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Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF)

Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF). Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF). Established by West Virginia Code § 18B-6-2 Made up of a representative of each public higher education institution in West Virginia Serve as a resource to advise the legislature on higher education

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Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF)

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  1. Advisory Council of Faculty(ACF)

  2. Advisory Council of Faculty (ACF) • Established by West Virginia Code §18B-6-2 • Made up of a representative of each public higher education institution in West Virginia • Serve as a resource to advise the legislature on higher education • Advise the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) • Advise the Community and Technical College Council (CTCC)

  3. ACF Members • Are elected by the Faculty Senate/Assembly of their respective institution • Serve as voting members of the Faculty Senate of their institution • Report and serve as a resource to the Board of Governors of their institution • Serve as a voice and resource for the faculty of their institution

  4. ACF Members • Are expected to attend ACF meetings • Attend HEPC and CTCC meetings when possible • Promote the Great Teachers Seminar to their institution (20 Year Anniversary and CTCC Council has supported it every year). • <insert teacher of year here>

  5. 2011 – 2012 ACF Institutional Issues • Re-visioning and enhancing the quality and delivery of academic programs, including general studies programs and adult education courses, in order to improve student retention, graduation rates, and “time to degree”; • Addressing those initiatives and recommendations from the September 2010 SREB report No Time to Waste that best serve our students and help achieve program learning goals and standards—see http://publications.sreb.org/2010/10E10_No_Time_to_Waste.pdf;

  6. 2011 – 2012 ACF Institutional Issues • Advocating for faculty personnel issues, including salary compression relief for faculty, engaging retiring faculty, creating fair and supportive faculty sick-leave policies, increasing the number of tenured faculty, and promoting shared governance.

  7. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Encouraging shared governance at all higher education institutions in the State;

  8. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Advocating for increased percentage of tenured faculty in order to maintain academic integrity for programs, to recruit high-quality faculty, to encourage a strong faculty voice in governance issues, and to provide consistency and oversight of programs;

  9. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Addressing statewide the issue of faculty salary compression;

  10. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Advocating for institutions to find creative ways to offer faculty job security in the event of catastrophic illness;

  11. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Encouraging an increased number of CTC long-term contracts for full-time faculty or non-probationary faculty;

  12. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Engaging and utilizing to a greater degree the Advisory Council of Faculty in the work and activity of HEPC and CTC Councils;

  13. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Advocating for institutional support and release time for faculty to serve on the ACF.

  14. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Engaging and utilizing to a greater degree the Advisory Council of Faculty in the work and activity of Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College Council.

  15. 2011 – 2012 ACF HEPC and CTCC Issues • Advocating for institutional support and release time for faculty to serve on the ACF.

  16. 2011-2012 ACF Legislative Issues • Providing a systematic funding mechanism for capital projects funding and Higher Education initiatives mandated by the Legislature; • Continuing to provide funding for faculty salary raises and addressing the problem of salary compression; • Providing funding to bring WV institutions equality with Peer Institutions; • Amending code concerning 20%Tenure issue for CTCs by increasing the limit to 30%.

  17. Questions, Comments, Concerns • ACF Chair: Erik Root eroot@westliberty.edu • ACF Vice-Chair: Deidre Morrison DMORRISO@blueridgectc.edu • Legislative Coordinator: Sylvia Shurbuttsshurbut@shepherd.edu

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