UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

B.   Ad Hoc Committees, Project Groups, Task Forces

Ad Hoc committees will be organized as the need arises in order to supplement the work of the Standing Committees.  The Chair of the College of Education Faculty shall appoint such ad hoc committees deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the Faculty's business.  Further,  the Faculty or Graduate Faculty may elect Project Groups and the Dean may appoint Task Forces to pursue particular objectives.  The Project Groups or Task Forces continue until the objectives are achieved or until the faculty decides by vote to dissolve the Project Group, or the Dean decides to dissolve the Task Force.

Duties of Standing Committees:

Section 5.2

Each committee shall submit a year-end report of activities not later than the Spring meeting of the College of Education Faculty. A schedule of regular meetings shall be announced at the beginning of each semester. An agendum and supporting materials shall be posted to the faculty at least three days prior to each meeting.

A. The College Steering Committee shall:

1. Advise the Dean on matters referred to it by the faculty, college committees, or the Dean;

2. Identify and refer issues, policy questions and other necessary business to the appropriate Departmental, College, or University committees for action;

3. Identify student representation for the College committees needing such representation ;

4. Receive and maintain records of the meetings of college committees;

5. Monitor and review multicultural and affirmative action activities in the College;

6. Recommend to the College Faculty Chairperson the formation of Ad Hoc Committees;

7. Draft proposals for revision of the College By-Laws as needed;

8. Establish guidelines for the selection of faculty officers.

B. The College Faculty Affairs Committee shall when referred to the Committee by the College of Education Dean,consider grievances regarding faculty personnel matters in closed confidential sessions. The committee may consider other appropriate matters affecting the welfare of the faculty.

C. The College Student Affairs Committee shall A) hear student-initiated appeals including academic appeals and faculty related complaints and grievances; B) consider and act upon requests from students for relief from specific college or university rules and regulations pertaining to academic progress towards certification or degrees; C) adjudicate alleged infractions of the code of student academic responsibility; D) lastly, the Committee shall be responsible for the scholarship and awards processes delegated to it. Included in its functions are the formulation and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures for the granting of designated award decisions, overseeing the processes for awarding scholarships in the various program areas, assisting with publicity regarding available scholarships and awards, and planning the annual awards recognition ceremony.

D. The College Basic Programs Curriculum Committee shall receive from the departments and administrative personnel proposals for deletion, new programs, new courses and changes in the undergraduate or graduate basic academic programs. (Basic programs are those programs that lead to initial teacher certification). The Committee shall advise departments to ensure that new proposals do not duplicate existing programs of courses.

E. The Advanced Programs Governance Committee shall be responsible for the review of policies affecting professional education programs included in the Advanced Programs Component of the Professional Education Unit. The APGC shall receive from the departments and administrative personnel proposals for deletion, new programs, new courses and changes in the advanced graduate programs. The APGC meets monthly or as called by the Chairperson. Recommendations are made to the Dean of the College of Education who reviews them and makes recommendations to appropriate University committees and the Provost.

F.The College Diversity Committee shall:

1. Develop, monitor the implementation, and revise annually a strategic action plan for diversity for the College to be coordinated with Administrative Council;

2. Provide leadership in the College’s efforts to improve student, staff and faculty recruitment, retention, support and mentoring, informed by regular self-study research in the college, and by the COE Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity;

3. Work cooperatively on diversity-related issues brought to the committee by department chairs, the deans, other standing committees or the College of Education Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity.

4. Recommend professional development activities to the dean

5. Consist of the faculty committee and two subcommittees, which will be dedicated to staff and student issues respectively.

6. Convene voluntary sub-groups around strategic goals involving both members and non-members of the standing committee.
   
   

Section 5.3 - Committee Membership

The College Steering Committee will be comprised of the chairs of the other four standing committees of the College, the Faculty Chairperson, and the Faculty Chairperson-Elect. The Faculty Chairperson will have the responsibility to make up to three additional appointments to be certain that every department is represented on the Steering Committee. The other committees will be comprised of seven people, two elected from EDST, EDLP, and ITE for two year terms (staggered), and one from Physical Education, except for the Diversity Committee. Two student members will serve on the Student Affairs, Basic Programs and Advanced Programs Committees. At least one representative from each department must be a tenured faculty member.

College Steering Committee (composed of faculty members as described above - - the chairs of each standing committee, the Faculty Chairperson and Chairperson-Elect; up to three additional faculty appointed by the Faculty Chairperson to assure that every department and both tenure track and full time non-tenure track faculty is represented. Committee terms: one year)

- -   ex-officio: Dean of the College of Education or designee

College Faculty Affairs Committee (composed of seven faculty members - - two members from EDLP, EDST, ITE, and one from PE; committee terms: two years)

- -   ex-officio: College of Education Faculty Chairperson

College Student Affairs Committee (composed of seven faculty members - - two members from ITE, EDST, EDLP, one from PE; two students; committee terms: two years for faculty, one year for students)

- -   ex-officio: Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

- -   ex-officio: Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Advanced Programs Governance Committee (composed of seven faculty members - - two members from EDLP, ITE, EDST, one from PE; two graduate students; committee terms: two years for faculty, one year for students)

College Diversity Committee shall include:

1. seven faculty members, two each from each department, except physical education, which shall have one, for terms of two years,

2. the dean, or dean’s designee, as ex-officio member.

3. The staff subcommittee will include one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three staff members, including at least one from the general College staff, by an open solicitation, for terms of two years.

4. The student subcommittee will include one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three graduate students, with up to one from each department by an open solicitation, and two undergraduate students, selected by faculty nomination.

5. All full-time faculty members may nominate themselves to serve on the
   committee.
   
   

Section 5.4  - Standing Committee Officers and Members