Faculty Handbook

program. This individual (1) cannot represent more than 25% of the committee's membership, and (2) will be considered a member of the Faculty of that Program during their term of office. c. Administration will provide a timely written response to all written recommendations made by the committees. Responses shall be sent to the committee, with a copy to the Executive Committee. 3. AD HOC COMMITTEES: a. Ad hoc committees may be appointed at any time by the President, or the Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs as deemed necessary and after consulting with and receiving the recommendations of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may also appoint ad hoc committees. Committees will be comprised of at least three faculty members. b. Committees appointed within either the graduate or professional degree programs will be comprised of at least three members of the faculty of that program. No more than one member of each committee may be appointed who is not a current member of the faculty of that program. This individual (1) cannot represent more than 25% of the committee's membership, and (2) will be considered a member of the faculty of that program during their term of office. c. Administration will provide a timely written response to all written recommendations made by the committees. Responses shall be sent to the committee, with a copy to the Executive Committee.

4. COLLEGE-WIDE COMMITTEES: Committees that address issues on a college-wide basis. a. ELECTED COMMITTEES: (COVERED BY THE FACULTY BY-LAWS)

i. Faculty Executive Committee (See section II.D) ii. Committee on Professional Qualifications iii. Committee on Faculty Development iv. Judicial Committee

b. APPOINTED COMMITTEES: (NOT COVERED BY THE BY-LAWS AND LISTED IN FACULTY HANDBOOK FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, SEE APPENDIX A) i. Institutional Research and Planning Committee (President) ii. Committee on Learning Resources iii. Institutional Review Board iv. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee v. Fraud in Science Committee vi. Internal Control & Enterprise Risk Management Committee

vii. Committee on Health, Safety & Energy Conservation viii. Committee on Affirmative Action & Cultural Diversity

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