Senate Bill 09-10-02
| Bill ID: | 09-10-02 |
| Name: | Approval of the 2009-2010 Committee & Council Slates |
| Proposed: | 08/27/2009 |
| Sponsor: | Committee on Committees |
| Proposal: | The Committee on Committees would like the Senate to approve all of the 2009-2010 Committee and Council Slates. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 09/28/2009 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-09-09 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-09-16 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the 2009-2010 Committee and Council Slates. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-08-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-09-03 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the September 16, 2009 Senate meeting agenda for consideration |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the slates at its 9/3/09 meeting and voted to forward the item to the Senate for its review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Nominations Committee |
| Received: | 2009-05-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-05-28 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Committee on Committees met on May 21, 2009, and on May 28, 2009. At its first meeting, the Senate Office introduced an online electronic program that was created in order to assist in the placement of the volunteers. The committee members were able to review the submitted volunteer statements on a projected screen. The committee began by focusing on the faculty vacancies on standing committees. By using the new online program, the members were able to see what each committee would look like if certain volunteers were placed on a committee. The committee members used the faculty volunteers' top three choices from the preference form to place them onto respective committees. By viewing committee continuing membership, the members were able to consider the diversity of college/department composition as well as diversity of gender, ethnicity, position, etc, while populating the committees. By the end of the first meeting, all of the eligible faculty members who signed-up were placed on one of their top three committee choices, with only three remaining vacancies. The committee then followed the same process for filling the staff vacancies. Committee members were assigned responsibilities for further recruitment as needed. At the second meeting on May 28, 2009, the committee filled all of the undergraduate and graduate vacancies. The remaining faculty vacancies were also filled. The committee members brainstormed new ways to recruit and enhance the process for the following year. The Senate Office provided the committee members with a spreadsheet detailing the placements made. At the meeting on May 28, 2009, the committee voted unanimously to approve the slate. Following the final placements, the Senate Office alerted all of the volunteers as to whether they had been placed on a committee. The Senate Office and the Chair also worked together to fill any vacancies that arose following the meetings throughout the summer. Additionally, the Senate Chair-Elect worked with the Provost's Office in order to create the slate of candidates for the Library Council. The Senate Office worked with both the Chair of the Research Council and the Chair of the IT Council in order to create the slate of candidates for their respective councils. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |