Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook

21st Edition, 2011 Version

Chapter II: Administrative Organization

2.5 Chancellor’s Committees

2.5.1 Chancellor’s Cabinet

For purposes of coordinating, planning, and administration, the Chancellor uses the Chancellor’s
Cabinet. The Chancellor’s Cabinet is composed of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, the Special Assistant to the Chancellor, the Associate Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs, Enrollment Services, and Student Affairs, and the Executive Director of Advancement.

2.5.2 Chancellor’s Council

The purpose of the Chancellor’s Council is to aggregate members of the senior leadership team in a discussion forum on issues critical to the institution. The Chancellor’s Council serves as a setting for dialogue about significant and difficult issues under the guidance of a moderator. The purpose of these discussions is to move issues toward resolution. Resolution will be achieved by identifying critical questions and action items, which will subsequently be assigned to policymaking bodies or subgroups of the Chancellor’s Council. Moderators will be selected from the membership of the Chancellor’s Council based upon area of expertise and interest and the issue under consideration.

Membership includes leadership from various sectors of the University:

• Chancellor
• Assistant to the Provost
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Athletic Director
• Budget Director
• Campus Planner
• Chair of Chairs
• Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science
• Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
• Dean, College of Business and Economics
• Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies
• Executive Director, University Advancement
• Facilities Management Director
• Faculty Senate Chair
• Global Connections Director
• HLC/NCA Coordinator and Professor
• Information Technology Services Director
• Outreach Programs Director
• Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Public Affairs Director
• Publications Director
• Special Assistant to the Chancellor
• St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development Director
• Student Senate President
• Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

2.5.3 Faculty Governance Group

2.5.4 Administrative Assembly