Faculty Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities FY2026

Committee Details:

Committee: Faculty Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities
Committee Category: Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate
Fiscal Year: FY2026

Members—

 

  • Lorin Maletsky, Engineering, Faculty, Voting, 2026
  • Heminia Machry, Interior Architecture, Faculty, Voting, 2026
  • Colin McRoberts, Business, Faculty, Voting, 2027
  • Dallas Doane, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Voting, 2027
  • Thomas Manthey, Life Span Institute, Voting, 2028

Charges—

Standing Charges

FY2026 As circumstances require:

  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 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. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. Be prepared to consult with United Academics of the University of Kansas (UAKU), if requested, in matters relevant to the work of the committee

 

Faculty Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities FY2026