Committees, Faculty Handbook 2011-2012, with highlighting

·      Faculty Committees

All committee membership will be appointed by the VPAA/Dean and reviewed annually, at a late-spring faculty meeting.  Minimum membership is noted below.

Standing Committees of the Faculty

• Committee on Committees - Faculty body.
• Admissions – Reviews applicants to the undergraduate program.  Membership:  Three F-T faculty, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services and admissions counselors.
• Curriculum - Reviews proposals for new courses or substantive changes to existing courses and/or programs.  See curriculum development procedures on page D - 5. Membership: The appropriate Department Head, Division Chair(s), and the VPAA/Dean.  Secretary/record keeper will be chosen from within the committee.  For the purpose of continuity, at least one member of the committee will continue to serve through the following year. The VPAA/Dean will respond, in writing, on all proposals received, and the action taken.  An annual log of deliberations and actions will be maintained.
• Digital Media – Guides the acquisition of digital technology to serve the curriculum.  Membership: Director of Institutional Technology, Instructional Technology Associate, Academic Affairs Coordinator, interested F-T & P-T faculty, and a student representative.
• Exhibitions/ Visiting Artists - Will oversee the visiting artist and exhibition programs for the academic year.  Membership:  Director of Exhibitions and Lectures, Director of MFA Programs, Faculty Representative, Vice President for College Advancement and VPAA/Dean.
• Faculty Enrichment – Reviews applications for professional support funds. (refer to Faculty Development section page E - 28)
• Gallery Will assist in the hanging and installation exhibits for MCA's galleries for the academic year.  Membership:  Ten F-T faculty members and Work Study assistants.
• Health and Safety – Establishes and enforces policies and procedures for the safe operation of all academic facilities.
• Institutional Effectiveness – Reviews assessment initiatives. Membership: Dean’s Council.
• Library – Oversee the acquisition of periodicals and books.  Membership: Library Director, Visual Resources Curator, LAS Chair and four F-T faculty (including both studio and Liberal Studies).
• Scholarships and Awards - Will meet in the late spring to make decisions on the annual merit scholarships, fellowships and awards for the next academic year.  Membership: Dean’s Advisory Council.

Ad Hoc Committees

• Advancement Committee– Reviews all candidates applying for advancement in rank (promotion). Membership: undergraduate division chairs or their appointees, a graduate program director or his/her appointee (at the discretion of the VPAA/Dean), one F-T faculty member elected by the faculty at-large, and one F-T faculty member appointed by the President. The committee shall elect its chair. The majority of the committee members must hold the academic rank to which the candidate(s) is applying. Committee members may not serve in any year in which the member is a candidate for advancement. In such a case, the VPAA/Dean will select an alternative.  When the number of faculty eligible for appointment to the Advancement Committee is, in the judgment of the faculty or the President, so few that a different appointment procedure should be followed or a smaller Advancement Committee should be appointed, then either the faculty or the President may propose to the Academic Affairs committee of the board that a different procedure be followed and the Academic Affairs committee may so authorize. (refer to Advancement in Rank section, page E - 18)
• Faculty Review Committee – Conducts peer component of periodic faculty reappointment reviews. Membership: the Division Chair (or divisional faculty elected substitute), one F-T faculty member elected by the faculty at-large, and one F-T faculty member appointed by the VPAA/Dean. (refer to Faculty Review section, page E - 19)
• Faculty Grievance — Will represent individual faculty members in school-related complaints.
• Faculty Search - Will work in conjunction with administration on the search for new faculty. Active search committees will provide updates during faculty meetings. Search Committee Membership:  faculty members who will best represent the specialties, interests and objectives of the relevant discipline. It may also include a trustee appointed by the Board, if the Board so chooses. (refer to Faculty Searches, Appointments and Academic Rank section page E - 11.)
• Part-time Faculty - Will meet to consider concerns of the part-time faculty. Membership: three part-time instructors and one full-time instructor.

Special Committees

• Retention Committee –Works to serve College-wide retention initiatives. Membership by presidential appointment, generally including three F-T faculty members.