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A
Academic
Administrative Calendar (application deadlines)................................................................. 55-56
Academic
Coordinating Commission (ACC) (Senate)................................................... 3,
29-30, 47, 69, 120
ACC Standing Committees and College
Curricular Committees................................. See
ACC Handbook
Academic Freedom................................................................................................ 3,
31, 58, 99, 106-107
Academic
Technology Committee (Senate)................................................................................ 40,
71-72
Computer Advisory Committee...................................................................................................... 36
Accident Leave.................................................................................................................................. 23
Adjunct Professor................................................................................................................................ 5
Administrative
Officer...................................................................................... 1-2,
12-13, 32, 43, 46, 104
Affiliated
Teaching Faculty.................................................................................................................... 5
Affirmative
Action, Employment, Equal Opportunity, and
Discrimination..................................................................................................... APPENDIX
C: 76, 12
Agenda, Faculty
Senate...................................................................................................... 2,
64-73, 120
Committees................................................................................................................................. 68
Student Participation on Committees,
Guidelines........................................................................... 120
Amendments to
Constitution of the Faculty........................................................................ APPENDIX B: 64
Amendment to
Faculty Handbook.......................................................................................................... 1
Amendments, 1972
Education, Title IX........................................................................................... 77,
81
Animal Research Policies........................................................................................ APPENDIX
L: 122, 108
Anti-nepotism......................................................................................................... 76,
87, see nepotism
Appeals
(presidential and others).......................................
12-20, 30-41, 56, 65, 84-90, 104-117, 130-133
Appendices................................................................................................................................. 62-135
Appointments and
Elections Officer (Senate).............................................................................. 65-68,
75
Appointments,
change in...................................................................................................................... 5
Apportionment.............................................................................................................................. 35-39
Assistant
Professor, rank of......................................................................................... 3-5,
49, 53, 59, 99
Associate
Professor, rank of......................................................................... 3-4,
10, 37-44, 49-53, 59, 99
At-Large
Representative (Senate)........................................................................................................ 74
B
Benefits to
Faculty (see Insurance)...... 2, 6-7, 18-27, 67-87, 117-17-28, 69-86, 118, 124, -125, 127-126, 131
Budget, Budgeting...................................... 2,
34, 38-5336-52,
69-79, APPENDIX D: 97, 98 (Chart),
114-119
Budget Circular
(Office)...................................................................................................................... 14
Budget Advisory
Committee (University)............................................................................................... 97
Bylaws,
Constitution of Faculty................................................................................... see APPENDIX B: 64
C
Chair, Department
(Chairperson).......................................... 4-8.
12-23, see Colleges; see APPENDIX E: 99
Chair of Committee
(Search, Senate, Other)........................................ 77-96,
See APPENDIX B, APPENDIX J
Child (see
“pregnancy leave”).......................................................................................... 25-26,
120, 127
Code of Faculty
Ethics................................................................................................... APPENDIX F: 106
COLLEGES:
LIBRARIES (LIB)......................................................................................................... Section
IX: 58
COMMITTEES,
COUNCILS, COMMISSIONS
Committees
Academic
Technology (Senate)........................................................................................ 40,
71-72
Ad Hoc
Strategic Planning (CHSS).............................................................................................. 36
Budget Advisory........................................................................................................................ 97
COLLEGES, in....................................................................................................................... 36-59
College Curricular............................................................................................ see ACC Handbook*
College
Planning..................................................................................................................... 115
Dean’s Advisory
(DAC)......................................................................................................... 36,
38
Faculty Grievance (Senate).................................. 32,
70-71, 89, 99-103. See Ombuds, Hearing Panel
Faculty Senate........................................................ 1-3,
13-17, 30-33, 64-75, 97-107, 112, 119, 131
Library (Senate)....................................................................................................................... 71
Master’s degree
candidates, for................................................................................................... 4
Patent and
Copyright............................................................................................................... 129
Professional
Education Advisory Board........................................................................................ 47
Research
Advisory................................................................................................................... 131
Reasonable Accommodation, and............................................................................................... 86
Salary and
Welfare (Senate).................................................................................... 14-17.
69, 113
Sanctions..................................................................................................... See Faculty Grievance
Search............................................................................................................... 36,
38, 77, 92-96
Student
Participation on........................................................................................................... 120
Councils
CFR (Council of
Faculty Representatives)..................................................................................... 69
Executive
Council (Senate).................................................................. 2,
32, 64-75, 90, 99-107, 119
Faculty Affairs
Council.......................................................................................................... 36,
71
University
Planning Council (Senate).............................................................. 15,
30, 66, 70, 97, 115
Commissions
Academic Coordinating Commission (Senate). See ACC Handbook[1].................... 3, 29-30, 47,
69, 120
Compression................................................................................................................. 14-17,
37, 40-41
Confidentiality .................................................................... 13,
31, 70, 71, 88-89, 100, 104, 120, 125-133
Conflict of
Interest........................................................................................................... 12,
18, 71, 134
Constitution of
Constitution of
the Faculty of WWU............................................................................... 2,
APPENDIX B: 64
In
Consulting....................................................................................................... 15,
18-19, 44, 55, 59, 132
Consumer Price
Index (CPI)................................................................................................................ 15
Cost of living ............................................................................................................................... 14,
15
Council of Faculty
Representatives (CFR).............................................................................................. 69
D
Disability (insurance, leave)................................................................ 7,
12, 17, 21, 28, 77-87, 95-96, 123
Dismissal.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Discrimination................................................................................................ 12-13,
31, APPENDIX C: 76
Diversity............................................................................................................. 35,
46, 58, 94, 112-121
E
Elective office leave............................................................................................................................ 27
Elimination or
Merger of a Degree Program, College or Department of Instruction............................... 30-31
Emeritus
(Professor).............................................................................................................. 4,6, 60, 71
Employment, Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action ............................................................ APPENDIX C: 76
Equity................................................................................................................................. 78,
131-133
Equity/compression/retention raises............................................................................... 14,
17, 37-41
Ethics: Code of Faculty Ethics.................................................................................. 31,
APPENDIX F: 106
In Public Service Act, Law............................................................................................................. 19
State Executive Ethics Board........................................................................................................ 130
Equity,
Compression, Retention........................................................................................................... 17
Evaluation (of,
faculty
teaching-(in College Unit Evaluation Plans)................. 3, 6-19, 33-57, 61, 95,
111, 120 Sections
II-IX
By students........................................................................................................................ 7,
44, 62
Library Faculty Evaluation Committee........................................................................................ 61-63
Of Administrators............................................................................................................ 82,
95, 132
Of Chair...............................................................................................
Equal Employment................................................................................................................... 80-81
Faculty........................................................................................................... 7-11,
36, 83, 112, 121
Misconduct............................................................................................................................ 35,
40
Of students......................................................................................................................... 105-108
Peer........................................................................................................................................... 16
Professional Exempt..................................................................................................................... 93
Proposal, of................................................................................................................................. 22
Research and Testing.............................................................................................. 125,
131-132133
Students................................................................................................................................... 106
Executive Council
of Faculty Senate............................................................... 2,
32, 64-75, 90, 99-107, 119
Ex Officio............................................................................... 2,
32, 39-40, 64-75. see
Non-Voting, Voting
Hearing Panel, on ...................................................................................................................... 102
Patent & Copyright Committee, on............................................................................................... 131
Excellence.......................................................................................................................... 3,
35, 43, 97
F
Faculty duties, initial
appointment.................................................................................................. 3,
631
Files of the
faculty........................................................................................................ 13,
34, 55-56, 60
Senate........................................................................................................................................ 72
Personnel............................................................................................................................... 84-88
Faculty
Development Grants (Committee) ............................................................ APPENDIX
H: 112, 22, 62
Faculty Grievance Procedure............................................................................................ APPENDIX E: 99
Grievance Committee of the Senate..................................................................... 70,
71; see Ombuds
Faculty
Legislative Representative.......................................................................................... 69,
see CFR
Faculty referendum............................................................................................................... 64,
75, 107
Faculty Senate.......................................................................................... APPENDIX B: 64, 112, 119, 131
CREF options............................................................................................................................... 28
Faculty welfare.............................................................................................................................. 2
Handbook amendment................................................................................................................... 1
Membership and powers........................................................................... 2-6,
14-17; Appendix B: 64
Office of...................................................................................................................................... 13
President/Provost,
and................................................................................................................... 2
Salary Policy,
and.................................................................................................................... 14-17
Sanctions.............................................................................. 30-34, See Faculty
Grievance Procedure
University Planning, and ............................................................................................................... 97
Website, and publishing to faculty.................................................................................................. 30
G
General Faculty
Assembly..................................................................................................... 2,
64, 74-75
General Merit
Raises.................................................................................... 8,
10, 15, 16, 37, 41, 60, 116
Graduate Council............................................................................................................................ 3,
47
Grievances..................................................................................................................... APPENDIX
E: 99
Grievability (and Executive Council)...................................................................................................... 66
H
Hearing............................................................................................... 1,
30-34, 76, 87, 99, 101, 102-105
Hearing Officer................................................................................................................ 32-33,
102-104
Hearing Panel................................................................................................................. 32-34,
102-105
Honoraria.......................................................................................................................................... 18
Human Subject, and Research............................................................................... 108,
APPENDIX L: 124
I
Illness leaves..................................................................................................................................... 23
Insurance.................................................................................................... 2,
6, 7, 17-18, 24, 27, 69, 83
Instructor, rank
of........................................................................... 3,
5, 37, 41, 49, 59, 99, 107, 123, 126
J
Jury duty........................................................................................................................................... 25
K
Knowledge.................................................... 8-10,
20, 38-46, 54, 57-58, 76, 85, 89, 90, 106-112, 120-127
L
Leave of absence
(professional leave).............................................................. 11,
20-27, 39, 40, 107, 112
Leave without pay..................................................................................................................... 25-27
Senator on leave........................................................................................................................... 75
Lecturer.................................................................................................................... 4,
6, 37, 41, 53, 99
Legislative
appropriation, action........................................................................................ 14,
15, 17, 114
Mandate..................................................................................................................................... 29
Legislative
Representative................................................................................................................... 69
LIBRARIES....................................................................................................................... Section IX:
58
Library Committee
(Senate) ......................................................................................................... 61,
71
Library Faculty
Evaluation Committee................................................................................................... 60
Limited-term
faculty, evaluation............................................................................. 8,
41, see Probationary
M
Military leave................................................................................................................................ 21-26
service:.....................................................................................................................................
116
Misconduct........................................................................................................... 31-33,
76, 88, 91, 111
Policy Guidelines in Research and
Scholarship............................................................ APPENDIX G: 108
Modified duties.................................................................................................................................. 25
N
Nepotism.................................................................................................... 13,
76, 87; see anti-nepotism
Non-Voting....................................................................................................... see Ex Officio; see Voting
O
Ombuds.............................................................................................................................. 71, 100-101
Officer(s)................................................................................................................ See Hearing Officer)
Administrative.......................................................................... 12,
13, 32,
Chief Administrative .................................................................................................................. 1,
2
Organization................................................................................................................................. 18
Senate............................................................................................................... See Constitution: 65
State........................................................................................................................................... 26
Hearing................................................................................... See Grievance Procedure12, 44, 47, 53
Public Records ................................................................................................................ 13, 91, 109
120
Orientation of new
faculty............................................................................................................. 1, 775
Organization of
WWU.................................................................................... 1-2,
APPENDIX A: 63 (chart)
P
Part-time faculty........................................................................................................ see
"Limited Term"
Performance
(artistic).................................................................................................................... 50-61
Professional Development Review.................................................................... 9-10,
15, 37-41, 60, 97
Personnel (see
files).................................................................................... 4-9,
36, 57, 76-11012, 86, 93
Prehearing................................................................................................................................. 33,
103
Planning and
budgeting process............................................................................. APPENDIX
D: 9799-101
Pregnancy
leave 23, 251, 11, 22
President
of the University 2, 32, 65-66, 75, 79,
102, 104, 109, 111, 131-133
President of
Faculty Senate................................................................................................... 1,
32, 65-75
President-elect........................................................................................................................ 65-75
President pro tem................................................................................................................... 65,
68
Probationary
faculty........................................................... 3-16,
24, 26-55, 93, 95. 121, see
Limited-Term
Professional leave............................................................................... 20-27,
See Colleges, Sections II-IX
Professional
Performance/ Development Review..................................................... 9-10,
15, 37-41, 60, 97
Professor, ranks of, and tenure........................................................................................................ 3-12
Promotion.......................................................................................................................... see “Tenure”
Protest............................................................................................................................................ 106
Q
Quorum............................................................................................... 39, 64, 67-68,
75, 12070, 77, 119
R
Ranks.................................................................................................................................. See Tenure
Ratification of Constitution
of Faculty........................................................................................... 64, 6768
Recurrent
short-term illness (leave policy)........................................................................................ 2321
Reduction in Force
(RIF)............................................... 7,
29-32, 48, APPENDIX I: 114, see Modified Duties
Reimbursements................................................................................................................................ 18
Released time (for
Senate President)............................................................................................... 7217
Removal (for
cause)........................................................................................................................... 31