Members of the IU Bloomington faculty will be voting soon on a group of amendments to the Constitution of the Bloomington Faculty. Some of the amendments are simple changes designed to remove unnecessary specificity or allow for easier “redistricting” of voting units in future years.
Want to see the amendments all in one place?
Print or view a PDF of all of the proposed amendments to the Constitution.Other amendments make substantive changes to who is represented on the council, expanding the representation of non-tenure-track faculty and making adjustments to control the overall size of the Council.
All of the proposed amendments have been approved by the Bloomington Faculty Council.
Members of the IU Bloomington faculty are asked to vote on a group of amendments to the Constitution of the Bloomington Faculty. Individual ballots were emailed on Monday, November 12th.
If you did not receive a ballot, experience difficulties with the ballot or have any questions, please contact the BFC office at bfcoff@indiana.edu
The ballot will be open through Monday, November 26, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
History of the proposals
In recent years, the BFC and its committees have investigated how to improve the working conditions of non-tenure-track faculty. During
Additionally, the Constitution and Rules Committee initiated several amendments designed to clean up the constitution to reflect current
Join us to discuss and ask questions
A Canvas site has been set up to facilitate conversation about the proposed amendments. Email bfcoff@indiana.edu to be added to the site.