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Minnesota State Advisory Councils/Committees
The Minnesota State consultation structure was developed to adhere to a shared governance model of system management. These councils provide venues where academic and student affairs issues of mutual interest are to be addressed and allow faculty, students, and professional staff to work in ways that are solution-oriented. In the respective advisory roles, each of the councils play an important part in providing faculty input toward helping identify and refine policies and procedures as well as work with the ASA division to address systemwide issues in ways that positively impact the college and university experiences of students.
The IFO seeks faculty representatives for the following Minnesota State System committees in FY26 (starting Fall 2025):
Academic Equity Committee: 2 positions; two-year appointment until May 2027
Accessibility Committee: 1 position; two-year appointment until May 2027
Assessment for Course Placement Committee: up to 8 positions; two-year appointment until May 2027
Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence System Review Committee: up to 3 positions; single year appointment until May 2026
Degree Audit, Graduation Planning, and Transfer Support Technologies Committee: 1 position; two-year appointment until May 2027
Developmental Education Steering Committee: 2 positions; two-year appointment until May 2027
Educational Development Committee: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 1 position with a three-year appointment until May 2028
Equity & Inclusion Council: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 1 position with a three-year appointment until May 2028
Learning Environment Committee: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 1 position with a three-year appointment until May 2028
Media Management & Web Conferencing Committee: 1 position; two-year appointment until May 2027
Online Education Committee: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 1 position with a three-year appointment until May 2028
Policy Council: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 2 positions with a three-year appointment until May 2028
PSEO Workgroup: 3 positions; two-year appointment until May 2027
Student Affairs & Enrollment Management Council: 1 position with a two-year appointment until May 2027; 1 position with a three-year appointment until May 2028
Teacher Education Committee: 1 position for a faculty member who teaches primarily in graduate education programs; two-year appointment until May 2027. Applications should address the focus requirement clearly.
Transfer Governance Team: 1 position; two-year appointment until May 2027
These committees are part of the Minnesota State shared governance process. MN State committee work can be used as evidence of faculty professional development under the IFO-MN State Master Agreement (Art. 22 and Appendix G).
Interested faculty should complete and submit the application form at Applicants must use the form to be considered.
Deadline for applications is Monday, April 14, 2025.
Faculty can direct any questions they may have to Aureliano M. DeSoto, IFO Academic Affairs Coordinator, at desoto@ifo.org.
The Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) will ascertain the faculty point of view on system-wide academic issues. The committee formulates recommendations for the Board in areas such as: professional development, academic planning, improvement of academic climate and standards, development of grants and consortia, and protection of faculty intellectual property rights. The AAC promotes the preservation of the autonomy, integrity, and unique quality and character of each institution.
The Academic Affairs Council has the following committees and ad-hoc groups:
Academic Equity Committee
Educational Development Committee
Graduate Education Committee
Global Education Committee
The Academic and Student Affairs Policy Council provides constituent advice and consultation on proposed Board of Trustees policies and system procedures related to academic and student affairs.
The Student Affairs Council provides advice and consultation to the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs on emerging student affairs issues as they are received from its related subcommittees and user groups.
The Academic and Student Affairs Technology Council is the principal group responsible for advising the vice chancellor of academic affairs on all academic technologies that are piloted, adopted, and/or licensed for systemwide use.
They advise and make recommendations on academic technologies including instructional related tools, online learning technologies, instructional media delivery, library technologies, and other instructional academic technologies that have systemwide application.
The Minnesota State Equity & Inclusion Council is the principal group responsible for advising the Chief Diversity Officer on strategies, initiatives, programs, and policies that are planned, piloted, adopted, and/or implemented for system-wide benefit and related to matters of equity, inclusion, and diversity.