Committee Charges

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRS’ COMMITTEE 2018-2019

*Denotes Committee Self-Charge
#Denotes New Charge

1. Perform the duties prescribed in the bylaws as follows:
   
   1. To engage in evaluation and make recommendations to the Vice President for Academic Affairs concerning academic departmental structure.
   2. To promote cooperation between administration and academic departments.
   3. To examine and make recommendations to the Senate and Vice President for Academic Affairs concerning those aspects of academic policy that pertain to academic programs and administration.
   4. To review reports on departmental student/faculty ratios, and to make recommendations on the status of proposed changes in student/faculty ratios.
2. Continue to work with the Registrar to oversee the College’s registration override procedures and best practices in order to ensure academic integrity. Report to the Academic Senate.
3. Continue to work with the Administration to review the process for allocating tech funds in line with departmental needs. Develop recommendations and report to the Academic Senate.
4. #Educate your department about Open Educational Resources (OER) and consider meaningful ways to integrate OER into your program.
5. #Working with department faculty, Area Deans and the Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, review, discuss and plan feasible options to implement Guided Pathways (transfer pathways), the addition of micro-credentials to your program, and NCC 101 for the 2019-2020 academic year.