The standing committees of the Senate are as follows: the Executive Committee, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the General Education Committee, the Professional Responsibilities and Faculty Welfare Committee, and the Committee on Academic Quality. The composition and duties of the standing committees are as follows:

1.     The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee shall be composed of the Chair, Vice‑Chair, and Secretary of the University Senate, the Chairs of the other standing committees, and one Senate member from each undergraduate college and the Library, and one Student Government Association representative. The Provost and the Faculty Regent shall be ex-officio, non‑voting members of this committee. The Secretary of the Senate shall function as Secretary of the Executive Committee.

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2.     The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee shall consist of voting members, their alternates, and non-voting advisory members. One senate representative and one alternate from each college (excluding Honors College) and the Library shall be selected by Senate colleagues from the same college/Library. One curriculum committee representative and one alternate shall be selected from each of the college undergraduate curriculum committees. To ensure adequate representation, three faculty members and three alternates shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The at-large appointees should normally be Senators, but non-Senators may be appointed. One student senator shall be selected by the Student Government Association to serve on the Committee. The selected senators, curriculum committee representatives, at-large appointees, and the student representative are voting members. The Registrar, a representative of the Office of the Provost, and the deans (or their representatives) of the undergraduate colleges, and the Library shall be non-voting advisory members.

3.     The General Education Committee

The General Education Committee shall consist of voting members, their alternates, and non-voting advisory members. One senate representative and one alternate from each undergraduate college (excluding Honors College) and the Library shall be selected by Senate colleagues from the same college/Library. To ensure adequate representation, three faculty members and three alternates shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The at-large appointees should normally be Senators, but non-Senators may be appointed. In addition, one student senator shall be selected by the Student Government Association to serve on the committee. The selected senators, at-large appointees and the student representative are voting members. A representative of the Office of the Provost and the General Education Coordinator shall be non‑voting advisory members.

4.     The Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibilities Committee

The Faculty Welfare and Professional Responsibilities Committee shall consist of voting members, their alternates, and non-voting advisory members. One senate representative and one alternate shall be selected from each college (excluding Honors College) and the Library by Senate colleagues from the same college/Library. To ensure adequate representation, three at-large appointees shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The at-large appointees should normally be Senators, but non-Senators may be appointed. A faculty member from an extended campus and a part-time faculty member shall also serve as voting members of this Committee. These members shall be selected by rotation among the off-campus centers in the extended campus member’s case and rotated among the colleges for the part-time faculty member. One student senator shall be selected by the Student Government Association to serve on the Committee. The selected senators, at-large appointees, extended campus representative, part-time faculty representative, and the student government representative shall be voting members. A representative from the Office of the Provost shall be a non‑voting advisory member of this committee.

5.     Committee on Academic Quality

The Committee on Academic Quality shall consist of voting members, their alternates, and non-voting advisory members. One senate representative and one alternate from each college (excluding Honors College) and the Library shall be selected by Senate colleagues from the same college/Library. To ensure adequate representation, three at-large appointees shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The at-large appointees should normally be Senators, but non-Senators may be appointed. One representative shall be selected by the Student Government Association to serve on this committee. The selected senators, at-large appointees and the student government representative shall be voting members. A representative from the Registrar’s Office, a representative from the Academic Advising and Retention Center and a representative of the Office of the Provost shall be non-voting advisory members.