ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2007-2008
Academic Year
COMMITTEE: ____Committee on Committees________
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members).
Elected
members: Tobie Allen (Sec.), Tom Caron (Chr.), Michelle Eble (V.Chr.),
Christopher Grymes, Puri Martinez, Mike Tahaney.
Ex-Officio: Catherine Rigsby, Mark Taggart.
2. Meeting
Dates (include members present*).
* and
members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.
August 28, 2007(Allen, Caron, Eble,
Jan. 16, 2008 (Allen, Caron, Eble,
Feb. 6, 2008 ( Caron, Eble, Grymes,
March 5, 2008 (Allen, Caron, Eble, Grymes,
March 19, 2008 (Caron, Eble, Grymes,
April 16, 2008 (Caron, Eble, Grymes,
3. Subcommittees
established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).
Committee
worked continuously as a whole during meetings and with online communication.
4. Accomplishments
during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals. Please include recommendations made to any
University agency other than the
During the
2007-8 year, the Committee considered and recommended individuals for vacancies
on the 07-08 Hearing Appellate Committee and
considered and recommended Faculty Assembly representatives. The committee
reviewed the Charges of the EPPC and UCC committees and requested the
attendance of the Chair of those committees at one of our meetings in order to
bring their charges into line with usual reporting procedures of Senate
committees. This meeting was delayed as discussion continued by all involved
online.
the committee met over several meetings to consider vacancies and
recommendations of individuals to serve on all the Senate Committees for the
year 2008-2009.
The Chair of
the Committee on Committees meanwhile, on behalf of a unanimous decision of our
committee advised the Chair of EPPC that usual procedure involves reporting any
action to the Faculty Senate for a vote.
The Chair of the committee on committees sat in on a UCC meeting to
clarify the issues we were dealing with.
EPPC was also meeting to discuss their charge and procedure. The two
chairs then met with the committee on committees and everyone agreed the
charges of neither committee needed to be changed and
the EPPC committee agreed to report actions to the Faculty Senate for a vote.
A member of
the committee on committees, Puri Martinez, who also
sits on the Governance Committee was advised by the
Vice-Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies that the Vice-Chancellors
needed to meet with the Committee on Committees regarding this issue. We met
with Vice-Chancellors Mageean and Horn and discussed the various interpretations,
but since this was April 16th meeting, this issue will be included below in
business carried over to next year, 2008-2009.
5. Reports
to the
In Oct. 2007
Faculty Assembly representatives and Hearing Appellate committee members were
presented to the Senate.
At the Faculty
Senate Organizational meeting, nominees for all vacancies on committees for
2008-2009 were presented to the Faculty Senate.
6. Business
carried over to next year (list in priority order).
Issues
regarding the interpretation of charge of the EPPC committee will be an order
of business in 2008-2009 and discussions with Vice-Chancellors will likely be
required to continue.
7. Evaluation
of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge: Adequate
B. Personnel: Outstanding
C. Attendance: Excellent
D. Responsibilities: adequate and
well addressed
E. Activities: Varied, engaged, with excellent
results achieved.
8. Suggestion(s)
to the Chair of the Faculty and/or
None
recommended. Committee functions well as is.
9. Does
the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the
date set this year?
Organizational
meeting date is acceptable.
Signed: Chairperson Tom Caron
Secretary Toby Allen