College of Business Graduate Faculty Advisory Committee (GFAC/B)
The GFAC/B shall be composed of the Dean, who shall be a non-voting member, and five (5) full-time graduate faculty members teaching in the graduate program of the College of Business. Faculty members of the GFAC/B shall be elected annually by the full-time graduate faculty. Elections shall be conducted by the Federation and the list of eligible voters shall be prepared by the Dean. One member may be from a department in the College of Arts & Sciences.
The members of the GFAC/B shall be elected for two (2) year staggered terms and these elections shall be held annually not later than by the last day of classes, spring semester. In the event a GFAC/B member resigns or vacates an unexpired term of office, he/she shall be replaced by special election to serve the unexpired term. It shall be the duty of the GFAC/B to maintain liaison and communications with other University administrators and faculty during the process of its deliberations.
The duties of the GFAC/B shall be to review the offerings of the College of Business graduate program and recommend additions, deletions, and revisions of courses and programs and to consider changes involving academic structure and academic policy of the University with respect to the graduate program.
Such recommendations shall be forwarded by the GFAC/B to the Provost or his/her designee for his/her decision. The GFAC/B is also responsible for reviewing program assessment plans. Such plans shall be developed in consultation with academic departments and/or concentration/program coordinators. Recommendations shall be made to the Provost or his/her designee for appropriate action.
Any academic policy or change in the academic structure of the University related to the graduate program which emanates from any administrative office which directly affects the academic departments of the University must be submitted by the Provost to the committee for its recommendation.
College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Faculty Advisory Committee (GFAC/A)
The GFAC/A shall be composed of the Dean, who shall be a non-voting member, and five (5) full-time graduate faculty teaching in the graduate program of the College of Arts & Sciences. Faculty members of the GFAC/A shall be elected annually by the full-time graduate faculty. Elections shall be conducted by the Federation and the list of eligible voters shall be prepared by the Dean. One member may be from a department in the College of Business.
The members of GFAC/A shall be elected for two (2) year staggered terms and these elections shall be held annually by the last day of classes, spring semester. In the event a GFAC/A member resigns or vacates an unexpired term of office, he/she shall be replaced by special election to serve the unexpired term. It shall be the duty of the GFAC/A to maintain liaison and communications with other University administrators and faculty during the process of its deliberations.
The duties of GFAC/A shall be to review the offerings of the College of Arts & Sciences graduate programs and recommend additions, deletions, and revisions of courses and programs, and to consider changes involving academic structure and academic policy of the University with respect to the graduate program.
Such recommendations shall be forwarded by the GFAC/A to the Provost or his/her designee for his/her decision. The GFAC/A is also responsible for reviewing the program assessment plans. Such plans shall be developed in consultation with academic departments and/or concentration/program coordinators. Recommendations shall be made to the Provost or his/her designee for appropriate action.
Any academic policy or change in the academic structure of the University related to the graduate program which emanates from any administrative office which directly affects the academic departments of the University must be submitted by the Provost to the committee for its recommendation.