FACULTY COMMITTEES
Faculty committees hold a voting seat for student representation. That space is filled by a Studen Government Association. The following committees are what we serve on with our faculty colleagues.
FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES
Curriculum Committee
Two Student Representatives
Admits new courses to the curriculum. Recommends approval of changes in major/minor programs to the Faculty Senate. Considers trends and makes recommendations concerning the undergraduate curriculum. Develops and monitors policies for awarding grades, academic integrity, criteria for graduation, and scheduling of academics.
Core Committee
Two Student Representatives
Admits new core courses to the core curriculum. Recommends criteria for approval of core courses to the Faculty Senate. Considers trends and makes recommendations concerning the core curriculum.
Assessment Committee
One Student Representative
Provides oversight and evaluation of student learning and development. Reviews and monitors curriculum assessment data.
Integrative Learning
Two Student Representatives
Supports integrative learning and monitors trends and best practices; contributes to faculty development activities related to Integrative Learning; approves Integrative Learning courses; approves Intensive Integrative Learning experiences; evaluates transfer courses and experiences for Intensive Integrative Learning transfer credit; hears appeal related to Intensive Integrative Learning experiences.
Academic Advisement & Student Development
Two Student Representatives
Plans and monitors academic advisement, including career policies for admission and retention of students, student progress in academic courses. Develops opportunities for recognition of students, and coordinates the processes of selecting students for recognition and awards. Recruits, encourages, and supports students pursuing special awards/scholarships and/or graduate study.
Cultural Events
Two Student Representatives
Promotes intellectual stimulation and engagement for the college community outside of the classroom and establishes the schedule of college cultural events. Works with departments to coordinate campus lectures and artistic events. Establishes the theme and selects the chair for the Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium subcommittee.
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES
Student Affairs
Three Student Representatives
Recognizes student organizations other than academically related student activities and develops and monitors policies for these student activities. Serves as a board of publications for student publications/media productions that are not directed by academic departments.
Community Relations
Two Student Representatives
Promotes a mutually supportive community through consideration of issues affecting the community at large, such as physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, and cultural and gender diversity.
Budget Planning
Two Student Representatives
Reviews trends and recommends priorities for expenditures and appropriations, including students current and future tuition and fees. Reviews planning initiatives from other faculty committees, special committees and ad hoc task forces that are relevant to the discussion of priorities for expenditures and appropriations.
Academic Policies & Procedures Committee
Two Student Representatives
Develops and monitors policies for admission and retention of students, student progress in academic courses, awarding grades, academic integrity, criteria for graduation, and similiar institutional processes in collaboration with the college.
JUDICIAL BOARDS
Student Responsibility Board
One Student Representative
Hears and acts on alleged violations of social policy or academic integrity.