Councils
University Councils
A system of major University councils concerned primarily with
policy development, and secondarily with monitoring policy
implementation, functions under the jurisdiction of the Faculty Senate
and the University Administration. Many councils report to the Senate while others, whose responsibilities do not fall directly under the scrutiny
of the Faculty Senate, report to the Administration. Membership of the
councils is collegial, including appropriate University administrators.
Faculty Senate Councils
- Academic Standards Council: The Academic Standards Council is responsible for recommending University policy and procedures pertaining to academic standards for admission, progression, and the granting of degrees and certificates.
- Budget Council: The Budget Council is responsible for reviewing University and unit budgets and make recommendations to Faculty Senate and the Budget Planning Committee that pertain to the acquisition and disposition of institutional finanical resources as such actions affect the academic mission of the University.
- Campus Planning Council: The Campus Planning Council is responsible for recommending University Policy and procedures governing the development, maintenance, and effective utilization of University property.
- Council for Teaching and Learning: The Council for Teaching and Learning is responsible for the improvement of teaching and learning at Idaho State University. The Council oversees student outcomes assessment activities to ensure that this purpose is fulfilled.
- Cultural Affairs Council: The Cultural Affairs Council is responsible for recommending University policy and procedures governing public programs and exhibits sponsored by the University, and to bring together the University and all Southeastern Idaho Communities into a rich cultural center of acitvities.
- Curriculum Council: The Curriculum Council is responsible for establishing academic curriculum policy and for approving new institutional programs and courses.
- Faculty Senate Advisory Council: The Faculty Senate Advisory Council serves as a gathering of individuals from the leadership of Idaho State University’s Faculty Senate with representatives of the central Administration in the spirit of collaboration and shared governance to discuss important issues pertaining to Faculty and Faculty Senate’s purview. These discussions will 1) help facilitate timely execution of recommendations approved by Faculty Senate from the Senate and Senate Councils with the Administration leadership, 2) give elected Faculty Senate leaders representing the University Faculty an opportunity to discuss possible issues and/or concerns generated from the various Councils of the Faculty Senate, and 3) provide Administration leadership the opportunity to meet directly with elected representatives of the Faculty to raise new issues for discussion and Senate consideration.
- Faculty Professional Policies Council: The Faculty Professional Policies Council is responsible for recommending University policy and procedures in the areas of employment and retention; salary and other compensation; appeals; and grievances. These include policies of academic freedom and due process; policies pertaining to faculty appointment, reappointment, tenure, promotion, termination and non-reappointment; emeritus status; and sabbatical leave.
- Research Coordinating Council: The Research Coordinating Council is responsible for recommending University policy and procedures in the areas of University and faculty research projects; coordination of research bureaus, centers, and institutes; and enhancement of University research capabilities.