Senate Document SD 03-4

(As approved, click here)

 

      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.

 

For Academic Advising Subcommittee:

 

Approving:          L. Corbin, J. Fellers-Hook, L. Griffin, J. Haddock, A. Hoff, A. LeBlanc,

S. Modlin, M. Montesino, D. Neitzel, Co-Chair, K. Otani, M. Slaubaugh, Co-Chair

 

For EPC:

 

Approving:          B. Abbott, M. Codispoti, S. Hannah, J. Tankel                                                                      

Absent:               P. McLaughlin (nonvoting), D. Oberstar, J. Purse-Wiedenhoeft, G. Schmelzle

 

 

For Executive Committee:

 

Approving:          E. Blakemore, J. Grant, R. Hess, P. Iadicola, M. Nusbaumer, N. Younis

Absent:               M. Codispoti

 

Note:  Questions concerning this document should be referred to B. Abbott at Ext. 6399.