Committee Charge Template

Guidelines for using the committee charge template :

1. All formally charged teams (committees, task forces, working groups, etc.), regardless of their expected duration, should have a written charge.
2. All new and updated team charges are to be prepared using this template. Individuals are welcome to convert their existing charges to the team charge template format as desired.
3. The preparation of committee charges is the joint responsibility of the committee's chair and LEC liaison.
4. Once finalized, the committee charge should be mounted on the committee's web page. You may request help from any member of Team Intranet if you are unable to do this yourself.

Instructions for using the committee charge template:

1. The CWG committee charge template is available at http://libstaff.library.nd.edu/forms/comm_chg_tmpl.dot
2. If using Netscape, right click on the link, and choose "Save Link Target As."
3. If using IE, right click on the link, and choose "Save Target As."
4. If using Firefox, right click on the link, and choose "Save Link As."
5. In the "Save As" dialog box, click the black down arrow to the right of the "Save in" box.
6. Select "Desktop"
7. In the "File name" box, replace the supplied filename with "mycharge.doc" or other name, making sure the name ends in ".doc"
8. Click the Save button
9. To open the file in Word, double click on the icon of the file on your desktop
10. Create your draft policy by filling in the gray areas on the form.
11. To save your changes, click File -> Save

Tips on sending/receiving attachments:

1. If you want to send the draft committee charge as an attachment to an email to the group sponsoring the committee, and aren't sure how to send documents as email attachments, contact your DCC.
2. If you receive a copy of a draft committee charge as an attachment and want to edit it, after opening the attachment in Word, click File -> Save As and follow the instructions in steps 5-8.