Mathematics Faculty Council Bylaws

Effective April 17, 2018

Meetings

Mathematics Faculty Council (Hereinafter called "Faculty Council" will meet in accordance with the rules specified in the Faculty Constitution, normally in September, November, February and April.

Amendment

Any proposed amendments of these Bylaws must appear on the agenda. Amendments shall be approved by a process described in the Faculty Constitution.

Faculty Committees

Administrative Committee

The rules governing the Administrative Committee are described in the Faculty Constitution.

Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC)

The rules governing the Undergraduate Affairs Committee, including a list of voting members, are described in the Faculty Constitution. The non-voting membership of this committee shall consist of persons as the Chair shall from time to time appoint, including the following:

Ex Officio
  • the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, (non-voting);
  • the Faculty Relations Manager – Mathematics Co-op (CECA) (non-voting).
Elected / Appointed
  • one representative of the Software Engineering program, appointed by the Director of Software Engineering (non-voting);
  • one representative of the Registrar's Office (non-voting).

Undergraduate Standings and Promotions Committee

The rules governing the Undergraduate Standings and Promotions Committee, including a list of voting members, are described in the Faculty Constitution. The non-voting membership of this committee shall consist of persons as the Chair shall from time to time appoint, including the following:

Elected / Appointed
  • one representative of the Registrar's Office (non-voting), who shall be secretary;
  • one representative from Counselling Services, appointed by the Director of Counselling Services (non-voting);
  • one representative from the Mathematical Studies Plan (non-voting);
  • one representative from Computing and Financial Management (non-voting);
  • one representative from the Mathematics/Teaching Plan (non-voting);
  • representatives from the Math advisors, as appointed by the Chair (non-voting).

Graduate Studies Committee

The rules governing the Graduate Studies Committee, including a list of voting members, are described in the Faculty Constitution. The non-voting membership of this committee shall consist of persons as the Chair shall from time to time appoint, including the following:

Ex Officio

• the Faculty Graduate Office Administrative Assistant (non-voting), who shall be

secretary.

Mathematics Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee

The rules governing the Mathematics Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee are described in University Policy 77 and the Faculty Constitution.

Honorary Degrees Committee

The rules governing the Honorary Degrees Committee are described in the Faculty Constitution.

Computing Advisory Committee

The rules governing the Computing Advisory Committee are described in the Faculty Constitution. The Chair may, from time to time, appoint additional non-voting members.

Faculty Committee on Student Appeals (FCSA)

The rules governing the Faculty Committee on Student Appeals are described in the Faculty Constitution.

Faculty of Mathematics Representatives to other Faculty Councils

The following is not a Bylaw; it represents a decision made by the Faculty Administrative Committee on February 8, 2021 to facilitate the appointment process that is not covered by the Faculty of Mathematics Constitution.

The Faculty of Mathematics appoints representatives to other Faculty Councils as follows:

  • Mathematics representatives (2) to Arts Faculty Council: one appointed by each of Chair of Statistics and Actuarial Science and Director of Cheriton School of Computer Science
  • Mathematics representatives (2) to Engineering Faculty Council: one appointed by each of Chair of Applied Mathematics and Director of Cheriton School of Computer Science
  • Mathematics representatives to Environment Faculty Council: appointed by Chair of Pure Mathematics
  • Mathematics representatives (2) to Health Faculty Council: one appointed by each of Chair of Statistics and Actuarial Science and Chair of Combinatorics and Optimization
  • Mathematics representative to Science Faculty Council: appointed by Chair of Combinatorics and Optimization

Procedure for selection of undergraduate students on FCSA

The following is not a Bylaw; it represents a decision made by the Dean of Mathematics on October 27, 2021 to facilitate the appointment process that is not covered by the Faculty of Mathematics Constitution.

  • FCSA chair reaches out to MathSoc President to seek student volunteers who are in Good or Excellent academic standing 
  • FCSA chair works with the Mathematics Undergraduate Office to verify the standing. 
  • FCSA chair communicates back to volunteers if they are or not accepted to serve, and what would be the term of their tenure on the committee.