TEACHING GRANTS COMMITTEE CHARGE
1. Name: Teaching Grants
Committee
2. Membership:
12 elected faculty members.
Ex-officio members (with
vote): The Chancellor or an appointed representative, the Provost or an
appointed representative, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences or an
appointed representative, the Chair of the Faculty and one faculty senator
selected by the Chair of the Faculty.
The membership of the committee shall serve according to their
disciplinary expertise. Ideally this
would include six members from the
The chair of
the committee may invite resource persons as necessary to realize the committee
charge. The chair of the committee may appoint such subcommittees as he or she
deems necessary.
3. Quorum: 7 elected
members exclusive of ex-officio.
4. Committee Responsibilities:
A. The committee recommends policies and procedures
governing the grant application process, criteria for the awarding of grants,
guidelines for the use of teaching grant funds, and procedures for annual
reporting by grant recipients.
B. The committee recommends teaching grant proposals to be funded,
based on the merit of the proposals. No member of the
Committee shall submit a proposal.
C. The Committee reviews at least annually those
sections within the University
Undergraduate Catalog that corresponds to the Committee’s charge and
recommends changes as necessary.
5. To Whom The Committee Reports:
The committee submits recommendations of proposals to be funded
to the appropriate vice chancellor and reports the final list of funded
proposals to the Faculty Senate. The committee makes recommendations concerning
the policies and procedures governing teaching grant proposals to the Faculty
Senate.
6. How Often The Committee Reports:
The
committee reports to the Faculty Senate at least once a year and at other times
as necessary.
7. Power
Of The Committee To Act Without Faculty Senate
Approval:
The
committee is empowered to make recommendations regarding the funding of
research proposals.
8. Standard Meeting Time:
The committee does not have a standard meeting time.