1: Membership, Election, Tenure

1.1: The Committee shall consist of three members of the Faculty, one each from the Social Sciences, the Mathematical and Natural Sciences, and the Arts or Humanities.

1.2: Faculty members on the Committee on Institutional Advancement will serve for a term of three years, with one member elected each year and two consecutive terms allowed.

2: Jurisdiction, Obligations, Procedures

2.1: The Committee on Institutional Advancement shall be the principal instrument of Faculty participation in the formulation and implementation of College policies on development, communication, faculty grants, and alumni affairs.

2.2: Obligations and Procedures

2.2.a: The Committee shall regularly review Advancement strategies.

2.2.b: The Committee shall be responsible for conveying to the Advancement Office Faculty interests, concerns, and suggestions.

2.2.c: The Committee shall meet regularly with officers responsible for Faculty Grants and foundation giving.

2.2.d: The Committee shall work with the communications office to develop approaches and strategies for facilitating dissemination of faculty research and writing.

2.2.e: It will be the responsibility of the Committee to inform itself about trends or activities external to the College which might influence the work of the two offices and the policies they pursue.

2.2.f: It will also be the responsibility of the Committee to review available publications and other materials prepared by or for Advancement.

2.2.g: The Committee will be available to render assistance and advice to the Vice President for Advancement when requested to do so.

2.2.h: The Committee will represent the Faculty at meetings of the Trustees’ Committee on Advancement.

2.2.i: The Committee will report to the Faculty in writing at least once each academic year.

(Passed May 8, 1984; Amended May 5, 1992; Edited to reflect current practice August, 1998; Amended May 4, 2010)