Documents to Review

Below are links to documents to be reviewed and discussed by the Faculty Senate.

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON MARCH 23, 2023

• University Curriculum Committee Report - March 13, 2023
• Staff Service Award Nominees
  • Kimberly Coats
  • Greg Lane
  • Patty Mason
  • Gena Shire
• Faculty Red Final Report
• Policy 6:001 Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Nondiscrimination Policy for all Faculty, Students, Staff, Applicants and Third Parties
• Faculty Senate Constitution - Proposed Changes

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON MARCH 16, 2023 - CALLED MEETING

• Faculty Handbook 2022-2023 - Proposed Changes
• Bylaws of the Faculty Senate - Proposed Changes
• Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Procedures and Guidelines - Proposed Changes
• Allocation and Recruitment of Faculty
• 2:059 Sponsored Research Incentive Program
• 2:060 Indirect Cost and Salary Recovery
• 2:063 Policy on Academic Promotion
• 2:064 Credit Hours

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023

• Provost's Council Report - Feb. 8, 2023
• University Curriculum Committee Report - Feb. 13, 2023
• Faculty Red Committee Report
• Faculty White Committee Report
• Faculty Senate Constitution - Proposed Changes

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON JANUARY 26, 2023

• University Curriculum Committee Report - Dec. 26, 2022
• University Curriculum Committee Report - Jan. 23, 2023
• Policies: Information Items
  
  • APSU 1:001 Conflict of Interest
  • APSU 2:014 TN eCampus Participation - rescinding
  • APSU 2:027 Academic Calendar and Student Registration
  • APSU 2:050 English Proficiency - rescinding
• Non-substantive Changes
  • APSU 2:001 Curricular Development and Modification Approval
  • APSU 2:013 Distance Education
  • APSU 2:039 Minors on Campus
  • APSU 2:048 Extra Compensation - Adjunct Compensation, and Extra Compensation for Services Rendered During Summer Sessions and Intersession Terms
  • APSU 2:054 Employment of Graduate Assistants
  • APSU 2:018 Substantive Change (Reviewed, no change)
  • APSU 2:038 Undergraduate Admission Policy (Reviewed, no change)
• Senate Approved Policies
  • APSU 2:045 Definition of Faculty
  • APSU 2:053 Annual Faculty Evaluation Review

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 17, 2022

• University Curriculum Committee Report - Nov. 14, 2022
• Policy 1:001 Conflict of Interest Faculty Senate Draft 11-14-2022
• RTP Procedures and Guidelines - With Fall 2022 Draft Edits

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON OCTOBER 27, 2022

• Streamlining of Retention, Tenure and Promotion
• University Curriculum Committee Report - October 17, 2022
• Policy 2:045 - Definition of Faculty
• Policy 2:053 - Annual Faculty Evaluation Review

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

• University Curriculum Committee Report
• Enhanced Peer Review of Teaching Timeline

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON AUGUST 25, 2022

• Divisive Concepts Legislation
  • APSU Response and Support for Faculty
• University Policy Updates (Information Items)
  • 5:036 Staff Promotions, Reclassifications, Transfers and Demotions
  • 5:020 Leave Policies
  • 5:011 Position Management & Recruitment
  • 5:029 Discipline Procedures for Staff Employees
  • 1:001 Conflict of Interest
  • 1:024 Board of Trustees Delegation of Authority
  • 5:032 Personnel Emergency Response Procedures
  • 5:017 Charitable Organizations Campaigns and Contributions
  • 5:015 Hours Worked and Additional Pay
  • 5:042 Retirement

Policies open for comments (Information Items)

• • • 1:032 Compensation
    • 5:009 Moving Allowance
    • 5:010 Alternate Work Arrangements
• University Strategic Plan (Information Item)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON MAY 5, 2022

• 2021 and 2022 Faculty Retirees
• Budget Advisory Report from April 19, 2022
• 2:047 Intellectual Property Patents and Copyrights (action item)
• 2:048 Adjunct Compensation, Extra Compensation and Compensation for Services Rendered During Summer Sessions and Intersession Terms (action item)
• 2022-2023 Funded SASI Proposals
• 2022-2023 Slate of Officers (action item)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON APRIL 21, 2022

• 2022-2027 Strategic Plan (Draft)
• Provost's Council Reports
  • March 23, 2022
  • April 13, 2022
• University Curriculum Committee Reports (February-April)
• University RTP Policy Committee 
  • University Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Procedures and Guidelines (Proposed Changes)
  • Enhanced Peer Evaluation Report: Formative & Summative
  • Enhanced Peer Evaluation Report: Summative
  • University RTP Appeals Board Charge
• Policies (Information Items)
  • 2:036 Eligibility/Commitment of Financial Aid: Enrollment and Payment of Student Fees
  • 2:040 Student Course Grade Appeal Policy
  • 2:043 Termination of Faculty for Adequate Cause
  • 2:060 Indirect Cost and Salary Recovery
  • 2:061 Time and Effort Reporting for Grant-Sponsored Activities
  • 2:063 Policy on Academic Promotion
• Policies (Action Items)
  • 2:009 Academic Reorganization
  • 2:013 Distance Education
  • 2:016 Adoption of Textbooks and Ancillary Course Materials
  • 2:033 Part-Time Instructors
  • 2:046 Faculty Workload
    • Workload Table for 2:046
  • 2:048 Adjunct Compensation, Extra Compensation and Compensation for Services Rendered During Summer Sessions and Intersession Terms
  • 2:049 Chairs, Directors, and Coordinators
  • 2:053 Annual Faculty Evaluation Review

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON MARCH 24, 2022

• Budget Advisory Task Force Report
• Provost Council Report
• Revised Report on Student Course Evaluations (Action Item)
  • RTP P & G Description
  • Option A: Proposed New Student Course Evaluation Instrument
  • Option B: Proposed New Student Course Evaluation Instrument
• University Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Appeals Board Charge (Action Item)
• Policy 2:059 Sponsored Research Incentive Program (Action Item)
• Faculty Red Committee Report (Information Item)
• Staff Service Award Nominations (Action Item)
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics 1
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics 2
• Faculty Handbook Committee Updates (Information Item)
• Policy 2:008 Faculty Post-Retirement Program (Information Item)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON MARCH 17, 2022

• APSU Faculty Discipline and Performance Improvement Policy (Action Item)
• Compromise Enhanced Peer Review Proposal (Action Item)
• Policy 2:016 Adoption of Textbooks, and Ancillary Course Materials (Action Item)
• Policy 2:011 Membership and Responsibilities of UCC (rescind)
• Policy 2:014 TN eCampus Participation (Information Item)
• Policy 2:018 Substantive Change (Information Item)
• Policy 2:020 Library Inventory Policy (rescind)
• Policy 2:026 Awarding Honorary Degrees (Information Item)
• Policy 2:027 Academic Calendar and Student Registration (Information Item)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022

• Mission, Vision, Values: Marketing and Communication Tagline February 24, 2022
• Budget Advisory Task Force Summary - February 2, 2022
• Provost Council Report - February 11, 2022
• Course Continuity Policy Proposal Edited - Academic Red Committee (Action Item)
• Rules Committee Report (Action Item)
  • Number of Faculty Per College 2022
  • Guide to Bylaw Changes
  • Bylaws of the Faculty Senate of Austin Peay State University
• APSU Tenure P & G with Draft of Enhanced Peer Review (Action Item)
  • Peer Evaluation Report Template
  • Sample Rating Criteria
• RTP P & G Description - Academic White Committee
  • Proposed New Student Course Evaluation Instrument
• Action Items
  • 2:056 Grant Proposal, Application Preparation, and Award Policy
  • 2:059 Sponsored Research Incentive Program
• Information Items
  • 2:002 Research (Faculty Staff and or Student) Involving Human Subjects
  • 2:003 Continuing Education Units
  • 2:004 Non-Credit Activities
  • 2:019 Misconduct in Research and Other Creative Activities
  • 2:034 Faculty and Academic Staff Abroad
  • 2:038 Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions Policy
  • 2:039 Minors on Campus
  • 2:045 Definition of Faculty
  • 2:058 Grants Management: Budgeting, Spending and Responsibilities

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON JANUARY 27, 2022

• University Curriculum Report - December 2021 (Information Item)
• 2:006 Faculty Professional Development Assignments (Information Item)
• 2:007 Research Involving Animals (Information Item)
• 2:012 Faculty Retention of Unreturned Student Work (Information Item)
• 2:024 Reverse Transfer Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines (Information Item)
• 2:025 Limitations on Enrollments (Information Item)
• 2:030 Learning Support (Information Item)
• 2:035 APSU Bulletin Policy (Information Item)
• 2:037 Use of Copyrighted Materials (Information Item)
• 2:042 Allocation and Recruitment of Faculty (Information Item)
• 2:051 Faculty Appointments (Information Item)
• 2:052 Academic Freedom and Responsibility (Information Item)
• 2:054  Employment of Graduate Assistants (Information Item)
• 2:055 Research and Scholarly Activities (Information Item)
• 2:001 Curricular Development and Modification Approval (Action Item)
• 2:029 Articulation Agreements (Action Item)
  • 2:029 Policy Justification
• 2:044 Emeritus Faculty, Professionals and Administrators (Action Item)
• 2:057 Grants Award and Declination Policy (Action Item)
• Course Continuity Policy Proposal - Academic Red Committee (Action Item)
• Bylaws of the Faculty Senate of Austin Peay State University (First Read)
  • Guide to Bylaw Changes

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021

• Enhanced Peer Review Process of Teaching - Interim Draft
• Enhanced Peer Review Process of Teaching (Interim Draft) PowerPoint Presentation
• Enhanced Peer Evaluation Report - Draft Template
• DRAFT: Mission, Vision, and Values
• University Curriculum Committee Report - November 8, 2021

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON OCTOBER 28, 2021

• Enhanced Peer Review Process
• Policy 2:015 Prior Learning Credit
• University Curriculum Committee Report - October 18, 2021

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

• Summary of Enhanced Peer Review Process
• APSU 7:012 Social Media Policy 
• TUFS Report (Summer 2021)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON AUGUST 26, 2021

• Summary of Enhanced Peer Review Process
• Academic Regulations for Degree Completion
• APSU 7:012 Social Media Policy 
• TUFS Report (Summer 2021)

ITEMS TO REVIEW FOR MEETING ON APRIL 22, 2021

• Faculty Senate Red Committee Report

For documents from previous years, contact the Faculty Senate Secretary.