Faculty
Senate
Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
2004-2005
Functions
The functions of the standing
committees are to advise, consult, recommend and, when specified, act in those
areas assigned to them in their charge with due regard to the responsibilities
of the Faculty Senate according to the governance constitution. The duties and
responsibilities of each committee are specified in a committee charge prepared
by the committee and approved by the Faculty Senate. All committee charges and
rules of procedure will be attached as an appendix to the By-Laws of the
Faculty Senate
In response to the
accreditation report filed by NEASC on behalf of USM each standing committees
of the faculty senate is encouraged to review and to modify committee charges
as necessary.
Membership
All standing committees will
have at least one member who is also a member of the faculty senate. Other
faculty members, students, administrators and staff may serve on faculty senate
committees.
I. Academic Policies and Standards
a. Chair: Nancy Bouzrara (05)
b. Charge: work in liaison
with the Executive Director of Advising and Learning Resources in the
development and interpretation of policies that contribute to the maintenance
of academic standards to include, but not be limited to, academic honesty,
class attendance and examination procedures; evaluate grade issues including
appeals, grievances and ADA concerns; review university catalog for academic
policies and standards issues on a yearly basis.
II. Faculty Affairs
a. Chair:
III. Research
a.
Chair: Kent Ryden (05, ANAS-Humanities)
b. Charge: work closely with
the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research; encourage and
facilitate research and other scholarly activities by faculty; determine
criteria, screen applications and award funding for research proposals. Members
serve 3 year terms.
IV. Library and Media
a. Chair: Thomas Parchman (05)
b. Charge: work closely with
the Director of University Libraries; act as a liaison between and among the
faculty, faculty senate and the library; provide advice to the Director of
University Libraries on matters of library policy, planning, allocations and
budgetary matters; investigate and make recommendations with regard to library
function.
V. Strategic Planning & Academic Program Review
a. Chair: Dahlia
b. Charge: To develop
processes by which the Committee 1) reviews intents to plan and degree
proposals prior to making recommendations to the Senate with regard to these
proposals; and 2) conducts retrospective reviews of all newly implemented
degrees and reports on such reviews to the Senate.
VI. Academic Computing and Technology
a. Chair: Fred Walker (05)
b. Charge: work closely with
the Associate Provost for Technology in determining computing and technology
needs of faculty and students; maintains an active role in computing and
technology planning and policy making; determine, make public criteria and
screen applications for the awarding of funding for technology grants.
VII. Evaluation of Vice Presidents
a. Chair:
b. Charge:
VIII. Committee on Committees
a. Chair:
1.
b. Charge:
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The functions of the special
committees of the faculty Senate are to advise, consult, recommend, and act in
those areas assigned to them in their charge. Committee duties and
responsibilities are specified in the descriptions of the General Education Council
and Honors Program, respectively, and have been approved by the Faculty Senate.
Directors of the Honors Program and General Education Council communicate
issues and recommendations from the respective groups to the Senate Chair who
communicates the same to the Executive Committee. At the discretion of the
Executive Committee, the issue or recommendation may simply be communicated to
the Faculty Senate or place on the agenda for discussion and action.
1. Reporting
a.
General Education Council
b.
Honors Program
2. Executive
a.
Chair: Roxie M. Black (05, LAC)
b.
Membership: three officers and one faculty senate member from each unit:
1. Fred Walker (05, ASET)
2. Blake Whitaker (05, LAC)
3. Brian Toy (05, CONHP)
4. Dahlia
5. Tom Parchman (06, CAS)
6. Tom MacDonald (06, SB)
7. Robert Kuech (06, CEHD)
8. Tom Ward (06, LAW)
9. Nancy Richeson (06, CONHP)
c. Charge: forward issues for consideration to the
appropriate faculty senate committee and/or senate for consideration and make
recommendations to the senate on such issues; establish and maintain
communication with appropriate policy making individuals and groups; hold
responsibility for seeing that the annual elections to the faculty senate occur
in the respective units represented by the senate.
3. Nominating
a. Chair: Roxie Black
b. Membership: current chair, vice chair and
secretary
1.
Fred Walker (05)
2.
Blake Whitaker (05)
c. Charge: propose rules for the conduct of
nominations and elections which shall be in conformity with the Governance
Document and which must be approved by the Faculty Senate
4. Ad-Hoc: the executive committee recommends the
following ad-hoc committees for 2004-2005
5. Faculty Awards
a. Chair: Nancy Bouzrara
b. Membership: one faculty member from each
award-granting unit represented by the senate
1. Dahlia
2. Christina Beaudoin (05,
CONHP)
3. Kristin Winston (05, LAC)
4. Ellen Chickering (05, CAS)
5. - (SB)
6. - (ASET)
7. - (LAW)
8. - (CEHD)