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Councils & Workgroups

Shared Governance

The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø practices shared governance. The chancellor and other system administrators consult regularly with the legislatively-mandated, system-wide representative bodies. These groups are the:

Council of University System Presidents
An advisory group to the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø chancellor, the Council of University System Presidents comprises the presidents of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø's 12 institutions.

Council of University System Faculty
CUSF the official body of faculty from the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø to advise the System and the Regents on University Matters.

Council of University System Staff
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Council of University System Staff (CUSS) provides non-faculty employees of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø with a voice in the governance of the system.

University System of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Student Council
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍøSC provides a vehicle to ensure that the System leadership is aware of student perspectives and responsive to student concerns and issues

Alumni Relations Council
The Alumni Relations Council (ARC) is made up of alumni relations leaders from each of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø’s institutions. Members collaborate to advance alumni stewardship and engagement throughout the System.

Vice President's Council
The Vice President’s (VP) Council comprises the vice presidents of advancement from our ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions. The council meets three times a year to discuss fundraising progress and trends, resources to build fundraising programs, policies, and other items of interest.

In addition, these systemwide groups work to advance ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø:

• ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Communications Council
  The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Communications Council (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍøCC) comprises the chief communications officers from the system office and each of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions. Council members develop public messages in support of systemwide initiatives, and develop strategies and tactics for message dissemination; share best practices in communications; and engage in professional development.

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  The Women's Forum brings together the women of the University System of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø in order to enhance the status of women, to foster networking among women and to encourage the participation of women in all facets of the System.

• Diversity Network
  The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø embraces the concept of multicultural diversity as well as the many other forms of diversity that exist among its students, faculty, staff and other members of our campus communities.

• ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø P20
  ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø P20 is a collaborative effort among all segments of the educational community. The goal of the Partnership is to give all students in the state the very best public education by setting high standards for teaching and learning.

• Information Technology Coordinating Council
  The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) Information Technology Coordinating Council shall coordinate information technology activities of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø that transcend an individual campus. It is a forum for collaboration, communication, and joint action on information technology issues within the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø.

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  Led by the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, MEEC leverages its size and volume to all education providers in ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø at very attractive prices. Currently, 100+ ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø educational institutions participate in MEEC projects, including higher education, K-12, public, and private schools. The primary bond was forged to negotiate an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft. Since then, anti-virus software and discounted training for IT professionals have been added. Participation in all aspects of the consortium is voluntary and non-exclusive.

• System Research Administrators' Group (SRAG)
  SRAG members are those individuals who are responsible for administering research grants and contracts. The group was established as a means to share the ways they are responding to changes in federal or State administrative rules, to clarify reporting requirements, and to propose changes in