Title
Policy Committee of the University

Purpose and Function
The Policy Committee is the final recommending body to the President of the University on

policies affecting more than one major area of the University;
policies limited to one college or area but having implications for the total University, another major area, or another college;
policies affecting the objectives of the University;
policies affecting the long-range development of the University;
establishing or abolishing a University Standing Committee;
merging or reconfiguring two or more committees when at least one of them is a University Standing Committee.

The office of Secretary of the University serves to provide administrative support as outlined in established guidelines for Policy Development, Approval, and Dissemination.

The Executive Committee

exercises all of the powers of the Policy Committee of the University when it is not possible to convene the entire committee, and it reports its interim actions at the next regular meeting of the full committee;

meets with the President of the University and the Secretary of the University about two weeks prior to a full committee meeting to prepare the agenda for the meeting.

Membership and Selection
To assure maximum effectiveness, the members should have a total University viewpoint.

President of the University (non-voting)
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Business Affairs
Vice President for University Advancement
Vice President for Student Life
Academic deans
President of the Faculty Senate
One full-time faculty member from each college
Three full-time faculty members at large
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Chair of the Professional Staff Senate
One representative of the Professional Staff Senate at large
Chair of the Support Staff Senate
One representative of the Support Staff Senate at large
One undergraduate student
One graduate student

Faculty members are elected by the Election Committee for Primary University Standing Committees.
Representatives at large of the Professional Staff Senate and the Support Staff Senate are elected by their respective senates.
The undergraduate student is appointed by the Executive Board of the Student Government Association in consultation with the Vice President for Student Life.
The graduate student is appointed by the President of the Graduate Student Council in consultation with the Vice President for Student LIfe.

The election of the Chair is conducted annually at the beginning of the fall semester by two volunteers identified by the sitting Chair in the previous spring. Every member of the committee - whether elected, appointed, or ex officio - is eligible for the office of Chair and has a vote in the election of the Chair.

The Executive Committee includes
Chair of the Policy Committee
one academic dean chosen among themselves,
one representative from the faculty representatives chosen among themselves
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Chair of the Professional Staff Senate
Chair of the Support Staff Senate

Term
Elected faculty and senate representatives serve a term of three years with possibility of re-election to one three-year term, but not for a third term until one year has elapsed.
Student representatives serve for a one-year term.

The term of office for the Chair is one year, beginning with the opening of the academic year in the fall.

Meetings
The committee meets at the call of the Chair.

Reports to
President of the University

History of the Policy Committee of the University
11/08/02 - Revision approved by the President of the University as recommended by the Policy Committee of the University
04/17/04 - Authority of the Executive Committee to act for the full committee approved by the President of the University
08/31/04 - Clarification approved by the President of the University and added regarding eligibility to chair the committee and eligibility to vote for the Chair
06/08/05 - Change in student representation on the committee approved by the President of the University
06/30/07 - Membership reduced by one, the Dean of the School of Continuing Education
05/02/08 - Title change to Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Last update August 10, 2007
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