Doc. T17-037, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 20, 2017 Latest revision: June 2, 2026, Preamble, Whereas shared governance is a set of practices under which the faculty participate in making significant decisions concerning the operation of their institution and encompasses a mechanism for academic staff with training and experience in curriculum, teaching and research to have primary responsibility in academic matters and faculty status; and The principles of shared governance expressed…, Name, This organization shall be known as the Faculty Senate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth., A. Authority, The Faculty Senate, in its responsibilities and relationships with other governing components of the Campus and of the University as a whole, shall follow the Board of Trustees' Statement on University Governance (Trustee Document T73-098, as amended), which grants to the Faculty "primary responsibility" in academic matters and faculty status, as defined in that document. In the case of conflict…, B. Role, The Faculty Senate shall be concerned with academic matters and matters relating to the intellectual life of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth including, but not limited to: Standards and policies for the admission of students, including transfer students. Standards and policies for the granting of honorary degrees and honors awards for students. Standards and policies for awarding a…, C. Composition of the Senate, The membership of the Senate will be defined in the By-laws, but these definitions may not contradict the following principles: Every Academic Department will be a member of a Senate Council as defined in the By-laws. Each Senate Council will be represented by at least one Senator. The Senators representing each Senate Council will be elected by the faculty members therein. There will be members-…, D. Faculty Senate Officers, The President of the Faculty Senate will be elected annually by the members of the Senate from among its members. The duties of the President will be defined in the By-laws. The Secretary of the Faculty Senate will be elected annually by the members of the Senate from among the members of the Steering Committee. The duties of the Secretary will be defined in the By-laws. The Steering Committee…, E. Faculty Senate Committees, The Faculty Senate will have Standing Committees and ad hoc committees, reporting to the Faculty Senate, which will: Consider items related to curriculum, subject matter, the methods and means of instruction, policies regarding research, admissions, libraries, those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process, degree requirements and the granting of degrees, and other items…, F. Constitution and By-laws Amendment Procedures, Amendments to this Constitution will be submitted for referendum by the faculty membership by a vote of a majority of the elected members of the Faculty Senate. All Senators will have an opportunity to cast a vote on amendments to the Constitution. All faculty members eligible to vote in elections to the Faculty Senate will be eligible to vote in a referendum. The Faculty Senate Steering…, G. Procedures for Faculty Senate Recommendations, An item of concern may be brought to the attention of the Faculty Senate through the President of the Senate, its Steering Committee or any Senate Committee. Items may be raised during the course of regular Senate meetings. In all cases where there exists an appropriate University Standing Committee, the items will be sent to it by the Senate President upon receipt of the item. Where no such…
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01: Summary, This policy promotes the proper stewardship of University funds by providing general guidelines for the appropriate and legal uses of University funds in support of the University's missions. This policy contemplates also that certain institutional duties and responsibilities have been delegated to the operating units (department/division) of the University involved in the conduct of business and…, 02: Scope and Purpose, The Internal Revenue Code that provided an exclusion from employees’ income for qualified moving expense payments and reimbursements made by employers has been suspended, except for military-related moving expenses, for tax years 2018 through 2025. All such payments made to an employee, or on an employee’s behalf, are now taxable income to the employee and are required to be reported on the…, 03: HR Payroll , The transition allowance will be paid through the payroll system as taxable compensation, following normal payroll procedures, using payroll earnings code MNQ – Transition Relocate Allowance. This earnings code “pays” and adds to taxable gross income., 04: Communication, The hiring department is responsible for communicating information regarding payment and taxability of the allowance to the employee. Tax treatment of an employee’s moving expenses, which will now be paid as a transition allowance, are governed by the Internal Revenue Service. All such payments made to an employee will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2. Federal and state income taxes,…, Sample Statement:, A comprehensive transition allowance in the amount of $____________ will be paid in lieu of moving, relocation and employment transition cost reimbursements and/or direct payments to commercial moving companies. The amount of the allowance will be paid to you during your first month of employment. The allowance will be processed as taxable compensation through the Payroll system with all…, Note:, Calendar Year (CY) 2018 is a Transition Year. This means expenses incurred in the previous Calendar Year (2017) will be taxed as stated above if payments are made in CY 2018.
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