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II. The Faculty - Definition
A. Definition
B. Membership
C. Powers and Duties
D. Faculty Meetings
E. Principal Elective Faculty Committees
F. Standing Appointive Committees
A. Definition
"The Barnard Faculty consists of scholar-teachers who have long recognized that their teaching depends upon their scholarship and grows out of it. The range of the Barnard curriculum fairly reflects this understanding, both in its concentration upon the traditional disciplines of learning and in its innovative interdisciplinary programs. The scholarly commitment of the Barnard Faculty is constantly shown, too, in the variety and quality of its many research projects, its books and articles in learned journals, its participation in academic societies, its many different kinds of publications and performance. But its abiding achievement is a constant demonstration in the classroom of the binding ties of teaching and scholarship to each other which simply will not accept the possibility of any serious conflict between them. For in these central functions, Barnard's scholar-teachers honor the enduring values of their profession."
[Statement adopted by the Faculty and the Board of Trustees, 1978.]
B. Membership
The Faculty consists of the President of the College, the Provost/Dean of the Faculty, the Associate Provost, the Dean of the College, the Dean of Studies, and all Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Associates, and full-time Instructors whose appointment is primarily at Barnard College. Visiting appointments generally do not carry with them voting membership in the Faculty. Other administrative officers may be made members of the Faculty by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Faculty. To be eligible for voting membership in the Faculty, part-time faculty must satisfy one of the following requirements: (1) be teaching a two-thirds program; (2) have taught a two-thirds program or more in the past and be currently teaching in the College; (3) be teaching a one-third program and giving full-time service to the College; (4) have taught a one-third program for three years or more, and be teaching.
C. Powers and Duties
Subject to the reserve power retained by the Board of Trustees, it is the responsibility of the Faculty to:
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fix the requirements of admission to the College, the courses of study therein, and the conditions of graduation;
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establish rules for ascertaining the proficiency of students and for the assignment of honors;
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fix the times of examinations other than the final and deferred examinations;
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recommend to the President of the College and the President of the University those candidates who shall have satisfactorily fulfilled in Barnard College the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts;
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prepare and publish from time to time a statement of the courses of study in the College, specifying the studies to be pursued in each year, and each of the departments of instruction;
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appoint all scholars or make provisions for their appointment; and
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make all such regulations of their own proceedings and for the better governance of the College as shall not contravene the Charter, the Statutes, or any action by the Board of Trustees.
No exercise of the powers conferred on the Faculty which involves a change in the educational policy of the College or the University in respect to the requirements of admission, the required course of study, or the conditions of graduation, shall take effect until the same has been approved by the Board of Trustees.
[REF: Statutes in "Charters, By-Laws, Statutes and Intercorporate Agreement with Amendments to January 1, 1975."]
D. Faculty Meetings
Faculty meetings are normally held on the first Monday of each month in which the College is in session. All full-time faculty members are expected to attend faculty meetings. Neither classes nor office hours should be scheduled to conflict with the time of the faculty meeting.
Meetings are usually held in the James Room on the 4th floor of Barnard Hall. Refreshments are served starting at 3:45 p.m. The official meeting begins at 4:15 p.m. and concludes at 6:00 p.m., unless business is concluded earlier or a decision is made by the Chair on a motion from the floor to extend the meeting.
Special meetings may be held at the call of the President or upon a formal request of five members of the Faculty.
Meetings are chaired by the Provost/Dean of the Faculty.
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Voting. Only members of the Faculty have the right to vote. Unless otherwise decided by the Faculty, votes are by a simple majority. Faculty tellers are responsible for counting and reporting votes. A quorum consists of 50 faculty members present.
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Agenda. Agendas for Faculty Meetings are set by the Faculty Governance and Procedures Committee and are mailed to the Faculty prior to the meeting. Items for the agenda can be submitted to the Provost/Dean of the Faculty or the members of the Faculty Governance and Procedure Committee.
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Minutes. Minutes of Faculty meetings are taken by the Secretary to the Faculty and are appended to the agenda of the succeeding Faculty meeting for the Faculty's approval.
E. Principal Elective Faculty Committees
*Faculty members serve 2-year terms unless otherwise indicated.
All members of the Barnard faculty are expected to participate in the governance of the College through service on its faculty and College committees. Tripartite committees are composed of faculty members, administrators, and students designated by the Student Government Association.
To assure comprehensive representation, elections (as well as some appointments) to committees are normally by the following faculty groups:
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Faculty in the Professional Practice series may be named to or elected to College committees in seats reserved for untenured faculty (i.e., Assistant Professors of Professional Practice) or tenured faculty (i.e., Associate Professors or Professors of Professional Practice), with the exception of the Advisory Committee on Appointments, Tenure and Promotion (ATP) and the Faculty Budget and Planning Committee (members of these two committees must be tenured, and in the case of the ATP, at least three must be full professors).
[Resolution passed by the Faculty on April 3, 2000.]
- Advisory Committee on Appointments, Tenure and Promotion (ATP):
Chair, Provost/Dean of the Faculty (3-year term). Meets weekly, usually Thursday at noon.
Advises the President and Provost/Dean of the Faculty on academic qualifications of individuals for purposes of appointment, tenure, promotion and other matters relating to faculty evaluation, recognition and development. Membership is limited to tenured Full Professors, and to tenured Associate Professors who have held tenured status for at least two years. There are five members, one from each of the four faculty groups plus one at-large; all are elected by the full faculty. Elections or appointments to the committee must result in the presence of at least three tenured Full Professors among the five members.
- Faculty Budget and Planning Committee (FBPC):
[Faculty Resolution 11/26/01.]
Chair, Provost/Dean of the Faculty (3-year term). Meets weekly on Wednesday from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Advises the President and Provost/Dean on staffing in the College's academic program. Its focus is on the size and composition of divisions, departments and programs. The FBPC appoints 2 representatives from among its faculty members from different faculty divisions, to work collaboratively with the President's Council during budget discussions. [Faculty Resolution 11/26/02] It is the responsibility of the FBPC to maintain the Faculty Planning Profile. Membership is limited to tenured faculty, one from each of the four faculty groups who are elected by that group and two faculty from different groups elected at-large.
- Committee on Instruction (COI):
Chair, Associate Provost, Provost/Dean of the Faculty ex officio (2-year term). Meets weekly on Monday at 4:10 p.m.
Represents the Faculty and recommends action to the full Faculty on matters relating to the curriculum. The COI is the College's principal formulator of educational policy. Provides advice to the Office of Admissions on academic matters having to do with admissions policy and practice, including the development of recruitment strategies and priorities, the use of standardized test scores, and the evaluation of student outcomes. [Faculty Resolution 3/04/02] Membership of this tripartite committee includes one tenured and one non-tenured faculty member from each of the four voting groups, all of whom are elected by the full faculty.
- Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees:
[Faculty Resolution 3/04/02] (3-year term).
Two faculty, with at least one being a tenured faculty member, elected by the full faculty. [Faculty Resolution 12/04/00] Attend meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Trustee Educational Policy Committee; report to faculty at monthly Faculty meetings. Meets bi-monthly.
- Faculty Finance and Resource Committee (FFRC):
[Faculty resolution 3/04/02] (3-year term)
Articulates and defends the Faculty's interests in the budgetary process. Participates in discussions within the administration on salary scales, fringe benefits, other forms of remuneration, and working conditions. Membership includes one tenured, one non-tenured and one off-ladder member of the faculty, each elected by that group, and a fourth who is elected at-large by the full faculty. Meets seasonally.
- Committee on Faculty Governance and Procedures (FGP):
Chair, One of the elected faculty members, to be elected by the faculty members of the Committee. (2-year term) Meets bimonthly on Tuesday at noon.
Responsible for issues of faculty governance and procedures including organizing and operating faculty meetings, including the preparation of the agenda and review of the minutes for the use of the Provost in chairing the faculty meeting; conducting elections of faculty to various elective committees and other elective positions; appointing faculty to non-elective committees and standing tripartite committees; advising, upon request of the President or the Provost/Dean of the Faculty, on the appointment of faculty members to special or ad hoc committees; reviewing periodically the structure, charge and composition of faculty committees and election procedures; serving in grievance proceedings as provided in the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure; and serving as a forum for discussion of issues concerning faculty governance and procedures and referring issues as it deems appropriate to faculty committees and meetings for discussion and action. Membership includes one tenured and one non-tenured faculty member from each of the four voting groups, elected by the members of that group for two-year staggered terms.
- Faculty Representative to University Senate:
2 faculty members. Represent Barnard faculty at monthly meetings of Columbia University Senate and give reports at monthly Barnard Faculty meetings. Two faculty, one tenured and one non-tenured, elected by the full-faculty [Faculty Resolution 3/04/02].
- Faculty Advisory Council (FAC):
Consults and advises the President, as well as other members of the administration, and facilitates communication between the administration and faculty, on matters of significant concern to the College as a whole. Membership includes one member each from ATP, FBPC, FGP, FFRC and COI, to be elected by faculty members of those committees, and to serve for a period coterminous with her or his service on those committees; two further faculty members elected by department chairs and program directors for staggered three-year terms; the Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees, senior in term of office. Members may be re-elected. Meets at least two times each semester and on special occasions as necessary.
- Grants Committee:
Chair, Provost and Dean of the Faculty. Four tenured faculty members, one from each of the four faculty groups, plus two full time faculty of any rank or division, on or off ladder, all elected by the full faculty. Makes recommendations to the President for the Presidential Research Awards. Reviews and makes recommendations on applications by faculty members for research grants and travel funds. Reviews nominees and makes recommendations for Gildersleeve Professorship. Meets three times a year.
F. Standing Appointive Committees
*Faculty members serve 2-year terms unless otherwise indicated. (Includes tripartite administrative services and student life committees recently reorganized by the Student Government Association effective Autumn 2002).
- Academic Support & Enrichment (new committee): Chair, Associate Dean of the College for Academic Support. 6 faculty members including the Director of the Writing Program, the Director of the Inter-Collegiate Partnership (ICP), and the Faculty Coordinator for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, the remaining three faculty members to be appointed by the FGP, and a representative from the Admissions Office. Subcommittee of the Committee on Instruction will advise on the structure and function of various programs that provide academic support and enrichment to Barnard students, and to middle-school, high-school and community college students enrolled in special programs offered by the College.
- Administrative Services (new tripartite committee): Chair, Vice President for Administration and Capital Planning. 2 faculty members, 2 students to be appointed by the SGA, the director of facilities, the director of security, the general counsel and one additional administrator to be appointed by the Vice President for Administration and Capital Planning. This tripartite committee considers the functions and issues that affect the campus community, including but not limited to facilities, office services, and government relations. This committee will also function as the student security advisory committee, providing advice on matters pertaining to the continuing improvement of campus security policies and procedures. At least one half of the committee must be female under New York State Law.
- Barnard Library and Academic Information Service Committee: Chair, Provost or designee (currently Dean of Information Services). 1 faculty member from each of the four divisions and 4 faculty at-large, 3 students, Dean of the College or designee, Associate Provost, Director of Institutional Support, Dean of Information Services, Director of Academic Technologies, Director of Management Information and Network Services, Coordinator of Reference Services (Library). A tripartite committee to assist in the planning of issues relating to the Library, academic computing, and information technology. Meets monthly on Wednesday from 9:30-11.
- C.U. Faculty Athletics Advisory Committee:2 faculty members. Represents Barnard on University athletics issues. Meets occasionally.
- Career Services: Chair, Associate Director of Career Services. 1 faculty member. A tripartite committee on matters pertaining to Career Services programming, including recruitment, internships and student enterprises. Meets semi-monthly.
- Dean's Accommodations Committee (DAC):Chair, Dean of Studies. Director of Disability Services and 3 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Governance and Procedures Committee (one faculty member shall be a member of CPAS, and initially, one faculty member shall have served on the Learning Disabilities Task Force). For students with diagnosed learning disabilities, this subcommittee of the Committee on Programs and Academic Standing will consider student's requests for accommodations as well as the supporting documentation and the report of the independent consultant. Decides on the appropriate accommodations, which will be provided through the Office of Disability Services. [Faculty Resolution 3/2/1998]
- Honor Board: Adviser, Dean of Studies. Chair, student selected by student members of Board. 3 faculty members. A tripartite committee which meets when needed to hear cases involving violations of the Academic Honor Code. Meets as needed on Friday.
- Committee on Honors: Chair, Dean of the College. 4 faculty members, one from each of the four faculty groups. Recommends students for academic honors, fellowships, awards, etc. Meets seasonally, usually on Friday.
- Judicial Council: Chair, an Administrator. 6 faculty members, one from each of the four faculty groups plus two alternates. A tripartite committee which meets when needed to deal with matters of student misconduct or violations of College rules by students that are not appropriately dealt with by other disciplinary procedures. Meets as needed on Friday.
- Medalist Committee: Chair, Cyndi Stivers '78 (Trustee). 4 faculty members, one from each of the four faculty groups (3 year term). Develops list for Trustees of potential nominees to receive Barnard Medal of Distinction at Commencement. Meets seasonally.
- Parking Committee: Chair, Vice President for Administration and Capital Planning. Provost, Director of Mail & Document Services, Director of Financial, HR Project Assistant, and 3 faculty members. Recommends policies and procedures for parking spaces. Meets occasionally.
- Pre-Health Professions Committee: Chair, Pre-Health Professions Adviser. 6-8 faculty members. Assists committee chair in writing letters of recommendation for students applying to health professions and ranking premedical students. Meets seasonally.
- Programs and Academic Standing: Chair, Dean of Studies. 6 faculty members, one from each of the four faculty groups and two at-large. Reviews educational policy in matters of student programs, credit and academic standing; acts on student petitions for exceptions to academic policy. Meets twice a month on Thursdays at noon.
- Senior Commencement: Chair, Senior Class Dean. 1 faculty member. A tripartite committee which advises the President on all matters related to commencement planning. Meets twice a month.
- Student Life (new tripartite committee):Chair, Dean of the College. 2 faculty members, 3 administrators to be designated by the Dean of the College, and 4 students, one of whom shall be a member of the SGA executive board, the other 3 appointed by the SGA appointments committee and to include representation of at least two classes other than the senior class. A tripartite Committee which considers questions affecting quality of life and well being for students, including, but not limited to residential life, dining services, health and counseling services, and college activities. The faculty members of this committee shall also serve as the faculty members on the Board of Trustees Committee on Student Life.
- Trustee Committee on Buildings and Grounds: (3 year term) 2 faculty members. Advises the President and the Board of Trustees, at its request, with respect to the operation, maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds of the College and the construction or reconstruction of buildings and facilities. The Committee may, as it deems appropriate, report and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the College's buildings and grounds.
- Trustee Committee on Student Life: (3 year term) 2 faculty members. Advises the President and the Board of Trustees, at its request, with respect to issues of concern to students and may, as it deems appropriate, report and make recommendations to the Board on such issues.
- Trustee Committee on Socially Responsible Investing: (staggered 3 year term) 2 faculty members.
The Board of Trustees authorizes the president to designate an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing for the purpose of advising the Trustees on the social implications of Barnard's institutional investment program and to advise the Board's Committee on Investments on social and ethical issues that arise in the management of the College's endowment. The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing shall consist of six voting members drawn in equal numbers from students, faculty and alumnae. Additionally, the President of the College shall appoint one administrator who is familiar with the College's investments to sit as a non-voting member of the Committee. Student members of the Committee shall serve a period of two years; faculty and alumnae members shall serve a period of three years. Initially these terms shall be staggered to ensure continuity in the membership of the Committee and familiarity with investment issues. Representatives shall be nominated by the Student Governing Association (SGA), the Faculty Governance and Procedures Committee (FGP) and the Associated Alumnae of Barnard College (AABC) through each body's standard processes of selection. At least one of the faculty representatives to the Committee shall be tenured. The President of the College shall approve nominations to the Committee and designate a chair to serve during the Committee's first year. Thereafter, the members shall elect one of their own as chair annually.
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