Committee on Academic Affairs

Members

Jim Reburn, Business, Chair
Janie Kennedy, A&S
Mary Worthington, Pharmacy
Perry Tompkins , A&S
Bryan Johnson, A&S
Thomas Fuller, Divinity
Charles Ford, Education
Alyssa DiRusso , Law
Jaro Szurek , Library
Arlene Hayne, Nursing
Sherrie Lawhon, PA

Minutes

March 6, 2008 (Word)
February 7, 2008 (Word)
October 25, 2007 (Word)
September 13, 2007 (Word)
April 20, 2007 (Addenda: Business School Admission, Final Exam Grading)
March 30, 2007
November 17, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
October 20, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
September 22, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
April 20, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
March 16, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
November 11, 2006 (PDF) (Word)
October 2005 (PDF) (Word)
May 2005
April 2005
February 2005
November 2004
October 2004
November 2001
September 2001
March 2001
February 2001
December 2000
November 2000
September 2000
Report on academic honesty, presented 9/00

Charges

1. Quality of Instruction and Faculty Development

The committee shall study and recommend means of improving the instructional program of the University and encouraging faculty development in teaching, research, and professional activities. Areas of attention include:

Review of orientation of new faculty. Review of the methods of evaluation of faculty by various groups (e.g., peer reviews, student evaluations).
Solicitation, review and prioritization of faculty proposals for internally funded research and development.
Encouragement of faculty research.

2. Academic Administration

This committee shall study, evaluate, and bring recommendations to the faculty and/or administration concerning policies and procedures that affect the academic programs and the professional activities and areas of concern of the faculty. Such concerns include:

Admissions and readmissions.
Academic probation and suspension.
Academic freedom.
Academic calendar.
Retention of students.

3. Scholarship and Academic Programs

This committee shall study and review policies and decisions that affect the strength and integrity of academic programs of the University and bring recommendations to the faculty and/or administration. The committee is to assume direction or make recommendations concerning the following:

Honors Day.
Assessment and encouragement of student scholastic achievement.
Recommendation and interpretation of policies governing plagiarism and other instances of academic dishonesty by students.