Category: Academic Affairs Committees

The Calendar Committee will review the calendar (graduate and undergraduate) as published for the current academic year and as proposed for the next academic year to determine if modifications are desirable. The Committee’s recommendations, with rationale, are made to the Provost. (At this time, the School of Health Sciences calendar does not come under the purview of the committee.)

Additionally, the committee should develop and submit for approval the academic calendars for the next five years.

MEMBERSHIP:

• Dean or Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences – 1, and Dean or Associate Dean, College of Business – 1
• Graduate Programs – 1
• One of the Program Directors, College of Arts and Sciences – 1
• Registrar and Undergraduate Advising – 3
• Human Resources – 1 (Associate Director)
• Other – 1 (To be determined by Provost)
• Faculty – 2 (one faculty member from each of the colleges – College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business)
• Students – 2 (Selection to be made by Student Senate in conjunction with the Office of the Provost – one student from each of the colleges)

MEETINGS: As necessary at the call of the Chair.

REPORT: The final report should be made to the Provost by October 1 for inclusion in University publications for the next academic year.

CHARGE: The Committee will review all of the Commencement awards, approve the criteria for selection of award recipients, implement a procedure appropriate for selection of award recipients, and carry out that procedure.

Recommendations to effect changes in awards are made to the Provost.

MEMBERSHIP:

• Administrators – (3) 1-Associate Dean of Students, 1-Office of Campus Engagement, 1-Office of the Provost
• Faculty (1) College of Arts and Sciences
• Faculty (1) College of Business
• Students (2) with Junior standing; one from the College of Arts and Sciences and one from the College of Business (Selection to be made by Student Senate in conjunction with the Office of the Provost).

MEETINGS: As necessary at the call of the Chair.

REPORT: The final report of the Committee which lists all award recipients, including the rationale and criteria for selection and a brief biography on each recipient, is to be submitted to the Provost for his/her approval by April 15 of each academic year. The Provost announces the award winners.

CHARGE:

The Graduate Student Academic Grievance Committee will hold hearings on academic grievances filed by graduate students.  The grievance process should begin with a good-faith attempt for resolution between the student and professor. In the event an issue cannot be resolved between the student and professor, a student must subsequently confer with either the appropriate program director if the student is in the College of Arts and Sciences, or the Chair of the academic department if the student is in the College of Business. Failing these first two steps, the student can seek resolution by appealing to the Associate Dean of his/her respective college; unresolved grievances may then be appealed to the Dean. The Committee will meet only when the student has not been able to resolve the grievance through the dean’s level review.  The Committee will have the authority to make recommendations for disposition of grievances to the Provost. The Provost will consider the recommendation; however, he/she will not be bound by the recommendation, and his/her decision on the grievance will be final.

MEMBERSHIP:

The composition of the committee will be as follows:

1. The student/faculty ratio is 4/4; four (4) faculty members and four (4) graduate students;
2. Two faculty representatives must serve from each of the colleges; the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business;
3. Administrators (1) representative of the university administration (preferably from the Graduate Programs Office).
4. Student members must be screened by the Graduate Programs Office for academic integrity and the code of conduct, and must have achieved a minimum 3.3 GPA.
5. Two student representatives must be selected from each of the colleges; the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business; (Selected by the Deans of each college)
6. The confidentiality statement must be signed and adhered to as a requirement for membership.
7. The faculty membership term is for two years and staggered for continuity.

MEETINGS:

The Committee will meet as soon as possible subsequent to the Chair receiving a written request for a hearing from a graduate student.  A written recommendation shall be submitted to the Provost and copies to the respective Dean, Director of Operations, Graduate Programs, College of Business, and the Program Director involved from the College of Arts and Sciences within one week after the Committee has heard a grievance.  The Provost will respond to the Committee concerning the disposition of the grievance report within one week after his/her having received the report, and the Provost’s decision will be final.

REPORT:

The Committee will submit an annual report of its activities to the Provost by June 15 of each academic year.

CHARGE:

The Honors Council will review and make recommendations to CUO related to the Bryant University Honors Program.  These would include:

• Review and make recommendations on admissions/entrance/retention requirements for undergraduate honors students;
• Review and make recommendations to Curriculum Committee regarding curriculum requirements for undergraduate honors students;
• Review Senior Honors Students’ Capstone Honors Projects proposals and completed work;
• Assist in ensuring that all involved in the Honors Program function as an Honors community;
• Provide support to the Director of the Honors Program in efforts to strengthen the Honors Program.

MEMBERSHIP:

• Honors Program Director (non-voting)
• Faculty (12) At least five faculty members must be selected from each of the colleges – College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business
• Ex Officio: Provost’s Designee

REPORT:

Submit an annual report on student projects and the progress of the Honors Program in general to the Provost by June 15 each year.

CHARGE:

The University Committee on Scholastic Standing is responsible for reviewing and recommending standards of academic performance required for the awarding of degrees and academic honors, and the quality of work leading to an academic warning, probationary status, or academic dismissal.

The Committee will meet to hear, review, and decide on the appeals of those students who have been academically dismissed and who request such a review. The initial decision regarding readmission rests with the Committee, which, upon review, will establish the particular conditions for readmission. These conditions may be academic as well as non-academic in nature.

A student who has been readmitted to Probation Status by the Committee and who does not adhere to all the conditions set by the Committee will be dismissed from the University without further appeal to the Committee.  The decision of the Committee may be appealed to the Provost (or his/her designee) for final disposition.

The Committee will establish, at the earliest possible date, written policies and procedures addressing the following areas:  committee confidentiality, requirements for a quorum, role of the chair to the committee, and a philosophy to guide the workings of the Committee.

Recommendations to effect changes in policy and procedure are made to the Provost.

MEMBERSHIP:

• Administrators (3) – Undergraduate Programs, Student Affairs, Admission
• Faculty (4) – 1 elected as Chair, another as Vice Chair

MEETINGS:

The Committee will meet a minimum of three (3) times – once after the fall and spring term end-of-processing is complete and once in August (if necessary) to hear academic appeals and make recommendations on readmission.

REPORT:

A written report will be submitted at the beginning of each regular term on the activities of the previous term to the Provost (e.g., February 10 and September 10).

CHARGE:

The Committee will hold hearings on academic grievances asserted by undergraduate students.  The appeal process for an academic grievance shall initially be pursued through the faculty member involved, the appropriate academic department chairperson, and the Associate Dean and the Dean of the respective college. The Committee will meet only when the student has not been able to resolve the grievance through the dean’s level review process.  The Committee shall have the authority to make recommendations for disposition of grievances to the Provost.  The Provost will consider the recommendation but will not be bound by the recommendation; his/her decision on the grievance will be final.

MEMBERSHIP:

The composition of the committee will be as follows:

1. The student/faculty ratio is 4/4; four (4) faculty members and four (4) undergraduate students;
2. At least one faculty representative must serve from each of the colleges: The College of Business and The College of Arts and Sciences;
3. One representative of the university administration (preferably from the Registrar’s Office).
4. Student restrictions are as follows:
   • Student members must have achieved at least junior status.
   • Student members must be screened by Academic Affairs for academic integrity, and must have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA.
   • Select two students from each of the colleges – College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business (selection to be made by Student Senate in conjunction with the Office of the Provost).
5. The confidentiality statement must be signed and adhered to as a requirement for membership.
6. The faculty membership term is for two years and staggered for continuity.

MEETINGS:

The Committee will meet as soon as possible subsequent to the Chair receiving a written request for a hearing from an undergraduate student.

A written recommendation will be submitted to the Provost within one week after the Committee has heard a grievance.  The Provost will respond to the Committee concerning the disposition of the grievance report within one week of his/her having received the report; and the Provost’s decision will be final.

REPORT:

The Committee will submit an annual report of its activities to the Provost by June 15 of each academic year.

CHARGE:

The IRB on Human Subjects shall review all federally funded research and all other research involving the use of human subjects – including that conducted by students – prior to initiation of that research. Review is voluntary for non-federally funded projects. The IRB exists to help ensure the protection of human subjects used in research projects, to provide guidance to researchers in the design of experiments, to inform and protect the faculty on legal issues, and to provide a process that encourages the review of experimental protocols.

MEMBERSHIP:

IRM members are appointed by the President or his appointed designee (Provost). The IRB is composed of six members with varying experience, expertise, background, and gender in order to promote adequate review of research activities. Members include: Four faculty from liberal arts disciplines; four faculty from business disciplines; one administrator who will also serve a record-keeper; and a faculty member who is not affiliated with Bryant University, either directly or indirectly.

Members of the IRB are required to take NIH training.

MEETINGS:

The IRB will meet as needed to respond to proposals within two weeks, shorter if possible. The IRB will make every effort to prevent the delay of research projects or submission of funding proposals.

REPORTS:

All committee deliberations will be a matter of public record. Minutes will be kept at all committee meetings, and the committee’s decisions on proposals will be communicated in writing to the investigator, the Chair of the investigator’s department, and the Provost. Copies of these minutes and final decisions will be available to the Bryant Community.

The Provost will conduct an annual review of the program to ensure that the review process is adequately serving the research community, and that proper protection is being afforded human subjects.