Board of Regents

Committee Charter
Academic & Student Affairs Committee
Committee Name:
Branch

Academic & Student Affairs Committee

Chair:

Regent

Charge:

The committee reviews and advises the board on all matters,

activities, and policies, relating to the Colleges fulfilling its
responsibility in teaching, research, diversity, Community
outreach and service. The committees charges include
consideration of the needs of the faculty and administration in
creating and sustaining the Colleges academic environment
and consideration of students in the central and co-curricular
life of the college. The committee attends to students
concerns about matters such as tuition, fees; financial aid,
admissions, retention, student success and graduation
requirements, faculty teaching and advisement; student life,
student conduct and housing rules and staff support and
services.

Structure:

Two Regents, one being the Student Regent, one at-large

member, appointed by Board of Regents. Provost is the Staff
representative. Other staff support is to be selected by
Committee.

Responsibilities:

General
The Committee shall approve and recommend to the

Board:
1. The adequacy of this charter annually and propose
changes.
2. Strategic and long-range plans.
3. Mission Statements.
4. Annual Academic and Student Affairs budget.
5. Proposals for the development of new academic
programs and the significant revision of existing
programs relating to instruction, research, and service.
6. Establishment of new academic organizations, such as
institutes, colleges or schools, and academic
departments.
7. Evaluation of existing programs.
8. Termination of programs and structures that no longer
are needed.
9. Changes to policies and procedures for Faculty and
Student
Handbooks

10. Changes to enrollment management, admission,

progression, retention, graduation standards, student
health and welfare.
11. Proposals and any policies concerning information
technology, including the effects on the intellectual
rights/responsibilities of employees and students.

Meeting Schedule: Monthly One week prior to Board Meeting

Notice:

Notice of committee meetings shall be give to all committee

members. Notice may be given by regular mail, electronic mail,
or facsimile transmission. If written notice is not feasible, by
reason of urgency or other circumstances, notice may be given
by telephone.
Agenda: The responsibility for formulating the agenda shall be
the Provost in conjunction with the committee chair. An agenda
shall accompany the notice of every meeting when feasible, but
when not feasible, the notice shall state the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called.

Terms:

Every Two years (odd) at the Election of Officers, the President

of the Board shall appoint two Regents (one being the Student
Regent) to the
Committee and the Committee shall seek and select an at-large
member for approval by the Board.

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