Committee Description & Work
Load:
Conduct a systematic review of work/life balance policies at colleges and
universities with which Tufts compares itself and those schools to whose
standards Tufts aspires. Become familiar with relevant published research on the
impact of the absence of such policies, and, where possible, the costs and
benefits of instituting them. Review current policies and conditions of
work/life balance at Tufts. Make recommendations to the Faculty of Arts,
Sciences, and Engineering, to relevant faculty committees, and to relevant
administrators as appropriate. Prepare a report containing these recommendations
and a summary of all information gathered, circulate it to all members of the
faculty of AS&E; and present it for review, discussion, and decisions regarding
implementation at a regular meeting of the AS&E faculty no later than the end of
the spring 2011 semester.
The Task Force shall be composed of between six and eight members of the
full-time faculty of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. It shall include at least
one member from the School of Engineering. One member shall be a non-tenure
track faculty member. Representation shall be sought from the natural sciences,
social sciences, and arts and humanities. The following administrators or their
designees shall serve without vote: the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the Dean of
Engineering, the Affirmative Action Officer for AS&E.
The Task Force shall have the authority to add other members as they deem fit,
and to request assistance from the Secretary of the Faculty and any individual
or group they consider appropriate in gathering information, preparing the
report, and additional tasks they identify as necessary to carry out their work. |