Resolution 84-85-11

Faculty Senate Environment Committee; Governance Structure; Organized Research Units

Whereas: The University Administration has expressed a strong desire to establish a formal policy on Organized Research Units (ORU=s), and its Research Committee rejects the Faculty Senate 1982 Resolution on such a policy, that Therefore Be It Resolved: That the Faculty Senate=s 1982 Resolution (82-83-2) (attached) is hereby reaffirmed with the following modification of point 2 of the April 28, 1982 Faculty Environment Committee Report, under Amodifications of the PAC Committee recommendations@: (2) Al inter-disciplinary and/or inter-departmental ORU=s shall be designated as CORU=s [Central Organized Research Units] and be subject to these policies for a trial period not to exceed three years. During that period the Faculty Environment Committee will report at least annually on the consequences of the policy. In all other respects, the 1982 resolution applies, as is applicable, to the 1984 draft policy statement on ORU=s.

Resolution Number: 84-85-11

Author: Donald Yett

Date: December 12, 1984

Action Taken: Defeated