Faculty on UHD committees

1. Faculty on UHD committees • Charge: Determining what impacts the change from CMS into the two new departments has on representation on Faculty Senate as well as on the Standing Committees here at UHD, and effects departmental changes will have on committee representation in general.

2. Sources Documents • Shared Governance Policy PS 01.A.03 • Specific PS documents • Senate Constitution Online information • UHD Committee Guidelines • UHD Committee List • Senate webpage

3. Types of committees • Advisory committees (administratively appointed) • Standing policy committees • Special standing committees • Task forces

4. By college, nominated by deans • Academic Adjustment Evaluation Committee • Auxiliary Services Committee • Conflict of Interest Committee • General Scholarship Committee • Institutional Compliance Committee • International Education Committee • Parking Violations and Appeals Committee • Safety Committee • Scholarship Committee, Currently Enrolled Students • Scholarship Committee, Future Students • Scholarship Committee, Scholarship and Service (Red Rose) • Scholarship Committee, Study Abroad • Standards for Research Involving Human Subjects Committee • Student Publications Advisory Committee • Student Service Fee Committee • Wellness Committee

5. By department, nominated by deans • Academic Technology Committee • Faculty Development Committee • Library Committee • Organized Research Committee

6. Other • Behavior Intervention Team (1 expert faculty) • First Year Advisory Council (1 English faculty) • High Impact Practices Committee (“includes faculty”) • Parking and Transportation Committee (by building) • Public Affairs Advisory Council (“team”) • Student Discipline Committee (3 faculty) • Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy Committee (“faculty leadership”)

7. Standing committees Standing policy committees (by college) • Academic Affairs Council • Academic Policy Committee • Faculty Affairs Committee • General Education Subcommittee • Planning and Budget Development Committee • University Curriculum Committee Special standing committees • Art Acquisition Committee (2 faculty) • Faculty Development Leave Committee (by department?) • Grievance Committee (by department) Senate committees • Executive Committee (~ by college) • Committee on Committees (at most 1 faculty per department) • Committee on Credentials and Elections (at most 1 faculty per department) • Faculty Awards Committee (by department)

8. Some flaws • Most committees are not mentioned in any PS documents • No specific procedures for creating, reviewing or discontinuing committees • Composition language is often ambiguous, default two-year terms of service are not always followed • Planning and Budget Development Committee, Faculty Development Leave Committee, General Education Subcommittee are missing from the list • Posted information on senate committees is from 2007 • Posted reports from advisory and standing committees are from 2010 • Some links to PS documents are incorrect or broken

9. Recommendations on UHD Committees:Senate committees • No immediate changes are necessary other than MS department electing 2 senators instead of 3. • Senate committee webpage should be updated annually with current election procedures, terms of service and membership lists by the president-elect or the secretary of the senate.

10. Recommendations on UHD Committees:Standing and advisory committees • Specify procedures for creating, reviewing or discontinuing special standing and advisory committees. • Create a single document (e.g. a supplement to PS.01.A.03) with charges, composition rules and terms of service stated in a precise and uniform language. • Have specific person responsible for posting and updating it annually.