July
2005
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA,
MORRIS
BY-LAWS
Section
1. Organization
The
campus assembly may establish committees to assist in the discharge of its
responsibilities.
Section
2. Membership
The Executive Committee recommends the membership (including chairs) of assembly committees to the campus assembly for ratification in accordance with this constitution, the by-laws, and the following provisions:
A. Members of assembly committees are appointed
in the spring to serve for the ensuing academic year. There is faculty representation from each division on each
assembly committee.
B. No person except ex officio members may
serve on more than one assembly/adjunct committee. No person who serves on the Executive Committee by reason of
election may serve on any assembly or adjunct committees.
C. The Executive Committee consults with the
campus community before making its recommendations to the campus assembly.
D. Faculty (including academic staff) and civil
service/staff membership on an assembly committee is for a term of two years
with a maximum consecutive appointment of four years. Student membership on an assembly committee is for one year
with a maximum consecutive appointment of two years.
E. The Executive Committee fills interim
vacancies by appointment.
F. The chancellor provides secretarial
services for assembly committees.
G. Minutes of all assembly committees are filed
with the Office of the Chancellor, and with the Morris Campus Student
Association.
Section
3. Review of Adjunct Committees
Each
assembly committee reviews the actions and future proposals of all its adjunct
committees in a biennial report to the campus assembly. The report recommends the renewal or
elimination of such committees and/or the establishment of new adjunct
committees. Each assembly
committee considers the productivity and necessity of its adjunct committees
and the needs of the campus in its recommendations to the campus assembly
concerning the establishment, duties, and responsibilities of adjunct
committees.
Section
4. Campus Resources and Planning
Committee
A. Membership
The Campus Resources
and Planning Committee consists of sixteen members, including seven faculty
members, four students, one civil service person, and four ex officio,
non-voting members of the administration, one of whom shall be the Associate
Vice Chancellor for Physical Plant and Master Planning, and one the Commission
on Women Coordinator.
B. Powers
The
Campus Resources and Planning Committee develops, reviews, and recommends
policies with long-range implications for the development of the human and
physical resources of the campus.
The committee considers matters relating to institutional mission,
student recruitment and retention, organizational patterns, faculty
development, allocation of financial resources, legislative requests, energy
policy, and the development of physical facilities.
Section 5. Student Services Committee
A. Membership
The
Student Services Committee consists of fourteen members, including five faculty
members, five students, one civil service/staff person, and three ex officio,
non-voting members of the administration, one of whom shall be the Director of
Student Activities, and one the Commission on Women Coordinator.
B. Powers
The
Student Services Committee develops, reviews, and recommends policy for student
activities and services, such as housing, health, food, athletics, financial
aid, campus events, and student behavior.
It has the power to grant recognition to student organizations and to
approve their constitutions and by-laws, as well as to review and approve
subsequent amendments. It provides
for the enforcement of procedures and regulations to maintain appropriate
standards of conduct within the student community. It develops and implements rules and procedures for all
campus-wide student elections.
Section
6. Curriculum Committee
A. Membership
The
Curriculum Committee consists of sixteen members, including four faculty
members, four division chairs, four students, with representation from each
division if possible, and four ex officio, non-voting members of the
administration to include the vice chancellor for academic affairs, the
registrar, one civil service/staff person, and the Commission on Women
Coordinator.
B. Powers
The
Curriculum Committee develops, reviews, and recommends curricular policy. It deals with the body of courses
offered at UMM and receives and considers all curricular related proposals. It is concerned with support services
related to academic programs such as the library, computer center, bookstore,
and media services.
Section
7. Scholastic Committee
A. Membership
The
Scholastic Committee consists of sixteen members, including eight faculty
members, four students, and four ex officio, non-voting members, one from the
administration, one civil service/staff person, the registrar, and the
Commission on Women Coordinator.
B. Powers
The
Scholastic Committee develops, reviews, and recommends policies affecting the
quality of education. It is
concerned with such matters as admissions, academic progress, course related
behavior, scholarship, and graduation.
It has the power to grant exceptions to academic regulations when the
spirit of such regulations has been satisfied. The committee admits students and evaluates transfer credit
in accordance with standards established by the campus assembly.
Section
8. Assessment of Student Learning
Committee
A.
Membership
The Assessment of Student Learning Committee consists
of ten members, including one faculty member from the Division of Education,
and two each from the Divisions of Humanities, Science & Math, and Social
Sciences, and two students. The
Dean or his designee will serve as ex officio.
B.
Powers
The Assessment of Student Learning Committee
oversees and provides support to all aspects of the assessment process,
receives all data and materials generated by assessment activities, recommends
improvements in the assessment program and disseminates reports on the results
of assessment and the initiatives based on assessment intended to improve
student learning.
Section
1. Organization
The
campus assembly may establish adjunct committees to assist in the discharge of
assembly committee responsibilities.
A. Each adjunct committee must be assigned to a
specific assembly committee.
B. Each adjunct committee is assigned duties
and responsibilities by the campus assembly.
C. Each adjunct committee can bring any matter
within its purview to the Executive Committee for report or action by the
campus assembly.
D. Each adjunct committee submits, at the end
of spring semester on odd years, a written report of its actions and proposals
to its assembly committee.
E. Each adjunct committee exists for a period
of two years.
F. The campus assembly can renew the
existence of an adjunct committee or create a new adjunct committee by action
of a majority of the body present and voting.
G. Minutes of all adjunct committee meetings
are filed with its assembly committee, the Office of the Chancellor, and with
the Morris Campus Student Association.
Section
2. Membership
The
Executive Committee recommends the membership of adjunct committees (including
chairs) to the campus assembly for ratification in accordance with this
constitution, the by-laws, and the following provisions:
A. Members of adjunct committees are appointed
in the spring to serve for the ensuing academic year.
B. The Executive Committee consults with the
campus community before making its recommendations to the campus assembly.
C. Faculty and civil service/staff membership
on an adjunct committee is for a term of one year with a maximum consecutive
appointment of three years. Student membership on an adjunct committee is for
one year with a maximum consecutive appointment of two years.
Section 3. Assembly Committees and their Adjunct
Committees
A. Campus Resources and Planning Committee
1. Faculty Development Committee
a. Membership
Membership. The Faculty Development Committee
consists of seven members, including four faculty members with representation
from each division, plus the Director of the Faculty Center for Learning and
Teaching who will serve ex-officio non-voting, and two students.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The Faculty
Development Committee works with faculty, administrators, and students in
exploring ways to provide faculty with resources for improving the quality of
instruction, research, and service.
B. Student Services Committee
C. Curriculum Committee
1. Teacher Education Committee
a. Membership
The Teacher
Education Committee consists of seven members, including four faculty members,
with representation from each division, two students, and the chair of the
Division of Education or representative, who serves ex officio and without
vote.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The Teacher
Education Committee reviews the teacher education programs. The Division of Education consults with
the Teacher Education Committee as a means of assisting that division in its
task of keeping programs current with respect to the needs of elementary and
secondary students and licensure requirements.
2. Multi-Ethnic Experience Committee
a. Membership
The Multi-Ethnic
Experience Committee consists of eleven members, including four faculty
members, four students, the vice chancellor for academic affairs or
representative, one staff member from the Multi-Ethnic Student Program, and one
civil service/staff person. The
vice chancellor for academic affairs or representative and the Multi-Ethnic
Student Program staff member serve ex officio and without vote, and the civil
service/staff person serves without vote.
The voting membership is multi-racial and interdivisional, and it
includes both sexes. The Director
of the Multi-Ethnic Student Program acts as administrative assistant and
secretary.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The Multi-Ethnic
Experience Committee is responsible for promoting campus-wide understanding of
racial and ethnic minorities and for enhancing their educational
opportunities. It considers and
makes recommendations regarding curriculum, educational programs, and
extracurricular activities where these touch upon the interests of racial or
ethnic minorities. It consults,
advises, and cooperates with existing committees that have jurisdiction in
these areas to develop and recommend policies.
3. International
Programs Committee
a. Membership
The International
Programs Committee consists of eleven members, including five faculty members, four
students (including at least one foreign student and the International Travel
Center coordinator), the Director of the Center for International Programs who
serves ex officio and without vote, and one civil service/staff person.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The International
Programs Committee develops and coordinates international programs and
activities on the Morris campus.
It provides a liaison between this campus and the Office of
International Programs on the Twin Cities campus.
4. Academic Support
Committee
a. Membership
The Academic Support
Services Committee consists of eleven members, including four faculty members,
one representing each division, two students, one civil service/staff person,
and the Directors of the Briggs Library, Computing Services, Media Services,
and Associate Vice Chancellor for Physical Plant and Master Planning. The Directors and Associate Vice
Chancellor each serve ex officio and without vote.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The Academic Support
Services Committee considers and makes recommendations regarding academic
support provided by the Briggs Library, Computing Services, and Media
Services. In addition, within the
context of academic support, the committee studies issues and makes
recommendations regarding the development and coordination of campus
communication infrastructures and technologies.
D. Scholastic Committee
1. Functions and Awards Committee
a. Membership
The Functions and
Awards Committee consists of nine members, including four faculty members,
three students, one civil service/staff person, and the Coordinator of Special
Events. The Coordinator of Special
Events serves ex officio and without vote.
b. Duties and Responsibilities
The Functions and
Awards Committee develops and recommends awards for scholarship and special
merit, and in conjunction with the chancellor's office, assists with the
development, planning, and execution of academic and awards ceremonies.
Article III. Election of Members to the Executive
Committee and to the
Campus Consultative
Committee
Section
1. Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee is elected by the campus assembly during spring
semester. Members of the Executive
Committee must also be members of the campus assembly. To begin the process of recommending
assembly and adjunct committee members for the next academic year, the
Executive Committee takes office immediately after its election. For other committee business, it begins
its term at the start of the next academic year. Vacancies on the Executive Committee are filled by special
election.
Section
2. Consultative Committee
The
Faculty, Student, and Civil Service/Staff Consultative Subcommittees are
elected in the spring by each of their constituencies to serve for their
respective terms. The
constituencies determine their own election procedures. Interim vacancies are filled by special
election.
In
implementing the constitutional provision for consultation with the faculty in
the selection of a division chair, the chancellor appoints a committee for
assistance and advice. The
committee includes at least three members of the division concerned, the chair
of another division, and the chair of the Consultative Committee. When the chair of the Consultative
Committee is a member of the division concerned, he or she designates another
member of the committee to serve as a replacement. After consultation with members of the division concerned
and the administration, the committee makes its recommendations to the
chancellor.
By-laws
approved by campus assembly, May 13, 1983.
Revised,
November 9, 1992.
Revised,
May 10, 1993.
Revised,
October 18, 1993.
Revised,
May 22, 1995.
Revised,
February 3, 1997.
Revised,
May 4, 1998 (CC adjunct committees).
Revised,
April 1999, semester language, Honors Committee deleted.
Revised,
July 2005.