1. Shared Governance
Territorial Act (1889): The faculty, the president, and the regents are jointly responsible for governing the university.
NWCCU, Standard 2.A.1: (The institution) decision- making structures and processes make provision for the consideration of the views of faculty, staff, administrators, and students on matters in which they have a direct and reasonable interest.

2. Almost anyone at the university
President
Shared Governance
Faculty Senate - FSH 1580
University Committees Reporting to Senate
FSH
1620 &
1640
University Faculty – FSH 1520 & 1540
Academic Hearing Board
Information Technology Committee
Academic Petitions Committee
Intellectual Property Committee
Administrative Hearing Board
Library Affairs Committee
Admissions Committee
Officer Education Committee
Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee
Parking Committee
Sabbatical Leave Evaluation Committee
Arts Committee
Safety and Loss-Control Committee
Borah Foundation Committee
Student Appeals Committee
Campus Planning Advisory Committee
Student Disciplinary Review Board
Commencement Committee
Student Financial Aid Committee
Committee on Committees
Teacher Education Coordinating Committee
Dismissal Hearings Committee
Teaching and Advising Committee
Facilities Scheduling Policy Committee
Ubuntu
Faculty and Staff Policy Group
University Budget & Finance Committee
Faculty Affairs Committee
University Committee for General Education
Faculty Appeals Hearing Board
University Curriculum Committee
General Education Assessment Committee
University Multi-Campus Communications Committee
Honors Program Committee
Structure
Process
Almost anyone at the university

3. Timeline
Sponsor/Stakeholders/Faculty Secretary/ General Counsel Review
Committee Proposal
Faculty Senate
University Faculty Meeting
The last Faculty Senate meeting at which policies can be approved for inclusion on the UFM Agenda is 2 weeks prior to the UFM.
Allow a minimum of 2 weeks for FS & GC review – longer if they have not been previously consulted on the policy!

4. 2017-2018 Policy Dates & Deadlines
FS – every Tuesday 3:30-5:00 beginning 8/29
November 2 – last possible date to submit a policy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office for possible inclusion on the Fall UFM Agenda. Note, more than two weeks for review may be required and the policy may be returned to the committee for further consideration. Also, be aware controversial policies have taken 2+ Senate meetings to discuss.
November 14 – Last Faculty Senate meeting to approve policies for possible inclusion on the Fall UFM Agenda
November 29 – Fall UFM meeting – 3:00-4:30
March last possible date to submit a policy to the Faculty Secretary Office for possible inclusion on the Spring UFM Agenda. Note, more that two weeks for review may be required and the policy may be returned to the committee for further consideration or forwarded to others for review.
April Last Faculty Senate meeting to approve policies for possible inclusion on the Spring UFM Agenda
April 25 – Spring UFM meeting – 3:00-4:30