Faculty Senate Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee
(FS Bylaws, Article 3.2)

Membership of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee

3.2 Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee

3.2.1 Composition

The membership of the committee shall be appointed by the president of the Faculty Senate and approved by the Faculty Senate. One faculty senator will be appointed to the committee to represent each of the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. A faculty senator representing University Libraries and a faculty senator representing the College of Law may be appointed upon their expression of interest in service on the committee. Other faculty senators may be appointed to the committee to a maximum of twelve (12) members.

3.2.2 Duties

The committee shall advise the Faculty Senate on matters and issues concerning:

Compensation and benefits for faculty not covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement;

Faculty participation in the development of university policies, procedures, and practices which advance the academic mission of the university and a learning environment throughout the university;

Collective and individual faculty prerogatives in university policies and procedures;

Standards and procedures of accountability concerning faculty ethics and responsibilities and adherence to those standards and responsibilities;

The climate of academic freedom for the university community and policies, procedures, and practices of the university as they affect academic freedom;

Specific academic freedom issues which warrant Senate attention;

The administration and effectiveness of the faculty grievance processes.

The FRR Committee meets virtually on Wednesdays at 3:15 p.m.
2025-26 dates: Sep 17, Oct 15, Dec 10, Feb 4, Mar 4,  Apr 8, May 6.