Faculty
Welfare Committee
Membership: One tenured and two untenured
elected from faculty at large to serve a one-year term. One
tenured faculty member elected each year from each of the
five schools to serve a two year term as committee member followed
by a one-year term as an alternate. Alternates will serve
in case adjudication proceedings involve a conflict of interest
or a challenge to a regular committee member. Only faculty
members teaching at least six hours and whose duties are primarily
in teaching and research are eligible. In the event that all
members of the Faculty Welfare Committee from a given school
are excluded from consideration of an issue, the chairperson
of the Faculty Welfare Committee shall notify the Faculty
Senate. Upon this notice, the Faculty Senate will supervise
the election of an ad hoc member from that School in an election
conducted by that School. This person will represent the School
for only the specific issue.
Function: Provide a forum in which matters
involving all concerns of faculty members can be considered.
Primary function is to maintain and foster a high level of
faculty morale by providing an agency for receipt and evaluation
of suggestions and for recommendation of implementation of
those deemed meritorious. In cases involving disagreements
and considerations set forth above, including dismissal, this
committee will appoint from its body an ad hoc grievance committee
of at least three members to attempt informal reconciliation
of differences and to report its conclusions and recommendations
to the Faculty Welfare Committee. No member of the ad hoc
grievance committee can sit in adjudication proceedings involving
matters in which the grievance group has initial interest.
The Faculty Welfare Committee will serve as an adjudication
body in cases involving academic controversy, including, but
not limited to, such matters as salary, rehiring, promotion,
tenure, teaching assignments, professional ethics, performance,
and alleged violations of academic freedom. Committee will
urge resolution of differences between contending parties
prior to implementation of grievance procedure; committee
action can be requested by faculty or administration. Faculty
Welfare Committee functions as an appellate agency under the
relevant provisions of Arkansas Tech University's "Regulations
on Academic Freedom and Tenure." Its conclusions and
recommendations will be forwarded in writing to the President
of Arkansas Tech University, following procedures described
in the "Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure."
For membership, click
here then open the current Standing Committees document.
Minutes
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