There are many governance policies that apply to our UM-Flint campus. The higher the unit, the greater the authority of its policies. If conflicts exist, the lower unit policies are voided by those of the higher unit.
Important Governance Documents for Faculty at UM-Flint
Note: We strongly recommend that you visit the links below, save the policies as PDFs, and get to know them. Knowledge is power.
1) Standard Practice Guide: https://www.umflint.edu/hr/policies-procedures
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries. Document maintained by Human Resources in Ann Arbor.
Document maintained by Human Resources in Ann Arbor
2) Board of Regents Bylaws: http://www.regents.umich.edu/bylaws/
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries. Document maintained by Regents Board members in Ann Arbor.
Document maintained by Regents Board members in Ann Arbor
3) University of Michigan Faculty Handbook: http://provost.umich.edu/faculty/handbook/
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries (there are no UM-Flint or UM-Dearborn Faculty Handbooks that are separate from U of M).
Document maintained by the U of M Faculty and other parties.
4) University of Michigan Statement on Academic Freedom: https://facultysenate.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/03/01-25-10_Academic-Freedom.pdf
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries.
5) University of Michigan “History of Faculty Governance at the University of Michigan”
http://facultysenate.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/03/faculty-governance.pdf
6) University of Michigan “Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Unit Governance”: http://facultysenate.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/02/Faculty-Senate-Principles-and-Regent-bylaws-updated-.pdf
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries.
Document maintained by the U of M Senate
7) University of Michigan Senate Resolution on Open Governance: http://facultysenate.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/03/01-23-12_BSC-Open-Governance.pdf
- These policies are applicable to all U of M campuses and their subsidiaries.
Document produced by the U of M Senate.
8) University of Michigan-Flint Faculty Code:
Document is revised, approved, and maintained by U of M-Flint faculty. It may not conflict with the U of M Regents Bylaws.
Check the Provost’s website for the latest version from June 2017.
9) AAAC UM-Flint Resolutions:
Document authored by AAAC; endorsed by AAUP UM-Flint and partially endorsed by Faculty Council.
10) University of Michigan “Guiding Principles for Promotion and Tenure Review at the University of Michigan”
Guiding principles for tenure review at U of M (2002)
Document authored through the Senate Assembly at U of M and applies to the whole institution.
11) Report (2000) on how different units at U of M determine merit raises:
http://www.provost.umich.edu/reports/faculty_compensation/appendix-A.html
12) University-Wide Standing Committees:
Agendas and minutes for standing committees are required to be available to faculty. Faculty Council is required to disseminate agendas in advance of meetings to all faculty. For standing committee documents login to Blackboard and look under ‘organizations.’ Additionally, minutes of governing faculty meetings are available through Faculty Council on Blackboard.
13) U of M 2005 Report of the Shared Governance Task Force
14) U of M Senate Task Force on Unit Governance (pertaining to the Regental authority of Executive Committees and the faculty):
Report on Unit Governance U of M
15) College and School Faculty Codes: See your college/school websites.
*Note: Something can only be called a governance document if it was approved by vote of the committee, board, or faculty group in charge of the unit’s governance. It is important to know the history of a document to know whether it has governance authority.
*Note: Minutes from your College/School Executive Committees and governing faculty meetings should be posted on the College/School’s website.