Adopted Faculty Senate Resolutions by Year
2023-2024
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow-Up |
| Bylaws Changes | Communications Director | Closed | Bylaws changed |
| Statement in Response to Incendiary Leaflets |
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| Resolution on JMU's ALICE Population |
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2022-2023
Resolution |
Responsible Party |
Status |
Follow-Up |
| Resolution Eliminating Term Limits for Faculty Senators | Communications Director | Closed | Bylaws changed. |
| Resolution in Solidarity with Those Impacted by the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria | Faculty | Closed | Support continues. |
| Holocaust Remembrance Resolution | Dr. Malika Carter-Hoyt | Ongoing | Event Planners Alliance formed. |
| Resolution of Condemnation of Recent Actions of JMU’s Provost | |||
| AP Hire Resolution | Provost's Office | Ongoing | Task force meeting. |
| Resolution to Revise Election Procedures for Adjunct Faculty Senators | Adjunct Affairs | Closed | Bylaws changed. |
| Resolution for Expanded Capacity and Strategic Planning for the Office of Disability Services | Tim Miller | Ongoing | Testing site capacities increasing. |
| Food Pantry Donation | Faculty Senate Treasurer | Complete | Donation made |
| Statement on Human Rights in Iran | Steering Committee | Closed | 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 | Ongoing | Report distributed. Department discussions are being held. |
| Amended Transition to Department Head Model of Leadership Resolution | Academic Policies | Open | Actively in progress. Collaboration between Faculty Concerns and Academic Policies. |
| Final Resolution on Campus Mental Well Being | President’s Office | Closed | Task force is meeting. |
| Motion About DEI Training Pause | Steering Committee | Closed | DEI training evaluated and restarted in January 2022 |
| Motion to Uphold Academic Freedom Final | Steering Committee | Closed | Provost's office is monitoring the situation. |
| Peer Group Motion | Provost’s Office | Closed | Task force formed and is meeting. |
| Revision Proposal of Faculty Hiring Motion-Jan2022 | Hiring Guidelines Task Force | Closed | Resolution Updated |
| Resolution on Administrative Transparency | Hiring Guidelines Task Force | Closed | Task force working on issue. |
| 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 | Closed | JMU faculty will continue to support Ukraine | |
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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 | Closed | Recommendation sent to provost; goal rejected. | |
| Resolution on Covid-19-Related Policy | Faculty Concerns | Closed | Will continue to recognize tenure clock as impacted by COVID. |
| 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 | Closed | DEIJA tags established |
| 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 |
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| 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 | Closed | Specific to COVID context. |
| 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 |
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| 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 | Closed | YCP expanding. |
| Motion to Recommend Increasing the Number of Lactation Rooms on the JMU Campus | Faculty Concerns | Closed | All new campus buildings required to have lactation rooms. |
| 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 |
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| 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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