Common use of ACADEMIC PLANNING Clause in Contracts

ACADEMIC PLANNING. The University and the Faculty Association recognize the importance of the University engaging in a planning process to permit the University to fulfil its obligations. Such planning shall be undertaken in a spirit of collegiality and with open communication. The Parties recognize that such planning involves the need for flexibility in the allocation of resources, consistent with fair treatment of academic staff members, and in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement. The Parties agree that planning is essential to the proper functioning of the University, and to the ability of the University to provide programs that fulfil the needs of the communities and students that it serves. The Parties agree, therefore, that it is mutually desirable that planning take place in consultation with academic units, including Sessional Academic Staff Members. When Sessional Academic Staff attend academic planning, unit meetings, they shall be paid in accordance with Appendix A – Sessional Academic Staff Member Hourly Rate. Within the context of the planning process, recommendations and decisions regarding the academic offerings of the University will be made by bodies charged with those responsibilities under the First Nations University of Canada Act and the University of Xxxxxx/FNUniv Federation Agreement. When instituting, developing, reducing, or eliminating programs, the University recognizes the need to institute these changes in such a way as to minimize the disruption to the careers of Sessional Academic Staff Members, while recognizing its special responsibility to First Nations’ peoples. Consultation in Committee Consultation in committee, wherever it appears throughout the Collective Agreement, means that the consultative process shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: meetings scheduled at a reasonable hour and location; agendas circulated and minutes kept; secret ballots as needed, such as for elections; and, a reasonable effort to consult those who are absent from campus. The department, or equivalent unit, at a consultation in committee, may decide to establish a standing committee which shall have specified authority to act on its behalf in certain matters. Such a standing committee shall have terms of reference agreed to by the department or equivalent unit, in consultation in committee, and these terms of reference shall address such matters as the scope, purpose, and selection of the standing committee, quorum, minutes, and similar matters. Terms of reference for such a standing committee may be changed, or eliminated, by action taken at a consultation in committee of the department or equivalent unit as a whole. Any policies and procedures developed by the University shall be fair, transparent, and consistent with the terms of the collective agreement. The University shall inform Sessional Academic Staff Members of changes to policies, or new policies affecting them, and shall inform the Faculty Association of changes to policies, or new policies. JOINT INTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE The University and the Faculty Association agree to establish an internal relations committee.

ACADEMIC PLANNING. The University and the Faculty Association recognize the importance of the University engaging in a planning process to permit the University to fulfil its obligations. Such planning shall be undertaken in a spirit of collegiality and with open communication. The Parties recognize that such planning involves the need for flexibility in the allocation of resources, consistent with fair treatment of academic staff members, and in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement. The Parties agree that planning is essential to the proper functioning of the University, and to the ability of the University to provide programs that fulfil the needs of the communities and students that it serves. The Parties agree, therefore, that it is mutually desirable that planning take place in consultation with academic units, including Sessional Academic Staff Members. When Sessional Academic Staff attend academic planning, unit meetings, they shall be paid in accordance with Appendix A – Sessional Academic Staff Member Hourly Rate. Within the context of the planning process, recommendations and decisions regarding the academic offerings of the University will be made by bodies charged with those responsibilities under the First Nations University of Canada Act and the University of XxxxxxRegina/FNUniv Federation Agreement. When instituting, developing, reducing, or eliminating programs, the University recognizes the need to institute these changes in such a way as to minimize the disruption to the careers of Sessional Academic Staff Members, while recognizing its special responsibility to First Nations’ peoples. Consultation in Committee Consultation in committee, wherever it appears throughout the Collective Agreement, means that the consultative process shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: meetings scheduled at a reasonable hour and location; agendas circulated and minutes kept; secret ballots as needed, such as for elections; and, a reasonable effort to consult those who are absent from campus. The department, or equivalent unit, at a consultation in committee, may decide to establish a standing committee which shall have specified authority to act on its behalf in certain matters. Such a standing committee shall have terms of reference agreed to by the department or equivalent unit, in consultation in committee, and these terms of reference shall address such matters as the scope, purpose, and selection of the standing committee, quorum, minutes, and similar matters. Terms of reference for such a standing committee may be changed, or eliminated, by action taken at a consultation in committee of the department or equivalent unit as a whole. Any policies and procedures developed by the University shall be fair, transparent, and consistent with the terms of the collective agreement. The University shall inform Sessional Academic Staff Members of changes to policies, or new policies affecting them, and shall inform the Faculty Association of changes to policies, or new policies. JOINT INTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE The University and the Faculty Association agree to establish an internal relations committee.