(12 members: 8 faculty representing one from each senate voting group, 1 academic dean elected by the academic deans, the Registrar, and 1 student appointed by the SGA, and the vice president for academic affairs or his/her designee.) The chair traditionally serves for two years. Terms: faculty members 3 years, student member and academic dean 1 year.

• Carry out the annual review of undergraduate admissions standards.
• Monitor the agenda and minutes of the Graduate Council, and make recommendations accordingly.
• Work with the Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum, the Curriculum Committee, and the Associate Deans regarding the development of the revised core to ensure that the reduction reflects UNT’s values.
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Academic Affairs Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.
• Continue to monitor the online catalog process to be sure that academics remains a priority.
• Investigate student satisfaction with summer school including the availability of classes and the quality of instruction.  Determine what data are available and what data are needed. Recommend processes for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on the data. 

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on March 31, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on April 14, 2010.

Charter and Bylaws Committee

(3 senators elected by the senate. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members)

• Examine the Faculty Senate Charter and Bylaws to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Develop a Senate Operating Procedures Manual, pulling out operating procedures from the Bylaws.
• Respond throughout the year to any additional issues that may emerge.
• Monitor Charter and Bylaws to reflect administrative position name changes and department/school/college name changes.
• Examine new status of department chairs to ascertain if chairs can continue to serve on Senate and Senate committees or if bylaws need to be changed in regard to department chairs.
• Work with Faculty Senate Executive Committee to determine how lecturers could participate in Senate matters

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on March 31, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on April 14, 2010.

Committee on Benefits

(8 faculty, one from each voting group, representative of 4 faculty ranks, and 2 ex-officio members: the VP for Fiscal Affairs and the Director of Human Resources. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members.)

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the Employees Assistance Program and other benefits and make recommendations as needed.
• Collaborate with UNT Staff Council on areas of mutual concern.
• Respond throughout the year to any additional issues that may emerge.
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Benefits Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on January 27, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on February 10, 2010.

Committee on Committees

(Composed of 12 senators: 1 from each of the 9 constituency groups, elected by senators in those groups; the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary of the Senate. The Committee shall elect a chair from among its members. The chair’s term begins in May.)

• Fill vacancies on committees as they become open.
• Review lists of committees and committee vacancies, working with the Faculty Senate administrative assistant to ensure that all terms and appointments are correctly recorded in both print and web page editions of the committee roster.
• Review inactive committees and make recommendations concerning either their reactivation or deletion.
• Design and implement a survey of members of UNT’s standing and administrative committees in order to learn what issues committees face.
• Maintain communication with administrative committees to ensure that faculty are being involved as required
  

**Committee reports at each Faculty Senate meeting.

Committee on the Evaluation of Administrators

(8 tenured faculty, one from each senate voting group; 4 university administrators appointed by the Provost. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members.)

• Conduct the annual survey in early November. Work closely with the Executive Committee on the questions and format
• In conjunction with Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Charter and Bylaws Committee, determine which categories of faculty (such as lecturers) will be eligible to participate in the survey
• Using the list of positions to be evaluated provided by the Senate Executive Committee, create any new surveys. Consult with the Executive Committee on best practices for implementing the new surveys
• Ensure that results from the previous year’s surveys are available
• Evaluate and monitor how the results are utilized.
• Recommend how these results can best be used by the administration to improve the quality of administrative activity.
• In the spring semester, discuss lessons learned during the previous year’s administrator evaluations. In addition, analyze the results of the feedback survey carried out after last year’s evaluations, and make recommendations for changes as necessary.
• After the results of the survey are analyzed and utilized in administrator reviews, examine questions on all survey forms to evaluate their usefulness and propose new items or changes when appropriate. Invite the President, Provost, and Deans to comment on relevant surveys
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Committee on the Evaluation of Administrators might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations. In conjunction with the Executive Committee, consider the possibility of having the Deans reviewed by the Chairs separately from the rest of the evaluations as well as the Provost reviewed by the Deans separately. 

 **Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on February 24, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on March 10, 2010.

Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance

(Consists of 10 members: 8 senators, one from each senate voting group; one faculty member selected from the University Review Committee and one faculty member selected from the University Tenure Committee. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. Terms: shall coincide with his/her Senate term at the time of the election. No faculty member shall serve more than 3 consecutive years.)

• Using the resolution tracking system on the Faculty Senate website, follow up on how administrators have/have not addressed resolutions proposed by this committee or other committees and approved by the Senate.
• Conduct an in-depth analysis of tenured and tenure-track faculty recruitment and hiring practices across academic units, identifying any gaps in faculty participation in the process.
• Work with Equity and Diversity to investigate EEO training for search committee members
• Conduct an in-depth analysis of the recruitment and hiring practices regarding deans for each college/school, identifying any gaps in faculty participation in the process.
• Meet with the Faculty Load Committee and in consultation with that committee make specific recommendations on how service can be rewarded and encouraged on campus, and investigate how faculty are involved in the assignment of workload to develop recommendations for transparency and equity in the process.
• Bring to the Senate’s attention any other complaints of violations and/or inconsistencies of charters of schools, colleges, and departments.
• Gather information from the following committees on problems each may have had with respect to implementation of recommendations: Faculty Senate Budget Committee, University Library Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Committee on Benefits, Committee on the Status of People of Color, Committee on the Evaluation of Administrators, Committee on the Status of Women, Faculty Handbook Committee, Faculty Load Committee, Faculty Research Committee, and Faculty Salary Study Committee.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on May 26, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on June 9, 2010.             

Committee on the Status of LGBT Faculty

This Committee will consist of 8 voting faculty members (one from each voting bloc who will serve for 3 years) plus the chair of the committee (who will be appointed in the first year by the Executive committee for one year, but who will in the future be elected by a simple majority of the Committee for a 3 year term) representing a variety of disciplines, nominated by the Committee on Committees and approved by the Faculty Senate.  Lastly, 2-3 faculty at-large positions will be appointed by the committee to accommodate faculty members interested in serving on the Committee but whose voting bloc is already represented by a full-term faculty member.  The at-large positions will be for 1 year and are renewable at the discretion of the Committee.
Additionally, in order to have a wide spectrum of diversity and input on the Committee, the Committee will appoint several non-voting members, specifically attending to lecturers at all levels (e.g. lecturer, senior lecturer and principal lecturer), staff members (both professional level and other levels), graduate student assistants involved in some form with faculty-like employment (e.g. teaching assistants, teaching fellows and research assistants) and a representative from the Vice President’s Office of Equity and Diversity. Non-voting members will be approved by the Committee and will serve for a one year term.
Charges to this Committee:

• Develop a mechanism to collect data about LGBT faculty members, lecturers, staff and graduate assistants.  Since data related to LGBT communities are not currently collected on UNT personnel forms, this Committee will explore various methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups, informal surveys, exit interviews) that can provide input to the Senate and UNT administration about the status of LGBT faculty.
• Assess the institutional climate at UNT for LGBT faculty.  The Committee intends to examine topics that would improve the environments in which LGBT faculty function, identify current or potential problem areas and suggest possible strategies for addressing these topics to the Senate and UNT administrators.
• Review the visibility of LGBT communities at UNT to both current members of the UNT community and prospective members of the UNT community.  This charge will include reviews of cyber-material currently posted that address LGBT issues at UNT as well as media in all other formats.  Part of this charge is to investigate how visibility of the LGBT communities on campus can be enhanced to provide a better picture of what it would be like for a prospective UNT citizen who belongs to an LGBT community to thrive and succeed at UNT.
• Review the current state of affairs in the state of Texas in regard to domestic partnership benefits to state institutions.  When appropriate, the Committee will propose actions to the Senate and UNT administrators in regard to UNT’s position on advancing domestic partnership benefits and until authorized by the state legislative bodies, provide recommendations to accommodate current and future UNT citizens.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Committee on the Status of People of Color

(Consists of five faculty members representing a variety of academic disciplines nominated by the Committee on Committees and approved by the Faculty Senate. The regular term of a member of the committee shall be three years. The chair of the committee shall be elected from and by the members of the committee.

• As this is the first year of the committee, much of the time will be devoted to determining which committees to interact with and what data is needed
• Meet with the Committee on the Status of Women to discuss resources the committee uses and identify common areas to work together on
• Identify pertinent sources of information available at UNT and among our peers
• Study university, state and federal civil rights and equal-employment laws and regulations regarding the status of people of color in the university community.
• Identify concerns and submit recommendations for further actions to the Faculty Senate

 **Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Committee on Status of Women

(Consists of 8 faculty members representing a variety of disciplines, nominated by the Committee on Committees and approved by the Faculty Senate. . Term: Three years.)

• Obtain feedback from each college and department regarding the new workload policy (with a focus on class loads and especially service activities such as committee assignments, advising, etc.) to evaluate whether there are gender-related disparities across assignments.  Compile information in summary form to be given to the Faculty Senate and other relevant university committees.
• Implement and track the use of exit interview process and investigate how the results are being reported and used by UNT administrators. At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Committee on the Status of Women might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.
• Monitor the annual dissemination of data on hires, promotion, and tenure and report those data to the Senate.
• Develop a campus-wide organization that will address gender-related concerns that was similar to the League for Professional Women

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Curriculum Committee

(Consists of 18 faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate: 2 faculty members representing each senate voting group plus 2 at-large faculty members; 5 students selected by the Student Government Association; the deans of those colleges and schools that offer an undergraduate degree; the Registrar; and the Provost & VP for Academic Affairs or his/her designee as Chair.  No more than 1 faculty member may be elected from any subunit within a senate voting group and the 5 students shall represent different areas of study.  Terms:  faculty members, 3 years, student members, 1 year.)

• While this committee functions as an administrative committee in many respects, it is a committee of the Faculty Senate. The faculty members of the Curriculum Committee should be concerned with the academic integrity of the institution, the quality of course and programmatic offerings, and the realization that the institution is diverse and that the academic programs it offers will be similarly diverse.
• Work with the Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Associate Deans, and the faculty at large in the process of defining the elements in the new UNT core curriculum that will become effective in fall 2010.  This includes conceptualizing the core as a unique whole, identifying exemplary objectives for the institutional option, incorporating key goals across the full core curriculum, and developing appropriate means of ongoing assessment.
• Make recommendations in a timely manner to the Senate’s Executive Committee and Senate in order to work them through the approval chain and to meet catalog deadlines.

**Committee reports at each Faculty Senate meeting.

Faculty Awards Committee

(Consists of 10 members: 1 faculty member from each of the eight voting groups, and 2 at-large members, all elected by the Faculty Senate. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. Term: three years.)

• Review, adopt, and publicize the criteria for awards and a timetable that will allow for timely decisions on awards made by the committee.
• Follow established procedure for processing awards.
• Provide a report that lists each award given by this committee to the Faculty Senate
• Work with Human Resources and the UNT Staff Council to evaluate the recently implemented system of longevity service awards

**Committee provides a written report to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on October 28, 2009 and to Faculty Senate on Nov. 11, 2009.

Faculty Handbook Committee

(Consists of 5 members:  4 faculty members elected by the Senate and 1 member appointed by the Provost & VP for Academic Affairs to serve as chair.  Terms:  faculty members - 3 years.  The member appointed by the Provost shall serve at the pleasure of the Provost.)

• Work with the VPPA office to ensure an enhanced search function and browsing capability of the UNT Policy Manual.
• Continuously monitor UNT Policy Manual and other relevant sites on the UNT website to identify dead sites or broken links.
• Eliminate all archived Faculty Handbooks on the website.
• Encourage colleges, schools, and departments to develop and maintain faculty handbooks with information germane to their academic unit.
• Develop streamlined process for tracking policy change in the faculty handbook.
• Meet monthly with the President’s Chief of Staff to ensure that any policy change or new policy is shared with the Committee.
•        Report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding Faculty Handbook Committee implementation and recommendations on a semester basis.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on March 31, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on April 14, 2010.

Faculty Load Committee

Requires 10 members:  8 faculty members, one from each senate voting group, elected by the Faculty Senate, and 2 ex-officio members, designated by the Provost and VP for Academic Affairs.  The committee shall elect a chair from among its members.  Terms:  faculty members - 3 years.

• Complete the proposed survey of Department Chairs concerning how the new policies are being implemented
• Assist with troubleshooting the implementation of the new workload policies
• Work with the Faculty Salary Study Committee, the Faculty Research Committee,  Committee on the Status of Women, Committee on the Status of People of Color, and the Faculty Senate Budget Committee to share information and identify issues of mutual concern regarding workload, research support, salaries, and other budget issues affecting faculty.
• In cooperation with the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance, make specific recommendations on how service can be rewarded/encouraged on campus.
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Faculty Load Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Faculty Senate Charge to the Faculty Research Committee

(Consists of 10 members:  8 tenured faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate - one from each senate voting group, the dean of the Toulouse Graduate School, and the Vice President for Research, who will serve as chair of the Committee.  The Chair of the committee has the authority to appoint up to two additional non-voting members, subject to the approval of the Faculty Research Committee, for the purpose of advising on proposals.  Terms:  faculty members - 3 years.)

• Make recommendations to the Faculty Senate regarding policies and procedures needed to ensure fair and effective use of internal research monies at UNT
• Oversee the Faculty Research Grant program (RIG, REG, and ROP grants)
• Each FRC member serve as panelists on one or more review panel
• Review and act upon the recommendations of the review panels
• Review reports from past grantees and recommend any needed actions
• Administer the Provost’s Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship competition
• Determine most effective method (traditional approach vs. panel method)
• Report existing non-monetary resources and identify additional resources needed to support the faculty in conducting their own research and applying for external research funding, particularly from federal sources
• Help design and carry out a survey of faculty regarding the kinds and quality of services provided by the Office of Research and Economic Development
• Engage in self-evaluation regarding the role and function of the Faculty Research Committee, and recommend potential changes that would benefit faculty
• Report on efforts to increase internal research funding to support faculty research, scholarship, and creativity
• Share appropriate information, as needed and/or requested, with other committees and entities to ensure the availability of resources to faculty in their work
• Report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance any concerns regarding implementation of its recommendations
• Recommend to the Office of Research and Economic Development way to improve the usefulness of information presented on the office website

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Faculty Salary Study Committee

(Requires 11 members elected by the Faculty Senate according to the following:  1 member from each of the 8 senate voting groups and 3 members elected at-large.  Elections shall be such that no single subunit is represented by more than 1 member.  The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. Terms - 3 years.)

•  In conjunction with the Faculty Load Committee, follow up on last year’s report to ensure that the Provost has identified and established a procedure to facilitate recognition of performance in research with excellence raises and request data indicating the connection between research excellence and actual merit pay allocations.
• Monitor the process by which faculty merit raises (including “excellence” raises) and market adjustments are allocated, and analyze the faculty salaries, especially under the potential salary impacts starting in 2009-10 under the new workload policy. Review findings with the Committee on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Status of People of Color as well the Committee on the Status of LGBT Faculty.
• In conjunction with the Academic Affairs Committee, study the impact of the summer 2005-2009 salary schedule on teaching quality and student satisfaction.
• Work with the Faculty Load Committee, the Faculty Research Committee, and the Faculty Senate Budget Committee to share information and identify issues of mutual concern regarding workload, research support, salaries, and other budget issues affecting faculty.
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Faculty Salary Study Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.
• Work with Institutional Research to examine market trends in non-regular salary compensation for faculty, especially in relation to our peers. Given the economic issues this year, there should be flexibility in determining which peers to compare to.  Monitor actual changes in staff and graduate student compensation for next year.
• Some departments are showing signs that salary compression is occurring.  While it is important that we stay competitive with new hires, the committee should monitor faculty salary trends to ensure that long term UNT faculty members are not disadvantaged.

  **Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on May 26, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on June 9, 2010.
   

Faculty Senate Budget Committee

(The Committee shall consist of 8 faculty members elected by the senate, one from each of the senate voting groups, with preference for at least 3 senators on the committee at all times.  The committee will elect a chair from among its members.  Terms:  3 years, staggered so that the terms of no more than three members expire in any given year.)

• Meet with the University Budget Committee. Given the stated faculty priorities of faculty raises, graduate student stipends, library materials, research, and size of the tenured and tenure-track faculty, monitor the implementation of these priorities.
• Encourage the University Budget Committee to provide a more descriptive annual budget, including changes in budgets from year to year that looks at both dollars and authorized positons.
• Work with the Research Office to prepare an annual report that summarizes the university’s investment in each of the new research clusters and the return to the university from that investment.
• Work with the Faculty Salary Study Committee, the Faculty Research Committee, and the Faculty Load Committee to share information and identify issues of mutual concern regarding workload, research support, salaries, and other budget issues affecting faculty.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the Office of Research.
• Evaluate the functioning of Purchasing and Payment Services (PPS).
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the Budget Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.
• Ensure that the individuals preparing the Over/Under Report include the allocation of funding based on the sharing fractions among co-PIs of indirect costs recovered.
• Monitor and participate in budget hearings; report to Senate Executive Committee.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on February 24, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on March 10, 2010.

Fine Arts Committee

(Composed of 18 faculty, staff, and students members – 5 faculty elected by the UNT Faculty Senate; 5 staff members appointed by the UNT Staff Council; two ex officio faculty or staff members appointed by the Vice President for Student Development; and 6 student representatives appointed by the President of the UNT Student Government Association. The term of service is 3 years, with the exception of student members whose terms shall be 1 year. The VP for Student Development shall designate one of the two ex officio members he/she names to the committee to serve as co-chairperson of the committee. The President of the SGA shall appoint the student co-chairperson.)

• Develop and present a well-balanced cultural program of the performing, visual, and literary arts for presentation on the campus during AY 2008-09.
• Publicize presentations in a timely manner throughout the academic year.
• On an ongoing basis, seek additional funding for the committee’s cultural programs of the performing, visual, and literary arts.
• Enhance cooperative communication with colleges, schools, and departments on campus to identify future programs and support for fine arts series programs and presentations.

**Committee provides a written report to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on September 30, 2009 and to Faculty Senate on Oct. 14, 2009.

Faculty Mentor Committee

(Composed of 11 members: 9 faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate (one from each voting group and one at-large member), one staff member selected by the Dean of Students and one student selected by the Student Government Association.  The Chair shall be elected from the members.  Terms:  Faculty 3-years, students 1-year.)

• Continue annual survey with some modifications
• Initiate a literature review on mentoring in academic institutions
• Conduct a thorough review of mentoring programs at UNT
• Examine mentoring programs at our peer universities
• Develop a best practices document after the systems used by our peers are investigated as well.  CAS’s and COBA’s documents already provide excellent starting points

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on February 24, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on March 10, 2010.

Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum

The Core Oversight Committee is composed of:

• 11 members
• 8  tenured members appointed by the Senate Executive Committee
• These 8 members will represent each of the 8 Senate voting groups
• 3 tenured/tenure track members appointed by the FS Executive Committee (replacing the members from the inactive UCAC)
• The Chair shall be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee
• Terms of the COC members will be for three years and will be staggered so that no more than four members’ terms will expire in any given year.

The charges of the COC will be to:

• Develop specific procedures for submission of courses to the University Core Curriculum
• Develop specific procedures for evaluation of core courses (to include evaluation of OAOs, EEOs, and assessment)
• Develop specific procedures for resubmission of courses to the University Core Curriculum
• The above 3 items will be conducted in conjunction with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee
• Review and make recommendations for annual review criteria for core courses
• Work with the Academic Affairs Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Associate Deans regarding change to the Core Curriculum
• Work with the office of the VPAA and the University Curriculum Committee regarding issues arising in the establishment of the new Core Curriculum
• Review newly-occurring and reapplications for inclusion of courses to the University Core
•  Review of revised analysis plans for courses  given a conditional one–year acceptance to the University Core in the Spring 2009 reviews to move from conditional acceptance or remove from the core
• Report to the UCC and to the Faculty Senate on decisions made and issues arising in the oversight of the new core curriculum.
• With guidance from the Executive Committee, designs a plan to evaluate core courses for their continued placement in the core.
•  Continue working through Office of Institutional Analysis and the Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Studiesto get a content analysis picture of standardized tests to see if they meet the needs of UNT.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on April 28, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on May 12, 2010.

Scholarship Committee

(Composed of 13 members:  8 faculty members, 1 from each senate voting group, elected by the Faculty Senate; 1 member appointed by the director of the Office of Development; 1 member appointed by the director of the Office of Financial Aid; 2 students selected by the Student Government Association; and the director of the University Scholarship Office, ex-officio, who shall serve as chair of the committee.  Terms:  faculty members, member appointed by the vice president for development and the member from the Office of Financial Aid shall serve 3 years.  Students - 1 year.)

• Screen candidates and award University scholarships according to procedures and guidelines.
• Evaluate procedures of processing scholarship requests and notifications.
• Provide data on scholarships not renewed and assess the impact on student retention.
• Prepare a report on how scholarships were distributed, criteria for awarding scholarships and renewal of scholarships. Include in this report a summary of reasons for rejecting scholarship renewals, and the timeline for scholarship applications, acceptances, and rejections notification.
• Make recommendations to the advancement Office regarding scholarship priorities and needs and provide that office with the report presented to the Faculty Senate to assist in establishing these priorities.
• Analyze and critique how policy changes in the Office of Development impact scholarship availability and disbursement.

 **Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on February 24, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on March 10, 2010.

Teaching Fellows/Teaching Assistants Committee

(Composed of 8 faculty members elected by the senate, 1 from each of the senate voting groups.  The committee shall elect a chair from among its members.  Terms:  3 years, staggered so that no more than 3 vacancies are created in any one year.)

• Conduct a survey of how department evaluations are done for Teaching Fellows
• Develop best-practice recommendations for evaluating TFs/TAs

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on January 27, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on February 10, 2010.

University Elections Committee

(Composed of 8 senators.  The Faculty Senate Executive Committee shall designate the Chair of the Committee from among the committee members. Three-year terms.)

• Conduct University elections according to approved procedures.
• Review election procedures and make recommendations for improvement as appropriate.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on May 26, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on June 9, 2010.

University Library Committee

(Composed of 15 members: 8 faculty members, one from each Senate voting group elected by the Faculty Senate; one undergraduate student selected by the Student Government Association; one graduate student appointed by the Graduate Student Council; one alumnus appointed by the Vice President of Development; the Dean of the Graduate School (ex-officio); the Provost & VP for Academic Affairs (ex-officio); the Associate VP for University Planning (ex-officio); and the Dean of the Libraries (ex-officio). The committee shall elect a chair from among the members of the committee. Terms: faculty members 3 years staggered so that no more than 3 faculty members expire in any given year.  Students 1-year terms, alumni 2-year terms.)

• Monitor all policies and procedures concerning the library budget allocations. Indicate any areas where changes/improvements need to be made and provide recommendations to the Faculty Senate and the Dean of Libraries. Discuss the efficacy of dividing the College of Business’s and College of Education’s budgets into departments rather than a lump sum to the College.
• Report needs of the UNT libraries and how these relate to the UNT community as a whole.
• Provide projections on the impact on libraries for AY 2009-10 of the budgeting process.
• In cooperation with the Dean of Libraries, gather data regarding library spending at UNT on a per-student and a per-faculty basis. Gather similar data from schools in our peer groups, as well as some other universities that are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). To the extent that such data are available over a number of years, collect these as well. Report comparative results to the Faculty Senate and the Dean of Libraries.
• At least once per semester report to the Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance regarding any issues of concern the University Library Committee might have with respect to implementation of its recommendations.

**Committee reports to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on May 26, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on June 9,  2010.

University Writing Committee

(Composed of 13 members; 1 representative from each college or school, each nominated by the respective Dean and approved by the Faculty Senate; the Director of the University Writing Center; the Director of the writing program in the English department; and 1 at-large faculty member selected by the Senate. Terms: 3 years, staggered so that no more than 3 vacancies are created in any 1-year. The committee shall elect its own chair from among the membership. Terms of the administrative members are not limited.)

• Select winners for AY 2009-10 in accordance with policies and procedures. Send a list of recipients to the Faculty Senate. Process must be completed in time to make awards at Honors Day.
• Identify any University activities that celebrate writing (e.g., University-sponsored readings, lectures, and workshops), and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate regarding ways to involve recent winners of the University Writing Award in these activities.
• Review policies and procedures for the University Writing Award; make recommendations for changes as appropriate. Make other recommendations for action to the Faculty Senate as appropriate.
• Seek and implement opportunities to participate in the One Book, One Community effort

**Committee provides a written report to Faculty Senate Executive Committee on May 26, 2010 and to Faculty Senate on June 9, 2010.

Ad hoc Charter Review Committee

(Composed of 5 T/TT faculty members, one of which may be a Dean or other administrator. The committee will elect a chair. Two additional members from each college or school whose charters are being reviewed may be appointed by the Dean of the college/school to provide insight into the nuances of their charter/bylaws.
Terms: 3 year with an additional 3 year term available.

• Develop a schedule to review 4-5 charters a year. Review and revise schedule annually based on any changes in the number of schools and colleges.
• Contact Deans of Schools or Colleges to be reviewed. Determine if they wish to appoint representatives to serve on the committee while their charter is under review.
• Review any changes in University policy
• Examine charters to ensure they reflect current University policy
• Report to the Deans, with a copy to the Provost, charter revisions that are required to bring them into alignment with University policies and procedures. Also, provide recommendations to improve the charters, including best practices seen in other charters, and note areas that may be problematic.