Faculty Councils
The Councils of the General Faculty provide a forum for deliberation on matters of policy affecting the entire institution. They serve in a continuing advisory capacity to the President, the Provost and Board of Trustees, and report annually to the General Faculty. The President will appoint chairs of Councils normally from among the members who are not ex officio.
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All faculty members of the Councils shall be elected or appointed for a period of three years. Members elected or appointed during the spring assume office on the first day of the summer term; those members elected or appointed to full three year terms shall be ineligible to succeed themselves. Council meetings shall be conducted according to the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order.
From the Organization of the General Faculty of Dartmouth College (OGFDC).
COWLI Report and Recommendations:
- AY23 Ad Hoc Council on Work-Life Issues Annual Report
- AY22 Ad Hoc Council on Work-Life Issues Annual Report
Functions
- To provide guidance to the Provost and Executive Vice President in addressing the challenges of work-life issues as they relate to the recruitment and retention of employees and graduate students, with particular attention to how such issues affect diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Advise senior leadership on efforts to coordinate with other providers and large employers in the Upper Valley regarding dependent care, after school care, and summer care. (3) Advise the Senior Vice President & Senior Diversity Officer on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as they relate to the hiring and retention of faculty and staff.
The Council on Work-Life Issues shall consist of the Chief Human Resources Officer; Executive Vice President (ex officio); the Provost or their representative (ex officio); three Arts & Sciences faculty (one from each division); one faculty from each of the professional schools (Tuck, Thayer, Geisel); three Dartmouth Staff; one Graduate or Professional students and one postdoctoral scholar. Members shall serve on the council for a term of three years, with the terms of service staggered. The chair shall be a faculty member appointed by the Provost on behalf of the President.
AY24 Ad Hoc Council on Institutional Priorities Annual Report
Purpose
To formulate, articulate, and promote Dartmouth Faculty priorities in relation to the allocation of resources, the objectives on which resource allocation is based, and those commitments or expenditures that have significant budgetary effects. To participate in budgetary discussions concerning Dartmouth Faculty and the institution as a whole.
Functions
- To consult on administrative goals and institutional resource planning, by reviewing existing and preliminary budget and resource allocations over multiple fiscal years.
- To meet with the President and Provost to discuss Dartmouth Faculty priorities within the larger context of institutional goals and budget allocations.
- To meet with the deans of A&S, Tuck, Thayer, Geisel, Guarini, and the College to discuss needs of their constituent units and personnel.
- To advise the President and Provost, form recommendations on all categories of the Central budget, including historical data and FTE numbers, and other recommendations as needed.
- To make recommendations to the Provost on budgetary priorities for centrally-funded services that are shared across the institution.
- To constitute, maintain, and oversee subcommittees as needed.
- To consult with other councils and committees of the faculty as needed.
- To submit a report to the General Faculty at the end of each academic year.
The Council on Institutional Priorities shall consist of the Provost (ex officio); the Executive Vice President (ex officio); the Chief Financial Officer (ex officio); four members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (including at least one member of the Committee on Priorities), and one faculty member from each of the professional and graduate schools (Tuck, Thayer, Geisel, and Guarini), serving staggered three-year terms. Faculty members will be chosen by the Deans of their respective units according to their respective governance procedures. The Chair of the Council will be a faculty member chosen by the Provost.
AY24 Council on Graduate Studies Annual Report
Functions:
- To recommend to the Dean of the Guarini School, the Provost, and the Trustees principles and policies governing all aspects of graduate education.
- To review and approve proposals for graduate degree programs (PhD., M.S., and M.A.) and to forward them, with recommendation, to the Provost's Academic Planning Council. Council jurisdiction does not normally extend to professional degree programs which are the exclusive responsibility of the faculties of the Professional Schools.
- To certify to the Trustees that candidates have met all requirements for the granting of graduate degrees.
- To submit a report to the General Faculty at the end of each academic year.
The Council on Graduate Studies shall consist of the Dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, who will chair the council, the director (or designate) of each of the degree-granting graduate programs, one member from each of the Arts and Sciences (appointed by the Committee on Organization and Policy), Geisel, Thayer, and Tuck schools, and two graduate students. The chair shall take the initiative in forming such special committees as are desirable for planning and coordinating interlocking interests of graduate programs with other activities of the various faculties, and with the responsibilities of existing committees of those faculties.
AY24 Council on the Libraries Annual Report
Functions
- To represent the faculty and students in maintaining the excellence of the Library with respect to its collections, resources, services, programs, and spaces for the benefit of the Dartmouth community.
- To assist in strategic planning for the Library by keeping the Dean of Libraries informed about current and future library needs for teaching, learning, and research, and providing liaison between the Dean of Libraries and the faculties of Dartmouth.
- To advise the Dean of Libraries on formulation and implementation of policies and programs in relation to collection development and collection management, development of new library services and on other matters of general library policy.
- To submit a report to the General Faculty at the end of each academic year.
The Council on the Libraries shall consist of the Dean of Libraries; the Provost or delegate; the Dean of College or delegate; the Dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies or delegate; six members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (two from each division, from different departments, appointed by the Committee on Organization and Policy); one member from each of the three Professional Schools; three students (two undergraduates and one graduate); and one postdoctoral scholar. The Vice President of Information Technology serves as a non-voting member.
Functions
- To represent the four faculties of the College in conference with the President and Trustees on the award of honorary degrees.
- To cooperate with the Committee on Commencement in determining faculty participation at Commencement and on similar occasions.
The Council on Honorary Degrees shall consist of three members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (one from each division) appointed by the Committee on Organization and Policy, and one member from each of the three Professional School faculties.
AY24 Council on Sponsored Activities Annual Report
Functions
- To propose and endorse internal policies regulating the activities sponsored by agencies outside the College.
- To propose and endorse institutional positions in response to policies of external sponsoring agencies as they affect the College.
- To review periodically the scope and impact of sponsored activities in relation to institutional purposes.
- To propose and endorse institutional policies with regard to patents, copyrights, technology transfer, and the like.
- To submit a report to the General Faculty at the end of each academic year.
The Council on Sponsored Activities shall consist of the Provost, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Sponsored Projects, the General Counsel, the Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences the three Professional Schools, and the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, or their duly appointed representatives, and two members appointed by the Steering Committee from the faculties of the Professional Schools, and two members from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences delegated from the voting membership of the Committee on the Faculty. The chair shall be appointed by the President from among the members.
AY24 Council on Computing Annual Report
Functions
- To advise and consult with the VP/CIO on technology issues, services, standards, policies, and priorities that affect the faculty, students and staff of Dartmouth College.
- To advise and consult with the VP/CIO on developing appropriate communication channels to Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff so that the Dartmouth constituencies are informed about information technology issues, and Computing Services has a variety of channels where concerns can be raised.
- To advise the General Faculty, the officers of administration, and the Board of Trustees on questions of information technology policy.
- To submit a report to the General Faculty at the end of each academic year.
The Council on Computing shall consist of the Provost, the Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of the College, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (or their representatives); the Vice President of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, Librarian of the College; six members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (two from each division, from different departments) appointed by the Committee on Organization and Policy; one member from each of the three Professional School faculties; two undergraduate students and one graduate student.
Non-voting members of the Council shall include: the IT Directors from each of the three Professional Schools, three members from Computing Services representing support for Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences divisions, and the Director of Library User Services.
The Vice-President of Information Technology shall have the authority to form subcommittees as needed to provide advice on particular computing issues. Appointments of members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to such subcommittees shall be made by the Committee on Organization and Policy. All appointments to such subcommittees shall be for a one-year term which can be renewed.
AY24 Council on Benefits Annual Report
Functions
- To review with the President policies and decision-making processes which bear on the benefits program at Dartmouth College.
- To advise and consult with appropriate constituent groups on significant changes being contemplated well before the deadline for finalizing them.
- To receive from the Office of Human Resources on at least an annual basis a report, complete with appropriate data and comparative information, regarding 1) responsiveness of the benefit plan to the needs of faculty and staff, 2) competitiveness with the plans of other institutions, and 3) cost effectiveness of Dartmouth's benefit plan.
- To review and evaluate the College's employee benefits program and to make recommendations to the President with regard to the modification of existing employee benefit plans and the design of any new benefit programs
- To submit a report to the General Faculty and other interested parties at the end of the academic year.
The Council on Benefits shall consist of four members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (one drawn from the voting membership of the Committee on Faculty and three appointed by the Committee on Organization and Policy), one member from the Faculty of the Tuck School, one member from the Faculty of the Thayer School, two members from the Faculty of the Geisel School, four representatives from exempt ranks and eight members from non-exempt and non-union service employee ranks. Members shall serve on the council for a term of three years, with the terms of service staggered. The chair shall be appointed by the President from among the members. The Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, or their representative, shall be a non-voting member and serve as staff to the council.
From the Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy and Procedures.
Purpose
The Title IX Council consists of fair and impartial decision-makers who will conduct an objective evaluation of all relevant evidence, including both inculpatory or exculpatory evidence. From this Council, an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee ("AHHC") consisting of five (5) Faculty Members will be convened to adjudicate a formal resolution process under the Process for Resolving Reports Against Faculty.
Functions
The Title IX Council was created as part of the Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy approved by the four faculties and the Board of Trustees in June 2019 and made effective September 1 of 2019. The Title IX Council and Ad Hoc Hearing Committee (AHHC) is charged with resolving reports of sexual misconduct against Faculty members.
All members of the Title IX Council will have received appropriate training to participate as informed and impartial decision-makers; this training will include the content provided to investigators, as well training on any technology to be used at a live hearing and on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including questions about prior sexual history.
In a formal resolution process, the members of the Title IX Council chosen to constitute an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee are expected:
- To provide all parties with an equitable opportunity to be heard.
- To serve as a safeguard on the reliability and accuracy of the investigative process.
- To give appropriate consideration to victim impact and mitigating factors.
- To reach a full and fair determination of any sanction, should there be a finding of responsibility.
The Title IX Council shall consist of twenty-four members of the General Faculty, including fifteen members from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and three members from each of the other three faculties, serving staggered three-year terms. Details about the selection of each school's members may be found in the organizational document for each of the respective Faculties. The chair shall be appointed by the President from among the members.
Agreement Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Responsibility of Faculty Members Voted by the Board of Trustees (January 15, 1971) after approval by the Faculty (October 19, 1970) as amended June 12, 2009.
Membership
- The Council will consist of eighteen members.
- Elections will be conducted annually in the winter term by a two-stage preferential ballot. Further details regarding the administration of Preferential Ballot voting may be found in the Appendix.
- All full-time members of the General Faculty, including those on leave, will be eligible to vote in Council elections.
- Five members of the Council will constitute the Panel for any case brought before it. Selection of the five Panel members shall be by drawing of lots. Upon challenge or withdrawal of Panel members, under rules set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Responsibility of Faculty Members, alternate members of the Panel shall likewise be drawn by lot.
- If the entire membership of the Council available for an individual case should be exhausted by voluntary withdrawals and/or challenges, the Council shall be replenished in the manner described in (2) for purposes of that case only.
- The Council will have a secretary, to be appointed each spring from the membership of the Council by the President for a one-year term. The secretary will receive charges inaugurating Council proceedings, will supervise drawings by lot, will preside over any challenge procedures, and will record voluntary withdrawals by Council members.
- After challenges and voluntary withdrawals are completed in any individual case, the five-member Panel which will hear that case will elect its own Panel chair.