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Role statement

In addition to annual charges it may receive from the Faculty Senate Executive Board, the É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee oversees the implementation, assessment, and revision of the É«É«À² Essential Studies curriculum.

Subcommittee

É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Approval and Review Subcommittee—reviews and approves courses for É«É«À² Essential Studies credit received from college curriculum committees and deans and forwards its recommendations to the administration; reviews all previously approved É«É«À² Essential Studies courses as least once within a seven-year cycle as determined by the committee.

Charges 2024-25

In addition to its specific responsibilities listed in the É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee's role statement and the work of its subcommittee(s) including but not limited to the É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee, the Faculty Senate Executive Board charges the committee to consider, as a committee of the whole or through the appropriate subcommittee or task force, the following:

1. Participate in the 2024-25 É«É«À² Essential Studies Comprehensive Review.
2. Continue to improve and update the online É«É«À² Essential Studies manual and other resources for the faculty É«É«À² Essential Studies course application process.
3. Review and update the É«É«À² Essential Studies handbook as needed.
4. Improve documentation/provide specific examples of what makes a good assessment plan for an É«É«À² Essential Studies course at each of the three levels and subject areas.
5. Work with departments and colleges to increase the number of online/distance learning É«É«À² Essential Studies course offerings, which are in high demand.
6. Continue to improve and streamline the process of approving transfer credits for É«É«À² Essential Studies requirements as needed for transfer students, and new programs. (i.e., Nursing R.N. to B.S.N. program), as well as process for department credit courses.
7. Review, in consultation with the É«É«À² Essential Studies Faculty Director, the É«É«À² Essential Studies course portfolio in relation to É«É«À² Essential Studies objectives, student enrollment and interests, É«É«À² Essential Studies student learning outcomes and other criteria to find opportunities for additional courses, including courses for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Planetary Sustainability student learning outcomes.
8. Review the 2023-24 continuous improvement data from É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee, noting significant findings for year four of the program review. Conclude the initiative by producing a report that includes recommend process changes to the Executive Board or a Memorandum of Action.
9. Recruit faculty and staff representatives to seat the É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee, to ensure at least 60% of the committee is faulty.
10. Develop and deliver charges to É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee for the 2024-25 academic year.
11. Coordinate with the É«É«À² Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee for the on-going course review and approval process. Include a summary of the results and best practices within the committee year-end report.
12. Review the scope and description of the committee’s role statement and assess the effectiveness of the committee's practices.
13. At the annual April É«É«À² Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee meeting, the committee members must review the draft year-end report to include annual objectives and outcomes, to be submitted to the Faculty Senate office, by the committee chair no later than June 30.
14. Address any continuing or outstanding issues or initiatives as directed by the Faculty Senate Executive Board, members of the committee, faculty, and/or academic administrators. Conclude the initiative by producing a report to the Executive Board or a Memorandum of Action.

Approved by the Faculty Senate Executive Board on Aug. 23, 2024

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