Long Range Planning and Environment Committee

Mandate from Policy B2.0

The Long Range Planning and Environment Committee shall prepare and review strategic planning initiatives of the university and review progress in achieving those goals. It shall take into consideration the sustainability and the physical state of the university as it influences the academic mission and include any deficiencies and proposed initiatives in a report to the Senate. The Long Range Planning and Environment Committee shall consist of one faculty member per college, each to be elected by their college; and three members at large elected by the Faculty Senate.

Charges for AY 2024

New Charge

1. Review policies that are due for their 5-year review and update them in a manner more suitable to the RIT ecosystem, which now includes Lecturer ranks and other faculty roles.

Supporting Language: Address old wording on policies that exclude Lecturers (and Senior Lecturers and Principal Lecturers)

Rationale: Many policies were written before lecturers played such a large role among faculty at RIT. Some of the policies may unintentionally exclude lecturers.

Long Range Planning and Environment Committee reports can be found on RIT’s Repository

Recent reports can also be found on the Faculty Senate Google Drive