UW-River Falls

Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook

19th Edition, 2008

Preface

Purpose

The Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook (Handbook) is a resource for all faculty and staff, defining the history, mission, educational design, organizational structure, compensation procedures, academic standards, and policies of the institution.

Handbook Editions

The official version of the Handbook is the on-line copy. A new edition of the Handbook will be saved each year on August 1. Old editions will be archived and made available through the Faculty Senate’s website.

Amendments

Unless otherwise defined at the time of their passage, amendments to the Handbook take effect August 1 of each year. Each section of the Handbook can be amended by using the appropriate process defined below:

Chapter/Section	Initiating Body	Placed onto the Faculty Senate Agenda by	Faculty Senate Readings	Faculty Senate Voting Rule	Chancellor’s Signature	Other Approvals
Preface or Introduction	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Majority of Members	Required	None
Chapter 1 1.1 History 1.2 University of Wisconsin System	Chancellor	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	One Reading	Majority of Members	Required	Typically none, but also see footnote 3 below
Chapter 1 1.3 Mission Statements 1.4 Educational Design 1.5 Academic Organization 1.6 Accreditation and Memberships 1.7 UW-River Falls Foundation 1.8 West Central Wisconsin Consortium 1.9 Budgeting 1.10 Equality of Opportunity	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Majority of Members	Required	Typically none, but also see footnote 3 below
Chapter 1 New sections	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Majority of Members	Required	Typically none, but also see footnote 3 below

Chapter 3 3.1 Introduction	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Majority of Members	Required	None
Chapter 3 3.2 Constitution of the UWRF Faculty	Faculty Senate Executive Committee, or the Chancellor, or Faculty Committees, or A majority vote of senators, or a petition signed by 12 or more faculty	Faculty Senate Executive Committee, or the Chancellor, or Faculty Committees, or A majority vote of senators, or a petition signed by 12 or more faculty	One Reading	Simple majority vote (alternative method is to obtain signatures of 10 percent of the members of the faculty)	Required after referendum	Referendum approved by a simple majority vote of faculty
Chapter 3 3.3 Faculty By- Laws	Faculty Senate Executive Committee, or the Chancellor, or Faculty Committees, or A majority vote of senators, or a petition signed by 12 or more faculty	Faculty Senate Executive Committee, or the Chancellor, or Faculty Committees, or A majority vote of senators, or a petition signed by 12 or more faculty	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Two-thirds vote of Members	Required	None
Chapter 3 New Sections	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Two Readings at least seven days apart	Majority of Members	Required	None

Chapters 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and proposed new chapters *	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Faculty Senate Executive Committee	One Reading	Majority of Members	Required	Typically none, but also see 1 - 3 below
Chapter 6	Academic Staff Council	NA	NA	NA	Required	Typically none, but also see 1 - 3 below
* Temporary arrangement: The proposed amendment process for these chapters shall be in effect until modified by the Faculty Senate and the Chancellor.

1. Rules and procedures developed pursuant to chapters UWS 3 to 8 by the faculty of each institution shall be forwarded by the Chancellor to the President and by the President to the Board for its approval prior to their taking effect. Such policies and procedures, unless disapproved or altered by the Regents, shall be in force and effect as rules of the Regents.

2. Wherever each institution is charged in chapters UWS 8 to 13 with adopting policies and/or procedures, the Chancellor shall develop these policies and procedures in consultation with the committee and, as appropriate, members of the faculty and student body. Policies and procedures developed by each institution for administering the elements of the academic staff personnel policies addressed by these rules shall be in full force and effect when finally approved by the Chancellor and forwarded to the Board. The Board may undertake a review of any or all portions of such policies and procedures but shall complete such review within 90 days of the receipt of the policies and procedures. Should the board within 90 days return to the institution any portion or portions of its policies and procedures as disapproved, that portion or portions shall be suspended until reconsideration and resubmission has occurred.

3. Administrative reorganizations (e.g. establishment of new colleges) and University mission statements require Board of Regents approval.