Committees Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Accident Review Committee

The University Accident Review Committee evaluates each crash in which a University-owned vehicle is involved and some crashes in which a rented or motorized-utility vehicle is involved. After thoroughly reviewing all of the material concerning each crash, the review committee determines whether the crash was Preventable, Non-Preventable, or an Incident, based upon the definitions of the criteria provided by the Department of State Police. After a crash is evaluated and classified by the committee, it is forwarded to the appropriate Vice President or designee of the employee involved.

Barrier-Free Access Committee

The Committee on Access for Persons with Disabilities is charged with making recommendations for, and providing oversight to, projects designed to improve access for persons with disabilities to University programs and facilities. It supports the interests of those individuals within the University community as well as the work of the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) Office in their mission to ensure the University's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Financial Aid

The members of the Committee on Financial Aid provide the perspectives of the schools and units represented to the executive sponsor, and serve as ambassadors to key stakeholders on matters related to financial aid policy and administration, including:

• Providing guidance and feedback on policies related to financial aid.
• Providing feedback on those components of the student aid budget that are not approved by the Board of Visitors (off-Grounds room and board, books, travel, and other costs) and reviewing the components of the student aid budget approved by the Board of Visitors (tuition, fees, and on-Grounds room and board) to be charged to students to attend the various schools of the University.
• Participating, through the appointment of immediate past chair or designee, on the University’s financial aid working group in the consideration of financial aid issues.
• Periodically receiving an update and providing feedback on the packaging methodology (ratio of loan and work-study to scholarships in accordance with available funds) that will be utilized by the University.
• Informing and educating the faculties and administrations from the various schools and the student body regarding the University’s financial aid policies.
• Participating, through the appointment of at least three but not more than five (including the chair) members, in appeals from student-athletes who either have lost their grant-in-aid or who have had it reduced.
• Participating, through the appointment of at least one member, in the appeals of need-based undergraduate financial aid awards.
• Offering feedback on the deployment of any available emergency funds.

Master Planning Council

The Master Planning Council shall advise the President and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, through the Architect for the University, on mid-term and long-term physical planning for the University of Virginia. It shall review and comment on the Grounds Plan and Overall Lands Plan as to the best utilization of the existing buildings, landscape, and infrastructure, as well as participate as general stakeholders in the development of precinct/area plans and general infrastructure plans, including those for circulation and parking.

Security and General Safety

The Security and General Safety Committee shall receive suggestions and recommendations and submit each recommendation, if approved by the committee, to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for improvement of sub-standard safety conditions in the various facilities of the University. The committee shall also encourage through educational channels, safety procedures to be practiced in the several activities of the University's everyday routine and recommend training programs for individuals in the University community. The committee shall review all matters concerning security and safety of the University, with the exception of those matters coming specifically within the purview of the standing Committee on Radiation Safety. At the end of each academic year, the Chair will submit a summary report of the committee's activities to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Committee on Sustainability

The UVA Committee on Sustainability advises the Executive Vice Presidents on all matters related to the University’s commitment to sustainability and the impact on the future of the University including interrelated environmental, financial, teaching, research, and social aspects. The committee functions as an avenue for information-sharing and advice between and among the Office for Sustainability and the many academic and operational units represented on the committee. The committee helps coordination across Grounds, particularly for Grounds-engaged learning initiatives. The committee appoints ad hoc work groups to develop pan-University strategic recommendations, as needed.