Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3335 - Ohio State University
Chapter 3335-5 - Faculty Members In General
Section 3335-5-47.1 - Steering committee
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3335-5-47.1
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Membership.
The steering committee shall consist of eighteen members.
(1) Fifteen voting members.
(a) Six faculty members elected by faculty
council as specified in the faculty council bylaws. Elected faculty members shall serve two-year terms and are
eligible for immediate reelection or reappointment to a second term. Following
that they are ineligible for reelection or reappointment until one full year
has elapsed.
(b) The chair of
faculty council. The chair-elect of the faculty council shall have full voting
privileges if the chair cannot attend.
(c) Four student representatives:
(i) The president of the council of graduate
students. The vice president of the council of graduate students or another
designee who is a member of the university senate may attend steering committee
meetings with full voting privileges if the president cannot attend.
(ii) The president of the inter-professional
council. The vice president of the inter-professional council or another
designee who is a member of the university senate may attend steering committee
meetings with full voting privileges if the president cannot attend.
(iii) The president of the undergraduate
student government. The vice president of the undergraduate student government
or another designee who is a member of the university senate may attend
steering committee meetings with full voting privileges if the president cannot
attend.
(iv) An undergraduate
student who is a member of the university senate and who is appointed by the
vice president of the undergraduate student government. The student shall serve a one-year term and are eligible for
reappointment.
(d)
Three administrators.
(i)
The president of the university.
(ii)
The
executive vice president and provost.
(iii) A dean appointed by the president, who shall serve a two-year term and is eligible for
immediate reelection or reappointment to a second term. Following that they are
ineligible for reelection or reappointment until one full year has
elapsed.
(e) The
chair of the university staff advisory committee. The chair-elect of the
university staff advisory committee shall have full voting privileges if the
chair cannot attend.
(2)
Three non-voting members.
(a) The secretary of
the university senate.
(b) The
chair-elect of faculty council.
(c)
The chair-elect of the university staff advisory committee.
(3)
All
members shall be current university senators during the first year of their
term but may continue to serve after their senate term
concludes.
(B) Duties and responsibilities.
(1) Be the
senate's committee on committees: the steering committee shall have the power
to call, by vote of nine of its members, a special meeting of the senate, and
shall have such power and duties as the senate may delegate to it during
periods when the senate is not in session. It may create subcommittees and may
delegate to them any of its powers, functions, and duties.
(2) Review the structure, operation, and
effectiveness of the senate and its committees. It shall receive suggestions,
review proposed rule changes, and initiate recommendations for change in the
structure and operation of the senate, including structure, duties, and
responsibilities of senate committees, without, however, in any way restricting
the senate's authority to alter its operations by other means. The steering
committee may also review other proposed rule changes prior to presentation to
the senate.
(3) Serve as a channel
of communication between the senate and the president and the board of
trustees. Members shall be an advisory group available to both the president
and the board of trustees for advice and counsel on any matter relating to the
operation and development of the university.
The
members of the steering committee may request and obtain a meeting with the
board of trustees.
(4) Meet at
least once every year with the chair of each standing committee
that does not report to senate through faculty
council.
(C) Organization.
(1) For the period of time
beginning with the election of steering committee members in spring semester
and ending with the start of the autumn semester, the steering committee shall
include its newly elected members as non-voting members.
(2) The committee shall annually elect a
chair from its faculty membership.
(3) As
a standing committee of the
senate,
it is also governed by the provisions of rules
3335-5-46
and
3335-5-47
of the Administrative Code.
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