Senate Committees

Standing and Special Committees and Task Forces

• Academic Council (COUNCIL)

  Serves as the executive committee of the Assembly of the Academic Senate and advises the president on systemwide matters.

  • Academic Senate-Administration Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions (UCAD Plus)
  • Academic Senate’s Task Force on UC Adaptations to Disruptions (UCAD)
  • Academic Senate AI Workgroup
• Academic Computing and Communications (UCACC)

  Advises on systemwide information technology policy and its use in teaching, research, and faculty work.

• Academic Council Special Committee on Laboratory Issues (ACSCOLI)

  Provides Senate oversight of UC's relationship with the National Laboratories.

• Academic Freedom (UCAF)

  Monitors and reports on conditions within or outside the University affecting academic freedom.

• Academic Personnel (UCAP)

  Advises on systemwide academic personnel policy and practices, including salary scales, appointments, promotions, and advancement.

• Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS)

  Oversees systemwide policies and practices governing undergraduate admissions.

• Committees (UCOC)

  Appoints and nominates faculty members to systemwide Senate committees, University administrative committees, and Senate leadership positions.

• Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA)

  Advises on graduate education policies, programs, standards, and long-term strategies.

• Diversity and Equity (UCODE)

  Advises on systemwide policies affecting diversity and equity for faculty, students, and academic programs.

• Editorial (EDIT)

  Oversees the scholarly quality of materials published by the University of California Press.

• Educational Policy (UCEP)

  Advises on systemwide educational policy and the creation or discontinuation of curricula, academic programs, and units.

• Faculty Welfare (UCFW)

  Advises on faculty economic welfare, including salaries, benefits, insurance, retirement, housing, and employment conditions.

  • Faculty Welfare Task Force on Investment and Retirement (TFIR)

    Advises on investment, retirement policy, and the financial security of UC retirement benefits.

  • Faculty Welfare Task Force on UC Health Care Plans (HCTF)

    Advises on UC employee health plans, benefits, and UC Health system management.

• International Education (UCIE)

  Advises on academic policies and standards for UC international education, including the UC Education Abroad Program.

• Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS)

  Coordinates Academic Senate collaboration among California’s three segments of public higher education.

• Library and Scholarly Communication (UCOLASC)

  Advises on University libraries, scholarly communication, publishing, and author rights.

• Planning and Budget (UCPB)

  Advises on systemwide budget, planning, resource allocation, and academic priorities.

• Preparatory Education (UCOPE)

  Monitors and evaluates undergraduate preparation, overseeing systemwide writing requirements and placement practices.

  • English for Multilingual Students Advisory Group (EMS)

    Advises on the academic language needs of students from diverse linguistic backgrounds.

  • Entry Level Writing Requirement Coordinating Council (ECC)

    Coordinates data collection and recommendations for UC's Entry Level Writing Requirement and writing placement.

• Privilege and Tenure (UCPT)

  Advises on systemwide policies for academic privilege, tenure, and faculty review processes.

• Research Policy (UCORP)

  Advises on systemwide research policy, priorities, and practices.

• Rules and Jurisdiction (UCRJ)

  Oversees the development, interpretation, and consistency of Senate bylaws and regulations.