Addition to Senate Policy Responsibilities of Departments, Department
Members and Department Chairpersons
At meetings during Feb and Mar of 2010 the Faculty Senate considered four
recommendations regarding online instruction. The first and second
recommendations were approved but the second was subsequently rescinded when
the campus online course fee implementation was changed. The first
recommendation read
The department should determine the format (e.g., face-to-face, hybrid,
online) of courses offered through that department.
This was passed by a 2/3 majority vote with the required first and second readings
for a Senate Policy. However no location was established for publishing this
requirement. The SEC believes that Senate Policy IV which details the
responsibilities of departments provides the most logical location and in particular
recommends an addition to IV.A.4.
Current Language
IV.A.4 Keeping current on and developing new ways of teaching and learning in the
discipline(s), including the use of appropriate technology.
Proposed Language
IV.A.4 Keeping current on and developing new ways of teaching and learning in the
discipline(s), including the use of appropriate technology. Department will
determine the offering format (e.g., face-to-face, hybrid, online) of courses offered
through the department.
Articles and By-Laws Proposed Language
Departments will determine how courses offered through the department are to be
delivered (e.g., face-to-face, hybrid, online).