Adopted: April 27, 1999

 

ACADEMIC SENATE
Of
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
San Luis Obispo, CA
 

AS-522-99/FAC
RESOLUTION TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION
(MEMBERSHIP) OF THE GENERAL FACULTY IN THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE FACULTY

WHEREAS,     Changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The Board of Trustees of The California
                          State University and The California Faculty Association, Unit 3 - Faculty since the last publication
                          of the Constitution of the Faculty have expanded CFA's representation of general faculty to include
                          faculty in the Pre-retirement Reduction in Time Base Program, full-time coaches holding faculty
                          appointments of one year or more, and full-time probationary and permanent employees in
                          Professional Consultative Services; therefore, be it

RESOLVED:     That Article I, Membership of the General Faculty, as defined in the Constitution of the Faculty be
                           modified as follows:

Article I. Membership of the General Faculty Voting members of the General Faculty shall consist solely of those persons who are full time academic employees holding faculty rank and occupying a position in an academic department, according to their appointment, within the university. Department chairs/heads, center directors, officers of the faculty and representatives to The California State University Academic Senate will cease to be members of the General Faculty because of any reassigned time allotted to them by virtue of their offices. Personnel in Professional Consultative Services, as defined in Article III.1.b of the Constitution, and full time lecturers holding appointments of one year or more in academic departments are members of the General Faculty. Faculty whose appointments are full time for an academic quarter are considered members of the General Faculty during each quarter of their full time appointment. Voting membership of the General Faculty shall lapse during a leave of absence if the leave is one year or longer. Nonvoting membership in the General Faculty shall include all temporary, part-time academic personnel not included in the voting membership.

Voting members of the General Faculty of Cal Poly shall consist of those persons who are employed at Cal Poly and belong to at least one of the following entities:

1.    Full time academic employees holding faculty rank whose principal duty is within an academic
        department, unit, or program;
2.    Faculty members in the Pre-retirement Reduction in Time Base Program;
3.    Full time probationary and/or permanent employees in Professional Consultative Services, as
        defined in Article III.1.b of this Constitution;
4.    Full time coaches holding a current faculty appointment of at least one year;
5.    Lecturers holding full time appointments of at least one year in one or more academic
        department, units, or programs; or
6.    Lecturers with a current assignment of 15 WTUs for at least three consecutive quarters.

 Members of the General Faculty, including department chairs/heads, shall not cease to be members because of any assigned time allotted to them for the carrying our of duties consistent with their employment at Cal Poly. "Visiting Personnel" shall not be members of the General Faculty. Members of the General Faculty who are on leave for at least one year shall not be voting members during their leave.

Nonvoting membership in the General Faculty shall consist of all academic personnel not included in the voting membership.

and, be it further

 RESOLVED:     That upon Academic Senate approval of this modification, and in accordance with Article IV,
                           Amendments, of the Constitution of the Faculty, said modification be submitted to the General
                           Faculty for its adoption by a two thirds majority of the votes cast.  
 
  Proposed by: The Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee
Date: January 5, 1999
Revised February 1, 1999
Revised March 9, 1999
 
 

State of California

M e m o r a n d u m
 
 
 

To:     Myron Hood                                                                                 Date: July 29, 1999
          Chair, Academic Senate
 

From:   Warren Baker                                                                                 Copies: Paul Zingg
            President

Subject:     Response to AS-522-99/FAC-Resolution to Modify the Definition (Membership) of
                  the General Faculty in the Constitution of the Faculty

I acknowledge receipt of the above-entitled Academic Senate resolution.