Executive Council

• 2004-2005 [PDF]

1. This committee shall consist of the following members ex officio: The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary of the Division, each of whom shall serve in the same capacity as an officer of the Council; the Representatives of the Division to the Assembly of the Senate; the first alternate Representative of the Division to the Assembly of the Senate; the Chairperson of the Committee on Committees; the Chairperson of the Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction; and the assistant professor who is first elected as an At-large Representative to the Davis Division Representative Assembly. The term on the Executive Council for the assistant professor shall be normally two years. In addition, the Council shall include one representative appointed by the Davis Academic Federation, one undergraduate student representative and one graduate student representative. The student representatives and the Academic Federation representative are authorized to attend and participate in all Council meetings except executive sessions. (Am. 1/22/73; 4/17/73; 11/17/75; 4/23/79; 1/27/81; 6/9/81; 6/10/86; 5/24/01)
2. The Chairperson, at his or her discretion, shall have the power to co-opt any or all chairpersons of the standing committees of the Division, and representatives of the Division to Universitywide standing committees of the Academic Senate. Those co-opted shall have full privileges of the floor and voting when called. (Am. 11/15/82)
3. The primary responsibility of the Executive Council is to coordinate the actions and affairs of the Davis Division. It shall serve as liaison between committees of the Division and between the Division and its representatives on University Senate organizations. The Executive Council, although not a policy-making body, is to advise the Division and its officers and representatives on matters of policy, propose to the Representative Assembly legislation it deems necessary, serve as liaison between the Division and the Davis campus Administration, and be available to members of the Administration for consulting and advice when it is not expedient to convene a meeting of the Representative Assembly, especially in cases of emergency. Some responsibilities are:
   1. To prepare for presentation to the Representative Assembly, early in the fall, a statement of the academic and other issues on which the Division should be working. A copy of this statement should accompany the call to the meeting. The Council may wish to co-opt chairpersons of standing committees, as authorized by Bylaw 73(B), when preparing this statement.
   2. To facilitate and expedite consultations between the administration and appropriate committees of the Division, establish special committees to study and report to the Representative Assembly on concerns that are not within the jurisdiction of existing committees, be available for consultation with the Chief Campus Officer concerning the establishment of Administrative task forces, and communicate with appropriate Divisional committees relative to the establishment of task forces by the campus Administration.
   3. To advise the Chief Campus Officer on the performance of principal administrative officers such as vice chancellors, deans, and associate deans.
   4. To attempt to anticipate emerging problems and take measures to cope with them before they become urgent. If, in spite of its efforts, a situation should arise which in its opinion requires emergency action, it may in its own name issue statements or take such action as it deems essential and shall immediately report its actions to the membership of the Division by mail for shall call a special meeting of the Representative Assembly. If a majority of the Executive Council approves, the meeting may be called with only two days' notice. If a statement is made in its own name, it shall be understood that the statement is subject to confirmation, rejection, or change by the Representative Assembly. (Am. 1/22/73)
   5. To approve or deny petitions of students requesting variance from Divisional regulations. This authority may be delegated each year to the appropriate committees of any college or school or to the Graduate Council. If the authority is delegated, each committee to which the authority is delegated must submit a report to the Executive Council at the end of the academic year summarizing the disposition of the petitions brought to it. (Am. 4/21/80; 6/5/91)
   6. To act on behalf of the Davis Division in recommending to the President of the University candidates for degrees and honors in a school, college or graduate division subject to the jurisdiction of the Davis Division. At its discretion, the Executive Council may recommend candidates under suspension of Divisional and Senate Regulations, provided that each such petition submitted by a candidate has been approved by the appropriate faculty or the Graduate Council. Such petitions may include those for the awarding of posthumous degrees. The committee, after forwarding its recommendations to the President, shall maintain in the Academic Senate Office a record of its actions, including separate lists of the names of candidates recommended under suspension of the Regulations. (En. 5/27/68; Am. 10/19/71, effective 12/21/71; Am. 11/17/75; Am. and renum. 2/9/77; Am. 2/2/90)
   7. To conduct a comprehensive review of the academic personnel process starting in Fall 2003 and every five years thereafter. (En. 5/24/01, Am 5/6/02)
   8. To collect, starting in Fall 2003 and every year thereafter, and to report to the Representative Assembly and publish to the Division, comparisons of academic salaries of the Davis Division with: 1) other divisions of the University of California; and 2) a comparison group of universities of higher status than UC Davis whose reputations the Division wishes to emulate. The second group should comprise both public and private universities, and it's composition should be revised from time to time as appropriate. (EN. 5/24/01; Am. 2/26/02)