Program Assessment and Review Council (PARC)
CHARGE
The Program Assessment and
Review Council shall serve as the primary advisory body to the Academic
Senate and University administration on matters relating to the
assessment and periodic review of graduate and undergraduate academic
programs and the planning associated with those programs, including
the University's Strategic Planning Process.
The Program Assessment and
Review Council is subordinate to the Academic Senate, and, as such,
all policies and regulations recommended by the Program Assessment
and Review Council shall be presented to the Academic Senate for
approval, except for those matters specifically delegated to the
Council itself.
The Program Assessment and
Review Council shall:
- Develop
and implement the University's policy on the periodic review of
academic programs;
- Recommend
policies for the campus on matters related to assessment of University
and especially academic programs;
- Provide
advice to University administration on accountability reporting;
- Periodically
report on graduate accountability ;
- Review and
make recommendations to the Academic Senate regarding proposed
changes in the Academic Master Plan;
- Provide
regular faculty input on the Strategic Planning Process under
University Policy Statement 01-08, Policy on Strategic Planning,
and any other campus-wide planning processes that that may occur.
Upon request of the Academic
Senate or University Administration, the Council shall nominate
members to serve on committees that require the particular expertise
of its membership.
Membership
- Provost and Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs (or designee)
- Vice President for Administration
and Finance (or designee)
- Vice President for Student
Services (or designee)
- Program Review and Assessment
Coordinator
- Four (4) tenured or tenure
track faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts, two (2)
from each of the other Colleges and one (1) from the University
Library
- One (1) lecturer who shall
serve for a period of one year
- One (1) tenured or tenure
track student services professional, academic-related
- One (1) member from the Academic
Senate elected by the Academic Senate, who should also be an elected
member of the Council if possible ; if an individual with dual membership
is not available, the Senator becomes a non-voting member
- One (1) Department Chair,
either an elected member of the Council or a Department Chair appointed
by the Senate upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee as
a non-voting member if an elected member is not available
- Two (2) student members,
selected by the Associated Students, Inc.
Steering Committee
The Council shall establish
a Steering Committee composed of the elected officers of the Council,
the Program Review and Assessment Coordinator, and the designee
of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Steering Committee shall
be responsible for the planning and scheduling of meetings, agenda
setting, and transmittal of items to the Academic Senate. The Steering
Committee shall also make appointments to Council subcommittees
and ad hoc committees, including program review subcommittees,
subject to provisions of the policy on program
review.
Subcommittees
The Steering Committee may
appoint such subcommittees and ad hoc
committees it deems necessary to fulfill its charge.
The Council shall select
a Council Liaison who will attend Academic Senate meetings and report
back to the Council. The Council liaison should be an Academic Senator
if possible; if not, the Council shall appoint a member who will
become a non-voting member of the Senate.
The Chair of the Program
Assessment and Review Council is an ex officio voting
member of the Campus Planning Committee and the Resource Planning
Process Task Force.
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