The college has multiple
avenues for receiving advice, including alumni, various commodity and
scientific organizations, higher education organizations, CALS unit administrators,
and CALS employee advisory councils. The entries below will have the purpose/mission
plus any web links for each council. Each Advisory Council has a liaison
person on the Executive Council when communication with the Executive
Council (in either direction) is appropriate. The advisory councils are:
EMPLOYEE GROUP COUNCILS
- Faculty Council
- The Faculty Council
is the elected Faculty Senators that are from the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences. They give a faculty perspective to the Dean and meet
regularly.The Faculty Council meets regularly, sometimes with the Dean
and sometimes alone. Topics for discussion include issues that come
before the Faculty Senate and the college, or any other faculty related
topics that would benefit from group discussion. The Council selects
its own chair. Members of the Faculty Council can be found on the list
of committees. Liaison for Executive Council to the Faculty Council
is: Gene Sander
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- Staff
Council
- The College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Staff Council exists to enhance
communication between staff and administration regarding the role of
classified staff. We hope to enable staff to improve the quality of
their work environment and elevate the morale and spirit of cooperation
in CALS. The CALS Staff
Development Team mission is to develop an environment that inspires
personal and professional growth and educational opportunities for classified
staff that will add value to the mission of the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences. Members of the CALS Staff Council and CALS Staff
Development Team can be found on the list
of committees. Liaison for Executive Council to the Staff Council
is: Debby Janes, Executive Assistant to the Dean. In addition to the
activities at the college level, there is also the University
of Arizona Staff Advisory Council, with university-wide membership
and activities.
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- Student Council
- This description
will be developed. the Student Council is in the process of reorganization.
Liaison for Executive
Council to the Student Council is: David Cox.
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- Appointed Personnel
Council
- The Council represents
the year to year appointed personnel. There is also an University
of Arizona Appointed Professionals Advisory Council. Liaison
for Executive Council to the Appointed Professionals Advisory Council
is: Alma Sperr.
COLLEGE-WIDE COUNCILS
- Dean's Advisory
Council
- The Dean's Advisory
Council provides overall advice to the Dean. It consists of representatives
from faculty, appointed personnel, county extension directors, faculty
council, diversity committee, alumni council, department heads, executive
council, staff council, and a graduate and undergraduate students. Members
of the Dean's Advisory Council can be found on the list
of committees. All members of the Executive Council are members
of the Dean's Advisory Council so there is no specific liaison designated.
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- Quality Guidance
Council
- The Quality Guidance
Council is the vehicle for the CALS continuous improvement or total
quality management program. It was begun in 1993 and operates with teams
that evolve as needed and disband when the job is completed. Example
teams over the years are: communications, red tape, staff development,
business practices, and distributed learning. Current council members
and teams titles/members are listed on the CALS committees
page. Liaison for Executive Council to the Quality Guidance Council
is: Colin Kaltenbach.
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- Alumni Council
- The College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Alumni Council Board of Directors
consists of approximately 32 members drawn from a wide spectrum of alumni
throughout the United States. The Council fosters and promotes interaction
among the College's students, its administration, faculty and alumni.
To this end the Council shall develop, encourage and sponsor programs
that will foster fellowship and mutual benefit among all members and
thereby promotes the goals of the Council and the College. The council
holds three meetings per year: Homecoming, spring and a summer retreat.
There is a second alumni board, The Council of Alumni and Friends of
the School of Family and Consumer Resources, which operates independently
from the CALS Council. Liaison for Executive Council to the Alumni Council
is: Gene Sander
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCILS
- Executive Council
- This 5 member group
includes the dean and associate deans for academic programs, agricultural
experiment station, cooperative extension, and CALS administrative services.
The Executive Council meets weekly and on a monthly basis meets with
the campus unit heads. Individual members of the Executive Council serve
as a liaison to the major CALS governance councils.
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- Heads of Departments
- This group includes
all department and unit heads for on-campus units. This numbers approximately
14 units. The "HODS" meet twice a month; one meeting with
only HODS present and one meeting jointly with the Executive Council.
The Head HOD is elected by the group and discussion topics vary widely
on topics of interest to the HODS. Meetings often include presentations
by representatives of various offices around the university. Liaison
for Executive Council to Department Heads group is: Gene Sander
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- County Extension
Directors.
- This group includes
the extension director from each of the 15 Arizona counties and a Cooperative
Extension employee from the Navajo Nation. Liaison for Executive Council
to the County Extension Directors is: Jim Christenson
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- Administrative
Council
- This group consists
of all the administrative groups above, plus a few other administrators.
It includes the HODS, county extension directors, directors of agricultural
research centers, executive council, and about 5 other administrative
offices. The total is about 45 and it generally meets as an annual retreat.
Topics to be discussed are developed by a committee representing the
types of people present.
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