The Committee on Committees and Faculty Senate encourage you, as members of the East Carolina University faculty, to participate in the shared faculty governance of this University by agreeing to serve as a member of a University committee. The institutional mission continues to be teaching, research/creative activity and service (external and internal). Demonstrated service within our campus community is an important component of the evaluation of faculty members. The issues addressed by these committees are vital to the mission of East Carolina University.

The Committee on Committees has been charged to seek faculty volunteers to serve on the various academic, appellate, administrative, Board of Trustees, and student union committees. Faculty members currently serving on an University committee are to be commended for their dedication to University service. If your membership term is expiring or if you are not currently on an University committee, please review the following information and consider service on one of the many committees. The deadline for submission of a committee volunteer preference form is February 18, 2008.

Faculty Eligibility Requirements:

Not presently on a committee or serving an expiring 2008 committee term.
Holding academic rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor. (This excludes fixed term faculty and those faculty on phased retirement.)
Holding no administrative titles (for service on appellate committees).

(An administrative title refers to appointment as department chair in a college/school, unit administrator, dean, assistant or associate dean, vice chancellor, assistant or associate vice chancellor, chancellor, assistant or associate chancellor).

Faculty members have two ways to note their preference for service on the various standing University committees.

At One Stop https://onestop4.ecu.edu/onestop/ a faculty member signs in using his or her user name and password and after submitting that information, he or she clicks on “Faculty Committee Volunteer Form” under the Employee Section and completes the committee volunteer preference form. This information is then submitted directly to the Committee on Committees via the Faculty Senate office.

A faculty member may complete the volunteer preference form noted below and forward it via email to the Faculty Senate office at facultysenate@ecu.edu.

The deadline for submission of a committee volunteer preference form is February 18, 2008.

As of July 1, there will be vacancies on:

· 19 Academic committees

· 5 Appellate committees

· 8 Administrative committees

· 7 Student Union committees

Academic and Appellate committee charges and brief descriptions of each committee are available for review in the Faculty Senate office (140 Rawl Annex) or by accessing the Faculty Senate website at

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/briefdescriptionsallcmtes.htm.

Membership Process

· Indicate on the following preference form which committee you would like to serve on. A faculty member is not eligible to serve on two Academic or Administrative Committees simultaneously.

· Optional - brief statement (150 words or less) indicating qualifications for potential service on a committee, e.g. special expertise, training or experiences.

· By February 18, 2008, complete the volunteer preference form via ECU One Stop or forward a paper copy of the volunteer preference form below to the Faculty Senate office via campus mail (140 Rawl Annex) or email facultysenate@ecu.edu.

· The Committee on Committees prepares a list of nominees for the Faculty Senate.

· The Faculty Senate elects the membership of each University committee at their organizational meeting on April 2008. The Faculty Senate minutes of this meeting will serve as the official notification of your committee appointment.

Persons who are already serving on committees do not need to volunteer

unless they want to be appointed to a second committee.

COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER PREFERENCE FORM

REQUEST FOR 2008-2009 COMMITTEE SERVICE

By February 18, 2008, please complete the volunteer preference form via ECU One Stop or forward this volunteer preference form to the Faculty Senate office via campus mail (140 Rawl Annex) or email (facultysenate@ecu.edu).

Name: ______________________________________________________

Academic Unit:__________________________Phone #: ________________

Permanently Tenured: _______ Tenure-Track: _______ Administrative Title: ________

Instructor:__ Assistant Professor: __ Associate Professor: __ Full Professor:___

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Please check 3 committee preferences - ranking them if you wish.

___ I have no preference and would be willing to serve on any Academic committee.

___ If I am not selected for a preferred Academic committee, I would be willing to serve on any Academic committee.

Click here for Brief Committee Descriptions.

_____ Academic Awards

_____ Academic Standards

_____ Admission and Retention Policies

_____ Calendar

_____ Continuing and Career Education

_____ Educational Policies and Planning

_____ Faculty Governance

_____ Faculty Information Technology Review

_____ Faculty Welfare

_____ Libraries

_____ Research/Creative Activity Grants*

_____ Student Academic Appellate

_____ Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Financial Aid

_____ Teaching Grants

_____ Unit Code Screening

_____ University Athletics Committee

_____ University Budget

_____ University Curriculum

_____ University Environment

*Persons interested in serving on the Research/Creative Activity Grants Committee must attach a one-page summary of research activities to the preference form.

APPELLATE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

___ I am willing to serve on an appellate committee and have no administrative title.

___ I am willing to serve on an appellate committee and am a permanently tenured faculty member.

Click here for Brief Committee Descriptions.

· Due Process Committee

· Faculty Grievance Committee

· Grievance Board

· Hearing Committee

· Reconsideration Committee

The appellate committees provide a forum for faculty member appeals regarding employment and sexual or racial harassment. (See following summary of charges.) These committees are essential to shared governance. It is desirable to have representatives from a broad spectrum of the academic community. Please consider carefully the responsibility of service on these committees. All Appellate committees, except for the Faculty Grievance Committee, require members to be permanently tenured faculty without

administrative appointment.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Please check 3 committee preferences - ranking them if you wish.

___ I have no preference and would be willing to serve on any Administrative committee.

___ If I am not selected for a preferred Administrative committee, I would be willing to serve on any Administrative committee.

Click here for Brief Committee Descriptions.

_____ Academic Integrity

_____ Citation Appeals

_____ Copyright

_____ Honorary Degrees, Awards, and Distinctions

_____ Information Resources Coordinating Council

_____ Parking and Transportation

_____ Research Ethics Oversight

_____ University Benefits

STUDENT UNION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Please check 3 committee preferences - ranking them if you wish.

___ I have no preference and would be willing to serve on any Student Union committee.

___ If I am not selected for a preferred Student Union committee, I would be willing to serve on any Student Union committee.

Click here for Brief Committee Descriptions.

_____ Barefoot

_____ Cultural Awareness

_____ Films

_____ Marketing

_____ Popular Entertainment

_____ Spectrum

_____ Visual Arts