ࡱ> AC@o $bjbj .6zfzf00,!  !Y![![![![![![!$#>&j!)))!!aaa)"Y!a)Y!aarTq q(KE!!0!z&a&q q & ))a)))))!!a)))!))))&)))))))))0@ p: Bylaws Committee May and April 2020 Written & Verbal Report. Members present: Brian Zeiszler (Chair), George Kleeb, Justine Stout, Laurie Walsh During the spring semester the bylaws committee has met both physically and virtually on a monthly and, more recently, weekly basis focused on revising Article VII, which outlines the responsibilities, composition, and lists of Faculty Senate (FS) committees. Our discussions revolved around various aspects of shared governance and how FS Committees fulfilled this important role as well as furthering the mission of the college and FS. The following is from the Preamble of the FS Bylaws and was used to guide our discussions about Article VII: The government of an institution of higher education should be designed to allow faculty to select and carry out their responsibilities with maximum effectiveness and integrity. To insure the orderly development of educational programs and policies, to facilitate communication and cooperation among officers of administration and the faculty, and to promote the stable growth and continued improvement of higher education in the State of Nevada, we, the faculty of Ĵý, shall govern in accordance with the bylaws herein. GBC Faculty Senate Preamble, paragraph 3 It became apparent that many faculty members were incurring heavy workloads in their committee assignments due to the fact that many of the committees had picked up administrative duties in the past due to budget cuts and staffing reductions. This has led to some committee members, by no fault of their own, carrying out their responsibilities with minimum effectiveness and integrity, rather than the maximum, stated in the first part of our Preamble above. Now that those administrative faculty positions, Deans, and Executive Faculty have been put back in place, for the most part, the need for committees to do those administrative tasks has become unnecessary and burdensome. We wanted to look at other models of shared governance within the NSHE system and institutions of similar size and mission to guide the process of revising Article VII. In particular, our committee looked at the bylaws from Western Nevada College (WNC) and Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), to provide a perspective on committee lists, duties, and composition. TMCC was the one institution of the two that seemed to have a similar perspective on standing committees as GBC. TMCC had 9 standing committees and we reviewed these to model duties, composition, and the enumeration of the bylaws for our Article VII. It was noted that there were a few aspects of the committees that needed to be revised since the last time the Bylaws committee had convened three years ago. It should also be noted that many of the committees that have been recommended for removal from the standing committee list will still be in existence in one form or the other on campus and will count for workload considerations per the current FS Bylaws. Here are some of the discussions about specific committee decisions for formation or removal: The current system of Deans has duplicated the work and meetings of some of the standing committees, such as department chairs and distance education. For example, Dept Chairs looked at their duties from the bylaws this past year and narrowed them down to one task, hiring priorities. But it was also evident that the hiring prioritization process was being done either by sole departments or divisions in coordination with their Deans. As aforementioned, many of the committees are doing administrative tasks such as system approvals for prerequisite changes, etc., rather than acting as recommending and review bodies. Once we looked at removing those administrative tasks some committees only had a couple of duties, so we combined them with other committees. The best example of this were the Academic Standards and Assessment committees. Truckee Meadows Community College also has an Academic Standards and Assessment committee. Some of the standing committees are actually ad hoc committees in nature due to the short periods of time that they meet. The best example of this is Budget and Facilities who meet a few times in the Fall semester of each academic year. Some of the committees are really advisory boards in nature, such as the Library, Child Care Center, and Teacher Education Committees. Our committee felt that these committees are very specialized and do not fit into the governance model and structure of Faculty Senate. Therefore, we should not be reviewing and making recommendations to committees that are advisory in nature but rather creating a venue for disseminating information that emanates from these boards. Removal of these committees from the ad hoc or standing committees list would not preclude individuals from using the work of the body (advisory board) for workload. The current bylaws already allow for alternate, institutional service to qualify for workload. Depending on the placement of individuals on certain committees, real workload/time spent on tasks was inequitable. Certain individuals on campus are being stretched very thin due to their involvement on time intensive committees, especially as committee chairs. The revised duties would eliminate some of the administrative tasks those committees and their respective chairs must do. The bylaws committee believes these revisions to Article VII best advance the needs of GBC and its mission, its faculty in terms of academic freedom, shared governance, and faculty welfare. Standing Senate Committees Current: 1. Academic Standards: removed administrative duties and will be merged with assessment much like TMCC (see below). 2. Assessment: removed administrative duties and will be merged with Academic Standards much like TMCC (see below). 3. Budget and Facilities: due to past practice suggest it to be an ad hoc. 4. Compensation and Benefits: Keep 5. Curriculum and Articulation: Change name to the TMCC model committee. Articulation is an administrative task done in consultation with the respective department. 6. Distance Education: remove, due to the fact the duties are under the staff and Dean in this division. 7. Department Chairs: remove, due to duties being performed by Deans and their departments. 8. Executive: Keep 9. Faculty and Administrative Evaluation: due to past practice, recommend moving to ad hoc when necessary. 10. Faculty and Staff Safety: remove and consider creating a safety board or something similar under the direction of the head safety officer. 11. General Education: keep 12. Library: remove and create library board 13. Part-time Instructors: remove due to the fact the duties are performed by departments and Deans. Policy is informed by NSHE/HR. Possible non-senate mentorship or training group. 14. Personnel: Keep 15. Student Relations: Remove and create under the direction of VP Rivera Proposed: 1. Academic Standards and Assessment 2. Bylaws 3. Compensation and Benefits 4. Curriculum Review 5. Executive 6. General Education 7. 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