The Crop Science Academic Fee Committee will operate by the following guidelines:

1. The Committee will operate under those criteria identified in the Initiative statement: “The Academic Fee is to be used for projects that address 1) educational quality, 2) student learning and progress toward degree completion, and 3) institutional productivity.”

2. The committee will be comprised of nine members, 6 students majoring in Crop, Fruit or Plant Protection Science, 1 graduate student specializing in Crop, Fruit or Plant Protection Science, and 2 faculty members from the Crop Science Program. The Department Head will serve ex officio , i.e., the Department Head will be a non-voting member of the Committee. Undergraduates will consist of 1 senior, 2 juniors, 2 sophomores and 1 freshman. The student members of the Committee will be selected by a random drawing from the appropriate pools. If no nominations have been obtained for a particular pool, a student member or members will be randomly drawn from the set of pooled nominations; however, no more than 2 freshmen may serve on the Committee under these circumstances. In all cases, an attempt will be made to have undergraduate representation on the Committee from each major, i.e., Crop, Fruit or Plant Protection Science.

3. To serve on the Committee, students must show progress towards their degree, i.e., undergraduates and the graduate student must not be on academic probation (A.P.). If a student member is placed on A.P., then that student will lose membership on the Committee and an alternate will be selected from the pool of nominations. If possible, the alternate will have the same status and major as the student who is being replaced.

4. Attendance at Committee meetings is expected for all members of the Committee. Two unexcused absences will serve to indicate a lack of interest in the function of the Committee and will force the resignation of that Committee member. Replacement of the Committee member will occur as indicated in 1, 2 and 3, above.

5. The Committee will be constituted during Fall Quarter and shall function as a Committee for 1 year. The Chair of the Committee will be a junior or senior and will be elected by the members of the Committee to serve for the duration of the Committee. The duties of the Chair will include:

6. When voting, each Committee member's vote will be equal and the majority will rule. Voting may be open or by secret ballot as the Committee decides.

7. For all voting decisions, at least 6 of the 9 Committee members must be present and must vote. If a Committee member cannot be present for voting, that Committee member may vote by proxy by assigning his or her vote to another Committee member, including the Department Head. Such proxy may be sent via e-mail. Such proxy will be in writing and signed by the absent Committee member.

Nomination Form (Requires Microsoft Word to View)

Project Proposal Form (Requires Microsoft Word to View)