Archived Faculty Senate Resolutions - JMU

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2017

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Reimbursement for Student Travel	Mark Piper	Closed	Paid in full.
Response to Immigration Executive Order	Faculty Concerns Student Relations	Closed	Sentiment expressed.
Resolution to Honor Jerry Benson	Steering Committee	Closed	Motion to Honor Jerry Benson
Creation of Resolution Repository	Steering Committee	Closed	Bylaws changed.
Donation to the Faculty Dependent Scholarship Endowment Endeavor	Steve Harper	Closed	Funds donated.
Donation to the A. Jerry Benson Faculty Engagement Award Fund	Steering Committee	Closed	Funds donated.
Donation to the Centennial Scholars Program for Academic Support	Steering Committee	Closed	Funds donated.

2016

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Bylaws Change	Steering Committee	Closed	New Bylaws
Divest JMU Motion	Student Relations	Closed	Not feasible at this time, per JMU Foundation.
Membership Length Motion	Steering Committee	Closed	Senator terms limits extended to ten consecutive years
Faculty Value Commitment	Faculty Concerns	Closed	Senate expressed views.

2015

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Madison Vision Teaching Award Establishment	Student Relations Student Government Association	Ongoing Initiative	Award established
Vision Mini-Grants Establishment	Nominations and Elections	Ongoing Initiative	Grant program established.
Senate Computer Security Task Force Establishment	Senate Task Force	Closed	Task Force established; Report given to FS; Task Force was disbanded.
Third-Year Review Language for Faculty Handbook	Val Larsen	Closed	Incorporated into Faculty Handbook.
Salary Compression and Inversion	Budget and Compensation	Ongoing Initiative
Light Pollution Interpretation and Light Pollution	David McGraw Kevin Giovanetti	Closed	Message relayed to Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability.
Honoring Teresa Gonzalez	David McGraw Steering Committee	Closed	Honored.
Appreciation for President Alger	Val Larsen Steering Committee	Closed	Appreciated.
Transfer of Madison Vision Funds	Mark Piper	Closed	Owing to delay in implementation of the Vision Teaching Award, monies allocated were transferred to the mini-grants pool.
Sexual Assault at JMU	Tara Parsons Student Relations	Ongoing Initiative	Added Faculty Senate representative to Sexual Misconduct Prevention Alliance.
Remembrance of Alison Parker	Mark Piper Steering Committee	Closed	Donation made to the Alison Parker Memorial Fund.
Increasing Part-Time Representation in the Senate	Steering Committee	Closed	Two new part-time faculty seats were added, for a total of three.
Treasury Motion	Mark Piper Steering Committee	Closed	Dues increased to $5.00 per year for full-time faculty.

2014

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Agenda Changes	Steering Committee	Closed	President Alger was invited to speak to Faculty Senate.
Response to Proposed Faculty Handbook Changes Regarding Faculty Absences	Student Relations	Closed	No changes made in the Faculty Handbook.
Extention of Officer Term Limits	Steering Committee	Closed	Term limit extended to three years.
Consistent Wording Regarding Flower Fund Expenditures	Steve Harper Steering Committee	Closed	Wording updated.
Bylaws Changes to Remove Alternates	David McGraw	Closed	Bylaws updated.
Pay Raise Allocation	Morgan Benton	Closed	Advice given.
Add Vanguard	Val Larsen	Closed	VRS subsequently added lower-cost investment options using ICMA-RC, where costs were even lower than those of Vanguard.

2013

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Changes to Minutes Approval and Distribution	David McGraw Steering Committee	Closed	Minutes now approved via e-mail
Differential Tuition	Morgan Benton Michael Smilowitz	Closed	University implemented differential tuition policy.
Same-Sex Partner Benefits	Faculty Concerns	Closed	Same-sex marriage benefits recognized.
Athletics Resolution	David McGraw	Closed	Speaker reported on resolution to BoV.
Football Resolution	Howard Lubert	Closed	Speaker reported on resolution to BoV.
Part-time Faculty Senate Representation	Steering Committee	Closed	Part-time representative added.

2012

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Budget Priorities and Salaries	Budget and Compensation	Ongoing concern	Compensation Task Force created; became Compensation Advisory Council.

2011

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Representation on the University Policy Committee	Faculty Concerns	Closed	FS now alerted to university policy changes
Amend University Policy #1000	Faculty Concerns	Closed	FS now alerted to university policy changes
Format of Tuition Bills	Budget and Compensation
Timing of FS Resolution Reading and Discussion	Steering Committee	Closed	One month consideration required between first reading at FS and discussion/debate/vote
Role of Faculty Senate in Future Presidential Searches	Steering Committee	Closed	Faculty Senate was heard, but no official policy change
Honor President Rose	Steering Committee	Closed	Honored.
Allow all tenured faculty to serve on T&P AUPACs	Academic Policies	Open	Being discussed in Faculty Handbook committee.

2010

Open

Resolution	Responsible Party	Status	Follow Up
Tuition Surcharge	Val Larsen Academic Policies	Closed	University implemented differential tuition policy.
Budget Resolution	Budget and Compensation	Closed	University began changing tuition/fee ratios
Discrimination Policy Response		Closed(?)
Drop Fee Proposal	Val Larsen	Closed	Issue resolved.
Senior Prerequisite Exemption	Student Relations Academic Policy	Open