Office of Faculty Affairs

Faculty Senate Motions

September 2003-June 2004

September 9, 2003

Motion to dissolve the Interdepartmental Division of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Vote: 18 in favor, 2 opposed, 0 abstentions

November 11, 2003

Motion to approve proposal to form new Center for Aids Research
- Vote: 20 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions

December 9, 2003

Motion to approved Uniform Grading Policy
- Vote: 35 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions

April 13, 2004

Motion to support continuing effort of the Curriculum Oversight Committee and Evaluation, Assessment and Outcomes Committee in creation of new curriculum using the structure that is currently in place, with continued input from departments.
- Vote: 19 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions
Motion to defer discussion of the proposed changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine until Executive Faculty has been afforded opportunity to review proposed changes.
- Vote: 19 in favor, 0 against, 0 abstentions

May 11 , 2004

Motion to approve the following changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine . Vote: 20 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions :

Wording changes in Preamble to conform to new language in the Regent laws and University of Colorado Faculty Senate Constitution .
Addition of two mission statements as introductory sections to the Rules of the School of Medicine.
Deletion of separate listing of SOM Departments, Divisions and Centers. This listing will now be maintained by the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.
Revision of section concerning roles and responsibilities of department chairs.
Revision of section on departmental “Meetings and Reports,” adding language that an annual report shall be submitted by each department chairperson to members of the department, as well as the Dean.
Clarification of members of the Executive and General Faculty.
Clarification that all School of Medicine faculty must sign appropriate UPI Member Practice Agreements.

Motion by Dr. Curt Freed to not approve the senate membership apportionment change from one member for every twenty faculty members to one member for every thirty faculty members, leaving the apportionment at one member for every twenty faculty members. Vote: 6 in favor, 15 opposed, and no abstentions.

Motion to approve the senate membership apportionment change from one member for every twenty faculty members to one member for every thirty members. Vote: 19 in favor, 6 opposed, no abstentions.

Motion to approve the following changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine . Vote: 23 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions:

Maintaining requirement that at least one-fourth of the Senate shall be composed of representatives from the basic sciences departments.
Addition of requirement that prior to June 30 th of each even-numbered year, all departments shall hold elections for Senators, and that the Office of Faculty Affairs will maintain the list of each department's apportionment and will notify each department of its census and Senate representation.
Addition of language that states that the chair or a designated representative of the campus Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee (EMAC), who is also a member of the SOM Executive Faculty, shall serve as a voting member of the Faculty Senate.
Clarification that the Executive Faculty shall meet at least two times yearly at times designated by the Dean and Faculty Senate President.

Motion to approve the following changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine . Vote: 20 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions:

With regard to departmental chairperson searches, addition of the provision that the Dean shall consult with faculty in the concerned department, as well as Faculty Officers, prior to appointing search committee and that searches shall be conducted in accordance with Regent laws and policies.
Clarification that search committees shall consist of at least six members.
Clarification that, where appropriate, search committees should include representatives of the clinical faculty and representatives of the affiliated hospitals.

Motion to approve the following changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine . Vote: 22 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions:

Clarification of the four appointment types, tenured, limited, indeterminate, and at-will.
Clarification that faculty holding limited or indeterminate appointments cannot be reassigned to “at-will” status without proper notice.
Deletion of references to “rolling term” appointments, which are described as continuous, “multi-year limited” appointments.
A single-word change in the descriptions of Assistant Professors and Associate Professors, changing the word “shall” to “should” in the statement “Assistant Professors shall have the terminal degree appropriate to their field, or its equivalent . . .”; and changing the word “must” to “should” in the statement “Associate Professors must have the terminal degree appropriate to their field, or its equivalent.”
Deletion of the grandfathering provision which provides an option for Associate Professors seeking promotion to full Professor to be eligible for consideration using the “Old Criteria,” which has now expired. This option is retained for Assistant Professors who were hired or received letters of offers before August 7, 1977 , and have already elected whether they want to come under the new or old policies for promotion to Associate Professor.
Deletion of the reference to “open tenure positions,” which is no longer applicable.
Clarification of the policies and procedures for appointments and promotions in the Research Professor Series.
The years of service requirement for clinical faculty seeking promotion to Associate Clinical Professor or Clinical Professor is changed from four years of service to six years of service or equivalent experience.
Addition of the language that clinical and adjunct faculty will hold at-will positions. An earlier section which permitted Associate Clinical Professors and Clinical Professors to hold indeterminate appointments is deleted.
Deletion of references to “reappointments” in various discussions of the faculty review process in order to comply with new Regent Laws.
Deletion of existing SOM requirement that each Department's Advisory Committee for promotion and tenure consist of at least 20 percent of all Associate and full Professors in the Department.
Addition of language regarding the makeup of the Faculty Promotions Committee, which states that the School of Medicine shall seek to appoint a balanced committee; its representation should, to the extent possible, reflect the different departments, and the varied clinical, research and teaching missions, of the School.
Deletion of the section of the Rules that states that Faculty Promotions Committee chairs or co-chairs may only serve a single one-year term.
Modification of existing language regarding faculty promotion and shared responsibilities which provides that new faculty can be provided with copies of, or electronic access to, the Rules of the School of Medicine and the “Standards, Processes and Procedures Document” of the Laws of the Regents.
Addition of language which states that Departments shall provide all Instructors and Assistant Professors at least one mentor, which should occur prior to the start of the faculty member's initial appointment but must occur within 3 months of the start of the appointment.

Motion to approve the following changes to the Rules of the School of Medicine . Vote: 20 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions:

Clarification of the specific responsibilities of the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.
Addition of language regarding the University policies regarding performance evaluations.
Clarification of language regarding the solicitation of and access to letters of recommendations.
Clarification of notice requirements of faculty holding indeterminate appointments.
Deletes the requirement that all faculty members, at the time they are proposed for promotion, reappointment or tenure, be provided written notice of their right to appeal to the Privilege and Tenure Committee.
Clarification of wording changes to several standing committee names.
Clarification of membership of the Rules and Governance Committee.
Clarification of the function of the Curriculum Oversight Committee, which replaces the Curriculum Committee.
Deletion of Appendices 2-5 from the Rules, which will now be maintained by the Office of Faculty Affairs.

Motion to table the addition to the Rules which clarifies that proposed amendments to the SOM Rules must be approved by the Executive Committee and Faculty Senate prior to presentation to the Executive Faculty for final action. Vote: 20 in favor, none opposed, no abstentions.