External Advisory Board (E专) Code of Governance

Last updated June 13, 2022

Mission

The mission of the Electrical & Computer and Energy Engineering Department External Advisory Board (E专) is to assist and advise the department in its drive for excellence through the following activities:

  • Assist in the development of resources for the department through endowments, gifts, scholarships and fellowships, faculty development grants and awards.
  • Support and advocate expanding and strengthening mutually beneficial relationships with industry, present and former students and government agencies.
  • Provide guidance on issues related to our educational, research and service activities and to review and evaluate strategic goals, plans, specific programs and new initiatives.

The E专 works towards its mission by playing an active role in building the ECEE department through assistance in:听

  • Fundraising for scholarships, capstone projects and other department fundraising goals
  • Promoting 欧美口爆视频 ECEE and helping the department in its quest to improve its ranking
  • Supporting its students with their professional goals: internships, jobs, mentorship
  • Developing goals for the E专 subcommittee to measure success
  • Supporting and promoting听research grants and/or directed research contracts

E专 Chair

The E专 elects a chair for the duration of four years by two-thirds听majority vote and acceptance of the vote by the department chair. The proposal and vote can be conducted either 鈥渁d-hoc鈥 via phone conference, email, or similar means or at the next regularly scheduled E专 meeting.

The E专 chair represents the E专 at the department (for example in the faculty search committee) and organizes additional E专 meetings. The E专 chair prepares these meetings by sending out an agenda and following up with meeting minutes.

Subcommittee

Subcommittees can be established focused on a single mission objective with a current E专 member acting as the subcommittee chair. Subcommittee membership is managed like the E专 membership.

E专 Membership

Proposal and acceptance of new E专 members

Existing board members, the chair of the ECEE department, and the dean of the college may propose new E专 Board members. New members are accepted by vote of the E专鈥檚 current members with a two-thirds听majority and acceptance of the vote by the department chair. The proposal and vote can be conducted either 鈥渁d-hoc鈥 via phone conference, e-mail, or similar means or at the next regularly scheduled E专 meeting. New membership will be official upon signing of the 鈥ECEE E专 Expectations Agreement鈥.

Membership term and renewal

Membership term is three years, which can be renewed indefinitely. The department will review renewing members鈥 contributions and make a recommendation to the Board based on prior and anticipated contributions to the E专 mission. Renewal is accepted by vote of the E专鈥檚 members with a two-thirds听majority.

Resignation

Members can resign from the E专 by informing the E专 chair about their resignation.

Acceptance and change of the code of governance

This code is accepted and can be changed by two-thirds听majority vote of the existing E专 members.

Appendix

Voting details

A vote is accepted by a two-thirds听majority of eligible voters.