FSCR 07002
Annual Report: Committee On Campus Governance, 2007-08
Date of First Reading:
___May 6, 2008__
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Date of Acceptance:
May 6, 2008
Senate Sponsor:
Committee on Campus Governance
Jane Eberle, Chair
I.
Purpose (very brief): To document the activities of the COCG for the 2007-2008
year.
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FSCR 07002
2007-2008 Committee On Campus Governance
The duties and responsibilities of the COCG are delineated in the University Policy
Manual as follows:
The Committee on Campus Governance shall be responsible for the following:
a. Recommending to the Executive Committee potential members for ad hoc
committees and task forces as the Executive Committee designates, or
University policy stipulates that the Faculty Senate be involved in staffing.
b. Reviewing the actions of University task forces, committees, councils, and
boards, as stipulated by policy and referring to the Faculty Senate any action
that may be of concern to the Senate.
c. Reviewing all proposals from the Associated Student Government and its
agencies on campus in those cases where such proposals affect the
implementations of the mission of the University.
d. Undertaking any additional functions as assigned by the President of the
Faculty or by the Faculty Senate.
e. Monitoring terms of office based on initial dates of election or appointments
of Senators.
f. Conducting the election of the Second Vice President of the Faculty. In order
to facilitate an election, the committee shall obtain and verify a list of voting
faculty from the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. COCG
will distribute candidate biographies and construct a ballot. The committee
may secure outside technical assistance to run an electronic ballot in order to
get a timely efficient result instead of paper or other secure balloting.
In accordance with the above designated duties, COCG performed the following:
Committee Reviews
The following university committees were reviewed, and recommendations for
continued functioning of the committees were approved:
Special Events Board (carry over from Spring, 2007)
Disability Services Advisory Committee
Institutional Review Board for Treatment of Human Subjects
Information Technology Advisory Council
Academic Records Review
Athletic Compliance Committee
Council on Teacher Education
Faculty Research and Creativity Committee
Honors Council
Reminding University Administrators Scheduled for Evaluation
There were no administrators scheduled for evaluation during this year due to new appointments
within the departments.
Election of Second Vice President
The COCG coordinated the election of the 2nd Vice President. Candidate biographies and
a link to a Zoomerang survey were distributed to the faculty. James Costello was elected.
Topics of Discussion
TCS services
Succession of officers
Rotations of administrative and committee reviews/development of tables to lessen
confusion
Bills
FSB 07001 Faculty Senate Constitution Amendments
FSB 07002 Frequency and Sequence of Evaluation Amendment
Recommendations for 2008-2009
1. Review Constitution for changes/errors. Suggesstions for a bill for 2008-09 included
in packet
2. Discuss future of duties for second vice president.
3. If university committees are merged, decide rotation schedule for newly formed
committee.
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Provide comments about this report to your department's senator or to President Harvey
Foyle at hfoyle@emporia.edu.