Slate of Committee Assignments for 2015-16 University Senate

General Information

Motion Number: 1415.CN.003.O
Source Committee: Committee on Nominations
Motion Status: Implementation Complete
Motion Type: Other
Referenced Material: 

Bylaw References:
V.Section 1. The Executive Committee
V.Section1.A. Composition. The Executive Committee of the University Senate
shall have no fewer than seven (7) but no more than ten (10) members distributed
as follows: one (1) member who is the University President, one (1) member
who is the Chief Academic Officer, one (1) member who is the Presiding Officer
of the University Senate, one (1) member who is the Presiding Officer Elect of
the University Senate, one (1) member who is the Secretary of the University
Senate, and up to five (5) additional members as specified in V.Section1.A.1 and
V.Section.1.A.2. The Chair of the Executive Committee shall be the Presiding
Officer of the University Senate. The Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee
shall be the Presiding Officer Elect of the University Senate. Within ten (10)
calendar days of its membership being completely determined, the incoming
Executive Committee shall hold an organizational meeting at which they elect a
Secretary. This election shall be presided over by the Chair of the Executive
Committee.
V.Section1.A.1. Academic Unit Representation. For each college or the library
not represented from among the three (3) University Senate Officers serving
on the committee, the outgoing Subcommittee on Nominations shall
nominate an incoming elected faculty senator from that academic unit to
serve on the Executive Committee. This process shall never result in more
than four additional members to the Executive Committee.

V.Section2.C. Standing Committees.
V.Section2.C.1. Academic Policy Committee
V.Section2.C.1.a. Membership. The Academic Policy Committee shall
have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows: eleven (11) members
selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at least seven (7) of whom
are elected faculty senators, one (1) member who is the Chief Academic
Officer or an individual appointed by the Chief Academic Officer to
serve as her/his designee in compliance with V.Section2.C, and one (1)
member appointed by the University President in compliance with
II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.2. Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee
V.Section2.C.2.a. Membership. The Curriculum and Assessment Policy
Committee shall have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows:
eleven (11) members selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at
least seven (7) of whom are elected faculty senators, one (1) member
who is the Chief Academic Officer or an individual appointed by the
Chief Academic Officer to serve as her/his designee in compliance with
V.Section2.C, and one (1) member appointed by the University President
in compliance with II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.3. Faculty Affairs Policy Committee
V.Section2.C.3.a. Membership. The Faculty Affairs Policy Committee shall
have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows: eleven (11) members
selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at least seven (7) of whom
are elected faculty senators, one (1) member who is the Chief Academic
Officer or an individual appointed by the Chief Academic Officer to
serve as her/his designee in compliance with V.Section2.C, and one (1)
member appointed by the University President in compliance with
II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.4. Student Affairs Policy Committee
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V.Section2.C.4.a. Membership. The Student Affairs Policy Committee shall
have thirteen (13) members distributed as follows: six (6) members
selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty, at least four (4) of whom
are elected faculty senators, two (2) members who are selected student
senators, one (1) member who is a selected staff senator, one (1) member
who is the Chief Student Affairs Officer or an individual appointed by
the Chief Student Affairs Officer to serve as her/his designee in
compliance with V.Section2.C, one (1) member who is a staff member
appointed by a process determined by Staff Council, one (1) member
who is a student appointed by a process determined by the Student
Government Association, and one (1) member appointed by the
University President in compliance with II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.C.5. Resources, Planning, and Institutional Policy Committee
V.Section2.C.5.a. Membership. The Resources, Planning, and Institutional
Policy Committee shall have thirteen (13) members distributed as
follows: six (6) members selected from the Corps of Instruction faculty,
at least four (4) of whom are elected faculty senators, three (3) members
who are selected staff senators, one (1) member who is the Chief
Business Officer or an individual appointed by the Chief Business
Officer to serve as her/his designee in compliance with V.Section2.C,
one (1) member who is a staff member appointed by a process
determined by Staff Council, one (1) member who is a student appointed
by a process determined by the Student Government Association, and
one (1) member appointed by the University President in compliance
with II.Section1.A.5.

V.Section2.D.1. Subcommittee on the Core Curriculum.
V.Section2.D.1.a. Membership. The Subcommittee on the Core Curriculum
shall have no fewer than eleven (11) but no more than sixteen (16)
members distributed as follows: the University Registrar who shall be an
ex officio non-voting member; one (1) member of the University
Assessment Team appointed by a process determined by the University
Assessment Team who shall be a non-voting member; at least one (1)
teaching representative from each area of the core (A1, A2, B, C1, C2,
D1 (science), D3 (technology), and E); at least one (1) member
representing each academic unit (college, library); and one (1) member
who is the Chief Academic Officer or an individual appointed by the
Chief Academic Officer to serve as her/his designee. A teaching
representative is defined as a full-time member of the Corps of
Instruction who has taught at least one (1) course in the represented area
in the two (2) calendars years preceding the date of appointment to the
subcommittee. At least three (3) voting members of the subcommittee
shall be elected faculty senators and all voting members must be selected
from the Corps of Instruction faculty.

Supporting Documents: 
Motion Text: 

To accept the slate of committee assignments for the 2015-16 University Senate as presented in attached document

Implementor Actions
Implementation Status: 
Implementation Complete
Notes

Processed by Kathy Waers

On behalf of: 
University President
Note: 
Processed by Kathy Waers
Action log: 
Motion submitted to ECUS on April 24, 2015 - 4:15 PM
Placed on University Senate Agenda on September 15, 2015 - 1:29 PM
Recommended to University President to Approve on September 21, 2015 - 8:52 PM
Motion signed by John Swinton, Presiding Officer on September 21, 2015 - 8:52 PM
Implementor Assigned - John Swinton on October 13, 2015 - 8:32 PM
Motion Approved by University President on October 13, 2015 - 8:32 PM
Motion signed by President Steve Dorman on October 13, 2015 - 8:32 PM
Implementation Complete on April 19, 2016 - 10:46am