1. To review and evaluate policies concerning campus planning, the use of University land and facilities, and campus safety and to recommend necessary changes to the Council, the President, and appropriate offices.

1. To meet with the Athletic Director of the University of Georgia Athletic Association to review the Athletic Association policies and plans pertinent to the University program of student involvement in intercollegiate athletics.
2. To meet with the Associate Athletic Director for Student Services and the Compliance Coordinator of the University of Georgia Athletic Association to review admission and transfer criteria for student athletes and the University of Georgia’s compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. The Committee will report to Council on the academic progress of student-athletes at least once a semester.
3. To provide an annual written review of the Academic Support Group of the Athletic Association, mandated by the NCAA. The review will consist of the results of interviews with academic counselors, student-athletes, and an evaluation of the facilities and policies of the Academic Support Unit.
4. To formulate and recommend to the Council and the Athletic Association any changes in the present University program of intercollegiate athletics.

1. To review, at least annually, the Statutes of the University and the Bylaws of the University Council for possible changes in intent and wording. Changes will be recommended to the Executive Committee for appropriate action by the Council.
2. To receive and consider suggestions for changes in the Statutes and Bylaws that may be made by the Executive Committee, any of the other standing committees, or any member of the Council. Changes will be forwarded to the Executive Committee for appropriate action.
3. To provide oversight to the Secretary of the Council in providing for elections to standing committees.

1. To recommend to the Council policies, rules, and regulations affecting student experiences, including but not limited to success, activities, and behavior.
2. To investigate and report on any student issue which the Council may wish the Committee to consider or which the Committee itself believes worthy of consideration.
3. To advise University units and organizations on student experiences, especially on long-term planning, and advocate on issues related to student experiences.

1. To review all changes in course offerings, although the primary responsibility for initiating the modification, addition, and deletion of courses shall reside with the various schools and colleges.
2. To review recommendations from the various schools and colleges regarding the establishment, major modification, including the change of the name of a course, section, division or department, or discontinuance of any degree program and to recommend action to the University Council.
3. To advise the Council and the President on establishing or discontinuing schools or colleges in the University.
4. To consider and recommend to the Council action on other curricula matters which may affect the University as a whole or relations between two or more schools or colleges

• Franklin College of Arts and Sciences - 2 members
• Terry College of Business - 2 members
• College of Education - 1 member
• College of Family and Consumer Sciences - 1 member
• Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication - 1 member
• School of Public and International Affairs - 1 member
• College of Engineering - 1 member
• College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - 1 member
•  Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Odum School of Ecology - 1 member
• College of Environment and Design, College of Public Health, and School of Social Work - 1 member
• College of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Law - 1 member

1. To consider and recommend to the Council educational policies dealing with registration procedures, class times and periods, academic advising, and the like.
2. To consider and recommend to the Vice President for Instruction, by conclusion of the Fall semester, an academic calendar formed in part with the input of the University Council.
3. To hear academic student petitions, including grade appeals.
4. To hear from the Division of Academic Enhancement Student Issues Committee.

1. Membership
   Faculty: One voting member of the University Council Executive Committee shall be elected from the faculty of each School or College, except for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (which shall have two members), the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (which shall have four members), and the College of Education (which shall have two members). Faculty on the Executive Committee shall be elected from and by the University Council faculty representatives of their respective Schools or Colleges and shall serve three-year terms, even if their term of membership on the University Council expires prior to their term of service on this committee.Students: The president of the Student Government Association and the president of the Graduate Student Association shall serve as voting members.
   Staff: The President of the UGA Staff Council shall serve as a voting member.
   Administration: The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and the Secretary of the Council shall serve as voting members.
   Executive Committee Chair: The Chair of the Executive Committee shall be the immediate past Chair-Elect of the Executive Committee. Each year the Executive Committee shall choose a new Chair-Elect from among the elected faculty members of the Committee who have at least one year of previous service on the Executive Committee (which could be from a previous term) and at least two years remaining on their committee term.  The Chair shall serve as Grand Marshal of the University, shall represent the faculty of the University on external bodies that require representation of Faculty Senate Leaders, and shall be an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association and an ex-officio voting trustee of the University of Georgia Foundation.  With the advice of the members of the Executive Committee, the Chair shall constitute and charge any ad hoc committees approved by the Council. The Chair shall call an orientation meeting of chairs of all University Council standing committees prior to or during the first week of Fall Semester.
2. Duties:
   1. To consider, recommend, and report to the University Council rules and regulations on general educational policy and matters dealing with the general welfare of the entire University within the powers of the Council under Article V, Section 2 of the Statutes of The University of Georgia.
   2. To review, at least annually, the content and organization of the public facing information on the University Council's website and make recommendations for appropriate action to the Council.
   3. To fill unexpired terms on any standing committees of the Council. When filling a committee vacancy formerly occupied by an elected representative of a particular school or college, the Executive Committee shall seek the recommendation of that school or college concerning a suitable replacement.
   4. To confirm the members of the Program Review and Assessment Committee in accordance with the University’s Program Review Policy.
   5. To appoint a faculty representative to the UGA Retiree Association.
   6. To elect a member of the Executive Committee to serve a three-year term on the University System of Georgia Faculty Council who will report on a regular basis to both the Executive Committee and the University Council at their meetings. The representative's term on the USG Faculty Council shall continue even if their term of membership on the Executive Committee expires.
   7. To recommend for the Council's approval such ad hoc committees as it deems necessary.
   8. To receive and prepare agenda items from the following sources for the Council when such items fall within the powers and jurisdiction of the Council as defined in Article V, Section 2 of the Statutes of the University of Georgia.
      1. Items received from the following sources will be placed on the Council agenda:
         1. Items from the President of the University.
         2. Items endorsed by the signatures of fifty or more faculty members.
         3. Items approved by a two-thirds vote of the University Council.
      2. Items received from any of the standing or ad hoc committees of the Council, including the Executive Committee, will be placed on the University Council agenda, unless the Committee decides, by a two-thirds majority vote, to refer the item back to committee for reconsideration or further development.
      3. Items received from the following sources will be referred to the appropriate standing committee unless unusual or urgent circumstances merit prompt presentation to the Council or unless the Committee decides to refer the item back to the original source for reconsideration or further development. Each decision requires a majority vote.
         1. Items received from the faculty of any of the schools or colleges of the University or from the duly constituted representative body of any school or college.
         2. Items received from the Staff Council.
         3. Items received from the official governing organizations of the student body.
         4. Items received from any person or group not provided for above.
   9. To act, in matters of particular urgency, on behalf of the full Council, as authorized under Article V, Section 2 (6) of the Statutes of the University of Georgia.  Actions taken in this manner shall be reported to the Council at its next meeting and confirmed or revoked by a majority vote.
   10. To oversee the activities of the Council and to ensure that it implement and observe faithfully the provisions of these bylaws.

1. To establish policies for undergraduate admissions, with the advice and consent of the President.
2. To provide recommendations concerning the admission to the University of any student not meeting minimum admission requirements, and in the case of approval to justify each such admission in writing to the Executive Committee.
3. With the assistance of a committee of Academic Enhancement faculty, to monitor and enforce policies and procedures for the admission of students to Developmental Studies, a component of Academic Enhancement. Authority for admissions to Developmental Studies shall rest with the Faculty Admissions Committee.
4. To monitor policies and procedures by which students exit Developmental Studies and gain admission to standard University programs.
5. To require the President to inform in writing the Faculty Admissions Committee and the Executive Committee the reasons for not accepting a recommendation from the Faculty Admissions Committee.

1. To review and recommend policies on matters of faculty concern related to faculty productivity and evaluation, including but not limited to activities and programs, appointment, promotion and tenure, post tenure review and academic freedom.

1. To receive and evaluate requests for grievance resolution and to decide how to act on those requests.
2. To conduct inquiries into faculty grievances and to attempt the resolution of these grievances in consultation with the parties involved, and to issue reports and recommendations to the President regarding the grievances it has considered.
3. To consider appeals of cases heard by grievance committees in the schools and colleges and to issue reports and recommendations to the President regarding the grievance appeals it has heard. In most instances, individuals must first seek resolution of their grievances through grievance procedures available in the schools or colleges, when those procedures are available, before seeking resolution in the Committee.
4. To establish, maintain, and publish procedures by which the above duties are conducted. The procedures are available at the University Council website.

1. Matters covered under the UGA Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy (NDAH). Individuals with potential claims under the NDAH Policy should contact the EOO or a University Ombudsperson.
2. Matters (like NDAH matters) that are assigned by University or Board of Regents rules, policies or procedures to other entities.
3. Pursuant to the Board of Regents policy, a grievance also will not be available to dispute:
   1. promotion and tenure decisions
   2. performance evaluations
   3. hiring decisions
   4. classification appeals
   5. challenges to grades or assessments
   6. challenges to salary decisions
   7. challenges to transfers or reassignments
   8. termination or layoff because of lack of work or elimination of position
   9. investigations or decisions reached under the Institution's Harassment Policy
   10. normal supervisory counseling

1. To hear appeals after an unfavorable post-tenure review assessing a faculty member's progress on a Performance Improvement Plan, an unsuccessful Corrective Post-Tenure Review, and/or the associate remediation plan.
2. To prepare and annually review the Committee's Operating Policy and procedures for the handling of appeals, review the impact of post-tenure review with respect to academic freedom, and then to recommend appropriate changes to the University Council.
3. To ensure compliance with the University's Policy for Review of Tenured Faculty.
4. To conduct all deliberations in confidence. Other than discussions with staff members assisting the Committee, members of the Committee may not discuss an appeal with anyone who is not on the Committee.
5. To verify that information about the Committee and its Operating Policy on the Provost's website is current.

1. To consider all appeals from faculty and staff concerning parking tickets and fines at The University of Georgia. Tie votes by the committee shall be regarded as a denial of appeal. The President of the University has delegated authority to this committee to make final institutional decisions on faculty and staff traffic and parking appeals.

1. To review and recommend policies related to faculty and staff benefits, including but not limited to leave programs, retirement programs, health and life insurance programs, emeritus faculty benefits, and other human resource matters.
2. To review and recommend policies related to gender and equity issues.

Information Technology Committee

1. Membership
   Faculty: One voting member of the Information Technology Committee shall be elected from the faculty of each School or College, except for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, which shall have two voting faculty members, one representing the Arts and Humanities and the other the Sciences. Faculty may be elected from within or outside the University Council and shall serve three- year terms..
   Students: One undergraduate and one graduate/professional student shall be elected by the student members of the University Council. The student members may be elected from within or outside the University Council. They shall serve one-year terms on the committee as voting members.
   Staff: Two staff members, elected by the Staff Council, may be elected from within or outside the University Council. They shall serve three-year terms on the committee as voting members.
   Administration: The Vice President for Information Technology shall be an ex-officio non-voting member of the committee.
   Information Technology Committee Chair: The Chair of the Information Technology Committee shall be elected each year from among the faculty and staff members of the committee by July 1 for the following year.
2. Duties
   1. To consult with and advise the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology on existing strategies, priorities, and policies regarding University information technology and how they compare to those at other USG and peer and aspirational institutions.
   2. To advise the VPIT in evaluating and adopting new information technology.

1. To oversee all matter directly related to the substantive elements of academic program reviews, including establishment of review criteria and guidelines, oversight of review teams, and considering, approving, and forwarding the review team reports and recommendations.
2. To participate in program reviews as members of program review teams.
3. To oversee policies and procedures related to student learning outcomes assessment of undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
4. To evaluate student learning outcomes assessment plans and reports and provide feedback to programs on assessment practice.

1. To advise and consult with the President and the faculty in the establishment, monitoring and revision of the Strategic Plan of the University.
2. To advise and consult with the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and the faculty about the status of the current university budget, the outlook for the university’s budget for the upcoming year, and the extent to which budgetary changes promote the university’s strategic goals.
3. To forward recommendations to the University Council concerning any Strategic Plan offered by the President.

1. To consider and recommend to the Council, the Director of Libraries, and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost general policies for the development and utilization of the University Libraries.

1. Membership
   Faculty with academic rank: One voting member of the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee shall be elected by the tenured faculty of each School or College. Faculty elected shall be tenured and hold the rank of Professor. Faculty shall serve three-year terms. While serving on this committee, faculty cannot serve on other promotion and tenure committees at the School, College, or University levels.
   University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee Chair: The Chair of the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee shall be the immediate past Chair-Elect of the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee. Each year the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee shall choose a new Chair-Elect from among the elected faculty members of the Committee who have at least one year of previous service on the University Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee (which could be from a previous term) and will not simultaneously be serving in any administrative position for which they receive compensation or teaching release.
2. Duties
   1. To conduct all their deliberations in confidence; they may not discuss an appeal with anyone who is not a member of the committee. An exception to this confidentially relates to discussions with staff assisting the committee.
   2. To review the dossiers that are required to come before the committee and advise the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost in accordance with the University’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.
3. Procedures
   1. The responsibility of the University Appeals Committee is to make its best judgment as to (1) the existence of material failures, inaccuracies or procedural irregularities; (2) whether or not these failures, inaccuracies or irregularities significantly impaired an appropriate review of the candidate's qualifications for promotion and/or tenure. At its option, the committee may interview the candidate, the PTU head or the dean, as well as any other individuals who are in a position to provide useful information about the review.
   2. Voting Procedures for University Appeals: Faculty from the candidate's PTU will refrain from participating in any form of evaluation at all higher levels of review. Quorum- Consists of at least two-thirds of the membership. State that a quorum was present in the cover letter. Abstentions- No abstentions are allowed. Once a quorum is declared, all members in attendance must vote. Any ballot not clearly marked approve or deny will be considered a "NO" vote. Recusal- Only allowed if a conflict of interest exists. Faculty members who recuse themselves are not considered eligible voters and may not participate in the discussion or consideration of the candidate's dossier. Absentee Ballots- No absentee ballots are allowed. Recommendations- A simple majority vote of eligible voting faculty members present at the meeting. A tie vote of eligible voting members present at the meeting is considered a negative recommendation.