{"id":9811,"date":"2024-04-09T06:09:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/?page_id=9811"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:11:07","slug":"committees-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Committees &#038; Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Executive Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The Executive Committee is comprised of the Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair or Past-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer) and the chairs of the standing committees. Please see the Our Members section of this website for the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/our-members\/\">Executive Committee Officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Nominating Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The Nominating Committee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifies and recruits candidates for Faculty Council Officers, voted on by the Faculty Assembly.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies and recruits candidates for the next Nominating Committee, voted on by the Faculty Assembly.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies and recruits candidates for committee chairs, voted on by the Faculty Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please see the Our Members section of this website for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/our-members\/nominating-committee\/\">current members<\/a> of the Nominating Committee, and view the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/our-structure\/\">Our Structure<\/a> section for more information about the committee&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2>Faculty Council Standing Committees<\/h2>\n<p>The chairs of the standing committees are elected by the Faculty Council to serve for two years. Please see the Our Members section of this website for a list of current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/our-members\/faculty-council-committee-chairs\/\">committee chairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Election to the Faculty Council as a representative or alternate is not a prerequisite for committee service, and any <\/span><span>BU faculty member who is part of the Faculty Assembly may volunteer to serve on any of the standing committees of the Faculty Council. <strong>If you would like to serve on a committee, please email <a href=\"mailto:fafc@bu.edu\">fafc@bu.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Committees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/academic-freedom-committee\/\"><span>Academic Freedom Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/awards-committee\/\"><span>Awards Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/benefits-and-compensation-committee\/\"><span>Benefits &amp; Compensation Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/credentials-and-by-laws-committee\/\"><span>Credentials and By-Laws Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/equity-and-inclusion-committee\/\"><span>Equity &amp; Inclusion Committee\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/university-council-committee-on-faculty-policies\/\"><span>Faculty Policies Committee*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/university-council-committee-on-graduate-academic-programs-and-policies\/\"><span>Graduate Programs &amp; Policies Committee*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/university-council-committee-on-research-and-scholarly-activity\/\"><span>Research &amp; Scholarly Activities Committee*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/university-council-committee-on-student-life-and-policies\/\"><span>Student Life &amp; Policies Committee*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/sustainability\/\">Sustainability Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/teaching-and-learning-resources-committee\/\"><span>Teaching &amp; Learning Resources Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fafc\/who-we-are\/committees-topics\/university-council-committee-on-undergraduate-programs-and-policies\/\"><span>Undergraduate Programs &amp; Policies Committee*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Committees with an * are co-chaired University Council Committees.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Faculty Representation on University Committees<\/h2>\n<p>Faculty Council members also serve on the following University-level committees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antiracism Working Group<\/li>\n<li>BU Hub XCC Steering Committee<\/li>\n<li>BU Laboratory Safety &amp; Student Education Subcommittee<\/li>\n<li>BU Laboratory Safety Committee<\/li>\n<li>Community Safety Working Group<\/li>\n<li>Diversity &amp; Inclusion Recruitment Committee<\/li>\n<li>Fulbright Campus Review Committee<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Council<\/li>\n<li>Grievance Committee<\/li>\n<li>Howard Thurman Center (faculty liaisons)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Management Systems Steering Committee, CRC<\/li>\n<li>Mascot Committee<\/li>\n<li>MyCV Faculty Advisory Committee<\/li>\n<li>SIS Program Steering Committee<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Planning Task Force\n<ul>\n<li>Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Scholarly Resources &amp; Services\u2014Libraries Subcommittee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Title IX Hearing Board<\/li>\n<li>University Academic Conduct Board<\/li>\n<li>University Advising Network<\/li>\n<li>University Leadership Group and Recovery Organization Working Groups\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate\/Professional Programs<\/li>\n<li>Medical Advisory<\/li>\n<li>Research and Clinical Operations<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s Leadership Council, CAMED<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Committee The Executive Committee is comprised of the Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair or Past-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer) and the chairs of the standing committees. Please see the Our Members section of this website for the current Executive Committee Officers. 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