DATE: February 10, 1999

TO: University Senate

FROM: University Senate Executive Committee

RE: Proposal to provide the University Senate President with a teaching load reduction

Traditionally, the University Senate President has received a three hour teaching load reduction in the fall and spring terms. When financial support was needed to accommodate the load reduction, the monies were provided either by the Departmental, College, or Provost's budgets. The Executive Committee of the University Senate is proposing the addition of language to the Faculty Handbook that specifies the Presidential load reduction and designates the source of the financial support.

Handbook Modifications in Italics:

I. E. ARTICLE II. Section 2. Officers of the University Senate

Revised 10/15/1998 by adding paragraph 4.

1. A President, Vice President, and Secretary shall be elected annually from the membership of the Senate. Elections shall be held at the May meeting of the Senate. Ex officio members shall not be eligible for election. The President shall be granted a three-hour teaching load reduction in each semester of the regular academic year. Necessary budgetary expenses shall be arranged through the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

2. The duties and powers of the officers shall be those regularly pertaining to those offices in parliamentary bodies.

3. A Parliamentarian/Archivist, who is a full-time faculty member, shall be appointed annually by the President. The person appointed shall serve ex officio as a member of the Senate.

4. The University Senate shall nominate candidates for and elect the Faculty Handbook Editor from the full-time faculty. He or she shall serve a term of two years and may be nominated for additional terms.

II. B. 2. d. (Faculty Workload Statement) paragraph #4.

The customary teaching component of workload shall not exceed twelve semester hours or its equivalent each semester. This is accompanied by such other professional activities of scholars and academicians as research, advisement, and committee assignments. Reductions in teaching are provided for department chairpersons, the President of the University Senate, the Academic or Faculty Ombudsman, etc.