Campus & Community Life

University Committees

The IUPUI Student Code of Conduct states,

"Students have the right to contribute to the making of institutional policy generally affecting their social or academic affairs. Students have the right to participate in the formation of standards of student conduct and the student disciplinary procedures by serving as members of appropriate committees such as the Student Affairs Committee of the faculty council. Students have the right to be represented by a student government."

The following is a list of university committees through which students are contributing to IUPUI governance. If you have an issue you’d like to bring to a committee, please contact your student representative. If there is no student representative available for a certain committee, you may direct your inquiry to the committee chair.

University Committees

The IUPUI Staff Council

Contact Information: Karen Eckert
Meeting Times: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., third Wednesday of the month (September – June)

The IUPUI Faculty Council

Contact Information: Karen Eckert
Meeting Times: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., first Tuesday of the month (September – May)

Committees within the Faculty Council

Academic Affairs
This committee shall make recommendations to the Council on matters relating to general, not school specific, educational curriculum matters, establishing and revising academic calendars, degree formats, graduation requirements, the academic structure of IUPUI, and other related matters.

Campus Planning
Broad faculty involvement in institutional planning is valued. The Committee is not itself the faculty planning body, but works to facilitate involvement and communication between the Faculty Council, Executive Committee, Budgetary Affairs Committee, and committees and academic units concerning institutional planning and improvement at IUPUI. This Committee shall be responsible for continued communication with the Administration, particularly the Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Improvement.

Distance Education
This committee represents the IUPUI Faculty Council and administrative interests in programs of distance education, including those that involve collaboration with other institutions. The Committee coordinates its activities with those of the IUPUI Faculty Council Technology Committee, the Office of Professional Development, the Community Learning Network, the University office of Distributed Education, and individual schools.

Library Affairs
This committee shall review and advise the Council on policies and resources of the IUPUI University Library. It shall also consider issues that might affect the quality of the campus libraries. This committee may serve as a forum for the discussion of existing or proposed policies and for the critique of planning and budgetary proposals.

Metropolitan Affairs
This committee shall monitor IUPUI's community service activities, identifying needs and stimulating interest in additional interaction.

Student Affairs
Student Representatives: The committee membership shall include two full-time students: one enrolled as an undergraduate and one enrolled in either the Graduate School or one of the graduate professional programs.

This committee shall review and make recommendations to the Council regarding matters involving student affairs. The committee shall provide advice and guidance to the Vice-Chancellor for Student Life and Diversity and to the Dean of Students in the areas of student administrative and campus life services. The committee shall maintain liaison with IUPUI student governing bodies. The committee membership shall include two full-time students: one enrolled as an undergraduate and one enrolled in either the Graduate School or one of the graduate professional programs. Appointments of student members will be made from nominations submitted to the Executive Committee of the IUPUI Faculty Council by the IUPUI Undergraduate Student Assembly and the Graduate Student Organization. Student members shall have the same responsibilities and privileges as the other members of the Student Affairs Committee.

Technology
This committee shall examine overall planning, use, and funding of technology at IUPUI; and advise and act as liaison with administration, as well as faculty and other technology committees including those which are university-wide (e.g., University Faculty Council, University Information Technology Services).

Culture and Society Community of Practice

Contact Information: Hilary Kahn

The Culture and Society Community of Practice aims to integrate cultural and social understanding into curricular and co-curricular activities on the IUPUI campus. In addition to continuing our communities’ role as a central resource for issues involving diverse cultures and societies, this year we will turn to curriculum integration as we link with the newly formed community focusing on multicultural learning. Therefore, if you are interested in the teaching and learning of cultural and social issues, diversity, multiculturalism, and global competency, please consider attending one of our monthly meetings.

Tech Managers

Contact Information: Beth Cassidy
Meeting Times: Second Tuesday of each month in IT building

Disseminate and discuss technology at IUPUI.

Webmasters

Contact Information: Steve Hodges

Disseminate and discuss web technologies at IUPUI

ADA Technology Sub-committee

Contact Information: Margaret Londergan
Meeting Times: Monthly

Disseminate and discuss ADA related technologies at IUPUI.

External Affairs Coordinating Council

Contact Information: Amy Conrad Warner or Melissa Seibert
Meeting Times: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 16 and Thursday, November 20

To bring together representatives from IUPUI units who have marketing communications and PR responsibilities on campus. The council promotes IUPUI to internal and external audiences. Students who have communications and PR responsibilities for their student organizations are invited and welcomed.

Learning Environments Committee (LEC)

Contact Information: Pratibha Varma-Nelson
Meeting Times: Beginning Monday, October 6th, the LEC will meet the first Monday of each month from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. in UL 1125M.

Advise the university community on the renovation and creation of formal and informal learning spaces on campus. The LEC seeks to create innovative and engaging teaching and learning environments that meet the needs of both faculty and students. Classroom accessibility, scheduling, technology, and security issues also fall under the committee’s purview.

Graduate Affairs Committee

Contact Information: Dr. Sherry Queener

The GAC is advisory to the administration on any issues relating to graduate education. In addition, it is the body that approves both new graduate programs (committee of the whole) and graduate courses (curriculum subcommittee). We do have student representation, but require that the student be president of our Graduate Student Organization, or another designated officer of that group.

Student Development Funding Committee (SDFC)

Contact Information: Tina Samuel Powellson
Meeting Times: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., every Tuesday as needed
Student Representatives: Crystal Johnfauno, Undergraduate Student; Olutope Omosegbon, Undergraduate Student; Charlie Champion-Shaw, Graduate Student; Betsy Trees, Graduate Student; Tolvi Patterson, Undergraduate Student; Erin Beck, Graduate Student

The SDFC reviews proposals of recognized student organizations and individuals applying for the Student Organizations Grant (SOG) and the Educational Enhancement Grant (EEG). Purposes for these grants can be found at http://funding.iupui.edu. The SDFC is a student review committee for these proposals, and committee members are trained in the approval guidelines, provide an unbiased viewpoint, and promote the good use of Student Activity Fees. This committee works to provide an equitable review of each proposal, regardless of content.

Campus Center Advisory Board

Contact Information: Dan Maxwell

Make recommendations and set policy for the Campus Student Center.

Student Life Advisory Board (SLAB)

Contact Information: Dr. Karen Whitney

Improve communication between the campus administration and students.

Campus and Community Life

Contact Information: Patty Alvarez

Make recommendations and set policy for Campus and Community Life.

Food Service Advisory Committee

Contact Information: Maggie Miller

The impetus for this committee was to develop a policy that would ensure food safety on campus for any type of food event, but especially food fundraisers and to regulate the number of food fundraisers to conform with BOH rules as well as eliminate the need for these groups to collect/pay sales tax or obtain a special catering permit. Another goal is to reach out to the campus community to provide information, feedback and program initiatives. We meet quarterly (next 3 meetings are 9/25, 11/20 and 2/19/09 all at 9:00 a.m. in Room 219 Conference Center. Student Life has always been represented by two or more members (assuming information would filter to student groups and Student Life selects the fundraising dates each semester); USG officers have also always been members; this year we added GSO president and will continue to have graduate representation.

Parking Advisory Committee

Contact Information: Erin Cassity
Meeting Times: Parking Services conference room, the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
Student Representatives: We are looking for at least two undergraduate students and one graduate student

Its purpose is to advise parking on any situations that may need resolved and be a body to communicate with when devising new policies for the campus.

Parking Appeals Committee

Contact Information: Jay Bradley
Meeting Times: Parking Services conference room, the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

This is a working committee, not necessarily a meeting committee. When we meet, we are meeting with appellants (one appellant at a time) to discuss their appeals and this is a closed meeting. We review appeals and decide whether or not the parking rules/regulations were violated and whether or not the Parking Service Enforcement Officers did their jobs properly. There is a two step process in the appeals process. First the appellant writes a written appeal and committee members read these on their own time. Once three like decisions are reached then Parking Services sends out a letter on our behalf announcing our decision. Next, if we denied their appeal, they may then meet with the Parking Appeals Committee to further explain their position – this is the only time the committee comes together.

Oncourse Priorities Committee (OPC)

Contact Information: Stacey Morrone

Information about the Oncourse Priorities Committee (OPC) is on the web site. We have two students on the OPC right now, so we do not need any more students for this year.

Campus Sustainability Initiative

Contact Information: Committee Co-Chairs - Lenore Tedesco and Rich Strong
Website: www.sustainable.iupui.edu
The Campus Sustainability Initiative is an interdisciplinary coalition for sustainability programs at IUPUI integrating faculty, staff, and student participants. The committee promotes greater awareness and applications of sustainable practices into all areas of university life.