SAIT Academic Faculty Association Faculty Council

FACULTY COUNCIL

Faculty Council provides two-way communication with the SAFA members in each department; carries out requests of the Executive and Faculty Council in terms of distributing information to and seeking information from the department; provide guidance and support to instructors with concerns or problems; promotes faculty involvement in SAFA affairs and those issues at SAIT in which faculty should be involved.

Each department shall have one representative and alternate for each 40 members or portion thereof to a maximum of two (2) representatives per department, based on an all-inclusive number of permanent and contract instructors in each department. Each department is responsible for notifying the SAFA Office Administrator of their rep(s) and alternate(s).

1. Attend Faculty Council meetings or ensure an alternate attends.

2. Provide two-way communication between Faculty Council and the SAFA members in the department (may include verbal or written report, posted or distributed, to department members, of each Faculty Council meeting).

3. Carry out requests of the Executive and Faculty Council in terms of distributing information to and seeking information from the department.

4. Encourage attendance at SAFA meetings as required, (e.g. Annual General Meeting, special meetings, Negotiations Update meetings, Board of Governors meetings).

5. Provide guidance and support to instructors with concerns and/or problems.

6. Promote faculty involvement in SAFA affairs and those issues at SAIT in which faculty should be involved.

The SAFA Constitution, Section 9 "Faculty Council" includes detailed information on the function of Faculty Council.

July 1998