The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve changing the name of the
Alliance of Faculty Senates to Faculty Alliance.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: This name change is proposed by the Alliance
which is a coordinating body of all three campus
governing bodies because of the University of Alaska
Southeast Reorganization. In this change, Southeast has
replaced its Senate with a Council, and, therefore, the
current name is not correct. The change to Faculty
Alliance is appropriate.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to disband the Health Issues
Committee of the UAF Governance Coordinating Committee and
approves the following revisions to the Procedures:
(( )) = Deletion
ARTICLE V Committees
Sect. 1 The conference committees of the UAF Governance
Coordinating Committee shall include:
Academic Computer Users Committee
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
Chancellor�s Advisory Committee on Public Safety,
Transportation and Parking
Rural Affairs Committee
UAF Grievance Council
((Health Issues))
Sect. 3 Conference Committees Charges
((F. Health Issues Committee
The charge of the Health Issues committee shall be to:
1. address health issues which affect the work
environment.
2. coordinate efforts with the Health Center,
Fire Department, Risk Management, and Public
Safety to find solutions to health issues.))
EFFECTIVE: Upon Faculty Senate, Staff Council, and
ASUAF approval, prior to Chancellor�s approval
RATIONALE: A Statewide committee has been formed to
address possible changes to the health benefits program.
The Health Issues Committee would only duplicate
efforts by this committee and would not be a productive
use of staff, faculty and student time.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (20 ayes, 5 nays)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to refer the motion to adopt a
procedure for petitions to the CORE based on documentation of
student disability to Curricular Affairs for review of the context of
the motion in the overall petition process.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a new program in Health
Technology which includes an AAS in Medical Assistant and two
certificates: Medical/Dental Reception and Phlebotomy & Laboratory
Assisting.
EFFECTIVE: Upon Board of Regents� Approval
RATIONALE: See attached Executive Summary. Full
program proposal #83 on file in the Governance Office,
312 Signers� Hall.
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Executive Summary of Medical Assistant Certificate and Degree
Program Request, Division of Health Technology, College of Rural
Alaska
Request prepared by:
Betsy Tozzi, Assistant Professor, Health Technology, CRA/TVC
Linda Curda, Assistant Professor, Division Head, Health
Technology, CRA/KUC
Ruth Lister, Director, Tanana Valley Campus, College of Rural
Alaska
The Medical Assistant Certificate and A.A.S. Programs prepare
students for careers as health care paraprofessionals. Employers
have indicated needs for workers that crossed functional borders
within their organizations (i.e. identified the need for skilled,
cross-trained individuals), and most frequently cited a need for
administrative staff (receptionists and billing/reimbursement
specialists) and out-patient care paraprofessionals (phlebotomists,
procedure assistants, instrument care specialists). The specialty
certificates in Medical/Dental Reception and Phlebotomy and Lab
Assisting as well as the Medical Assistant A.A.S. degree have been
designed to be responsive to these local employers' needs.
Welfare reform has reduced education and training benefits to
eligible recipients; eligible individuals may receive financial
support for a maximum of 12 months. To address these welfare
reform changes and the needs of many students to enter the work
force as soon as possible, the Medical/Dental Reception Certificate
and Phlebotomy and Lab Assisting Certificate programs document
proficiency in specialized skill areas and provide employment
options when students have completed approximately 1/2 the
necessary credits required for the Medical Assistant A.A.S. degree.
After graduating with a certificate, a student may elect to complete
the Medical Assistant A.A.S. degree requirements in order to enhance
employability. As a direct result of their course work within the
program, three students have been hired as phlebotomists in
Fairbanks, and one of these three individuals has already sat for the
ASCP national examination and received a passing score, thereby
achieving national certification as a Phlebotomy Technician (PBT,
ASCP).
These proposed programs have been developed to align with the UAF
2000 strategic plan. As accreditation of health care programs will
be required for students to be eligible to sit for national
certification examinations, curricula have been constructed to meet
all necessary accreditation standards. Inasmuch as all required
program components have been developed and are in place, no
complications are foreseen in implementation of certificate and
A.A.S. degree programs upon approval. Resources and equipment
needs will not require allocation of any additional funds to Tanana
Valley Campus or College of Rural Alaska. No new funding is
required or requested to support the programs. Disposable medical
supplies for classes are paid for with student material fees;
donations of equipment and supplies from numerous sources have
helped offset start-up costs and ongoing expenditures.
In conclusion, due to current and future needs for skilled health care
workers and cost containment mandates in health care, the Medical
Assistant Certificate and A.A.S. Degree programs in the College of
Rural Alaska are well positioned to provide vocational-technical
training for interested students. The implementation of these
programs will benefit the university by generating increased student
credit hours and improved ties with the community, employers, and
government agencies. The Medical / Dental Reception Certificate,
Phlebotomy and Lab Assisting Certificate, and the Medical Assistant
A.A.S. degree programs will generate a cadre of well-qualified
cross-trained health care paraprofessionals and allow employers to
recruit from their local communities rather than hiring new staff
from outside of Alaska.
October 28, 1996
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (unanimous)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Certificate in Applied
Business.
EFFECTIVE: Upon Board of Regents� Approval
RATIONALE: See attached Executive Summary. Full
program proposal #48 on file in the Governance Office,
312 Signers� Hall.
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CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
COLLEGE OF RURAL ALASKA
TANANA VALLEY CAMPUS
Regents Executive Summary
The UAF College of Rural Alaska proposes an innovative vocational,
technical education certificate in Applied Business. This certificate
is intended to serve Alaskan businesses and organizations by
providing a pool of graduates who have received comprehensive
training (30 credits) in critical aspects of business management.
The certificate will further act as a stepping stone for the
Associates Degree in Applied Business and various Bachelor Degrees.
Currently, there are over 60 declared majors in the Applied Business
program and credit hour production increased 30% in the fall of 1996
compared to fall of 1995. While subscription to the applied business
courses are strong, the credit hours do not currently produce a
corresponding number of graduates Low numbers of graduates are a
result of program demographics. Nearly all students are non-
traditional and part-time (i.e. more mature, experienced, and
working full or part-time, taking 6 credits). As a result of work and
family demands completing all the academic requirements for an
A.A.S. may take more than 5 years. This intermediate vocational
education certificate is therefore vital to continued student
motivation.
Many small to medium size business, non-profits, and agencies in
Fairbanks promote employees into management positions without
benefit of formal supervisory training. There is a strong need for a
structured and credible management training certificate program in
Fairbanks. The Northwest, Kuskokwim, and Tanana Valley Campuses
already provide that management training through existing applied
business courses as part of the A.A.S. degree. An intent of this
certificate is to "bundle" those courses already offered in other
programs into a meaningful management curriculum which will
fulfill a current training need in both Rural Alaska and Fairbanks and
provide a path for business people who have no college experience to
earn degrees.
Faculty who teach the courses required in this certificate have
significant credibility within their respective local business
sectors. Once the certificate program is approved, the College of
Rural Alaska Applied Business department will implement an image
campaign to stimulate additional demand by business for employees
awarded this certificate.
Implementation of the Certificate in Applied Business will support
the University of Alaska's commitment to business development
within the State of Alaska and the vocational education component
of the university's mission. Credits from the certificate are readily
transferred and accepted within the A.A.S. business degrees of UAA
and UAF. Implementation of the certificate will significantly
benefit students who transfer between universities prior to award
of their A.A.S. degree.
Finally, there is no additional cost to UAF or the University of
Alaska System for this certificate. All faculty required to teach the
certificate courses are currently employed and all courses required
are currently offered through other degree programs.
9/30/96
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
RESOLUTION PASSED (19 ayes, 4 nays)
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WHEREAS the UAF Faculty Senate is the duly elected assembly of
faculty representatives, serving as the legislative body of
the university faculty, having authority to recommend on
formulation and implementation of policy pertinent to
faculty governance at UAF; and
WHEREAS the UAF Faculty Senate carries out the tasks of faculty
governance through a number of Standing and Permanent
Committees; and
WHEREAS the charge of the UAF Faculty Senate's various Standing
and Permanent Committees includes evaluation and
recommendation on policy initiatives affecting faculty
governance; and
WHEREAS the UAF Faculty Senate's Standing Committee on Faculty
Affairs and the UAF Faculty Senate's Ad Hoc Committee on
Union-Governance Relations have specific charge to evaluate
and recommend on policy directly and substantially
pertinent to mandatory items of collective bargaining; and
WHEREAS United Academics/AAUP-AFT is a duly recognized
collective bargaining agent negotiating with the University
of Alaska Administration on behalf of faculty concerns; and
WHEREAS United Academics/AAUP-AFT, notwithstanding its
legally independent incorporation, is constituted inter alia
explicitly to sustain and enhance faculty governance at the
University of Alaska;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the UAF Faculty Senate hereby
requests the Executive Board of United Academics/AAUP-
AFT:
(1) to reaffirm, by way of written communication to the
President of the UAF Faculty Senate and to the President of
the Faculty Alliance, UA/AAUP-AFT's commitment to sustain
and enhance faculty governance at the University of Alaska;
(2) to make provision, by way of exchange of written and
oral communications, for the UAF Senate's Ad Hoc
Committee on Union-Governance Relations to review and
recommend on the substance of UA/AAUP-AFT contract
negotiations with the University of Alaska Administration;
(3) to include a member of the UAF Faculty Senate's Standing
Committee on Faculty Affairs, who is also a member of
United Academics, in UA/AAUP-AFT Executive Board
deliberations on contract negotiations; and,
(4) to appoint, as representative of the UAF Faculty Senate,
a member of the UAF Faculty Senate's Standing Committee
on Faculty Affairs, who is also a member of United
Academics, to the UA/AAUP-AFT Contract Negotiating Team,
with all rights and privileges of participation thereto
pertaining.
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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #68 on
December 9, 1996:
MOTION PASSED (21 ayes, 5 nays)
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to change the policies on
"Withdrawing from a Class" and "Faculty Initiated Withdrawal" and
the grading policies of "I" Incomplete and "NB" No Basis, as follows:
(( )) = deletions,
CAPS = ADDITIONS
Withdrawing from a Class --
If you withdraw from a class after the third Friday after the
first day of instruction, a grade of "W" will appear on your academic
record. The "W" grade does not affect your GPA. The last day you can
withdraw from a class is the ((fourth)) NINTH Friday after the first
day of instruction. ((unless you are a freshman or a non-degree
students. Freshman and non-degree students may withdraw from
classes until the sixth Friday after the first day of instruction.))
Faculty Initiated Withdrawal/DROP--
((If you do not meet the prerequisites for a course in which you
have enrolled the faculty member teaching that course has the right
to drop you from the class prior to the fourth Friday after the first
day of instruction. ))
IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR A COURSE IN
WHICH YOU HAVE ENROLLED, OR IF YOU HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED
SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE COURSE, THE FACULTY MEMBER TEACHING
THAT COURSE HAS THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW YOU FROM THE CLASS BY
THE NINTH FRIDAY AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION. IF YOU ARE
WITHDRAWN FROM A CLASS AFTER THE THIRD FRIDAY AFTER THE
FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION, A GRADE OF "W" WILL APPEAR ON YOUR
ACADEMIC RECORD. FACULTY INITIATED WITHDRAWALS PREVIOUS TO
THE THIRD FRIDAY AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE
TREATED AS A DROPPED CLASS.
"I" Incomplete--
A grade used to indicate that ((you've satisfactorily completed
(C or better) the majority of the work in a course, but for personal
reasons beyond your control,)) YOU haven't been able to complete the
course during the scheduled course time.
When the "I" grade is given, the instructor includes a
statement of the work required of you to complete the course AND
THE TIME LIMITS YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE WORK. THE MAXIMUM
TIME TO BE ALLOWED IS ONE YEAR. AT THE END OF THE DEFINED TIME
LIMITS THE INSTRUCTOR MAY ISSUE A GRADE BASED ON THE WORK
TURNED IN. IF THE INSTRUCTOR DOES NOT CHANGE THE "I" GRADE IT
BECOMES PERMANENT AT THE END OF ONE YEAR.
((You must make up an incomplete within one year or it will
automatically be changed to an "F" grade.)) The "I" grade is not
computed in your GPA. ((until it has been changed to a regular letter
grade by the instructor or until one year has elapsed, at which time
it will be computed as an "F")) Seniors cannot graduate with an "I"
grade in either a UAF or major course requirement. ((To determine a
senior's GPA at graduation , an "I" grade will be computed as a
failing grade))
(("NB" No Basis--
Instructors may award a No Basis (NB) grade if there is
insufficient student progress and/or attendance for evaluation to
occur. No credit is given, nor is "NB" calculated in the GPA. This is a
permanent grade and may not be used to substitute for the
Incomplete (I). It can�t be removed by later completing outstanding
work.))
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1997
RATIONALE: With the change in the cap on tuition student
credit shopping does not seem to be a problem, which
was one of the main reasons for the double tiering of the
original policy. This change makes the withdrawal policy
uniform for all students. This policy does not effect the
CRA policy which states that students have nine weeks
for their withdrawal period.
The faculty initiated withdrawal policy change gives the
instructor the ability to remove from the class students
who have a very high probability of failing the class if
they were to attempt to start participation at a later
date. It also provides a bit of a grade safety net for
students who for what ever reason sign up for a class
and then never turn in any work, but also never withdraw,
from accumulating a series of "F" grades.
Students who are Faculty dropped during the first three
weeks, because they do not meet the course
prerequisites, will not have the course appear on their
transcript and they will receive a full tuition refund.
Students who are Faculty Withdrawn after the fourth
Friday will receive a "W" on their transcript and will not
receive any tuition refund.
This may place students who are receiving financial aid
in jeopardy of loosing that aid but in most cases this
policy will be no more onerous than if the student
received a grade other than an A, B, C, or D.
This change in the "I" grade gives the instructor the
option to control the time limits and to issue a grade
based on the work turned in. The permanent "I" more
correctly reflects what the student did not accomplish,
as compared to the transformation of the "I" to an "F". A
student who receives a permanent "I" grade would have to
retake the course to earn credit. The criteria by which
the instructor will issue the "I" can be delineated at the
beginning of the course, just as they do for all other
grades. As per the catalog instructors are expected to
state their grading policies in writing at the beginning of
each course.
Changes in the "I", and "W" grading policies address the
purposes for having the "NB" grade. Therefore the "NB"
grade is no longer needed.
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