Faculty Council

Faculty Council sets and approves academic policy, principles, priorities, and the general direction for the teaching and research activities of the Faculty. Reporting up through Faculty Council are several committees including the Admissions Committee, Committee on Community Affairs and Gender Issues, Curriculum Committee, Graduate Education Committee, Scholarships and Awards Committee, Teaching Methods and Resources Committee, and Committee on Examinations.

Among its many roles and duties, Faculty Council:

• establishes policies regarding academic matters
• establishes committees for the conduct of council business
• advises the Dean on matters relating to academic matters
• approves and regulates standards of admissions
• delegates authority for administration of its policies to its committees and academic administrative officers
• elects Chairs of Committees

Mark your calendars! The Faculty Council meetings take place from 12:10 to 2 p.m. in the Michael E. Charles Council Chamber. The 2011–2012 meeting dates are:

• Thursday, October 6, 2011
• Friday, December 2, 2011
• Wednesday, March 7, 2012
• Thursday, April 26, 2012

Faculty Council Meeting Documentation

• 2011–2012 Academic Year
• 2010–2011 Academic Year
• 2009–2010 Academic Year
• 2008–2009 Academic Year
• 2007–2008 Academic Year
• 2006–2007 Academic Year

Faculty Council Documents & Resources

• Faculty Council Speaker Nomination Form, 2012 - 2013
  

• Academic Appeals Board Manual (approved December 2010)
• Admissions Committee Manual (approved February 1999)
• Bylaws
• Community Affairs and Gender Issues Committee Manual (approved December 2011)
• Constitution
• Council Rules of Order
  
• Engineering Graduate Education Committee (approved May 2007)
• Examinations Committee Manual (approved December 2010)
• Procedures for Committees of Council (approved December 2011)
• Research Committee Manual (approved April 2012)
  
• Scholarships and Awards Committee Manual (approved February 1999)
• Teaching Methods and Resources Committee Manual (approved February 1999)
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Manual (approved April 2012)