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CHAPTER 1- FACULTY GOVERNANCE
V. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
- A. Composition and Function.
- 1. The composition and function of each standing committee shall be established by the University Council and approved by the President within the following categories:
- Type A: Faculty Affairs (no student members)
- Type B: Student Services and Activities (substantial student representation, but less than a majority)
- Type C: Institutional Policy and Governance (at least two student members)
- 2. Information regarding the composition and function of each standing committee is given in Policy Memoranda 1.501, 1.502, and 1.503.
- B. Membership
- 1. Unless otherwise specified in Policy Memoranda 1.501, 1.502, or 1.503, faculty and administrative staff members of standing committees shall be appointed by the President from panels of names submitted by the Faculty Committee on Committees. All panels shall include at least two names more than required to make initial appointments and deemed necessary to fill any subsequent vacancies. Appointments shall be for two-year staggered terms, beginning in September. Unless otherwise specified below, the chairman of each committee shall be appointed by the President to serve two years. Individuals on modified service shall not be eligible to serve on standing committees when the membership is elected.
- 2. Except as provided in Policy Memoranda 1.502, all standing committee members from the student body shall be appointed by the President from panels of names submitted by the appropriate student committee. If any student panels have not been submitted to the President by October 1, then the Dean of Students after consultation with student leaders shall supply the needed list or lists of names. All panels shall include at least two names more than required to make initial appointments and considered necessary to fill any subsequent vacancies.
- 3. Appropriate administrative officers, whether or not members of the General Faculty, shall be designated as administrative advisers to standing committees. Administrative advisers shall not have vote.
- 4. The President shall serve as an ex officio member of all standing committees. In addition, the Regents' Rules and Regulations may specify other administrative officials to serve as voting members of specific committees.
- C. Reporting.
- 1. The standing committees of the General Faculty, except the Committee on Rules, shall be responsible to the University Council and any changes in the list of standing committees shall originate in the Council. A report from each committee shall be submitted to the University Council through the Secretary by March 1, with a copy to the President and the chairman of the Committee on Committees. In addition, each committee shall keep the University Council informed of its on-going activities by including the Office of the University Council.
- 2. The Committee on Rules shall be responsible to the General Faculty.