Agenda

Monday, December 7, 2020 
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. | broadcast.iu.edu

1. 1. Approval of minutes of April 28, 2020
      
      
   2. Executive Committee Business (10 minutes)
      John Walbridge, John Watson, and Joe Wert, Co-chairs of the University Faculty Council
      
      U1-2021: Membership of the UFC 2020-2021
      U2-2021: University Faculty Council Committees
      U3-2021: Summary of Actions Taken 2019 - 2020
      
      
   3. Presiding Officer’s Report (10 minutes)
      Michael McRobbie, President of Indiana University
      
      
   4. Question/Comment Period (10 minutes)
      Faculty who are not members of the Council may address questions to President McRobbie or Co-chairs Walbridge, Watson, and Wert by emailing ufcoff@iu.edu at least two business days in advance of the meeting.
      
      
   5. Legislative Update (30 minutes)
      Bill Stephan, Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations
      Trevor Foughty, Associate Vice President for State Relations
      Doug Wasitis, Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations
      
      
   6. Notice of policies adopted in May and August by the UFC Executive Committee acting for the Faculty Council under bylaw 11.C. (40 minutes)
      Alex Tanford, Chair of the Policies Review Committee
      [Information Item]
      
      
      1. ACA-08, Faculty Members Holding Administrative Positions
         
         
         • U4-2021: Notice of Policy ACA-08, Faculty Members Holding Administrative Positions
         • Current ACA-08, Faculty Members Holding Administrative Positions
           
           
      2. ACA-41, Faculty Role Regarding University Financial Exigency
         
         
         • U5-2021: Notice of Policy ACA-41, Faculty Role Regarding a University Financial Exigency
           
         • Current ACA-41, Faculty Role Regarding a University Financial Exigency
           
           
      3. ACA-17, Faculty Boards of Review (appeal of misconduct sanctions)
         
         
         • U6-2021: Notice of Amendment to Policy ACA-17, Faculty Boards of Review: Minimum Standards for Uniform Hearing Procedures
           
         • Current ACA-17, Faculty Boards of Review: Minimum Standards for Uniform Hearing Procedures
           
           
      4. UA-03, Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct
         
         
         • U7-2021: Notice of Interim Amendments to Policy UA-03, Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct
         • Interim UA-03, Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct 
           
           
   7. Motions from Policy Review Committee (50 minutes)
      Alex Tanford, Chair of the Policies Review Committee
      [Action Item]
      
      
      1. Motion to approve administrative amendment to UA-17, Conflicts of Interest and Commitment, concerning nepotism policy for family members working on the same federal grant
         
         
         • U8-2021: Proposed amendments to UA-17, Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
         • Current UA-17, Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
           
           
      2. Motion to amend ACA-52, Permanent Separations for Academic Appointees; ACA-18, Regulation of Clinical and Lecturer Appointments; ACA-19, Regulation of Professor of Practice Appointments; and ACA-20, Regulation of Research Appointments, concerning dismissal of faculty for serious personal misconduct.
         
         
         • U9-2021: Proposed amendments to ACA-52, Permanent Separations for Academic Appointees
           
           
      3. Motion to amend ACA-47, Sabbatical Leaves for Faculty and Librarians and related policies on leaves for academic appointees.
         
         
         • U10-2021: Proposed amendments to ACA-47, Sabbatical Leaves for Faculty and Librarians and related policies on leaves for academic appointees
         • U11-2021: Proposed ACA-47, Leaves for Academic Appointees
           
           
      4. Motion to approve administrative amendments to ACA-56, 78 and 82 on transfer credits from outside IU.
         
         
         • U12-2021: Proposed amendments to ACA-78, Transfer Credit Related to Military Service - Background
         • U13-2021: Proposed ACA-78, Transfer Credit Related to Military Service
           
           
         • U14-2021: Proposed amendments to ACA-82 and ACA-56 - Background
         • U15-2021: Proposed ACA 56, Transfer Credit From an Associate’s College