Student-Faculty Committees
In order to provide student participation in the decision-making process of the University and channels for communication among the various sectors of the University community, students are elected by the Student Government Organization to the following Faculty Committees.
Judicial Board (Adjunct Committee of Student Affairs)
Membership
- Four members of the faculty appointed by the Faculty Council, and three students selected by the appropriate Student Government Organization. One of the faculty members serves as chair and votes only in the case of a tie. The chair should be someone who has previously served as a member of the Board. For cases involving undergraduate day students, the three student members should also be from the undergraduate program; for cases involving part-time students, the three student members should be from the evening program. For cases involving graduate students, the three student members should be graduate students.
- Terms of office for members run the length of the academic year or until their successors are duly appointed.
- Should a member be unable to or be disqualified from hearing a particular case, a replacement faculty member is appointed from a list of alternates selected by the Faculty Council. Replacement student members are appointed from a list of alternates selected by the Student Government Organization.
- If a member of the Judicial Board is involved in a case as the accused, the accuser or a witness, that member shall not participate, deliberate or vote on the case.
- A quorum for a hearing of the Judicial Board is defined as two student members and two faculty members (excluding the chair person).
Duties
The Judicial Board is responsible for adjudicating alleged violations of any University regulations and student-made regulations. It has jurisdiction over alleged violations of the Code of Academic Responsibility when the violation is not the first offense or when the accused student or the instructor concerned so requests.
Undergraduate Academic Programs Committee
Membership
The Undergraduate Academic Programs Committee consists of five teaching faculty members, the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education, and four students selected by the Student Government Organization (three undergraduate students and one student from Continuing Education, to represent at least three of the divisions). The Assistant Vice-President for Enrollment Management, an Associate Director of the Library, and the Registrar serve as ex officio. The four student representatives vote only on matters of policy. The meetings of the committee are open to others by invitation.
Duties
- To review policies and academic regulations governing undergraduate studies: programs (degree and non-degree, majors, minors, concentrations, cores and certification) and components of programs (courses, syllabi).
- To initiate and to receive (from individual faculty members of departments) proposals to introduce new programs or courses, and proposals to alter or discontinue established programs or courses.
- To approve the addition, substantial alteration, or deletion of courses within programs already approved by the faculty. If the faculty member or department affected is dissatisfied with the committee’s decision, the parties concerned may take the matter to the faculty for consideration.
- To make recommendations to the faculty on (a) proposals affecting the objectives, nature and general framework of established undergraduate programs; (b) proposals to add new programs, including their curricula; (c) proposals to discontinue established programs; (d) policies governing undergraduate students’ continuance in good standing and graduation requirements; (e) policies with respect to academic credit, grading and standards of instruction.
- To make recommendations to departments on coordination and integration of their activities.
- To oversee evaluation of the undergraduate programs for periodic review.
- To consider appeals by a department from decisions made by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost concerning temporary cancellation or elimination of courses due to insufficient enrollment, economic exigencies, or other reasons.
- To keep itself informed on current trends in undergraduate studies.
- To review as needed the bylaws of the faculty relating to the Undergraduate Academic Programs Committee, subject to the approval of the faculty.
- To appoint ad hoc committees to assist it in carrying out its special duties.
- The elected faculty representatives on the committee should report regularly to and consult with the groups they represent.
- To oversee the operation of the academic programs of the Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad.
- To review undergraduate study programs abroad organized by Arcadia University faculty.
- In geographical areas already served by the center, to review new academic programs that deviate substantially from the programs currently being conducted by the center.
- To review all new academic programs proposed by the center in new geographical areas.
- To review undergraduate study programs abroad organized by Arcadia University faculty.