Faculty Senate Legislation and Faculty Manual collection

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Faculty Senate Legislation and Faculty Manual collection

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  • 1990-2014 (Creation)

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2.00 linear feet (2 document cases and 11 manuals)

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The Faculty Senate is the vehicle by which the Faculty is authorized to share in planning and governance of the university. Through its committees and as a deliberative and legislative body, the Senate plays an important role in dealing with academic policies, new program and degree approvals, compensation and the annual budgets, reviews of chairs and deans, and countless other matters of collegial concern and interest.

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The collection consists of meeting agendas, legislation, faculty manual, and memoranda generated by University of Miami's Faculty Senate and collected by representatives of Otto G. Richter Library from the 1990s to present.  Only the authorized personnel by the University Archives can access the materials.

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Series I: Meeting Agendas (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)

Series II: Memoranda (2011)

Series III: Legislation (Folder 1 - Legislation 1993-2007; Folder 2 - Legislation-Library Faculty 1990-2012)

Series IV: Faculty Manual (1994-2012)

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  • English

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