Adopted Faculty Senate Resolutions by Year
2022-2023
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow Up |
| Resolution of Condemnation of Recent Actions of JMU’s Provost | |||
| AP Hire Resolution | |||
| Resolution to Revise Election Procedures for Adjunct Faculty Senators | |||
| Resolution for Expanded Capacity and Strategic Planning for the Office of Disability Services | |||
| Food Pantry Donation | |||
| Statement on Human Rights in Iran | Steering Committee | Ongoing | JMU faculty will continue to support Human Rights in Iran |
2021-2022
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow Up |
| Amended Motion to Recommend Department Policy for Supporting Equitable Faculty Workloads | Faculty Concerns/Academic Polices/Adjunct Affairs | Open | |
| Amended Transition to Department Head Model of Leadership Resolution | Academic Policies | Open | |
| Final Resolution on Campus Mental Well Being | President’s Office | Ongoing | President’s Council on Health and Well-Being Formed Fall 2022 |
| Motion About DEI Training Pause | Steering Committee | Closed | DEI training evaluated and restarted in January 2022 |
| Motion to Uphold Academic Freedom Final | Steering Committee | Ongoing | Provost office will continue to support Academic Freedom |
| Peer Group Motion | Provost’s Office | Ongoing | Formation of Peer Group Task Force for Fall 2022 |
| Revision Proposal of Faculty Hiring Motion-Jan2022 | Hiring Guidelines Task Force | Closed | Resolution Updated |
| Resolution on Administrative Transparency | Hiring Guidelines Task Force | Ongoing | Hiring Guidelines are being updated. |
| Motion Amended Passed to Require DEI Statement on Syllabi | Steering Committee | Closed | DEI Syllabus statement will remain in the recommended syllabus language on the Provost’s website |
| Steering Committee | Ongoing | JMU faculty will continue to support Ukraine | |
|
Final Amended Motion to Recommend JMU Empower Faculty to Mandate Masks |
Steering Committee | Closed | State law no longer allows JMU to mandate masks. |
| Steering Committee | Ongoing | Task Force sent recommendations to Provost and are awaiting the hiring guidelines of 2022-2023. | |
| Resolution on Covid-19-Related Policy | Faculty Concerns | Ongoing | Will continue to recognize tenure clock as impacted by COVID. Dashboard is down because we can’t get the same data as before. |
| Resolution for Speaker Rule Changes | Marshall | Closed | Bylaws modified. |
| Amended Senate Bylaws Robert's Rules Modifications | Marshall | Closed | Bylaws modified. |
| Amended DEI in GenEd motion | Student Relations | Ongoing | GenEd APR completed and GedEd courses are now tagged as DEI |
| Resolution Creating Office of Faculty Senate Webmaster | Steering Committee | Closed | Carey Cole was appointed as webmaster. |
| Motion to Allow Faculty/Staff Parking Passes for JMU Graduate Students who are Instructors of Record | Student Relations |
Closed | Towanda Moore and the Parking Advisory Committee declined to issue the passes. |
2020-2021
2020
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation with Faculty in the Colleges | Full Senate | Closed | |
| Motion to Remove Names of Confederates on JMU Buildings Immediately | Full Senate | Closed | Building names were changed. |
| Support for Adjunct Faculty | Adjunct Affairs | Open | Ongoing concern. |
| Motion to Establish Tiered Titles for Adjunct Faculty | Adjunct Affairs | Open | Ongoing concern. |
| Motion Regarding Adjunct Senator Elections | Nominations and Elections | Closed | Bylaws changed. |
| Motion to Amend Computer Lottery Rules | Treasurer | Closed | Rules amended. |
| Resolution on Mandatory Blue Items | Faculty Concerns | Closed | Gratitude and faculty wishes expressed. |
2019
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Amend the Faculty Sentate Engagement Mini-Grant Eligibility Conditions | Nominations and Elections | Closed | Eligibility conditions modified. |
| Motion to Create a New Standing Faculty Senate Committee: Adjunct Affairs | Mark Piper | Closed | Committee formed. |
| Motion to Recommend JMU Expand Child Care Facilities on Campus | Faculty Concerns | Ongoing | Ongoing concern. |
| Motion to Recommend Increasing the Number of Lactation Rooms on the JMU Campus | Faculty Concerns | Ongoing | Administration agreed to implement policy. |
| Donation to Valley Scholars Program for Academic Support | Treasurer | Closed | Donation made. |
| Motion to Recommend Diversity and Inclusivity Statement on Syllabi | Academic Policies and Student Relations | Closed | Language posted. |
2018
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Appeals Committee Additions to the Senate Bylaws | Faculty Appeals | Closed | Bylaws changed. |
| Expand Duties of the Faculty Appeals Committee | Faculty Appeals | Closed | Bylaws changed. |
| Postpone Duo | Faculty Concerns | Closed | IT accepted motion. |
| Support Adjunct Faculty | Leslie Harlacker Budget and Compensation |
Ongoing Initiative | Ongoing concern. |
| Support SGA | Academic Policies Student Relations |
Closed | Senate expressed views. |
| Response to Sexism | Student Relations | Ongoing Initiative | Ongoing concern. |
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