University Standing Committees
Academic Awards
Recommends policies and procedures governing the granting of awards for teaching and advising, research and service; recommends candidates for receipt of awards in various categories.
Academic Standards
Recommends policies to improve and advance faculty teaching and student learning; promotes teaching excellence and recommends means to identify faculty teaching success; makes recommendations regarding general education requirements, reviews the annual report of the Directors of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program and the Honors Program.
Admissions & Retention
Considers matters related to undergraduate recruitment, admission, advising, and retention of students; recommends policies and procedures relating to academic credits and standards.
Calendar
Develops University academic calendars
Committee on Committees
Considers the overall structure of the standing academic committees and evaluates the functions of each.
Continuing and Career Education
Reviews program quality, fac
education, distance education, summer school, weekend university, and lifelong learning; reviews career and cooperative education programs of the University.
Educational Policies & Planning
Oversees the adequacy, balance, and excellence of the University’s overall undergraduate and graduate programs; advises Chancellor on educational policies and organizations, goals, standards and procedures; reviews requests for permission to establish and plan new degree programs, advises Chancellor of action to be taken if the University experiences financial exigency or in the event that a major curtailment of an existing teaching, research, or public service program is considered.
Faculty Information and Technology Review
Recommends policy related to the academic use of information technology; participates in the strategic planning for the academic use of information resources; reviews Information resources Coordinating Council policy recommendations; represents faculty opinion on information technologies and related policies; pursues new University technology initiatives, reviews funding priorities.
Faculty Welfare
Reviews programs and policies relating to insurance, annuities, leave of absence, faculty salaries, and faculty fringe benefits.
Libraries
Recommends policies and procedures for collections of books, periodicals, and other materials; library services and the apportionment of University library budgets.
Student Academic Appellate
Serves as an appeals board for students who do not meet admission requirements, were denied permission to drop a course, want to appeal an administrative decision relating to academic credits and standards, are seeking readmission after being declared academically ineligible to return, or want to appeal a financial aid decision.
Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Financial Aid
Recommends policies and procedures regarding the granting of scholarships, fellowships, and financial aid programs; recommends recipients of specified student financial aid scholarships; reviews the overall operation of the Student Financial Aid office.
Student Scholarship/Fellowship/Financial Aid
Recommends policies and procedures regarding the granting of scholarships, fellowships, and financial aid programs; recommends recipients of specified student financial aid scholarships; reviews the overall operation of the Student Financial Aid office.
Unit Code Screening
Reviews academic unit codes and changes to existing academic unit codes to insure compliance with the ECU Faculty Manual and University policies, General Guidelines for Writing and Revising Unit Codes, Code of the University of North Carolina, and other appropriate documents.
University Athletics committee
Advises the Chancellor about general issues pertaining to intercollegiate athletics at ECU, including conference matters, budget, compliance with legal regulations, fund raising, and public relations.
University Budget
Serves as a communication link between the Faculty Senate and Chancellor on budgetary matters; advises the Chancellor on annual budget priorities and policies, biennial budget requests, tuition changes, and the relationship of the budget decisions to the University’s mission
University Curriculum
Oversees matters relating to undergraduate courses and programs; reviews requests for permission to establish and plan new degree programs; acts on recommendations from the Council of Teacher Education regarding proposed changes in teaching education requirements.
University Environment
Oversees matters relating to the general physical environment of the University, which includes traffic flow patterns, parking facilities, landscaping, and University’s master plan.
