College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 565 November 2, 2000 Commitee On Committees Annual Report 1999-2000 The Letters and Science Committee on Committees met three times during the 1999-2000 academic year: September 8, 1999; October 20, 1999; and March 10, 2000. September 8 The election of the chair was deferred. The meeting agenda was deferred. Dean Marshall Goodman requested a faculty meeting on Tuesday, September 21, 1999. With so little time available prior to the meeting date, Committee members agreed to consider the agenda via e-mail. The agenda was approved. No further business was conducted. October 20 The Committee elected Stacey Oliker as Chair, recommended David Mulroy as Parliamentarian, and agreed that only one further meeting (March 1) needed to be held unless something unanticipated arose. The 1998-99 Annual Report was approved. Associate Dean Donna Van Wynsberghe, who is the College liaison to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, requested that the Committee review the charter of the AAA. Possible dates of November 22 and April 10 for faculty meetings were approved. The agenda for the November 22 faculty meeting was approved. The nominations form was reviewed and approved for continued use. The timetable for the nominations process was approved as follows: letter to faculty requesting nominations sent on Dec. 1 with deadline of Dec. 16 for responses; the Committee would meet on March 1 to prepare the nominations report. The Campus/System approval matrix was reviewed, and Connie drafted a table for Committee members to consider. The table was sent to the Course and Curriculum and the Graduate Program Committees for their review and feedback. March 10, 2000 The Committee approved a recommendation to the Faculty to change the charter of the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee to establish membership on the committee with three-year staggered terms and to establish that the committee will meet at least once each semester. The Committee agreed that the chair of the Committee on Committees send a letter to department chairs asking that a representative from each department be appointed to attend each faculty meeting. After the Spring and Fall meetings, the Committee will review the impact of the request on attendance at faculty meetings. Following review by the Course and Curriculum Committee and the Graduate Program Committee, the College approval matrix was amended with an explanatory note concerning the categories used. The matrix will be recommended to the faculty for adoption. The April 10 Faculty Meeting agenda was reviewed and approved. The nominations for L&S Faculty Standing Committees, for the Graduate Faculty Council and for the Graduate Research and Fellowships Committees were conducted. The Committee's nominations report was presented to the faculty even though there were not enough nominees for each vacant position. Respectfully submitted, 1999-2000 Committee on Committees James Coggins Kristin Espinosa Connie Jo, ex officio Reinhold Hutz Edith Moravcsik Stacey Oliker, Chair Campbell Tatham