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Report to the College Council - Dean Reed Greenwood, October 19, 2007 (PDF)

The elected College Council shall constitute the representative body for the College faculty, acting as a consultative and advisory body to the Dean on matters of faculty concern including general welfare, working conditions and services performed by and for the faculty, policies related to academic and professional research, other scholarly and creative activities, and faculty awards and development. The College Council also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among members of the faculty. Rights and responsibilities of the faculty reside in the body as a whole, which may overrule Council action by a two-thirds vote of the faculty.

The College Council Chair represents the faculty on official business and on the Dean's Director Meetings, conducts faculty meetings as needed, may call faculty meetings, chairs Council meetings, and signs documents on the faculty's behalf. The Chair-elect serves in the absence of the Chair as needed and keeps minutes of Council meetings, maintains a file of meetings and actions, receives reports from governance committees, posts committee business to the College website, and distributes information as requested by the Chair.

Membership

The College Council shall consist of one representative elected from each department of the College plus two at-large members elected by the College faculty. These representatives shall serve staggered two-year terms. In addition, a Chair and Chair-elect shall be elected by the College faculty at large. The Chair-elect serves a two-year term, the first year as Chair-elect and the second year as Chair. Elections for the Chair-elect and for the two at-large representatives shall take place at the fall College faculty meeting. All nine members of the Council shall be voting members. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Council.

Policies and Procedures

  1. The College Council shall meet at the call of the Chair at least three times each semester of the academic year.
  2. The Chair-elect shall distribute meeting notices, call for agenda items, and post agenda via e-mail to Council members and on the website for review at least five days in advance of each meeting.
  3. The Council shall annually select College faculty to receive College honors and awards and to encourage nominations for University honors and awards.
  4. The Council shall provide oversight of college standing committees by:
    1. Receiving reports from college standing committees;
    2. Referring issues to college standing committees; and
    3. Hearing appeals with respect to decisions made by college standing committees.
  5. The Chair-elect shall distribute minutes electronically to Council members and on the web within a week of Council meetings.
  6. The Council may create ad hoc committees as necessary.
  7. A quorum consists of a majority of the members; and
  8. Actions of the Council shall be decided by majority vote of those present.

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