Administrative and Professional Faculty Representation on Committees and Commissions

There is a wide recognition of the complexity of university governance and general acknowledgment of the need for faculty, student, and classified staff participation in the conduct of university affairs. The University Council, the university commissions, the university advisory councils, and university standing committees provide an organizational structure through which faculty, student, classified staff, and administrative responsibilities are shared and fulfilled.

The University Council and the university commissions constitute the main resident bodies for policy formulation. Their memberships include representatives from administration, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, college faculty associations, administrative and professional faculty, Graduate Student Assembly, Student Government Association, and representatives from other interest groups where appropriate. The university commissions formulate and recommend policies to the University Council, which in turn makes recommendations to the president of the university. Final authority rests with the president of the university and the board of visitors.

The constitution and bylaws of University Council contain the specific membership lists for University Council, the commissions, and the committees. Also available are lists of the specific persons who hold membership on the various bodies. These lists are updated as the personnel change. The membership lists are maintained by the president's office and are available on the governance web site at www.governance.vt.edu