Article III. Committees

Section 12. Elected and Appointed Committees
Section 13. Terms of Office
Section 14. Officers
Section 15. Meetings
Section 16. Reports
Section 17. Vacancies

Section 12. Elected and Appointed Committees.

The College shall have two elected committees: the Executive Committee and the Educational Policy Committee. The members shall be elected according to the provisions specifically designated by this Manual.

The College shall have appointed committees established by the Faculty Assembly or by the elected committees or by the Dean. The members of all appointed committees shall be appointed by the Dean or an associate dean designated by the Dean, with the consent of the Executive Committee, except that the members of the General Education Curriculum Committee will be appointed by the Educational Policy Committee with the advice of the Dean.

Section 13. Terms of Office.

The terms of the members of elected committees shall be three years. New members shall take office at the beginning of the academic year following their election. One-third of each elected committee shall be elected each year. If a vacancy is known in advance of the election, a new member shall be elected to fill the position for the remainder of the term.

The terms of the members of appointed committees shall be as designated in this Manual.

Section 14. Officers.

The Dean or an associate dean designated by the Dean shall chair each elected committee. The Dean or an associate dean designated by the Dean shall chair the Admissions Committee and the Student Appeals Committee. The chairs of other appointed committees will be selected from among their members.

Each elected committee shall choose a secretary from among its members and specify the term of service. The secretary of each elected committee (or his/her designate) shall serve as a member of the Faculty Assembly agenda committee.

Section 15. Meetings.

Each elected committee shall establish a regular meeting schedule. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once a semester without the Dean and the associate deans and shall choose one of its elected members to preside at such meetings. The chair of Faculty Assembly (or his/her designate) shall be invited and shall participate in these meetings.

Each appointed committee shall meet as determined by the appointing authority or upon the call of its chair.

Section 16. Reports.

Each elected committee shall make prompt written reports on all committee proceedings, to be made available to all members of the faculty. A permanent file of all such reports shall be kept in the Office of the Dean. In addition, each elected committee shall submit an annual report to the Faculty Assembly.

Each appointed committee shall report in writing to its appointing authority upon completion of a specific assignment. Each appointed committee, on its own initiative or on request of the Faculty Assembly or the Executive Committee or the Dean, shall make progress reports to its appointing authority or to any of these requesting authorities.

Section 17. Vacancies.

A vacancy on an elected committee shall be filled for the remainder of the term, or for only the period of absence in the case of a leave, by the available candidate with the highest composite vote for the position in the immediately preceding election. If no such candidate is available, the Executive Committee shall select a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term or period of absence.

A vacancy on an appointed committee shall be filled by the authority that appointed the committee.