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6.4 The Campus Affairs Committee shall perform the following functions (Faculty Senate Bylaws).

  1. Review the NSHE Code, and division bylaws, and recommend revisions whenever desirable. It shall also serve to interpret the NSHE Code, and division bylaws, and recommend such interpretations to the Senate.
  2. Design and conduct an evaluation of the President of the University as prescribed in Chapter 6, Section 14.2 of the UNLV Bylaws. Ensure that all other subordinate evaluations, as mandated by Chapter 6, Section 14.3 of the UNLV Bylaws, are completed. Act in an advisory capacity on procedural matters that pertain to the evaluation of administrators.
  3. Serve in an advisory capacity in formulating a library policy in relation to the development of the resources for instruction and research. Give advice in the allocation of book funds to the library. The committee shall review the annual book budget and forward its recommendations to the university administration. Serve in an advisory capacity to the university administration in the selection of the library's chief administrator. Advise in the development of a general program of library service for all the interests of the university.
  4. Represent the faculty and professional staff in an advisory role to the Information Technology Coordination Committee. Represent the faculty and professional staff in an advisory role to the Office of Information Technology. Serve as a liaison between the Senate and both the Information Technology Coordination Committee and the Office of Information Technology. Develop methods for rewarding faculty members for innovative efforts in technology. Make recommendations concerning the integration of technology across the curriculum.
  5. Make recommendations on issues of general campus concern forwarded to it by the Senate Chair, Executive Committee or the Senate itself. Make recommendations on any issue affecting the campus community not specifically charged to any other Senate Committee, such as athletics, parking, preschool, and part-time instructors. Create, with the advice and consent of the Senate Chair, joint subcommittees with other Senate or university committee to make recommendations on matters of overlapping jurisdiction.