Motion US06/07-6 – To establish a permanent Senate Committee on Academic Excellence

 

 

Sponsored by:                 Senate Executive Committee

For senate action: November 29, 2006

 

 

Be it resolved that the University Senate establish a permanent Senate Committee on Academic Excellence.

 

This resolution institutionalizes the current Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Excellence.

 

The committee is to be appointed by the Senate president in consultation with the Senate Executive Committee, is broadly charged to examine issues of academic quality on campus and the relationship between academic freedom and academic excellence, and is to report to the Senate at least once annually. The committee will consist of 8-12 members, the majority of whom will be Senators and instructional faculty members. The Senate president will sit as a member ex-officio, and the chair will be elected by the committee members. Term of service will be two years.