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College CouncilThe College Council serves as a public forum for systematic deliberation and consultation with the dean about matters of concern to the college community, including the development of college policies.
The chair of the College Council shall act as a liaison with the dean to ensure ongoing interaction and consultation.
The College Council shares with the dean responsibility for ensuring that college policies and procedures are monitored systematically and that any concerns about college policies and procedures are brought to the attention of the faculty. Particularly in instances in which there is disagreement within the college community concerning decisions, actions, and policies affecting the college, the College Council may serve as a forum for discussion and, where deemed by the council as necessary, such issues are to be taken to a general college meeting for deliberation and recommendations. On such policy matters as are judged by the College Council to be of sufficient consequence and college-wide concern, the council shall move such items to the agenda of formal faculty meetings of the College of Education. The dean may call an issue out of the College Council to be heard by, discussed, and acted upon by the faculty-at-large in a formal faculty meeting of the College of Education.
A petition of no fewer than five faculty signatures presented to the College Council shall be sufficient to request that an issue be heard by, discussed, and acted upon by the faculty-at-large in a formal faculty meeting of the College of Education. The College Council’s role with regard to academic programs shall be to (a) review annually general policies and procedures of the Academic Programs Committee and (b) serve as a forum for discussion of any proposals to establish or modify courses or programs that cannot be concluded for any reason by the Academic Programs Committee. Such discussion will conclude with either a recommendation by the council or the placing of the matter before the faculty for discussion and action (see c above).
The College Council shall review annually the college budget and resource allocations, focusing on policy and the well-being of the college. This review will be reported to the college community.
The College Council is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the work of the Academic Programs and Strategic Planning Committees. In conjunction with this responsibility, the College Council will forward recommendations to the dean and to the standing committees regarding their operations and work.
(Source: Bylaws, College of Education, 2005)
