Senate Document SD 03-4

(Approved, 10/20/2003)

 

      TO:               Fort Wayne Senate

 

FROM:                Educational Policy Committee

                           Bruce Abbott, Chair

 

DATE:                 September 29, 2003

 

SUBJ:                  Amendment to the Bylaws:  Dissolution of Academic Advising as Senate Subcommittee

 

DISPOSITION:    To the presiding officer for implementation

 

 

Whereas, the Academic Advising Subcommittee voted unanimously to disband as part of the Educational Policy Committee and of the Senate;

 

Be It Resolved, That Section 5.3.3 of the Bylaws be amended as follows:

 

Educational Policy Committee

5.3.3 This Committee shall establish eleven twelve subcommittees: a Calendar Subcommittee, a Developmental Studies Advisory Subcommittee, a Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee, a Distance Education Subcommittee, a Grade Appeals Subcommittee, an Honors Program Council, an International Services Advisory Subcommittee, a Curriculum Review Subcommittee, a Graduate Subcommittee, a Campus Appeals Board, and a General Education Subcommittee,. and an Academic Advising Subcommittee.

 

Academic Advising Subcommittee

5.3.3.12.1 Membership. The Subcommittee shall have one representative of the Voting Faculty from each school/division, chosen for their staggered three-year terms by procedures adopted by their school/division; two administrative or professional advisors selected for their staggered three-year terms by the chief officers in charge of academic affairs and of student affairs; two students selected by the Students’ Government for one-year terms; the director of the General Studies program; and the chief administrator of student counseling.

The Subcommittee shall be co-chaired by the chief administrator of student counseling and a school/division representative elected annually by and from the Subcommittee membership.

5.3.3.12.2 Duties. The Subcommittee shall coordinate development and distribution to students and advisors of printed and on-line information supporting advising; develop and implement advisor training at the campus level, and promote unit-level training adapted to campuswide variations in resources, programs, and students; systematically evaluate advising; and make recommendations to the Senate and to the chief officers in charge of academic affairs and student affairs on improving advising services for students.