Faculty
Senate
Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
2005-2006
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:
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: Roxie Black (05)
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. Interim Chair: David Pierson
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:
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
b. Charge: work closely with the Chief Information Officer 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:
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: Dahlia
b. Membership: three officers and one faculty senate member from each unit:
1. Nancy Bouzrara
2. Tom Parchman
3. Tom MacDonald
4. Robert Kuech
5. Tom Ward
6. Nancy Richeson
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: Dahlia
b. Membership: current chair, vice chair and secretary
1. Thomas Parchman
2. Nancy Bouzrara
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 2005-2006
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 (06, CONHP)
3. Kristin Winston (06, LAC)
4. Ellen Chickering (06, CAS)
5. - (SB)
6. - (ASET)
7. - (LAW)
8. - (CEHD)