A listing of University standing committees appears in Appendix B.

Committees of the Faculty Senate are set forth in the Faculty Senate Constitution, Article VI (Appendix A).

Ad hoc committees may be appointed by the University Committee Council, the Faculty Senate, or the President of the University.

The Graduate Council shall be composed of coordinators of each graduate program, three at large members, the Director of Graduate Studies, and ex officio members to include the Deans of the Colleges and the Registrar. If the program Chair is not the coordinator of the program, then that chair shall be an ex officio member. The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies, will recommend the initial at-large members to the Faculty Senate for approval. The at-large members will serve for three years in rotating terms and must qualify as a full member of the graduate faculty. Future appointments of at-large members will be made by the Faculty Senate based on a list of qualified faculty provided by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Graduate Council.

Officers and employees of the University shall send any official recommendations and communications to the officer(s) to whom they report, who shall transmit them to the next higher offices with comments and recommendations.

Committees of any unit, division, or school shall report to the official who appointed the committee. Where a committee is elected, the report shall be to the dean, director, or chair of the administrative entity and to the constituency in which the election was held, unless otherwise specified.

All recommendations and communications forwarded under this section shall be considered as preliminary and advisory opinions and privileged communications. When final actions have been taken on any matter, all information relevant to the decision shall become part of the official record.

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