ARTICLE V. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

         Section 1. Senate Interest

                 A. The Faculty Senate has a special interest in the University committees listed in this article and shall therefore take part in selecting their membership. Annually the Committee on Committees shall prepare a slate of nominees for this purpose and shall submit it to the Senate for approval. The slate for each committee shall contain twice as many names as there are vacancies on the committee. Following Senate approval, the slate of nominees shall be forwarded to the President, by the end of April. The President shall make the appointments from the slate of nominees provided.

                 B. The chairperson of each of these committees shall be appointed by the President from the committee membership for the coming year. C. Each committee shall meet regularly as required in the performance of its duties. At its first meeting each academic year, each committee shall, in concert with the administration, review its duties and responsibilities and record them with the Secretary of the Senate, who shall then distribute the statement to the members of the Senate. Each of these committees shall, at the April meeting of the Senate, present a comprehensive report of its activities during the previous calendar year.

         Section 2. Curriculum Committee

                 A. The Curriculum Committee shall coordinate the efforts of the several departments and faculty units in implementing the philosophy and objectives of the University with respect to the curriculum.

                 B. The membership shall consist of one faculty member from each faculty unit appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms and three upperclass undergraduates (junior or senior classification) with a grade point average of at least 3.2 selected by the Student Government Association.

                 C. The Curriculum Committee shall normally meet once a month during the academic year and at such other times as required in the performance of its duties.

         Section 3. Faculty Grievance Committee

                 A. The Faculty Grievance Committee has as its primary purpose the provision of a fair investigation of a faculty grievance for the purpose of ascertaining the facts of the complaint and making a recommendation to the President. Also, the committee shall hold a preliminary hearing when charges have been brought by a University Administrator against a faculty member which might result in dismissal or any other major sanction. The committee shall attempt to effect a mutual settlement and, failing that, shall recommend to the Academic Vice President whether or not sufficient reasons exist for a formal hearing.

                 B. The membership shall consist of one faculty member from each faculty unit appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms.

                 C. In any given academic year if cases have not reached resolution the chairperson shall continue to serve as chairperson with regard to such cases until resolution has been achieved, even if that person has not been reappointed for the coming academic year.

         Section 4. Faculty Benefits and Welfare Committee

                 A. The Faculty Benefits and Welfare Committee shall study and make recommendations with regard to faculty retirement, insurance, other fringe benefits, safety, health, and other matters relating to faculty welfare.

                 B. The membership shall consist of one faculty member from each faculty unit appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms, plus the chair of the University Insurance Committee (who shall be an ex officio member).

         Section 5. Library Committee

                 A. The Library Committee shall serve as an advisory body to the Director of Libraries especially in regard to the establishment of policy in all matters affecting the usefulness and overall operation of the library.

                 B. The membership shall consist of one faculty member from each faculty unit appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms, two undergraduates selected by the Student Government Association, and one graduate student selected by the Graduate Student Organization.

         Section 6. Committee on Academic Affairs and Standards

                 A. The Committee on Academic Affairs and Standards shall initiate and consider recommendations to the administration concerning the academic standards of the University, study regulations adopted by the various agencies which affect the academic policies of the University and bring them into conformity with such regulations, hear routine appeals for waiver of academic regulations in cases of individual students, and act as a final court of appeal in cases concerning accusations of unfair and capricious grading.

                 B. The membership shall consist of: (1) One faculty member from each faculty unit, appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms; (2) One student member from each faculty unit, appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs on the recommendation of the Student Government Association; (3) Three faculty or staff members appointed by the President; (4) The undergraduate deans and directors, ex officio; (5) The Registrar, ex officio, and serving as the secretary to the committee; (6) The Director of Academic Planning and Faculty Development, ex officio; and (7) The Vice President for Academic Affairs, ex officio.

         Section 7. Parking Planning

                 A. The purpose of the Parking Planning Committee is to review and make recommendations to change regulations in the "Traffic Code," to serve as an advisory board for any changes in the University Parking Plan, and to review any request for changes to the "Traffic Code."

                 B. The membership shall consist of eleven members: four regular faculty or staff members appointed by the President, two students appointed by the President, and two faculty or staff and three students recommended by the SGA President to the President of the University. Faculty will be appointed to staggered four-year terms. The President will select the committee chair.

                 C. The Director of Parking and Transit and Identification Systems will serve as an ex officio chair of the committee.

         Section 8. Student Evaluation of Instruction

                 A. The purpose of the Student Evaluation of Instruction Committee is to provide effective and efficient means for periodic evaluation of instruction by students of the University. Primarily, the committee is concerned with the review and revision, when necessary, of the evaluation form, but can make recommendations for changes in the mechanism of the student evaluation such as who should review the evaluation, when they should be done, etc.

                 B. The membership shall consist of one faculty member from each faculty unit appointed by the President for staggered three-year terms and one student selected by the Student Government Association.