Policies and Recommendations Procedures : Faculty Senate : UMass Amherst

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Procedures Relating to Policies and Recommendations

General Information

Adoption

Proposers with ideas for new policies should consult with the Secretary of the Faculty Senate before submitting a proposal through the CCMS. In general, proposals relating to academic programs or activities will be assigned for initial discussion to the Academic Matters Council and/or the Graduate Council depending on whether they relate to undergraduate programs, graduate programs, or both. They may be assigned in addition or instead to the General Education Council, the Commonwealth Honors College Council, or the University Writing Committee if they pertain specifically to the General Education, Honors, or Writing Program as the Faculty Senate Rules Committee determines.
Proposers with ideas for new guidelines should consult with the Secretary of the Faculty Senate before submitting a proposal through the CCMS. They will be taken up for initial discussion in the Academic Matters Council and/or the Graduate Council depending on whether they relate to undergraduate programs, graduate programs, or both. The Faculty Senate Rules Committee may also assign them in addition or instead to the General Education Council, the Commonwealth Honors College Council, or the University Writing Committee if they pertain specifically to the General Education, Honors, or Writing Program, or to the Undergraduate Education Council if they relate to the broad aspects of undergraduate instruction.
Proposers of recommendations should consult with the Secretary of the Faculty Senate and the Chair of the Faculty Senate Council or Committee addressing the topic that would be covered by the recommendation. Proposals for recommendations are not submitted through the CCMS; Councils or Committees convey the text of any recommendation they wish the Faculty Senate to consider it as a Special Report.
The policies, guidelines, and recommendations covered by this section address campus-level concerns, so are adopted when approved by the Faculty Senate.

Revision

Repeal

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