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Per HOP 2-1310: Faculty Governance Committees, all units including departments, academic centers, and Organized Research Units (ORU) that are responsible for the employment and review of faculty (both tenured/tenure-track and professional-track faculty, and whether primary or joint positions) are required to have an approved Faculty Governance Committee (FGC).

There are two types of Faculty Governance Committees, distinguished by their membership:

• Budget Council:  Consists of all tenured full professors in a unit.

• Executive Committee:  May include tenured, tenure-track, and professional-track faculty.

  • Committees historically referred to as Extended Budget Councils (EBC) are a form of Executive Committee.

Each unit must submit for approval no less frequently than every three years a proposal to modify or continue their Faculty Governance Committee structure and the associated Voting Policy. Upon creation of a new unit, a new Faculty Governance Committee structure and Voting Policy must be formed, subject to immediate review and then subsequent review every three academic years. Each FGC must also formulate its own Faculty Governance Voting Policy that complies with the University’s policies about voter eligibility for each of the relevant types of recommendations.

For more information, see HOP 2-1310, and EVPP: Faculty Governance Knowledge Article, which includes links to the “Faculty Governance Committee Structure and Voting Policy Checklist” and the “Submission Form for Provost Office Review of Faculty Governance Policies”.

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