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Faculty involvement in the governance of the University occurs in several ways. The most basic way is through the academic departmental committee. Each academic program, and therefore each faculty member, has regular departmental meetings to consider the business of that educational unit. It is from those committees that the various admission, progress, and completion policies for those programs are initiated. In addition, those committees establish learning outcomes, oversee curricular development and propose new degree programs within a given department.
Policies, curricular matters, and program development recommendations move from these committees to the Academic Policies Committee (APC). The Academic Policies Committee is chaired by the Provost, and its membership, is representative of each academic program and department of the University. The APC studies course content changes, changes in course descriptions, and curriculum changes and then makes recommendations to the President’s Council for approval. Final approval for curriculum changes rests with the Board of Trustees. Approved changes are then communicated to departmental faculty via their department directors/chairs by the Office of Academic Administration.
Other faculty involvement in governance occurs through their membership on other committees. For example, the Faculty Handbook Committee is led by and comprised of faculty members. This committee oversees the annual revisions of the Faculty Handbook. These changes may range from editing and formatting to proposing and vetting policy changes. Another important policy and governance committee is the Curriculum Committee. This committee is responsible for leading the institution through the process of developing the seven institutional learning outcomes which have shaped the direction of the institution for the past several years. The Curriculum Committee is also responsible for the Program Review Process. It establishes the program review principles, process and timelines. It is also responsible for reviewing the departmental program reviews and making recommendations to APC relative to those reviews.
Faculty form the core of the membership on a number of other policy and governance related committees. The Faculty Rank and Promotion Committee, in addition to making recommendations to the President for initial rank and rank promotion assignments, the Committee has been commissioned by the President to work on the development of the rank criteria, the promotion procedures, and improvements in the hiring process for faculty. Faculty membership on the Technology Committee and the Distributed Learning committees have also engaged them in the development of policies in the respective areas of responsibility.
A list of committees, their primary duty, and their reporting structure follows:
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(Committee assignments are made annually and current assignments can be found at R:\Committees\Committee List 17-18.docx).
1. Mission Week Meetings
(1st week prior to Fall Trimester)
Edwin Hernandez, Chair
Required attendance:
All full-time faculty and staff
2. Mission Check Meetings
(4th Monday Monthly)
Edwin Hernandez, Chair
Required attendance:
All full-time faculty and staff
Academic Policies (APC) (1st & 3rd Wed.)
Reviews and recommends all academic policies and processes, including the academic catalog and handbooks.
Reports to: President’s Council
Academic Review (Once a trimester)
Reviews academic progression for all undergraduate students who are not in a program, including those on probation.
Reports to: VP for Academic Administration
Admissions: Undergraduate & Graduate Education (Bi-Monthly)
Objectively reviews each applicant to ADU and determines an appropriate admission status as set by admission guidelines.
Reports to: VP for Academic Administration & Dean of Graduate Studies
Citizenship (As called)
Upholds standards of conduct by assessing serious or repeated violations, assigning and recommending appropriate penalties.
Reports to: VP for Academic Administration & Dean of Graduate Studies
Curriculum (As called)
Serves in an advisory role assisting with course and program development, review, and evaluation.
Reports to: Academic Policies Committee
Electronic Systems (Bi-Monthly)
Discusses issues and makes recommendations that impact the major applications used on the campus.
Reports to: President’s Council
Faculty Development (As called)
To strengthen and expand the professional development training offers for faculty at ADU.
Reports to: Academic Policies Committee
Faculty Handbook (As called)
Reviews, edits, and produces the Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty Handbooks.
Reports to: Academic Policies Committee
Faculty Rank & Promotion (Weekly)
Recommends academic rank to the President after examining the credentials of incoming faculty and regular faculty seeking academic promotion and includes the study of policies for academic faculty sabbaticals, annual portfolios, and merit awards.
Reports to: President
Graduate Council (As called)
Acts as an advisory body developing institution-wide policies and procedures such as curriculum, faculty, scholarship, and final projects.
Reports to: Academic Policies Committee
Institutional Effectiveness (Monthly)
Oversees assessment processes on campus, reviewing and recommending instruments, summarizing and reporting the results of assessment, and suggesting policies regarding assessment practices.
Reports to: President
Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Weekly)
Ensures that research conducted under the auspices of ADU meets ethical standards for research that are congruent with the Mission of the University, the principles presented in the Belmont Report, and the federal requirements presented in 45-CFR-46 (Code of Federal Regulation, 1983).
Reports to: President’s Council
President’s Council (Weekly)
Functions as the ultimate decision-making group deciding what policies and procedures need Board approval as well as directing and implementing daily operations of the University.
Quality Enhancement Plan (Once/trimester)
Develops and coordinates the Quality Enhancement Plan by providing oversight to the faculty and staff employed in the day-to-day running of the plan.
Reports to: Institutional Effectiveness
Scholarship Awards (Students) (Annually)
Determines who will be awarded endowed scholarships and the amount they will receive for the next school year. Makes decisions concerning the cost of attendance for ADU students as it relates to Financial Aid.
Reports to: President’s Council
Scientific Review (As called)
Ensures proposed studies at ADU meet acceptable standards of scientific rigor and merit prior to submission for IRB review.
Reports to: President’s Council
Simulation (Quarterly)
Monitors the development and implementation of the simulation initiatives at ADU as well as collaboration with Florida Hospital.
Reports to: President’s Council
Social (As called)
Promotes social interaction and communication among the faculty and staff of ADU.
Reports to: President
Strategic & Operational Planning (Bi-Monthly)
SOP focuses on strategic and operational planning.
Reports to: President’s Council
Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) (Monthly)
SEM evaluates the enrollment process and student experience to determine best practices, close gaps, enhance interdepartmental communication, track retention, implement retention strategies, and recommend policy changes to leadership.
Reports to: President’s Council
Working Groups
Actionable recommendations involving finance, new policy or policy changes will be presented as Recommendations to President’s Council for approval.
Departmental committees:
Academic Chairs
ADU Blog Team
Campus Safety & Security
Directors
Distributed Learning
Documentation Retention
External Funding Steering
Graduation Steering
Health Committee
Library
Mission
Policies and Procedures
Polycom
Registration
Service Learning
Student Housing Governance
Student Life
University Mission
Note:
The President is an Ex-Officio member of all Committees
The Provost in an Ex-Officio member of all Academic Committees
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