Descriptions
for Senate and University Committees
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SENATE
COMMITTEES
Academic Computing
Senate
The committee shall review on an annual basis the status and needs
of academic computing and shall recommend action and policies, or policy
changes, with regard to academic computing.
Faculty Nine
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Executive
Director, Division of University Computing or designee
Undergraduates Two
undergraduate students nominated by the President of the Student Government
Association
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the President of the Graduate Student
Organization
Academic Program Review Senate
The committee shall periodically review each academic program of
the University in terms of its quality, productivity, and centrality of the
University's role and purposes and, on the basis of this shall develop
appropriate recommendations for review and implementation by the President
Faculty One
faculty member from each college or school
Continuing/Ex-officio Vice
President for Outreach
Dean
of the
Vice
President for Research
Restrictions No
faculty member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.
The chairperson of the committee shall be a faculty member.
Academic Standards
Senate
The committee shall study policies governing scholastic standards
for all students regarding admission to the University, continuation in
residence, and graduation, and make recommendations to the Senate. In addition, the committee shall recommend
approval or disapproval of all college, school, and department requests to
establish additional standards for admission in individual programs or
curricula.
Faculty Nine
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee
Registrar
(non-voting)
Administrator Evaluation Senate
The committee shall oversee and/or conduct a periodic
evaluation of University administrators involved in the University’s teaching,
research, and extension programs and
provide a report of aggregate data to the Senate.
Faculty Five
faculty
Staff One
staff member nominated by the Staff Council
Calendar and Schedules Senate
The committee shall submit a proposed University Calendar for
approval by the Senate. It shall
recommend policies concerning scheduling to promote effective use of the
University's facilities
Faculty Six
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Registrar
as secretary
Staff One
staff member nominated by the Staff Council
AP One
administrative and professional member nominated by the Administrative and
Professional Assembly
Undergraduates One
student nominated by the Student Government Association
Core Curriculum Oversight Senate
The committee shall have the responsibility of recommending
educational goals for the Core Curriculum and monitoring the effectiveness of
the Core in fostering student achievement of those goals. Toward this end, the committee shall oversee
the assessment of student learning in the Core, including the evaluation of
courses, and may recommend to the University Senate changes in the Core
Curriculum, including the admission or deletion of courses and other changes to
the Core.
Faculty Seven
representatives from the core areas:
1) composition or literature
2) fine arts
3) history
4) mathematics
5) natural sciences
6) philosophy
7) social sciences
One representative from the faculty of the
University Libraries
Three representatives selected from
colleges or schools that are not represented by the seven core areas
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee as chair
Director
of Assessment (non-voting, ex-officio
Curriculum Senate
The committee shall recommend approval or disapproval of requests
for undergraduate and graduate curriculum changes. Graduate curriculum matters, including
requests involving 6000-level courses, shall come to the Curriculum Committee
following approval by the Graduate Council. In addition, the committee shall
review overall curriculum patterns and course content of the instructional
program other than the University Core Curriculum and shall recommend to the
Senate curriculum changes needed by the University.
Faculty One
faculty member from each college or school
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee as chair
Dean
of the
Registrar
or designee as secretary
Faculty Grievance
Senate
The committee shall evaluate grievances filed by faculty members
and make recommendations to the President. The committee shall follow theFaculty Grievance procedure outlined in
Article 6 of the Senate Constitution.
Faculty One
elected member from each of the academic schools or colleges
One
elected member from the Library
One elected member from the non-tenure track faculty members of
the Cooperative Extension Service who are not included in academic departments
One elected member from the non-tenure track faculty in University
Extension who are not included in academic departments
Restrictions The
chair shall be elected from within the Grievance Committee and shall serve one
year as chair-elect before assuming duties of the chair as provided in Article
6, Section 3.
No
member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms
Faculty Handbook Review Senate
The committee shall receive and solicit suggestions for changes
and updating of the Faculty Handbook and recommend to the University Senate
such changes as it deems appropriate.
Faculty Six
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee
Faculty Salaries Senate
The committee shall examine the salaries of all University Faculty
within the institution and in comparison to those at other universities and
shall make recommendations to the University Budget Advisory Committee as to
the most effective means of remedying existing salary inequities and ensuring
the maintenance of equity in the salary structure.
Faculty Five
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee
Executive
Vice President or designee
Non-voting Executive
Director of Planning and Analysis or designee as a non-voting member
Restrictions Faculty
members shall serve three-year staggered terms.
Faculty Welfare Senate
The committee shall look into and make recommendations concerning
faculty benefits and welfare programs of the University.
Faculty Eight
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Executive
Vice President
Director
of Payroll and Benefits
Staff One
staff member nominated by the Staff Council
AP One
administrative and professional member nominated by the Administrative and
Professional Assembly
Graduate Council Senate
The council shall review requests for curriculum changes in
courses that may be taken for graduate credit, review and recommend approval of
all proposals for new graduate programs and modifications to existing programs,
review existing programs, recommend regulations and policies for the
Faculty Twelve
to fifteen faculty members, with at least one from each school or college with
a graduate program
Continuing/Ex-officio Dean
of the
Assistant to the Dean of the
Associate
Dean of the
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Organization
Restrictions Faculty
members shall be appointed by the Dean of the
Lectures
Senate
The committee is a companion to the student-run University Program
Council and shall augment the instructional programs of the University by supporting
speakers of distinctive scholarship and accomplishment who would be of interest
to students, faculty, and staff.
Faculty Three
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Associate
Provost or designee as chair
Undergraduates Two
undergraduate students nominated by the Student Government Association
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Organization
Library
Senate
The committee shall recommend policies governing the distribution
of funds for acquiring library materials, policies for the selection and
location of such materials, and library services to be offered.
Faculty One
library faculty member
One
faculty member from each school or college
Continuing/Ex-officio Dean
of Libraries
Undergraduates One
undergraduate student nominated by the Student Government Association
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Organization
Non-Tenure Track Instructors Senate
The committee will consider the special concerns of non-tenure
track instructors and may propose policies relating to the status, function,
and rights of non-tenure track instructors within the University. Each fall the committee chair will inform all
non-tenure track instructors of the committee's existence and purpose.
Faculty Six
tenured faculty members
Two department heads/chairs
One
representative of the central administration
Three
non-tenure track instructors
Restrictions
All with
staggered three-year terms
Research Grant-in-Aid
Senate
The committee shall establish policy for the Grant-in-Aid programs
and review and recommend proposals
Faculty Thirteen
faculty members. Each school or college
shall be represented by at least one faculty member.
Continuing/Ex-officio Associate
Provost and Vice President for Research as chair
Associate
Vice Presidents for Research as non-voting members
Retention
Senate
The committee shall be responsible for continuous monitoring of
the retention of undergraduate students and for recommending retention
initiatives and working with the appropriate deans and student affairs to
establish them.
Faculty Five
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Director
of Financial Aid
Director
of the
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate
Studies
Undergraduates Two
students
Restrictions The
faculty members will serve 3-year rotating terms
Rules Senate
The Senate Rules Committee shall have the responsibility for
providing the President with a list of faculty nominations for University
committees. The committee shall serve as
the Committee on Committees.
Faculty Six
members elected by the Senate
Continuing/Ex-officio Chair
of the Senate as chair
Chair-elect
Secretary
Secretary-elect
Immediate
past-chair
Restrictions Elected
members shall serve two-year staggered terms.
Election of members to two-year terms shall be held by secret ballot at
each March meeting of the Senate.
Candidates who receive a majority vote shall be elected and their
appointment shall become effective immediately.
Nominations shall be made from the floor at the Senate's February
meeting. Information about candidates shall be distributed to all Senators with
the agenda for the March meeting.
Steering
Senate
The committee shall act for the Senate on those matters requiring
attention between meetings of that body and shall assist the chair of the
Senate in setting the agenda for Senate meetings. In addition, it shall be concerned with the
academic affairs of the University, with particular attention given to the need
for developing and recommending policies under which these affairs are
conducted. It shall work closely with
other Senate committees to aid them in their assignments and shall receive an annual
written report from each committee chair describing the committee's activities
for the past year.
Minutes reporting formal action taken by the Steering Committee
shall be given to each member of the Senate following their distribution
Faculty Two
faculty members appointed by the Rules Committee and approved by the Senate
Two
faculty members appointed by the President
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
Chair
of the Senate as chair
Chair-elect
Secretary
Secretary-elect
Teaching Effectiveness Senate
The committee shall review what is currently in place in the
University with respect to appropriate and reasonable teaching assignments. The
committee shall establish policy for the Teaching Grant-in-Aid program and
review and recommend proposals for funding. It shall also evaluate existing
resources for teaching, provide systematic approaches to faculty evaluation,
offer formal faculty development programs, and recognize excellence in
teaching.
Faculty Thirteen
faculty. Each school or college shall be
represented by at least one faculty member
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee
Undergraduates One
undergraduate student nominated by the Student Government Association
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Organization
UNIVERSITY
COMMITTEES
Academic Honesty University
The committee shall administer the provisions of the Student
Academic Honesty Code contained in the Constitution of the Student Government
Association, published each year in the Tiger Cub.
Faculty Four
faculty
Three
additional faculty alternates
Undergraduates Two
undergraduate students nominated by the Student Government Association
Graduate One
graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Organization
Restrictions Chair
shall be designated by the President of the University from among the faculty
members of the committee
Budget Advisory University
The committee shall develop recommendations for the President of
Auburn University regarding the preparation of the annual budget for the
University.
Faculty Thirteen
members, including one representative from each school or college and the
Library, who shall serve two year terms
Continuing/Ex-officio Executive
Vice President as chair
Provost
President
of the SGA
President
of the GSO
Chair
of the Administrative and Professional Assembly
Chair of the Staff Council or designee who shall serve a two-year
term
Restrictions Each
school or college and the Library shall be represented alternately by a faculty
member and an administrator, and the administrator position shall alternate
between a dean and a department head/chair.
There shall be at least six faculty members, three deans and three
department head/chairs every year.
Faculty Four
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Chair-elect
of the Senate as committee chair
Staff One
staff member nominated by the Staff Council
Restrictions Appointees
shall serve two-year staggered terms.
Admissions Appeals University
The committee shall recommend admission and readmission procedures
for undergraduate students and shall act upon all appeals for admission and
readmission. Appeals of committee
decisions shall be made to the Provost.
Faculty Six
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee
VP
for Student Affairs or designee, who shall serve as chair
Alumni Professorships University
The committee shall review nominations for Alumni Professorships,
and shall make recommendations to the President about appointments to these
positions, based on the nominees' contributions to University missions.
Faculty Six
faculty who are current or former Alumni Professors
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee as chair
Campus Planning
University
The committee shall assist with the development and implementation
of the Campus Master Plan and adherence to the Physical Development Policy;
shall review and make recommendations regarding guidelines established for
project programs, building design, campus landscape, and graphics and signage;
and shall participate in the preparation of the annual Facilities Development
Plan and recommend priorities and schedules for new buildings and major
improvements, regulatory requirements, and functional improvement.
Faculty Six
faculty
Continuing/Ex-officio VP
for Administrative Services as chair
Executive
Vice President
Associate
Director of the
Director
of Telecommunications/ETV
University
Architect
Executive
Director of Planning and Analysis
Director
of Facilities
Concessions Board University
The committee shall review proposals for the use of monies from
the Concessions Fund.
Faculty Three
faculty, one of whom shall serve as chair
Continuing/Ex-officio University
Bookstore Manager
Staff One
staff member
AP One
administrative and professional member
Undergraduates Three
undergraduate students
Graduate Two
graduate students
Distinguished University Professors University
The committee shall review University Professorship nominations
annually and make recommendations to the president about appointments to the
position.
Faculty Six
faculty currently holding chaired professorships
Continuing/Ex-officio Provost
or designee as chair
Drug-Free Campus/Workplace University
The committee shall promote the development of the University's
drug prevention program; establish procedures to ensure the annual distribution
to each student and employee of descriptions of the legal and medical risks
associated with drug and alcohol abuse and of any drug or alcohol counseling,
treatment, rehabilitation or re-entry programs available to employees and
students; and evaluate the University's drug prevention program biennially to
Faculty Three
faculty
Two
faculty from AUM
Continuing/Ex-officio One
representative from the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
One
representative from the Office of the Vice President for Research
One
representative from Personnel Services
One
representative from Housing and Resident Life
One
representative from the University Police Department
One
representative from the AUM Police Department
One representative from from the Office of the VP for Student
Affairs
One representative from the
Staff One
member of the staff
One
staff member from AUM
Undergraduates One
undergraduate student with a one year term
One
AUM student serving a one-year term
Graduate One
graduate student with a one year term
Restrictions The
three AUM (non-student) members serve three-year staggered terms
Faculty Dismissal Hearing University
The committee shall hear appeals of dismissal and make
recommendations to the Preisdent following the procedure outlined in Chapter 3
of the Faculty Handbook.
Faculty Nine
faculty
Restrictions Faculty
members must be tenured and should hold the rank of professor; faculty members
cannot also be members of the Faculty Dismissal Inquiry Committee.
Faculty Dismissal Inquiry
University
The committee shall review charges brought against a faculty
member that might lead to dismissal, consider the strength & validity of
such charges & suggest any appropriate modifications, & recommend to
the President whether or not to initiate formal proceedings
Faculty Six
faculty members
Restrictions The
chair of the committee shall be elected by the committee
Foy Union Board
University
The committee shall make recommendations to the President of
Auburn University for all programs, services, space allocations and long-range
planning related to Foy Union
Faculty One
faculty member
Continuing/Ex-officio