Governance Committees

This committee receives all proposals from across campus, assigns them to relevant committees such as student affairs, academic policies, or curriculum committee, and ensures that all members of the university committee (faculty, administration, and students) participate in the decision-making process. In general, AUC provides oversight of the other committees. If necessary, AUC can also establish special, ad hoc committees on issues that do not fit into existing committees, such as developing the five-year strategic plan. AUC reviews the minutes of student affairs, academic policies, and curriculum and can approve, reject, or send back for revisions the minutes if they feel it is necessary. In short, AUC discusses much of the workings of the university. Minutes and proposals that AUC approves next go to the provost (academic vice president) if they relate to the academics of the university. If the proposals are of non-academic matter they go to the university president, or other relevant official for approval or response.

The committee has eight faculty, three students, and three representatives from the administration, with the provost serving as ex-officio.

This committee reviews all curriculum-related matters that affect how the university delivers education to its undergraduate students. New courses, deletion of courses, revisions to courses, changes to curriculum requirements for all academic programs are reviewed here. Proposals for new academic programs also are reviewed (learn about the submission process), and the committee evaluates major and general education requirements. The committee also is charged with reviewing periodically the general education curriculum as a whole.

This committee reviews the academic calendar, academic standards (such as grade point average requirements); standards for admission to the university, policies governing selective retention, educational services that the university should render to the local community; and library services.

This committee explores the needs of the student population, reviews student services and student engagement in cultural and social activities outside of the classroom. Recommendations are made to our dean of students and vice president of student success at the end of each year.

This is a standing committee that is not under the purview of the all university committee. This committee’s recommendations and reports go directly to the Provost. The committee reviews curriculum-related matters for graduate programs and other graduate program topics, including graduate student appeals.