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This table provides a guide to items working their way through faculty governance. If you have questions or concerns regarding a specific issue, please feel free to reach out to chair of the listed committee as indicated on the Committees page.

 

Opened Closed Description Owner Pending Actions Related Documents Keywords
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  02/07/2024 Faculty Manual Changes UCPTF Changes to the Faculty Manual regarding Professional-Track Faculty Faculty Manual Changes [pdf]  
03/03/2021 06/07/2023 Statement to divest USC from fossil fuels Sustainability ad hoc  See March 3 ad hoc recommendation for more information  Statement from Jason Caskey [pdf]  
12/07/2022 04/25/2023 Unit Level Budget Committees FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Faculty Voting Rights FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Revisions to Section on Grievance FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Revisions to Section on Leave FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Revisions to Section on  Integrity  FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Revisions to Section on Faculty Appointments FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023 Revisions to Section on  Annual Review FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/25/2023  Revisions to Section on  Academic Freedom  FAC   Report [pdf]  
  04/05/2023 Freedom of Expression    University committment to freedom of expression statement  Statement  
04/22/2021   Carolina Core Revision Planning InDev Subcommittee to discuss process to consider Carolina Core revisions, prepare report to Senate in fall 2021
Update on 3/2/2022: The Committee provided an update to the Faculty Senate and requested feedback from the Senate on a proposed Core Review Committee.
Report to Faculty Senate [pdf]  
06/16/2021   Develop criteria for program modality changes InDev & C&C Committees to prepare recommendations for Senate to consider in fall 2021
Update 11/12/2021: The Committee approved the approval process for adding online modality to existing degree programs and forwarded it to the Faculty Senate for consideration.
Resolution to Ensure Academic Excellence

Carolina Online,
06/16/2021   Study faculty workload, compensation issues related to online programs Welfare Committee to prepare report for Senate Resolution to Ensure Academic Excellence Carolina Online,
06/16/2021   Track and report effects of Carolina Online admissions on admissions overall Admissions Committee to prepare report for Senate Resolution to Ensure Academic Excellence Carolina Online,
06/11/2021   Reconsider test-optional admissions annually Admissions At the request of the BoT, revisit two-year approval for test-optional.    
03/03/21   Address issues of professional conduct Ad hoc Professional Conduct Committee See committee page for charge.
Update 12/1/2021: The Committee approved changes to the Faculty Manual regarding Civility and Consensual Relationship and are sending that to the FAC for review.
   
03/03/21   Address issues of environmental sustainabilty Ad hoc Committee on Environmental Sustatainability See committee page for charge.
Update 1/11/2022:  A draft of the committee report has been completed and final revisions and fact-checking are in progress.
Update 3/2/2022: The committee submitted it's report to the Faculty Senate.
Report [pdf]  
3/3/2021 5/13/2022 Address issues of freedom of expression Ad hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression See committee page for charge. Report [pdf]  
11/3/2021 11/3/2021 Support for funding of LITE Initiative Faculty Senate Information Technology Committee See Resolution. A Resolution to Support the Funding of the LITE Initiative [pdf]  

 


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