Table of Contents

Section 1: Mission, History, and General Organization

Section 2: Governance

Section 3: Faculty Contracts, Ranks, Search Procedures, and Benefits

Section 4: Faculty Rights, Responsibilities, and Policies

Section 5: Faculty Evaluation Procedures

Section 6: Promotion and Tenure Procedures

Section 7: Faculty Titles, Awards, and Other Policies and Services of Interest to the Faculty

Appendices

SECTION 2

GOVERNANCE

2.1 Introduction to Faculty Governance

2.1.1  The General Faculty

2.1.2  The Faculty Senate

2.1.3  Authority and Responsibilities of the Faculty

2.1.4  Final Authority of Faculty Action

2.1.5  Constraints on Faculty Action

2.1.6  Action by the President in Areas of Authority Delegated to the Faculty

2.2 Organization of the Faculty Senate

2.2.1  Faculty Senate Elections

2.2.2  Faculty Senate Terms

2.2.3  Officers of the Faculty Senate

2.3  Faculty Committees

2.3.1  Organization of and General Procedures for Faculty Committees

2.3.2  Consideration of Business by Faculty Committees

2.4  Organization of Standing Committees

2.4.1  Appointment of Members to Standing Committees

2.4.2  Elected Members to Standing Committees

2.4.3  Limitations on Membership to Standing Committees

2.4.4  Temporary Replacements of members on Standing Committees

2.4.5  Administrative and Student Representatives to Standing Committees

2.4.6  Schedule of Meetings for Standing Committees

2.5  Standing Committees of the Faculty

2.5.1  Academic Affairs Committee

2.5.2  Campus Academic Resources Committee

2.5.3  Curriculum Committee

2.5.4  Faculty Affairs Committee

2.5.5  Faculty Development and Grants Committee

2.5.6  Faculty Organization Committee

2.5.7  Promotion and Tenure Committee

2.5.8  Bachelor of Liberal Studies Committee

2.5.9 Budget Advisory Committee

2.6  Curriculum Advisory Committees

2.6.1  General Duties of Curriculum Advisory Committees

2.6.2  Appointments to Curriculum Advisory Committees

2.6.3  Membership Terms on Curriculum Advisory Committees

2.6.4  Chairs of Curriculum Advisory Committees

2.6.5  Interruptions in a Term of Service

2.6.6  Curriculum Advisory Committees and faculty Service

2.7  The Curriculum Advisory Committees of the College

2.7.1  First Year Seminar Committee

2.7.2  General Education Committee

2.7.3  Speaking Intensive Committee

2.7.4  Writing Intensive Committee

2.8  Subcommittees

2.9  Ad Hoc Committees

2.9.1  Formation of Ad Hoc Committees

2.9.2  Ad Hoc Committee Meetings

2.9.3  Ad Hoc Academic Freedom Committee

2.10 Elected Representatives

2.10.1  Faculty Representative to the Board of Visitors

2.10.2  Faculty Representative to the Faculty Senate of Virginia

2.11 Other College Committee

2.11.1  Advisory Committees

2.11.2  Presidential Councils

2.11.3  Boards

2.12 Departmental Structure

2.12.1  Department Meetings

2.12.2  Department Committees

2.13  Amending the Faculty Handbook

2.13.1  Amendments to Section 1 of the Handbook

2.13.2  Amendments to Sections 2 through 6 of the Handbook

2.13.3  Amendments to Section 7 of the Handbook

2.13.4  Effectuating Amendments