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| Report: Committee on Committees 11/24/08 | |
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The Committee on Committees Report 1. A change to the P&T Committee by-laws, section 4b. The section currently reads: 4b. Nominations shall be solicited and elections shall be held as soon as practicable in the fall semester, with elections to be completed no later than the end of September. We propose changing this to: 4b. Nominations shall be solicited and elections shall be held as soon as practicable in the fall semester, with elections to be completed no later than October 31.
2. A revision of the Academic Standards Committee by-laws involving several small changes and the addition of a section describing the committee’s functions and responsibilities. I’m attaching the proposed revised by-laws, with proposed deletions struck through and proposed additions highlighted.
Academic Standards Committee Modified March 25, 2008 Membership Deans or their appointed representatives from each of the undergraduate schools, all ex officio and voting. The Registrar, the Director of Continuing Education, the Director of Admissions, and the Dean of Student Affairs, or their appointed representatives, all ex officio and non-voting. Faculty members shall be elected by their
undergraduate schools for renewable 2
year terms with: seven from Arts & Sciences, two from Business,
two from Education & Professional Studies and Two students elected by the Student Senate for renewable one-year terms, non-voting. I. Organization A. Elections 1. The Academic Standards Committee (ASC) shall organize itself as follows: a. The Nominating Committee shall begin in February to solicit a slate of potential officers to lead ASC for the following year. The officers must be members representing academic departments and will consist of a chair, vice chair and secretary. b. Officers for the following year shall be c. The new officers shall set a time and place for the first meeting to occur after the first week but not later than the fourth week of the fall semester. The officers shall inform the membership of this meeting in writing. B. Duties of the Officers 1. The Chair a. Shall call and preside at all meetings. b. Shall draw up and circulate an agenda at least 10 days in advance of each monthly or special meeting. c. Shall represent ASC in all University matters or provide for representation. d. May participate in debate as any other member, and vote in case of a tie, or according to Robert’s Rules of Order. e. Shall serve a one-year term and may not serve
more than 2. The Vice Chair a. b. c. Shall serve a one-year term and may not serve
more than 3. The Secretary a. Shall keep a record of the proceedings of each meeting, including a correct statement of every motion made and the manner in which it was disposed; the names of the members of all committees and of all other officers of the body; a true copy of every resolution acted upon, with the affirmative and negative votes cast thereon; and all other transactions of each session and its meetings. b. Shall be responsible for maintaining the permanent records of ASC and the distribution and /or posting of ASC minutes to all ASC members and other required or interested parties within 20 days following the meeting. c. 4. Committees a. The Nominating Committee 1. Shall consist of three members elected at the February meeting. 2. The Nominating Committee Chair shall administer the election of officers. If the chair is a candidate then another member of the Nominating Committee shall oversee the election. b. Special Committees, with the concurrence of the ASC, may be formed to investigate or consider special matters. II. Floor Procedures A. Robert’s Rules of Order, in its latest edition, shall be considered authoritative for all questions of parliamentary procedure. B. The Chair shall provide each member with a copy of any main motion for general business at least ten (10) days in advance of the meeting at which that main motion is to be voted on. However, upon a unanimous concurrence of the ASC members present this 10-day advance may be waived. C. The chair shall include on the agenda any item
proposed by any ASC member according to
the rules outlined in II.B above. D. Regular ASC meetings shall be held each month of the academic year, but if the chair determines that there are no significant committee reports, old business or new business for the agenda, then the chair may postpone a regular meeting to the next month. E. On the petition of any five (5) members of the ASC, the chair must call a special meeting within two calendar weeks of receipt of the petition unless a regular meeting is scheduled within three weeks of receipt of the petition. The chair has authority to call a special meeting. The agenda for a special meeting must be circulated 10 days in advance. F. A quorum at any regular or special meeting will consist of more than 50% of voting members and represent at least two schools. The quorum for the Nominating and special committees shall not be less than one-third of its membership or two (2) persons, whichever is greater. G. The order of business normally shall be: call to order, approval of minutes of the previous meeting, announcements, committee reports, old business, new business, and adjournment. III. Amendments and Changes in Bylaws A. Amendments and additions to the bylaws may be made by a vote of three-fifths of the members present at a regularly scheduled meeting, provided a quorum is present. IV. Functions and Responsibilities The Academic Standards Committee reviews and recommends to the Faculty Senate undergraduate academic standards and policies including: A. Admission to the University. B. Good standing, probation and dismissal from University. C. Admission, retention, and dismissal from any undergraduate professional program of the University. D. Matters related
to a student’s academic program such as:
Stephen Cohen Associate Professor Department of English Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050 (860) 832-2751
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