College Committees

The spirit of shared governance in the College of Education is reflected in the establishment of committees to advise the dean and Leadership Council on matters significant to the college's mission. Faculty and staff participation is an important asset in fulfilling the college's mission. The general charge of each committee is to address the college's teaching, research and outreach missions as they relate to the specific committee focus. For minutes and additional information please visit the College of Education Sharepoint site.

Purpose

	College committees play a critical role in the dynamic and continuous growth of the College of Education. These committees serve to provide advice and counsel to the college's leadership team.
	College committees meet as needed to offer multiple perspectives regarding specific college proposals/issues and to help ensure that the college's work is aligned with (a) the university's mission and goals; (b) the college's mission, goals and conceptual framework; and (c) state and professional standards.
	College committees are charged with advising in ways that highlight what is common across the work of the college while valuing and protecting the uniqueness of programs and departments.

Committee Chairs

		Committee chairs must be a standing member of the committee and are elected by the standing membership. Chairships typically are two years and assumed after at least one year of service on the committee. Responsibilities of the committee chair include the following:
		Schedule meetings as needed, typically 2-3 times per semester (fall and spring) and during summer term when appropriate.
		Work with the dean's office liaison to set agendas and priorities based on issues identified by the committee and the dean's office.
		Ensure that minutes are taken and posted on the College's Sharepoint Site. Sandy Davis will assist as needed.

Membership

Standing members. All committees include faculty and staff who serve as standing members. Faculty and staff membership is a three year term and typically limited to two sequential term. Exceptions, to be determined by the office liaison and chair, include membership on a committee by position (e.g.,GPO) or by specific expertise/interested field experience, distance education)

		Faculty. Each department has 1-2 faculty representatives per committee. Department heads establish procedures for appointing or electing faculty representatives for college committees. Faculty representatives are expected to make regular committee reports to the department.
		AP/Staff. AP/Staff has 1-2 representatives per committee. Committee members serve on a volunteer basis. If the number of volunteers exceeds the number of vacancies, the dean and the executive assistant to the dean will appoint AP/Staff employees to the vacancies.
		Note: The Field Experience Committee is not restricted to 1-2 faculty or AP/staff representatives. The number of representatives needed to accomplish the work of this committee will be determined by the dean's office liaison and chair.

	Ad hoc members. As appropriate, students and campus/community partners are included on committees as ad hoc members. The dean's office liaison and standing committee members will determine if student and/or campus/community partner representation is appropriate and specify length of terms. The dean's office liaison or committee chair will issue invitations to the individuals. The graduate committee will assist committees in identifying graduate students for membership as needed.
	A dean's office liaison is appointed to each committee by the dean.
	The beginning of new committee terms coincides with the beginning of fall term. Decisions regarding membership for the upcoming academic year will be made by the end of the spring term so committees are prepared to begin work at the beginning of fall term.

Standing Committees

The College has eight standing committees.

Assessment
Distance Education and Outreach Technology
Diversity
Faculty & Governance
Field Experiences
Graduate
Scholarship & Innovation
Undergraduate

Ad Hoc Committees

In addition to the current eight standing college committees, ad hoc committees address more specific and season tasks within the college.

Awards Committee (convenes spring semester): seeks and considers nominations for college faculty and staff awards; reviews nominations for department student awards.

Last Updated: Aug 31, 2012