Are you chairing a committee, design team, task force, or work group? If so, these resources may help you, especially if you have never chaired a committee before.
- See Dennis Gibbons' outstanding Chairperson 101 PowerPoint on best practices for chairing a committee
- College Senate Committee Chairperson's Guidelines: Taken from the Senate bylaws
- Senate Committee Report Form: Use this form for your semi-annual or annual reports to the Senate.
Websites and PDFs
Guidelines for Chairing a Committee Meeting: Includes guidelines for committee members as well; from the North Carolina Water Works Association
Parliamentary Procedure for Meetings: Nice summary of Robert's Rules from the city of Portland, Ore., website
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Books
Try these books from the MVCC Libraries for guidelines on chairing a committee or running a meeting.
Debelak, Don. . (HF 5734.5 .D43 2008)
Jennings, C. Alan. . (JF 515 .J4 2005)
Robert, Henry M. . 11th ed. (JF 515 .R692 2011) (also available in Rome)
Henkel, Shri L. . (HF 5734.5 .H46 2007)
Hofmann, Jennifer. . (LB 1027.47 .H64 2004)
Kirkpatrick, Donald L. . (HF 57334.5 .K56 2006)
How to Take Minutes
It is recommended that, if possible, minutes should be taken by someone who is not a member of the committee, so that members can devote their full attention to the business at-hand. However, in the case of award and promotion committees, this may not be feasible due to privacy issues.
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