UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the legislative arm of the faculty. As such, the faculty delegates to the senate its powers and responsibilities as affecting the academic policies and programs, faculty affairs, and the general welfare of the university in accordance with the provisions of Article III.

The Faculty Senate has a dedicated email for agenda items, questions, and other business pertaining to Faculty Senate.  Please send your information or questions to facultysenate@uwrf.edu

 

Respresentation

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CAFES

 

  Amber Remble
  Joseph Shakal

Shaheer Burney

CAS

  Grace Coggio  
  Karl Peterson

  Alexandru Tupan 
  Magara Maeda

Doug Margolis   Jennifer Willis-Rivera

CEPS

  Tamara Kincaid 
  Dean Vesperman

  
 

Christy Pettis

CBE

  Logan Kelly

 

 

4th Division

   Alicia Reinke-Tuthill
  

   Ryan Bench
   Cory Clark

Kellen Wells-Mangold  Jake Brunnquell

At Large

Brett Kallusky (sr.)
   Lori Nixon (jr.)

  Mialisa Moline (sr.)        Melaku Abegaz (jr.)

Michelle Parkinson (Sr)  Patrick Woolcock (Jr)

Chancellor’s
Designee

David Travis (Provost)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Office

Officer

Chair

Alexandru Tupan

Vice Chair

Logan Kelly

Elections Chair

Yoana Newman

Secretary

Doug Margolis

Faculty Senate Liaison

Kellen Wells-Mangold

 

  • Receive and consider suggestions, proposals, and recommendations brought before the senate by the faculty, student body, and the administrative staff.
     
  • Prepare resolutions, proposals, recommendations, and specific legislation for faculty action.
     
  • Participate with the chancellor in the establishment and termination of the functions and memberships of all standing committees. There shall be provision for the establishment of faculty committees within the by-laws of the constitution. Specific provisions governing the powers, responsibilities, and procedures of faculty committees and the procedure of their appointment are to be found in the by-laws of the constitution.
     
  • Serve as coordinating and expediting agency for the work of standing committees and assign responsibility along with the chancellor for the execution of studies and activities of these committees. All recommendations for policy changes in the orientation and direction of all committees must be submitted for approval to both the Faculty Senate and the chancellor.
     
  • Study and recommend policies designed to improve faculty welfare.
     
  • Establish general interpretations of academic policy and regulations.
     
  • Conduct nominations and elections of members of the senate, as defined in Article VI Section C.
     
  • Inform the general faculty, the administration, and the student body of all senate actions affecting the areas of their respective concerns.
     
  • Recommend to the chancellor the university calendar, subject to the regulations of the Board of Regents.
     
  • Provide for and regulate such funds as may be raised and expended by the general faculty.
     
  • Study and make recommendations concerning any other subjects relative to the general welfare of the university.

Faculty Senate Meeting Combined Agendas (last meeting of the 2023-2024 Senate and the first meeting of the 2024-2025 Senate)

Date: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024, 3:30-5:00 PM.

Location: Online, via Zoom. Please use the link below.

http://tiny.cc/faculty-senate-meeting

  1. Call to order of the last 2023-2024 Faculty Senate meeting.
  2. Seating of substitutes.  
  3. UWRF land acknowledgment.

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls sits on the shared ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe and the Dakota Nations and Tribal Communities. Acknowledging our university’s historical contributions to the disenfranchisement of indigenous communities, we declare a standing commitment toward campus-wide education, increased awareness of current indigenous issues, and the development of sustainable partnerships with indigenous nations of the area.

  1. Chair report
    1. The Chancellor’s Office pointed out that Motion 84, approved by the Faculty Senate in January, needs to undergo a faculty referendum before it is sent to the Chancellor. The interim provost and our parliamentarian agreed with this interpretation. The referendum needs to be organized in the fall. 
    2. The following document is a summary from the Faculty Representatives Meeting in Madison earlier this month. My thanks go to Ozcan Kilic for the report.
    3. The following document is a draft from the Universities of Wisconsin. It intends to create a uniform online teaching structure. In the grand scheme of things, we need to understand what the ultimate goal of this draft is. Some points that need clarification:
      1.  Is this structure meant to supplement the courses to be cut locally by campuses under financial stress?
      2. Do our online courses compete with or are they going to be incorporated into the new structure?
      3. Is this a way to change some of our FTEs into collaborative positions shared by several UW campuses?

 

  1. Officer reports.  
  2. Approval of old minutes.
    1. Minutes of 05-08-2024 (AY 2023-2024).

 

 

  1. Old Business.
    1. Motion from the Faculty Welfare & Personnel Policies Committee to revise immediately upon Faculty Senate and the Chancellor’s approval the Faculty and Staff Handbook, (a) Ch 5.2.1 Responsibility, (b) Ch 5.2.12 Across-the-board Adjustments, (c) Ch 5.3.1 Merit Rating Procedures, (d) Ch 5.5 Sick Leave, and (e) Ch 5.13 Employee Assistance Program as described here. 

 

  1. Adjournment of the last 2023-2024 Faculty Senate meeting.

 

Notices.

  • The following program changes were approved by the APP and sent to the chair on 5/4/2024. Their inclusion here is intended to alert the new Senate about their approval.
    • Program change in General Engineering. 
    • Program change in Elementary Mathematics.
    • Program change in Broad Field Social Studies.
    • Program change in Neuroscience Minor.

 

 

 

  1. Call to Order the First Meeting of the 2024-2025 Faculty Senate.
  2. Introduction of new senators.
    1. CAS: Karl Peterson and John Heppen
    2. CEBAH: Courtney Wells
    3. 4th Division: April Chaney
    4. At large (senior): Lori Swanson
    5. At large (junior): Scott Mitchell
    6. Graduate faculty: Ozcan Kilic

 

  1. Seating of substitutes.
  2. Officer Elections

A. Chair Election

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting.

B. Vice Chair Election

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

C. Elections Chair

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

D. Secretary

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

E. Academic Staff Council Liaison

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

  1. Announcement of Winners.
  2. Transfer of Power.

 

Adjournment of the first 2024-2025 Faculty Senate meeting.