2016-2017 UFC Membership and Meeting Materials

College of Education

• 2019 – Courtney Clayton
• 2017 – Jennifer Walker
• 2017 – Janine Davis

College of Business

• 2019 – Ken Machande – UFC Vice-Chair
• 2018 – Woody Richardson
• 2017 – Dave Henderson

College of Arts and Sciences – Health, PE, & STEM

• 2019 – Deb O’Dell
• 2018 – Abby Brethauer
• 2017 – Chuck Whipkey

College of Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences

• 2019 – David Stahlman
• 2017 – David Rettinger
• 2018 – Steve Greenlaw

College of Arts and Sciences – Arts & Humanities

• 2019 – Jason Matzke
• 2017 – Paul Fallon – UFC Secretary
• 2017 – Marie Wellington

At-Large

• 2017 – Anand Rao (CAS) – UFC Chair
• 2017 – Kristin Marsh (CAS)
• 2017 – Gregg Stull (CAS)

Ex Officio

• UMW President Troy Paino
• UMW Acting Provost Nina Mikhalevsky
• UMW SGA Representative – Hayley French

Meeting Dates: all meetings will be held from 3:30-5:30pm

August 23, 2016 (1:30-4:30PM; Location TBD) – organizational meeting

September 28, 2016 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting recordings; approved meeting minutes

October 26, 2016 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting recordings; approved meeting minutes

November 30, 2016 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting recordings; approved meeting minutes

February 1, 2017 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting recordings; approved meeting minutes

March 1, 2017 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting was not recorded (due to a technical problem)

April 5, 2017 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting summary; meeting recordings

April 24, 2017 (Digital Auditorium – HCC) – meeting agenda; meeting recordings

Motions Approved by UFC, 2016-2017

September 28, 2016 meeting:

1. Motion: The UFC assigns the duty of reviewing the Waple Professorships to the Sabbaticals, Fellowships and Faculty Awards Committee for the 2016-2017 year. The rationale is attached here. [motion passed]
2. Motion: TOEFL Requirement Change. Motion and support material available in the UAAC Committee minutes from Sept 14, 2016 [motion passed]

October 26, 2016 meeting:

1. UFAC: Motion to approve Online P&T Submissions (original motion; revised motion from UFC meeting); Ad Hoc Online P&T Report – support document [revised motion passed]
2. UAAC: Change in BSN Admission Policy – see UAAC minutes for new admission policy language [motion passed]

March 1, 2017 meeting:

1. Motion: Changes to 2.7.7 of the Faculty Handbook – Submitted by the University Sabbaticals, Fellowships & Faculty Awards Committee [motion passed]
2. Motion: Policy on Incomplete Grades from Non-Continuing Faculty – Submitted by the Academic Affairs Committee [motion passed]
3. Motion: Update Faculty Handbook to Reflect Changes to the UAAC Membership – Submitted by the Academic Affairs Committee [motion passed]
4. Motion: Addition of Staff Representative as Ex Officio Member of the UFC – Submitted by the University Faculty Organization Committee [motion passed]

April 5, 2017 meeting:

1. Motion: Revised Language on Non-Reappointment of RTA Faculty – submitted by the University Faculty Affairs Committee [motion passed]

April 24, 2017 meeting:

1. Motion on Course Evaluations – the following alternate motion was presented in place of the motion presented at the April 5th meeting: Endorse a change in the evaluation policy by extending it to all the faculty, every semester, but only for the next academic year (no change to the handbook) and only if the change in the policy is done in context with a broader discussion of faculty evaluation.  At the end of the academic year, we would encourage University Faculty Affairs Committee, in collaboration with the University Academic Affairs Committee, and with the Office of Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness, to bring this back for consideration. [motion passed]
2. Motion: Charge the Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Faculty Awards Committee to review applications and make a recommendations to the Provost on the awarding of faculty endowed chairs – submitted by Acting Provost Nina Mikhalevsky [motion passed]