Bylaws

04

Committees

04.01

There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair of the Faculty, ex officio; the Dean of the school, ex officio; a Faculty member from each Area Group as provided in 04.01.01 and Director of Teacher Education, ex officio. No member is eligible for immediate reelection (except as an ex officio member), but a member can become eligible after one year of non-service.(Am 25 Jan 72)(Am 25 May 00)(Am May 2005) (Am 29 May 12)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.01

The elected faculty membership shall consist of one representative from each Area Group, elected at large from the School of Education who will represent each Area Group. (Am 25 Jan 72)(Am May 2005) (Am 29 May 12) (Am 2 Dec 14)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.01.01

The term of office of members of the Executive Committee is two years.

04.01.01.02

The election of Faculty members is held by electronic ballot as provided in chapter 7 of the bylaws of the Division. Members of the Executive Committee take office on the first day of September following their election at a regular election or immediately upon completion of the ballot count at a special election. (En 25 Jan 72)(Am 22 May 07)(Am 5 Dec 2017)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.01.03

Whenever the Executive Committee determines that a vacancy exists in its membership, the Secretary-Parliamentarian of the Division 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 that 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 Executive Committee.(En 25 Jan 72)(Am May 2005)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.02

The Executive Committee has the following functions:

04.01.02.01

The Executive Committee has the general oversight of the academic welfare and discipline of students in the school and has the power to bring before the Faculty any matters that the committee deems advisable.

04.01.02.02

The Executive Committee appoints, designates, and approves the Chairs of all other standing committees and all special committees of the Faculty unless otherwise directed at a meeting of the Faculty. (Am 25 Jan 72)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.02.03

The Executive Committee acts finally (a) in the awarding of all degrees to students of the school 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 committee is likewise empowered to act on petitions of students for graduation under suspension of the regulations. The committee will report all degrees approved to the Division. (Am 29 May 12)

04.01.02.04

The Executive Committee makes recommendations to the Faculty in the establishment, modification, and discontinuation of school instructional programs, curricula, and credential programs. (Am 25 Jan 72)(Am May 2005)

04.01.02.05

The Executive Committee makes recommendations to the Division regarding courses. (Am 29 May 12)

04.01.02.06

The Executive Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Dean of the School of Education regarding proposals for the establishment of new program areas or modifications of existing program areas.(Am May 2005)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.01.02.07

The Executive Committee establishes and maintains liaison with the Executive Committees of the other colleges and schools in the Division.

04.01.02.08

The Executive Committee assists the Dean on the Dean's request in matters relating to the administration of the School of Education.(Am May 2005)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.02

There shall be a standing Teacher Education Committee consisting of a Chair, who is a faculty member, and two other faculty members, along with the following: at least one member representing the Teacher Credential Program, including one representative from UCR Extension; the Director of Teacher Education, ex officio; the Dean of the School of Education, ex officio; the SOE Institutional Research Analyst, ex officio; and, when possible, one graduate student representative from the Student Representative Committee, both without voting rights. The Chair shall have the right to ask for a closed meeting, excluding the student member(s), under certain circumstances, including but not limited to discussions of personnel matters, and of students when student privacy is a concern. The duty of the committee is to advise on the operation of the teaching credential programs. This Committee also works in conjunction with the Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) regarding the M.Ed. degree, which is closely aligned with teacher education. (En 25 Jan 72)(Am may 2005)(Am 29 May 12)(Am 2 Dec 14)(Am 5 Dec 2017)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.03

There shall be a standing Graduate Advisory Committee consisting of faculty members from each Area Group, the graduate advisor, ex officio; and, when possible, one graduate student representative selected by the Graduate Student Association of SOE, without voting rights. The Chair shall have the right to ask for a closed meeting, excluding student member(s), under certain circumstances, including but not limited to discussions of personnel matters, and of students when student privacy is a concern. The duty of this committee is to advise on the operation of graduate degree programs.(M.Ed., M.A, and Ph.D.). (En 25 Jan 72)(Am May 2005) (Am 29 May 12)(Am 5 Dec 2017)(Am 23 May 2023)

04.04

There shall be a standing Undergraduate Education Committee. The members of the Committee will consist of a Chair and a minimum of four Faculty members of the School, from each Area Group, when possible; at least one undergraduate staff advisor, ex officio; the SOE enrollment manager, ex officio; the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education Programs, ex officio; and, when possible, one undergraduate student representative selected by the Faculty Executive Committee or the ASUCR Representative, without voting rights. The Chair shall have the right to ask for a closed meeting, excluding the student member(s), under certain circumstances, including but not limited to discussions of personnel matters, and of students when student privacy is a concern. The duty of this committee is to advise on the operation of all programs that pertain to undergraduate education in the school.(En 5 May 2005) (Am 2 Dec 14) (Am 5 Dec 2017)(Am 23 May 2023)