This committee reviews contested cases of academic integrity on the part of the accused student. Since most cases are settled between the instructor and the student, convening the committee is a rare occurrence.
This is a college of EMS committee that reviews the dossiers of tenured faculty that are up for 5-year review. The committee includes one tenured faculty member from each department in the college.
This is a college committee made up of members of the NTL faculty throughout the College of EMS. This committee reviews NTL promotion dossiers that are subject to review at the college level and makes recommendations for promotion.
This tenure-track faculty member sits on the College of Earth and Mineral Science's Promotion and Tenure Committee, which is responsible for reviewing the dossiers of tenure-track faculty who are up for promotion or tenure each year.
The computer committee provides guidance and leadership to promote the current and future computing needs of the Department's academic and research programs. The committee meets formally twice a year and informally through email discussion as needed. The committee provides recommendations to the Department Head and Faculty through the Department's Director of Meteorology Computing.
The Graduate Academic Program committee reviews the Meteorology graduate program and oversees the progress that students are making toward achieving their degrees. All proposed revisions to the MS and PhD degree requirements originate in this committee. The committee meets and makes recommendations to the departmental faculty as needed throughout the year.
The Graduate Admissions Committee reviews graduate program applications and assists Meteorology's Associate Head of the Graduate Program on decisions for admission.
The MASGO serves as the oversight committee for all graduate student elected representatives. All student-elected representatives meet monthly at MASGO meetings with the MASGO chair and a faculty member who serves as the faculty liaison. All graduate students are welcome to suggest issues and to attend MASGO meetings.
These faculty members are available to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and problems that may arise such as between faculty and supervisor or graduate students and supervisor or even between two faculty or two students.
This is a department committee that reviews tenure-track promotion and tenure dossiers before they are submitted to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Committee updated for 2017-2018.
This committee serves as a voice for the non-tenure line faculty to address concerns and disseminate information pertaining to policies and issues of fixed term faculty and research appointments.
The Opportunities Committee meets once or twice a year, as the need arises, to discuss potential opportunities that the department would like to pursue. This committee also serves as a mechanism to help promote faculty for awards and honors.
The scholarship committee is charged with distributing most student scholarships and awards in the Department of Meteorology and a few at the college level. They meet several times a year to evaluate award and scholarship criteria and make selections and recommendations.
The Undergraduate Academic Program committee reviews the Meteorology undergraduate program and oversees the regular assessment of how well the BS degree requirements are meeting the departmental program objectives and outcomes. All proposed revisions to the BS degree requirements originate in this committee. The committee meets and makes recommendations to the departmental faculty as needed throughout the year.
Ultimate responsibility for all matters pertaining to graduate education and graduate research rests with the Graduate Faculty, whose authority is vested in the Graduate Council. Among the duties of Graduate Council is to establish general policies and procedures pertaining to graduate programs and graduate research within the University.