Columbia University
in the city of new york

The University Senate

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Committee Preference Sheet

Name: _______________________________________

School/Constituency/Rank:_________________________ Email: ____________________________________

Address: ______________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________

Indicate below and submit to the Senate office your first three choices for standing Senate committee assignments (#1 indicating first choice). Assignments to fill committee vacancies are made according to your requests wherever possible. See below for constituency apportionments.

standing committees of the university senate

_____ Committee on Alumni Relations

_____ Committee on Budget Review

_____ Committee on Education

_____ Committee on External Relations and Research Policy

_____ Committee on Faculty Affairs, Academic Freedom, and Tenure

_____ Committee on Honors and Prizes

_____ Housing Policy Committee

_____ Committee on Libraries and Academic Computing Facilities

_____ Committee on Physical Development of the University

_____ Committee on Senate Structure and Operations

_____ Research Officers Committee

_____ Executive Committee (contact the Senate office)

There may be vacancies on the Special Senate Committees. If you are interested in these, please check below.

_____ Commission on the Status of Women

_____ University Senate Elections Commission

_____ Committee on Online Learning and Digital Media

_____ Task Force on Campus Planning

Currently inactive, the Senate Committee on Rules of University Conduct established and from time to time revises the rules of conduct governing political rallies and demonstrations.
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To maker sure you are eligible, check below for your constituency’s apportionment on committees on which you want to serve. For more information about committee activities, see committee mandates and annual reports, available on the Senate website: www.columbia.edu/cu/senate/committees.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Alumni Relations 1 tenured, 1 nontenured, 1 student, 1 research officer, 1 administrator, 2 alums

Budget Review 5 tenured, 2 nontenured, 1 research officer, 2 students, 1 alum, Executive Committee chair (or designee)

Education 8 tenured, 3 nontenured, 4 students, 1 library staff, 2 administrators, 1 alum

Executive Faculty and student seats by caucus nomination: 6 tenured, 2 nontenured, 3 students, 2 administrators

External Relations 7 tenured, 2 nontenured, 3 students, 1 library staff, 2 research officers, 2 administrators, 1 alum

Faculty Affairs 13 tenured, 4 nontenured [see note below]

Honors and Prizes 6 tenured, 2 nontenured, 2 students, 1 library staff, 1 research officer, 2 administrators, 1 alum

Housing Policy 4 tenured, 2 nontenured, 2 students, 1 research officer, 2 administration observers

Libraries 5 tenured, 2 nontenured, 3 students, 2 library staff, 1 research officer, 2 AcIS staff, 1 administrator, 1 alum

Physical Development 5 tenured, 2 nontenured, 3 students, 1 library staff, 1 research officer, 1 administrative staff,
2 administrators, 1 alum

Structure and Operations 6 tenured, 1 nontenured, 2 students, 1 research officer, 1 administrative staff, 2 administrators

Student Affairs 24 students [see note below]

Research Officers 6 research officers, 3 nonsenator research officers appointed by Executive Committee [see note below]

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Commission on the
Status of Women approx. 3 tenured, 2 nontenured, 3 students, 3 library/research/administrative staff

Elections Commission 1 tenured, 1 nontenured, 1 student, 1 library/research/administrative staff, 1 administrator

Online Learning
and Digital Media 4 tenured or nontenured faculty, 2 students, 1 library or AcIS staff, 1 research officer, 1 administrator,
1 alum

Task Force on
Campus Planning 8 tenured or nontenured faculty, 3 students, 1 research officer, 1 administrator, 1 alum

Note: The Student Affairs committee also acts as a student caucus including all student senators. The Faculty Affairs committee with only 17 members is separate from the caucus of all tenured and nontenured senators, which consists of up to 60 members. The Research Officers committee, established in 2003, acts informally as a caucus, though its members include nonsenators.