Academic Senate and Assembly at the Tempe Campus

Welcome to the ASU Academic Senate Web Page

The Academic Senate at Arizona State University is the representative body of the Academic Assembly, which consists of all tenure track faculty, academic professionals, and full-time contract faculty (i.e. lecturers and senior lecturers, instructors, clinical faculty, research faculty, and professors of practice). The Senate is empowered in ACD112-01 to "act for and represent the Academic Assembly. . . in all matters including, but not limited to: a) academic affairs. . . b) personnel affairs. . . c) faculty-student policies. . . d) financial affairs. . . and University services and facilities. . . ." This site is designed to provide you with timely information regarding work issues of members of the Academic Assembly and to solicit your input and questions regarding these issues. Communicate with the Senate leadership through this site or directly with your departmental or college senators. Let us know what's on your mind.

Senate President Bill Verdini's departing remarks to the Senate, April 21, 2008

Spring Assembly Election Results at Tempe (posted 5/15/08)

The Ballot Proposition on the Revised Constitution and Bylaws is still being tallied by UTO and UAC

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***see the New Web Site for Revised Constitution and Bylaws - updated by George Watson

Draft Senate Summary for April 21, 2008 (to be posted when available). Attachments April 21

Draft Senate Summary of March 24 Regular Senate Meeting (approved 4/21/08)

Agenda for March 24 Regular Senate Meeting and Attachments (corrected & posted 4/08/08)  Summary of ACD Changes as of 3/24/08

Draft Senate Summary of February 18, 2008 (approved March 24, 2008)

Draft Senate Summary of March 3, Special Session #1 (posted 3/13/08)

Draft Senate Summary of March 17, Special Session #2 (posted 3/24/08)

Agenda for Special Session March 17, 2008, 3:15-5:00pm in EDU C117,**

(broacast to Tempe room EDU C117, Poly room ADM 140, West room UCB 302.  DTC members were at Tempe for this meeting.

Agenda for February 18, 2008 Senate Meeting and Attachments File

Separate Attachment from USG Academic Affairs  Research on Peer Institutions’ Course Repeating Policies:

2/18/08 Update: Proposal on a One University Senate Constitution and Bylaws (George Watson) and summary of revisions document

Pandemic Preparation Powerpoint (Dr. Allan Markus) from the Senate Meeting 1/28/08. 

Powerpoint Presentation Revised - ACD Revisions - (Tempe/Downtown Phx Personnel Committee, Bob McPhee, Chair)

Latest Draft of the University-wide Governance Proposal--(11/ 14/07) from the University Academic Council

Latest Powerpoint Presentation - One University Senate (George Watson used at Welcome Back Breakfast 1/28/08))

link to CAPC Web Site: http://www.asu.edu/provost/CAPC

TRACK YOUR PROPOSALS

Membership: Senate Roster for 2007-2008 (updated regularly)

UAC discussions: http://academiccouncil.blog.asu.edu/

Link to the web site for the University Academic Council (email: Richard Gitelson, chair 2007-08)

Shared Governance at Arizona State University Document (4-09-06) - Senate Approved 8/28/06

Approved Promotion and Tenure Document (2-13-06) version

Simple Robert's Rules of Order (Q's contact p.vandermeer@asu.edu)