Code of Ethics Update

Charge
Fix issues with the Code of Ethics process for alleged violations and sanctions in consultation with the Office of the General Counsel and the Personnel Committee.

Members
Filippo Casati (CAS)
Tom McAndrew (COH)
Mike Spear (RCEAS)

Course & Curriculum Review

Charge
(1) Greatly simplify the process and timeline for C&C approvals to allow focus on substantive changes. Important to consult college policy committees, college AD’s, Ed Pol, and GRC. (2) Conduct senate-level C&C approvals for AY2526.

Members
Frank Gunter (COB)
Wenxin Liu (RCEAS)
Xuanhong Chen (RCEAS)

Service Load and Equity

Charge
Continue work to assess service load and equity at Lehigh, and determine an appropriate outcome for this work.

Members
Angela Hicks (CAS)
Damien Thévenin (CAS)
Ravi Chitturi (COB)
Al Wurth (CAS)

Tenure and Promotion

Charge
Consider holistic tenure and promotion criteria to better recognize: 1) service/leadership; 2) translational and public-facing research; 3) contributions to Lehigh’s research and pedagogical environment beyond individual classrooms/research projects.

Members
George DuPaul (COE)
Beibei Dong (COB)
Eugene Han (CAS)
Yu Zhang (RCEAS)

Term Faculty Voting Rights

Charge
Address inconsistencies in R&P regarding term faculty voting rights; clearly define “voting faculty” and revise language in R&P for clarity and consistency.

Members
Ethan Van Norman (COE)
Jenna Lay (CAS)
Lindsey Reuben (CAS)

SATs

Charge
Work directly with the provost to consider whether to continue SAT optional in admissions; coordinate with provost’s office, with likely decision date of late April.

Members
Monica Hershberger (CAS)
Herm Nied (RCEAS)
John Hughes (COH)
Wenxin Liu (RCEAS)

Salary Equity Study

Charge
Work directly with the deputy provost for faculty affairs to conduct a salary study in Fall 2024. The study will have two parts: salary equity, which is concerned with identifying inequities with respect to gender and race within departments, as well as detecting salary inversion and compression; and benchmarking, which is concerned with comparing Lehigh salaries to those of our peers. The goal is to have both studies completed by the end of the calendar year so that salary adjustments can be made in coordination with the usual annual raise timing in the spring.

Members
Kristi Morin (COE)