Resolutions

2023-24

• 23-24-02: Censure of President and Provost & Creation of Taskforce
• 23-24-01: Faculty Handbook Amendments

2022-23

• 22-23-02: Compensation Reporting
• 22-23-01: Faculty Handbook Amendments
  • Update to the Proposed Amendments Rationale
  • Faculty Handbook Amendments Part 1 (chapter 6) – Revised
  • Faculty Handbook Amendments Part 2 (non-chapter 6) – Revised

2021-22

• 21-22-05: Annual Cost-of-Living Salary Adjustment
• 21-22-04: ByLaws Update on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities (FR&R) Committee 
• 21-22-03: Faculty Contract
• 21-22-02: Merit and Retirement
• 21-22-01: Faculty Handbook Amendments
  • Update to the Proposed Amendements
  • Faculty Handbook (proposed 6 7 8)-REVISED
  • Policy on Prohibited Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation (3 of 3)

2020-21

• 20-21-09: Proposed Changes to the Handbook
  • Guide to the Handbook Revision
  • proposed Handbook changes
• 20/21-08: Change to Senate Constitution concerning Part-Time faculty
• 20/21-07:  Resolution on Divestment
• 20/21-06:  Tabled: Urging Release of Puliafito report
• 20/21-05:  Tabled: USC’s Contribution to Employee Retirement Benefit Plans
• 20/21-04: Tabled: Resolution on Merit Pay Increases
• 20/21-03: Resolution on Senate Representation
• 20/21-01: Support for caregivers under Covid conditions
• 20/21-02:  Response to FY21 Budget Plans

2019-20

• 19/20-01: Trojan Council
• 19/20-02: Misconduct Investigation Report
• 19/20-03: Direct elections
• 19/20-04: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • 2019 Faculty Handbook + 2010-12-06-changes-v4-pgs-with-changes
• 19/20-05: Review of the Office of Conduct, Accountability and Professionalism(OCAP)
• 19/20-06: Prohibition of Romantic Relationships
  • 2020 Faculty Handbook 6-I-3-G-ver12-for-second-reading-CLEAN version
• 19/20-07: Miscellaneous Amendments to the Faculty Handbook
• 19/20-08: Shared Governance Principles
• 19/20-09: Emergency Calendar Changes

2018-19

• 18/19-01, 18/19-02, and 18/19-03: Amendments to Bylaws 11 & 17 Regarding Executive Board Election Write-In Nominations
• 18/19-04: Early Termination of Dean James Ellis
• 18/19-05: Proposal on Prohibiting Romantic or Sexual Relationships between Faculty and Students in Supervised Roles

2017-18

• 17/18-03:  Call for the Resignation of President C.L. Max Nikias
• 17/18-02:  Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • 17_18_Handbook_Changes_v3
  • Faculty Handbook 2018_Redline v6
• 17/18-01: USC’s commitment to sustainability

2016-17

• 16/17-01: Proposal for a Smoke-Free USC
• 16/17-02: Response to Immigration Executive Order
• 16/17-03: Proposed Changes to Faculty Handbook
  • Changes to Handbook 16/17 table
  • Faculty Handbook 2017-redline_Accepted Amendments
• 16/17-04: Proposal on Creation of a Fall-Semester Break

2015-16

• 15/16 – 01: Greek Rush
• 15/16 – 02: Diversity Initiatives
  • Campus Climate Recommendations Fall 2015
• 15/16 – 03: Change in Non-Tenure-Track Designation and Handbook Revisions
• 15/16 – 04: Change in Part-Time Faculty Policies and Practices
• 15/16 – 05: Proposal on Rigor and Transparency in the Conduct of Research at USC
  • Reproducibility Report

• 15/16 – 06: Changes in Faculty Handbook due to Academic Senate Resolution
  • Draft – Faculty Handbook 2016: Passed at the May 11 Senate meeting
• 15/16 – 07: Change in Faculty Salary Policies and Practices

2014-15

• 14/15 – 01: Establishing the Walter Wolf Award
• 14/15 – 02: Fall Break
• 14/15 – 03: Proposed Changes to FH Chapter 6
  • Approved changes ch 6 Faculty Handbook Amendments-04-09-2015_distribute 4_15 Senate meeting
• 14/15 – 04: Endorsement of the CNTTFA Report
  • 2014-2015 CNTTFA final report 5-4-15
• 14/15 – 05: Proposed Changes to FH all chapters except chapter 6
  • Approved Faculty Handbook Amendments all chapters except chapter 6_04-23-15
• 14/15 – 06: Additional Minor Proposed Changes to FH Chapter 6
  • Minor Changes ch-06-Amendments-for May-meeting

2013-14

• 13/14 – 01: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • Proposed Recommendations to Update University Policy on Faculty Evaluation

  13/14 – 02: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook

  • CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND RATIONALE – Redlined
  • CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND RATIONALE – Clean

2012-13

• No resolutions for the academic year 2012-13

2011-12

• 11/12 – 01: Academic Collaboration and Scholarly Attribution
  • Guidelines for Assigning Authorship and for Attibuting Contributions..
  • Recommendations on Collaboration and Scholarship at USC
• 11/12 – 02: Amendment of Academic Senate Constitution and Bylaws
  • Attachment A
  • Attachment B
• 11/12 – 03: Proposed Changes to the Faculty Handbook
  • Section 3
  • Section 6
  • Section 8
  • Section 10

2010-11

• 10/11 – 01: Academic Collaboration and Scholarly Attribution
• 10/11 – 02: Faculty Council’s Operation Guidelines

2009-10

• 09/10 – 01: Reconfiguring Senate Committees and Charges
• 09/10 – 02: Task Force on Health and Wellness at USC
• 09/10 – 06: Developing Policies For a “Smoke-Free Campuses”