CON Rules of the Faculty Organization: Difference between revisions

                 <td>Revised: January &amp; April 1999<br />Revised: January 2000<br />Revised: November 2001<br />Revised: April 2006<br />Revised: April 2007<br />Revised: March 2008<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: November 2011<br />Revised: November 2012<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9240|March 2013]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9530|May 2015]] ([[Special:Diff/9240/9530|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12843|December 2017]] ([[Special:Diff/9530/12843|changes]])<br />Revised: May 2022 ([[Special:Diff/12843/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>

         <td>consensus building among faculty, staff, administration, and students.</td>

         <td>identify the resources and technology necessary to provide optimal learning experiences.</td>

         <td colspan="3"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Officers.</span> The officers of the GFO shall be the chairperson, chairperson-elect, and secretary.</td>

         <td>The chairperson-elect shall be elected for a one (1) year term from the faculty members holding full-time positions, who have completed at least two academic years of 0.5 FTE employment with the College of Nursing. At the end of the academic year, the chairperson-elect assumes the position of chairperson. Having served as chairperson for one (1) year, the chairperson serves for an additional year as GFO past chairperson. The chairperson and chairperson-elect each serve in their positions for one (1) year. Should the office of the chairperson become vacant, the chairperson-elect shall then fill the unexpired term and serve the term for which he/she was elected. If the chairperson-elect position becomes vacant between the time of the regular faculty election and the end of the following fall semester, the vacancy shall be filled as soon as possible by special election (refer to Committee on Nominations, Rules of the Faculty Organization, 4.1.2). If the chairperson-elect position becomes vacant early in the spring semester, the vacancy shall be filled by the regular election process. </td>

         <td colspan="3"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Voting Privileges.</span> The voting membership of the GFO shall consist of all full-time and part-time faculty of 0.5 or greater FTE whose primary responsibility is in the College of Nursing (refer to 2.0.1 above).  Faculty who are enrolled as a student at the UNMC College of Nursing or the UNMC Graduate College to pursue an advanced degree (while they continue to teach) are given the title of specialist.  Specialists do not have voting privileges in the College of Nursing (Refer to the  Graduate College Policy Handbook under Related Policy Documents, Section II.  Policy on the Pursuit of Graduate Degrees at the University of Nebraska by Persons Holding the Rank of Assistant Professor or Above or Equivalent).  In addition, individuals with the title of specialist in the CON may not serve as a committee/division/department representative. The eligible faculty will carry out voting privileges, after the discussion of the item is completed in the GFO meeting, using a special email ballot link approved by the GFO chair and/or secretary. The results of the voting will be placed into the minutes for review and approval of the minutes at the next GFO meeting. </td>

                     <td>receiving, considering, and acting upon reports and recommendations from FCC, the standing committees, and special committees of the GFO.</td>

                     <td>attending EC and EEC meetings in the absence of the chairperson, as needed;</td>

                     <td>serving as a member or chair of the Subcommittee of FCC for Rules of the Faculty Organization.</td>

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         <td valign="top" width="10px">d.</td>

         <td valign="top" width="10px">e.</td>

                     <td>serving as consultant to the chairperson, chairperson elect, secretary, and faculty members concerning <span style="text-decoration:underline; font-style:italic;">Robert’s Rules of Order</span>.</td>

         <td valign="top" width="10px">f.</td>

                     <td> Dissemination of information to each division and bringing discussion points to FCC and GFO </td>

                     <td> if the division representative cannot be present at a meeting of GFO or FCC, that representative shall arrange for a voting-eligible GFO member to fulfill their responsibilities; </td>

                     <td>in the event of a written vote at a GFO meeting, the division representative will obtain the written ballot prior to the meeting and arrange for distribution of the ballot, collection of the completed ballots, and tabulation of the vote; the division representatives are responsible for destroying and disposing of written ballots. </td>

         <td colspan="3">Academic Review Committee<br />Committee on Nominations<br />Faculty Practice Committee<br />Nursing Research Committee<br />PhD Affairs Council<br />Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee<br />Promotion and Tenure Committee<br />Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee<br />Undergraduate Curriculum Committee<br />Undergraduate Exam Support Committee<br />Global Health Standing Committee</td>

         <td colspan="3">Chairpersons of all standing committees, except for PhD Affairs Committee, who have special bylaws for selection, shall be elected by the membership of each committee at the end of the Spring semester and prior to the start of the next academic year. The role of chairpersons is to implement committee bylaws, represent the standing committee bylaw implementation and viewpoint at FCC and GFO meetings, disseminate information, review/revise policy/procedures every five (5) years or as needed, bring items for a vote to the GFO and ensure that policy/procedure revisions are implemented at the system level working with the Dean’s administrative team. </td>

         <td valign="top" width="30px">3.0.1</td>

         <td>Provide a formal mechanism for divisions, committees, and EC to discuss issues/proposals in shared domains and disseminate this information throughout the CON.</td>

         <td valign="top" width="30px">3.0.2</td>

         <td> Council composition: The Council will be composed of the chairpersons from all eleven (11) standing committees, one (1) elected representative from each division, and the GFO chairperson-elect. The Dean serves as an ex-officio member.</td>

         <td> Division representatives will serve two-year terms staggered so that two (2)/three (3) will rotate off each year. Division representative will be elected by the faculty on the division. The division will decide if the FCC representative serves as the chair of the division or if another faculty serves as chairperson for the division meeting. Division representatives shall function to communicate and disseminate information to FCC and GFO and promote discussion of impact of system level issues at the campus level. If a division representative is not able to attend FCC and GFO meetings, they will assign a voting eligible faculty in their place. </td>

         <td>An important function of FCC members is to facilitate communication between FCC and the faculty they represent.</td>

<li>Attends FCC meetings or sends another eligible committee member to represent the committee</li>

<li>Collaborates with the Chair, Chair-elect, secretary and designated staff associate to disseminate the committee's agenda, minutes, and attachments for committee discussion</li>

<li>Work with the GFO Chair and designated staff associate to request GFO agenda time for presenting committee policy changes, verifies the policy changes after the webmaster notifies that the policy changes have been made. </li>

         <td>The subgroup of FCC for Rules of the Faculty Organization will consist of the GFO chairperson-elect, the five (5) division representatives, and an appointed member from FCC who will serve as the chairperson of this group. </td>

         <td>The subgroup for Rules of the Faculty Organization will review all new or revised rule changes to assure the consistency and integrity with the CON rule documents as a whole; this will be completed prior to a change of rules vote by the GFO. FCC as a whole may serve as a consultant regarding these changes in rules. Other policies/guidelines are reviewed/revised by the specific standing committee that is listed as the Responsible Reviewing Agency and taken to the appropriate faculty for approval. GFO chairperson/FCC chairperson is contacted when standing committee policies/guidelines need to be brought to the faculty for consideration to be placed on the agenda to be considered for approval.</td>

         <td colspan="3">Students participate in governance through representation on CON committees. Students may serve for up to two (2) years. . Students shall attend meetings and bring forth items for discussion working with a faculty liaison. Students serving must be in good standing per policy in accordance with the University Student Code of Conduct. </td>     

 

        <td colspan="3">Staff provide input through representation on CON standing or other committees. The guidelines for service terms and voting on a faculty governance or other CON committee is by written rules contained in the faculty governance or other CON standing committee bylaws and in the General Staff Organization (GSO) guidelines/bylaws.</td>