Committees 2023-2024 (Updating)

The committee makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate on all matters related to the policies associated with student conduct (academic integrity and student life). There will be six faculty and one member of the library with three year staggered terms, one faculty from the All-University Academic Integrity Board, one faculty from the All-University Conduct Board, two students (one undergraduate, one graduate, each with one year terms), and one ex-officio, non-voting representative from each of the following: the Office of Academic Initiatives and Integrity, the Office of Student Standards and Conduct, and the Graduate School and International Education.

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The Academic Standards Committee adjudicates petitions for readmission and variance to academic policies, and recommends policies or the modifications of existing policies concerning grading, examinations, academic probation and exclusion, and related matters, and reviews the enforcement and effectiveness of these policies. Membership consists of one faculty representative from each of the undergraduate colleges and schools, one representative from the Registrar's Office, and three students.

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This committee is responsible for recommending policies on admission and transfer of credits and serving as the appellate board for individual petitions for variances. Membership consists of co-chairs, one co-chair elected from the faculty members, and one co-chair is the person serving as current Vice-Provost for enrollment, one voting and one attending representative from Fulbright College (ARSC), and one faculty representative from each of the remaining undergraduate colleges/schools (AFLS, ARCH, WCOB, ENGR, EDHP), a representative from Institutional Research, the Associate Director of Admissions, and the Executive Director of the Office for Academic Success.

*Co-Chairs

The Board is composed of TWELVE faculty or instructional staff (TWO from each undergraduate college), TWO faculty representative of the library and TWO of the Graduate School. TEN students (FOUR graduate and SIX undergraduate). In order to facilitate timely review of cases, there will be two such committeees constituted each SEMESTER and each of these committees will meet one time per month. The committees will elect their own chair. The executive director of ACADEMIC INITIATIVES AND INTEGRITY will be an ex officio member of the AUAIB. (Note: The School of Law has its own academic integrity process.) There will also be a pool of trained alternates who can seve on the Board in the event that a member is unable to attend a hearing due to a schedule conflict, illness, conflict of interest, or the like. A third committee, which may be comprised of members of the other two committees, will meet during the summer. Ordinarily, board hearings should consist of at least seven (7) faculty (at least one of which has graduate faculty status) and two (2) students.

The Athletic committee's function is to oversee the Athletic Department's compliance with the academic standards established by the University, and advises this department on matters of academic concern. Membership consists of seven members of the faculty, one of who shall be elected chairperson, two students, the University's representative to the Southeast Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Director of Athletics, and the Executive Director of Athletics as ex-officio members, and a non-voting member from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.

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The Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure shall be elected by the tenured and tenure-track members of the faculty (pursuant to rules adopted by the Faculty Senate) and shall consist of 12 tenured members of the faculty. Four members shall be elected each year for terms of three years each, such terms to begin on July 1. Should a committee member be unable to complete the first 30 months of the three-year term, the Chair of the Faculty Senate shall supervise a special election to fill the vacancy. The Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure shall elect its own Chair and Vice-Chair/Chair Elect from its membership. The committee may, on its own initiative, make recommendations regarding faculty status to appropriate officers and bodies. Whenever any question concerning faculty status is referred to the committee, including a question concerning a specific faculty member's tenure, promotion, appointment, dismissal, retirement, and the like, the committee shall make a recommendation on such questions to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Chancellor, the President, the Board of Trustees, or other appropriate officers. Such questions may be referred to the Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure by any member of the faculty, a department chairperson, a dean, a director, or any administrative officer, after proper grievance procedures have been followed.

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The Calendar Committee drafts the academic calendar and makes recommendations concerning the calendar and the academic schedule to the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate requests input from the Campus Council prior to the approval of the calendar and academic schedule by the Faculty Senate. Voting membership consists of one representative from each of the colleges and schools, one student, and one staff representative. Non-voting, ex officio representatives will be from the offices of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Dean of Students, Computing Services, Registrar, and Treasurer. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected from the faculty representatives to the committee.

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This committee is responsible for recommending and reviewing the establishment, modification, and termination of standing committees of the Campus Faculty. It represents the faculty in the development of and appointments to Administration councils and committees. It also recommends nominees to the Chair of the Campus Faculty for possible appointments to committees of the faculty (Faculty Senate committees and Campus Council committees). Membership consists of a Chairperson appointed for a one-year term after consultation between the Chair of the Campus Faculty and the Chair of the Faculty Senate with the Chancellor, one faculty representative from each of the undergraduate colleges and schools and from the Law School, one representative from the Library faculty, and the President of the Associated Student Government. Each college and school shall elect three nominees for each college and school vacancy, and three nominees elected by the Library faculty. The Chair of the Campus Faculty will appoint one of the nominees to fill each vacant position. Neither the Chairperson nor any representative shall serve continuously for more than three years. Members serve until their replacement is appointed.

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The ESL committee makes recommendations about English language proficiency requirements for admission, placement and teaching for non-native speakers of English. PT). The committee functions as an advisory committee to the Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs concerning the training of international graduate teaching assistants and the University's relationship with the Spring International Language Center of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Membership consists of one faculty representative from each undergraduate college and school (six); the Associate Dean for the Graduate School; the Associate Dean for International Education of the Graduate School and International Education; the Chairperson of the Department of World Languages (WLLC) or his/her designee; the Chairperson of the Department of English (ENGL) or her/his designee; one student who is a non-native speaker of English; and the Directors of the following offices: International Admissions, International Students and Scholars, and Testing Services. The Director of the Spring International Language Center will serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the committee. The co-chairs of the committee shall be 1) a committee faculty member elected by the other committee members and 2) the director of international recruitment and admissions in the Graduate School and International Education.

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Ad hoc grievance committees described in the Faculty Handbook section, "Faculty Grievance Procedure," will be constituted from the membership of the Faculty Grievance Panel at the request of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Faculty Grievance Panel shall elect its own Chair and Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect from its membership. (When ad hoc grievance committees are needed, the Chair of the Faculty Senate shall impanel such individual committees so as to maximize impartial evaluation of the plaintiff's grievance.) Individual ad hoc grievance committees shall select their own chairs who shall be responsible for reporting the recommendations of their committees to all parties in the grievance, including the administrative supervisors of the faculty members involved and the Chair of the Faculty Grievance Panel who will, in turn, provide a summary annual report of the total recommendations of all ad hoc grievance committees to the Chair of the Faculty Senate, excluding the names of aggrieved faculty members.

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The Executive Committee will prepare the Faculty Senate agenda. At the request of the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the committee will recommend new policies or modifications to existing policies concerning matters regarding faculty service at this institution. It shall also be available to advise the Chairs of the Faculty and the Faculty Senate on matters of pressing faculty concern. Its membership shall consist of the Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate who shall chair this committee, the Chair of the Campus Council, the immediate past Chair of the Faculty Senate, the Campus Faculty Chair, the Campus Faculty Vice Chair, plus five members elected by the Faculty Senate from its own membership. Election shall take place at the first meeting of the Faculty Senate each fall semester.

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Responsible for soliciting from the faculty and communicating to the campus administration, ideas and suggestions identifying areas of potential cost saving, and in cooperation with the campus administration, for recommendations leading to the establishment of budgeting priorities for the campus. Membership consists of a Chairperson who shall be a member of the faculty elected from the committee members, one faculty representative from each of the colleges and schools, and one representative from the Chancellor's staff. Members of the Financial Advisory Committee shall be nominated by the Committee on Committees and be appointed by the Chair of the Campus Faculty. New members shall be appointed to five-year terms.

*Co-Chairs

This Committee establishes the objectives of the general education and core curriculum for the Fayetteville campus; reviews courses requested by the college faculties to be added to the state-approved list of courses and recommends additions and deletions from that list; reviews the performance of UA students on other assessments of achievement in general education in relation to the core to assess educational needs; and explores alternative ways to satisfy core curriculum objectives. The Committee monitors the effectiveness of the general education core curriculum to detect the need for, or possibility of, variances and undertakes other duties as required to ensure that the core meets the needs of this campus and its students. Membership consists of five representatives from the Fulbright College, on representative from each of the other undergraduate colleges, one from the library, and two students. Members shall be appointed for three-year terms, and a chairperson shall be elected by the members.

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The Honorary Degrees committee recommends to the Campus Faculty nominees for honorary degrees to be conferred by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. In the discharge of its functions it will be guided by the policies and procedures by the Campus Faculty. Membership consists of a Chairperson elected from the faculty members, the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, one faculty representative from each of the colleges and schools (except the Graduate School), and one student member.

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Recommends policies and guidelines concerning the use and development of library facilities. Membership consists of a Chairperson elected from the faculty members, one faculty representative from each of the undergraduate colleges and schools, one at-large faculty member, one at-large graduate faculty member chosen by the Graduate Council from its members, the Dean of the Libraries, two undergraduate students, and one graduate student. The charge of the committee, in collaboration with the Dean of University Libraries, is to assist in the formulation of policies and procedures governing the research and service activities of the university libraries; assist in the preparation of and provide advice on major library information technology planning; collaborate on policies and guidelines concerning the use and development of library facilities. (Approved by the Faculty Senate, May 2003).

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This committee shall prepare and distribute names of nominees for the office of Faculty Chair, Vice Chair, and members-at-large of the Faculty Senate, and members of each standing committee to which members are elected, except where specified. This committee is also responsible for ballot preparation and distribution, voting, and vote enumeration as prescribed int he section under "elections."

*Chair

The Council recommends policies to encourage research, establish a research environment, and provide research support facilities; serves as a review board for proposed research programs and facilities; recommends adjudication of variance to policies and procedures; supervises the approved policies; and addresses research misconduct cases at the direction of the Provost. Membership consists of two research-active faculty members (each) from (a) Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences; (b) the Sam M. Walton College of Business; (c) the College of Education and Health Professions; (d) the College of Engineering; (e) the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the natural and physical sciences areas; (f) the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, research areas other than the natural and physical sciences; (g) the Fay Jones School of Architecture and design; (h) the University Libraries; and (i) the School of Law. Membership also includes (j) non-voting, one student; (k) ex officio and non-voting, Assistant Vice-Provost for Research and Innovation; (l) ex officio and non-voting, the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation; (m) ex officio and non-voting, an Associate Vice Provost for Research and Innovation. A secretary (non-voting) will be provided by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The committee elects its own Chair from the faculty representatives on the Council.

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The Teaching Council replaces the former Teaching and Faculty Support Center Advisory Committee and the Faculty Orientation Committee. The council absorbs the charge of the former Advisory Committee to serve as an advisory body for the Teaching and Faculty Support Center. Faculty orientation activities have become a responsibility of the Teaching and Faculty Support Center. The Teaching Council devises policies and procedures to protect and improve the quality of teaching at the institution and serves as an advisory body for the Teaching and Faculty Support Center. Issues may be referred to the committee by the Chair of the Faculty, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the President of the Associated Student Government, the Chair of the Campus Council, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, or the Chancellor. The Council reports to the Chair of the Faculty Senate and is advisory to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Teaching Council will be composed of nine members. Five members will be selected by the Teaching Academy. The remaining four members of the Teaching Council will be members of the faculty appointed by the Chair of the Faculty from nominations generated by the Committee on Committees. Members of the Teaching Council serve for three years and will not be eligible for immediate reappointment. The Council will elect its own Chairperson.

*Chair/***Appointed by Teaching Academy