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Article I: The duties of the Faculty
Article VII: The Presidential obligations with respect to the Faculty and the Board of
Trustees. This article also empowers the Faculty Liaison Committee to act if the
President fails to carry out his duties as specified in this article.
The Bylaws of the Keuka College Faculty:
Article I: Establishes the six Standing Committees of the Faculty
Article II-VII: Identifies the responsibilities of each of the Standing Committees
To ensure that Keuka’s faculty members are the most qualified personnel available, the
Professional Standards Committee (PSC) plays a vital role from the hiring process through to reappointment,
tenure and promotion. The full purpose, composition, and responsibilities of the
PSC are located in the Faculty Handbook, as is the evaluation, promotion, and tenure review
process of all faculty members. The Faculty Personnel Policies section of the Faculty Handbook
includes a full description of the evaluation process including timetable, criteria, and evaluation
procedure. As indicated under the evaluation criteria, there are (4) categories for all evaluations
which include classroom instruction, non-classroom instruction, professional development, and
institution/community service. Additionally, the College has an established post-tenure review
process, also outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
Faculty members also serve on ad hoc committees created to address specific issues at the
College that are beyond the scope of the standing committees. Members of the Faculty are asked
to volunteer, and nominations are voted upon using the same method as the standing committees.
Some examples of these ad hoc committees include: First Year Experience Task Force, Diversity
Task Force, IT-Advisory Committee, Web Committee, Graduate Outcomes Task Force, and the
Middle States Steering Committee. President Díaz-Herrera also implemented a Long Range
Strategic Planning Steering Committee, and faculty served on each of the six task forces which
reported their findings and recommendations to the LRSP Steering Committee at the conclusion
of their work in Spring 2012: the Task Force on Academic Program Prioritization, the Task
Force on Administrative Services Review, the Task Force on Revitalizing the Curriculum, the
Task Force on External Environmental Analysis, the Task Force on Academic Support Services,
and the Task Force on Revisiting the Mission/Vision.
As recommendations were developed and forwarded to the Long Range Strategic Planning
Steering Committee for consideration, the Taskforces were mindful of the need to operate within
existing governance structures. For example, proposals to transform general education will be
explored and developed by a working group, with oversight of the faculty Curriculum
Committee. Such oversight is necessary to ensure that those with a vested interest in the learning
outcomes of the curriculum are involved in developing, articulating, and assessing them.
Recommendations that address faculty workload, professional development, and scholarship
come under the purview of the Faculty Liaison Committee, the Faculty Development Committee,
and the Professional Standards Committee.
These committees, working groups, and task forces have added to the diversity of ways that the
members of the Faculty have contributed to the policy setting, restructuring, and governance of
the College.
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