Resolution FPC 23-10 Bifurcation of Leaves and Honors Committee

RESOLVED: That the Leaves and Honors Committee be bifurcated to create two committees: the Leaves Committee and the Honors Committee; and be it further,

RESOLVED: That policy AA 2018-01 be superseded by the below recommended Leaves Committee policy; and be it further,

RESOLVED: That policy AAPS018.001 be superseded by the below recommended Honors Committee policy; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the ASCSUDH distribute this resolution to: the President of CSUDH, Provost, Deans, AVP Faculty Affairs and Development, and the Faculty of CSUDH.

RATIONALE: The workload of the Leaves and Honors Committee as it currently stands includes review of the Faculty Awards, Sabbatical and Differential Pays and Assigned Time for Exceptional Service. Further, a student is currently assigned to the existing Faculty and Leaves Committee, which is not aligned with the Collective Bargaining Agreement as students do not adjudicate faculty assigned time. Additionally, the workload of the Leaves and Honors Committee is heavy. The establishment of two committees, the Faculty Honors Committee and the University Leaves Committee would distribute the workload between two committees and provide for student feedback in the award of faculty honors. Further, non-tenure track should be elected to the Honors Committee and receive a professional development stipend for their work.

Academic Affairs Manual

Faculty Honors Committee

(Supercedes AAPS018.001)

OVERVIEW

The University bestows honors on outstanding members of the CSUDH faculty for excellence in teaching, service and research, scholarship, and creative activity. These awards are given annually to deserving faculty as formal acknowledgment of their contributions to the University community.

CHARGE

The University Honors Committee is charged to evaluate nominations and applications for the following honors:

The Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award

The Presidential Outstanding Professor Award
The Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
The Excellence in Service Award
Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award.

The Committee shall receive from Faculty Affairs (FA) the list of candidates for each award, together with all documents supporting their candidacies. Applying the criteria implicit for the purpose of each award, the Committee shall select recipients for the current academic year. By the date designated for each award, the Committee shall notify FA of the identity of selected recipients, and forward documentation to the FA indicating the basis for the Committee’s selection.

PANEL MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Faculty Honors Committee shall be comprised as follows:

Seven (7) tenured faculty members shall be elected annually to serve on the Faculty Honors Committee, with one member elected from each College, one member of the counseling faculty as elected by the counseling unit, and one member of the University Library faculty as elected by the library faculty. One (1) non-tenure track faculty shall be appointed by the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Advisory Board. One student representative shall be selected by Associated Students Incorporated (ASI). Faculty who are candidates for honors may not be elected to the committee.

To ensure continuity, one member, who is the chair, shall be held over for an additional year. No member shall be elected from his/her College or unit. In the event that the chair is unable or unwilling to serve, the committee shall elect another member to serve as the hold-over member.

Academic Affairs Manual

Faculty Leaves Committee

(Supercedes AA2018-01)

OVERVIEW

The Leaves Committee bestows faculty with Sabbatical Awards and Assigned Time for Exceptional Level of Service to Students. These awards are given annually to deserving faculty as formal acknowledgment of their contributions to the University community.

CHARGE

The University Leaves Committee is charged to evaluate nominations and applications for the following leaves:

Sabbatical Leaves and Differences in Pay
Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to Students

The Committee shall receive from Faculty Affairs (FA) the list of candidates for each award, together with all documents supporting candidacies. Applying the criteria implicit for the purpose of each award, the Committee shall select recipients for the current academic year. By the date designated for each award, the Committee shall notify the FA of the identity of the selected recipients, and forward documentation to the FA indicating the basis for the Committee’s selection.

PANEL MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Faculty Leaves Committee shall be comprised as follows:

Seven (7) tenured faculty members shall be elected annually to serve on the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, with one member elected from each College, one member of the counseling faculty as elected by the counseling unit, and one member of the University Library faculty as elected by the library faculty. Faculty who are candidates for leaves may not be elected to the committee.