What personnel committees have responsibility for reviewing Academic Senate faculty? How are they appointed?
The Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP) has been recently reconstituted as two subcommittees: CAP-OC (CAP Oversight Committee), an Academic Senate standing committee which advises the Vice Provost-Academic Personnel by reviewing files and making recommendations on non-redelegated personnel actions. CAP-OC consists of 9 senior faculty from across the campus appointed by the Committee on Committees. CAP-AC (CAP Appellate Committee), an Academic Senate standing committee of 5 faculty appointed by the Committee on Committees, advises the Deans and Vice Provost concerning appeals of all merit and promotion decisions. The FPCs are the ‘local level’ Faculty Personnel Committees in each school/college/division (formerly called the School or College Personnel Committees), which advise the various Deans by reviewing redelegated personnel actions. FPCs are considered subcommittees of CAP-OC and their members are nominated by the school, college, or division Executive Committee and approved by C
