Committees
Administrative Coordinators Collective
The purpose of the Administrative Coordinators Collective group is to allow academic office staff to network, share knowledge and wisdom, and get answers to questions.
Benefits Advisory Committee
Reviews, discusses, and provides recommendations about the College's employee benefits policies and programs. Appointed Members: 3 staff: one exempt, one non-exempt, one CBU; 2 faculty, 1 member who also sits on RPC.
Classrooms and Learning Facilities Advisory Committee
This committee works to maintain and improve classroom, lab and learning spaces on campus, including AV technology, furnishings and their configuration, lighting, acoustics, marker boards, and all the physical elements of these rooms and spaces.
Educational Policy and Governance
Entertainment Committee
Plans and implements a program of entertainment recognizing the important contributions to the life of the college by faculty and staff. Recommend to the President one major event and other occasions each academic year. Appointed members: staff and faculty, number varies.
Honorary Degree Committee
Makes recommendations to the faculty and the Board of Trustees for the
awarding of honorary degrees. Appointed members: 2 faculty, 2 students,
1 staff, the director of Communications, and the Director of Alumni
Relations.
Presidential Council for College Events
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The Presidential Council for College Events will guide and oversee Macalester’s events strategy to ensure that campus-wide, recurring events of special significance to the college (Commencement, Reunion, Orientation, etc.) are well-coordinated, effective, and run as smoothly as possible.
Safe Workplace Committee
This committees mission is to create an injury-free, healthy campus for students, faculty and staff. This committee works in partnership with various campus groups to eliminate the causes of campus or work-related injuries and illnesses. Appointed Members: 4 staff
Staff Advisory Council (SAC)
Elected body that recommends/ reviews policies affecting staff; provides social and educational opportunities for staff, and appoints/recommends staff representatives to committees. Appointed Members: 4 exempt staff, 5 non-exempt staff.
Staff Outstanding Service Award Committee (SOSAC)
Selects the recipient of the annual Staff Outstanding Service Award.
Appointed members: 2 exempt staff, 2 non-exempt staff (1 must serve on SAC), prior year's SOSA recipient.
Strategic Planning and Analysis Committee
Student Employment Advisory Committee (SEAC)
This committee serves as a liaison between the Office of Student Employment and the Macalester Community. The committee raises concerns of faculty, staff, and students as well as promotes programs and activities of student employment. SEAC serves in an advisory capacity for the current and future direction of student employment at Macalester College. Appointed Members: 1 chair, 6 staff, 2 students, and 4 Ex Officio/Advisory members.
Student Learning Committee
The purpose of the SLC is to ensure that Macalester is providing an education consistent with its college-wide student learning goals, as derived from the Mission Statement and Statement of Purpose and Belief.
Survey Coordination Committee
The purpose of the Survey Coordination Committee is to 1) review applications for surveys research whose subjects are Macalester students, employees, or alumni, 2) encourage good stewardship of our campus resources by encouraging collaboration among campus researchers, monitoring the Macalester Survey Calendar, and coordinating the use of samples, 3) monitor
and revise survey policies, with the approval of senior leadership, and 4) educate the campus about Macalesters survey policies.
Sustainability Advisory Committee
Mission: To oversee the implementation of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment and the Talloires Declaration. The committee will also recommend policies and practices which best reflect the College's commitment to an environmentally sustainable world. In addition, the committee will function as a conduit for information exchange about campus sustainability initiatives.
Task Force on Budget
The purpose of the Task Force on Budget (TFOB) committee is to 1) collect and prioritize program and staffing requests submitted as part of the annual budget process; 2) develop an annual budget recommendation for submission to the Senior Leadership Team; 3) provide strategic input and insight from all areas of the college to inform decisions related to financial expansion and restriction as needed on an annual basis.
Wellness and Health at Macalester (WHAM)
Promotes health and wellness by sponsoring a variety of programming and providing related resource information. Consists of faculty, staff and students who are interested in promoting health and wellness at Macalester. Appointed Members: Anyone interested.