Academic Realignment Committee

WHEREAS, The President has been charged by the Chancellor of the University of Alabama system to realign the academic units of UAHuntsville,

WHEREAS, The Provost is seeking input and discussion on academic realignment from the faculty,

and

WHEREAS, The faculty desire formal input and influence into the process,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED

That an Academic Realignment Committee be established, with membership consisting of two members from each college in the university and one from the Library, and that of these two members, one be an elected senator selected by the senators of that college and that the other be a faculty representative who is eligible for faculty senate elected by the faculty of the respective college with the vote conducted by the Governance and Operations Committee, and that the chair of the committee be selected by the members of the committee, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED

That this Academic Realignment Committee is charged with developing a “best practices” report that summarizes (1) faculty input regarding academic realignment, (2) lessons learned from other academic institutions, and (3) recommendations for academic realignment. The committee will present this report to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and to the Provost and the President by the end of the 2008-2009 academic year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED

That the Academic Realignment Committee develop a set of formal procedures for faculty involvement to protect academic integrity in cases in which a realignment occurs.