Highlight of UAS Meeting of February 16, and Preview of ECS Meeting of February 23, 2024 |
In an effort to improve communication between ECS/UAS and faculty colleagues, the Executive Committee of the Senate (ECS) at its August 16, 2023, retreat reaffirmed a recommendation from August 12, 2021, that each week, a general message be sent out to all faculty. This message will highlight the immediate past ECS/UAS meeting and give a preview of the upcoming ECS/UAS meeting. In particular, the highlight will summarize the key agenda items and provide context on the key votes; the pros and cons will be summarized and the key arguments for each highlighted. Herein are the highlights of the UAS meeting of February 16, and a preview of the ECS meeting of February 23, 2024. Meetings of the ECS are restricted to members of the ECS, their alternates, and others whom the ECS may invite, pursuant to
SG 1.01.7.2. Meetings of the UAS are open pursuant to SG 1.01.6.2.
Any faculty member wishing to speak at a UAS meeting can request to be added as an invited guest by contacting the chair of ECS/UAS at least 3 days prior to the meeting.
Highlights of UAS Meeting of February 16, 2024
Chair’s Report
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We have now received President Mantella’s response to the memo I sent to the President, Provost, Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and Board of Trustees (BOT) on “UAS Response to the White Paper on Educating Adult Learners at Scale.” You can have access to President Mantella’s response memo by going here.
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All faculty are reminded to participate in the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey. GVSU has joined The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE
) for the next several years. The findings from COACHE will be available this summer, and in Fall 2024, GVSU faculty will be engaged to review the findings and to start to make changes.
- Upcoming events for Democracy 101 are February 28, and March 27.
- The theme for the 2024 UAS Newsletter will be The Role of Shared Governance in Co-Creating Laker Readiness.
All faculty who would like to contribute an article should contact Chair Ngassa and plan to submit their articles by the deadline of April 1.
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- Provost Mili congratulated all the faculty that received awards during this year’s Faculty Awards Convocation. The full list of awardees was shared in Lakers Ready
and is available on the Office of the Provost website.
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Student Senate President's Report
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Student Senate election season is underway. Current Student Senate President, Quinten Proctor, is running for re-election. This is the first time the Student Senate President will be elected by the student body at large.
- The Student Senate is discussing issues related to admissions and retention, especially how to help connect students with resources once they are here.
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- On the Discussion of Admissions and Retention
: Members of the SEMP team shared information about the admissions processes. UAS members shared concerns about the toll it is taking on faculty to try to support students’ academic success and mental health. VP Truss shared about the admissions process. Dean Plotkowski, who was a member of SEMP Leadership Team, recommended looking at the SEMP report, which shares a lot of details. Provost Mili highlighted that the two biggest challenges nationwide are student preparation and student mental health. Changing admissions requirements will not eliminate these issues. This year, 16 non-tenure-track faculty positions have been added as a reaction to the growth. VP Hall-Jones shared the additional supports that have been added by Student Affairs. A motion that “
A UAS Task Force be formed with the charge of acting on the Test-Optional and Holistic Admissions Task Force Report in order to continue to review and report on the current GVSU admissions standards, criteria, and decision practices in collaboration with leadership, and review the SEMP recommendations” was supported.
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For more details on the above items, please go here.
Preview of ECS Meeting of February 23, 2024
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- Graduate Council (GC) Memo on Independent Study Policy
- GC Memo on AI Policy in Theses and Dissertations
- University Curriculum Committee (UCC) Memo on Course Designation for Study Abroad and Study Away Courses
- Policy on Establishing, Reviewing, and Discontinuing Academic Centers, SG 2.06 & 1.03.B.14
- Discussion of Consent Agenda
- Review of Statement of Concern Document on Admission
- Discussion of Creation of Test-Optional and Holistic Admissions Task Force 2
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Please, feel free to reach out to your ECS or UAS representative from your College/University Libraries to provide input on any ECS agenda item that you may like to weigh in on.
Thank you for your continuous interest in faculty governance.
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