Committee of Eleven

Background

The committee was established in 1947 by President James Byron McCormick to obtain advice from the faculty. When the Faculty Senate and Constitution were established in 1948, the Committee of Eleven was defined constitutionally and membership determined by faculty-wide election. It is unique in higher education governance structures and is independent of other faculty or administrative committees or organizations. The Committee of Eleven is University wide and does not have a prescribed agenda.

Faculty Constitution Article V, Section 3 provides: The Committee of Eleven shall: a. Initiate, promote, and stimulate study and action dealing with and looking toward solution of situations and problems of interest and concern to the faculty and to the University. b. Make reports to the General Faculty or the Faculty Senate. c. Speak for the General Faculty as and when authorized by the General Faculty.

Membership Requirements

The Committee of Eleven shall be composed as follows: ten members of the General Faculty, five of whom are elected by the General Faculty each year for a term of two years; the Chair of the Faculty shall be, ex officio, the eleventh voting member, and shall call the first meeting of the committee, at which meeting the committee shall elect its chair. To this number shall be added one voting student delegate selected annually by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and one voting student delegate selected annually by the Graduate and Professional Student Council in whatever manner those bodies determine. The two student delegates shall be invited to attend all regular meetings of the committee.

Committee Chairs

Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering ENGR
Committee Chair
2018 - 2024
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
School of Architecture CAPLA
Committee Vice Chair
2019 - 2025

Membership List

Professor
English SBS
2022 - 2024
GPSC President
Student
GPSC President
2023 - 2024
Faculty Senate Member
Research Professor
Research Innovation & Impact RII
2023 - 2025
Faculty Senate Member
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering ENGR
Committee Chair
2018 - 2024
Faculty Senate Member
Student
SBS
ASUA Representative
2023 - 2024
Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2022 - 2024
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
School of Architecture CAPLA
Committee Vice Chair
2019 - 2025
Chair of the Faculty, Associate Professor
Middle Eastern & North African Studies SBS
ex officio: Chair of the Faculty
2022 - 2024
Faculty Senate Member
Professor, Department Head
German Studies COH
2021 - 2025
Professor
Chemistry/Biochemistry COS
2023 - 2025
Faculty Senate Member
Professor
Religious Studies & Classics COH
2020 - 2024
Faculty Senate Member
Department Head
Physics COS
2021 - 2025
Faculty Senate Member
Professor
Surgery COM-T
2020 - 2024
Faculty Senate Member