Committees - II

These committees are described in the Faculty Constitution, Article II, Section 8.

Members and Alternates of Other Committees of the General Faculty
Committee	College of Arts and Sciences*	School of Business and Economics*	School of Education and Human Performance*	School of Health Science*	Academic Departments*	General Faculty ⁵	Other Members*	Restrictions on Members and Alternates	Chair	Term
Academic Calendar	2 del, 2 alt. (2/2)	1 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1			Up to 9 administrators from Student Affairs, Admissions, Registrar, etc., including representative from Provost’s office	Faculty	Representative from Provost’s office
University Governance	1 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1				Faculty
Academic Standards & Curriculum					1 / 1		Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair Ex-Officio: provost	Tenured or tenure- track faculty	Elected by committee members	2 yrs
Graduate Council					1 / 1 (grad depts)		Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair Ex-Officio: provost, graduate	Tenured or tenure-track graduate faculty	Elected by Council members	2 yrs
Professional Develop- ment					1 / 1		Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair Ex-Officio: provost and/or other senior academic	Full- time faculty	Chair and vice-chair elected by committee members	2 yrs
Academic Integrity						5/2	2/2		Elected by Council	1 yr

* number of members/alternates

⁵ Nominated from the General Faculty and elected by the Faculty Senate

This committee shall be responsible for reviewing and making recommendations on the university academic calendar. The committee shall be comprised of ten elected faculty members—five delegates and five alternates (2 delegates/2 alternates from the College of Arts and Sciences; 2 delegates/2 alternates from the School of Business and Economics; 1 delegate/1 alternate from the School of Education and Human Performance; and 1 delegate/1 alternate from the School of Health Sciences). Deans are responsible for conducting elections in their respective college or school meetings at the start of the fall semester. A representative from the Office of the Provost shall serve on this committee as chair and as a voting member.

This committee shall be responsible for ensuring that the principles of shared governance are being implemented. The committee shall ensure that there is faculty representation on university committees. One elected delegate and one alternate from each school or college shall serve on this committee. Deans are responsible for conducting elections in their respective college or school meetings at the start of the fall semester.

This committee shall review and make recommendations on new undergraduate degree program requests, curricula revisions, and changes in undergraduate academic programs, following review and approval by the department/school/college/division. This committee shall also discuss, review, and recommend changes in existing policies related to the academic programs of the university. All requests for policy changes shall come to this committee after they have been reviewed and approved by the department/school/college/division.

Each academic department at Winston-Salem State University shall elect a tenured or tenure-track faculty member and an alternate to serve on this committee for a term of two years. The Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair shall serve on this committee, the provost shall serve as an ex-officio member, and the chair shall be elected by the committee members.

The last section of this chapter discusses this committee’s role in the procedure for curriculum change.

This committee shall review and make recommendations on new graduate degree program requests, curricula revisions, and changes in graduate academic programs, following review and approval by the department/division/school/college. This committee shall also discuss, review, and recommend changes in existing policies related to the graduate academic programs of the university. All requests for policy changes shall come to this committee after they have been reviewed and approved by the department/school/college/division.

Each graduate department at Winston-Salem State University shall elect a tenured or tenure-track graduate faculty member and an alternate to serve on this committee for a term of two years. The Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair shall serve on this committee, the provost and graduate dean shall serve as ex-officio members, and the chair shall be elected by the council members.

The last section of this chapter discusses this committee’s role in the procedure for curriculum change.
Professional Development Committee This committee shall review and make funding recommendations on matters that enhance professional effectiveness of faculty members in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Although the individual departments allocate travel funds, this committee assumes the other responsibilities of the former Faculty Development Committee and Committee on Professional Development.

Each academic department at Winston-Salem State University shall elect a full-time faculty member and an alternate to serve on this committee for a term of two years. The Faculty Senate chair and/or vice chair shall serve on this committee, the provost and or other senior academic administrators shall serve as ex- officio members, and the chair and the vice chair shall be elected by the committee members.

This committee shall conduct hearings of cases where students are accused of academic dishonesty. The committee shall consist of seven (7) faculty members [five (5) regulars and two (2) alternates], selected by the Faculty Senate. The academic ranks of the faculty members shall include one (1) assistant professor, two (2) associate professors, and two (2) professors. The academic ranks of the faculty alternates shall be one (1) assistant professor and one (1) associate professor or professor. The committee also shall include two (2) student members and two (2) student alternates, selected by the Student Government Association. A chair shall be elected from the faculty on the committee. Members shall serve for one academic year.

The committee shall hear the allegations, in accordance with the hearing procedures outlined in Section III of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate

These committees are described in the Faculty Constitution, Article III, Section 11.

Members of Faculty Senate Committees
Committee	Members (Senators)	Other Members (General Faculty)	Comments
Executive	Officers of the Faculty
Nominating	4 senators, one per school or college		Elected by senators at the last Faculty Senate meeting of the spring semester by secret
Academic Freedom Tenure Promotion Evaluation	At least 3 tenured senators	2 at-large General Faculty members shall be elected (1 professor or associate professor and 1 assistant professor)
Budget	3 senators	Other General Faculty members as deemed appropriate	Chair (a senator) will serve as member of the chancellor’s University Budget Advisory Committee. A member of the Division of Finance and Administration shall serve as an ex-officio,
Faculty Welfare and Salaries	3 senators	Other General Faculty members as deemed appropriate by the Faculty Senate	Chair is a senator.
Faculty Handbook	5 senators: 2 professors 1 associate professor 1 assistant professor	Other General Faculty members as deemed appropriate by the Faculty Senate	Chair is a senator. A member of the Office of the Provost shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member.
Bylaws	3 senators	Other General Faculty members as deemed appropriate by the Faculty Senate	Chair is a senator.

The executive committee shall be comprised of the officers of the Faculty Senate. This committee shall be responsible for assisting the chair of the Faculty Senate on issues such as appointing chairs of Faculty Senate and other university committees and task forces, developing and reviewing resolutions, etc.

This committee shall be responsible for nominating candidates for vacancies on the statutory committees of the university and the standing committees of the Faculty Senate. The Nominating Committee shall submit to the secretary of the Faculty Senate a slate of candidates for the Faculty Senate committees.

This committee shall review, amend, and/or create (within the limitations of The Code) criteria used for evaluating faculty for promotion and tenure, as well as reviewing issues relating to academic freedom.

This committee shall have the primary responsibility for reviewing and making recommendations on the budget, the priorities which inform allocations to various programs, and the criteria for allocation or cuts in allocation to the various programs.

This committee shall review and make recommendations on those factors that affect faculty welfare and contribute to the professional satisfaction of the faculty, including compensation, benefits, teaching loads, administrative support, working conditions, and retirement programs.

This committee shall have the primary responsibility of reviewing and/or making changes to the Faculty Handbook consistent with The Code, the Granting of Management Flexibility (in the UNC Policy Manual, Section 600.3.4) to WSSU by the Board of Governors, and the Faculty Constitution.

Other committees are appointed by the chancellor’s office, or any organized body or unit of the institution.