{"id":1526,"date":"2012-08-21T12:26:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/?page_id=1526"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:57:20","slug":"committee-on-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/committees\/committee-on-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Committee on Committees is a standing committee of the University of Maine Faculty Senate. The following summarizes the committee&#8217;s function as described in the Faculty Senate Bylaws (<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/bylaws\/#:~:text=Section%202.%20COMMITTEE%20ON%20COMMITTEES\">Article VII, \u00a7<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/bylaws\/#:~:text=Section%202.%20COMMITTEE%20ON%20COMMITTEES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Function<\/em>. 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