2020-2021 UFC Membership and Meeting Materials

2020-2021 Meeting Dates

June 12, 2020 Special Meeting (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting Recording – June 12, 2020; UFC-Approved-Minutes-June-12-2020
August 19, 2020 4:00-5:30PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC-Meeting-Approved Minutes-August 19 2020 ; UFC Meeting Recording – August 19, 2020
September 23, 2020 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting Recording – September 23, 2020; UFC Meeting–Approved Minutes–September 23 2020
October 21, 2020 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting Recording – October 21, 2020; UFC Meeting – Draft Minutes-October 21 2020
October 27, 2020 4:00-6:00PM Special Meeting (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; Draft Minutes of Special Meeting 10-27-20; UFC Meeting Recording – October 27, 2020
December 2, 2020 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting–Draft Minutes–December 2 2020; UFC Meeting Recording
February 3, 2021 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting–Draft Minutes–February 3, 2021; UFC Meeting Recording
March 3, 2021 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting–Draft Minutes–March 3, 2021; UFC Meeting Recording
March 31, 2021 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting–Draft Minutes–March 31 2021; UFC Meeting Recording
April 14, 2021 4:00-6:00PM (Remotely via Zoom) – UFC Meeting Agenda; UFC Meeting–Draft Minutes–April 14 2021; UFC Meeting Recording
April 28, 2021 All Faculty Meeting 4:00-5:30PM (Remotely via Zoom) – Meeting Recording

2020- 2021 Approved Minutes

Motions and other Actions Approved by UFC, 2020-2021

May 13, 2020 Meeting (conducted by 2019-2020 UFC, but included here as it occurred after the General Faculty Meeting)

June 12, 2020 Special Meeting

- - Action item from the FSEM Committee
  - Action item from the Honors Program Committee
  - Motion to endorse a 3-week January 2021 term with voluntary participation by faculty.
  - Endorsement of a COVID-19 related class attendance policy statement for fall 2020
  - Endorsement of three resolutions to support the Black Lives Matter movement, re-examine the mutual aid agreement between the UMW Police Department and other Fredericksburg area law enforcement agencies, and implement stronger anti-racist policies and practices.

August 19, 2020 meeting

- - Motion to establish an expedited process to approve faculty to teach majority online courses during the January and Spring 2021 terms.
  - Motion to permit departments and colleges to change the credit numbers of existing courses, effective January 2021, to meet pressing programmatic needs during the 2020-21 academic year.

September 23, 2020 meeting

- - Motion to adopt a modified course evaluation instrument for the Fall 2020 semester
  - Action items from the General Education Committee
  - Action items from the Speaking Intensive Committee
  - Action items from the Writing Intensive Committee
  - Approved 255 faculty to teach majority online courses in the January and Spring 2021 terms

October 21, 2020 meeting

October 27, 2020 special meeting

- - Motions passed by the UFC-October 27
  - Provost search recommendations (not signed by all UFC members)

December 2, 2020 meeting

- - Action item from the University Academic Affairs Committee
  - Motion from the University Budget Advisory Committee
  - Action items from the University Curriculum Committee
  - Action item from the University Faculty Affairs Committee (Only substitution of “University Faculty Council” with “University Faculty Affairs Committee” approved.)
  - Action items from the University General Education Committee
  - Action items from the First Year Seminar Committee
  - Action items from the Honors Program Committee
  - Action items from the Speaking Intensive Committee
  - Motion to create a permanent Digital Intensive advisory committee
  - Motion to revise the policy on recording class and distribution of course materials

February 3, 2021 meeting

- - University Budget Advisory Committee action item: motion to revise Faculty Handbook to reflect change in staff representation approved by the UFC on December 3, 2020. Approved language
  - University Curriculum Committee action items approved on December 7*
  - University General Education Committee action items approved on December 7 ; UGEC action items approved on February 1
  - Distance and Blended Learning Committee action item, including approval process for majority online Summer 2021 courses approved on January 26.
  - First Year Seminar Committee action items approved on December 18.
  - Speaking Intensive Committee action items approved on January 25.
  - Replacement of “Staff Advisory Council” with “University Staff Council” throughout the Faculty Handbook. (The SAC has approved this name change.)

March 3, 2021 meeting

- - Motion to modify retroactive withdrawal policy for Spring and Summer 2021 terms
  - Motion to update the College of Education section of the Academic Catalog
  - Action item from the University Curriculum Committee approved on February 19
  - Motion to create a Faculty Handbook section on Special Assignments
  - Action item from the University General Education Committee approved on February 1
  - Distance and Blended Learning Committee action items approved on February 22
  - Action items from the Honors Committee approved in February: February a February b
  - Action item from the James Farmer Multicultural Center Advisory Committee approved on February 19 Adds a non-voting staff member to the committee, chosen by the University Staff Council
  - Action items from the Speaking Intensive Committee approved on February 24
  - Action items from the Writing Intensive Committee approved on February 8
  - Action items from the Digital Intensive Committee approved on February 21

March 31, 2021 meeting

April 14, 2021 meeting

- - Motion introduced by Anand Rao: The UFC requests that the administration create a policy to pay salary increases retroactively to any faculty member that delays applying for tenure or promotion due to Covid-19 and subsequently receives tenure and/or promotion.
  - General Education Committee action items approved on March 29
  - Distance and Blended Learning Committee action time approved on April 3 (proposal posted in CIM – item #84)
  - Honors Committee action items approved on April 9 (proposal posted in CIM – item #83)

Membership

UFC membership for 2020-2021:

- - College of Arts & Sciences – Arts & Humanities (3 representatives)
    - 2021 – Kate Haffey
    - 2022 – Gregg Stull
    - 2023 – Marcel Rotter – Parliamentarian
  - College of Arts & Sciences – Health, PE, &STEM (3 representatives)
    - 2021 – Andrew Delaney
    - 2022 – Larry Lehman
    - 2023 – Suzanne Sumner
  - College of Arts & Sciences – Social Sciences (3 representatives)
    - 2021 – Laura Mentore
    - 2022 – Miriam Liss
    - 2023 – Margaret Ray
  - College of Business (3 representatives)
    - 2021– Kashef Majid
    - 2022 – Ken Machande – Vice-Chair
    - 2023 – Rachel Graefe-Anderson
  - College of Education (3 representatives)
    - 2021 – Jennifer Walker
    - 2022 – Janine Davis – Secretary
    - 2023 – Teresa Coffman
  - At-Large (3 representatives)
    - 2021 – Anand Rao – Past-Chair
    - 2022 – Andrew Dolby – Chair
    - 2023 – Kristin Marsh

Ex Officio

- - UMW President Troy Paino
  - UMW Provost Nina Mikhalevsky
  - UMW University Staff Council President Michelle Pickham
  - UMW Student Government Association Representative Kyree Ford

2020-2021 UFC Membership and Meeting Materials

2020-2021 Meeting Dates

Motions and other Actions Approved by UFC, 2020-2021

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