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34 | Faculty Non-Teaching Roles and Responsibilities | NCU Faculty Handbook SECTION 4: FACULTY NON-TEACHING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Faculty Scholarship and Service The University recognizes the importance of service and scholarship (both to the institution and the academic community) as complements to effective teaching and the development of students as scholar-practitioners. Faculty are expected to participate in service and scholarship activities that are aligned with NCU's Mission and demonstrate service to the institution, profession, or community. These activities are coordinated with their respective school Deans. Each School determines specific requirements for service and scholarship. See Section 5: Faculty Development for specific information about professional development requirements. Faculty Role in University and School Governance Fulfilling the Mission of the University requires authentic collaboration among the Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty. Governance structures at both the University and School levels help ensure faculty participate in shared governance across the institution. Faculty are provided various opportunities to participate in the formal governance of the institution. University governance involves both full-time and part-time faculty working collaboratively with administration and engaging meaningfully and substantively in the life of the University beyond teaching and research. Faculty participate on formal governance committees such as the Faculty Senate and School Adjunct Councils; the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) and its Curriculum Committee, Assessment Committee, Common Components Committee; and the NCUOne Steering Committee of the Senior Leadership Team. Through participation in these governance structures, faculty provide leadership in academic matters, including oversight of curriculum, expectations for student performance, and assessment of student learning. Additionally, faculty have routine involvement in setting academic requirements and establishing policy and processes. Faculty Senate The Faculty Senate is a deliberative body composed of elected faculty representatives that provides the voice of the collective faculty in matters of concern to them. It also serves as an effective means by which the faculty can contribute to the governance of the University. Faculty senators meet with their respective Deans monthly to discuss relevant School and University issues. The Senate Chair and Secretary represent faculty at quarterly Board of Trustee meetings. The Faculty Senate meets monthly, apart from its participation in AAC meetings. The Faculty Senate consists of elected representatives from each of the five Schools. Senator elections are held annually each summer, if necessary, as all elected terms are two years in length. The elected members of the Faculty Senate receive a stipend or teaching load reduction for their service. Each School is represented by two full-time faculty members and one part-time member. Full-time faculty members nominate and elect their full-time representatives to the Senate. The Chairs of the respective School Adjunct Councils serve as Senators representing the part-time members for each school. All elected members of the Faculty Senate elect a Chair of the Senate and a Secretary of the Senate annually. Elected faculty Senate members also serve as voting members in the AAC. Full-time faculty Senators are elected for two-year terms following a process outlined and monitored by the Office of Academic Affairs in consultation with School Deans.