Academic Senate Committees

Faculty Governance Committee List

Senate Executive Committee (SEC)

The Senate Executive Committee is a standing executive committee of the Academic Senate. The SEC is composed of nine voting members, including the Speaker, Speaker-elect, Clerk, the Chair of the University Educational Policies Committee, the Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, the Chair of the Graduate Council, the Chair of the Faculty Budget Advisory Committee and the two Statewide Academic Senators.
 

Faculty Budget Advisory Committee (FBAC)

The Faculty Budget Advisory Committeee is a standing committee of the Academic Senate on budget matters. The FBAC is composed of thirteen voting members. The composition of members shall be as follows: seven elected, tenured/tenure track faculty members: a Chair, a Chair-elect, and five faculty members with one from the library or counseling and at least one from each of the colleges of the University; in addition, one student selected by the Associated Students, according to their procedures. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the President of the University. The Speaker, Chair-elect of the University Educational Policies Committee, the Chair-elect of the Graduate Council, and one tenured faculty member of the Accounting Department appointed by the SEC/COC, shall serve as ex-officio voting members. The elections shall be conducted by the Committee on Committees according to the procedures in Article VI., Section 3.2.

Committee on Committees (COC)

The Committee on Committees is standing committee of the Academic Senate on committee membership and structure. The COC is composed of seven voting faculty members, including the Speaker and Speaker-elect. Four of these members shall be tenured/tenure track with one additional member who shall be from the General Faculty.  All five members shall be elected by and from the General Faculty from a slate of nominees prepared by the Senate Executive Committee with no more than two of the five voting faculty members from any one college, the library, or counseling. Elections shall be conducted by the COC according to the procedures in Article VI, Section 3.2.

Academic Technology and Learning Committee (ATLC)

The Academic Technology and Learning Committee is a standing committee on academic technology and learning. The  ATLC is composed of 12 voting members, including a Chair and Chair-elect. There shall be seven additional faculty members including a library representative, one representative from each college, one at-large faculty representative who has taught an online or hybrid course, and the Speaker (or designee). One student shall be appointed by ASI. The Director of Academic Technology and Chief Information Officer shall also be ex-officio voting members. An instructional designer shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the President of the University.