Standing and AdHoc Committees

The work of the Academic Senate is conducted primarily by its standing and ad hoc committees and by its task forces, often augmented by participants from other governance groups. Standing Committees (such as the Executive Committee, Legislative, and Standards and Practices) are identified in the Academic Senate Bylaws; their work is ongoing from year to year. Ad hoc committees, by contrast, are created in response to a particular issue or concern and, like task forces, generally have a sunset attached to their operation.  Academic Senate committees are chaired by members of the Executive Committee, and their minutes regularly appear in the agendas of the Academic Senate Executive Committee. 

Below is a list of current Academic Senate committees. Consider how you or members of your faculty might serve their colleagues throughout the state:  local senate presidents and past presidents frequently have the judiciousness and experience needed to examine academic and professional matters on a grander scale; faculty with occupational or technological knowledge are needed to lend their expertise; even faculty who have been burned out by service at the local level can be invigorated by and can energize statewide committee membership.  If you are interested in serving on a standing, ad hoc, task force, or in other state-wide groups, please complete an Application to Serve at the State Level to indicate your interest or to nominate another faculty member for such service.