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Committees

BFC Committees serve a range of purposes by:

Investigating conditions for faculty, students, and staff who support the academic functions of the university

Engaging with campus administrators to understand and inform their decisions, and

Creating and revising academic policies specific to the Bloomington campus (as per BOT-02, these must be approved by the Campus Policy Committee)

Committees are comprised of both elected members of the BFC and volunteers, including representatives from the IU Student Government (IUSG), Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG), IUB Staff Council, and various administrative offices.

What are the different committee types?

Standing Committees

The BFC has 16 standing committees. Standing committees are permanent committees that are required to meet regularly. Sections 16 and 17 of the Bylaws of the Bloomington Faculty Council of Indiana University outline what the BFC standing committees are, as well as their guidelines, requirements, duties, and functions.

Elected Committees

The BFC has four elected committees that manage grievances involving faculty and graduate instructors on the Bloomington campus: the Mediation Committee, the Faculty Misconduct Review Committee, the Faculty Board of Review, and the SAA Board of Review. Membership on the BFC is not required to serve; volunteers can self-nominate.

Nominees for the Athletics Committee are selected by the Nominations Committee from a list of faculty volunteers. Members are then chosen by the President of IU.

Each elected committee has a policy to guide its functions, which is listed on each committee's page.

Task forces and special committees

Unlike committees, task forces and special committees are typically short-term groups, with a specific and narrow scope.