Mansfield University Senate - CONSTITUTION

APPENDIX TO THE
UNIVERSITY SENATE
CONSTITUTION

DEPARTMENTS AND DISCIPLINES as of April 2004

Academic/Human Development
Art
Biology
Business/Economics
Chemistry
Comm/Theatre
Computer Information Sciences
Criminal Justice

Education
English
Modern Languages
Geography/Geology
HPE
Health Sciences
History/Political Science
Library

Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
School Library and Information Technology
Sociology/Anthropology
Social Work
Special Education

ad hoc University COMMITTEES and their charges as of October 2007

Under Academic Affairs Committee:

WIG Subcommittee (Writing Across the Curriculum, Information Literacy, and Global Awareness)

Formed Fall 2002

Subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee

Membership solicited and appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee (not subject to Senate electoral process)

Membership: Seven members of the University faculty

1.

Membership: Seven members of the university faculty.

a.

WIG Committee Chair (appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee, not elected by the committee members)

b.

Director of Writing/Composition

c.

The five remaining members are selected from interested faculty who respond to a call from AAC to serve on committee.

d.

No more than one person per academic department may serve on the committee.

2.

Duties: Oversee Writing Across the Curriculum, Information Literacy, and Global Awareness programs

a.

Accept and approve nominations for courses applying for Information Literacy (I) and Global Awareness (G) designations. All applications must be submitted electronically to WIG Chair to be considered for approval.

b.

Chair compiles list of Writing (W) courses offered each semester that are not permanent Writing (W) courses and submits list to Registrar’s office.

c.

Chair compiles and maintains list of permanent W, I, and G courses and provides list to Registrar’s office.

d.

WIG Chair reports approvals of “I” and “G” courses to Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee for information purposes; AAC does not vote to approve or reject courses approved by WIG Committee.

3.

Meetings: The WIG Committee meets whenever courses are submitted for committee approval. All committee business is conducted electronically, with proposals disseminated to committee members for approval or rejection (and, if rejected, an explanation is provided to the department chair who submitted the course for WIG approval).

General Education Subcommittee - The General Education Program Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee.

1.

Membership: Nine members of the university faculty, students, and administration.

a.

Seven faculty members shall be elected by the Assembly from the academic departments: one faculty representative from each of the five distribution blocks, one faculty representative from a professional discipline, and one at-large member from a non-represented discipline, including non-teaching faculty. Members shall serve a three-year term, and terms shall be staggered. Members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms, and no more than one person per academic discipline shall serve on the subcommittee. For the first election, the Block 1 representative shall serve a one year term, the Block 2 representative a two year term, Block 3 a three year term, Block 4 a one year term, Block 5 a two year term, the professional representative a three year term, and the at-large member a one year term.

b.

One student representative will be appointed by the S.G.A. as a voting member of the subcommittee.

c.

The provost, or provost's designee, will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the subcommittee.

d.

The chair of the subcommittee shall be elected by the subcommittee from the faculty members of the subcommittee, and shall attend AAC meetings or send a designee whenever General Education issues are discussed.

2.

Duties: The GE Subcommittee (GES) oversees the General Education Program. It leads the assessment of the GE Program and the GE Program Review. GES considers changes to the program and forwards program changes to AAC, just as any other academic department would.

a.

to serve as the General Education Curriculum Committee of the University.

b.

to review and recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee all General Education curriculum proposals.

c.

to review and/or recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee matters relating to General Education policies and standards.

d.

to conduct the General Education Program Review and recommend curricular changes to the Academic Affairs Committee based on that review.

e.

to confer with WAC, IG and other committees as appropriate

f.

to carry out other activities approved by Senate or suggested by Senate Exec or Academic Affairs

3.

Meetings: GES shall meet a minimum of once each semester.

The First-Year Experience Committee: The First-Year Experience Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Affairs Committee (A.A.C.) of the University Senate.

Purpose:

To serve as a coordinating body to link and advise the various experiences of first-year students at Mansfield University. This includes serving as a linkage between activities of both the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Divisions of the University. The committee provides oversight of the first-year experience activities within the Academic Affairs Division, especially the First-Year Seminar (UNV 1100).

Membership:

The membership shall include: six voting members from the full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty; two voting members from the student body; two ex-officio & non-voting representatives from the Academic Affairs Division (including the Director of Enrollment Management or his or her designee) and one ex-officio & non-voting representative from the Student Affairs Division.

Faculty members will be elected through the election process of the University Senate. They will be elected for three year terms in three staggered “classes” of two members each. No two members can serve from the same academic department of the University. A member may run for and be elected to successive terms on the committee.

Ex-officio members from Student Affairs and Academic Affairs will be appointed by their respective division heads.

One student member will be selected annually by the Student Government Association and the other student member will be selected by the current group of peer mentors serving the first-year seminar.

Other university staff & faculty may be asked to attend meetings and participate in the committee’s activities upon invitation by the committee.

Officers:

The voting members of the committee shall elect a chairperson to preside over, plan, and coordinate the activities of the committee and a vice-chairperson to assist the chairperson and serve in the chairperson’s absence.

Responsibilities:

Work with both the Academic and Student Affairs Divisions of the University to coordinate and advise the various experiences of first-year students.

Oversee the implementation of the First-Year Seminar (UNV 1100), including such activities as defining the curriculum for the course, creating or adopting appropriate teaching materials, and coordinating activities linked with the course, such as campus wide speakers and community service activities.

Recruit faculty to teach the First-Year Seminar and recommend to the Provost those faculty best suited to meet the needs of students in the course.

Provide appropriate training experiences for faculty who teach first-year students, especially those teaching the First-Year Seminar and other discipline-based first-year orientation courses. This training will be in coordination with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and the Academic Advising Center.

Make recommendations to A.A.C. and the Provost regarding proposals to have other courses, offered by individual disciplines, substitute for UNV 1100 and provide coordination between those other courses and UNV 1100.

Recommend and coordinate activities that precede and occur during the first-year that affect first-year students and are designed to enhance their success at the University. These activities may include summer orientation activities, summer reading assignments, move-in and start-up activities, and coordinated activities throughout students’ first year.

Recommend and help implement and evaluate coordinated academic experiences for first-year students, such as learning communities or course clusters.

Work with appropriate programs and groups, such as the Academic Chairpersons Council, Student Affairs’ staff, and the Faculty Lecture and University Film Series to coordinate relevant events and to develop an annual theme for these activities and their offering to first-year students.

With the assistance of the Director of Institutional Research and the Assessment Committee, develop and review assessments of the first-year experience, including the First-Year Seminar and other discipline-based first-year courses.

As appropriate, recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee and other interested parties policies bearing on the success of first-year students at the University.

With the assistance of the Director of Institutional Research, provide an annual report to the Academic Affairs Committee and other interested parties on the experience of first-year students and any evaluations that have occurred during the previous academic year.

Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force: The Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force is a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee.

1.

Membership: Membership: Six members shall be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee upon recommendations from AAC.

a.

Five faculty members from academic departments and one faculty member from Library Information Services. (The "IG" Task Force will be comprised of faculty who have demonstrated a significant interest in Information Literacy and Global Awareness.)

b.

They will serve a three semester term from Spring 2001 until Spring 2002. The Director of Writing (or person serving in a similar capacity) will be a permanent member.

c.

Duties: The Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force oversees the Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Program. It leads to the assessment of the program and the courses involved. It reports to and is accountable to AAC.

2.

The duties are:

a.

to recommend approval of I & G courses (new and established) for any semester.

b.

to recommend and create an "I" and "G" checklist, based on the WAC checklist, and distribute to faculty upon AAC and Senate approval.

c.

to maintain a list of courses and instructors who have approved I & G courses.

d.

to sponsor information sessions for faculty and departments.

e.

to monitor the I & G program and to suggest changes in criteria, policies, and procedures to AAC.

f.

to finalize criteria for "I" and "G" course designations and distribute to faculty upon AAC and Senate approval

g.

to work to create a smooth transition to the WIG committee at the end of the three semesters

3.

Meetings: The IG taskforce will meet a minimum of once each semester.

Beginning Fall 2002, the IG Taskforce and WAC will be dissolved; a new WIG committee will be created.

Under Student Affairs and Admissions:

Advising Resource Group (ARG): The Advising Resource Group is a subcommittee of Student Affairs and Admissions Committee. It is to report and work as a subcommittee of SAAC and report to them

1.

Membership: Eight members of the university community.

a.

Six members will be selected from interested faculty nominated by SAAC, ARG, or themselves by the Chair of SAAC to a three year term. No more than one person per academic discipline may serve on the committee.

b.

Director of Academic Advising or designee

c.

Assistant to the Provost or designee from the area of Academic Records

2.

Duties: The ARG is to monitor and improve the quality of academic advising. The duties are:

a.

to monitor the academic advising and to suggest changes in criteria, policies, and procedures to SAAC.

b.

To provide a link for communication between faculty and administration for advising

c.

To concern itself with matters relating directly to academic advising

d.

to sponsor advising workshops and information sessions for faculty and departments.

e.

To facilitate training for new faculty

f.

To keep faculty informed regarding key academic advising issued.

3.

Meetings: The ARG will meet a minimum of once each semester.

Under Senate Executive Committee:

Management Evaluation Committee: This committee conducts an annual evaluation of the President and Provost.

Not under the Senate:

1.

Assessment Committee

2.

Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (Women's Commission)

For reference purposes: THE PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE - APSCUF BY-LAWS (1998 revision)

ARTICLE VII - COMMITTEES

Section 4. The Professional Committee

The Professional Committee at Mansfield University is the "University-wide committee" mandated by the CBA which acts upon tenure, promotion and sabbatical applications. The committee's procedures and rules of operation are supervised by APSCUF to insure compliance with the CBA in matters brought before the committee.

a.

The Professional Committee consists of three separate committees; one for sabbatical application review, one for tenure application review, and one for promotion application review. The Sabbatical committee to meet during the fall semester and the Tenure and Promotion committees to meet during the spring semester. The Chapter President, the Grievance Chairperson and the Meet and Discuss Spokesperson may not be a member of the Professional Committee.

b.

Each committee will have 7 members elected by the faculty through the election process conducted by the University Senate. One member of each committee will be elected from the non-teaching faculty pool. All committee members will serve 3-year terms and no committee member may serve on more than one of the Professional Committees concurrently. Terms will be staggered to help ensure continuity of membership. If an elected committee member fails to complete her/his term of office, she/he will not be eligible to apply to that committee for the duration of the elected term.

c.

Two or more alternate members shall be elected each year, with at least one alternate from each of the teaching and Administrative/Non-Teaching faculty categories. In the event of a resignation from one of the Professional Committees an alternate shall serve on that Committee for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whom he/she replaces. If a member resigns from a Professional Committee for any reason, he/she may not return to complete his/her unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs and there are no alternates to serve, a special election shall be called in a timely manner by the University Senate Nominations and Elections Committee to elect an alternate from the appropriate faculty category to fill the existing vacancy on the specific Committees.

d.

No two members can serve from the same academic department of the University. No faculty member shall serve on the Professional Committees when he/she or a member of his/her immediate family or a person residing in his/her household is an applicant for tenure, promotion or sabbatical leave. A committee member in this situation shall resign as soon as the conflict becomes known, but in no case later than the start of the academic year in which the conflict will occur.

e.

The elections for the Professional Committees are conducted by the Nominations and Elections Committee of the University Senate, and are held at the same time as the Senate Elections. All faculty eligible to vote in the University Senate elections are eligible to vote in the elections of members of the Professional Committee.

f.

The chairpersons of the Professional Committees shall be elected by the committees from the faculty members on the committees.

g.

The duties of the Professional Committee shall be:

i.

To have the chairpersons of the committees oversee the processes in the relevant areas of tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave.

ii.

To follow established University and CBA procedures in the review of tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave applications, and to present recommendations based upon established procedures and criteria to the University President or his/her designee.

iii.

To recommend to the APSCUF Executive Committee for its approval revisions to existing procedures and criteria by which faculty members are recommended for tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave. All revisions are submitted to State APSCUF for final approval.

iv.

To review established procedures and make recommendations concerning the maintenance of confidentiality of curricula vitae and other personal information necessary to the operation of the Professional Committee.

v.

To meet each September with the APSCUF Local President for the purpose of reviewing the Committee's responsibilities under the CBA.


DEPARTMENTS AND DISCIPLINES as of April 2004
Academic/Human Development Art Biology Business/Economics Chemistry Comm/Theatre Computer Information Sciences Criminal Justice	Education English Modern Languages Geography/Geology HPE Health Sciences History/Political Science Library	Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Psychology School Library and Information Technology Sociology/Anthropology Social Work Special Education


ad hoc University COMMITTEES and their charges as of October 2007
Under Academic Affairs Committee:
	WIG Subcommittee (Writing Across the Curriculum, Information Literacy, and Global Awareness) Formed Fall 2002 Subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee Membership solicited and appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee (not subject to Senate electoral process) Membership: Seven members of the University faculty
		1.	Membership: Seven members of the university faculty.
			a.	WIG Committee Chair (appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee, not elected by the committee members)
			b.	Director of Writing/Composition
			c.	The five remaining members are selected from interested faculty who respond to a call from AAC to serve on committee.
			d.	No more than one person per academic department may serve on the committee.
		2.	Duties: Oversee Writing Across the Curriculum, Information Literacy, and Global Awareness programs
			a.	Accept and approve nominations for courses applying for Information Literacy (I) and Global Awareness (G) designations. All applications must be submitted electronically to WIG Chair to be considered for approval.
			b.	Chair compiles list of Writing (W) courses offered each semester that are not permanent Writing (W) courses and submits list to Registrar’s office.
			c.	Chair compiles and maintains list of permanent W, I, and G courses and provides list to Registrar’s office.
			d.	WIG Chair reports approvals of “I” and “G” courses to Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee for information purposes; AAC does not vote to approve or reject courses approved by WIG Committee.
		3.	Meetings: The WIG Committee meets whenever courses are submitted for committee approval. All committee business is conducted electronically, with proposals disseminated to committee members for approval or rejection (and, if rejected, an explanation is provided to the department chair who submitted the course for WIG approval).

	General Education Subcommittee - The General Education Program Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee.
		1.	Membership: Nine members of the university faculty, students, and administration.
			a.	Seven faculty members shall be elected by the Assembly from the academic departments: one faculty representative from each of the five distribution blocks, one faculty representative from a professional discipline, and one at-large member from a non-represented discipline, including non-teaching faculty. Members shall serve a three-year term, and terms shall be staggered. Members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms, and no more than one person per academic discipline shall serve on the subcommittee. For the first election, the Block 1 representative shall serve a one year term, the Block 2 representative a two year term, Block 3 a three year term, Block 4 a one year term, Block 5 a two year term, the professional representative a three year term, and the at-large member a one year term.
			b.	One student representative will be appointed by the S.G.A. as a voting member of the subcommittee.
			c.	The provost, or provost's designee, will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the subcommittee.
			d.	The chair of the subcommittee shall be elected by the subcommittee from the faculty members of the subcommittee, and shall attend AAC meetings or send a designee whenever General Education issues are discussed.
		2.	Duties: The GE Subcommittee (GES) oversees the General Education Program. It leads the assessment of the GE Program and the GE Program Review. GES considers changes to the program and forwards program changes to AAC, just as any other academic department would.
			a.	to serve as the General Education Curriculum Committee of the University.
			b.	to review and recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee all General Education curriculum proposals.
			c.	to review and/or recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee matters relating to General Education policies and standards.
			d.	to conduct the General Education Program Review and recommend curricular changes to the Academic Affairs Committee based on that review.
			e.	to confer with WAC, IG and other committees as appropriate
			f.	to carry out other activities approved by Senate or suggested by Senate Exec or Academic Affairs
		3.	Meetings: GES shall meet a minimum of once each semester.

	The First-Year Experience Committee: The First-Year Experience Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Affairs Committee (A.A.C.) of the University Senate. Purpose: To serve as a coordinating body to link and advise the various experiences of first-year students at Mansfield University. This includes serving as a linkage between activities of both the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Divisions of the University. The committee provides oversight of the first-year experience activities within the Academic Affairs Division, especially the First-Year Seminar (UNV 1100). Membership: The membership shall include: six voting members from the full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty; two voting members from the student body; two ex-officio & non-voting representatives from the Academic Affairs Division (including the Director of Enrollment Management or his or her designee) and one ex-officio & non-voting representative from the Student Affairs Division. Faculty members will be elected through the election process of the University Senate. They will be elected for three year terms in three staggered “classes” of two members each. No two members can serve from the same academic department of the University. A member may run for and be elected to successive terms on the committee. Ex-officio members from Student Affairs and Academic Affairs will be appointed by their respective division heads. One student member will be selected annually by the Student Government Association and the other student member will be selected by the current group of peer mentors serving the first-year seminar. Other university staff & faculty may be asked to attend meetings and participate in the committee’s activities upon invitation by the committee. Officers: The voting members of the committee shall elect a chairperson to preside over, plan, and coordinate the activities of the committee and a vice-chairperson to assist the chairperson and serve in the chairperson’s absence. Responsibilities: Work with both the Academic and Student Affairs Divisions of the University to coordinate and advise the various experiences of first-year students. Oversee the implementation of the First-Year Seminar (UNV 1100), including such activities as defining the curriculum for the course, creating or adopting appropriate teaching materials, and coordinating activities linked with the course, such as campus wide speakers and community service activities. Recruit faculty to teach the First-Year Seminar and recommend to the Provost those faculty best suited to meet the needs of students in the course. Provide appropriate training experiences for faculty who teach first-year students, especially those teaching the First-Year Seminar and other discipline-based first-year orientation courses. This training will be in coordination with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and the Academic Advising Center. Make recommendations to A.A.C. and the Provost regarding proposals to have other courses, offered by individual disciplines, substitute for UNV 1100 and provide coordination between those other courses and UNV 1100. Recommend and coordinate activities that precede and occur during the first-year that affect first-year students and are designed to enhance their success at the University. These activities may include summer orientation activities, summer reading assignments, move-in and start-up activities, and coordinated activities throughout students’ first year. Recommend and help implement and evaluate coordinated academic experiences for first-year students, such as learning communities or course clusters. Work with appropriate programs and groups, such as the Academic Chairpersons Council, Student Affairs’ staff, and the Faculty Lecture and University Film Series to coordinate relevant events and to develop an annual theme for these activities and their offering to first-year students. With the assistance of the Director of Institutional Research and the Assessment Committee, develop and review assessments of the first-year experience, including the First-Year Seminar and other discipline-based first-year courses. As appropriate, recommend to the Academic Affairs Committee and other interested parties policies bearing on the success of first-year students at the University. With the assistance of the Director of Institutional Research, provide an annual report to the Academic Affairs Committee and other interested parties on the experience of first-year students and any evaluations that have occurred during the previous academic year.

	Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force: The Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force is a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Committee.
		1.	Membership: Membership: Six members shall be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee upon recommendations from AAC.
			a.	Five faculty members from academic departments and one faculty member from Library Information Services. (The "IG" Task Force will be comprised of faculty who have demonstrated a significant interest in Information Literacy and Global Awareness.)
			b.	They will serve a three semester term from Spring 2001 until Spring 2002. The Director of Writing (or person serving in a similar capacity) will be a permanent member.
			c.	Duties: The Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Task Force oversees the Information Literacy & Global Awareness (IG) Program. It leads to the assessment of the program and the courses involved. It reports to and is accountable to AAC.
		2.	The duties are:
			a.	to recommend approval of I & G courses (new and established) for any semester.
			b.	to recommend and create an "I" and "G" checklist, based on the WAC checklist, and distribute to faculty upon AAC and Senate approval.
			c.	to maintain a list of courses and instructors who have approved I & G courses.
			d.	to sponsor information sessions for faculty and departments.
			e.	to monitor the I & G program and to suggest changes in criteria, policies, and procedures to AAC.
			f.	to finalize criteria for "I" and "G" course designations and distribute to faculty upon AAC and Senate approval
			g.	to work to create a smooth transition to the WIG committee at the end of the three semesters
		3.	Meetings: The IG taskforce will meet a minimum of once each semester.

		Beginning Fall 2002, the IG Taskforce and WAC will be dissolved; a new WIG committee will be created.


Under Student Affairs and Admissions:
		Advising Resource Group (ARG): The Advising Resource Group is a subcommittee of Student Affairs and Admissions Committee. It is to report and work as a subcommittee of SAAC and report to them
		1.	Membership: Eight members of the university community.
			a.	Six members will be selected from interested faculty nominated by SAAC, ARG, or themselves by the Chair of SAAC to a three year term. No more than one person per academic discipline may serve on the committee.
			b.	Director of Academic Advising or designee
			c.	Assistant to the Provost or designee from the area of Academic Records
		2.	Duties: The ARG is to monitor and improve the quality of academic advising. The duties are:
			a.	to monitor the academic advising and to suggest changes in criteria, policies, and procedures to SAAC.
			b.	To provide a link for communication between faculty and administration for advising
			c.	To concern itself with matters relating directly to academic advising
			d.	to sponsor advising workshops and information sessions for faculty and departments.
			e.	To facilitate training for new faculty
			f.	To keep faculty informed regarding key academic advising issued.
		3.	Meetings: The ARG will meet a minimum of once each semester.


		Under Senate Executive Committee: Management Evaluation Committee: This committee conducts an annual evaluation of the President and Provost.
		Not under the Senate:
		1.	Assessment Committee
		2.	Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (Women's Commission)
For reference purposes: THE PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE - APSCUF BY-LAWS (1998 revision)
ARTICLE VII - COMMITTEES
Section 4. The Professional Committee
The Professional Committee at Mansfield University is the "University-wide committee" mandated by the CBA which acts upon tenure, promotion and sabbatical applications. The committee's procedures and rules of operation are supervised by APSCUF to insure compliance with the CBA in matters brought before the committee.
		a.	The Professional Committee consists of three separate committees; one for sabbatical application review, one for tenure application review, and one for promotion application review. The Sabbatical committee to meet during the fall semester and the Tenure and Promotion committees to meet during the spring semester. The Chapter President, the Grievance Chairperson and the Meet and Discuss Spokesperson may not be a member of the Professional Committee.
		b.	Each committee will have 7 members elected by the faculty through the election process conducted by the University Senate. One member of each committee will be elected from the non-teaching faculty pool. All committee members will serve 3-year terms and no committee member may serve on more than one of the Professional Committees concurrently. Terms will be staggered to help ensure continuity of membership. If an elected committee member fails to complete her/his term of office, she/he will not be eligible to apply to that committee for the duration of the elected term.
		c.	Two or more alternate members shall be elected each year, with at least one alternate from each of the teaching and Administrative/Non-Teaching faculty categories. In the event of a resignation from one of the Professional Committees an alternate shall serve on that Committee for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whom he/she replaces. If a member resigns from a Professional Committee for any reason, he/she may not return to complete his/her unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs and there are no alternates to serve, a special election shall be called in a timely manner by the University Senate Nominations and Elections Committee to elect an alternate from the appropriate faculty category to fill the existing vacancy on the specific Committees.
		d.	No two members can serve from the same academic department of the University. No faculty member shall serve on the Professional Committees when he/she or a member of his/her immediate family or a person residing in his/her household is an applicant for tenure, promotion or sabbatical leave. A committee member in this situation shall resign as soon as the conflict becomes known, but in no case later than the start of the academic year in which the conflict will occur.
		e.	The elections for the Professional Committees are conducted by the Nominations and Elections Committee of the University Senate, and are held at the same time as the Senate Elections. All faculty eligible to vote in the University Senate elections are eligible to vote in the elections of members of the Professional Committee.
		f.	The chairpersons of the Professional Committees shall be elected by the committees from the faculty members on the committees.
		g.	The duties of the Professional Committee shall be:
			i.	To have the chairpersons of the committees oversee the processes in the relevant areas of tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave.
			ii.	To follow established University and CBA procedures in the review of tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave applications, and to present recommendations based upon established procedures and criteria to the University President or his/her designee.
			iii.	To recommend to the APSCUF Executive Committee for its approval revisions to existing procedures and criteria by which faculty members are recommended for tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave. All revisions are submitted to State APSCUF for final approval.
			iv.	To review established procedures and make recommendations concerning the maintenance of confidentiality of curricula vitae and other personal information necessary to the operation of the Professional Committee.
			v.	To meet each September with the APSCUF Local President for the purpose of reviewing the Committee's responsibilities under the CBA.