Standing
Committees and Councils
COMMENCEMENT AND CONVOCATION
COMMITTEE
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Joan
Kaywell
Charge: The
Commencement and Convocation Committee is responsible for advising
the President, the Provost, the Vice Provost for Faculty and Program
Development, and other appropriate university administrators on
matters pertaining to Tampa campus commencements and convocations;
for providing assistance in the planning and executing these
ceremonies; for acting as the marshal corps for the ceremonies; and
for disseminating information about commencements and convocations
to units being represented. Appointed by the Provost.
(Faculty, Students and Alumni
represented)
Further
Information
Council URL: TBA
COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL
POLICY AND ISSUES
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Philip
Reeder
Vice Chair: Anna Perrault
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. Appointed
by the Provost.
(Faculty and Students
represented)
Further Information
Council URL: TBA
FACULTY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT
ADMISSIONS
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Randy
Miller
Charge: Advises
the Provost on matters pertaining to the establishment and
maintenance of policies, principles, and regulations affecting the
selection and admission of undergraduate students. Appointed
by the Provost.
(Faculty, Students, and Student
Affairs represented)
Further Information
COMMITTEE ON FACULTY ISSUES
Reports to the Faculty Senate
Chair: Laurence
Branch
Charge: The
Committee on Faculty Issues is responsible for advising the
Senate and Provost on any matters that influence the personal and
professional welfare of the faculty, including issues of evaluation
of faculty and administrators. Appointed
by the Faculty Senate.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
COUNCIL ON TECHNOLOGY FOR
INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH
Reports to the Faculty Senate
Chair: David
Williams
Charge:
The Council on
Technologies for Instruction and Research is responsible for
advising the USF Faculty Senate and the Provost on all matters
pertaining to the function, policies, and requirements regarding the
use of technology in instruction and research.
Appointed by the Provost.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
GENERAL EDUCATION COUNCIL
Reports to the Faculty Senate
Chair: TBA
Charge: The
General Education Council is responsible for the ongoing
development, implementation, and assessment of an effective general
education program. Responsibilities
include the evaluation and approval of courses for the liberal arts
curriculum, a well as the periodic evaluation of the general
education policy. The
council shall advise the President, the Provost, and the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies on the development of future general education
programs at the university and provide continuous assessment of the
general education. Appointed
by the Faculty Senate.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
COMMITTEE
Reports to the Faculty Senate
Chair: Hector
Vila
Charge:
Responsible for working with the USF Government Relations Office,
Legislators, and other government officials to provide a faculty
perspective and to increase understanding of academic issues.
Appointed by the Faculty Senate.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
GRADUATE COUNCIL
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Carnot Nelson
Vice-Chair: Judith Ponticelli
Charge: The
Graduate Council is responsible for advising the Provost and the
Dean of the Graduate School of principles, policies, and procedures
affecting graduate education at the University of South Florida. Appointed by the Provost.
(Faculty and Graduate Students
represented)
Further
Information
Council URL: http://www.grad.usf.edu/gradcouncil/gradcouncil.html
HONORS AND AWARDS COUNCIL
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Darlene
Bruner
Charge: The
Honors and Awards Council is responsible for conveying to the
Faculty Senate, the Provost and President the names recommended to
receive various academic honors and awards granted by or through the
University of South Florida. Appointed
by the Provost.
(Faculty, Students and Alumni
represented)
Further
Information
Honors
and Awards Council Awards List
LIBRARY COUNCIL
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Drew
Smith
Charge: Advises
the Library System Dean, the Provost and the President on matters
pertaining to the composition, function, and structure of the
University Libraries. Appointed by the
Provost.
(Faculty, A&P, USPS, and
Students represented)
Further
Information
Council URL: http://web.usf.edu/FacultySenate/libcouncil/
PUBLICATIONS COUNCIL
Reports to the Provost
Co-Chairs:
Janna Merrick
Muhammad Rahman
Charge: Recruits
suitable scholarly and creative works for publication and decides
which works to support with subvention. Serves as advisory board to
the United Press of Florida when subvented manuscripts are published
by UPF. Appointed by the Provost.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Reports to Provost
Chair: Gregory
Teague
Vice Chair: Uday Murthy
Charge: The
Research Council is responsible for advising the President, Provost,
Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School, and other
administrative officials on matters pertaining to policies and
procedures intended to promote growth, excellence, and integrity in
research and creative activity throughout the university community. Appointed by
the Provost.
(Faculty represented)
Further
Information
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
Reports to the Provost
Chair: Glen
Besterfield
Charge:
Responsible for recommending to the President, Provost, and the Dean
of Undergraduate Studies and reporting to the Faculty Senate on
matters pertaining to undergraduate courses, curricula,
institutional programs, and degrees of the university.
Responsibilities include the evaluation of courses for the liberal
arts curriculum, as well as the periodic evaluation of the general
education policy and other existing or proposed programs. The
council shall advise the President, the Provost, and the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies on the development of future undergraduate
programs at the university and shall aid them in developing,
reviewing and updating the university's statement of academic goals
and objectives. Appointed
by the Provost.
(Faculty and Students
represented)
Further
Information
Council URL: http://www.ugs.usf.edu/ugc.htm
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