University Council
Purpose
The purpose of the University Council and its internal and related components is to assist the president of the university in formulating and implementing university policy in a manner that attempts to ensure that Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University always strives effectively toward its goals, which are:
- To provide an environment conducive to the pursuit of learning, teaching, scholarship, research, and service.
- To anticipate and meet the educational needs of society in general and the commonwealth and nation in particular.
Meeting Materials | Monday, May 5, 2025
- University Council Meeting Agenda, May 5, 2025
- University Council Meeting Minutes, April 21, 2025
- CFA Resolution 2024-25H - Resolution to Codify the Faculty Reconciliation Process within the Faculty Affairs Office
- CFA Resolution 2024-25J - Resolution to Integrate Chapter 12 into Chapters 2 and 5 of the Faculty Handbook
- CFA Resolution 2024-25K - Resolution to Amend the Faculty Handbook to Codify Interest or Discipline-Based Faculty Organizations
- CGPSA Resolution 2024-25B - Resolution to Clarify Graduate Teaching Assistantships, Graduate Assistants, and Graduate Research Assistants Relationships with Students They Have Academic or Professional Supervision Over
- CGPSP Resolution 2024-25C - Resolution to Update the Graduate Catalog
- COR Resolution 2024-25A - Resolution to Clarify Eligibility for Postdoctoral Associate Status
- CUSA Resolution 2024-25B - Resolution to Amend the Undergraduate Student Senate Constitution
- University Council Cabinet Meeting Minutes, March 31, 2025
- Commission on Faculty Affairs Meeting Minutes, March 28, 2025
- Commission on Graduate and Professional Student Affairs Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2025
- Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies Meeting Minutes, March 19, 2025
- Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies Meeting Minutes, April 2, 2025
All meetings will be held in 2420 North End Center and on Zoom, beginning at 3:30 pm unless otherwise noted. If you are not a member but you are an employee or a student who wishes to attend a University Council meeting, email abmyers@vt.edu by 12:00 pm the day of the meeting to receive the Zoom access information. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email vppg@vt.edu or call (540) 231-6232 prior to the event.