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The UF Governance Quiz

How well do you know your governance?
1. A tenured faculty member at UF can be dismissed for
a) neglect of duty and responsibility
b) willful violation of rules
c) incompetence
d) all of these

2. What is the "fundamental unit of academic and administrative organization" at UF
a) the college
b) the school
c) the department
d) the track

3. Who or what has power as the chief executive of a college?
a) the university provost
b) the graduate school dean
c) the college dean
d) the faculty of the college

4. Who or what has legislative powers for the university
a) the president
b) the provost
c) the faculty senate
d) the faculty

5. In the event of the death, dismissal, or retirement of the university president, who must be available for consultation to the Board of Trustees for purposes of selecting a new president?
a) Senate Steering Committee
b) the provost
c) the college deans
d) Florida Legislature

6. Are periodic evaluations of every department at the university required by the constitution?
a) yes
b) no

7. If there are questions regarding the faculty status of an individual, who is charged with resolving those questions?
a) the college dean
b) the university senate
c) the president
d) a college committee charged with evaluating academic qualifications

8. In nominating a department chair, a dean must
a) have formal consultation with a department committee selected by its tenured members
b) have consultation with others others in related fields outside the department
c) have individual meetings with each member of the department
d) two of these are required

9. If a dean and a department committee do not concur over the selection of a chair
a) the dean's candidate becomes chair pending a one year review by the department
b) another candidate must be nominated
c) the nomination goes forward to the President along with the committee's dissenting report
d) a temporary chair from within the department is appointed for a one year tenure

10. Does anyone have veto powers over all actions of committees, college faculties and the Senate?
a) yes, the Board of Trustees
b) yes, the president
c) yes, the collective bargaining unit
d) no

Do you know your goverance?
Copyright 2005 Michael F. Weigold

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