Standing Committees

The Chairs of standing committees shall be appointed from the elected membership of the University Faculty Senate and shall assume office July 1, subject to the approval of the University Faculty Senate. Chairs of standing committees shall not hold comparable positions in their respective faculty committees. The chair of each standing committee may serve for two consecutive terms.

All faculty members* of the General Faculty Assembly are eligible to serve on the standing committees of the University Faculty Senate. Annually, vacancies will be filled from volunteers solicited by the respective standing committee chairs. These will usually be selected from the results of a request for volunteers which the Secretary-Treasurer of the University Faculty Senate mails to all faculty members. Other faculty members may be selected in order to fulfill the functions of the committee.

The chair of each standing committee shall submit a list of those nominees who agree to serve to the Secretary prior to the September meeting of the University Faculty Senate.

The President may appoint an administrative officer within the area of activity of each committee as an ex-officio member of that committee. Students, housestaff and alumni may be invited by the Executive Committee to serve on appropriate committees. Except for ex-officio members, appointment to any committee shall be three years, unless otherwise noted, and no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

When a vacancy occurs for a committee chair or committee member who is unable to complete his/her term of service, the replacement's term shall be considered to have begun on July 1 of the current year if the appointment comes on or before December 31, on July 1 of the following year if it comes after December 31. Such replacements shall be appointed in the same manner as other standing committee chairs and members with the exception that a report of their appointment shall be made to the University Faculty Senate for its approval at its meeting immediately subsequent to the action of the Executive Committee.

*MCG Statutes, Article III, Section 3.E.(2)a.

Subcommittees of Standing Committees

General Procedures:

1. Chairs of standing committees, in consultation with Executive Committee, shall organize subcommittees at least bimonthly to carry out the work of the standing committee.
2. Chairs of standing committees shall select the Chairs of subcommittees from the membership of the standing committee.
3. Members of subcommittee shall be members of the faculty and shall be selected by the subcommittee chair. Other individuals from the university or community, with special expertise, may be invited to participate as resource persons.
4. Duties and responsibilities of the subcommittees shall be determined by the standing 
5. A written report of all activities shall be submitted to the standing committee by July 1. A final report shall be submitted by July 15 for the University Faculty Senate report.