Committees

The Executive Committee is the elected leadership of the Faculty Senate and the channel of communication between the Senate and the university administration. It consists of the vice chairperson, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, parliamentarian, and logistics officer. The Chairperson of the Faculty Affairs Committee is a non-voting member of the Executive Committee.

The Committee on Committees consists of five (5) senators appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Executive Committee at the final regularly scheduled meeting of the spring semester. The committee shall recommend faculty members for approval by the senate as members of administrative and senate committees. the committee shall recommend faculty members for approval by the senate as members of administrative and senate committees.
Term Length: one year

Consists of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the deans of the degree-granting units; the Registrar, a representative of the Library, a representative of the Center for Student Success and Retention, and one to two faculty members from each of the degree-granting units. NPCC shall assume leadership in the development and coordination of sound and progressive academic programs for the University. The chairperson shall be the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designated representative. The chair of the NPCC will ensure that the positions on the committee are filled.
Term Length: two years

The Faculty Affairs Committee shall consist of twelve (12) tenured faculty members (four elected by the faculties of each College and School). Members shall be chosen for staggered terms at the beginning of the fall semester (August). Members shall be eligible for re-election. The committee shall appoint from its members an Faculty Evaluation Subcommittee. The committee shall appoint from its members or from the senior ranks (ASOP/PROF) of the faculty a twelve member Academic Program Review Subcommittee. At the beginning of the fall semester (August), a slate of seven (7) members of the Committee shall be presented for approval to the tenured members of the Faculty Senate to serve on the University Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee (Section 2.9.6).

The Faculty Handbook Committee shall consist of committee of five (5) members (at least one from each college) appointed by Faculty Senate on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees at the September meeting. The secretary of the faculty will serve on this committee and will serve as the chairperson. responsible for modification of the Handbook to conform to Board of Regents’ Policy revisions and is responsible for presenting all substantive changes of the Handbook to the Faculty Senate for approval. Term length: one year, eligible for re-election

The Student Affairs Committee shall consist of the Vice President for Student Affairs; four (4) faculty appointed by the Senate in the final regularly scheduled meeting of the spring semester by the Faculty Senate upon the recommendation of the Committee on Committees; and three students appointed by the President of the Student Government Association. The Vice President’s secretary shall serve as staff to the committee. A faculty member, elected by the committee, will serve as chairperson. All members shall be eligible for reappointment. The committee shall assist in developing activities and programs which will facilitate the academic, personal, cultural, and social growth of students, make recommendations to the President through the Vice President for Student AffairS….The committee is responsible for developing a student handbook, for presenting this handbook to the Faculty Senate for approval, and for periodic revision of the Handbook at least every two years. The committee shall meet at least once each semester and shall report in writing to the Faculty Senate at least once each semester. Term Length: one year, eligible for reappointment

The Academic Calendar Committee consists of the Associate Provost/Associate Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Registrar or their designee, and five (5) faculty members approved in October by the Senate on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees. The Assistant/Associate Vice resident shall chair the committee which is charged with development of the University’s two-year academic calendar in compliance with Board of Regents’ Policy 304.

The Educational and Academic Policies Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate that considers and recommends educational policies to the Faculty Senate. The responsibilities of the Educational and Academic Policies Committee include: 1) initiating proposals and recommendations that will stimulate the development of excellence in the intellectual programs and teaching climate of the University; 2) studying the effects of university-wide policies and proposals on academic plans, policies and programs; 3) studying and consulting on academic policy proposals and planning that emanates from the offices of the President, the Provost, and
other major administrative offices. This committee shall consist of the following membership at a minimum: one member from each college and the library elected by the Faculty Senate, two members appointed by the President of the University, and one student appointed by the Student Government Association. The committee shall have no more than two faculty members from any one college or the library.

The Committee shall consist of faculty members, appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in accordance with Faculty Handbook 2025 representing a cross-section of colleges, ranks, and disciplines, with at least one member from a previously affected program (if applicable). The charge of the Committee shall include, but not be limited to: 1) Researching what other system programs that have been deactivated have done to achieve reactivation (and whether any such programs exist); 2) Researching strategies with the potential to raise a program’s number of graduates (with a minimum goal of achieving more than ten graduates
per year); 3) Being consulted by the administration regarding any plans arising to deactivate other programs (or new plans arising to deactivate the programs that were at risk). The Committee shall be empowered to collect relevant programmatic data, documentation, and consultation with administrative offices, affected faculty, and departments; with a view to recommend best practices in hopes to ensure the sustainability of programs either in “threshold” or deactivated that are central to the strategic planning and educational mission of the institution. The Committee shall issue preliminary recommendations no later than [60 days
from formation] and provide regular updates to the Faculty Senate throughout its work.