The University Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (UAPT) is comprised of sixteen faculty members selected by the Provost and the Chair of the Faculty Council by mutual agreement. The UAPT Committee reviews individual cases submitted by the Deans for tenure and/or promotion and may solicit additional evaluations from individuals outside the University who are acknowledged authorities in fields relevant to the candidate's academic specialty. A report embodying the substance of the UAPT Committee's discussions and recommendation is provided to the Provost. For a complete description of the Tenure and Promotion process, please see the Faculty Handbook.

The charge to the Committee to Design the University Honors Program (CDUHP) is to design a campus-wide honors program that reflects the best practices of existing internal and extramural programs, takes advantage of unique aspects of Boston University, and is compelling in attracting some of the best and brightest of the nation's high school graduates. The University Honors Program will be available to students of exceptional ability with focused disciplinary or broad interdisciplinary interests in any of the University's undergraduate Schools or Colleges. The Committee will submit its recommendations early in 2008. Your input and suggestions are welcome; please feel free to contact of the committee members listed below.

Boston University's Council on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion was established to help lead the University's efforts to develop and sustain an institutional environment that attracts and supports a diverse faculty to our campuses in order to offer exceptional educational opportunities to our students. The Council will work with the Faculty Council, the leadership of our schools and colleges, the department chairpersons, and the senior administration to help the university create this environment.

For more information, please see the Council's web site.

The University Provost appoints the Charles River Campus Advisory Committee on Investigators' Conflicts of Interest (COI) in accordance with the Boston University Policy on Investigators' Conflicts of Interest. This Committee consists of five to seven members from the faculty and administration including individuals with experience in academic scientific research and in the transfer of technologies from academia to the commercial sector. The Committee reviews disclosures submitted by investigators on the Charles River Campus that indicate that, "yes," they (or their spouse or dependent children) have significant financial interests that could reasonably appear to be affected by their research. The Committee advises the University Provost as to whether a conflict of interest exists and, if so, what, if any, restrictions or conditions should be imposed to eliminate, reduce, or manage the conflict.