404 10 125

Activity
IV.04. FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE/Business Affairs
Series Name
University Senate Committees
Series ID
404-10-125
Description

Document the meetings and findings of Senate committees. Does not include records of committees deliberating individual named cases, files, or petitions (for example, the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, Scholastic Review Committee); see Related Series.

These records found in all media (paper, digital, or other) may include but are not limited to: 

  • meeting agendas and minutes;
  • studies and reports;
  • related documentation. 

This series includes permanent records that should be transferred to University Archives.

Retention and Disposal Instructions

(a) At the end of each academic year, transfer preservation copy of minutes, studies and reports from the following committees to University Archives by visiting https://library.uoregon.edu/instructions-transferring-permanent-records-university-archives, retain use copies for 5 years

  • Academic Council  
  • Committee on Courses  
  • Committee on Oversight and Shared Governance  
  • Continuous Improvement and Evaluation of Teaching Committee  
  • Core Education Council  
  • Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee (retired)  
  • Faculty Research Awards Committee
  • Graduate Council  
  • Library Committee  
  • Senate Budget Committee  
  • Senate Rules Committee
  • Study Abroad Programs Committee  
  • Undergraduate Council  
  • University Committee on Sexual Orientation Attraction Gender Identity and Expression;

(b) 5 years after meeting, transfer criteria and list of recipients of the Faculty Research Awards Committee to University Archives by visiting https://library.uoregon.edu/instructions-transferring-permanent-records-university-archives;

(c) records of retired committees, contact University Archives;

(d) 5 years after meeting for all other Senate committee records, purge.

Exception: In the event of a subpoena, audit, legal hold, public records or similar state or federal information request, halt until further instructed any scheduled disposal activities, including purging or transferring material to University Archives.