1982-1983 SENATE DOCUMENT #25 FWC DOCUMENT #1 Committee on Committees WHEREAS, appointment of faculty to committees can affect faculty welfare, either by creating overloads, or by denying individuals opportunities to serve on significant committees; and WHEREAS, the Senate has expressed interest in securing greater knowledge of and contribution to the appointment process; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the Faculty Welfare Committee assume the duties of a Committee on Committees; and 2. That faculty appointment to all standing University Committees originate with the Faculty Welfare Committee; and, 3. That University-wide special or ad hoc committees or task forces not meet until the Faculty Welfare Committee has had an opportunity to review faculty membership and to make suggestions for change; and, 4. That the Faculty Welfare Committee be empowered to review and recommend to the appropriate person a reduction in a faculty member's committee load so that mid-year appointments or elections to new committees or other special circumstances not unduly burden individual faculty members; and, 5. That the Faculty Welfare Committee make recommendations to the Senate each Spring whether existing committees should be continued, combined, or eliminated; and, 6. That any objection by the Vice Chancellor to Faculty Welfare Committee appointments to committees be reviewed by the Executive Committee and the Vice Chancellor. Failure to resolve differences at this point will result in the Vice Chancellor's decision being implemented.