Senate Document SD 98-21

Senate Reference No. 98-21(a)

(formerly Senate Document SD 98-21

(Approved, 4/12/1999)

(Amended, 10/8/2001)

(Amended, 11/12/01)

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Educational Policy Committee

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

DISPOSITION:

Fort Wayne Senate

Educational Policy Committee

March 17, 1999

School, Department, and Program Statements of Mission, Goals, and Objectives

To Schools, Departments, and Programs for Implementation

Whereas, Senate Document SD92-7 provides that "each unit (school, department, program, center, etc.) that serves as the academic home for students -- undergraduate and graduate -- shall formulate a statement of mission, goals, and objectives consistent with IPFW's statement of mission, goals, and objectives;" and

Whereas, these statements were approved in Senate Documents SD93-10, SD93-27, and SD94-10; and

Whereas, further revisions to these statements were made in the publication of SD94-13; and

Whereas, further revisions are required by the re-naming of various degrees and changes in organizational structure; and

Whereas, the enclosure includes other proposed revisions from schools and departments;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Senate approve these statements of mission, goals and objectives; and

Be it further resolved that the following process be used for approval of future substantive changes to statements of mission and goals:

1.	The change is proposed and approved by the department/program.
2.	The change is approved by the dean/division director following any school-level approval processes that may exist and is then forwarded to the Assessment Council.
3.	The revised document is reviewed for style and content by the Assessment Council, which will communicate with the originating department to resolve any concerns before approving the document.
4.	Following approval of the revised document, the Assessment Council will notify chairs, deans, and faculty that the document is available electronically for comment during a one-month remonstrance period. Comments should be sent to the originating department, the dean/director, and the Assessment Council, in order to provide clarifications or resolve problems.
5.	At the end of the remonstrance period, the document will be forwarded to the VCAA and the Educational Policy Committee for approval, and to the Senate for information.

Incorporates and Supersedes the following documents:

SD 93-10 Initial Statements	Approved 12-13-93
SD 93-27 Amendments	Approved 4-11-94
SD 94-13 Amendments	Approved 12-12-94 Amended 2-10-97
[Remove Appendix to Document and Amend Table of Contents accordingly]
SD 94-14 Amendments	Approved 12-12-94
SD 96- 3 Amendments	Approved 11-11-96
SD 96- 9 Amendments	Approved 3-10-97