College Committees

Dean's Advisory Committee

Deans Advisory Committee: Each dept. may nominate 1 voting member of the Faculty to serve. The Dean will appoint at least 7 council members of whom a majority will be departmental nominees. Members will serve 1 year but may serve up to a maximum of 3 consecutive terms. The Dean will serve as Chair.

* Denotes Departmental Nominee
** Completing Jane Compson's Term

Elections

Ethics

The Committee shall consist of five tenured members and a tenured alternate member. Each department/school may nominate one tenured voting member of its faculty to serve on the committee in the spring semester. The Dean shall appoint the members of the committee from among the nominees. In addition to the formal membership of the committee, other tenured faculty members may be appointed by the Dean to serve as facilitators for informal resolution of issues. Committee members will serve three-year staggered terms. Members may not serve consecutive terms. The committee chair shall be elected by the members of the committee.

Faculty Senate

Departmental Reps

At Large Reps

Alternates

Graduate Studies & Research

Committee consists of 9 faculty members elected by the faculty and a chair appointed by the Dean. Ballot nominees will be chosen by the faculty of each dept. All committee members shall be involved in a graduate program and research activities. A dept. may decline to submit a nominee. The chair will vote only in case of a tie vote. Except for the chair, no more that 1 member will serve from a single department. Members will serve 2 yr.staggered terms. Members may serve successive terms.

Honors

The committee will be composed of one College member of the University Honors Committee, who are appointed by the Faculty Senate. The member will serve a 2 year term.

Research Incentive Award (RIA)

Scholarships and Awards

The Committee will consist of 4 members appointed by the Dean from a list of faculty nominated by the dpts. Members will serve 2 yr. Staggered terms. Chair serves 1 yr. Term. The chair is chosen by the committee from among its members.

Sabbatical Leave Committee

See Files and Forms for sabbatical documents and deadlines.

Promotion and Tenure

The committee will be composed of 1 tenured member from each dept. in the College to be elected by each dept. The Dean, Assistant and Associate Deans, Instructors, lecturers and dept. Chairs may not vote in this election. A dept. by majority vote may choose not to send a representative. Members will serve 2 yr. staggered terms.

University Promotion and Tenure Committee

The Faculty Constitution provides that only tenured Full Professors are eligible for election to this committee and that members of the College Promotion and Tenure Committee are not eligible to serve on the University Committee. Further, those elected to the University Committee may not serve on their departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee.

Instructor/Lecturer Promotion

The committee will be composed of five Instructors/Lecturers and six tenured or tenure-track faculty members. The members of the committee shall be elected by a vote of all regular faculty members in the college.

Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee consists of 9 committee members elected by the faculty and a chair appointed by the Dean. Ballot nominees are chosen by the faculty of each dept. A dept.may decline to submit a nominee. No more than 1 member will serve from a single dept. Members will serve a 2 year staggered term.