Committees to be Appointed by the University Faculty Council

According to Article V, Appendix B of the Faculty Handbook, the Faculty Council is responsible for overseeing the operation of and the appointment of chairs of the following committees:

• Academic Affairs:
  There shall be an Academic Affairs Committee consisting of no fewer than three faculty members, at least two of whom shall be UFC members. This committee shall recommend procedures and policies concerning education and research, academic freedom and privilege, tenure, and criteria for faculty and administrative appointments and promotions. In addition, the committee shall conduct studies and make recommendations in areas related to academic affairs, as deemed appropriate for assignment to it by the UFC.
• Academic Freedom and Tenure:
  There shall be a Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee consisting of no fewer than three faculty members, at least two of whom shall be University Faculty Council members. This committee shall serve as a preliminary review committee for faculty grievances according to the procedures described in this Faculty Handbook (Appendix I).
• Financial Affairs:
  There shall be a Financial Affairs Committee consisting of no fewer than three faculty members, at least two of whom shall be UFC members. This committee shall have three primary responsibilities: (i) it shall monitor university finance and budget matters and make an annual report regarding such matters to the Faculty; (ii) it shall prepare an annual faculty salary survey; and (iii) it shall periodically review and, if appropriate, make recommendations regarding policies on faculty salary and fringe benefits.
• Main Campus:
  There shall be a Main Campus Committee consisting of no fewer than three faculty members, at least two of whom shall be UFC members. This committee shall be responsible for addressing issues that are of special concern or relevance to the Main Campus and that are not addressed by any other committee of the Council, as determined by the Council Chair, and for making recommendations and reports to the Council regarding such issues.
• Downtown Campus:
  There shall be a Downtown Campus Committee consisting of no fewer than three faculty members, at least two of whom shall be UFC members. This committee shall be responsible for addressing issues that are of special concern or relevance to the Downtown Campus and that are not addressed by any other committee of the Council, as determined by the Council Chair, and for making recommendations and reports to the Council regarding such issues.
• Undergraduate Studies:
  There shall be an Undergraduate Studies Committee (UGSC) that shall review and recommend to the UFC and the university faculty new programs and the financial support needed to implement them. The UGSC shall formulate policy and recommend to the UFC and the university faculty general education and graduation requirements as well as admission standards. The UGSC shall review, approve, and inform the UFC of course and program modifications, including ancillary university-wide academic policies related to undergraduate programs, such as testing, placement, proficiency, and grading. The UGSC shall review, as needed, existing degree programs, particularly those not subjected to external accreditation review, and report its findings to the UFC.
  (Details regarding membership omitted for brevity)
• Graduate Studies:
  There shall be a Graduate Studies Committee which shall consider and recommend to the Campus Faculty Council (sic) changes in the graduate program and minimum entrance requirements to the graduate school. In addition, it shall periodically review the graduate programs offered by each academic unit.
  (Details regarding membership omitted for brevity)
• Sabbatical Leaves:
  There shall be a Sabbatical Leaves Committee consisting of no fewer than three regular voting members of the Faculty. This committee shall review requests for such leaves, and it shall make recommendations to the Provost regarding such requests. It shall review, if it so chooses, the university's sabbatical leave policies and make recommendations to the UFC regarding such.
• Library:
  There shall be a Library Committee consisting of no fewer than two members of the faculty, the Deans of the Graduate College and the Undergraduate College (sic), the Dean of Libraries, and the Director of the IIT Downtown Campus Library. The committee shall review the operations and policies of the various university libraries and shall make recommendations, if appropriate, to the UFC concerning library procedures and policies.
• Academic Computing:
  There shall be an Academic Computing Committee consisting of no fewer than two faculty members, the Chief Information Officer or his or her designate, and the Director of the Academic Resource Center.
• Student Affairs:
  There shall be a Student Affairs Committee that shall make recommendations to the University Faculty Council concerning the quality of student and campus life, particularly as it affects academic programs. The committee shall consist of no fewer than three faculty members of which at least two shall be members of the University Faculty Council. There shall be at least one undergraduate student and one graduate student who shall serve as non-voting members of the committee. The UFC shall invite the submission of candidates for non-voting membership by the Student Leadership Council (sic), the Chicago-Kent Student Bar Association, and any other major student governance organization that the Council deems appropriate for representation on the committee. If such organizations fail to designate student representatives by September 15, the committee chair shall seek out student members.
• Academic Grievance:
  There shall be an Academic Grievance Committee, consisting of no fewer than three faculty members of which at least two shall be members of the UFC, that shall adjudicate alleged student academic violations and substantive student grievances against instructors, but only to the extent that such grievances give rise to claims recognized in this or other university publications (such as the IIT Student Handbook and the Chicago-Kent Code of Student Conduct) as appropriate for adjudication by this committee.
• Ad hoc
  The UFC Chair may appoint ad hoc committees from time to time.
• Reportage
  Each of the foregoing committees shall prepare and distribute at least one written report per UFC session describing its activities and findings. Such reports shall be distributed by e-mail or otherwise to the Faculty prior to the regular spring Faculty meeting, if that is feasible. The preparation and distribution of trhe reports of all committees shall be the responsibility of the respective committee chairs.