Committee was dissolved in the Spring
2001.
Faculty Senate Resolution #94-20, April 19, 1994
CAREER EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHARGE
1. Name: Career Education Committee
2. Membership:
8 faculty members, representing in a balanced way the professional
schools and the College
of Arts and Sciences, and
1 student member.
Ex-officio member (with vote): The Chair of the Faculty. Ex-officio members
(without vote but with all other parliamentary privileges): The Chancellor, the
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Vice Chancellor for Student Life, and
the Director of Career Services, or their appointed representatives; a
representative of the University Counseling Center; and a representative of the
Cooperative Education Program.
3. Quorum: 5 elected
members exclusive of ex-officio.
4. A. Committee
Responsibilities:
1. The
committee reviews present vocational and career curricula of the University.
2. The
committee encourages and promotes career and cooperative education programs of
the University, striving to insure consonance with national, state, and local
needs.
3. The
committee recommends to the appropriate unit or multi-disciplinary program(s)
director changes in University curricula which promote the concept of career
education.
4. The
committee assists academic units in evaluating the career education objectives
of their courses and programs to help insure that student needs are being met.
5. The
committee coordinates the production and dissemination of information
describing career opportunities and options related to various academic
programs of the University.
B. To Whom The Committee Reports:
The
committee makes its recommendations of curricular changes to the appropriate
unit or multi-disciplinary program(s) director. The committee also keeps the
Faculty Senate abreast of career education development.
C. How
Often The Committee Reports:
The
committee reports to the Faculty Senate at least once a year and at other times
as necessary.
D. Power Of The Committee To Act Without Faculty Senate Approval:
The
committee is empowered to encourage and promote the concept of career education
in all of the academic activities of the divisions, colleges, schools, and
departments of the University. The committee is also empowered to work
cooperatively with appropriate University academic and administrative units in
developing, implementing, and evaluating activities that are intended to foster
and improve career education.
5. Standard Meeting Time:
The
committee meeting time is scheduled for the 1st Tuesday of each month.