Review of Appendix 16 for Review of Appendix 16 for Compliance with the Collective Compliance with the Collective

Bargaining AgreementBargaining Agreement

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IssuesIssues

Academic Senate has difficulty in recruiting and Academic Senate has difficulty in recruiting and electing faculty to CRTPC and URTPCelecting faculty to CRTPC and URTPC

Appointment of faculty by URTP to replace Appointment of faculty by URTP to replace CRTPC member CRTPC member may may violate CBAviolate CBA

Appointment of faculty by EC to replace URTPC Appointment of faculty by EC to replace URTPC member member maymay violate CBA violate CBA

Using committee of whole as practiced in some Using committee of whole as practiced in some departments departments may may violate CBAviolate CBA

Resources ContactedResources Contacted

Presentation to Academic Senate to solicit Presentation to Academic Senate to solicit inputinput

Meeting with Faculty Union representativeMeeting with Faculty Union representative

E-mail to all faculty requesting comment E-mail to all faculty requesting comment and inputand input

Summary of ResponsesSummary of Responses

Support recommendations/lower further Support recommendations/lower further 1111Min of 3 members /reduce the workloadMin of 3 members /reduce the workload 33% of dept. faculty with a min of 3% of dept. faculty with a min of 3 11Make the service mandatoryMake the service mandatory 11Use multiple committeeUse multiple committee 11Strongly Opposed Strongly Opposed 11OtherOther 22

Differences Between Current and Differences Between Current and Proposed PolicyProposed Policy

MINIMUMMINIMUM DRTP size under current policy: DRTP size under current policy:3 – for departments with less than 10 eligible 3 – for departments with less than 10 eligible faculty members to servefaculty members to serve5 – for departments with 10 to 17 eligible faculty 5 – for departments with 10 to 17 eligible faculty members to servemembers to serve7 – for departments with over 18 eligible faculty 7 – for departments with over 18 eligible faculty members to servemembers to serve

– Departments have discretion to increase the Departments have discretion to increase the size above the minimumsize above the minimum

DRTP size will be fixed under the proposed DRTP size will be fixed under the proposed policypolicy

Differences Between Current and Differences Between Current and Proposed Policy (cont.)Proposed Policy (cont.)

Under current policy the size of the CRTP Under current policy the size of the CRTP Committee is three to five. Committee is three to five. – Current practice is for Executive Committee to Current practice is for Executive Committee to

establish the size based on precedence and establish the size based on precedence and size of the collegesize of the college

Under the proposed policy the size will be Under the proposed policy the size will be three for all colleges.three for all colleges.

Differences Between Current and Differences Between Current and Proposed Policy (cont.)Proposed Policy (cont.)

Under current policy if a CRTPC member Under current policy if a CRTPC member is unable to serve for any reason, the is unable to serve for any reason, the URTPC shall name a replacement to URTPC shall name a replacement to serve until such time as the elected serve until such time as the elected member returns or until the next regular member returns or until the next regular election of CRTPC.election of CRTPC.

The proposed policy requires special The proposed policy requires special election to replace the CRTPC memberelection to replace the CRTPC member

Differences Between Current and Differences Between Current and Proposed Policy (cont.)Proposed Policy (cont.)

If a URTPC member is unable to serve for any If a URTPC member is unable to serve for any reason, the Executive Committee of the reason, the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate shall recommend to the Vice Academic Senate shall recommend to the Vice President for Academic Affairs a replacement President for Academic Affairs a replacement to serve until such time as the elected member to serve until such time as the elected member can return or the next regular election of can return or the next regular election of URTPC members.URTPC members.

The proposed policy requires special election The proposed policy requires special election to replace the URTPC memberto replace the URTPC member

Differences Between Current and Differences Between Current and Proposed Policy (cont.)Proposed Policy (cont.)

All references to Collins as a school is All references to Collins as a school is deleted.deleted.

Important Important Considerations/ArgumentsConsiderations/Arguments

People with agendas will get on a small committeePeople with agendas will get on a small committee – Committees are elected. We should not put people following a Committees are elected. We should not put people following a

preset agenda on any elected/appointment evaluation committeepreset agenda on any elected/appointment evaluation committee

Small committees take away opportunity for a broader Small committees take away opportunity for a broader input into the process.input into the process.– Any faculty member, student, and administrator can provide Any faculty member, student, and administrator can provide

input during the solicitation period. All input shall be added to input during the solicitation period. All input shall be added to candidate’s packagecandidate’s package

Recommended size is too smallRecommended size is too small– The recommended sizes are the current minimum sizeThe recommended sizes are the current minimum size– For almost all departments the recommended size exceeds 1/3 For almost all departments the recommended size exceeds 1/3

of the department faculty eligible to serveof the department faculty eligible to serve

Important Important Considerations/ArgumentsConsiderations/Arguments

Small committee results in skewed interpretation of the Small committee results in skewed interpretation of the candidate accomplishmentscandidate accomplishments– Enhanced quality of larger committees is highly debatableEnhanced quality of larger committees is highly debatable– DRTPC is charged with objective evaluation based on DRTPC is charged with objective evaluation based on

department approved criteria. Deviation from department criteria department approved criteria. Deviation from department criteria can be grounds for appealcan be grounds for appeal

MisconceptionMisconception

Department chairs cannot choose on their Department chairs cannot choose on their own to become a member or to write a own to become a member or to write a separate evaluationseparate evaluationTo become a member, the chair must be To become a member, the chair must be nominated and elected by majority vote of nominated and elected by majority vote of the facultythe facultyTo write a separate evaluation, the chair To write a separate evaluation, the chair must be empowered by the vote of the must be empowered by the vote of the faculty.faculty.