THE FACULTY

AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SENATE

President

Dean

Chair

Board of Trustees

Senate Faculty

College Faculty

Department Faculty

Makes All Decisions

advisory

advisory

advisory

This is not the governance organization of the University

President

Dean

Chair

Board of Trustees

Senate Faculty

College Faculty

Department Faculty

All Decisions

advisory

advisory

advisory

Want to Make

Neither is this the governance organization of the University

President

Dean

Chairperson

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer

Management Policy-Making

President makes educational “policy- recommendations” to Senate, Board (GR III)

Dept. Faculty shall provide “advice” to Chairperson on “major

administrative” matters (GR VII.B.5)

Dean “chairs” College Faculty as it makes educational policy (GR VII.B.3)

State Law“the faculty of the university” Board of Trustees

College Faculties

Dept. Faculties

University Senate (elected faculty senators act

as representatives of the “faculty of the university”)

Senate Rules

College Rules

Dept. Rules

Educational Policy-Making

(Faculty Governance)

Senate “recommends” to Pres on administrative matters (GR IV.C)

College Faculty advises Dean on administrative matters (GR VII.B.3)

Chair “presides” as Dept. Faculty does policy-making on instruction, research,

service programs (GR VII.B.5)

Governing Regulations(President chairs)

(Dean presides)

(Chairperson presides)

(Administrative Governance)

Sharing Governance

Summary of the UK Academic

Organization

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer

College Faculty Bodies

(KRS 164.240)

(KRS 163.131(3)) “University of Kentucky

Collectively, constitute the

members of the University Faculty

Authority in State Law

Elect Faculty TrusteesDirect action by its members

faculty members”

“the University Faculty”

“the faculty of the university”

Statutory University Body

“Elected faculty representatives”

in University Senate

College faculty Senator elections

Action through representatives

-Determine conditions of graduation,

-Affirm which students

-Determine which

conditions for honorary degrees,

-Recommend to Board

Degrees by the Board

(KRS 164.240) e.g:

(KRS 164.131(3))

persons may be granted Honorary

have attained a status of

Policy-Making Authority of the “the University Faculty”

who ought receive degree

graduation; recommend to Board those graduates

http://www.uky.edu/Regulations/GR/gr4.pdf

The “College Faculty” is the Educational Policy-making Entity of the College

Members of the “College Faculty Body” (GR VII.A.4.a):

Its Educational Policy-making Jurisdiction (GR VII.A.4.c):“Within the limits established by … the University Senate … the faculty of a college shall determine the educational policies of that college … academic requirements, curricula, course offerings, undergraduate, graduate and research programs, professional programs, and service functions, to the extent ... not been delegated to a ... department faculty.”Its Authority to Establish Rules and Committee Structure for its Function“The faculty of each college shall establish its own rules, including a committee or council structure, necessary for the performance of the faculty's functions in educational policy- making … copies of the rules shall be … filed with … the Senate Council.” (GR VII.A.4.b)

voting privileges, by the automatic members

http://www.uky.edu/Regulations/GR/gr7.pdf- Automatic voting members: tenured/tenure track faculty at or above the - Privileged members: persons conferred membership, w/ or w/out

level of assistant professor

The “Department Faculty” is the Educational Policy-making Entity of the Department

Members of the “Department Faculty Body” (GR VII.A.6.a):

Its Educational Policy-making Jurisdiction (GR VII.A.6.c):“Within the limits established by … the University Senate … the department faculty has jurisdiction over matters concerning its internal educational policies … on such matters as academic requirements, courses of study, course offerings, graduate and research programs, and service functions. Jointly with the department chairperson, the department faculty shall establish procedures to be used within the department concerning…promotions, the granting of tenure”

Its Authority to Establish Rules and Committee Structure for its Function“The department faculty shall establish rules, procedures and a committee structure concerning educational policy matters over which it has jurisdiction and responsibility… copies ... shall be … filed with … the Senate Council.” (GR VII.A.6.b)

voting privileges, by the automatic members- Privileged members: persons conferred membership, w/ or w/out

- Automatic voting members: tenured/tenure track faculty at or above the level of assistant professor

http://www.uky.edu/Regulations/GR/gr7.pdf

President

Dean

Chairperson

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer

Management Policy-Making

President makes educational “policy- recommendations” to Senate, Board (GR III)

Dept. Faculty shall provide “advice” to Chairperson on “major

administrative” matters (GR VII.B.5)

Dean “chairs” College Faculty as it makes educational policy (GR VII.B.3)

State Law“the faculty of the university” Board of Trustees

College Faculties

Dept. Faculties

University Senate (elected faculty senators act

as representatives of the “faculty of the university”)

Senate Rules

College Rules

Dept. Rules

Educational Policy-Making

(Faculty Governance)

Senate “recommends” to Pres on administrative matters (GR IV.C)

College Faculty advises Dean on administrative matters (GR VII.B.3)

Chair “presides” as Dept. Faculty does policy-making on instruction, research,

service programs (GR VII.B.5)

Governing Regulations(President chairs)

(Dean presides)

(Chairperson presides)

(Administrative Governance)

Sharing Governance

Summary of the UK Academic

Organization

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer

Chairperson and Presiding Officer;

Chief Admin.Officer