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Monday October 06th, 2008

Listed below are the Committees of the Faculty Council, with a brief description of their areas of responsibility. If you would like to be considered for membership on a Faculty Council Committee, please check off the committees of your interest and return the form to the Faculty Council Office by clicking the send box below.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM COMMITTEE: Shall consider issues of academic freedom and encourage an open University.

APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, & TENURE COMMITTEE: Shall review, gather relevant materials, evaluate, and recommend to the Faculty Council any issue related to the appointment, reappointment, promotion or the granting of tenure, to faculty members in any school or program in the University.

BUDGET COMMITTEE: Shall consider any issue arising in connection with the preparation of the budget or financial operation of Boston University.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: Shall consider any issue concerning salaries and fringe benefits of faculty members.

CREDENTIALS & BY-LAWS COMMITTEE: Shall advise and make recommendations to the Faculty Council with respect to any organizational matter or question of interpretation arising under the Constitution, or with respect to any issue referred to it by the Faculty Council. 

CURRICULUM & ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE; Shall consider any issue of academic or educational policy facing, or potentially facing, Boston University. 

EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE: Shall consider issues related to developing or ensuring appropriate representation of any minority on the Boston University faculty and shall consider issues pertinent to, and influencing University women which are brought to the attention of the Committee by faculty individuals, groups, or Faculty Council.

FACULTY COUNCIL NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The nominating committee consists of five Assembly members elected by the Assembly at the regular fall meeting. Members of the nominating committee shall serve for one-year terms and shall not succeed themselves. The chairman of the nominating committee shall be elected from among themselves by the members of the committee at its first meeting.

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Shall serve as Ombud for Boston University faculty, shall observe and report to the Faculty Council the activities of the Faculty Grievance Committee, shall make faculty aware of this service, shall hold orientation sessions for new faculty each year, and shall make recommendations to the Faculty Council pursuant to the well-being of the faculty.

PLANNING COMMITTEE: Shall consider any issue relating to the development or enhancement of Boston University as a community of scholars. 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, LIBRARIES, & SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE: Shall consider any issue relating to the encouragement of scholarly endeavors by the faculty of Boston University, including libraries, other support services and methods of developing incentives for scholarship.

STUDENT LIFE TASK FORCE: Shall review University policies, standards, and procedures, and shall report and recommend action to the Faculty Council, as appropriate, on matters pertaining to student life at Boston University.

TEACHING, LEARNING, & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT: The Committee shall review, gather relevant materials, evaluate, and recommend to the Faculty Council any issue related to teaching, learning, and instructional resources at the University.

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