Executive Committee of Senate

1. Membership

(a) Chair of Senate, Chair

(b) Chair of University Planning and Budget Committee

(c) Registrar

(d) Dean of Graduate Studies

(e) Chair of Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

(f) Three undergraduate students, Director of Advocacy (or designated alternate) from the Memorial University Students’ Union, one appointed by the Marine Institute Students’ Union, and one appointed by the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

(g) Vice-President Academic of the GSU (or designated alternate)

(h) An appropriate number of Senators

2. Terms of Reference

(a) To receive reports from standing and ad hoc committees of Senate.

(b) To act on matters delegated to it by Senate, in particular the following:

(i) To grant approval for the awarding of degrees, diplomas or certificates as recommended by various faculty and academic councils.

(ii) On the recommendation of the Committee on Committees, to appoint members to Senate Committees when Senate normally does not meet.

(c) To submit to Senate at each meeting a report consisting of an agenda, together with relevant documentation.

(d) To refer to various University Academic bodies any matters as deemed necessary to expedite the business of Senate.

(e) To consider requests to an extension of the time limit in which Notices of Appeal shall be submitted to the Senate Committee on Academic Appeals.