UCLA ACADEMIC SENATE
MANUAL
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UCLA ACADEMIC SENATE
MANUAL |
SCHOOL
OF NURSING
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Part I.
Functions |
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| 1. | The Faculty of
the School of Nursing shall conduct the government of the School of
Nursing subject, however, to the rules and coordinating powers of the
Academic Senate of the University of California, and the Standing Orders
of the Regents respecting undergraduate and graduate study. |
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| Part II.
Membership |
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| 2. | Membership in
the Faculty of the School of Nursing is defined as members of the Academic
Senate by Divisional Bylaw 50(A).
[Am 24 Feb 95, 08 Apr 03] |
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| Part III.
Officers |
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| 3. | The Officers of
the Faculty shall consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.
The Chair shall be elected by the voting members of the Faculty
Spring Quarter for
a two-year term commencing July 1 and shall be Chair of the Faculty Executive Committee.
This election shall precede the appointment of the Standing
Committees. Elected
representatives of faculty
functional units shall not be eligible to run for Faculty Chair.
Should the position of Faculty Chair become vacant (e.g. due to
illness, resignation, or assignment as Chair of a functional unit) the
Faculty shall elect a new Chair to serve out the term of the vacated
Chair. The Vice Chair and
Secretary of the Faculty shall be elected for a two-year term by the
Faculty Executive Committee from its membership. |
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Part IV.
Meetings of the Faculty |
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| 4. | The Faculty
shall meet at least once quarterly after a call by the Chair with a
minimum of one week's notice prior to each meeting. |
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| 5. | The Faculty may
meet at other times with at least five instructional days' notice, except
as provided for in Bylaw 16 of this document: [Am 28 Apr 89, 08 Apr 03] |
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| (A) | After a call to
meeting by the Chair. |
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| (B) | After delivery
of a written request for a meeting to the Secretary.
The request must be |
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| (1) | Signed by at least three
voting members of the Faculty. |
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| (2) | Acted on within 24 hours by
the scheduling of a meeting to take place within five calendar days from
receipt of the request. |
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| 6. | The Chair of the
Faculty will preside at all Faculty meetings.
In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair will preside at Faculty
meetings. Should the Vice
Chair also be absent, the Secretary will preside. |
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| 7. |
Robert's Rules of Order (newest edition) shall govern Faculty meetings in all
instances not covered by the Bylaws. |
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| 8. | The order of the
agenda of Faculty meetings may be altered by vote of two-thirds of the
voting Faculty present at the meeting. |
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| 9. | Actions or
measures considered at a meeting of the Faculty must be submitted to a
mail ballot when |
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| (A) | requested by 25%
of the voting members present at a meeting of the Faculty, or five
members, whichever is smaller; |
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| (B) | requested in
writing by five Faculty members within ten calendar days after
distribution of the minutes of the meeting at which the action was taken
or the measure considered. |
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| Part V.
Quorum |
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| 10. | One-third of the
voting members of the Faculty shall constitute a quorum. |
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Part
VI. Committees |
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| 11. | The Dean or
his/her designate is an ex officio member of all committees without
vote except as herein designated. |
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| 12. | The Chair of the
Faculty in consultation with the Faculty Executive Committee shall appoint
committees of the Faculty for which no other provision has been made or
he/she may delegate that responsibility to other faculty committees or
subcommittees as appropriate. Recommendation
for committee membership will be obtained from the faculty functional
units. |
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| 13. | Faculty
Executive Committee |
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| (A) | Membership |
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| (1) | Voting membership on the
Faculty Executive Committee shall be in conformity with Divisional Bylaw 50(B). |
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| (2) | The Chair of the Faculty. |
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| (3) | Chairs of the following
Standing Committees: Undergraduate
Master's, and Doctoral Program Committees, Faculty Research and
Professional Affairs Committee, and Student Affairs Committee elected by
the full Academic Senate Faculty for two-year staggered terms. |
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| (4) | A
representative from each of the faculty
functional units elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty in each unit.
[En 24 Feb 95, Am 08 Apr 03] |
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| (5) | The Chair of CAPAM shall
serve as an ex officio member without vote. |
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| (6) | The Dean of the School of
Nursing or an Associate Dean (that he/she designates as his/her
representative and who is a member of the Academic Senate Faculty) shall
serve as an ex officio member with vote. |
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| (7) | One representative from
the School of Nursing non-Academic Senate Faculty elected annually from
among them shall serve as member with a recorded (advisory) vote. |
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| (8) | One student representative from each of the undergraduate and graduate programs (B.S., M.S.N. and Ph.D.) elected by the student body shall serve as members with a recorded (advisory) vote. | ||
| (B) | Duties |
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| (1) | Advise the Dean on matters
concerning the budget. [En 24
Feb 95] |
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| (2) | Consider matters of
substantial departmental concern to the Faculty with respect to matters
delegated to it by the Faculty in the Bylaws or by subsequent action. |
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| (3) | Coordinate and oversee the
business of the Faculty as carried out by the Standing Committees. |
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| (4) | Receive reports from
Standing Committees of the Faculty. |
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| (5) | Have general jurisdiction
over the curricular program offerings and conduct of instruction and
requirements for degrees as provided in Bylaw 50(D)(5). |
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| (6) | Present matters to the
Faculty for vote as identified by the appropriate Standing Committee or
the Faculty Executive Committee. |
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| (7) | Implement rules and
regulations prescribed by the Faculty. |
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| (8) | Report to the Faculty at
least quarterly. |
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| (C) | Meetings |
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| (1) | The Faculty Executive
Committee shall meet at least once monthly at the call of the Chair of the
Committee, or at the written request of a majority of its membership. |
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| (2) | The Chair of the Faculty
will preside at all Faculty Executive Committee meetings.
In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair will preside.
Should the Vice Chair also be absent, the Secretary will preside. |
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| (D) | Quorum |
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| A simple
majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum. |
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| (E) | The Committee
will have two subcommittees reporting to it. |
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| (1) | Subcommittee on
Committees |
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| This subcommittee shall be
composed of the Faculty Chair and two Academic Senate Faculty elected in
Spring quarter. Each
functional unit will elect one person to serve for a one-year term.
The duties of the subcommittee shall be to prepare the slate for
Committee Chairs during Spring quarter of the following year, conduct an election for Committee
Chairs and present a recommended list of Committee members to the Faculty
Executive Committee. |
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| (2) | Evaluation
Subcommittee |
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| This subcommittee shall be
composed of one representative from each of the three instructional
programs who are Academic Senate Faculty.
The Chair shall be elected from its membership for a two-year term.
The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall serve as an ex
officio member without vote. The
duties of the subcommittee shall be to oversee evaluation of the programs
of instruction, and faculty, students' and alumni professional achievement
and satisfaction, to interpret data collected, and to provide feedback to
the appropriate committees/persons for decision making. |
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| 14. | Standing
Committees of the Faculty |
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| (A) | Appointment and
Tenure of Standing Committees of the Faculty |
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| (1) | The
members of the Standing Committees of the Faculty established herein shall
be recommended by the Subcommittee on Committees to the Faculty Executive
Committee from the Faculty of the functional units except where herein
designated differently. Faculty
may be appointed for no more than two consecutive two-year terms to any
one Standing Committee. [Am
24 Feb 95] |
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| (2) | The Chair of each Standing
Committee shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for a
two-year term. The Chair may
be elected for no more than two consecutive two-year terms.
The Chair must be a member of the Academic Senate Faculty.
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| (3) | Except for the Faculty
Executive Committee Chair, all members of Standing Committees of the
Faculty will be appointed to two-year staggered terms prior to July 1, to
serve a term of two years from July 1, except where herein designated
differently. |
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| (4) | Each
Standing Committee may appoint such Task Forces as it deems necessary to
conduct its business. |
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| (5) | All Standing Committees
shall include representatives from the major student programs in the
School of Nursing except where herein designated differently. |
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| (6) | Changes in substantial
departmental matters and policy that are recommended by Standing
Committees to the Faculty Executive Committee will go to faculty
functional units for discussion and to the full Faculty for discussion and
vote. |
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| (B) | Membership and
Duties of Standing Committees |
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| (1) | Committee on Appointment,
Promotions, Appraisals and Merit Reviews (CAPAM) |
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| This committee shall be composed of all tenured Faculty in the School of Nursing. The Chair shall be elected from its membership for a two-year term. Student representatives shall not be included. The duties of the committee shall include the review and recommendation to the Dean and Vice Chancellor for Faculty Relations of all academic series appointments, promotions, appraisals and merit reviews. Subcommittees of CAPAM shall be composed of the Academic Senate Faculty selected according to procedures developed for implementation of Statewide Bylaw 55. [Am 08 Apr 03] | |||
| (2) | Undergraduate Program
Committee |
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| This committee shall be
composed of three individuals who teach in the baccalaureate program.
There shall be at least one member from each of the faculty
functional units. The Chair
shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for a two-year term.
The Chair and the majority of members must be Academic Senate Faculty.
The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall serve as an ex
officio member without vote. The
duties of the committee shall be to monitor baccalaureate level curricular
matters, to monitor changes in courses, instruction and degree
requirements, and to recommend policy regarding the baccalaureate program. |
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| (3) | Master's
Programs Committee |
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| This committee shall be composed of Faculty who teach in the master's programs. There shall be a minimum of two representatives from each of the faculty functional units. The Chair shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for a two-year term. The Chair and majority of members must be Academic Senate Faculty. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall serve as an ex officio member without vote. The duties of the committee related to the master's program shall be to monitor master's level curricular matters, to recommend changes in courses, instruction and degree requirements, to oversee comprehensive examinations, and to recommend policy regarding the master's program. [Am 08 Apr 03] | |||
| (4) | Doctoral Program Committee | ||
| This committee shall be composed of faculty who teach in the doctoral and master's programs. There will be a minimum of two representative from each of the faculty functional units plus the Chair of the Master's Program Committee. The Chair of the DPC shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for a two-year term. The Chair and majority of members must be Academic Senate Faculty. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs shall serve as an ex officio members without vote. The duties of the committee related to the doctoral program shall be to supervise curriculum development, implementation and evaluation, including recommendations of cognate courses and student advisors; to oversee the written qualifying exams; and to recommend policies regarding the doctoral program. [En 08 Apr 03] | |||
| (5) | Faculty Research and
Professional Affairs Committee |
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| This committee shall be
composed of one Academic Senate Faculty representative from each of the
faculty functional units and one non-Academic Senate Faculty
representative. The Chair
shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for a two-year term.
The Associate Dean for Research shall serve as an ex officio
member without vote. Student
representatives shall not be included.
The duties of the committee shall be to develop recommendations
regarding faculty compensation plan, to monitor development and progress
of faculty mentoring, to monitor policies and procedures for peer
evaluation of teaching, to coordinate research efforts in the school
through review of internal School of Nursing grant proposals, to develop
seed money funding, to fund proposals with seed money, and to review
outcomes of grants funded internally. |
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| (6) | Student Affairs Committee |
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| This committee shall be
composed of one Academic Senate Faculty representative from each of the
program specialties within the faculty functional units and one
non-Academic Senate Faculty representative.
The Chair shall be elected by the full Academic Senate Faculty for
a two-year term. The
Associate Dean for Student Affairs shall serve as an ex officio
member without vote. Student
representatives shall not be included.
The duties of the committee shall be to select students for
admission to the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral programs, to review
student candidates for awards, honors and scholarships, to make decisions
and/or recommendations to appropriate funding bodies for recipients of
awards, honors and scholarships, and to oversee all matters related to
recruitment, progression and retention of students. |
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| Part VII.
Suspension of Rules |
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| 15. | The rules of the
Faculty may be suspended by vote of the Faculty, provided that not more
than thirty percent of voting members present object to such suspension. |
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Part VIII.
Amendment of Bylaws |
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| 16. | The foregoing
Bylaws may be added to, amended, or repealed at any regular or special
meeting by a two-thirds vote of all the voting members present provided
that written notice of amendment shall have been sent to each member of
the Faculty at least five working days previous to the meeting at which
the amendment is to be moved. No
amendment shall be made that is inconsistent with legislation of the
Academic Senate. |
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The Faculty Bylaws for the School of Nursing were certified by the Committee
on Rules and Jurisdiction on 2/24/95 and approved by the faculty on 11/30/94.
Editorial changes and amendments were certified by CR&J on 6/12/02 and
approved by the faculty on 5/23/02. |
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