Policies and Procedures Manual

Chapter 6: College Committees & Advisory Councils

06:02:00   Academic Affairs

Purpose

The Academic Affairs Committee is responsible for all matters pertaining to academic admission and readmission requirements, academic standards, curriculum changes, distance education, and the Library. The Academic Affairs Committee will make recommendations to the President through the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Membership

  1. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair
  2. Academic Deans (6):
    1. Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
    2. Health Professions Division
    3. Humanities Division
    4. Mathematics Division
    5. Science Division
    6. Technologies Division
  3. Assistant Vice President for Multi-Campus Programs
  4. Assistant Vice President for Research, Analytics, and Planning, Non-voting
  5. Chair of Curriculum Subcommittee
  6. Dean of Enrollment Management and Dean of Students
  7. Dean of the Library
  8. Director of Financial Aid, Non-voting
  9. Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development
  10. Faculty (6):
    1. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
    2. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Health Professions Division
    3. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Humanities Division
    4. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Mathematics Division
    5. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Science Division
    6. Faculty (1): elected by Faculty in the Technologies Division
  11. Faculty Senate President
  12. Students (2): appointed by the Vice President for Institutional Excellence and Student Success
  13. Vice President for Economic and Workforce Development
  14. Vice President for Institutional Excellence and Student Success, Non-voting

Academic Affairs Subcommittees

Five subcommittees will be established by the Academic Affairs Committee. Members of the subcommittees will be appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs or elected by the Academic Affairs Committee or by faculty within the six instructional divisions. The subcommittees will make recommendations directly to the Academic Affairs Committee. These subcommittees are:

  1. Admissions Subcommittee
  2. Curriculum Subcommittee
  3. Distance Education Subcommittee
  4. Grade Appeal Subcommittee
  5. Library Subcommittee


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