6.01 University Committees
Regental Policy on University Committees
Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents, Part One, Chapter II, Section 4.318, provide that the President of the component institution shall appoint all faculty, staff, and student committees. Exceptions to this general policy are those committees, councils, or assemblies that, through approval of this Handbook are specifically authorized as elected bodies.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Standing Committees
Standing committees of UTSA shall be classified as:
Faculty affairs committees.
Student services and activities committees.
Institutional policy committees.
Standing committees are appointed by the President, usually from a panel submitted by the Committee on Committees. The President prepares the charge for the committee and designates the chairperson. The President is an ex officio member of all Standing Committees. All Standing Committees, their charge, and their structure shall be listed in the Handbook of Operating Procedures.
The University Ad Hoc Committees
The President shall appoint and charge all University ad hoc committees except for the elected and ex officio members of certain committees as provided in the Regents' Rules and Regulations and this Handbook.
College, Division, Institute of Texan Cultures' Committees
The College Deans, Division Directors, and the Executive Director of the Institute of Texan Cultures may appoint such committees as are necessary to the operation of their respective units.
Committees of the University Assembly and the Council on Graduate Education may constitute such internal committees as are necessary to the conduct of their business. The President may refer matters to the University Assembly directly and to the Council on Graduate Education through its presiding officer.
University Building Committees
The composition and responsibilities of the UTSA Building Advisory Committee are outlined in Section 6.02 of this Handbook.
The President may also appoint Ad Hoc Project Building Committees as provided in the Regents' Rules and Regulations to advise in the preparation of a detailed program of needs for each project.