The University of Arizona Committee of Eleven
History and Purpose
The committee was established in 1947 by President Richard Harvill to obtain advice from the faculty. When the Faculty Senate and Constitution were established, the Committee of Eleven was defined constitutionally and membership determined by faculty-wide election. It is unique in higher education governance structures and is independent of other faculty or administrative committees or organizations. The Committee of Eleven is University-wide and does not have a prescribed agenda.
Faculty Constitution Article V, Section
3 provides:
The Committee of Eleven shall
a. Initiate, promote, and stimulate study and action dealing with and looking toward solution of situations and problems of interest and concern to the faculty and to the University.
b. Make reports to the General Faculty or the Faculty Senate.
c. Speak for the General Faculty as and when authorized by the General Faculty.
Membership
The Committee of Eleven shall be composed as follows: ten members of the General Faculty, five of whom are elected by the General Faculty each year for a term of two years; the Chair of the Faculty shall be, ex-officio, the eleventh member, and shall call the first meeting of the committee, at which meeting the committee shall elect its chair. To this number shall be added one voting student delegate selected annually by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and one voting student delegate selected annually by the Graduate and Professional Student Council in whatever manner those bodies determine. The two student delegates shall be invited to attend all regular meetings of the committee. In the event that an elected member shall vacate a position for any reason, a successor to fill the unexpired term shall be the unelected candidate who had the next higher number of votes in the most recent election. If there are no unelected candidates from the most recent election, then the committee shall select a successor to fill the unexpired term. Faculty Bylaws Article V, Section 1
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