Senate Committee Brown Bag Lunch Topics

1.  Coordination

“within and across committees”

§         avoiding duplication

§         seeking input from multiple committees

§         FYI to chairs

§         ECUS liaison

§         administrative committees

2.  Committee Operations

“roles and responsibilities”

§         shared vision

§         what is policy?

§         concerns, endorsements, and FYIs

§         range of committee actions 

3.  Engagement

“communication with constituents”

§         two-way communication strategies

§         reporting at school and department meetings

§         posting agenda

§         multiple channels and message strategies

4.  Committee Operations

“ad hoc & sub committees”

§         registration

§         roles and responsibilities

§         relationship to Senate Committees

§         collecting information from and disseminating information to constituents, experts, other committees, etc.

5.  Committee Operations

“reporting”

§         reporting to Senate

§         minutes (organization and content)

§         documentation (format, deadlines, source)

§         annual report

6.  Committee Operations

“Motions”

§         motion form

§         presentation to Senate

§         documentation