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University Scholarship Advisory Council (USAC)

CLASSIFICATION: University Council

REPORTS TO: Vice President for Enrollment Management

CHARGE: The University Scholarship Advisory Council serves as an advisory council to the Vice President for Student Affairs for recommending policies, new scholarship programs, and/or changes to existing University scholarship programs. The membership on the Council will provide the broad view necessary for an effective University scholarship program which complements the University Recruitment and Retention Plan. The charge to the Council is threefold: 1) to initiate and/or review recommendations for new and/or existing scholarship programs as well as for the enhancement and continuous improvement of scholarship funding, programming, and services provided to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students; 2) to review current University scholarship awarding procedures and to suggest enhancement recommendations or endorsements to these procedures; and 3) to review annual implementation plans for the major ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University scholarship programs and to suggest recommendations or enhancement to these plans.

COMPOSITION: Three (3) associate vice presidents; two (2) academic deans; seven (7) assistant or associate deans; two (2) students; one associate provost; one academic department chair; one associate director for intercollegiate athletics; one director of cultural diversity; five (5) ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Foundation staff; one director of student financial aid; one director of admissions; three (3) administrative staff from student financial aid, bursar, or admissions; and two (2) faculty members.

QUALIFICATIONS OF FACULTY MEMBERS: Faculty members should be interested in positive enrollment management efforts designed to move the University to a more competitive level.

TERM: The term is a three-year appointment.

MEANS OF APPOINTMENT: Appointments are made by the Vice President for Enrollment Management & Vice President for Student Affairs in collaboration with the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services. One of the two faculty members shall be recommended by the Chair of Faculty Senate in consultation with the Committee on Committees.

ALTERNATES: None.

CALL: The Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services convenes the council once per semester.

CHAIR: The Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services will be the chair.

Approved by Committee on Committees, April 29, 1998; July 12, 2019