ACADEMIC SENATE

RESOLUTION 02/03-08A

Publication of Course Evaluations

WHEREAS Article II of the Academic Senate Constitution defines the purposes of the Faculty Assembly, Academic Senate, and the various School Councils to include serving as "forums for faculty decision-making," and as "the voice of the faculty in the making of university policy and in the consideration of academic issues;" to "safeguard, full academic due process;" and also to "determine positions on faculty status, responsibilities and welfare, and other important institutional issues, and any and all issues pertaining to the well being of the faculty and the University;"

WHEREAS Article IV of the Academic Senate Constitution defines the Academic Senate as "the representative body of the faculty at large for university-wide issues;"

WHEREAS publication of course evaluations might undermine efforts to strengthen educational standards and rigor;

WHEREAS there are benefits to a policy that "introduces more choice and flexibility for Schools;

WHEREAS no unit or School should be required to have such public disclosures of teaching evaluations imposed without a favorable vote of their regular faculty or their elected representatives;

WHEREAS some faculty members may consider the publication of quantitative summaries of student course and faculty evaluations to be an invasion of privacy;

BE IT RESOLVED that publication of course evaluations be temporarily suspended.

Resolution Number: 02/03-08A Motion by: Eng’g. Faculty Council

Date: February 7, 2003 Seconded by: Senator Michael Bolger

To be presented at Senate meeting held: March 26, 2003

Action taken: declined, 12 in favor, 13 against