Recent Manual Revisions
Manual Revisions 2025-2026
| Section Name | Standing Committee | Presenter | Summary | Additional Information | Date Approved by Faculty Council | Date Approved by Board of Governors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sections C.2.1.9.2 & C.2.1.9.5 Standing Committees Name & Standing Committees: Membership and Function | Committee on Faculty Governance | Steve Reising, Chair | The revisions create a new Faculty Council standing committee on the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) to provide leadership and vision for the maintenance, relevancy, and quality of the AUCC, including coherence across disciplines and recommending policies and requirements of the core. | This came from recommendations from the Faculty Council Task Force on Revising Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Innovating the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) in Spring 2025. | December 2025 | February 2026 |
| Section C.2.3.1 Colleges and Academic Departments | Committee on Faculty Governance | Steve Reising, Chair | The revisions rename the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to the Department of Languages and Global Studies. | March 2026 | ||
| Section C.2.5 Evaluation of Performance of Faculty | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Jennifer Martin, Vice Chair | These additions clarify issues that have arisen regarding annual evaluations. | October 2025 | December 2025 | |
| Section D.5.5 Evaluation of Administrative Professionals | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Jennifer Martin, Vice Chair | The Provost and Vice President for Human Resources agree that the latter is the appropriate person to be responsible for this. | September 2025 | October 2025 | |
| Section D.5.6 Formal Procedures for Dismissal of Administrative Professionals on Grounds of Unsatisfactory Performance | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Mark Shelstad, Chair | The revisions clarify that some administrative professionals are housed in academic departments and colleges rather than administrative units. | These revisions were brought forward by the Administrative Professional Council (APC). | March 2026 | |
| Section D.5.7 Possibility of Multiple Appointments | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Jennifer Martin, Vice Chair | There are situations where the multiple duties of an employee make it more logical for them to have multiple appointments, rather than one with multiple duties. | This language reflects the way that Human Resources has been handling such situations. | October 2025 | December 2025 |
| Section E.2.1.4 Continuing Faculty Appointments | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Mark Shelstad, Chair | The revisions add a subsection related to termination of continuing faculty and to reflect faculty-specific processes. | The revisions were done in coordination with the Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty and incorporates language from HR policy. | March 2026 | |
| Section E.2.1.5 Adjunct Faculty Appointments | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Mark Shelstad, Chair | The revisions are similar to the revisions in Section E.2.14 and add a subsection related to the termination of adjunct faculty and to reflect faculty-specific processes. | The revisions were done in coordination with the Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty and incorporates language from HR policy. | March 2026 | |
| Section E.5.3 Guidelines on Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Responsibility | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Mark Shelstad, Chair | The revisions clarify that there may be situations that arise in which faculty need to make modifications to their class (such as campus events). The revisions clarify that faculty have the discretion to make any necessary adjustments to class meeting formats or cancel class on a temporary basis. | December 2025 | Revisions were rejected by OGC. They went back to CoRSAF for further consideration. | |
| Section E.5.3 Guidelines on Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Responsibility | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Mark Shelstad, Chair | The revisions clarify that there may be situations that arise in which faculty need to make modifications to their class (such as campus events). The revisions clarify that faculty have the discretion to make any necessary adjustments to class meeting formats or cancel class on a temporary basis. | The revisions indicated the language approved by Faculty Council in December and incorporated the approved language provided by the Office of General Counsel. | March 2026 | |
| Section F.3.1.4 Payment for Accrued Annual Leave Upon Separation from Employment | Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Jennifer Martin, Vice Chair | The deduction of leave in the last 30 days of employment is removed as part of these revisions, and the policy change will help assure consistent application of annual leave policies across the institution. | These changes reflect changes in Human Resources (HR) policy. | September 2025 | October 2025 |
Manual Change Process
The Academic Faculty & Administrative Professional Manual is a living document reflecting current needs informed by deliberative processes. There are seven distinct steps in the manual change process, as described below.
1. Parties Identify Need
Faculty Council leadership, a task force, a faculty group, or an administrator identifies a challenge or problem and some ideas.
2. Standing Committee Works
One or more standing committees from Faculty Council deliberate over the concept and either refer to someone else or make Manual change recommendation.
3. Executive Committee Reviews
A motion of the standing committee(s) goes before the Executive Committee of Faculty Council for their review. If the Executive Committee declares it ready to stand debate on the floor of Faculty Council, the Executive Committee approves it and moves it forward.
4. Faculty Council Deliberates
The Faculty Council receives the motion two weeks ahead of the meting if a Code change (Section C of the manual), or one week ahead of the meeting as part of the regular agenda.
5. Faculty Council Votes
At a regular meeting the Faculty Council votes on the motion, which is presented by the appropriate standing committee.
6. Office of General Counsel and Administrative Professional Council Weigh In
Other groups weigh in — the Office of General Counsel and the Administrative Professional Council, if the item pertains to administrative professionals.
7. Board of Governors reviews and approves or disapproves
The Board of Governors votes whether to approve the change to the manual. If approved, the change becomes part of the manual.