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*Formerly part of the University Handbook
Student Governance and Policies

Student Policies

Chapter 206


Provost's Advisory Committee for Students




1.  Policy

It is the policy of the University of Washington (UW) Provost to seek and consider the input and advice of the UW student body through the Provost's Advisory Committee for Students (PACS) on the following subjects:

  • Annual budgets
  • Tuition levels and state tuition policy proposals
  • Financial aid
  • Long-range budget and allocation planning, with particular reference to student concerns
  • Admissions and enrollment management

PACS shall inform the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) and the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) on the matters elaborated above and shall be guided by the advice of ASUW and GPSS on matters of policy.

2.  Committee Leadership

A vice chair, to become chair the following year, shall be elected by the PACS at the beginning of each academic year. It shall be the responsibility of the chair to report PACS activities on a regular basis to, and seek advice from, the ASUW and GPSS.

3.  Information to be Shared

At the request of the chair, the Provost shall provide the PACS with all non-confidential information (per the definitions in APS 2.4) provided to the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting and the Board of Deans and Chancellors pertaining to the issues noted in Section 1.

4.  Annual Budgeting Principles

The PACS shall, during fall quarter of each academic year, establish official budgeting principles to submit to the Provost for consideration.

5.  Information Exchange throughout Budgeting Process

The Provost shall, during the annual budgeting process, provide the PACS with regular updates and information in conjunction with those given to the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting. Once final budget proposals are established, as time allows, the PACS shall have the opportunity to review the proposals and submit recommendations to the Provost regarding tuition changes, financial aid, budgeting decisions, and any other matter deemed appropriate by the PACS.

6.  Committee Membership

The PACS membership shall consist of:

  A. Fourteen voting student members, including:
  • The Presidents of ASUW and GPSS;
  • The ASUW-GPSS joint appointment to the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting;
  • Three graduate and professional students at-large appointed by the GPSS;
  • Six students at-large appointed by the ASUW;
  • One student at-large appointed by each ASUW-Tacoma and ASUW-Bothell.
  B. Ex officio members, invited by the chair, including:
  • The Provost;
  • The Executive Vice Provost;
  • Representative of the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting;
  • Representative of the Board of Deans and Chancellors;
  • Faculty Senate Chair;
  • Representative of the Office of Planning and Budgeting;
  • Representative of the Office of Financial Aid.

7.  Appointment Terms and Orientation

Terms of members shall begin in Fall Quarter of each academic year, unless otherwise specified at the time of appointment. No later than the second meeting of each year, the Provost and/or the Executive Vice Provost, or their designee, shall orient new members on information relevant to the work of the PACS.

AP, June 3, 2011; RC, June 20, 2012.