Members—

Charges—

Standing Charges

1. Monitor the implementation of university policies related to the rights and responsibilities of the faculty, including the following general areas (1) appointments, promotions, granting of tenure, and non-reappointments; (2) merit evaluations, rewards, and sabbatical leaves; (3) protection of the faculty’s right to privacy; and (4) intellectual property. Review all current policy statements regarding these matters to ensure that they are adequate, appropriate, and readily available to all faculty members. Report issues, problems, and recommendations to FacEx (ongoing).
2. Respond to inquiries and address issues regarding faculty rights, privileges, and responsibilities (as they arise). 
3. Communicate with representatives of the AAUP regarding their concerns relating to faculty rights, privileges, and responsibilities.  Report issues, problems, and recommendations to FacEx (ongoing).

Specific Charges

1. Continue to monitor and review policies regarding creation of online courses.
2. Continue to collaborate with Faculty Affairs and other relevant units on work regarding non-tenure track faculty.
3. Explore solutions to the low response rate of the Student Survey of Teaching and its implications for HLC requirements and related faculty responsibilities to provide quality education.
4. Be prepared to review recommendations from Ad-Hoc Committee that is reviewing and suggesting revisions to the Procedures of the Faculty Rights Board for Hearing Cases Involving Dismissal of a Tenured Faculty Member. (attached) (If this committee continues to work in FY2024.)
5. Explore adequacy of the delivery of information to faculty about Intellectual Property (e.g., when it comes to course materials such as syllabi, exams; Jayhawk Global).
6. Work with the Ad Hoc group and other committees (e.g., teaching professor committee) on Non-Tenure Track Faculty to determine policies that will facilitate and expedite the following goals:
   1. Convert NTTF single-year contracts to multi-year appointments (such as the Teaching Professor track)
   2. Mandate that units provide a minimum of 3 months’ advance notice to NTTF re: (non)renewal of contracts.
7. In response to students’ growing use of AI (e.g., ChatGPT) in coursework, determine if existing policy is sufficient regarding rights faculty have to change past grades when academic misconduct is discovered on assignments already graded.

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