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Motion 8
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SUMMARY
Part 1 of this motion creates a new committee, the Faculty Affairs
Committee, to represent the interests of the Faculty concerning compensation,
benefits and leaves, and policies and practices relating to diversity and
non-discrimination. This committee will absorb some or all of the
responsibilities of the following committees: the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Affairs, Awards and Benefits; Minority Faculty Recruitment; and the
Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee. Part 2 creates a standing Faculty
Diversity Subcommittee under the aegis of the Faculty Affairs Committee. Part 3
allows for the constitution of the Faculty Affairs Committee and the Faculty
Diversity subcommittee on July 1, 2003, allowing the current committees which
they replace to continue their operations until that date. The Faculty
Executive Committee is provided with the authorization to allow these replaced
committees to continue operation beyond July 1, 2003 upon application of the
committee members based on the existence of unfinished, pressing business. It
should be noted that some of the work of the replaced committees has been
assigned to the proposed Grievance Committee, and others to new administrative
bodies.
RATIONALE:
The Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) is a new standing committee of
the Faculty, proposed by the Task Force on Faculty Governance and recommended by
the Faculty Executive Committee. The FAC will represent the Faculty on issues
that include compensation, benefits, leaves, diversity, and non-discrimination.
The FAC will supervise assessments of competitiveness of faculty compensation
(currently overseen administratively), and assume other tasks currently
assigned to Awards and Benefits Committee. In its role relating to diversity
and non-discrimination policies and practices, the FAC will assume
responsibility for work currently being done by the following committees: Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee (partial); Awards and Benefits
Committee (partial); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Committee
(partial); Committee on Minority Faculty Recruitment (partial). It is proposed that the Faculty
Diversity Subcommittee (FDS) be a standing committee of this committee. This
motion is presented to create the Faculty Affairs Committee and insert it in
the proper place in the Faculty Rules & Regulations.
The Faculty Diversity Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of
the Faculty Affairs Committee, proposed by the Task Force on Faculty Governance
and recommended by the Faculty Executive Committees. It assumes responsibility
for work currently being done by the following committees: Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee (partial); Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Committee (partial); and the Committee on Minority
Faculty Recruitment (partial).
This Motion is presented to create the Faculty Diversity Subcommittee and
insert it in the proper place in the Faculty Rules & Regulations.
MOTION
Part 1
Motion to amend the Faculty
Rules, effective immediately, for the purpose of establishing the Faculty
Affairs Committee, a standing committee of the faculty, by inserting following charge into the Faculty Rules and Regulations as
Part I, Section 2:
(Changes
accepted via friendly amendment by the Faculty Executive Committee are
underlined.)
H. Faculty Affairs Committee
1. Charge
The FAC shall represent the Faculty in personnel issues such as compensation, benefits, leaves, and diversity.
a. It shall supervise periodic professional assessment of the competitiveness of faculty salaries, benefits and leaves.
b. It shall recommend policy concerning faculty salary, benefits and leaves.
c.
It shall assess the diversity of the Faculty by
rank and department and shall advise on faculty retention, recruitment and
advancement policies.
d.
It shall promote a fair and equitable
environment on campus, in intellectual and pedagogical pursuit, and in
employment, compensation, and benefits and leaves practices in accordance with
the Corporation Statement on Nondiscrimination.
e.
It shall assess, promote, and review University
policies and practices relating to diversity and non-discrimination, as defined
in the Corporation non-discrimination statement, in support of which it shall
be provided reports on faculty hiring annually by the Office of Faculty
Personnel.
f.
It shall report its findings and recommendations
to the Faculty and the Academic Priorities Committee (APC).
g.
The Faculty Diversity Subcommittee (FDS) shall
be a standing subcommittee of this committee.
2. Membership
There shall be six faculty members, and the Deans of the Faculty and Biology and Medicine and the senior administrator for diversity (non-voting).
a. The faculty members elected by the Faculty shall be representative of the distribution of faculty members by division, rank, and diversity, and serve staggered three-year terms.
b. The Vice Chair shall be elected from among the faculty members in their second year of service on the Committee. The Vice Chair shall become Chair during his/her third year on the Committee.
3. Method of Election
a. The Faculty Executive Committee will solicit nominations from the voting Faculty, and may add names to the list of nominees.
b. The Faculty Executive Committee shall place the candidates into as many categories as there are vacancies, in such a fashion as to insure reasonable balance and wide representation among the groups listed in Section 12,II. Each category shall contain nominees from at least two departments.
c. The Secretary of the Faculty will send a ballot to all voting members of the Faculty.
4. Resignations
a. Officers
i. Chair — If the Chair is unable to continue in office, he or she shall be replaced by the Vice Chair, who shall hold office for the unexpired term of the resigned Chair and for the year that he or she would in the normal course of events be Chair.
ii. Vice Chair — To replace a Vice Chair who has taken the office of a resigned Chair or who has resigned, the Committee shall elect a replacement from among its members; the elected person shall hold the office of Vice Chair for the unexpired term of the Vice Chair being replaced, and that of Chair for the following year.
b. Non-Officers
The Faculty Executive Committee shall make an interim appointment to replace any resigned non-officer member, subject to review by the Faculty at its next Faculty meeting. Such interim appointments shall last only until the next election.
Part 2
Motion to amend the Faculty
Rules, effective immediately, for the purpose of establishing the Faculty
Diversity Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee, a standing committee
of the faculty, by inserting the following charge
into Part I, Section 2 of the Faculty Rules and Regulations:
(Change accepted
via friendly amendment by the Faculty Executive Committee are underlined.)
(Valles
amendment on behalf of AAMC, item d., is
in bold font.)
I.
Subcommittee on Diversity in Hiring (SDH)
1. Charge
The
Faculty Diversity Subcommittee (FDS) is a standing subcommittee of the Faculty
Affairs Committee (FAC) with a separately elected membership. It shall
a.
Work with the
Diversity Officer, the Dean of the Faculty and the Dean of Biology and
Medicine, and the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) to articulate goals for a
more diverse faculty and help these officers to achieve these goals.
b.
Assist
departments and programs in achieving a diversity that not only reflects the
pool of qualified applicants but also identifies Brown as a leader in building
a diverse faculty.
c.
Monitor the
progress of current searches by reviewing monthly reports of searches provided
to the FDS by the Dean of the Faculty and the Dean of Biology and
Medicine. These reports shall list
current searches, job descriptions and summary statistics from interim pool
reports, short lists, and final hiring decisions. When indicated, the Deans
shall refer cases of concern to the FDS for expedited review. The Dean shall
provide information about individual ongoing searches on request.
d.
Review denials of promotion, tenure, and
re-appointment for adherence to the Corporation statement on non-discrimination
and submit findings, in writing, to the TPA and the Provost.
2. Membership
The membership of the Faculty Diversity
Subcommittee shall consist of five
tenured faculty members and the Diversity Officer, ex officio. Members shall
serve two-year terms.
3.
Method of Election
Elections
shall be staggered. Three members shall
be elected in odd numbered years and two shall be elected in even numbered years. Candidates
should be representative of the divisions of knowledge in the University and
diversity in the Faculty.
4.
Reporting
Each
semester, the FDS will provide reports on its work to FAC for discussion. The
FDS will submit an annual written report to FAC on its activities which FAC
shall include in its annual report to the Faculty.
Part 3
Motion to constitute the Faculty Affairs Committee and the Faculty Diversity Subcommittee on July 1, 2003 upon ratification of this motion; to authorize the Faculty Executive Committee to allow the Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee; Awards and Benefits Committee; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Committee; Committee on Minority Faculty Recruitment to continue their operations beyond that date upon application of their respective membership based on the existence of unfinished, pressing business the Faculty Executive Committee to be charged with regulating the election of new members and terms of service to allow for the balance of committee composition and the staggering of terms of service prescribed in the committee descriptions in parts 1 and 2 of this motion.