Current Committee Structure

Summary of Current Structure All Chairs serve on Senate Senate Subcommittees require 13 faculty Standing Committees require 50 faculty This is a total of 63 committee assignments Note: Currently, it is possible to be “double booked” on a Senate Subcommittee and a regular standing committee. Note: We have c. 86 full-time faculty available for committee service (not taking into account first year faculty or sabbatical leaves)

Possible Direction #1

Summary Possible Direction #1 All Chairs serve on Senate Committees reporting to Senate require 19 faculty—not all of whom need to be department chairs Standing Committees require 30 faculty Institutional Review Board is given “as needed” status This is a total of 49 committee assignments (a reduction of 14 assignments) Note: This scenario may make it possible to avoid “double booking” on a Senate Subcommittee and a regular standing committee.

Possible Direction #2

Summary of Possible Direction #2 Senate becomes an elected body of chairs, 3 from each division Executive Senate disappears Senate the committees that report to it require 22 faculty—not all of whom need to be department chairs Standing Committees require 30 faculty Institutional Review Board is given “on call” status This is a total of 52 committee assignments (a reduction of 11 assignments); we may still avoid “double booking”