Arts & Sciences Policy Committee - Call for Nominations

[Sheryl Grossman]

A&S Faculty,
We are accepting nominations through tomorrow for the A&S Policy Committee.  As of now, we have no nominees from Group 4.


Sheryl

Sheryl Grossman
Senior Administrative Specialist &
Assistant to Dean Sam Huckaba
FSU College of Arts & Sciences
Longmire Building, Room 110
850.644.4404

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”  Pablo Picasso

On Apr 18, 2024, at 1:35 PM, Sheryl Grossman <sgrossman at fsu.edu> wrote:

To College of Arts & Sciences Faculty, Groups 2, 4 and 5:
The College and the Arts & Sciences Policy Committee are seeking nominations to fill seats 2,4 & 5, through Thursday, April 25th via sgrossman at fsu.edu<mailto:sgrossman at fsu.edu>   Please ensure that your nominee is willing to serve, if elected. Self nominations are permitted.
Group 2*: English, Modern Languages & Linguistics, Philosophy
Group 4: Anthropology, Biological Science, Psychology
Group 5**: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
General information about the Committee is below.  Please direct questions to one of these members:
Group 2: Aimee Boutin aboutin at fsu.edu<mailto:aboutin at fsu.edu>
Group 4:  Scott Steppan steppan at bio.fsu.edu
* The representative from each Group shall not be from the same Department for more than two consecutive terms. For Group 2 we are seeking a representative from a department other than Modern Languages & Linguistics, which has held the position for two terms in a row.
**Position #5 is currently vacant. This election cycle, we are holding a special election for a representative to complete the second year of the two-year term.
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From the College of Arts & Sciences Bylaws:
E.1.             Arts and Sciences Policy Committee
(a)            The Arts and Sciences Policy Committee shall consist of five faculty members. They shall serve staggered two-year terms. Each spring, faculty members shall be chosen to replace the members whose terms expire at the end of that academic year.
(b)           One member shall be elected by the faculty members of each of the following groups of departments:
Group 1: Classics, History, Religion, Aerospace Studies Department (Air Force ROTC) Military Science Department (Army ROTC)
Group 2: English, Modern Languages & Linguistics, Philosophy
Group 3: Computer Science, Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Statistics
Group 4: Anthropology, Biological Science, Psychology
Group 5: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (Geological Sciences, Meteorology, Oceanography)
The representatives for odd numbered groups shall serve terms starting in odd numbered years, and the representatives for even numbered groups shall serve terms beginning in even numbered years. Vacancies created by resignation or other events shall be filled by special election in the appropriate group. The representative from each Group shall not be from the same Department for more than two consecutive terms.
This committee shall elect its own chair for each academic year.
(c)            The Arts and Sciences Policy Committee shall function as a liaison between the faculty and College administration.  It shall serve as the Dean’s advisory Committee, and meet with the Dean at least once during each fall and spring semester.  It may formulate and propose to the full faculty College-wide academic policy.  It shall review all proposed changes to the organization of the College, poll College members affected by major organizational changes, and disseminate the results of such polling. In consultation with the Dean, it shall establish the agenda for general meetings of the College.  It may call for a special Faculty Meeting of the College,
(d)             Curricular changes approved by the Area Committees will be reviewed by the Arts and Sciences Policy Committee.  In the event that no Policy Committee member has an objection to the proposed changes, the Chair of the Policy Committee will sign the proposal and forward it to the Dean.  During absences of the Chair, the Chair shall designate another member of the Policy Committee to perform this task.  In the event of an objection to the proposed change by any member of the Policy Committee, a majority vote of the Policy Committee is required to forward the proposal to the Dean. Each uncontested proposal must be approved by the Chair of the Policy Committee within two weeks of its dissemination to the Policy Committee, Departments, Programs and Institutes.  During the spring and fall semesters, the Policy committee must vote on contested proposals within two weeks after a Committee member objects. Consideration of contested proposals brought to the committee between semesters must take place within two weeks of the beginning of the next semester.
(e)            When the position of Dean becomes vacant, the Arts and Sciences Policy Committee shall submit to the University President or his or her designees a set of recommended criteria for selection of a new Dean, and recommend to the University President or his or her designee names of faculty members for service on the Dean Selection Committee.  The Committee shall also represent the faculty of the College in nominating faculty representatives for other search committees for administrators over faculty of the College and University.

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Sheryl

Sheryl Grossman
Senior Administrative Specialist &
Assistant to Dean Sam Huckaba
FSU College of Arts & Sciences
Longmire Building, Room 110
850.644.4404

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”  Pablo Picasso


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