Issues 2012-2013

Faculty Council Agenda

Key Issues:

• Shared Governance – University Senate relation to Faculty Council
• Responsibilities and relation among Loyola governance bodies (e.g., curriculum)
• New Committee structure to replace UPCs
• Communication between governance bodies and campuses
• Standardization of university practices (LSC, SSOM): hiring, evaluations, salaries
• TT-NTT hiring (% and procedure) and firing (without cause)
• Research support/teaching loads: Possible FC poll of chairs

Other issues:

• Salary minima for each level versus goals
• Accuracies of Faculty Portfolios
• Dean evaluations
• Selection of administrators: Diversity of Faculty and Administrators
• Phased out retirement – agreements, programs and standardization
• Communication with faculty
• Faculty Staff Lounge discussions with SC (awaiting construction)