Council: Call for Volunteers for 2015-2016 Committee Service: March 23 |
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February 17, 2015, Volume 61, No. 23 |
To: University Faculty, Penn Professional Staff Assembly and Weekly-Paid Professional Staff Assembly Members
From: 2014-2015 University Council Committee on Committees
RE: Volunteers Needed for Committee Service
The University Council 2014-2015 Committee on Committees invites you to nominate yourself or others for service on University Council Committees. Council committees serve as advisory bodies in shaping academic/administrative policy. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to learn about the administrative structure of the University and have input into its decision-making.
Membership on the committees listed is open to faculty and staff, and we invite individuals who have previously served to volunteer again. We also encourage faculty and staff who have not previously participated to volunteer so that committees may have a mix of new ideas and experience. Most committees also are open to students; their participation is being solicited through other channels.
Please submit nominations by March 23, 2015, using the form below.
To support participation, it is strongly encouraged that offices provide flexibility and release time to the extent possible for staff attendance at University Council Committees meetings. We encourage staff and supervisors to work together to arrange release time in recognition of the operational needs of their school/center. We encourage staff members to provide as much notice as possible in scheduling time for attendance at Council Committee meetings.
To have an idea of a particular committee’s work, you may wish to review its most recent annual report published in Almanac by visiting the University Council website at http://www.upenn.edu/secretary/council/committees.html
2014-2015 University Council Committee on Committees
Chair: Reed Pyeritz (PSOM, Faculty Senate Chair-Elect)
Faculty: Claire Finkelstein (Law, Faculty Senate Chair)
Dwight Jaggard (SEAS/Electrical
Engineering, Faculty Senate Past Chair)
Michael McGarvey (PSOM/Neurology)
Brendan O’Leary (SAS/Political Science)
Melissa Wilde (SAS/Sociology)
Students: Alounso Gilzene (Graduate Student)
David Scollan (Undergraduate Student)
PPSA: Lucia DiNapoli (Nursing)
WPPSA: Loretta Hauber (Weingarten Learning Resources Center)
Staff to the Council Committee on Committees:
Joseph Gasiewski (Office of the University Secretary)
Vicki Hewitt (Office of the Faculty Senate)
Committees And Their Work:
Academic and Related Affairs has cognizance over matters of undergraduate recruiting, admissions and financial aid that concern the University as a whole or those that are not the specific responsibility of individual faculties; of all programs in recreation, intramural and club sports and intercollegiate athletics; and of all matters of policy relating to research and the general environment for research at the University, including the assignment and distribution of indirect costs and the assignment of those research funds distributed by the University. The Committee considers the purposes of a university bookstore. It advises the administration on policies, developments and operations of the bookstores and libraries; in such areas as international student services, foreign fellowships and studies abroad, exchange programs and cooperative undertakings with foreign universities; on athletic operations and recommends changes in policy when appropriate; and on those proposals for sponsored research referred to it because of potential conflict with University policy.
Campus and Community Life has cognizance over the University’s electronic and physical communications and public relations activities; advises on the relationship of the University to the surrounding community; has cognizance of the conditions and rules of undergraduate and graduate student life on campus; and considers and recommends the means to improve safety and security on the campus.
Facilities keeps under review the planning and operation of the University’s physical plans and all services associated therewith, including transportation and parking.
Honorary Degrees is charged with soliciting recommendations for honorary degrees from faculty, staff and students and submits nominations to the Trustee Committee on Honorary Degrees.
Personnel Benefits has cognizance over the benefits programs for all University personnel. Special expertise in personnel, insurance, taxes or law is often helpful.
Diversity and Equity aids Penn in fostering and taking full advantage of its diversity as well as in strengthening ties across all boundaries to enrich and enliven the campus community. The Committee shall advise the offices of the president, provost and the executive vice presidents on ways to develop and maintain a supportive atmosphere on campus for the inclusion and appreciation of diversity among all members of the University community. The Committee will review and provide advice regarding the University’s equal opportunity and affirmative action programs and policies. The areas in which the Committee shall report to the Council include diversity within the educational and work settings, integration of staff and faculty into the larger campus community and ways to foster a campus environment that is inclusive and supportive of difference.
NOTE: Faculty who wish to serve on the Committee on Open Expression also may use the form below. Nominations will be forwarded to the appropriate Faculty Senate committee. Please forward names and contact information to Vicki Hewitt, Faculty Senate Office, Box 12 College Hall/6303, tel. (215) 898-6943; fax (215) 898-0974 or email at senate@pobox.upenn.edu
Please respond by March 23, 2015.
Form to Volunteer for 2015-2016 Community Service
For Faculty volunteers, mail this form to: Vicki Hewitt, Faculty Senate Office, Box 12 College Hall/6303, tel. (215) 898-6943; fax (215) 898-0974 or email at senate@pobox.upenn.edu
For Penn Professional Staff Assembly volunteers, mail this form to Lucia DiNapoli, School of Nursing Dean’s Office, Room 430 Nursing, Claire M. Fagin Hall/4217, tel. (215) 573-4999; or email at luciad@nursing.upenn.edu
For Weekly-Paid Professional Staff Assembly volunteers, mail this form to Loretta Hauber, Weingarten Learning Resources Center, Ste. 300, 3702 Spruce St./6027, tel. (215) 573-9235; or email at lhauber@exchange.upenn.edu
Committee(s) of interest:___________________________________________________
Candidate: _____________________________________________________________
Title or Position: _________________________________________________________
Department: ____________________________________________________________
Campus Address (including mail code): _______________________________________
Campus Phone and Email: _________________________________________________
Please specify if you think that you are especially qualified for or interested in serving on a particular committee. |
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