UWS Chapter 9 - Academic Staff Rules: Coverage and Delegation
These rules were promulgated in accordance with the rulemaking authority vested in the Board of Regents by Chapter 36 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The rules govern areas such as the use of university facilities, conduct, and dismissal of personnel. Please note that not all UWS rules have a corresponding UWL related policy.
History: Cr. Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; am. Register, January, 1986, No. 361, eff. 2-1-86.
An Academic Staff Council of eleven members shall be elected as the representative body of the academic staff. This governing body is formed to actively participate in governance and policy development for the institution. The council shall have primary responsibility for the formulation and review of policies and procedures of concern to academic staff, including personnel matters. A function of this group will be to advise and make recommendations to the Chancellor on these matters.
The Council shall represent general, instructional, and academic support professional staff but does not include instructional academic staff with faculty status as determined by the Faculty Senate.
The initial set of bylaws with amendment procedures are established by the Academic Staff Council and are provided to the Chancellor. They become effective upon approval of the Chancellor. The bylaws shall cover election rules, officers, meetings, function of the Academic Staff Council, the creation of other academic staff committees, and similar matters.
History: Cr. Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; am. Register, January, 1986, No. 361, eff. 2-1-86.