The University Council shall be composed of the President of the University, and of
administrators, faculty, classified staff and student members.
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1: Administrators |
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There shall be thirteen (13) administrative members to include the following: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Health
Sciences, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, Vice President
for Research, Vice President for Advancement, Executive Director for University
Outreach, Executive Director for Government and Community Relations, Vice
Provost for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services, and Executive Director for
Human Resources. Four academic deans and two alternates shall be elected by
and from the deans of the academic schools. |
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The following University administrators shall be ex-officio members of the
University Council (with voice, without vote): Vice Provost for Academic and
Faculty Affairs, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, Chief Information
Officer, Technology Services, and University Librarian, VCU Libraries. |
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2: Faculty |
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There shall be two (2) faculty members elected from each of the schools. Of the two (2) Faculty members elected per school, at least one (1) shall be tenured except for in the University College, the Honors College, and in the Graduate School. There shall also be two (2) members elected from the administrative professional faculty of the VCU Libraries, two (2) from VCU Life Sciences, and four (4) elected by and from the Faculty Senate. |
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The elected faculty members of the University Council shall be known as the Faculty Caucus and shall elect a chair from its membership. |
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Each school shall elect one (1) faculty member to serve as an alternate on the University Council. The Faculty Senate and the professional faculty of the VCU alternate. The alternate shall have voice and vote when substituting for a faculty member of the University Council. |
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Nominations of each school’s faculty representative shall be made by a Nominating Committee appointed by the dean of each school. This committee shall be composed of faculty eligible to vote. The definition of eligible faculty shall include all full-time faculty members not holding university administrative positions such as “dean” and above. The Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations from throughout their school by mail and email and/or as well as from an open meeting of the school, to which all members of a school’s faculty have been invited two (2) weeks in advance and at which nominations have been indicated to be an agenda item. A secret ballot of the nominees shall be mailed to all faculty eligible to vote and shall be returned to the Nominating Committee. An election shall be by a majority vote of those voting. |
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3: Students |
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There shall be eleven (11) student members and four (4) alternates to be proportioned as follows: five (5) students plus two (2) alternates shall be appointed by the MCV Campus Student Government Association, and six (6) students plus two (2) alternates shall be appointed by the Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association. Of the eleven (11) student members, there shall be at least one (1) graduate student and one (1) undergraduate student selected from each campus and one (1) professional degree student. |
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Student representatives and alternates shall be selected in accordance with established procedures for representation on University governance bodies as outlined in the respective governance document of each campus student association. Alternate student representatives, two (2) from each campus, shall have voice and vote when substituting for a student member. |
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The student government groups on each campus, in conjunction with established graduate student groups, shall ensure that the graduate student positions are filled. |
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4: Classified Staff |
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There shall be ten (10) classified staff members and two (2) alternates selected by the Staff Senate. |
