a. Assist in carrying into effect the actions of the Council;
b. Act for the Council as provided for and subject to the limitations stated in 5.3.a and
5.3.b;
c. Act as an initiating body suggesting possible action by the Council;
d. Review the agenda for each Council meeting subject to limitations stated in Article
5.4;
e. Serve as a channel through which any faculty member of the University System of
Maryland may introduce matters for consideration by the Council or its committees;
f. Prepare and submit concerns on the Council's work to the Chancellor and/or the
Board of Regents;
g. Perform such other functions as may be given it in other provisions of the by-laws and
the Plan of Organization.