Honors Committee

Committee Information

Meeting times:

CLASSFICATION:

Reports to:

Senate/Executive Committee

Charge:

The committee shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Academic Senate as to policy related to honor courses and programs. The committee shall have authority to approve an honors section of any course currently listed in the YSU Bulletin. Such approval shall not be subject to further approval by the University Curriculum Committee. The committee will review applications to receive community engaged learning designation.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHARGE:

Composition:

The committee shall be composed of a minimum of five members, faculty or chairs, with representation from each college of the University (no more than two members should be appointed from the same college), 1-2 undergraduate students who are, or have been, enrolled in honors courses, and two representatives from administration, one of whom shall be the Dean of the Honors College, who are nonvoting ex officio members. Additional members may be appointed by the Governance Committee upon request of the Dean of the Honors College.

CHAIR:

Qualifications of COMMITTEE MEMBERS( IF APPROPRIATE):

Do not need to be Senate Members to represent college.

Means of Appointment:

With the creation of Governance committee, have membership appointed via that body rather than the senate chair as is current practice.

MEMBERSHIP Term:

None specified

QUORUM:

ATTENDANCE:

CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES:

PROPOSED CHANGES TO ANY AREA OTHER THAN CHARGE AND COMPOSITION:

CURRENT COMPOSITION(MEMBERS AND VACANCIES)