
40.0 II-3.00- POLICY ON THE ROLE OF FACULTY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC POLICY (Approved by the Board of Regents, November 30, 1989) 1. At all institutions, faculty will have a primary role in the development of academic policies through representative bodies advisory to the chief executive officer or designees of the institution. The faculty handbook shall include a statement emphasizing that faculty role. Charters, constitutions, or similar documents establishing advisory bodies shall be approved by the chief executive officer. 2. The Council of University System Faculty, comprising institutional representatives, is advisory to the Chancellor on academic matters having a Systemwide impact, and may from time to time, make reports and recommendations to the Board. Replacement for: BOT VII-I