Constitution of the NYFC: Article VII, Section 7-Section 12
Section 7. Committee on Fringe Benefits
a) The Committee on Fringe Benefits shall be composed of 10 elected voting members of the NYFC. Non-voting and Ex officio members of this committee are the Chair of the Committee on Faculty Affairs, Budgets and Benefits and the University’s Chief Financial Officer and University Director for Human Resources.
b) The duties of the Committee on Fringe Benefits are:
i. To make policy recommendations to the Faculty Council on matters such as pensions, insurance programs, medical benefits, and other appropriate matters offered through the auspices of the University. In matters where the Faculty Affairs committee has primary responsibility, the benefits committee shall have an advisory capacity.
ii. To consult with the appropriate officers of the university whenever necessary, regarding the various components of the faculty “benefits package";
iii. The Chair of this Committee shall be an ex officio (non voting) member of the Faculty Affairs and Budgets Committee.
Section 8. Committee on Scholarly Research
a) The Committee on Scholarly Research is composed of 10 elected voting members of the NYFC.
b) The duties of the Committee on Scholarly Research are:
i. To make policy recommendations to the NYFC on all matters pertaining to providing support in the form of released time and/or direct financial support for scholarly research;
ii. To meet at least once each semester to consider requests by faculty for support for scholarly research.
Section 9. Committee on the Kenan Faculty Development Fund
a) The Committee on the Kenan Faculty Development Fund is composed of 10 elected voting members of the NYFC.
b) The function of the committee is to consider, each semester, requests by faculty for faculty development funding from the Kenan Trust Fund.
Section 10. Committee on the Faculty Handbook
a) The Committee on the Faculty Handbook is composed of 10 elected voting members of the NYFC;
b) Duties of the Committee on the Faculty Handbook are:
i. To develop for possible acceptance proposed changes to the Faculty Handbook, evaluate them and make recommendations to the NYFC;
ii. The Chair and one member elected by the Committee will represent the NYFC at the JFC.
Section 11. Committee on the Calendar
a) The Committee on the Calendar is composed of 10 elected voting members of the NYFC; the University Registrar serves as an ex officio member of the committee.
b) The duties of the Committee on the Calendar are to establish policies regarding construction of the University Calendar and to represent NYFC views to the University Calendar Committee.
Section 12. Committee on Student Affairs
a) The Committee on Student Affairs is composed of elected voting members of the NYFC. The Dean for Students; Director of Student Life; the Director of Career Placement and Counseling will serve as ex officio non voting members of the committee.
b) The duties of the Committee on Student Affairs are:
i. To make policy recommendations to the NYFC on matters found below;
ii. To establish and publish, in conjunction with the officers of administration, general standards of conduct for students; and to review and oversee the administration of these standards;
iii. To act in an advisory capacity to the Office of the Dean for Students; the Office of the Director of Student Life; the Office of Career Placement and Counseling; and the activities of the student organizations under the administration of the Dean for Students;
iv. To recommend for approval to NYFC, faculty advisors to those student activities which fall under the sphere of this committee;
