Academic Division Committee Decriptions
University Academic Senate
The University Academic Senate (UAS) is a deliberative body whose
responsibilities include academic planning, review and evaluation
of academic programs, and formulation and appraisal of initiatives
and policies relevant to the faculty and the academic mission of the
university. Its conclusions on university policy, academic planning
and evaluation will represent the official collective stance of the
Academic Division. The Provost, who has ultimate responsibility for
all executive decisions and actions within the Academic Division of
the university, will report the conclusions of the UAS to the appropriate
authorities outside the Academic Division, along with her or his own
conclusions. Recommendations of the University Academic Senate
shall be subject to the approval of the President and the Trustees.
The University Statutes for the Academic Senate can be found in this
Faculty Handbook in Section II-B.
University Academic Senate Executive Committee
There shall be an Executive Committee, presided over by the
Presiding Chair of the Universty Academic Senate (UAS) and
co-chaired by the Provost. The other members of the Executive
Committee shall include the UAS Vice Chair who is also Chair
of the Faculty Council, the UAS Secretary, one Dean elected
by and from the Dean members of the Senate, and two faculty
elected annually by the full Senate from its membership.
At least three different schools or colleges must be represented on
the Executive Committee. The Committee on Committee and Elections
of the UAS will conduct this election. The Executive Committee will be
empowered to approve agendas for regular Senate meetings and to
act for the Senate in matters on which the full Senate is unable to
meet because of time constraints
University Assessment Committee
(revised by Academic Senate on 18 April, 2005)
The University Assessment Committee is a committee of the Academic
Division. The committee addresses and advances effective assessment
of student learning at Marquette University.
Responsibilities:
The committee is responsible for:
1. Assisting and collaborating with the Provostand Vice Provosts to ensure
ongoing systems of assessment including the:
a. Development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework
for university assessment systems.
b. Development, implementation, and maintenance of learning
assessment processes at the institutional level.
c. Review of institutional and program level learning assessment
reports.
d. Recommendation of changes and modifications in the assessment
processes as indicated.Advising faculty, department, and
colleges on assessment procedures and methods.
2. Recommending to and collaborating with the Center for Teaching
and Learning to provide assessment workshops and seminars
to aid faculty in assessment strategies.
3. Forwarding recommendations of the Committee to the Provost
for approval.
4. Providing a written annual report to the Academic Senate.
Members:
Membership on the committee reflects the institutional wide scope of
assessment. The Committee shall consist of one faculty member with
expertise in assessment from each of the colleges and schools that
request direct representation, selected according to the rules of each
unit and appointed by the Provost. In addition serving as non-voting
members will be representatives (one each) from the Raynor Memorial
Libraries, Office of Student Affairs, and Office of Institutional Research
appointed by the Provost on the basis of their expertise in assessment.
The Director of the Core Curriculum serves as ex-officio non-voting members.
The Committee shall be chaired by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate
Programs and Teaching, who serves as a non-voting member.
The voting and non-voting members shall serve three-year terms.
Committee on Committees and Elections
(revised by Academic Senate on 18 April, 2005)
The Committee on Committees and Elections is a committee of the
Academic Division and reports to the Provost.
Responsibilities:
The Committee is responsible for:
1. Selecting the non-elected faculty members of such University
committees as assigned to it by the Academic Senate or the
Provost. Nominations shall be sought from faculty, Deans,
the Provost, and other sources (including Vice-Presidents) as
the COCE deems appropriate.
2. Planning and supervising such elections as assigned to it by
the Academic Senate or the Provost.
3. Providing an annual written report to the Academic Senate.
Members:
The Committee shall be composed of one faculty member with five
consecutive years of service from each of the colleges, schools, and
Raynor Memorial Libraries that request direct representation, selected
according to the rules of each unit and appointed by the Provost.
The Klinger College of Arts and Sciences may have a member serving
from each of the three areas (Humanities, Natural Sciences, and
Social Sciences). Members are appointed for three-year terms and
the committee shall elect its own chair.
Note:
The Office of the Provost will maintain accurate records of membership
and chairmanship of the designated committees. This responsibility
should include contacting the chairs of the designated committees to
inquire whether any extraordinary vacancies need to be
filled because of resignations or unanticipated leaves.
Core Curriculum Review Committee
(revised by Academic Senate on 16 May, 2005 and November 19, 2007)
The Core Curriculum Review Committee is a committee of the
Academic Division. The Committee, working with the Director of
the Core Curriculum, shall be responsible for the development,
maintenance, assessment, and evaluation of the University Core of
Common Studies.
Responsibilities:
The Committee is responsible for:
1. Approving new courses for the Common Core.
2. Reviewing periodically core courses in the core knowledge
areas with recommendations for improvement.
3. Designing assessment processes for the common core.
4. Reviewing annually the evaluation of student learning assessment
evidence for core learning outcomes.
5. Recommending improving student learning in the common core.
6. Reporting to the University Board of Undergraduate Studies (UBUS)
on a regular basis and forwards any recommended changes in credit
hour and knowledge requirements for UBUS approval.
Members:
Membership of the committee consists of faculty members, preferably
tenured with undergraduate core experience, selected according to the
rules of each unit and appointed by the Provost. Seven voting
representatives from the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences: one
each from English, History, Math, Philosophy, Theology, the Natural
Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), the Social Sciences (Political
Science, Psychology, Social and Cultural Sciences). Seven voting
representatives from each of the other colleges with undergraduates:
Business Administration, Communication, Education, Engineering,
Health Sciences, Nursing, and Professional Studies. One voting
representative with expertise in teaching courses in Cultural Diversity
in any college or unit currently offering courses in diversity, nominated
by the college and appointed by the Provost. The committee also
includes one undergraduate student representative to be appointed
by Marquette University Student Government as a voting member.
The Director of the University Common Core serves as the non-voting
Chair of the Committee. Members serve a three-year term and the
student member serve a one-year term.
Faculty Hearing Committee
(revised by Academic Senate on 16 May, 2005)
The Faculty Hearing Committee shall serve as an advisory body in
cases of contested appointment, non-renewal, suspension, or
termination of faculty for absolute or discretionary cause.
Responsibilities:
Governed by procedures in Faculty Statues Section 307.07.
Members:
It shall be composed of nine tenured faculty members
elected by the faculty as a whole, under the supervision
of the Committee on Faculty, to serve six-year terms.
University Committee on Faculty Promotions and Tenure
(revised by Academic Senate on 18 April, 2005)
The University Committee on Faculty Promotions and Tenure
is a standing committee of the Academic Division and reports to
the Academic Senate on policy matters and to the Provost regarding
recommendations on promotion and tenure.
Responsibilities:
The Board is responsible for:
1. Reviewing and evaluating the proposal for promotion of
regular faculty including recommendations of the faculty rank
and tenure local committees (area college or school).
2. Submitting votes on promotion and tenure decisions, with a
chair’s summary of discussion to the Provost.
3. Conducting regular review and revision of the Statutes on
Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure for approval by
Academic Senate.
4. Reviewing new or revised departmental or college specific norms
for congruence with University criteria.
Members:
The Committee shall be composed of the chairpersons of the faculty
rank and tenure local committees noted above. The Vice Provost for
Research and Dean of the Graduate School, or a substitute as designated
by the Provost, shall serve as Chair and non-voting member.
Note:
No candidate for promotion shall be entitled to appear before or
participate in the deliberations of the Committee.
Financial Aid Committee
(revised by Academic Senate on 16 May, 2005)
The Financial Aid Committee is a committee of the Academic Division.
Responsibilities:
The committee is responsible for:
Selecting recipients from the Continuing Student Scholarship Competition.
Making decisions on student appeals brought to it by the Office of Student
Financial Aid on matters relating to the receipt of scholarships and other
aid. Decisions made by the Committee are final and the appeal process
is stated in the student’s letter. Reporting to the Office of Student
Financial Aid. Reporting to the Athletic Director in matters involving
athletic scholarships.
Members:
The membership of the Committee shall consist of six voting faculty
members selected by the Committee on Committees and Elections
and appointed by the Provost who serve three-year terms and two
voting undergraduate students solicited by Marquette University
Student Government who serve two-year terms. The Committee
membership also includes two non-voting members: the Dean
of Undergraduate Admissions and the Director of Student Financial
Aid. The chair must be a faculty member of the Committee and is
elected by its members.
University Board of Graduate Studies (UBGS)
(revised by Academic Senate on 15 May, 2006)
The University Board of Graduate Studies is a standing committee
of the Academic Senate. The Board shall address formulating plans
and policies for all graduate and professional education and shall serve
as a forum to discuss continuous improvement
of the graduate and professional programs.
Responsibilities:
The Board is responsible for:
1. Formulating policy on admission requirements, academic
standards and procedures, theses and dissertations, probation
and dismissal of students for academic reasons, and degree
requirements.
2. Reviewing reports on institutional graduate and professional
learning assessment results.
3. Appraising the quality of the graduate and professional programs.
4. Making recommendations for changes in existing programs, expansion
of programs, introduction of new programs, and termination of
programs; and for approval of individual students’ Interdisciplinary
Doctoral Programs.
5. Forwarding decisions to create a new degree, major, or certificate
or to discontinue an existing degree or major to the Academic Senate
for approval and recommendation to the Provost.
6. Submitting recommendations on University and College wide changes
in graduate and professional programs, student policies and regulations
and other matters to the Provost.
7. Serving, at the discretion of the Vice Provost for Research and Dean
of the Graduate School, as a hearing body for graduate student appeals.
Providing an annual report to Academic Senate.
Members:
The voting members, selected according to the rules of each unit and appointed
by the Provost, should be comprised of one faculty member (tenured preferred)
that teaches in graduate programs from each area (Humanities, Natural Sciences,
and Social Sciences) of the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences and from each
college and school that offers graduate or professional education. In addition,
one graduate student, also a voting member, shall be selected by the
Graduate Student Organization. Faculty members shall serve three-year terms
and the student member a one-year term. In addition, one faculty UAS senator
liaison elected by the UAS to an annual term to serve as liaison to UAS. The
Vice Provost for Reserach and Dean of the Gradaute School serves as a
non-voting member. The chair of the board will be a faculty member
elected by the voting members.
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Institutional Review Board
The Institutional Review Board shall be resposible for reviewing research
projects involving the use of human subjects. The Institutional Review
Board shall insure that such projects conform to requirements that the rights
and welfare of human subjects be safeguarded. To this end, The Institutional
Review Board shall exercise general surveillance and review of such research
projects. Committee members shall be appointed by the Vice Provost for
Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Intellectual Property Review Board
The Intellectual Property Review Board is an advisory body, reporting to the
Provost. The Board shall include seven members, at least one member from
Finance and one from the Office of the General Counsel. The majority of
members should be faculty, deans or directors having knowledge and
expertise in science or engineering, technology transfer, or Intellectual property.
Ex-Officio members are the Associate Vice Provost for Educational Technology
and the Executive Director Research and Sponsored Programs will chair the board.
University Library Board
(revised by Academic Senate on 16 May, 2005)
The University Library Board is advisory to the Dean of Libraries on library
matters as they affect the teaching and research of faculty and the learning
environment of students at the Raynor Memorial Libraries.
Responsibilities:
The University Library Board is responsible for:
Reviewing and recommending policies dealing with Raynor Memorial Libraries
services, collections, and facilities on behalf of faculty and students. Providing
an annual written report to the Academic Senate.
Members:
Membership on the committee is eight faculty members two from each of
the following four disciplinary areas: Humanities, Social Sciences, Health
Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Engineering, and one undergraduate
student and one graduate student. In addition serving, as non-voting
members are the Associate Director of the University Library, the
Coordinator of Collection Development, and the Director of the Law Library.
The Committee on Committee and Elections appoints the eight faculty
members who serve two academic-year terms and The Vice President
for Student Affairs (undergraduate student) and the Vice Provost
for Research and Dean of the Graduate School (graduate student)
recommends student members to the Board who serve for one academic
year. The Board elects its own chairperson from among the appointed
faculty members.
Radiation Safety Committee
Committee on Research
(revised by Academic Senate 18 April, 2005 and November 19, 2007)
The Committee on Research is the committee of the Academic Senate
which affords faculty participation in decisions concerning research.
Responsibilities:
The Board is responsible for:
1. Formulating policy concerning the conduct of research and make
recommendation to the Senate for approval.
2. Deciding the Summer Faculty Fellowships and Regular Research Grants.
3. Selecting and recommending to the Provost the Way Klingler Young
Scholar Awards and Haggerty Research Award.
4. Reviewing and evaluating the University's research effort and to make
recommendations for its improvement and expansion.
5. Serving as a hearing body, at the discretion of the Vice Provost for
Research and Dean of the Graduate School, for cases of misconduct in
scholarship.
6. Providing an annual written report to the Academic Senate.
Members:
The voting members, selected according to the rules of each unit and
appointed by the Provost, should be comprised of one tenured faculty
member engaged in scholarship from each area (Humanities, Natural
Sciences and Social Sciences) of the Klingler College of Arts & Sciences
and from each college and school that offers graduate or professional
education. Faculty members will serve a three-year term. The Vice
Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School and the Director
of Research and Sponsored Programs shall serve as non-voting members.
The Chair of the Committee will be a faculty member elected by
and from the voting members of the Committee.
Sabbatical Review Committee
(revised by Academic Senate on 17 October, 2005)
The Sabbatical Review Committee is a committee of the Academic Division and
reports to the Provost.
Responsibilities:
The Committee is responsible for:
1. Reviewing sabbatical plans and reporting to the Provost its
approval of those plans that reasonably promise to contribute to university
and faculty development.
2. Providing to the Provost recommendations regarding applications
for competitive sabbatical fellowships.
3. Reviewing reports of sabbatical work done, requiring additional
documentation as appropriate, and communicating to the Provost its
evaluation of the work and acceptance of the report.
4. Considering the nature and purpose of the sabbatical program and
making recommendations to the Provost for its enhancement.
Members:
The Committee is composed of eight tenured members of the regular faculty
representing a variety of scholarly disciplines and no more then three from
the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. Its members are selected by the
Committee on Committees and Elections and appointed by the Provost.
Members are appointed for three-year terms. The chair is elected by the
members of the Committee.
Board for Student Media
(revised by Academic Senate on 17 October, 2005)
The Board for Student Media is the committee of the Academic Senate that
oversees Marquette University’s student media. These include the Marquette
Tribune, Marquette Journal, Marquette Radio, MUTV, Student Interactive
Media and any future ventures conducted under the direction of Student Media.
Responsibilities:
The Board is responsible for:
1. Establishing and overseeing policies regarding student media operations.
2. Making recommendations on matters of student media budgets and salaries
to the Dean of the Diederich College of Communication.
3. Establishing and maintaining advertising, news, and editorial policies.
4. Hearing complaints and appeals about student media and making
recommendations as appropriate to the dean or provost.
5. Reporting annually on the Student Media to the Academic Senate.
Members:
The Board will have eleven voting members and eight ex-officio, non-voting
members. The voting members are: three Diederich College of Communication
faculty, one from each of the mass media departments -- Advertising and
Public Relations, Broadcast & Electronic Communication, and Journalism and
a Marquette alumnus who has professional experience in print and/or
broadcast media appointed by the Dean of the Diederich College of
Communication; a representative of the Marquette Jesuit faculty; a faculty
member from outside of the Diederich College of Communication nominated
by the Committee on Committees and Elections; a representative of Marquette
administration appointed by the Provost; a representative of Instructional
Media appointed by the Provost and the Dean of the Diederich
College of Communication; and three students all with a background
in communication, two undergraduate students, nominated by the
Marquette University Student Government who do not hold an
MUSG office or a staff position on student media and the third, a graduate student,
nominated by the Graduate Student Organization.
Ex-officio (non-voting) members will be the Advertising Adviser, the Student
Media Faculty/Staff Advisor(s) and the heads of the student media units.
The chair will be elected by voting members of the Board from among the
faculty representing the Diederich College of Communication.
The Chair is normally a tenured faculty member.
Terms of nominated and elected members of the Board and the
Chair will be three years. Terms of Board members will be staggered
for orderly annual transitions. Student term lengths will be for one year.
Committee on Teaching
(revised by Academic Senate on 18 April, 2005)
The Committee on Teaching is a committee of the Academic Division
that reports to the Academic Senate and the Provost. The Committee
addresses and advances the practice and scholarship of teaching
and learning at Marquette University.
Responsibilities:
The Committee is responsible for:
1. Promoting quality teaching and learning through the development of
recommendations for policies and practices related to teaching.
2. Identifying and implementing methods to recognize and promote the
scholarship of teaching.
3. Managing the selection process for faculty teaching awards and grants
including the Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence and the Way Klinger
Interdisciplinary Teaching Award.
4. Collaborating with the Center for Teaching and Learning to provide
seminars and resources for faculty development.
5. Reviewing and recommending policies to provide a supportive academic
teaching and learning environment including educational technology.
6. Providing annual report to the Academic Senate
Members:
The Committee is composed of one faculty member, preferably tenured
with a demonstrated commitment to teaching, from each college or
school that desires representation. Each member shall be selected
according to the rules of each unit and appointed by the Provost.
The Marquette University Student Government will select one
undergraduate student and the Graduate Student Association will
select on graduate student to serve on the Committee. Faculty
members will serve a three-year term and student members a
one-year term. The Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning
shall be a non-voting member of the Committee and the Vice Provost
for Undergraduate Programs and Teaching serves as the non-voting
Committee Chair.
University Board of Undergraduate Studies
(revised by Academic Senate on 15 May, 2006)
The University Board of Undergraduate Studies is a standing committee
of the Academic Senate. The Board addresses undergraduate educational
affairs that affect more than one college, school, or program and serves
as a forum for the discussion of the development, coordination, integration,
and improvement of all undergraduate education.
Responsibilities:
The Board is responsible for:
1. Review on a regular basis reports from the Core Curriculum Review
Committee.
2. Review reports on institutional undergraduate learning assessment results.
3. Recommendations on new degrees or majors, minors, and the
discontinuance of degrees, majors, or minors.
4. Appraisal of the quality of undergraduate education through participation
with the University Board of Graduate Studies in the periodic internal and
external academic reviews of each department.
5. Regular review of established policies and recommendations which
include the formulation of new policies or the revision of existing policies.
6. Participation in long-range academic planning at the undergraduate level.
Recommendations of the Board on policy, student assessment evidence, and
planning are forwarded to the Provost for approval and reported to the
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