University Senate Personnel Committee Annual Report 2024-2025
Explore the aims, issues addressed, and ongoing concerns of the University Senate Personnel Committee in their Annual Report for 2024-2025. The committee focuses on equity, transparency, and consistency, addressing areas such as promotion requirements, faculty benefits, and professional development funding. Discover the dedicated efforts to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for university personnel members.
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Committee Annual Report 2024-2025 University Senate Personnel Committee Jodi Swanson, Chair Members: Elham Fini, Taylor Hines, Jessica Lehmann, Daniel McIntosh, Rodmanned Nikpour, Tanya Pinkerton, Renee Shanly, Laurie Stoff, Brad Vogus
Aims of the University Senate Personnel Committee Civil, listening-centered conversations toward action Summarize and consolidate existing areas of concern and distress for university personnel members that remain problematic without meaningful change Devise plans forward in concert with University administrators to enact meaningful change Sources of concern Areas of equity Areas of transparency Areas of consistency 2 | University Senate | 2024 2025
Issues addressed by the Committee Meaningful action Clarity on promotion requirements/timing for Teaching Professors Close RFC 224 Availability of real-time data regarding variance in faculty member ranks and levels across units, especially Faculty Associates Close RFC 225 Researching the online revenue model Close RFC 254 ASU s contribution to the HAS benefits package plan does not increase with rising healthcare costs, though contributions to other plans do Close RFC 260 3 | University Senate | 2024 2025
Ongoing issues for the Committee Professional development funding, opportunities, and releases for faculty members not eligible for tenure Release for Academic Development for Career Faculty; establishment for a minimum-level professional development funding for Career Faculty members activities (RFC 160) Promotion opportunities for Career Faculty members beyond Full (RFC 269) Career Faculty members eligibility as PhD Committee Chairs (RFC 18) Transparency/communication regarding salaries, compression, inversion, & other payment issues Transparency regarding wage increase exercises; lack of consistency across Colleges and units; limited transparency, exacerbating inequities across and within Colleges (RFCs 124, 253, 264) 4 | University Senate | 2024 2025
Ongoing issues for the Committee Faculty members rights and expectations regarding how they are evaluated & how materials are utilized Bias, inconsistency, and high-stakes consequences in students course evaluations Faculty members have little understanding of how, whether, and when their developed course materials are used for other instructional or demonstrative purposes, such as in partnership with Cintana (RFC 261) Collaborative change Continued Listening Sessions with firm action plans forward Regular Town Hall meetings with administrators 5 | University Senate | 2024 2025
