Council
on Educational Policy and Issues
Chair:
Philip Reeder
Vice
Chair: Anna Perrault
Members Roster
COMMITTEE
CHARGE
AUSPICES:
The Council on Educational Policy and Issues
is a standing council of the USF Faculty Senate and receives
authority for its actions through that body..
CHARGE:
The Council on Educational Policy and Issues
is concerned with all matters that influence the quality of
education at the University. It deals primarily with issues,
policies, and procedures that affect academic quality and
environment on a University-wide basis
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The council shall develop its own operating
procedures, subject to the approval by the Provost. Functions of
the council include:
- Review existing academic policies and
recommend to the Faculty Senate and Provost modifications that
will improve academic quality and environment.
- Initiate and recommend to the Faculty
Senate and Provost new policies that address academic and
educational quality and environment.
MEMBERSHIP:
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Membership shall consist of
one faculty representative from each college, campus and unit
with voting representation in the Faculty Senate; one additional
faculty representative from any college having more than 250
full-time faculty members; and a third faculty representative
from any college having more than 400 full-time faculty members.
Faculty members of the council
will be appointed for staggered three-year terms, with one third
retiring each year. Members may serve two consecutive terms, after
which they must retire from the council for one full year before
seeking reappointment.
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One undergraduate student, to
be appointed to a one-year term. May be reappointed for a second
one-year term.
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One graduate student, to be
appointed to a one-year term. May be reappointed for a second
one-year term.
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Ex officio, non-voting
members will include:
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Provost
or designee
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Dean
of Undergraduate Studies, or designee
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Dean
of Graduate Studies, or designee
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VP
of Health Sciences, or designee
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VP of Student Affairs, or
designee
If a member of the Council on
Educational Policy and Issues accumulates three unexcused absences
per year from regularly scheduled meetings, he or she will cease
to be a member, and will be replaced promptly according to the
standard procedures for nomination and appointment. Excused
absences may be granted by the Chair or Vice-Chair of the council,
and shall not exceed four in number per year.
APPOINTMENT:
Nominees will submit nomination
forms to the Committee on Committees of the Faculty Senate which
will review each nominee.
The Undergraduate Student
member will be appointed by the Student Senate.
The Graduate Student member
will be appointed by the Graduate and Professional Students
Organization.
CHAIR:
The Chair will be elected from among the
voting members.
Date of
adoption: 11/2003
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