Academic Senate

Resolution: 02/03-05

Procedure:

1. A motion should be typed or hand-printed.

2. A motion should first be offered to the Executive Board for review and advice on editing and parliamentary implications.

3. If changes are necessary, the motion should be recopied on another form.  Amendments may be indicated in the margin or on the reverse of this form.

Shared faculty responsibility for emergency response

WHEREAS, a recent Senate White Paper on “Assessing the Impacts of ‘9/11’ on our Academic Community” raised a host of issues related to emergency response preparation; and

WHEREAS, the University’s central administration does have an emergency response plan in place; and

WHEREAS, Deans and other senior administrators of academic units across campus are already expected to participate in the preparation of emergency response plans; and

WHEREAS, faculty are often the first point of contact that students have with responsible authority figures in the event of an emergency; and

BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Academic Senate strongly urges its constituent Faculty Councils to seek pro-active and meaningful participation in the preparation and updating of emergency response plans compiled by their respective academic units.

Resolution Number: 02/03-05 Motion by: Eric Heikkila

Date: December 4, 2002 Seconded:

To be presented at Senate meeting held: January 15, 2003

Action taken: passed with no opposed and three abstentions