THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE Senate Document Number 0694F Date of Senate Approval 12/8/94 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Statement of Faculty Senate Action: FWDC #2 Procedure for creating a Standing UNCA Committee Committees which seek the status of Standing University Committee must follow the following procedure: 1. Petition the VCAA in writing for the status of Standing University Committee, giving a rationale for the request and suggesting the composition of the committee. 2. After consulting with the Faculty Welfare & Development Committee, the VCAA may either deny or approve the request. 2.a. If the petition is denied by the VCAA, the procedure is terminated or the petition may be revised and resubmitted to the VCAA. 2.b. If the petition is approved by the VCAA, it is sent to the Faculty Senate for ratification. 3. The Faculty Senate will consider petitions approved by the VCAA. 3.a. If the Faculty Senate fails to ratify the petition, the procedure is terminated or the petition may be revised and resubmitted to the VCAA. 3.a. If the Faculty Senate does ratify the petition, a Standing University Committee is created. (This document is intended to ease the confusion regarding which committees should be included in the "UNCA Committee Memberships" document distributed each academic year to UNCA faculty.)