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  2. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
  3. PART 1. Signatures Attesting to Compliance
  4. PART 2. List of Substantive Changes Approved Since the Last Reaffirmation
  5. PART 3. Institutional Assessment of Compliance
    1. Section 2: Core Requirements
      1. 2.1 Degree-granting Authority
      2. 2.2 Governing Board
      3. 2.3 Chief Executive Officer
      4. 2.4 Institutional Mission
      5. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness (Continued)
      6. 2.6 Continuous Operation
      7. 2.7.1 Program Length
        1. 2.7.1 Program Length (Continued)
      8. 2.7.2 Program Content
      9. 2.7.3 General Education
      10. 2.7.4 Course work for Degrees
      11. 2.8 Faculty
      12. 2.9 Learning Resources and Services
      13. 2.10 Student Support Services
        1. 2.10 Student Support Services (Continued)
      14. 2.11.1 Financial Resources
      15. 2.11.2 Physical Resources
    2. Section 3: Comprehensive Standards
      1. 3.1.1 Mission
      2. 3.2.1 CEO evaluation/selection
      3. 3.2.2 Governing board control
      4. 3.2.3 Board conflict of interest
      5. 3.2.4 External Influence
      6. 3.2.5 Board dismissal
      7. 3.2.6 Board/administration distinction
      8. 3.2.7 Organizational structure
      9. 3.2.8 Qualified administrative/academic officers
      10. 3.2.9 Personnel appointment
      11. 3.2.10 Administrative staff evaluations
      12. 3.2.11 Control of intercollegiate athletics
      13. 3.2.12 Fund-raising activities
      14. 3.2.13 Institution-related entities
      15. 3.2.14 Intellectual property rights
      16. 3.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 3.3.1.1
          1. 3.3.1.1 (Continued)
        2. 3.3.1.2
        3. 3.3.1.3
          1. 3.3.1.3 (Continued)
        4. 3.3.1.4
          1. 3.3.1.4 (Continued)
        5. 3.3.1.5
          1. 3.3.1.5 (Continued)
      17. 3.4.1 Academic program approval
      18. 3.4.2 Continuing education/service programs
      19. 3.4.3 Admissions policies
      20. 3.4.4 Acceptance of academic credit
      21. 3.4.5 Academic policies
      22. 3.4.6 Practices for awarding credit
      23. 3.4.7 Consortial relationships/contractual agreements
      24. 3.4.8 Noncredit to credit
      25. 3.4.9 Academic support services
        1. 3.4.9 (Continued)
        2. 3.4.9 (Continued - 2)
      26. 3.4.10 Responsibility for curriculum
      27. 3.4.11 Academic program coordination
      28. 3.4.12 Technology use
      29. 3.5.1 General education competencies
      30. 3.5.2 Institutional credits for a degree
      31. 3.5.3 Undergraduate program requirements
      32. 3.5.4 Terminal degrees of faculty
      33. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor
        1. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor (Continued)
      34. 3.6.2 Graduate curriculum
      35. 3.6.3 Institutional credits for a graduate degree
      36. 3.6.4 Post-baccalaureate program requirements
      37. 3.7.1 Faculty competence
      38. 3.7.2 Faculty evaluation
      39. 3.7.3 Faculty development
      40. 3.7.4 Academic freedom
      41. 3.7.5 Faculty role in governance
      42. 3.8.1 Learning/information resources
      43. 3.8.2 Instruction of library use
      44. 3.8.3 Qualified staff
      45. 3.9.1 Student rights
      46. 3.9.2 Student records
      47. 3.9.3 Qualified staff
      48. 3.10.1 Financial Stability
      49. 3.10.2 Financial aid audits
      50. 3.10.3 Control of finances
      51. 3.10.4 Control of sponsored research/external funds
      52. 3.11.1 Control of physical resources
      53. 3.11.2 Institutional environment
      54. 3.11.3 Physical facilities
      55. 3.12.1 Substantive change
      56. 3.13 Policy compliance
        1. 3.13.1 "Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies"
        2. 3.13.2. "Collaborative Academic Arrangements: Policy and Procedures"
        3. 3.13.3. "Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its Accredited Institutions"
        4. 3.13.4. "Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports"
          1. 3.13.4.a.
          2. 3.13.4.b.
      57. 3.14.1 Publication of accreditation status
      58. 3.13.5. "Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution"
        1. 3.13.5.a.
        2. 3.13.5.b.
    3. Section 4: Federal Requirements
      1. 4.1 Student Achievement
      2. 4.2 Program curriculum
        1. 4.2 Program curriculum (Continued)
      3. 4.3 Publication of policies
      4. 4.4 Program length
        1. 4.4 Program length (Continued)
      5. 4.5 Student complaints
      6. 4.6 Recruitment materials
      7. 4.7 Title IV program responsibilities
      8. 4.8 Distance and correspondence education
        1. 4.8.1
        2. 4.8.2
        3. 4.8.3
      9. 4.9 Definition of credit hours
  6. PART 4. Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Reviews
  7. FOCUSED REPORT
  8. QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN (QEP)

3.7.5 Faculty role in governance

The institution publishes policies on the responsibility and authority of faculty in academic and governance matters. (Faculty role in governance)

Compliance Status

Louisiana State University and A&M College is in compliance with this principle.

Narrative

Louisiana State University and A&M College (LSU) publishes a full complement of policies that detail the role of faculty in governance.  These documents are easily accessible through an assortment of Web sites, including those managed by the Faculty Senate, by the Office of Academic Affairs, and by the LSU System.  Established in 1974, the Faculty Senate replaced the more diffuse Faculty Council [1] and has henceforth represented the faculty in almost every area of university life, from development of the campus along with Facility Services to strategic planning at all levels of higher education management.  The duties, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the Faculty Senate appear in its constitution [2], as do the charges assigned to the many committees that it manages.  These committees cover all aspects of academic life:  courses and curriculum; admissions and standards; general education; grievances; international education; benefits; budgets; student life and scholarships; and the university press.  Additionally, the Faculty Senate supervises a long roster of ad hoc committees [3] that deal with campus efforts ranging from museum and performance programs to grading policy to student conduct.

A few councils operate outside the canopy of faculty governance.  These include the Graduate Council [4] [5], the Athletic Council [6], and the University Planning Council [7]. In all these cases, the Faculty Senate plays a material role, whether through its regular interactions with the administration of the Graduate School, its responsibility for appointments to the Athletic Council, or its consultations with the University Planning Council.  Information regarding the faculty role, as well as the identities and affiliations of the faculty members of these councils, is available on their respective Web sites or in policy statements.

Faculty contributions to governance occur at the system, as well as the campus, level.  LSU takes a leadership role in the Council of Faculty Advisors for the LSU System, a council of all Faculty Senate presidents from all campuses of the LSU System.  The duties and responsibilities of the Council of Faculty Advisors are elucidated in PM-24 and in LSU System documentation [8].

The LSU Faculty Senate has also taken over management of The Faculty Handbook [9], which provides a Web-friendly guide to all LSU policies pertaining to faculty life and which acquaints faculty members with their role in university governance.  It also maintains a continuously updated index of all faculty governance legislation [10], publishes the minutes of its meetings online, and places videos of its meetings online [11].  The Faculty Senate Monthly Newsletter provides the entire state with information regarding faculty governance activities [12].

Information related to governance distinction of the governance board, administration, and faculty is considered in Comprehensive Standard 3.2.6. Faculty authority in development of the curriculum is also detailed in Comprehensive Standard 3.4.10.

File Attachments:
  1. [1] Faculty Senate [1] Faculty Senate
  2. [2] Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws, 2008 [2] Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws, 2008
  3. [3] Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committees [3] Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committees
  4. [4] Graduate Council Membership [4] Graduate Council Membership
  5. [5] Graduate Council Policies [5] Graduate Council Policies
  6. [6] Policy Statement PS-110: Athletic Council [6] Policy Statement PS-110: Athletic Council
  7. [7] University Planning Council Members [7] University Planning Council Members
  8. [8] System Council of Faculty Advisors [8] System Council of Faculty Advisors
  9. [9] Faculty Handbook [9] Faculty Handbook
  10. [10] Faculty Senate Legislation Index [10] Faculty Senate Legislation Index
  11. [11] Videos of Monthly Senate Meetings [11] Videos of Monthly Senate Meetings
  12. [12] Faculty Senate Monthly Newsletter [12] Faculty Senate Monthly Newsletter
Author: Stephenie Franks
Last modified: 7/1/2015 8:33 AM (EDT)