There are three types of documents, legislation, and reports that the Academic Affairs Committee as a whole produces: UPUA Opinions, UPUA Resolutions, Advisory and Consultative Reports to either the University Faculty Senate, Administrative Council of Undergraduate Education, or general administrators.

1. An Opinion is any legislation that requires the UPUA to take a stance on an issue or advocate for a specific end. Opinions must be narrowly focused and detail the problem as well as a specific, best course of action. Opinions shall be formatted based upon Appendix A of the UPUA Assembly Bylaws. Opinions may be introduced and authored by any sub-committee as well as the Committee as a whole. Only UPUA Representatives have voting privileges on Opinions and the subsequent parliamentary motions made in relation thereof. Opinions shall require a majority vote for passage.

-Opinion #3 - Extra Tuitional Fees and the EDUCATE Initiative

2. A Resolution is any legislation that deals with the distribution of money for a specific program or service or setting of policy or standing order by the UPUA. Resolutions shall be formatted based upon Appendix B of the UPUA Assembly Bylaws. Resolutions may be introduced and authored by any sub-committee as well as the Committee as a whole. Only Representatives have voting privileges on Resolutions and the subsequent parliamentary motions made in relation thereof. Resolutions shall require a majority vote for passage.

3. Consultative Reports are legislation that expresses the AAC’s position to a academic College, administrative committee, or Unit of the UFS on a specific academic issue. Consultative Reports shall require a majority vote of Representatives and Delegates for passage and should have supporting justification.

-First Year Grade Advising System
-Final Exam UFS Policy 44-20
-Statement of Support to Reform Student Affairs and Student Government
-Officer’s Statement on Used Book Exchange Objectives
-Adivsory Report Senate Committee Add/dDop

4. The AAC Chair shall submit a semester line-item budget to the AAC at the beginning of each academic semester indicating specific anticipated expenditures, with the advice of the Vice Chair and with the OSC majority approval. The budget must be approved by a majority of Representative and a majority of Delegates. The budget(s) will be formatted as a Resolution in accordance with §§6.1.1 of the UPUA Bylaws. The Resolution, after approval, will be referred to the UPUA Assembly for approval. Any additional funds needed by the AAC must be requested from the UPUA Assembly via Resolution.

-2007-2008 AAC Budget
-Final-Frenzy Dispersement
-Spring Academic Social 2008 Dispersal

5. Supplemental Documents and External Reports

-textbook-issues-fac-senate-committee
-University of Michigan textbook task force final report.
-sa portal features overview