Council Chair: Lisa Naugle
Council Analyst: Julie Kennedy
A. Membership
The Council on Faculty Welfare shall consist of at least fourteen members of the Division. In addition to the active members, three emeritus members shall be appointed for two-year terms by the Committee on Committees.
B. Duties
1. Faculty Welfare
The Council shall:
a. Promote the welfare of the faculty in general. This is inclusive of issues pertaining to faculty salaries, benefits, insurance, retirement, housing, parking, University Community amenities, and conditions of employment.
b. As needed, review and evaluate revisions in institutional policies and procedures as they relate to faculty welfare and propose them to the Division or to the University Committee on Faculty Welfare.
c. Initiate studies on faculty welfare issues, including analysis of existing data. Formulate and disseminate recommendations on any matter influencing faculty welfare.
d. Address faculty welfare matters involving the hiring, employment and social circumstances of the faculty.
e. Maintain liaison with the University Committee on Faculty Welfare.
2. Diversity
The Council shall:
a. Promote faculty diversity and equity in general, particularly amongst underrepresented faculty populations, including women and racial/ethnic minorities, as well as gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals, and individuals with disabilities.
b. As needed, review and evaluate revisions in institutional policies and procedures as they relate to diversity.
c. Initiate studies on campus diversity and equity, including analysis of existing data.
d. Formulate and disseminate recommendations on any matter influencing faculty diversity and equity.
e. Address diversity matters involving the hiring, employment and social circumstances of the faculty.
f. Maintain liaison with the campus office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, as well as other campus committees, programs and offices regarding the status of faculty diversity within the Division.
3. Academic Freedom
The Council shall:
a. Initiate studies or make recommendations with respect to any conditions within or without the University which may affect the academic freedom of the University Community. It is understood that academic freedom includes, but is not necessarily limited to, free inquiry and exchange of ideas, the rights to present material relevant to a course of instruction, to publish or disseminate controversial material or information and to perform research in academic areas. It is understood that academic freedom is to be conjoined with academic responsibility in accordance with APM 010.
b. As needed, review and evaluate revisions in institutional policies and procedures as they relate to academic freedom and propose them to the Division or to the University Committee on Academic Freedom.
c. Consider issues of academic freedom brought before the committee by individuals or other UC Committees and report findings and recommendations to the Division or to other committees for further action.
d. Study and discuss potential violations of ethics and/or academic conduct.
e. Maintain liaison with the University Committee on Academic Freedom (UCAF).
4. Emeriti Affairs
The Council shall:
a. Consider the interests and needs of emeriti faculty.
b. Maintain communication with the emeriti and with the UCI Emeriti Association in order to determine and recognize emeriti interests and needs as members of the academic community, to facilitate their continued contributions to the University, and to make these interests, needs, and contributions known to the Academic Senate and the Administration.
c. Maintain liaison with the campus office of Human Resources on pre-retirement and post-retirement matters.
d. Maintain liaison with the Council of the University of California Emeriti Associations
Policies and Procedures: Irvine Bylaw 99. Faculty Welfare, Diversity, and Academic Freedom, Council on