The Academic Senate shall establish
the following Operational Committees for
the purpose of performing the academic and professional
duties and responsibilities of the Senate:
Function: Responsible
to the Senate Board for the evaluation and recommendation
of academic change of rank.
BYLAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES
COMMITTEE
Function: This committee
was established at the Academic Senate Board meeting
on September 8, 1997. Its purpose is to review the Senate’s
Constitution and Bylaws and make recommendations to
the Faculty Senate Board on additions/deletions/changes
that need to be made.Date of last Bylaws revision: December 4, 2000
EQUIVALENCY COMMITTEE
Function: To make decisions on matters of equivalency
to the minimum standards for hiring of faculty. The
duties of the Equivalency shall be to make final determinations
of equivalency and to oversee the equivalency procedure
as it is conducted across the campus.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Function:
To implement actions taken by the Academic Senate board, act on behalf of the Academic Senate during the summer months when the Senate is not in session, transact business, and perform other functions consistent with the intent, purposes, and provisions of the Bylaws and Senate Rules.
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
Function: To publish the Academic
Senate Newsletter.
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Function:
To select and recommend to the Academic Senate Board the recipient(s) of the Senate Scholarship Awards. The Committee shall review and screen all applications to ensure that they meet the criteria outlined in Article 7.3 of the Academic Senate Bylaws, and may, at its discretion, interview all qualified applicants.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Function: To make decisions
concerning Flex Day activities and other staff development
functions and directions.
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE
Function:
To recommend to the Academic Senate Board the procedures for nominating and electing officers; oversee the election, and report the results to the Academic Senate Board for ratification.
RALPH STORY SELECTION
COMMITTEE
Function:
To choose the current Ralph Story Service Award winner(s) from among the nominations. (Committee members must be former recipients of the Ralph Story Award and be on campus as teaching faculty)
