04
Committees
04
Committees (En 27 Feb 24)
04.01
There shall be an EC of at least four
members consisting of Senate Faculty
members who are engaged in one or more of
DUE’s programs, and shall include one or
more DUE Senate Faculty members from the
University Writing Program. The Vice Provost
and Dean of the DUE will serve as an ex
officio, voting member of this committee.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.01
The term of office of members of the EC is
three years.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.02
The election of DUE Faculty members to the
EC is as provided in Section 7 of the Bylaws
of the Riverside Division of the Academic
Senate. For purposes of these elections,
members of the EC are considered officers of
the Faculty of the DUE. Members of the EC
take office on September first of the
academic year following their election at a
regular election or immediately upon
completion of the ballot count at a special
election.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.03
Whenever the EC determines that a vacancy
exists in its membership, the Secretary-
Parliamentarian of the Riverside Division of
the Academic Senate conducts an election in
accordance with the prescribed procedure
provided the vacancy is to last more than six
months. A vacancy shall be declared to exist
and the committee member considered to
have resigned if the member anticipates an
absence from the committee of more than six
months. Vacancies of six months or less are
filled temporarily by appointment by the Chair
of the Faculty with the advice and consent of
the EC.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.04
The EC has the following functions:
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.05.01
The EC has the general oversight of the
academic welfare and discipline of students
in the DUE and has the power to bring before
the Faculty any matters that the EC deems
advisable.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.05.02
The EC appoints and designates the Chairs
of all other standing committees and all
special committees of the Faculty unless
otherwise directed at a meeting of the
Faculty.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.05.03
Should the DUE or a unit in the DUE win
Senate approval to offer a degree program,
the EC acts finally for the Faculty (a) in the
awarding of all degrees to students of the
DUE in all cases which do not involve the
suspension of regulations or that involve only
minor adjustments in the curricula and (b) in
the awarding of honors at graduation. The EC
is likewise empowered to act on petitions of
students for graduation under suspension of
the regulations. The EC will report all degrees
approved to the Riverside Division of the
Academic Senate.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.05.04
The EC makes recommendations to the
Faculty in the establishment, modification,
and discontinuation of all divisional
instructional programs and curricula.
(En 27 Feb 24)
04.01.05.05
The EC acts for the Faculty in making
recommendations to the Riverside Division of
the Academic Senate regarding courses.
(En 27 Feb 24)