University Libraries
Developing and Adopting a
Unit Faculty Governance Structure
Develop a faculty goverance document or bylaws for the University Libraries.
Debbie Morrow,
Senior Librarian
& Designated Unit Head for Faculty Personnel Actions
- 6/15/06--Comments#1
- 7/13/06--Comments#2
- 8/3/06--Comments#3
- 9/14/06--Final Comments
- 10/26/06
- 11/30/06
Time frame:
Final Products:
Timetable:
May-December
2006
Document approved by the Provost and University Academic Senate
Spring 2006 - Draft proposal developed from posted documents
of other GVSU Colleges
Summer-Fall 2006 - Faculty discussions and decisions
August 2006 - Elected Provisional Faculty Chair for 2006-2007
Sept.15-21
- Comment period for final draft
Sept.21-27 (tentative) - Vote; results to be forwarded to Dean of Univ.
Libraries
Fall 2006 - Document to be forwarded to UAS, Provost for approval
Nov.17, 2006 - University Academic Senate approval of bylaws document
Nov.-Dec. 2006 - Confirmation
of Faculty Chair, election of Vice Chair, elections for and charges to
standing committees
Resources:
- University Libraries Bylaws, approved by UAS 17 Nov. 2006
- Proposed University Faculty Bylaws: Final Draft--rev.
- Proposed University Faculty Bylaws: Final Draft
- Proposed University Faculty Bylaws DRAFT 6
- Proposed University Libraries Faculty Bylaws DRAFT 5.1: Library Assembly, including general "Procedures"
- Proposed University Libraries Faculty Bylaws DRAFT 5 -- with revised notes
- Chart of DRAFT 5
- Proposed University Libraries Faculty Bylaws DRAFT 4 -- this HTML version should be useful, since the footnote numbers are hypertext, making it easier to move between the draft and the explanatory notes.
- Chart of DRAFT 4 -- a visual to help identify the relationships within the proposed faculty organization structure, and to the Libraries' administrative structure (ogranizational reporting structure).