Replacement for a Chair of a Committee

The chair of a committee is selected at the spring reorganizational meeting. Once the chair is selected, the Chair of the Committee on Committees should be notified so that this information could be added to the slate for posting to the portal.

In the event that an elected chairperson can no longer serve in the chair role, but is able to continue service on the committee, the chair may request an item on the next meeting agenda and a new chair may be elected. A change in the chairperson should be reported to the chair of the Committee on Committees so that an updated slate noting chairpersons can be sent to the Office of Academic Affairs and an updated slate can be posted to the portal.

In the event that an elected chairperson can no longer serve as chair of a committee and will be unable to continue service on the committee, either the chairperson or the VPAA may inform the Chair of the Committee on Committees (or another member of the Committee on Committees if the Chair of Committee on Committees is unable to serve) of the vacancy. The Committee on Committees will then fill the vacancy following the steps noted in this policy. Once the vacancy is filled, then the full committee will hold an election for a new chair. The committee then should notify the Chair of the Committee on Committees of the new chair so that an updated slate can be sent to the Office of Academic Affairs for posting to the portal.