University Faculty Meeting - Review of Proposed Changes to Faculty Constitution
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On Monday, March 27, the Faculty Senate will consider a small update to the Faculty Constitution to reflect the current University Mission Statement. If the proposed change is approved by the Faculty Senate, a meeting will be held at 2:30pm, Monday, April 3 for University Faculty members to discuss the proposed changes. All faculty members will then have the opportunity to vote to approve the changes from May 1 – 3; at least 100 faculty members must vote to reach a quorum.
Update 3/27/2023: The Faculty Senate has approved the change to the Faculty Constitution as previously distributed. The April 3rd meeting and May 1-3 voting will proceed as planned.
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Current Faculty Constitution |
Proposed Update |
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2010.1 Preamble The University Faculty support the Wright State University mission to transform the lives of our students and the communities we serve by providing innovative, high quality programs, by conducting scholarly research, and by engaging in significant community service. |
2010.1 Preamble The University Faculty support the Wright State University mission to empower all students to excel in their lives and chosen careers through integrated learning, research, innovation, and experience. (no other updates) |
Faculty Constitution: https://policy.wright.edu/policy/2010-faculty-constitution
University Mission Statement: https://policy.wright.edu/policy/1120-wright-state-university-mission-statement
Webinar topic: Faculty Constitution Meeting
Date and time: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:30 PM
Join link: https://wright.webex.com/wright/j.php?MTID=m8fdd257adedf056f4705c48bbf23fd08
Webinar number: 2311 443 9884
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Access code: 231 144 39884
Minutes
University Faculty Meeting - Proposed Constitutional Amendment
April 3, 2023
A University Faculty meeting was attended by Faculty President Brian Boyd, Faculty Vice President Megan Faragher, and 18 faculty members. The group reviewed and discussed the proposed changes.
Dr. Boyd introduced the proposed update and expressed that the reason for this proposal is to update the Preamble of the Faculty Constitution to reflect the current University Mission Statement.
The majority of faculty sentiments in the meeting were against approval of the changes with multiple members expressing their belief that the previous mission statement is more adequate than the new one due to the lack of references to citizenship, service, and scholarly research. Other faculty expressed concern that they were not made aware of the update to the Mission Statement when the Faculty Senate reviewed and approved it during late Fall 2021 and early Spring 2022. Dr. Boyd expressed that the mission statement came out of the 2018 strategic planning sessions, and went through the normal cycle of New/Old business when it was reintroduced to the Faculty Senate.
Faculty will have the opportunity to vote to approve or reject the proposed changes from May 1 - May 3. Approval requires a minimum of 100 total votes to satisfy quorum requirements, and a two-thirds affirmative vote of those responding.
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Current Faculty Constitution |
Proposed Update |
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2010.1 Preamble The University Faculty support the Wright State University mission to transform the lives of our students and the communities we serve by providing innovative, high quality programs, by conducting scholarly research, and by engaging in significant community service. |
2010.1 Preamble The University Faculty support the Wright State University mission to empower all students to excel in their lives and chosen careers through integrated learning, research, innovation, and experience. (no other updates) |
Faculty Constitution: https://policy.wright.edu/policy/2010-faculty-constitution
University Mission Statement: https://policy.wright.edu/policy/1120-wright-state-university-mission-statement
