Loyola University Chicago

PRESENT Paul Jay, Chair, Anthony Barbato, Lydia DonCarlos, Isiaah Crawford, Susan Jay, Chris Manning, Ken Olsen, Hank Rose

Introductory Matters:

• The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05.
• Chair welcomed new members Susan Jay and Ken Olsen, and expressed thanks to former members Lou Cain and Bob Mittendorf
• A call for approval of Minutes of 3/24/04 was approved unanimously.

Old Business:

• Faculty Grievance Committee: The Committee's previously approved proposal was returned by the President with questions about its complexity and about whether it discouraged use of other established procedures.

  Resolved that the Interim Grievance Procedure currently available (http://www.luc.edu/depts/acadaff/policies/FacGrvnc.pdf) be repealed in favor of procedures already available through the Faculty Handbook.

  Moved: Manning; second: Olsen. Vote: 8-0-0

• Review of Dismissal for Cause: The Committee's previously approved proposal calling for an automatic review of recommendations to dismiss tenured faculty for cause by the University Rank and Tenure Committee was returned by the President for further reflection. His concern appeared to be an undesirable expansion of the charge to the University R&T Committee.

  Without benefit of formal resolution, the FAUPC decided not to resubmit the proposal but, instead, to explore other means of meeting the need for a review of such recommendations by an elected faculty body.

• Questions about procedures for the release of information during the various stages of the process leading to a promotion and/or tenure decision.

  Without benefit of formal resolution, FAUPC acknowledged and affirmed the stipulations currently in effect and present in the Faculty Handbook, p.24 ("a faculty member should be informed of the recommendation made at each level of review at the time the recommendation is sent forward to the Committee on Faculty Appointments."). It is understood that the University Rank and Tenure Committee has taken the place of CFA with regard to this stipulation.

• Status of the Faculty Handbook Review Process: It was noted that the Provisional Shared Governance Charter envisions a limited time frame for revision of the Faculty Handbook without establishing the mechanism for the revision ( www.luc.edu/governance/other.shtml) Without benefit of formal motion the Chair agreed to call this to the attention of the President, seeking guidance about how to proceed.

New Business:

• Whether the University R&T Committee has taken on the authority of the Committee on Faculty Appointments to receive and act on requests from faculty for reconsideration of the Committee's recommendations. The document clarifying the transfer of responsibilities from CFA to UR&TC is not clear on this matter ( www.luc.edu/governance/addendum2.shtml).

  Without benefit of formal motion the Committee accepted that, as an element of the promotion process, the right to hear requests for reconsideration properly resided in the University R&T Committee.

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 AM