IV. Comittees of the University
A.
UNIVERSITY STANDING
COMMITTEES.15
1.
Academic
Planning and Review (APRC)15
2.
Committee on
Excellence in Teaching..15
3.
Frank Sullivan
Social Justice Committee.16
4.
Committee on
the Library..16
5.
Multicultural
Affairs Committee.16
6.
President's
Committee on Diversity..16
7.
Committee on
Rank and Tenure.16
8.
Committee on
Research..17
9.
Sabbatical
Review Committee.17
10.
Committee on Sexual
Harassment..17
11.
Committee on the Status of
Women..17
12.
Committee on Student
Affairs.17
13.
Westchester Campus Budget
Committee.18
B.
COMMITTEES OF THE
FACULTY SENATE.18
1.
Committee on
the Economic Status of the Faculty (ESOF)18
2.
Committee on
Ethnic Minority Faculty Affairs.18
3.
Grievance
Committee.18
C.
SPECIAL
COMMITTEES.18
1.
Academic
Computing Committee.18
2.
Athletic
Advisory Board..19
3.
Campus
Facilities and Environmental Committee.19
4.
Core Curriculum
Committee.19
5.
Disabled
Student Services Advisory Committee.19
6.
Human Subjects
Review Board..19
7.
Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee
IV. COMMITTEES OF THE
UNIVERSITY
The vitality and effectiveness of the committees listed below
depend upon how often and to what extent they are used by all
members of the University Community. Unless specifically noted to
the contrary, membership on the committees includes both faculty
and student representation. Faculty appointments to standing
committees are made by the President through the Academic Vice
President upon the recommendation of the Faculty Senate. Student
appointments are made by the Executive Board of the Associated
Students of LMU. Each of the committees has statutes on file with
the office of the President. These statutes spell out specific
committee activities in detail. The following committee
descriptions are summaries only and are not exhaustive of a
committee's authority or scope of responsibility.
In addition to the regular standing committees, there are
committees and subcommittees of the Board of Trustees, each one of
which includes a faculty representative. These subcommittees
include: Executive, Academic Affairs, Audit, Facilities Planning,
Finance, Endowment Fund Investment, Legal, Student Life, University
Relations, or any other committee duly struck by the Board.
This committee advises the Academic Vice President on matters
concerning undergraduate and graduate planning and review of
academic programs. Membership is limited to the faculty.
It is the responsibility of this committee to encourage and
stimulate excellent teaching among the faculty by promoting
policies and programs that recognize and reward excellence in
teaching within the University. Membership is limited to the
faculty.
The purpose of this committee is to advise the President and the
Office of Campus Ministry on all aspects of the promotion of social
justice and concern in the University.
This committee directly assists and advises the University
Librarian in all matters of library policy and in the preparation
of the annual library budget. It advises the University Librarian
in the review of the operations and services of the Library, the
InstructionalMediaCenter, and the LearningResourceCenter.
This committee advises the President and University community
about issues related to multicultural affairs.
The purpose of this committee is to promote dialogue, policies
and programs that foster diversity within the framework of the
University's Catholic tradition, and to assist in the development
and implementation of programs to recruit, retain, and advance a
diverse community of students, faculty, staff, administrators and
trustees.
This committee studies and makes recommendations concerning
promotion to tenure and/or advancement in rank of members of the
faculty. It reviews recommendations made by departmental
chairpersons and Deans and submits its own recommendations to the
President through the Academic Vice President. Membership is
limited to tenured, full professors.
It is the function of this committee to make recommendations
concerning policies which will insure qualitative and quantitative
expansion of all University activities which seek to broaden the
frontiers of knowledge. Review of research proposals and the
recommendation for the awarding of faculty research grants are
major responsibilities of this committee. Membership is limited to
faculty.
The purpose of this committee is to recommend for approval the
proposed sabbatical projects of faculty applicants~ upon the
faculty member's return from leave, the committee reviews completed
projects and makes recommendations regarding their acceptance to
the Academic Vice President. Membership is limited to faculty.
It is the responsibility of this committee to educate the Loyola
Marymount community about the problem of sexual harassment and ways
to prevent it.
The purposes of this committee are to advise the President and
University community on issues affecting the current status of
women on campus, and to advise on the implementation of Title IX
regulations.
This committee is directly responsible to the President of the
University through the Vice President for Student Affairs. Its
functions are to advise the Vice President for Student Affairs
regarding the non-academic areas of student life, including
supervision of student communication media.
13.
Westchester Campus Budget Committee
It is the responsibility of this committee to advise the
President in the review, modification, and approval of all budgets
for the Westchester Campus.
This committee recommends and is responsible to the Faculty
Senate on matters concerning salaries and others areas of economic
and related concerns of the faculty. The committee members are
named by the Executive Board of the Faculty Senate. Membership is
limited to the faculty.
This committee endeavors to create a faculty on campus that
reflects more closely the ethnic diversity" now existing in greater
Los Angeles, and to assist in providing a multiracial,
multicultural environment in which all faculty ~ill feel welcome,
and will be a part of the University community. Membership is
limited to the faculty.
This committee is elected by the Faculty Senate and is charged
with responding to faculty grievances. Membership is limited to
full-time faculty. This committee operates in accordance with its
statutes and the current edition of the Faculty Handbook.
The purpose of this committee is to recommend and review plans,
policies and resources for computing at the University in order to
ensure that the computing resources are adequate to support
academic excellence and advances in technology.
This committee, through the Vice President for Student Affairs,
advises the President on major policy matters regarding athletic
activities. It reviews the budget assigned to intercollegiate and
intramural athletics, supervises its proper administration and
makes recommendations in this area as deemed necessary. This
committee is responsible for the establishment and enforcement of
rules and regulations governing participation in athletics.
It is the responsibility of this committee, which reports to the
Associate Vice President of Business Affairs, to analyze, evaluate,
and recommend priorities for the annual capital budget expenditure,
and to review requests for major facilities and ground renovations,
repairs and improvements.
The responsibility of this committee is to ensure an ongoing
review of core curriculum subject areas, course offerings and
overall core structure. Membership is limited to the faculty.
The responsibility of this committee is to educate the
University community about the challenges faced by learning and
physically disabled Loyola Marymount students as well as to devise
ways of meeting the needs of the disabled student population.
The function of this board is to review all human research
conducted by Loyola Marymount faculty and students and by
researchers conducting studies with human participants at this
institution. The focus of the review process is the ethics of each
research project and specifically the ethical treatment of human
subjects.
This federally mandated committee ensures the humane use of
sentient animals in teaching and research activities on campus. The
committee inspects University animal facilities, reviews all animal
research protocols, reviews annual progress reports for all ongoing
research activities on campus, and ensures that all licenses and
certifications are maintained and that the University remains in
compliance with all appropriate federal requirements.