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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Senate Executive Committee for a vote of the full senate on February 17, 2021, a resolution describing multiple levels of faculty voice, including consultation, between faculty and administration in shared governance.聽 Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on February 17, 2021 with 57 votes (100.0%) in support; 0 opposed; and 2 abstentions.聽

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE M膧NOA FACULTY鈥橲
UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED GOVERNANCE

WHEREAS, the M膩noa Faculty Senate by BOR Policy 1.210 has a voice in academic goals, policies, and programs in providing advice to M膩noa Administration; and

WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate to review any proposed reorganization; and

WHEREAS, in the spirit of shared governance, M膩noa administrators often seek M膩noa faculty views on a variety of matters, and

WHEREAS, M膩noa faculty members are appointed, serve, and voice opinions on a variety of committees, boards, task forces, etc.; and

WHEREAS, the M膩noa Faculty Senate understands shared governance to be a productive, collegial and appropriate cooperation between the M膩noa faculty and the M膩noa Administration; and

WHEREAS the M膩noa Faculty Senate follows AAUP鈥檚 guidance that shared governance is based on interdependence, communication, planning, and joint effort among the components of an institution;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the variety of ways in which faculty voice is solicited and heard represents a continuum along a path of shared governance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate recognizes three broad categories of faculty voice: (1)聽 M膩noa Administration invitation to non-senate committees, (2) M膩noa Faculty Senate nomination to non-senate committees, and (3) Consultation, i.e. a written request from the M膩noa Administration to the M膩noa Faculty Senate whose response represents the official voice of the M膩noa Faculty; and

BE聽 IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate views consultation as a multi-stage process. Therefore, the following describes the consultation process: information sharing, providing feedback, dialogue/active participation between M膩noa Faculty and Administration, the written proposal, and continued dialogue. This information and examples are detailed in the attached document.

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