University Resources Council (URC)
CHARGE
The University
Resources Council shall serve as the primary faculty advisory body
to the Academic Senate and University Division heads on matters
associated with the University budget. The University Resources
Council is subordinate to the Academic Senate, and, as such, all
policies and regulations recommended by the University Resources
Council shall be presented to the Academic Senate for approval,
except for those matters specifically delegated to the University
Resources Council. The University Resources Council shall review
University financial reports and make recommendations arising from
these reports. The Council shall review, evaluate, set priorities
where appropriate, and make recommendations on fiscal and business
matters and such other support functions as:
1. Instructional
resources
2. Allocation
of faculty positions
3. Allocation
of space
4. Institutional
support budget
5. Athletic
budget
6. Self-support
programs
and any other instructional
resource matters deemed appropriate for review by this Council.
The University Resources
Council shall advise administrators and other Resource Planning
Process Task Force members on priorities for use of funds. The Council
shall annually review information, issues, and recommendations arising
from external and internal reviews in order to make budgetary recommendations
on planning and issues arising from these reports.
The University Resources
Council shall also serve as the consultative body on long-term fiscal
planning and assist in the development of proposals for non-traditional
funding.
The Council shall not, however,
have initial jurisdiction on matters specifically delegated to the
Colleges. If disagreements not otherwise reconcilable occur concerning
fiscal and budgetary policies, such disagreements and problems shall
be referred to the University Resources Council for resolution.
Upon request of the Academic
Senate or University Administration, the Council shall nominate
members to serve on committees that require the particular expertise
of its membership. One faculty member shall be elected by the Council
as a representative to the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Control.
Membership
*Provost and Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs (or designee)
*Vice President for Student
Services (or designee)
*Vice President for Administration
and Finance (or designee)
* Vice President
for University Relations and Development (or designee)
*Deans of the Colleges (or
designees)
*Dean, Library Services (or
designee)
Four (4) tenured or tenure
track faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts, and two
(2) from each of the other Colleges, elected by secret majority
ballot
One (1) tenured or tenure-track
librarian, elected by secret majority ballot
One (1) tenured or tenure
track student services professional, academic-related elected by
secret majority ballot
One (1) lecturer who shall
serve for a period of one year, elected by a secret majority ballot
of the lecturers
One (1) member from the Academic
Senate elected by the Academic Senate, who should also be an elected
member of the Council if possible ; if an individual with dual membership
is not available, the Senator becomes a non-voting
member
One (1) Department Chair,
either an elected member of the Council or a Department Chair appointed
by the Senate upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee as a non-voting member if an elected member is not
available
One (1) full-time staff member,
elected by Staff Council
Two (2) student members,
selected by the Associated Students, Inc.
*Non-voting
Steering Committee
The University Resources
Council shall establish a Steering Committee composed of the elected
officers of the Council and the Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs (or designee) and the Vice President for Administration
and Finance (or designee).
The Steering Committee shall
be responsible for the planning and scheduling of meetings, agenda
setting, and transmittal of items to the Academic Senate. The Steering
Committee shall also make appointments to Council subcommittees
and ad hoc committees.
Subcommittees
The Lottery Committee of
the University Resources Council shall be formed each year from
the membership of the Council. The membership shall include half
of the voting University Resources Council members from each college
(selected by the Deans of their respective Colleges), the voting
University Resources Council member from the Library, the staff
representative, the student services professional, academic-related,
and the Associated Students, Inc. Treasurer (or designee). The following
shall serve as ex officio , non-voting members of the Lottery
Committee: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
(or designee), Vice President for Administration and Finance (or
designee), Vice President for Student Services (or designee), and
Vice President for University Relations and Development (or designee).
The Lottery Committee shall advise the Provost directly on all lottery
matters. The Lottery Committee members shall also serve on their
constituent lottery committees.
The University Resources
Council may establish such additional subcommittees as it deems
necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities under its charge.
The Council shall select
a Council Liaison who will attend Academic Senate meetings and report
back to the Council. The Council liaison should be an Academic Senator
if possible; if not, the Council shall appoint a member who will
become a non-voting member of the Senate.
The Chair of the University
Resources Council serves as an ex officio voting member
of the Campus Planning Committee, the Academic Senate Emergency
Committee, and the Resource Planning Process Task Force. |