VPA Document 93-1
Revised 5/94, 5/96, 4/00, 4/02

• Preamble
• 1.0  The Faculty
• 2.0  Faculty Resonsibilities
• 3.0  Faculty Meetings
• 4.0  Amending VPA Documents
• 5.0 Committee Structure and Election Procedures
• Curriculum Committee
• Promotion and Tenure Committee
• Faculty Affairs Committee
• Executive Committee
• Other Committees and Nominations
• 6.0 Other Matters

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Associate Members of the Faculty:
These individuals shall consist of the faculty who have academic appointments but are not voting faculty and staff members whose duties also include teaching. These individuals shall have the privilege of attending faculty meetings, but shall not possess the right to vote.

The Dean shall serve as an ex-officio member, with vote.

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• Subject to the right of review by the university faculty, the faculty shall exercise the authority delegated to it by the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne through the university to:
• Review and approve curricula and review course content within the school;
• Consider, discuss, and make recommendations regarding matters affecting the welfare of the faculty;
• Receive, approve, or disapprove, all reports and recommendations brought to it by a school committee;
• Consider any matter introduced by any member at any meeting and/or refer it to an appropriate committee;
• Review and revise philosophy, purpose and objectives for the school;
• Transact all other business necessary for the operation of the school;
• Create school committees, in collaboration with the Dean, to aid in the functioning of the school;
• Review, revise and approve school "Governance Document" and school "Promotion and Tenure Document" as indicated.
• The faculty shall advise the president of Indiana University and Purdue University and their Boards of Trustees concerning the welfare of the school through its dean, the chancellor, or the IPFW Senate.

Convocations shall be called and presided over by the Dean or his designee for purposes of transmitting information. No business shall be conducted.

Assemblies shall be convened by the Faculty Affairs Committee, which shall appoint a Presider and a Parliamentarian. Business may be conducted.
At least one Assembly will be held annually. The Faculty Affairs Committee will set the date and inform the faculty.
An Assembly may be called by:

• A majority vote of any department;
• Any standing school committee;
• Petition by 20% of the voting faculty.

The written request for a special Assembly may specify a future meeting time.

Votes for implementation are to be limited to items specified in the agenda.

Any item other than those on the agenda may be brought up for discussion, and majority vote of those present may result in the following:

• The Dean may be petitioned for action.
• An item may be referred to committee, with or without a report date specified.
• An item may be placed on the agenda for a following assembly.
• A majority vote by those present at an Assembly may set the date for a following Assembly.

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The proposals for amendments and revisions must be forwarded to the Faculty Affairs Committee, who will submit a written proposal to the faculty.

The final vote will take place by ballot mailed to all voting faculty. Consent by two-thirds of the respondents is required. Revisions will take effect:

• For the Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures, immediately upon approval by the Ft. Wayne Faculty Senate.
• For all other documents, immediately upon confirmation by the Faculty Affairs Committee of the final vote by the school voting faculty.

Curriculum Committee

• Responsibilities: Review and approve new course and program requests and modifications, review and approve the school level assessment report prepared by the Dean, and address academic matters as requested by the Dean.
• Chair: To be elected by the Committee.
• Membership: Five full time faculty members. One shall be appointed from each department through methods established by that department. The remaining member shall be elected at-large by the faculty of the school.
• Election Procedures: The Faculty Affairs Committee will solicit at least two eligible nominees who will have their names submitted to the school faculty by mail ballot. The nominee receiving the highest vote total will be declared elected .

• Responsibilities: To pass on all cases of promotion and tenure and sabbatical leaves.
• Chair: To be elected by the committee.
• Membership: Five tenured faculty members. Department chairs may not serve on the committee when cases from their departments are being considered unless no other department representative is eligible to serve.
• Election Procedures: The Faculty Affairs Committee will solicit at least five eligible nominees representing all four departments who will have their names submitted to the faculty by mail ballot. Each faculty member will be able to vote for no more than five of the nominees. A nominee from each department with the highest vote total will be declared elected along with the nominee with the next highest vote total.

• Responsibilities:
  • To consider and make recommendations on matters dealing with faculty welfare and development and teaching evaluation; to conduct elections for school and university committees; and deal with other matters as requested.
  • Convene school faculty Assemblies. Meet at least a week in advance of school Assemblies. Verify and act upon requests for other Assemblies within 5 working days of submission.
  • Prepare the agenda for meetings from issues brought by the Dean and from written summaries of items and reports presented by faculty and committees. Distribute the agenda at least 2 workings days in advance of the Assembly and the minutes within at least 2 weeks after the Assembly.
  • Appoint voting school faculty members to serve as Presider and as Parliamentarian for Assemblies.
• Chair: To be elected by the committee.
• Membership: Five full time faculty members. One shall be appointed from each department through methods established by that department. The remaining member shall be elected at-large by the faculty of the school. Five full-time faculty members, without regard to rank or tenure status.
• Election Procedures: The Faculty Affairs Committee will solicit at least two eligible nominees who will have their names submitted to the school faculty by mail ballot. The nominee receiving the highest vote total will be declared elected.

• Responsibilities: To discuss issues relating to the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and to develop and recommend school policies and procedures. To share information among the departments.
• Chair: Dean
• Membership: Chairs of the Departments of Fine Arts, Visual Communication and Design, Music, and Theatre, and Dean of the School.

Faculty Senate
The College of Visual and Performing Arts has been allocated three seats on the IPFW Faculty Senate. Each department shall elect one member for a four-year term in accordance with its own election policies and procedures. During the first year of their term, the senator will serve as an observer in the Senate, without vote. If the School is awarded a fourth seat on the Senate, each department shall elect one member for a three-year term when the term of its current senator expires in accordance with its own election policies and procedures. The rotation of elections will begin for academic year 2003-2004 in accordance with the following schedule.

Year 1: 2003-2004
Theatre: Voting
Music: Non-voting
Fine Arts: Voting
Visual Communication and Design: Voting

Year 2: 2004-2005
Theatre: Non-voting
Music: Voting
Fine Arts: Voting
Visual Communication and Design: Voting

Year 3: 2005-2006
Theatre: Voting
Music: Voting
Fine Arts: Non-voting
Visual Communication and Design: Voting

Year 4: 2006-2007
Theatre: Voting
Music: Voting
Fine Arts: Voting
Visual Communication and Design: Non-voting

Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee
The College of Visual and Performing Arts shall submit to the Chancellor the names of three faculty members with the rank of Professor or Associate Professor as potential members of the Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee. The Chancellor may appoint one of these three faculty. Should the one chosen be also a member of the School Promotion and Tenure Committee, a special election will be held to replace that position.

Ad Hoc Committees
Ad Hoc Committees may be designated by the Dean as appropriate to the needs of the school.

Other University Committees
The Faculty Affairs Committee will seek nominations and conduct elections for other university committees in accordance with Faculty Senate or other appropriate guidelines.

Temporary Vacancies on School Committees.
A temporary replacement for a department's representative on a school committee shall be selected by the faculty of that department. The VPA Faculty Affairs Committee and the committee in question are to be notified in writing of one of the following:

• the name of the faculty member selected as a replacement. The replacement may be outside the department.
• the intent of the department to relinquish the seat to an open school election.

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