CHARGES OF COUNCILS/COMMITTEES/BOARDS

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COUNCIL (three-year term): Advises on instructional programs and curricula, evaluates existing programs, plans and develops new educational programs, recommends means of improving teaching, anticipates future educational needs.

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS COMMITTEE (three-year term): Advises on matters relating to academic rules and regulations such as undergraduate admissions, credit and transfer policy, withdrawals, classification, academic probation, grading practices and conferral of degrees and on matters of class schedules, academic calendar, registration and final exams.

ATHLETICS COUNCIL (three-year term): Advises on policy relating to intercollegiate athletics including actual and proposed NCAA and Big Twelve rules, financial aid and awards to student-athletes, admissions and academic performance of student-athletes, athletic department financial operation, appointment of key administrators and coaching staff, facilities, scheduling, recruiting, and rule changes.

BUDGET COUNCIL (three-year term): Advises on matters concerning general fiscal policies of University, Provost's area and reviews budgets from all colleges and VP areas, reviews University budget at all stages, develops budget priorities.

CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY COUNCILS (two-year term): Presides over student disciplinary cases (which may result in suspension or expulsion) and has oversight of Student Traffic Courts.

CAMPUS PLANNING COUNCIL (three-year term): Recommends on matters concerning planning, development, utilization, and management of University physical resources and the impact on teaching, research, and service.

CAMPUS TENURE COMMITTEE (three-year term): Reviews all tenure recommendations, advises whether academic unit's tenure recommendation with regard to both substance and process is sustained by documentation and is consistent with unit criteria and University criteria for tenure; reviews some promotion cases. (Members must be tenured.)

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE (two-year term): Assists in planning commencement program and recommends commencement speakers.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (two-year term): Advises whether a potential or actual conflict of interest is allowable as is, could be managed, or is unallowable.

CONTINUING EDUCATION COUNCIL (three-year term): Advises on matters of continuing education, outreach, distance education, and lifelong learning programs.

COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE (three-year term): Considers and investigates disputes among administrators, faculty or staff and recommends solutions.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS COMMITTEE (four-year term): Advises on University employee benefit programs, recommends changes in existing programs.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE (three-year term): Advises concerning environmental issues and education, including energy and other resources conservation, recycling, personal and environmental well being and safety, and other environmental conditions.

FACULTY APPEALS BOARD (four-year term): A pool of faculty members who may be called on to respond to matters of tenure abrogation, dismissal, severe sanctions, alleged violations of academic freedom or due process and also discrimination, harassment, graduate assistant grievances. (Members must be full-time and tenured.)

FACULTY AWARDS AND HONORS COUNCIL (three-year term): Recommends candidates for David Ross Boyd Professorships, Regents Awards and other faculty awards and honors.

FILM REVIEW COMMITTEE (two-year term): Reviews films or video tapes to be shown in University facilities to make certain they adhere to University policies, local, state and Federal laws.

GODDARD HEALTH CENTER ADVISORY BOARD (three-year term): Advises on administrative policy.

HONORARY DEGREES SCREENING COMMITTEE (three-year term): Reviews and evaluates nominations for honorary degrees.

HONORS COUNCIL (three-year term): Establishes academic policy for the Honors Program.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (three-year term): Advises on information technology policy, planning, improvements, and administrative structures.

LEGAL PANEL (three-year term): Advises the Hearing Panel of the Faculty Appeals Board (see above), providing legal and procedural advice. (Membership is made up of attorneys.)

(UNIVERSITY) LIBRARIES COMMITTEE (three-year term): Advises on criteria for apportioning of funds for books, periodicals, recommends on matters of policy concerning University library system.

PARKING VIOLATION APPEALS COMMITTEE (three-year term): Provides a body before whom faculty and staff may contest parking tickets.

PATENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (three-year term): Considers and investigates disputes among administrators, faculty, or staff and recommends appropriate solutions, recommends on issues such as revenue sharing, ownership.

PUBLICATIONS BOARD (three-year term): Oversees school newspaper and yearbook by establishing, implementing, and monitoring editorial, fiscal, production, and personnel policies.

(UNIVERSITY) RECREATIONAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (two-year term): Advises on questions of policy and operation, such as short and long-term goals and evaluation of services and grievances, for University Recreational Services, including Huston Huffman Center and Murray Case Sells Swim Complex, advises on policy of intramural programs, approves revisions of Intramural Handbook, and decides on protest questions.

RESEARCH COUNCIL (three-year term): Promotes and develops research and creative activity through advice to President (and other administrators), evaluates internal proposals, and recommends candidates for research professorships. [Members are appointed in these areas: Biological Sciences (Biological Station, Biological Survey, Botany & Microbiology, and Zoology), Engineering, Fine Arts, Humanities (Classics, English, History, History of Science, Modern Languages/Literatures/Linguistics, and Philosophy), Other (Architecture, Business, Journalism & Mass Communication, Library & Information Studies, and University Libraries), Physical Sciences (Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geology & Geophysics, Mathematics, Meteorology, and Physics & Astronomy), Social Sciences and Education (Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Geography, Health & Exercise Science, Human Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, and Education).]

RITA LOTTINVILLE PRIZE FOR FRESHMEN COMMITTEE (three-year term): Nominates freshman students to receive the Rita H. Lottinville prizes, based on academic and social achievements.

ROTC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (three-year term): Advises on all matters concerning military education on campus, reviews all ROTC instructor appointments and participates in interviews for commanding officers of each unit.

(UNIVERSITY) SCHOLARS SELECTION COMMITTEE (three-year term): Selects recipients of University Scholars tuition/fee waiver talent-based scholarships and awards Rhodes and Will Rogers scholarships.

SHARED LEAVE COMMITTEE (three-year term): Monitors the Shared Leave program, makes policy recommendations to the administration and employee governance groups, and approves the distribution of shared leave to the recipient.

SPEAKERS BUREAU (three-year term): Helps to bring speakers to the campus.

STUDENT CODE REVISION COMMITTEE (one-year term): Considers proposed changes in the Student Code.