About COMLS Council
The Council is an elected representative body of the COMLS Faculty created to promote the missions, functions and interests of the College and its Faculty, and to participate in such aspects of shared governance.
The COMLS Faculty Council is Responsible to:
- Provide a collegial forum for communication and consultation between the COMLS Faculty and Administration.
- Promote the missions, functions and interests of the COMLS Faculty.
- Promote and protect the rights and privileges, equal opportunity, due process, and academic freedom of the COMLS Faculty.
- Serve as an advisory body to the Dean and other senior administrative and leadership staff of the COMLS
- Review the academic policies, procedures and programs of the COMLS, and any proposed changes that directly affect the Faculty and/or the academic mission of the COMLS.
- Participate in long-term and strategic planning for the COMLS and its faculty.
- Review the budget of the COMLS and to advise the administration regarding the strategic utilization of fiscal and other resources as appropriate.
- Consider and act on any subject of interest to the COMLS Faculty.
- Collaborate with the COMLS Administration in developing and implementing the tenets of shared governance regarding the COMLS and its mission, including but not limited to:
- faculty academic affairs,
- promotions and tenure,
- grievances and disciplinary actions,
- curricula and academic regulations for student and post-graduate trainees
- the granting of degrees, honors and awards