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- Academic Freedom & Responsibility
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee studies any conditions within or outside the University, which in the judgment of the committee, may affect the academic freedom of the University or any of its individual members.
- Affirmative Action & Diversity
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee advises the administration on affirmative action policies for academic personnel and academic programs. This committee also monitors all aspects of the EOP and SAA, with special attention to the problems of admission and retention of culturally and economically disadvantaged students. The committee also seeks means of enhancing faculty and student awareness and participation in both the EOP and SAA.
- CA&ES Special Review
(Members)
Special Review Committee established by Executive Council in 2007-08 to review College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences use of bylaw 55.
- Courses of Instruction
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee advises departments on the formal approvals of new courses, desirable modifications of existing courses, prerequisites for major subjects, and numerous other matters germane to courses of instruction. This committee also advises the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs in the scope, timing of publication, format and other aspects of the Davis campus General Catalog that pertain to its effectiveness as an information medium and guide to academic counseling. This committee also approves courses for General Education.
- Distinguished Teaching Awards
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee periodically reviews and revises the criteria for the Distinguished Teaching Award, and each year it selects a maximum of four members of the faculty to receive Faculty Teaching Awards.
- Elections, Rules & Jurisdiction
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee provides informal Advice and issues formal Legislative Rulings interpreting Senate legislation when questions or conflicts arise; it reviews all proposed changes to Senate legislation; and it supervises the elections of the Division. For a full description see the CERJ web site.
- Emeriti
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee maintains current centralized records of emeriti/ae, maintains communication with emeriti/ae to facilitate their continued contributions to the University and to make known to the Academic Senate and the administration their interests and needs.
- Faculty Privilege and Academic Personnel Advisers
(Members)
This committee advises members of the Faculty with respect to the personnel process and procedures for appeal of personnel actions. Discuss with any aggrieved Senate member any claim of violation or rights or privileges and provide counsel on appropriate grievance procedure.
- Faculty Welfare
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee reviews and considers matters concerned with the economic welfare of the faculty such as salaries, benefits, insurance, retirement, housing and conditions of employment.
- Grade Changes
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee advises the registrar on matters of grade change policy and it adjudicates grade change requests that are not unambiguously justified by the Regulations of the Academic Senate.
- Graduate Council
(Members/Bylaw)
This council makes recommendations concerning new programs leading to existing graduate degrees, and the qualifications of departments and graduate groups for initiating new programs leading to existing graduate degrees and numerous other matters germane to graduate affairs.
- Graduate Student Privilege Adviser
(Members/Bylaw)
The individual appointed to this position advises graduate students with respect to their rights and privileges, grievance procedures, and resources available to assist them in responding to disputes involving academic and student employment matters not subject to collective bargaining.
- Information Technology
(Members)
Committee charged with review of all campus computing systems existing or proposed on behalf of the faculty.
- Library
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee advises the Chancellor regarding the administration of the UCD libraries. This committee also formulates policies and procedures for the identification of items to be removed from the Shields and Physical Sciences libraries.
- Planning & Budget
(Members/Bylaw/Meetings)
This committee confers with and advises the Chief Campus Officer and Divisional administrative agencies regarding policy on academic planning, budget and resource allocations.
- Preparatory Education
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee reviews remedial education, supervises the Subject A examination and the English A course, and placement examinations in mathematics.
- Preparatory Education
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee reviews remedial education, supervises the Subject A examination and the English A course, and placement examinations in mathematics.
- Public Service
(Members/Bylaw/Meetings)
This committee advises the administration on various matters related to the involvement of faculty in public service activities. This committee also selects up to four members of the faculty to receive the Distinguished Public Service Award.
- Transportation & Parking
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee examines Administrative policies, funding, and management of transportation, parking and related services on the Davis campus. It examines the impact of all new campus construction on transportation, parking, and related service issues.
- Undergraduate Council
(Members/Bylaw)
This council considers all matters pertaining to undergraduate education, establishes criteria for use in reviewing the quality of undergraduate teaching programs, and exercises authority over all undergraduate academic transcript notations.
- Preparatory Education
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee reviews remedial education, supervises the Subject A examination and the English A course, and placement examinations in mathematics.
- Undergraduate Instruction & Program Review
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee conducts continuous study of all problems concerning improvement in both the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction on the campus, aids departments in strengthening their efforts to foster, recognize and reward good teaching, and consults with departments as to the form and use of any methods designed to evaluate faculty teaching performance, and to recommend how such methods should be used in evaluation of faculty.
- Undergraduate Instruction & Program Review
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee conducts continuous study of all problems concerning improvement in both the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction on the campus, aids departments in strengthening their efforts to foster, recognize and reward good teaching, and consults with departments as to the form and use of any methods designed to evaluate faculty teaching performance, and to recommend how such methods should be used in evaluation of faculty.
- Undergraduate Instruction & Program Review
(Members/Bylaw)
This committee conducts continuous study of all problems concerning improvement in both the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction on the campus, aids departments in strengthening their efforts to foster, recognize and reward good teaching, and consults with departments as to the form and use of any methods designed to evaluate faculty teaching performance, and to recommend how such methods should be used in evaluation of faculty.
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Divisional Representatives