Admissions
Charge: review admissions and admissions numbers, financial aid, enrollment management, and admission standards
By-Laws
Charge: conduct an annual review of the Constitution and by-laws and make recommendations as appropriate
General Education
Charge: establish, maintain, and periodically update lists of designated courses that satisfy each of the categories of general education requirements
Grade Appeal Board
Charge: hear grade appeals from undergraduate and graduate students
Graduate Program
Charge: review policy regarding PhD programs, standards and review, and graduate admissions and make recommendations to the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
Honors
Charge: advise the Honors Program Director in fostering development and overseeing all aspects of the University's Honors Program
Institutional Review Board
Charge: protect the rights of human subjects in University research projects
Library
Charge: review library policies that impact academics, including, but not limited to, library hours, significant changes in collections, and access to resources
Police Review and Racial Equity (Ad Hoc)
Charge: examine the budget, organization, operation, and policies involving policing and public safety on the UMass Dartmouth campus, and make recommendations for changes, if needed
Policy and Process Review
Charge: accept and review formal proposals from Faculty to alter any administrative policy, guideline, procedure, or process
Research
Charge: review policies that impact Faculty research
Student Activities
Charge: coordinate with student groups to organize and/or co-sponsor activities that no only entertain but that bring together the campus community, further the academic goals of the institution, and encourage Faculty, staff, and student participation
Student-Faculty Academic Affairs
Charge: review academic regulations and policies
Study Abroad (Ad Hoc)
Charge: using the preliminary report from 2018, look to see if the original issues have been resolved and whether the proposed reforms still make sense, especially in light of the challenges presented by COVID
Technology
Charge: review Faculty technology needs in the areas of instruction and research
University Curriculum
Charge: consider and make recommendations to the Provost for action on all undergraduate degree programs or certificates being proposed by any of the Colleges