Arts, Sciences & Engineering Standing Bylaw Committees

Executive Committee (AS&E) (Elected)
Term: 3 years

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Bylaws:

An Executive Committee consisting of six members of the full-time Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering. The Deans of the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering shall be members ex officio without vote. The faculty members shall be elected by the Faculty from among its members who have served the University at least five years. The elected members will serve three-year staggered terms with each term beginning the day of the University Commencement in the year of the election. At all times, the Committee membership shall include at least two members from the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Jackson and one member from the School of Engineering. No more than one member of a single department may be a member of this Committee at any one time. No member of the faculty who has served a full term on this committee may stand for election for another full term until three years have passed since he or she left the committee.

The primary duty of the Executive Committee is to design the agenda of faculty meetings, doing so in the context of a coordinated collection of information from the administration, faculty committees, department chairs, and other sources, in order that discussions at faculty meetings adequately reflect faculty concerns and proceed in a well-informed manner. The Executive Committee is also responsible for directing business to appropriate faculty committees and for assuring that there is no unnecessary overlap in the charges of those committees.

The committee is furthermore responsible for overseeing the committee structure and operation in general, ensuring the effective and efficient functioning of committees, and recommending changes when needed. The committee shall have the authority to replace a member of a committee if the Executive Committee determines that there is sufficient cause and need for such action. In the case of an elective committee, the replacement shall be the runner-up for that committee at the most recent regular or special election, if the runner-up is available and is eligible. If the runner-up is not available or is not eligible, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be held at the next regular faculty meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The replacement shall serve on the relevant committee until the next regular faculty committee elections are held.

The Executive Committee appoints individuals from its elected membership to serve as faculty representatives to Trustee Committees.

Committee Description & Work Load:

The Faculty Executive Committee meets Mondays 1:30 - 3 pm during the semester. It also meets monthly with the President, Provost or other senior administrators to set the agendas for AS&E faculty meetings. It reports back to the faculty regularly and leads discussions at AS&E meetings. Three of its members act as liaisons to three of the Trustees' committees and the corresponding AS&E committees.