Committee
|
Chair(s)
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Membership
|
Purpose
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Academic Advising Council |
Dr. Alycia Ehlert & Dr. Michelle Goldys |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
A collaborative, ongoing, college-wide effort to develop innovative approaches to Advising. |
Academic Calendar Committee |
Dr. Erik D'Aquino & Carri Hudgins |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Develops the annual Academic Calendar. |
Academic Excellence Symposium Committee |
Dr. John Brady & Sarah Desormeaux |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Designs and coordinates the annual Academic Excellence Symposium |
Academic Standards Committee |
Dr. Yohani Kayinamura |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Reviews academic program requirements and standards for admission. |
Academic Support Advisory Committee |
Dr. Kristen Strickhouser, Dr. Elizabeth Barnes, Dana Davidson, Brian Smith, & Dustin Weeks |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Makes recommendations for improving services and operation of the Academic Support Center & Writing Center. |
Administrative Appeals Committee |
Enaris Inman |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Allows students to provide proof for the College to consider exceptions to Drop, Withdrawal, Attempts, etc. policies. |
College Connections |
Jayanti Seiler & Misty Carlson |
Faculty |
Conducts community outreach activities for K-12 and adult ed. students including College Experience Day, Ed Pass, Visit DSC! etc. |
Critical Incident Management Team |
Louie Mercer & Garald Meyer |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Makes recommendations for improving emergency management. |
Cultural Diversity Committee |
Juleen Daley |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Enhance educator and staff knowledge of the role cultural diversity plays in students' lives. |
Curriculum Committee |
Emily Moore & John Weiss |
Faculty |
Makes recommendations for new programs, major program revisions, new courses, major course revisions, Gen Ed requirements, etc. |
e-Mentors Committee |
Dr. Cheryl Kohen |
Faculty |
Mentors faculty in using educational technology, designing quality online courses, and serves as liaison between faculty and IT. |
EXCITE |
Dr. Cheryl Kohen |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Recommends new ways to use technology in the academic process. |
General Education |
Dr. Alycia Ehlert |
Faculty |
Evaluates and approves courses for the AA degree and evaluates general education policies. |
Health & Safety |
Louie Mercer & Joe Heilman |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Promotes health and safety awareness of students, faculty and staff, and ensures that health and safety issues are reported. |
Health Care Committee |
Brian Babb & Robin Barr |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Reviews and recommends health care options to include insurance coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, and LTD for FT employees. |
Identity Theft Management Team |
Paul Barnett & Paul Wheeler |
Staff and administration |
Makes recommendations to reduce risk of identity theft and data loss. |
Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
Dr. Pearl Galano |
Faculty |
Ensures that human subjects are protected, risk is minimized, and informed consent is obtained from all research subjects. |
Professional Development Steering |
Dr. Elizabeth Barnes & Dr. John Brady |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Plans, prioritizes, evaluates, and makes recommendations for professional development. |
Retention Committee |
Dr. Erik D'Aquino & Dr. Amy Locklear |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Improves institutional outcomes on key performance indicators related to student retention. |
Service-Learning Committee |
Dr. Donald May & Susan Wheeler |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Provides guidance and resources needed to incorporate service learning concepts and practices into their curriculum. |
Study Abroad Program Committee |
Dr. Christopher Whitaker & Vincent Piazza |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Reviews and approves study abroad programs and recommends policies to support student travel. |
Technology Advisory Board |
Dr. Amy Locklear & Roberto Lombardo |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Makes recommendations addressing college wide technology issues. |
Website Advisory Board |
Chris Thomes & Kathryn Fulco |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Ensures DSC qualities are projected and upheld throughout the website. |
Planning Council and Planning Council Subcommittees
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Planning Council |
Dr. John Brady & Dr. Shana Deyo |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Provides oversight and guidance for planning, assessment and evaluation activities and makes recommendations for resource allocations. |
Academic Success |
Dr. Bahman Motlagh & Anindya Paul |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Reviews course, program, and institutional level assessment reports submitted by academic programs. |
Administrative Unit Review |
Kathy Hoellen & Dr. Tristen Davison |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Evaluates administrative units on productivity, staffing, and cost over a 3-year period. |
Falcon Ideas |
Bill Harrison & April Brunning |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Provides proactive support and recognition for the development of innovative ideas from the college. |
Institutional Success |
Dr. Kristen Strickhouser, Dr. Elizabeth Barnes & Jessica Lipsey |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Assesses the planning efficacy of non-academic planning units. |
Instructional Program Review |
Dr. Rawi Naranong & Anindya Paul |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Evaluates academic programs on 3-year trends in enrollment, completion, placement, etc. |
Teaching and Learning |
Vincent Piazza & Peter Waidelich |
Faculty, staff, and administration |
Reviews and recommends policies, procedures, and programs to support student learning and academics. |