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Committees exist within the structure of Rush Medical College to assure the appropriate involvement of faculty and students in the various activities of the college. Except for the Rush Medical College Student Council, each committee includes representation from both faculty and students.
Faculty Council
This committee is the senior representative body within Rush Medical College. The membership includes nine professors, three associate professors, three assistant professors, three instructors or assistants, and one student from each of the four classes, each chosen by vote of the corresponding constituency.
Committee on Committees
This committee has as its primary responsibility the nomination of individuals to serve on the various standing committees of Rush Medical College. Sitting as the Committee on Dialogue (a subset of the Committee on Committees), the committee is also responsible for dealing with grievances presented by members of the Rush Medical College community.
Standing Committees of Rush Medical College
Committee on Academic Freedom
This committee concerns itself with questions of academic freedom. It works closely with the Committee on Dialogue and the Faculty Council in resolving grievances involving questions of academic freedom.
Committee on Admissions
Members of this committee are responsible for recommending students to the Dean for admission to the Rush Medical College. The duties of the committee members include but are not limited to, setting the admissions criteria which will enhance academic excellence, interviewing candidates, and selecting the applicants who will be offered acceptance to Rush Medical College.
Committee on Affirmative Action
This committee serves to advise the dean and the faculty regarding policies, procedures, and issues that affect the recruitment, retention, and promotion of minority and women faculty and students in the college. The committee works closely with the equal opportunity coordinator for academic affairs.
Committee on Curriculum and Evaluation (CCE)
This committee is responsible for the design, content and ev aluation of the courses and curriculum. With the assistance of course directors, the committee administers surveys to the students which evaluate course content, de livery and faculty performance. An annual report is produced for each course within the medical college curriculum. On the basis of survey data, the CCE identifies the need for and de velops recommendations for course modifications.
Committee on Senior Faculty Appointments and Promotions (COSFAP)
The function of this committee is to review recommendations submitted by chairpersons for appointments or promotions of faculty members to academic ranks of indefinite terms in Rush Medical College. Recommendations for appointments or promotions are then submitted to the Office of the Dean for further action.
Committee on Student Affairs (COSA)
This committee is concerned with non-curricular needs of Rush Medical College students. Its regular responsibilities include an annual evaluation of the effectiveness and adequacy of programs and services available to students, improvement of current programs, and initiation of new activities when their need is recognized. The committee works closely with the Office of Student Affairs.
Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion (COSEP)
This committee is responsible for developing policies concerning student status, evaluation and promotion; reviewing the academic performance of Rush Medical College students; making recommendations to the Faculty Council and Dean concerning promotion, graduation and dismissal of students; and determining requirements for remedial action for students who have failed medical college courses.
Committee on Student Judiciary Review
It is the responsibility of the Committee on Student Judiciary Review to develop and recommend to the Faculty Council policies and procedures which promote the maintenance of ethical and professional standards for Rush Medical College students and to investigate and adjudicate charges of student misconduct of a nonacademic nature including, but not limited to: violations of commonly accepted ethical standards of an academic community, such as cheating and plagiarism; falsification of student records, transcripts, financial aid forms, or applications; unlawful use or possession of controlled substances on the Medical Center campus; conviction of a crime deemed serious enough to render the student unfit to pursue his/her profession or other conduct which is inconsistent with generally accepted standards of behavior within an academic community or the medical profession. All charges of student misconduct of a nonacademic nature shall be presented to the Associate Dean for Medical Student Programs by students or faculty. The committee shall submit its recommendation to the Faculty Council, which, in turn shall make a rec ommendation to the Dean who will then render a final, unappealable decision on the charges.
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