305.1 Duties

The College Council shall:

305.1.1 Deliberate on all long-range planning issues.

305.1.2 Participate with the administration in planning the annual budget, coordinating work of other faculty committees as it relates to budget.

305.1.3 Review and make recommendations regarding budgetary implications of proposals for new/modified programs, including academic programs.

305.1.4 Refer issues as appropriate to Divisions, faculty committees and administrative offices on the basis of the activities listed above.

305.1.5 Communicate its interpretations of college policies, goals and budget to the campus in timely and regular formats.

305.1.6 Advise the President on the formation of search committees for administrative officer positions to be filled; advise the Board of Regents on the formation of a search committee when the office of President is vacant.

305.1.7 Consults with the President or Dean of the College when the President or Dean wish to establish committees, and serves as a review board for proposals for changes in college governance, including proposals for new faculty committees.

305.2 College Council Membership

305.2.1 The members of the Council shall include the President of the College as chairperson; the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College (who will chair meetings in the absence of the President); the three faculty divisional representatives to the Board of Regents; a representative from the Academic Planning Committee; the chair of the Faculty Interests Committee; a representative from the Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee; the Executive Director of the Luther Diversity Center; the Vice President and Dean for Student Life; the Vice President for Development; the Vice President for Finance and Administration and the Vice President for Enrollment Management.

305.2.2 Representatives from the Academic Planning Committee and Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee; and the chair of the Faculty Interests Committee shall be elected from within these units and must be drawn from the tenured faculty. Should Council members go on leave from the College, replacements shall be elected from within their respective units. Members leaving the College Council should not be eligible to return for three years.

305.2.3 Terms of the representatives from Academic Planning, Faculty Interests and Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committees shall be two years.

305.3 Meetings

The agenda will be planned by the President. Regular meetings shall be scheduled at the discretion of the chair.

306.0 Faculty Committees

306.0.1 Faculty committees at Luther College act on issues of central concern to an academic community. These committees have sufficient and distinctive workloads and responsibilities to be standing committees. The major committees in the group, as exhibited by their special relationship to other governing bodies are : Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee; Academic Planning; Faculty Interests; Campus Life; and Faculty Organization . The first three have representation on the College Council, and the fourth is closely related to the Community Assembly.

306.0.2 Each of the five major committees may designate subcommittees from its own membership to have primary responsibility for certain duties of the committee. Within this subcommittee structure appropriate administrative personnel may be invited to participate in performing those duties. The committees may also request the faculty to create a task force to deal with a specific, major issue. When such a task force is created, for a specific purpose and for a designated period of time (not to exceed two years), the task force shall include at least two members of the standing committee as well as other individuals outside the committee. Other committees serving all-college functions may be appointed by the President or the Dean of the College after consultation with the College Council.

306.0.3 Candidates for service on committees (except for the Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee) will be nominated by Divisions (two candidates from each Division for each position) and elected by the full faculty.

306.0.4 All committees will have three, six, or nine members, elected for three-year staggered terms. A faculty member who has served on a given committee is not eligible for reelection to that committee for three years following completion of a term of service. A faculty member who has served on any of the five major faculty committees (Academic Planning; Appointment, Tenure and Promotion; Campus Life; Faculty Interests; Faculty Organization) is not eligible for one of the five major committees for one year. A faculty member may not serve simultaneously on more than one of the five major committees. Further, a member serving on one of these five major committees is not eligible for election to another major committee. No faculty member may serve on one of the five major committees or as a Faculty Representative to the Board of Regents until after a favorable third-year review. (See Faculty Handbook 306.2.3 for guidelines for replacing a faculty vacancy on the ATP Committee.)

306.0.5 Replacements for committee members will be elected whenever it becomes necessary for a committee member to be absent from campus for more than one semester. Committee members on leave or absent for one semester or less will not normally be replaced. This shall apply to all committees, unless specifically stated otherwise in the description of the duties and membership of these committees (Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Academic Planning Committee, Faculty Interests Committee, and Campus Life Committee). Replacement committee members will be elected in accordance with the criteria specified for the particular committee in question to serve for the duration of the leave of the member being replaced.

306.1 Academic Planning Committee

The Committee on Academic Planning is responsible for the planning and evaluation of all academic programs of the College. The nine members of this committee may choose to divide into subcommittees for the handling of some responsibilities. The committee shall elect one of its tenured faculty members, who has at least two years remaining of the three-year term, to a two-year term on the College Council.

306.1.1 Duties

1. Serves as the primary faculty forum for long-range academic planning, including the formulation of proposals to the faculty for changes in the academic program of the College.
2. In consultation with the Vice President for Enrollment Management, establishes admissions policies on the admission of students for faculty action.
3. In consultation with appropriate administrative staff, reviews the academic progress of students at the end of each semester and acts on the status of students who fall below normal academic progress.
4. Reviews all proposals for curricular change and prepares proposals for faculty action when such action is considered necessary. Curricular matters are typically discussed in the following sequence: department (in consultation with the Registrar/Associate Dean for Special Programs), division, Academic Planning Committee, Faculty Organization Committee, faculty. Divisions serve a consultative function on curricular matters, although a division may, at its own discretion, take a formal vote as part of its discussion.
   
   Except as noted below, new courses, substantive changes in existing courses, removal of catalog courses, and designation of courses for meeting general education requirements, require faculty approval. New departments, majors, minors, and programs of study require approval by the Board of Regents in addition to approval by the faculty. Discontinuance or reduction of a department, major, minor, or program of study, requires approval of the Board of Regents in addition to approval of the faculty. Faculty approval requires a majority of the votes cast by eligible faculty present at a regularly scheduled meeting.
   
   Regarding courses in the curriculum, the committee
   
   1. Reviews the appropriateness of specific courses in meeting general college requirements. Division review and faculty approval are required except in the case of 139, 239, 339 or 439 courses. For these non-catalog courses the committee is authorized to approve general education requirement designation without faculty action. (Faculty approval, however, is required when or if such courses are proposed to become catalog courses.)
   
   2. Reviews all new courses, including General Studies, Special Topics (139, 239, 339 or 439), Paideia I, and Paideia II courses, and summer school courses for graduate credit. No courses may be offered for academic credit without the endorsement and regular supervision of an established academic department. A course (including a special topic) may be offered by non-faculty members only with the endorsement and regular supervision of an academic department or the governing board of an established minor or special program.
   
   The following courses are approved by the committee and announced to the faculty, but do not require faculty action: General Studies, Special Topics (139, 239, 339, or 439), Paideia I and Paideia II.
   
   Special topics courses are courses which are not included in the regular curriculum. Subjects will generally reflect interests of departments or faculty. Lower division special topics courses will carry the numbers 139 and 239 while upper division offerings will be numbered 339 or 439. If a special topics course is to be offered a third time, it must be approved for regular listing in the catalog.
   
   3. Reviews all revisions of existing courses, including changed in credit values, prerequisites and course numbers when the change is from one division to the other. (Courses numbered 100 through 200 are lower division courses, normally intended for first-year students and sophomores; those number 300 through 400 are upper division courses, normally intended for juniors and seniors.)
   
   Substantive course changes require faculty action. Minor modifications of courses, including in some cases changes of credit value, are approved by the committee and announced to the faculty, but do not require faculty action.
   
   4. Reviews proposal for dropping existing courses from the college catalog.
   
   5. Reviews proposals for new departments, majors, minors, and programs of study, using the Program Development Prospectus form (available in the Academic Dean's Office).
   
   6. Reviews substantive changes in majors (including requirements for hours within the major and required courses outside the major discipline), substantive changes in requirements for existing minors and special programs (see also 518.0 ), and changes in requirements for professional certification in existing programs.
   
   7. Monitors the number of 1-, 2-, and 4-credit courses.
   
   e. Reviews and approves proposals for Individualized Majors submitted by students.
   
   f. Reviews interdisciplinary, honors and off-campus programs and policies for their administration; prepares proposals for such programs for faculty action. Coordinates review with appropriate directors, such as the Director of College Honors, the Women and Gender Studies Program Director, and the Director of International Education.
   
   g. In consultation with the faculty and with assistance from appropriate administrative offices, reviews and shapes the college's advising mission, vision, strategies, and policies.
   
   Regarding advising, the committee:
   
   1. Articulates the mission and vision of advising.
   2. Reviews the relationship between the admissions process and the advising process.
   3. Reviews appropriate ways to strengthen the advisor-advisee relationship.
   4. Defines and reviews the general roles and responsibilities of advisors.
   5. Monitors the effectiveness of the advising system.
   6. Submits appropriate proposals to the faculty for approval.

• 306.1.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of nine faculty members (three from each Division elected by the faculty from a divisional slate for staggered three-year terms; two of the faculty members from each Division shall be tenured) and the President, the Dean of the College, the Associate Deans, and the Registrar. Should an APC Committee member go on leave for one semester or should a committee member resign, leaving a one-semester vacancy, the division represented by the missing member should elect a one-semester replacement.

  306.2 Appointment, Tenure, and Promotion Committee

  306.2.1 Purpose and Function

  The Committee on Appointment, Tenure and Promotion has primary responsibility for the procedures used to evaluate faculty members in the third year and for tenure and promotion, in order to ensure that fair, equitable and professionally sound recommendations are made to the Dean of the College and the President regarding the status of faculty members under review. (Final decisions for recommendations regarding tenure and promotion are made by the President to the Board of Regents.) The committee shall elect one of its members, who has at least two years remaining of a three-year term, to a two-year term on the College Council.

  306.2.2 Duties

  306.2.2.1 With regard to appointment:

  1. For all new teaching faculty, coordinates the introduction of the evaluation criteria and processes utilized by the committee; this will include opportunities for formative evaluation, such as mentoring and teaching group participation, as well as the summative evaluation procedures utilized in the formal review process.
  2. Interviews all candidates nominated for appointment at the rank of associate or full professor, or for appointment as department head, and makes recommendations to the Dean of the College based on that review.
  3. Conducts review of faculty members after three years, according to procedures defined by this committee in consultation with the administration, and described in Faculty Handbook section 405.2 on Third-Year Review.
     
     

  306.2.2.2 With regard to tenure and promotion:

  1. Reviews annually the status of all faculty members below the rank of full professor, and invites department heads to recommend appropriate persons for tenure and/or promotion, according to the guidelines described in the Faculty Handbook.
  2. Reviews all nominations for tenure and/or promotion according to the criteria defined in the Faculty Handbook, utilizing information from the candidate’s file, and makes a written recommendation to the Dean of the College and the President.
     
     

  306.2.2.3 Recommends to the administration faculty members to be appointed to emeritus status.

  306.2.2.4 Monitors the criteria and procedures listed in the Faculty Handbook to ensure that both the academic well-being of the College and the rights of individual faculty members are preserved throughout the evaluation process, that AAUP principles are adhered to by those policies, and that the actions of the College are consistent with these stated principles.

  306.2.2.5 In the event of department or program reduction, confers with the Faculty Interests Committee and makes recommendations to the Dean of the College regarding the status of the tenured faculty within that department. Should the final decision be to terminate tenured faculty positions, such termination must be in accordance with guidelines in the Faculty Handbook.
  

  306.2.3 Membership

  The membership shall consist of six tenured full professors elected by the faculty for staggered three-year terms. Should a committee member go on leave for one semester or should a committee member resign, leaving a one-semester vacancy, the faculty should elect a one-semester replacement from a slate of candidates consisting of those persons who have completed their term on the ATP Committee during the last two years.

  306.3 Campus Life Committee

  The Campus Life Committee is responsible for those issues that involve faculty as advisory members of the Luther community. The committee is concerned with those aspects of the student, administrative and support staff experiences outside the classroom that are of faculty interest. Matters involving the campus climate and culture are discussed by this committee. Faculty members on this committee shall also be representatives to the Community Assembly.

  306.3.1 Duties

  1. Serves as liaison between the faculty and the Community Assembly.
  2. Brings to the attention of the faculty those matters of student policy which are of special faculty interest.
  3. Annually appoints one faculty member of the Campus Life Committee to serve as the Intercollegiate Athletics Representative. In consultation with the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, the committee reviews and recommends policies which affect intercollegiate athletics.
  4. Annually appoints two faculty members from the Campus Life Committee to serve with the Director of Campus Programming as the Lecture and Fine Arts Committee. One of the faculty members will serve as the chair. The LFA Committee administers the LFA budget according to published LFA guidelines.
  5. Reviews and recommends policies which relate to specific campus environmental issues.
  6. Annually appoints a faculty member to the Traffice Hearing Board. This person may not serve on any other hearing board at Luther College during the same year.
  7. Annually appoints three faculty members, one from each of the Science, Humanities, and Social Science divisions to the Campus Hearing Board including the chair of the board. These faculty members may not be members of any other hearing boards at Luther College during the same year.

  306.3.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of six faculty members, two from each Division, elected by the faculty for staggered three-year terms, the Vice President and Dean for Student Life, the Director of Residence Life, and three students appointed by the Student Senate.
  
  Should a Campus Life Committee faculty member go on leave for one semester or should a committee member resign, leaving a one-semester vacancy, the division represented by the missing member should elect a one-semester replacement.

  306.4 Faculty Interests Committee

  The Committee on Faculty Interests is responsible for oversight of all aspects of the position of current faculty members within the College: professional duties, contractual obligations and benefits, sabbaticals, and development. The committee shall elect one of its tenured members to serve as chair. The chair will also serve on the College Council. In addition, the committee shall elect two of its members, who have at least two years remaining of a three-year term, to serve a minimum of two years on Health Care Council. Whenever possible, the terms held by the two faculty members on Health Care Council should be staggered to promote continuity and experience.

  306.4.1 Duties

  1. Considers policies that affect the general welfare of the faculty, including academic loads, advising, faculty salary scale, co-curricular loads, and gender/minority issues.
  2. Makes preliminary budget recommendations to the President and Dean of the College regarding faculty salary, benefits, faculty research and development funds, prior to initial discussions by the College Council of the budget for each academic year.
  3. Evaluates sabbatical leave applications and recommends meritorious applications to the Dean of the College.
  4. Promotes faculty research and development opportunities, in cooperation with the Dean and Associate Dean of the College, including but not limited to:
     1. implementing endowments and grant programs for faculty development and research;
     2. supporting in-service workshops and off-campus conferences aimed at faculty development, advising and undergraduate research.
  5. Serves as a formal hearing board for faculty grievances. (See Faculty Handbook sections on faculty conduct, harassment policy, grievances and termination procedures.)
  6. Serves as a review panel for proposals and for research projects or other special applications.
  7. Reviews changes in the Faculty Handbook from the Dean of the College during the fall of each academic year and reports those changes of significance to the faculty.

  306.4.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of six faculty members (two from each Division elected by the faculty from a divisional slate for staggered three year terms; at least one faculty member from each Division shall be tenured). Should a Faculty Interests Committee member go on leave for one semester or should a committee member resign, leaving a one-semester vacancy, the division represented by the missing member should elect a one-semester replacement.

  306.5 Faculty Organization Committee

  306.5.1 Duties

  1. Sets agenda for all faculty meetings.
  2. Presents candidates for faculty committees from divisional slates and conducts the elections for those committees as appropriate. Also nominate the Faculty Marshal and Faculty Secretary.
  3. Conducts the election for the Appointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee at the March faculty meeting. Election procedures for the ATP Committee shall be conducted as follows: A list of all persons eligible for election to ATP will be distributed with the meeting agenda of the first Division meeting following the Board of Regents meeting in which faculty promotions are approved (usually February). At that meeting, the approval method of voting will allow faculty to indicate all individuals whose names they wish to appear on the ballot. Those individuals who receive 20 or more votes of approval shall be placed on the ballot for the next faculty meeting. At the faculty meeting balloting shall occur until 2 candidates receive a majority of the votes. Everyone on the initial ballot remains on subsequent ballots. Vote counts of those receiving 10 or more votes are reported before voting begins on subsequent ballots. Department Heads may remove themselves from the list of persons eligible for election to ATP.
  4. Reviews annual reports of committee activities, evaluates those accomplishments relative to Faculty Handbook duties, and makes recommendations for changing the Faculty Handbook as appropriate.
  5. Fills vacancies on committees as they arise during the academic year. Preference is given to those faculty nominated by the Divisions for that committee assignment.

  306.5.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of the three Division chairs, the President and the Dean of the College. Chair shall be the Division chair serving in the second year of his/her term.

  306.6 Honorary Degrees Committee

  306.6.1 Duties

  1. Recommends to the Department Heads candidates for Honorary Degrees and arranges for presentation of these awards.
  2. Solicits nominations and selects recipients of Distinguished Service Awards and arranges for presentation of these awards.
  3. Consults with the President concerning additional special awards (e.g. Spirit of Luther Award) to be presented on behalf of the College.

  306.6.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of three faculty members, one from each Division, and the President or the President’s designate (normally the Vice President for Development). The three faculty members shall be tenured faculty elected for staggered three-year terms by the full faculty from divisional slates.

  306.7 Representatives to the Board of Regents

  306.7.1 Duties

  1. Serve as resource persons to the Board of Regents.
  2. Express faculty concerns to the Board.
  3. Serve as resource persons for the faculty to report and interpret the actions of the Board.
  4. The three divisional faculty representatives also serve as divisional representatives to the College Council.

  306.7.2 Membership

  The membership shall consist of four representatives to the Board of Regents. The Division Chair in the third year of his or her term shall represent the faculty and the Faculty Organization Committee for a one-year term. The other three representatives to the Board of Regents shall be elected by the faculty from divisional slates for staggered three-year terms.

  306.8 Honors Advisory Committee

  306.8.1 Duties

  1. Works with the Honors Director to evaluate and improve the Honors Program. Honors course designations and program changes approved by the Committee will proceed to the Academic Planning Committee for appropriate action.
  2. Works with the Honors Director to solicit applications for the college’s fellowship candidates; interviews and advises candidates for those awards that require screening or selection on behalf of the college. The two student committee members do not participate in the evaluation of fellowship candidates.
  3. Works with the Director of Undergraduate Research in overseeing the evaluation and support of proposals for student academic-year research and collaborative student-faculty summer research.
  4. Helps coordinate honor student presentations and recognition.

  306.8.2 Membership

  The membership consists of the Honors Program Director, chair; three faculty members, one from each Division, elected by the faculty for staggered three-year terms; and two students chosen by the Honors Director from those active in the Honors Program.

  306.9 Faculty Marshal

  306.9.1 Duties

  1. Notifies all eligible members of the faculty three to four weeks prior to each academic procession and determines who will take part in the procession. By vote of the faculty at their November 2, 1994 meeting, eligibility for participating in academic processions will include anyone teaching curricular courses during the current academic year.
  2. Consults with the Director of the Field House for seating arrangements.
  3. Establishes order of march of participating faculty members based on rank and length of service in rank. Full professors are first, followed by associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors, respectively. Order within each rank will reflect the amount of time faculty members have held that rank with those who have held rank the longest being first in line within each rank.
  4. Establishes the faculty lineup and leads the march on the day of the procession.
  5. Directs the order of the faculty recession.

  306.9.2 Membership—The Faculty Marshal shall be a tenured member of the faculty with the rank of professor. Candidates for this position shall be nominated by the Faculty Organization Committee and the Faculty Marshal shall be elected for a three-year term by the faculty. Persons elected to this position should consider it as a token of faculty appreciation for faithful service rendered to Luther College.

  306.10 Women's and Gender Studies Board

  306.10.1 Duties

  1. Oversees and advises the Women's and Gender Studies Program Director
  Sets short-term and long-range goals for the program
  Evaluates the coruses and content of the WGS minor
  Evaluates student petitions and makes appropriate recommendations
  Oversees and approves the budget

  306.10.2 Membership

  • the Women's and Gender Studies Program Director, appointed by the Dean
  • six members of the faculty--two from each division, appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the committee for staggered 3-year terms.

  306.10.3 Chair. The Women's and Gender Studies Program Director shall be chair of the board.

  306.11 Assessment Committee

  306.11.1 Duties

  1. Identifying the methods to be introduced and/or continued for the purpose of assessing progress toward meeting all-college goals for student learning (as specified in Section 506.2).
  Arranging for implementation of these methods, including organizing the faculty, administrative, and student resources needed to carry them out.
  Gathering and evaluating the information yielded by assessment methods and using the evaluation (i) to make recommendations to the faculty and administration for improving student learning and/or revising the goals for it, and (ii) to stimulate on-going discussion in the entire community of the assessment process and its findings, along with implications of those findings for college programs.
  4. Working with the Dean's Office on the assessment portion of reports required by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA).
  5. Reviewing assessment goals, methods, policies, and procedures, and making recommendations for appropriate changes.
  6. Report on assessment of student learning with respect to all-college goals no less than annually to the Academic Planning Committee.

  306.11.2 Membership

  • the Director of Assessment and Institutional Research
  • a Student Life staff representative appointed by the Vice-President of Student Life.
  • three faculty members as divisional representatives, elected by the full faculty for staggered 3-year terms from nominees elected by the respective divisions. To be eligible, a faculty member must have completed a favorable Third-Year Review.
  • one at-large faculty member appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the committee for a three-year term. To be eligible, the faculty member must have completed a favorable Third-Year Review.

  306.11.3 Chair. The Director of Assessment and Institutional Research shall be the chair of the committee.

  306.12 Environmental Studies Steering Committee

  306.12.1 Duties

  1. Oversees and advises the Environmental Studies Program Director.
  Sets short-term and long-range goals for the program.
  Evaluates the courses and content of the environmental studies minor.
  4. Evaluates student petitions and makes appropriate recommendations.
  5. Oversees and approves the budget.
  6. Convenes regular meetings of all faculty and students committed to Environmental Studies.

  306.12.2 Membership

  • the Environmental Studies Program Director, appointed by the Dean
  • three members of the faculty--one from each division, appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the committee for staggered 3-year terms.

  306.12.3 Chair. The Environmental Studies Program Director shall be chair of the steering committee.

  306.13 International Studies Board

  306.13.1 Duties

  1. Oversees and advises the Director of International Education.
  Sets short-term and long-range goals for the program.
  Evaluates courses and content of the International Studies minor.
  4. Evaluates student petitions and makes appropriate recommendations.

  306.13.2 Membership

  • the Director of International Education, appointed by the Dean
  • six members of the faculty--two from each division, appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the committee for staggered 3-year terms.

  306.13.3 Chair. The Director of International Education shall be chair of the steering committee.

  306.14 Paidiea Endowment Governing Board

  The Paideia Endowment Governing Board is charged with administering the Paideia Endowment funds and with carrying out its purpose, "to assure the continuity at Luther College of a strong integrative educational component in the humanities and shared by all students" (National Endowment for the Humanities Paideia Endowment Grant Proposal, 1983, I.A.). The Board is an outgrowth of a Sabbatical Grant Review Committee included in the NEH proposal.

  306.14.1 Duties

  • Assesses the college academic and extracurricular program to advocate for and assure the centrality of the study of the humanities in its liberal arts mission;
  • Advises the Paideia Director and the Dean of the College on priorities and long-term strategic planning for use of the Paideia Endowment's income;
  Reviews and recommends to the Dean of the College an annual Paideia Endowment budget;
  • Oversees the work of the Paideai Director and the Paideai II Coordinator, who have responsibility for the direction, continuity, enrichment, and staffing of the programs;
  • Advises the Writing Director (in collaboration with the Paideia Director and Dean of the College), who works with Paideia faculty on the design and evaluation of writing assignments, consults with faculty across the curriculum on writing instruction, and oversees the Writing Lab;
  • Advises the Paideia Director on requests for funds in excess of $500;
  • Reviews applications for Paideia Endowment Supplemental Grants for Sabbatical Leaves from eligible faculty and recommends to the Dean those proposals considered worthy of funding;
  • Designs and administers an annual lecture series (currently the Texts and Issues series) and distinguished lectures on significant texts;
  • Oversees the publication of the college journal Agora, recommending to the Dean candidates for editorship;
  • Recommends library acquisitions for the enrichment of the Paideia programs, using Endowment income;
  • Meets at least three times each semester to carry out these duties and responsibilities.

  306.14.2 Membership: Paidiea Director Chair; English Department Head, History Department Head, Writing Director, Paideia II teaching faculty representative (normally from the Math/Sci/PE division-appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the board for a 3-year term), Dean of the College, Paideia II Coordinator, Agora Editor.

  306.15 Russian Studies Board

  306.15.1 Duties

  • Advises the Russian Studies Program Director.
  • Sets short-term and long-range goals for the program and communicates these goals to the Academic Dean.
  • Evaluates the curriculum, courses and content of the Russian Studies minor, including Russian House.
  • Evaluates student petitions and makes appropriate recommendations.

  306.15.2 Membership

  • The Russian Studies Program Director (ex officio)
  • Five members of the faculty--each division represented, appointed by the Dean from a slate of candidates nominated by the board for staggered 3-year terms.

  306.15.3 Chair

  • Elected yearly by Russian Studies Board members (nominees chosen from Russian Studies Board members).

  307.0 DIVISIONS

  Divisions of the College shall serve as the primary forum for discussion of academic policy and planning for the College. Divisions review curriculum revision proposals related to their member departments. Faculty committees will also direct proposals and issues to all Divisions for initial and ongoing response, prior to submitting a final proposal and student life issues. In providing this forum, Divisions should seek to integrate the various disciplines into the liberal arts curriculum, to assimilate new faculty members into the governance structure, and to promote collegiality and conversation among all faculty members. Although the Divisions have no binding legislative power, a Division may on its own initiative, or at another body’s request, express its opinions to an appropriate body through a vote.

  307.1 Duties

  Divisions shall:

  a. Review and forward to the Academic Planning Committee the following curriculum revision proposals:

  proposals for which faculty approval is required (per 306.1.1.d) and which originate from departments whose members belong to that division.

  proposals from interdisciplinary programs for which faculty approval is required.

  other courses for which APC or departments request additional divisional review.

  b.Discuss and respond appropriately to specific issues regarding academic policy and/or student life issues that are in development by faculty committees. Discussion may be led by Division chairs, or by Division representatives of the committee involved in the proposal being considered.

  c.Discuss and respond to issues as requested by the College Council. Serve in an advisory role to the Division chair on major issues under consideration by the College Council.

  d.Nominate a slate of faculty candidates for committees that require divisional representation. These slates shall contain twice the number of names required to fill the vacancies; full faculty will elect the committee members.

  307.2 Membership

  Membership in Divisions will normally be determined by departmental affiliation, as listed below. For those departments whose faculty seek membership among two Divisions, owing to overlapping areas of interest and/or personal preference, individuals may simply declare preferred divisional membership. Departments with split divisional membership shall introduce new course and/or major proposals to both Divisions.

  • Mathematics, Science and Physical Education: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Nursing and Physics.
  • History and Social Sciences: Africana Studies, Communication Studies, Economics and Business, Education, History, Library, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology/Anthropology and Social Work.
  • Humanities and Fine Arts: Art, Classics, English, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theatre/Dance.

  307.3 Officers

  307.3.1 Each Division shall elect its chair from a slate of all tenured faculty within the divisional membership. Divisional vice-chairs shall be elected from a slate of tenured faculty members. Terms shall be for three years; the Division vice-chair’s term will overlap the term of the chair by one year. Officers will set the agenda for Division meetings, which shall be held approximately once a month during convocation hour. Division vice-chairs shall make available minutes of Division meetings to any interested faculty.

  307.3.2 The chair of each Division will serve a concurrent three-year term on the Faculty Organization Committee.

  307.3.3 While Division chairs serve as liaisons between his/her divisional members and the College Council, they shall not function as intermediates between department heads and administrative officers of the College (unless requested to do so owing to the nature of the issue overreaching departmental interests.)

  308.0 Community Assembly

  The faculty has delegated to the Community Assembly the formulation and definition of the College policy pertaining to student life and welfare. The Assembly Constitution, bylaws, and committee information is published in the Student Handbook. Faculty and staff are encouraged to be familiar with this document and the entire Student Handbook. The Student Handbook is updated annually and is available online for all faculty and staff. A paper copy may be requested through the Student Life Office.

  309.0 Other College Committees with Faculty Membership

  309.1 Human Subjects Review Board (HSRB)

  309.1.1 Duties

  1. Annually reviews and distributes the Guidelines (policy) approved by the faculty May 25, 1999, for the Protection of Human Subjects at Luther College.
  2. Reviews all formal research conducted by Luther College faculty, students and staff that involves human participants.
  3. Approves all formal research conducted by Luther College faculty, staff and students doing research that involves human participants, or recommends conditional approval with justification and suggestions for compliance.
  4. Convenes once per month during the academic year or as needed to discuss improvement of procedures and/or problematic review.

  309.1.2 Membership

  • three faculty members as divisional representatives, appointed by the Dean for staggered 3-year terms from nominees elected by the respective divisions. The Dean shall attempt to insure that at least one member is well versed in research methodologies.
  • the Assistant Dean (ex officio)
  • a member of the college staff appointed by the Dean from among those who work with research data
  • a student selected by the Student Senate for a 1-year term
  • a person not otherwise affiliated with the institution, appointed by the Dean for a 3-year term

  309.1.3 Chair. The chair is elected by the committee from the HSRB faculty members.

  309.2 Diversity Council

  309.2.1 Duties

  1. Acts as the main campus voice on issues of diversity, including the status of women and ther historically underrepresented groups.
  2. Supports and assists the staff of the Luther Diversity Center.
  3. Advises and supports campus diversity programming, training, and faculty and staff development.
  4. Serves as an outreach resource to the Decorah community.

  309.2.2 Membership

  • three faculty members as divisional representatives, appointed by the Dean in consultation with the President for staggered 3-year terms from nominees elected by the respective divisions. To be eligible, a faculty member must be full-time and tenured or tenure-eligible.
  • one at-large faculty member appointed by the Dean in consultation with the President. To be eligible, the faculty member must be full-time and tenured or tenure-eligible.
  • two student senators from the Board of the Luther Diversity Center Student Senate.
  • Director of Student Services, Luther Diversity Center.
  • Executive Director of the Luther Diversity Center.
  • 1 support staff member, appointed by the President for a two-year term from three nominees submitted by non-exempt support staff.
  • Director of Human Resources
  • International Student Coordinator

  309.2.3 Chair. The chair of the committee is appointed by the Dean in consultation with the President from the four faculty members.

  309.3 Academic Technology and Learning Resources Committee

  309.3.1 Duties. The committee performs the following functions:

  • facilitating and guiding - providing a forum for communication between the body of classroom faculty and LIS faculty and staff engaged in academic technology services and learning resource management; supporting and advising the collaborative work of the Academic Technology Librarian and the Classroom Technology/Computer Lab Manager and the general work of the library faculty
  • assessing and planning - setting benchmarks and developing means of assessing the effectiveness of classroom use of technology and learning resources in the service of teaching and learning; developing concrete plans to help the college move in a direction that reflects its strategic plan and its priorities for academic technology and learning resources
  • researching and envisioning - engaging in constant study of issues relating to the researching processes of teaching and learning using technology and learning resources and integration of these resources with course curricula; helping the administration set priorities for future academic technological applications and learning resources for the enhancement of teaching and learning at Luther College.

  309.3.2 Membership

  • three faculty members as divisional representatives, appointed by the Dean for staggered 3-year terms from nominees elected by the respective divisions.
  • two student representatives, one senior, one junior. The Dean appoints a junior each year for a two-year term.
  • one library faculty representative for a one-year term
  • Academic Technology Librarian (convener)
  • Classroom Technology/Computer Lab Manager
  • Executive Director, LIS (ex officio)
  • Registrar of the College (ex officio)
  • Dean of the College (ex officio)

  309.3.3 Meetings. The Committee meets monthly during the school year, with additional meetings as required to address specific needs.

  309.4 College Collections Board

  309.4.1 Duties

  1. Initiates a cooperative understanding of the purposes, conservation and uses of the collections in support of the educational mission of the College.
  2. Promotes the application of professional standards and practices among the collections.
  3. Identifies collection priorities.
  4. Makes recommendations as appropriate to faculty and administration.
  5. Consults with the College liaison to the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum on matters concerning the Luther College collections.

  309.4.2 Membership

  • College Archivist
  • Supervisor of the Anthropology/Archaeology Collection
  • Anthropology/Archaeology Lab and Collections Manager
  • Supervisor of the Fine Arts Collection
  • Gallery Coordinator
  • Supervisor of the Geology Collection
  • Supervisor of the Hoslett Museum of Natural History
  • Coordinator of the Museum Studies program
  • College liaison to the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (ex officio)

  The Board is appointed by the Vice President and Dean of the College. The chair is elected by the Board members.