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L  Routineitems,especiallythoseaboutwhichthereislittledisagreementamongthesenators, 8  shouldbetakencareofbydecisionoftheSenate,butveryimportantitemssuchasmajorpolicy $ t changes,oritemsthataresubjecttodisparateandstrongfeelings,shouldbereferredbythe  ` SenatetotheFacultyasawhole,sothattheSenatesrecommendationscorrectlyreflectthe  L  consensusoftheFaculty.  8    "Facultyconcerns"shouldnotbelimitedtoitemsthatinvolvethewelfareofthefaculty $  itself,butratherencompassanyfacetofUniversityoperations.Theseneedsorconcernscouldbe   aboutanyissueofacademiclifethatimpactsthefacultyorforwhichtheFacultyandits   membersmightbeabletooffertheirexpertise,bothmattersidentifiedbymembersofsenators'   collegestotheirsenators,orthoseidentifiedbysenatorsthemselves.Eventhelocationsof   sewageandelectricalconnections,videocables,etc.,eventuallyhaveanimpactonacademic p decisionssuchaswhichdepartmentswillgrowandshrink,andwhichclasseswillusemodern \ technology.Officeandclassroomcomputer,telephone,andelectricalconnectionshave H significantimpactonhowtheseroomsmustbearrangedandcanlimitaroomsuse.Money 4 spentontheplantingofflowersorpaintingofsignsmaycomefromthesamepotasexpenditures  p foreducationalactivities.TheFacultyneedstobeinvolvedinsuchplanninganddecision  \ making. H   TheSenateshoulddealwithissuescoveringfacultygovernance,includingsuchitemsas 4 supervisingtheprocessofselectingchairs,settingrequirementsfortheconductofcoursesand   examinations,supervisingandparticipatinginthegrievanceandappealsprocessesbothfor   workingconditionsandcoursegrades,lookingafterequityissues,maintaininghighprofessional  standards,maintainingorincreasingthenumberoftenureandtenuretrackpositions,deciding  facultypayandbenefits,andaddressingothersuchmatterswhicharise.    OneofthemainresponsibilitiesoftheSenatehasbeen,andshouldremain,thatof l overseeingeducationalpoliciesandactivitiesandadvocatingthatinstructionbeadequately X  supported.TheSenateapprovescourses,supervisestheirconduct,andmakesrecommendations D! tofacultyconcerningclassroomissuesrangingfromcurriculumdesignandpedagogyto 0"  identificationofequipmentandenvironmentalneedsinbothclassroomsandotherareas,and #l! makesrecommendationstotheadministrationwhenadministrativeactionisrequiredinthese $X" areas.Furthermore,theSenateconcernsitselfwithscholarlyissuessuchasteaching $D # methodology,developingopportunitiesforstudentstopracticeallappropriateareasofresearch, %0!$ andlookingintomattersofethics.Itrequestsresourcestosupportbothteachingandresearch. &"%   TheSenateshouldhaveamajorroleinestablishingandreviewingtheUniversitybudget. '#& Theadministrationhasincludedfacultyrepresentativesinthebudgetingprocess,butthereneeds (#' tobeaworkableandstandardizedprocessforaninformedparticipationinthisprocessbyfaculty )$( members(andrepresentativesofeachconstituentoftheuniversity:faculty;students; |*%) administration;andstaff),whocanbecomefamiliarwithalloftheseveralpartsoftheUniversity h+&* budget,includingstateappropriatedfunds,grantsandresearchfunds,LandGrantfunds,funds T,'+ controlledbytheUniversityFoundation,andanyotherfundswhichareinvolvedintheoperation @-(, oftheUniversity.Budgetdocumentsshouldbepreparedfortheuseofsuchfaculty(andother)  adviserssothattheycanunderstandthepurposes,sources,anddestinationsofallUniversity  moneys.Electedorappointedrepresentativesofeachgroupshouldreceiveclearandsufficient  informationinatimelymannertoallowpreparationforbudgetmeetings.Meetingschedules t shouldbeclearlyannouncedandsetconsideringtheneedsofallfourgroups.TheFacultyshould ` beabletoinformtheadministrationofthosewaysofallocatingresourceswhichbestpromotethe L  goalsoftheentireUniversity,andtheSenateshouldbeinapositiontoinformthefacultyofsuch 8  fiscalaffairs. $ t   EachseparateconstituentoftheUniversity(faculty,students,administration,andstaff)  ` hasitsownneedsandexpertise.Eachpartshouldbeheard,particularlywhenthatconstituenthas  L  inputthatwouldbenefittheUniversityandhelpusserveourstudentsandthecommunity.  8  However,themainmissionoftheUniversityisthatofeducatingthestudentbody,consistent $  withthevaluesdelineatedintheUniversity'sMissionStatement,namely:   hXXԀacademicexcellence;   Ѐacademicfreedom; p  Ѐadvancementofknowledgethroughteaching,research,scholarship,creativeendeavor,andcommunity 4  Ѐservice; H Ѐacoreofstudentlearningthatincludeseffectivecommunication,understandingandanalysisofthe   Ѐinterconnectionsofknowledge,andresponsibilityforone'sownlearning;lifelonggrowth,development,  Ѐandachievementofourstudents; D Ѐdevelopmentofhumancapacitiesforintegrity,compassion,andcitizenship;celebrationofourrichanddiverse X Ѐheritage;  Ѐfacilitationofpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentforourfacultyandstaff;and  Ѐaccountabilitythroughsharedresponsibilityandcontinuousimprovement.#XXh#Ԁ T   ItistheFacultywhichis,morethananyotherconstituentoftheUniversity,continuously ,| andconstantlyinvolvedinpromotingtheaccomplishmentoftheseobjectives,andthefaculty h (aidedbyinputfromtheothercomponents),throughitsinstrumenttheFacultySenate,must T decidehowtopromotetheseobjectivesforthecontinuousimprovementoftheUniversity,and @ mustkeeptherestoftheUniversitycommunityinformedoftheseendeavorsandofitsneedsfor , theirsupport.