Senate Document SD 02-5

TO: Fort Wayne Senate

FROM: Executive Committee

DATE: October 9, 2002

SUBJ: Amendment to the Constitution: Definition of Voting Faculty

DISPOSITION: To the Nominations and Elections Committee for submission to the Voting Faculty for approval by secret mail ballot; upon approval, to the Faculty for information and to the presiding officer for implementation

Whereas, there have been changes to and additions and deletions of faculty titles since the framing of the Constitution of the Faculty of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; and

Whereas, the Constitution is unclear on the principles upon which the list of Voting Faculty was constructed; and

Whereas, the principle of tenure is crucial for the full and open participation of faculty in shared governance of the university;

Be It Resolved, That the Senate approve the attached amendment to the Constitution; and

Be It Further Resolved, That this amendment become effective immediately after ratification by the Voting Faculty.

Approving Not Approving Absent

M. Codispoti R. Sedlmeyer N. Younis

J. Grant, Chair

P. Hamburger

P. Iadicola

M. Nusbaumer

Note: Questions concerning this document should be addressed to Jane Grant at Ext. 6349.

Senate Document 02-5

Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Changes are highlighted in bold.

I. DEFINITIONS

C. The Voting Faculty shall consist of those full-time members of the Faculty and those Faculty who are on partial retirement, who are not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at IPFW nor in a graduate degree program in their home department and who:

1. Hold appointments in academic units subject to those powers of the Fort Wayne Faculty detailed in Section VI, below, and perform duties at least half of which consists of teaching or other creative/scholarly work; or

2. Hold the rank of librarian or associate, assistant, or affiliate librarian; and

3. Hold either a tenured or tenure-track appointment with either Indiana University or Purdue University.

D. Associate Members of the Faculty shall consist of emeritus, clinical, continuing lecturers, and visiting members of the Faculty and persons who have academic appointments but who are not Faculty. These individuals shall have the privilege of attending Faculty assemblies and convocations, but shall not possess the right to vote.