREE AREAS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR TENURE, A FACULTY MEMBER SHOULD NORMALLY HAVE SERVED FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AT THE RANK OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. A CANDIDATE SHOULD NORMALLY ATTAIN AT LEAST A SATISFACTORY RATING IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE AND AT LEAST SUPERIOR IN TEACHING OR RESEARCH.
2. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. A FACULTY MEMBER AT THE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEVEL MUST HAVE AN EARNED DOCTO RATE OR DEMONSTRATED EQUIVALENT. DEMONSTRATED EQUIVALENCE WILL BE DECIDED ON AN AD HOC BASIS BY THE PRC. A COMMITMENT TO TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE MUST BE APPARENT.
3. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SHOULD NORMALLY HAVE SERVED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AT THE RANK OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OR HIGHER. A RECORD OF QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT. THE DMS RECOGNIZES THAT AT THIS LEVEL SERVICE IS SECONDARY TO TEACHING AND RESEARCH. YOUNG FACULTY CAN PROFITABLY SPEND THEIR TIME ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH RECORD AND PERFECTING TEACHING TECHNIQUE. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE RANK OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, A FACULTY MEMBER SHOULD, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED FOR TENURE.
4. PROFESSOR. THIS IS THE GREATEST SINGLE HONOR THAT THE UNIVERSITY CAN BESTOW UPON A MEMBER OF ITS FACULTY. THE HONOR MUST THEREFOR BE MADE UPON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE CANDIDATE'S TOTAL DEMONSTRATED CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. THE HONOR IS RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THEIR FIELDS. SPECIFICALLY, A CANDIDATE MUST HAVE ATTAINED AN OVERALL AVERAGE RANKING OF SUPERIOR IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE, WITH NO AREA LOWER THAN SATISFACTORY. ADDITIONALLY, IF ONE OF RESEARCH OR TEACHING IS RANKED SATISFACTORY, THE OTHER MUST BE OUTSTANDING.
Bipartite Faculty 
  Bipartite faculty are regular academic rank faculty who fill positions that 
  are designated as performing two of the three parts of the university's tripartite 
  responsibility.
The dean or director of the relevant college/school shall determine which of 
  the criteria defined above apply to these faculty.
Bipartite faculty may voluntarily engage in a tripartite function, but they 
  will not be required to do so as a condition for evaluation, promotion, or tenure.
B. Criteria for Instruction
  A central function of the university is instruction of students in formal courses 
  and supervised study. Teaching includes those activities directly related to 
  the formal and informal transmission of appropriate skills and knowledge to 
  students. The nature of instruction will vary for each faculty member, depending 
  upon workload distribution and the particular teaching mission of the unit. 
  Instruction includes actual contact in classroom, correspondence or electronic 
  delivery methods, laboratory or field and preparatory activities, such as preparing 
  for lectures, setting up demonstrations, and preparing for laboratory experiments, 
  as well as individual/independent study, tutorial sessions, evaluations, correcting 
  papers, and determining grades. Other aspects of teaching and instruction extend 
  to undergraduate and graduate academic advising and counseling, training graduate 
  students and serving on their graduate committees, particularly as their major 
  advisor, curriculum development, and academic recruiting and retention activities. 
1. Effectiveness in Teaching 
  Evidence of excellence in teaching may be demonstrated through, but not limited 
  to, evidence of the various characteristics that define effective teachers. 
  Effective teachers
a. are highly organized, plan carefully, use class time efficiently, have clear objectives, have high expectations for students;
b. express positive regard for students, develop good rapport with students, show interest/enthusiasm for the subject;
c. emphasize and encourage student participation, ask questions, frequently monitor student participation for student learning and teacher effectiveness, are sensitive to student diversity;
d. emphasize regular feedback to students and reward student learning success;
e. demonstrate content mastery, discuss current information and divergent points of view, relate topics to other disciplines, deliver material at the appropriate level;
f. regularly develop new courses, workshops and seminars and use a variety of methods of instructional delivery and instructional design;
g. may receive prizes and awards for excellence in teaching.
h. DEMANDS HIGH PEDAGOGIC STANDARDS ESSENTIAL TO THE DEPARTMENTS MISSION. THIS INCLUDES A DEMAND FOR EXCELLENCE AND AWARENESS OF STUDENTS NEEDS.
i. DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO, STATISTICAL AND COMPUTING CONSULTING FOR STUDENTS; ASSISTING STUDENTS IN THE DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DIRECTING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RESEARCH.
2. Components of Evaluation
  Effectiveness in teaching will be evaluated through information on formal and 
  informal teaching, course and curriculum material, recruiting and advising, 
  training/guiding graduate students, etc., provided by:
a. systematic student ratings, i.e. student opinion of instruction summary forms,
and at least two of the following:
b. narrative self-evaluation,
c. peer/department chair classroom observation(s). THIS IS REQUIRED FOR UNTENURED FACULTY. THEY WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE PRC (WHICH INCLUDES THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AS A NONVOTING MEMBER). THIS COMMITTEE WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO EVALUATE CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS SYLLABI AND SAMPLES OF GRADED MATERIAL. REPRESENTATIVES WILL WRITE A REPORT WHICH INCLUDES A NARRATIVE PORTION AS WELL AS AN OVERALL RANKING OF TEACHING WHICH USES THE SCALE: OUTSTANDING, SUPERIOR, SATISFACTORY, NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, UNACCEPTABLE. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WHEN A FACULTY MEMBER STANDS FOR TENURE, REPORTS FROM AT LEAST TWO YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FILE. IN THE CASE OF DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEER OPINIONS AND STUDENT OPINIONS, THE FORMER WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE ACCURATE.
d. peer/department chair evaluation of course materials.
C. Criteria for Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity 
  Inquiry and originality are central functions of a land grant/sea grant/space 
  grant university and all faculty with a research component in their assignment 
  must remain active as scholars. Consequently, faculty are expected to conduct 
  research or engage in other scholarly or creative pursuits that are appropriate 
  to the mission of their unit, and equally important, results of their work must 
  be disseminated through media appropriate to their discipline. Furthermore, 
  it is important to emphasize the distinction between routine production and 
  creative excellence as evaluated by an individual's peers at the University 
  of 91视频 and elsewhere. CANDIDATES AT ALL LEVELS MUST DEMONSTRATE ACHIEVEMENT 
  CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN AN INDEPENDENT AND CREATIVE FASHION. WORK WILL BE JUDGED 
  FOR IMPORTANCE, ORIGINALITY AND QUALITY. CONSIDERATION WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT 
  BE RESTRICTED TO, THE CANDIDATES PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS 
  AND REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED, 
  OTHER PAPERS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, BOOKS, RESEARCH PROPOSALS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPED 
  AND RESEARCH DONE THR OUGH CONSULTING. THE WORK MUST BE PRESENTED IN A PUBLIC 
  FORUM WHERE ITS CONTRIBUTION CAN BE JUDGED BY PEERS EXTERNAL TO UAF. THE RESEARCH 
  CONTRIBUTIONS FOUND IN A BOOK WILL BE BASED ON THE EXPOSITION OF NEW IDEAS. 
  BOOKS WHICH ONLY GATHER MATERIAL FOUND IN OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED 
  TO BE EXPOSITORY AND NOT RESEARCH DOCUMENTS.
THE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS FACULTY WITH A 30% RESEARCH LOAD TO BE PUBLISHING AT 
  A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE PAPER PER YEAR. AT A 50% LEVEL OR ABOVE THERE SHOULD 
  BE APPROXIMATELY TWO. HOWEVER, IT SHOU LD BE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS IS ONLY AN 
  APPROXIMATE GOAL. THE MORE IMPORTANT GOAL IS QUALITY RESEARCH. HIGH QUALITY 
  RESEARCH CAN BE PRODUCED AND DISSEMINATED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AT A LOWER 
  RATE. ACCORDINGLY, CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT TRY TO MEET A RESEARCH TARGET IN TERMS 
  OF NUMBER OF PAPERS PUBLISHED. FURTHER, HEAVY PRODUCTION RATES OF LOW QUALITY 
  PUBLICATIONS IS DISCOURAGED.
A CANDIDATE'S PUBLICATION AND FUNDING RECORD SHOULD BE COMPARED WITH INDIVIDUALS 
  IN THE SAME OR RELATED DISCIPLINES. THE PRACTICE OF LISTING COAUTHORS WHO HAVE 
  CONTRIBUTED LITTLE TO A PUBLICATION IS UNCOMMON IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. 
  NORMALLY, EACH COAUTHOR WILL HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION. COAUTHORS 
  ARE OFTEN LISTED ALPHABETICALLY.
CERTAIN DISCIPLINES FOUND IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY 
  IN THE WAY OF EXTERNAL FUNDING. ACCORDINGLY, THE ABILITY TO FIND FUNDING SPEAKS 
  WELL FOR A CANDIDATE AT ANY LEVEL. HOWEVER, ABSENCE OF FUNDING MAY NOT NECESSARILY 
  SPEAK AGAINST THE CANDIDATE. DMS DOES NOT CONSIDER THE FUNDING OF GRANT PROPOSALS 
  TO BE THE GOAL OF ANY RESEARCH PROJECT. RATHER, WE FOCUS ON WHAT IS ACHIEVED 
  WITH OR WITHOUT RESEARCH FUNDING.
TO SUMMARIZE, THE PRIMARY RESEARCH METRIC IS NOT NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS NOR 
  GRANT MONEY. IT IS RESEARCH RESULTS AS MEASURED BY QUALITY, DEPTH AND ORIGINALITY.
1. Achievement in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
  Whatever the contribution, research, scholarly or creative activities must have 
  one or more of the following characteristics:
a. They must occur in a public forum.
b. They must be evaluated by appropriate peers.
c. They must be evaluated by peers external to this institution so as to allow an objective judgment.
d. They must be judged to make a contribution.
2. Components of Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
  Evidence of excellence in research, scholarly, and creative activity may be 
  demonstrated through, but not limited to:
a. Books, reviews, monographs, bulletins, articles, proceedings and other scholarly works published by reputable journals, scholarly presses, and publishing houses that accept works only after rigorous review and approval by peers in the discipline.
b. Competitive grants and contracts to finance the development of ideas, these grants and contracts being subject to rigorous peer review and approval.
c. Presentation of research papers before learned societies that accept papers only after rigorous review and approval by peers.
d. Exhibitions of art work at galleries, selection for these exhibitions being based on rigorous review and approval by PEERS, juries, recognized artists, or critics.
e. Performances in recitals or productions, selection for these performances being based on stringent auditions and approval by appropriate judges.
f. Editing or refereeing articles or proposals for professional journals or organizations.
g. Scholarly reviews of publications, art works and performance of the candidate.
h. Citations of research in scholarly publications.
i. Published abstracts of research papers.
j. Reprints or quotations of publications, reproductions of art works, and descriptions of interpretations in the performing arts, these materials appearing in reputable works of the discipline.
k. Prizes and awards for excellence of scholarship.
l. Awards of special fellowships for research or artistic activities or selection of tours of duty at special institutes for advanced study.
m. Development of processes or instruments useful in solving problems, such as computer programs and systems for the processing of data, genetic plant and animal material, and where appropriate obtaining patents and/or copyrights for said development.
D. Criteria for Public and University Service
  Public service is intrinsic to the land grant/sea grant/space grant tradition, 
  and is a fundamental part of the university's obligation to the people of its 
  state. In this tradition, faculty providing their professional expertise for 
  the benefit of the university's external constituency, free of charge, is identified 
  as "public service." The tradition of the university itself provides 
  that its faculty assumes a collegial obligation for the internal functioning 
  of the institution; such service is identified as "university service."
1. Public Service 
  Public service is the application of teaching, research, and other scholarly 
  and creative activity to constituencies outside the University of 91视频 Fairbanks. 
  It includes all activities which extend the faculty member's professional, academic, 
  or leadership competence to these constituencies. It can be instructional, collaborative, 
  or consultative in nature and is related to the faculty member's discipline 
  or other publicly recognized expertise. Public service may be systematic activity 
  that involves planning with clientele and delivery of information on a continuing, 
  programmatic basis. It may also be informal, individual, professional contributions 
  to the community or to one's discipline, or other activities in furtherance 
  of the goals and mission of the university and its units. Such service may occur 
  on a periodic or limited-term basis. 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CONSULTING ON AND OFF 
  CAMPUS, REFEREEING, JOURNAL WORK, SERVICE TO NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, 
  ORGANIZING CONFERENCES, IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS, GIVING COLLOQUIUM LECTURES, 
  REVIEWING PROPOSALS AND BOOKS. 
Examples include, but are not limited to:
a. Providing information services to adults or youth.
b. Service on or to government or public committees.
c. Service on accrediting bodies.
d. Active participation in professional organizations.
e. Active participation in discipline-oriented service organizations.
f. Consulting.
g. Prizes and awards for excellence in public service.
h. Leadership of or presentations at workshops, conferences, or public meetings.
i. Training and facilitating.
j. Radio and TV programs, newspaper articles and columns, publications, newsletters, films, computer applications, teleconferences and other educational media.
k. Judging and similar educational assistance at science fairs, state fairs, and speech, drama, literary, and similar competitions.
2. University Service
  University service includes those activities involving faculty members in the 
  governance, administration, and other internal affairs of the university, its 
  colleges, schools, and institutes. It includes non-instructional work with students 
  and their organizations. Examples of such activity include, but are not limited 
  to:
a. Service on university, college, school, institute, or departmental committees or governing bodies.
b. Consultative work in support of university functions, such as expert assistance for specific projects.
c. Service as department chair or term-limited and part-time assignment as assistant/associate dean in a college/school.
d. Participation in accreditation reviews.
e. Service on collective bargaining unit committees or elected office.
f. Service in support of student organizations and activities.
g. Academic support services such as library and museum programs.
h. Assisting other faculty or units with curriculum planning and delivery of instruction, such as serving as guest lecturer.
i. Mentoring OF FACULTY.
j. Prizes and awards for excellence in university service.
K. SERVICE AS OUTSIDE REVIEWER ON THESIS COMMITTEES.
L. PREPARATION OF UNIVERSITY REPORTS.
M. PRESENTATION OF EXPOSITORY MATERIAL INCLUDING SOME TEXTBOOKS.
3. Evaluation of Service
  Each individual faculty member's proportionate responsibility in service shall 
  be reflected in annual workload agreements. In formulating criteria, standards 
  and indices for evaluation, promotion, and tenure, individual units should include 
  examples of service activities and measures for evaluation appropriate for that 
  unit. Excellence in public and university service may be demonstrated through, 
  e.g., appropriate letters of commendation, recommendation, and/or appreciation, 
  certificates and awards and other public means of recognition for services rendered.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the UAF "Regulation for the Appointment 
  and Evaluation of Faculty" as follows:
CAPS - Addition
  [[ ]] - Deletion
Pg. 6
  2. Components of Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
  [[f. Editing or refereeing articles or proposals for professional journals or 
  organizations.]]
Pg. 8.
  Insert after category 2. University Service but before 3. Evaluation 
  of Service
3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
A. EDITING OR REFEREEING ARTICLES OR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS OR ORGANIZATIONS;
B. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;
C. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN DISCIPLINE-ORIENTED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS;
D. COMMITTEE CHAIR OR OFFICER OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;
E. ORGANIZER, SESSION ORGANIZER, OR MODERATOR FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS;
F. SERVICE ON A NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL REVIEW PANEL OR COMMITTEE.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: The University, through the UAF Faculty Senate, may change or amend these regulations and procedures from time to time and will provide adequate notice in making changes and amendments.
The UAF Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria has found aspects of the UAF document "Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policies" unclear, inconsistent with current University practice, and of less than optimal utility.
There is currently inconsistency in how the Blue Book breaks down the category of Service and how it is treated in our annual reporting for the University. In the "Blue Book", Service consists of two parts: Public Service and University Service. In our annual reports, we must also indicate activities that constitute Professional Service. We believe it is appropriate to modify the "Blue Book" to reflect the way we are required to report our activities under the heading of Service so that all three types of service are included. Doing so will streamline the process of preparing a tenure or promotion file and allow faculty to more precisely categorize our activities in the evaluation process.
Under the current guidelines, activities such as reviewing grant proposals for funding agencies, serving as a referee for peer-reviewed journals, and serving as editor of a journal are categorized as research and creative activity. Discussions with faculty members at UAF and other institutions clearly indicate that these activities are more appropriately categorized under Professional Service. We propose to change such activities from being counted as Research and Creative Activities to examples of Professional Service. Activities such as authoring an edited book will continue to be counted as research and creative activities.
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to endorse the 2004-2005 committee membership as attached.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: New Senate members' preference for committee selection were reviewed and weighted against membership distribution from schools and colleges.
2004 -2005
UAF FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
STANDING COMMITTEES
Curricular Affairs
Nancy Ayagarak, Kuskokwim, CRA (06)
Carol Barnhardt, SOEd. (05)
Steve Cysewski, CRA (05)
Katrin Iken, SFOS (06)
Pete Pinney, CRA (06)
Rainer Newberry, CMS (06)--convener
Yuri Shur, CEM (05)
Jeannette Smith, CLA (05)
Joseph Thompson, CLA (05)
Ex-Officio: ^Tim Stickel, University Registrar
Wanda Martin, Advising Center
Nancy Dix, Admissions
Undergraduate Student
Faculty Affairs
Sine Anahita, CLA (06)
Scott Bailey, CMS (06)
Karen Erickson, CLA (05)
Jon Genetti, CMS (06)
Michele He'bert, CRA/CES (06)
Joan Leguard, CLA (05)
Shirish Patil, CEM (06)--convener
Anupma Prakash (06)
Craig Wisen, SOM (05)
Mingchu Zhang, SNRAS (06)
Unit Criteria
Brenda Konar, SFOS (06)
Debasmita Misra, CEM (06)
Gary Holton, CLA (06)--convener
CMS (05)
CRA/CES(05)
SNRAS/SOEd/SOM (05)
PERMANENT COMMITTEES
Committee on the Status of Women (elected) 
Charlotte Basham, CLA (06)
Uma Bhatt, CMS (06)
Carol Gold, CLA (05)
Cindy Hardy, CRA (05)
Judith Kleinfeld, CLA (05)
David Koester, CLA (05)
Denise Thorsen, CEM (06)
Jane Weber (06), Senate rep. --convener
Core Review (Elected)
Jin Brown, Communication, CLA (06)--convener
Derick Burleson, English, CLA (05)
Alexei Rybkin, CMS, Math (06)
Paul McCarthy, Library
Doug Schamel, CMS, Sciences (06)
Jonathan Rosenberg, Social Sciences, CLA (05)
Humanities, CLA (06)
Other (06)
Undergraduate Student
Developmental Studies Committee (Elected)
Jane Allen, Kuskokwim, CRA (05)
Patty Baldwin, RSS
John Bruder, Bristol Bay, CRA (05)
Richard Carr, English, CLA (05)
John Creed, Chukchi, CRA (06)--convener
Pat Doak, Sciences, CMS (05)
George Guthridge, Bristol Bay, CRA (05)
Greg Owens, Math, CMS (06)
Wanda Martin, Advising Center
Joe Mason, Northwest, CRA (06)
Mary Matthews, SSSP
Cindy Hardy, Developmental Education (06)
Interior-Aleutians, CRA (06)
Tanana Valley Campus (06)
Rural campus Student Services
Faculty Appeals & Oversight Committee (Elected)
Steve Cysewski, CRA (06)
Larry Duffy, CMS (06)
Rajive Ganguli, CEM (06)
Robert Gorman, CES (05)
Terry Johnson, SFOS (06)
Paul Layer, CMS (05)--convener
Molly Lee, CLA (05)
Victoria Joan Moessner, CLA (06)
Allen Morotti, SOEd. (05)
Brenda Norcross, SFOS (05)
Michael Pippenger, SOM (05)
Lufti Raad, CEM (05)
Maria Reyes, SOEd (06)
SNRAS (05)
SNRAS (06)
SOM (06)
Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement 
Rich Boone, CMS (06)
Clifton Corkern, CRA/KCC (06)
Mike Davis, CRA (05)
Lee Haugen, SOEd. (06)--convener
Marjorie Illingworth, TVC
John Kawula, CLA, Library (06)
Joy Morrison, Faculty Development Office
Mike Nakoneczny, CLA (05)
Channon Price, CMS
Larry Roberts, CRA (05)
Tom Robinson, SOM
 Graduate Academic & Advisory Committee 
Ron Barry, CMS (06)
Cathy Cahill, CMS (05)
Mary Erhlander, CLA (05)
Patty Gray, CLA (06)
Catherine Koverola, CLA (05)
Christa Mulder, CMS (05)--convener
Doug Reynolds, SOM (05)
Jennifer Reynolds, SFOS (05)
Richard Wies, CEM (06)
Joan Parker-Webster, SOEd (06)
Ex-Officio: Susan Henrichs, Graduate Dean
Paul McCarthy, Library Director
Tim Stickel, University Registrar
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
OTHER:
UAF Governance Coordinating Committee
Abel Bult-Ito, President
Michael Hannigan, President-Elect
UAF Faculty Alliance Representatives
Abel Bult-Ito, President
Michael Hannigan, President-Elect
Pete Pinney, Past-President
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to adopt the following calendar for 
  its 2004-2005 meetings. 
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: Meetings have to be scheduled and the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom reserved well in advance.
**
UAF FACULTY SENATE
  2004-2005
  Calendar of Meetings
|  
         Mtg. #  | 
       
         Date  | 
       
         Day  | 
       
         Time  | 
       
         Type  | 
    
|  
         124  | 
       
         9/20/04  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         audioconference  | 
    
|  
         125  | 
       
         11/1/04  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         face-to-face  | 
    
|  
         126  | 
       
         12/13/04  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         audioconference  | 
    
|  
         127  | 
       
         2/7/05  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         audioconference  | 
    
|  
         128  | 
       
         3/7/05  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         face-to-face  | 
    
|  
         129  | 
       
         4/4/05  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         audioconference  | 
    
|  
         130  | 
       
         5/1/05  | 
       
         Monday  | 
       
         1:00 p.m.  | 
       
         face-to-face  | 
    
 
  Location: Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom 
  The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #123 on May 3, 2004:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to authorize the Administrative Committee to act on behalf of the Senate on all matters within its purview which may arise until the Senate resumes deliberations in the Fall of 2004. Senators will be kept informed of the Administrative Committee's meetings and will be encouraged to attend and participate in these meetings.
UA
EFFECTIVE: May 3, 2004
RATIONALE: This motion will allow the Administrative Committee to act on behalf of the Senate so that necessary work can be accomplished and will also allow Senators their rights to participate in the governance process.