ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE/COUNCIL REGISTRATION
Committee Name: University Senate Bylaws & Governing Concepts
Committee
Source of authority for this administrative committee: President
Leland and ECUS
•Guidance is needed to reduce ambiguity concerning where and how to address
specific issues; i.e. determining what is University Senate business, finding
categories for that business and clarifying how to determine what is ‘passed’
and what is ‘reviewed.’
oThe role of ‘review’ is a newly-identified, additional function of shared
governance and must be supported through revision of University Senate Bylaws
and subsequent operational procedures.
•Guidance is needed to monitor and recommend strategies to build the capacity
of the university to engage in shared governance such as expanded
representation in providing input and clarification of committee functions.
•To promote flexibility in the continued development of shared governance,
operational guidelines were removed from Institutional Statutes and must be
relocated, discarded or revised.
•Given two years of experience in implementation, University Senate Bylaws
should be reviewed to increase the capacity of the university to engage in
effective scholarship, service, teaching and learning by implementing
effective policy developed through shared governance.
•Review concepts/ideas that guide the governance process and review University
Senate Bylaws to determine how effective these are in advancing the guiding
concepts/ideas and effective governance processes.
•Propose categories for University Senate business in the University Senate
Bylaws including the clarification and definition of policy and review roles.
•Review current shared governance documents, receive input from the university
community, and recommend revisions to US Bylaws.
•Encourage sustained input from the university community prior to US action on
policy considerations.
•Encourage innovative ways to expand representation in policy recommendations
and ownership of university outcomes as they relate to educational goals.
oStreamline the process of staff involvement through shared governance
utilizing existing committee structures and integrate this process with Staff
Council.
oStreamline the process of student involvement through shared governance
utilizing existing committee structures and integrate this process with the
Student Government Association.
•Function as a teaching and learning community in building the capacity of the
university to engage in shared governance.
•Provide teachable points of view internally and across campus based on
facilitating a culture shift from a focus on shared governance stopping ‘bad’
policy to a focus on developing ‘good’ policy.
Responsibilities:
•Review current literature and experiences with shared governance and policy
development to determine what works, what does not work, and what should be
implemented beyond correcting what does not work
•Hold sufficient workshops, meetings and/or hearings to review accumulated
issues, identify others, agree on compiled revisions and policy organization.
•Issue meeting invitations and/or establish hearings as needed for
clarification and feedback on issues and drafts.
•Prepare US Bylaws revisions.
•Function as a teaching and learning community with all contributing to the
education of others based on their reflection, research and expertise in
shared governance.
•University Senate Bylaws revision recommendations with changes noted in
existing official documents
•Other advisory recommendations as needed to the President and the University
Senate
•Bylaws revisions will be completed by the committee and recommended to ECUS
during January 2006.
Dorothy Leland (ex officio), J. W. Good (chair), Craig Turner (revision
tracking), Betty Block, Ken Farr, Lee Gillis, Anne Gormly, Jude Hirsch, Neil
Jones, Cheryl Reynolds, Quintus Sibley, Mike Whitfield
Which standing committee(s) might this administrative committee
recommend policies or policy changes?: Choose a standing committee
Is it required that part of the membership be elected? Yes
If yes, specify procedures: A majority of members serve because they hold
elected positions.
This committee was registered by:
Name: JW Good