Introduction

The UA Little Rock Constitution, Article II, outlines the role of the Faculty Senate:

The Faculty Senate shall be the authority on educational policies and programs at UA Little Rock, making recommendations on matters within its jurisdiction to the chancellor. The areas of the Faculty Senate’s jurisdiction shall include the following:

  1. Admission requirements
  2. Curriculum and courses
  3. Degrees and requirements for degrees
  4. Calendar and schedules
  5. Awards, honors and honorary degrees
  6. Interpretation of its own legislation

The Faculty Senate may also make recommendations to the chancellor in areas of concern to the faculty, including but not limited to:

  1. appointments, promotions, tenure, annual review, retirement, non-reappointment, and dismissal of faculty;
  2. working conditions for faculty;
  3. academic and professional research, and other scholarly and creative activities;
  4. disciplinary policies for graduate and undergraduate students.

The Faculty Senate shall also make recommendations and provide input to the chancellor on matters that concern the overall mission and effectiveness of UA Little Rock and on matters of University of Arkansas System concern. Through the chancellor, such action shall be reported to the president and, when considered necessary or desirable by the president, through the president to the Board of Trustees.

More details about Faculty Senate operations can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws.

Meetings of the Senate

The Faculty Senate typically meets once per month, with the schedule, agenda, and meeting location or access for the upcoming meeting available on the Faculty Senate home webpage. The Senate website contains current agendas and minutes as well as an archive. All meetings are open. Meeting agendas are distributed no later than seven calendar days before a meeting, via a link on the Faculty Senate home page and through campus listservs. Currently, meetings are held virtually.

Deliberative Process

The Senate uses the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), for its deliberative process. It establishes specific local rules as needed. The goal of RONR is to assure decisions are made in an environment of respect and that all parties are heard.