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XXXVIII FACULTY SENATE

 

November 7, 2007

 

Senate Considering Two Bills

The Faculty Senate is currently considering two bills. The first (FSP 01), which was referred to the Senate Budget Committee, calls on UCO to create a faculty development account for every full-time faculty member. Under the proposal, every full-time faculty member will be given a small professional development budget each year to support development in their teaching, scholarly activity, or service.

 

The Proposal states:

"The Faculty Senate requests that the University establish and fund Individual Faculty Development Accounts for every full-time faculty member employed by the University. Faculty would be free to use the funds in their account to support any faculty development activity including (but not limited to) the purchase of books, journals, other periodicals, travel, and equipment (both hardware and software). To ensure that the funds are being used to support professional development, faculty must receive approval from their Chairs (Chairs must receive approval from their Dean) for each expenditure."

The second bill (FSR 02), which is being considered by the Personnel Policies Committee, calls on UCO to create a committee to review health insurance policies for the families of UCO faculty and staff. The Resolution states:

"The Faculty Senate requests that the University establish a committee composed of faculty and staff, including individuals from Human Resources responsible for setting up current health insurance programs, for the review of health insurance policies for UCO faculty and staff and their spouses and dependent children. Health insurance costs for dependents, including spouses and children under the age of 25, are believed to be excessively expensive which creates a burden for employees wishing to ensure that their family has the best possible health care. Further, current health insurance plan options are one-size-fits-all plans that provide few options or incentives for faculty and other UCO employees. The proposal seeks to review and compare current employee health plans and health plan options, including dependent health insurance costs with those of other regent-sponsored health insurance providers to ensure that university employees receive the best possible health insurance and dependent health care benefits at the lowest possible cost."

The Senate welcomes any and all comments on these two bills. Please contact your college's Senators to share your thoughts.

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Next Senate Meeting:
November 8
 

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FSP 01: Individual Faculty Development Accounts

FSP 02: Select Committee To Review Insurance

 
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