CHAPTER 7 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM

SECTION 8: REORGANIZING ACADEMIC UNITS

(To see who has authority to approve changes to this section, please see the Approval of Changes page).

PROCEDURES FOR REORGANIZING ACADEMIC UNITS

A. Any academic unit listed in the current College and School Hierarchy list of the university catalog, or a line administrator may initiate a proposal/plan for reorganization at UW-Stevens Point.

B. The members of the school, or absent a school, college, of the proposing unit needs to vote on the reorganization proposal. In the event of a proposal that moves a unit from one school/college to another, both schools/colleges need to vote on the proposal.

C. A final proposal/plan for reorganization that changes reporting lines from academic units to dean and beyond must be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Common Council for its consideration. Votes from B above shall be included in the proposal.

D. The Executive Committee of the Common Council shall submit proposals and plans for re-organization to the Common Council with sufficient time for the Senate to deliberate and make a recommendation to the Chancellor prior to the proposed date of implementation.

E. The written proposal/plan for reorganization is expected to address the following items:

1. A description of the proposed/planned reorganization, including appropriate organizational charts.

2. A list of job responsibilities for new or modified administrative positions.

3. A rationale which explains and supports the recommended organizational changes.

4. Votes from the administrative home (school or college) of the proposing unit, or in the event of a reorganization proposal that moves a unit from one school/college to another, votes from both schools/colleges.

5. A statement of support or opposition from any and/or all university employees affected by the proposed/planned reorganization.

PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN DEVELOPING THE PROPOSAL/PLAN

A. All meetings should be conducted in accordance with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law. In particular,

1. all meetings should be publicly announced in advance, and

2. minutes that include the action items approved in those meetings should be kept.

B. All staff members whose units are directly affected by the proposed/planned reorganization should be consulted and their input sought throughout the planning process.

PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL AFTER RECEIVING THE PROPOSAL/PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION

A. The proposal/plan will be distributed to the campus community and the Common Council will invite written input regarding the plan from any individual or unit on campus.

B. The above input will be collated and appended to the proposal/plan.

C. The plan/proposal will be placed on the agenda for a meeting of the Common Council.