Responsibilities of Faculty Senate Committee Chairs

General Duties

1. Serve on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate as a representative of their committee.
2. Assist the Officers of the Faculty Senate in determining the membership of committees.
3. Call the meetings of their committees.
4. Determine the agenda for their committee meetings.
5. Keep minutes or summary of the activities of the meetings, to be presented to the Senate at its monthly meetings and posted on the Faculty Senate committee web page.
6. Write a year-end report outlining the accomplishments and activities of their committee to be presented at the April meeting and posted on the Faculty Senate committee web page.

Some committee chairs will also be member of University-wide committees:

Faculty Salaries and Benefits Committee Chair

Also serves on the Fringe Benefits Committee 

University Planning and Development Committee Chair

Also serves on the Space and Facilities Committee  

University Policies and Faculty Handbook Committee Chair

Also serves on the Academic Affairs Policy Committee

Environmental Quality Committee Chair

Also serves on the Safety and Environmental Compliance Committee

Technology Utilization Committee Chair

Also serves on the Academic Computing Committee

Faculty Senate Meetings to Attend

• Monthly Senate meetings
• Monthly Executive Committee meetings
• Monthly Executive Committee meetings with USA President
• Regular Committee meetings

University of South Alabama  -  Faculty Senate -  Mobile, AL 36688-0002
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Last date changed: September 17, 2007
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