APPENDICES TO THE REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE ON

FACULTY GOVERNANCE

• Appendix A: Charge to the Task Force on Faculty Governance
• Appendix B: Existing Committees of the Faculty and their Acronyms
• Appendix C: Proposed Changes in Language Describing Function and/or Membership of Committees.

APPENDIX A

The following charge was presented by Professor Mary Ellen Fischer in behalf of CAPTS on November 14, 1986:

Resolved:

That the Faculty establish a Faculty Task Force on Governance to consist of five members of the faculty. All members of the Task Force shall have served or be serving on at least one of the following committees: CAPTS, CAFR, CEPP, Curriculum, Admissions, Financial Planning, Faculty Council, or CLRP.

The Faculty Council shall conduct the election of the above group by December 20, 1986, after which the newly constituted Task Force shall be convened by the faculty member on the Task Force who is senior in the number of years at the College. The Task Force shall then choose its Chair and Secretary.

The Faculty Task Force on Governance shall examine the following:

1. The Faculty Meeting with regard to:

2. The College Committee System with regard to the following:

3. The relationship of college committees to the Administration and to

The Faculty Task Force on Governance shall consult with appropriate college committees and officers during its deliberations. The Task Force shall make such recommendations to the Faculty as it deems proper, e.g., that the Faculty approve certain substantive or procedural changes or that the Faculty mandate individual committees to conduct further studies on specific matters, in a report to the Faculty by the October 1987 Faculty meeting. (Return to the beginning of the Appendices; Return to the Report)

APPENDIX B: EXISTING COMMITTEES AND THEIR ACRONYMS

APPENDIX C

If approved, recommendations set forth in Part II, Section D, would alter the language describing either the membership and/or functions of the following committees.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE

There shall be established an Affirmative Action Committee which shall report to the President of the College. It shall be the duty of the Affirmative Action Committee to advise the President, to consult with the Affirmative Action Officer, and to review the College's Affirmative Action Program and submit specific recommendations for its improvement. For purposes of consultation the Affirmative Action Committee shall have access to an ad hoc Board of Trustees' Affirmative Action Committee.

Membership: The Affirmative Action Committee shall consist of a representative group of ten members: three faculty members, two students, two clerical employees, one administrator with faculty rank, and two administrators without faculty rank. The Committee shall be appointed by the President. The Committee members will serve two-year terms. Normally a Committee member may serve only two terms in succession.

The Committee shall have access to any available information relevant to Affirmative Action policies and may expect the cooperation of the Administration in fulfilling its duties.

The Affirmative Action Committee shall elect its own Chair and determine its own rules for the conduct of its meetings. The Affirmative Action officer shall serve, in addition to the ten, as an ex-officio member with a vote but may not serve as Chair.

The Chair of the Committee shall call a minimum of three meetings a year, although meetings may be called at any time by the Chair, the President or Provost of the College, the Affirmative Action officer, or a majority of the Committee.

The Committee shall have the duty of effecting on-going educational programs to provide the Skidmore community with information about Affirmative Action policies and issues.

ATHLETIC COUNCIL

Function: To recommend to the Athletic Director and, through the Athletic Director to the President, policies regarding the Skidmore athletic program, including the determination of the scope and level of competition in intercollegiate, club, and intramural sports; eligibility rules; establishment of priorities for the athletic program; and such other matters as may be brought to the Council's attention by the Athletic Director or by any of the constituent groups of the college community. All meetings will be open and advertised in advance.

Membership: Three faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; two student selected by CGA; the Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of Student Affairs, and the Athletic Director ex-officio (non voting).

COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC STANDING

Function: To formulate and administer policy relating to the academic status of students including matters concerning probation, honors, requirements of graduation, acceleration, and leave of absence; to determine the academic status of each student on the basis of the record, reports of instructors, the opinion of the faculty in the major and any other data which are required to keep the student fully informed, and to give any instructions and advice which seem necessary or advisable.

Membership: Three faculty members none of whom may be a member of the CAFR, appointed to serve three-year terms; the Associate Dean of Student Affairs or Associate Director of Academic Advising, the Registrar, and two students selected by CGA, one junior to be appointed each year to serve a two-year term. one faculty member shall also serve as a member of the UWW Committee.

COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, TENURE AND SABBATICALS

Function: To represent the faculty on administrative and faculty appointments, promotions, tenure, sabbaticals and termination of service and to make recommendations to these matters to the Provost. To confer with the President, the Provost, the Dean of the Faculty, and the corresponding trustee committee on matters of common concern and responsibility. Special meetings with the President, the Provost, and the Dean of the Faculty may be called at the request of any of these administrative officers or the committee. At least one meeting of the joint trustee-faculty committee is held during each academic year. Revisions to some parts of Part One of the Faculty Handbook are reviewed by the CAPTS for its recommendations prior to a faculty vote.

Membership: Six faculty members with tenure, each from a different department chosen from the ranks of professor and associate professor, none of whom is on the CAFR or the Affirmative Action Committee, elected to serve three-year terms.

A member who has served a full three year term Is eligible for re-election after being out of office for two years; members who complete an unexpired term or serve an Interim term in place of a regularly elected member on leave are immediately eligible for re-election provided the service does not exceed one calendar year.

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING

Function: To recommend to the faculty and administration short- and long-range educational plans for the College and thus be instrumental in clarifying, improving and changing major policies and educational procedures; to evaluate Skidmore's present practices and goals. CEPP meets annually, and whenever necessary in the pursuit of its functions, with the appropriate committee of the Board of Trustees.

Membership: Six faculty members, each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; the Provost, the Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of Student Affairs, and two students selected by CGA. A faculty liaison member of the Curriculum Committee shall serve as a non-voting member. CEPP may appoint such subcommittees from among its members or from the College community at large as it deems helpful to facilitate its work. A faculty representative from the CEPP shall also serve on the UWW Committee. A faculty liaison member of the CEPP shall serve as a non-voting member of the Curriculum Committee.

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Function: To act for the faculty in reviewing curricular matters which implement educational policy concerning all-college requirements; to generate recommendations concerning immediate and long-range curricular matters; to make recommendations to the faculty concerning other curriculum matters brought before it by the faculty, students, and the administration.

Membership: Voting members -- six faculty members each from a different department, elected to serve three-year terms; the Associate Dean of the Faculty and two students, selected by CGA. Non-voting members -- the Registrar, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, and a liaison member of CEPP. A faculty representative from the Curriculum Committee also serves on each of the following committees: Liberal Studies, UWW, and CEPP.

FACULTY COUNCIL

Function: To act as a committee on committees for the faculty, receiving and organizing suggestions from the college community, clarifying issues, coordinating committee work and promoting cooperation between members of the college community; to conduct nominations and elections for and make appointments to faculty committees; to keep up-to-date a survey of the distribution of faculty members on all committees with the purpose of furthering democratic representation and committee efficiency; and to supervise the revision of the Faculty Handbook.

Membership: Nine faculty members elected to serve three-year terms. A member who has served a full three-year term is eligible for re-election after being out of office for one year; a member who completes an unexpired term or serves an interim term in place of a regularly elected member on leave is immediately eligible for re-election, provided service did not exceed one calendar year.

FINANCIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Function: To participate in financial planning for the College with the appropriate financial planning groups of the College; to work closely with and serve as resource for CEPP and other faculty committees and to report to the faculty on financial matters of concern to the faculty.

Membership: Three faculty members elected to serve three-year terms, two students selected by CGA, the Provost, and the vice President for Business Affairs.

LIBERAL STUDIES COMMITTEE

Function: To develop and implement guidelines for Liberal Studies and General Education courses; to offer the advice of experienced faculty in planning such courses; to review Liberal Studies and General Education course proposals for recommendation to the Curriculum Committee; to coordinate offerings within the Liberal Studies Sequence within each semester and over successive semesters; to consult with the office of the Registrar in the evaluation of transfer credit for Liberal Studies requirements.

Membership: Four faculty members, each representing a different category in the Liberal Studies sequence, elected annually by the faculty who will teach in that category in the next academic year or who have taught in that category in the current academic year; two additional faculty members, elected by the faculty as a whole to serve three-year terms; two students appointed for on-year terms by CGA; the Associate Dean of the Faculty; the Associate Dean of Student Affairs; one representative of the Curriculum Committee (non-voting), Faculty Coordinator of the Liberal Studies sequence (ex-officio, non-voting). The four representatives of the Liberal Studies categories serve additionally as coordinators of their respective categories.

Programs, and Social Sciences; appointed by the Faculty Council to serve two-year terms; and the Associate Dean of the Faculty.

UNIVERSITY WITHOUT WALLS COMMITTEE

Function: To participate in all aspects of the UWW by determining academic policies and procedures, admitting and dismissing students, approving degree plans and final project proposals, and making recommendations for degrees; to advise on all matters of administrative policy and to assist In the further direction of the program.

Membership: Four faculty members elected to serve two-year terms; four other faculty members representing the Admissions Committee, CEPP, the Committee on Academic Standing, and the Curriculum Committee; the Dean of Special Programs, and the Director and Academic Advisors of the UWW. (Return to the beginning of the Appendices; Return to the Report)