Steering Committee | Michigan State University

What is the Steering Committee?

The Steering Committee is composed of (a) five members of the faculty, elected At-Large; (b) the Chairpersons of the University-level Standing Committees; (c) the Vice President Academic Affairs of ASMSU and the President of the Council of Graduate Students, who have voting rights on all matters not reserved for the faculty; (d) one undergraduate student chosen from the voting members of ASMSU and one graduate student selected from the student members of COGS who have voting rights on all matters not reserved for the faculty; (e) the President, the Provost, and the Executive Vice President for Health Sciences as ex-officio members; and (f) the Secretary for Academic Governance who is an ex-officio member and serves as Secretary to the Steering Committee, having voice but no vote.

The Steering Committee advises the Provost regarding the appropriate faculty, academic, and student governance bodies, if any, to consult on proposals for establishment, moratorium, discontinuance, or merger of basic academic units, including departments, schools, institutes, colleges, and the Graduate School. It receives proposals for action in academic governance from individual faculty or students, and from faculty or student groups and organizations and, where appropriate, refer matters brought to it to councils or committees for consideration. The Steering Committee also prepares the agenda for meetings of the University Council, Faculty Senate and Academic Congress and communicate regularly with the College Advisory Committees to encourage and implement strong interaction between University-level and college-level academic governance.

Meeting Dates

The Steering Committee (Livestream)
3:15-5:00 p.m. | Zoom

September 3, 2024
October 1, 2024
November 5, 2024
December 3, 2024
January 7, 2025
February 4, 2025
March 11, 2025
April 1, 2025

Members

Historical Records

Historical Steering Committee documents can be found below.

Steering Committee Records