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Issue/Charge |
Committee |
Status* |
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CAP |
Approved |
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Actuarial Science Minor |
CAP |
Approved |
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Academic Load – GPA Requirements for |
CAP |
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APC |
To be continued by CAP in 2006-07 |
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Steering |
Revised by Steering |
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CAP |
Approved by BOT; Pending State Approval |
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CFA |
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CAP |
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CPP |
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Student Feedback on Teaching Form |
CAP |
Step 3 Form Implemented |
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Steering |
Director of Writing Program approved as member without
vote |
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Steering |
Clarified by Steering |
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Implementation of Recommendations about Faculty Work Moved forward from 2004-05 |
CFA |
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Alignment of Promotions Document with Reappointment/Tenure Document Moved forward from 2004-05 |
CFA |
Pending Provost’s response |
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Disciplinary Policies Moved forward from 2004-05 |
CSCC |
Task force to continue work in 2006-07 |
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Moved forward from 2004-05 |
CSCC |
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Program Closure of Academic and Non-Academic Programs Moved forward from 2004-05 |
CPP and CAP |
Last Updated
* Step #1 -- Identifying and reporting the problem: When
a Standing Committee receives an issue from the Steering Committee, the first responsibility
is to clearly articulate and report the problem to the campus community through
regular updates to the campus community and the Governance Web Page (www.tcnj.edu/~steering ). The problem may have been set out clearly in
the charge received from the Steering Committee, or it may be necessary for the
Standing Committee to frame a problem statement. The problem statement should indicate the
difficulties or uncertainties that need to be addressed through new or revised
policy, procedure, or program. The
problem statement should be broadly stated and should include a context such as
existing policy or practice. Problem statements
may include solution parameters but should not suggest any actual solutions. Clearly stated problems will lead to better
recommendations.
Step #2 -- Preparing
a preliminary recommendation: Once the campus community has received the problem
statement, committees can begin to collect data needed to make a
recommendation. Committees typically
receive input through committee membership, formal testimony, and open comment
from affected individuals and all stakeholder groups. Committees must be proactive in inviting
stakeholder groups (including Student Government Association, Staff Senate and
Faculty Senate) to provide formal testimony prior to developing a preliminary
recommendation. When, in the best
judgment of the committee, adequate clarity of the principles contributing to
the problem are known, a preliminary recommendation should be drafted and
disseminated to the campus community through regular updates and the Governance
Web Page.
Step #3 -- Making a
Final Recommendation: Committees must use sound judgment to give the campus
adequate time to review the preliminary recommendation before making their
final recommendation. Again, committees
are expected to be proactive in receiving feedback on the preliminary
recommendation. If a full calendar year
has passed since the formal announcement of the preliminary recommendation, the
committee must resubmit a preliminary recommendation to the campus
community. When, in the best judgment of
the committee, the campus community has responded to the proposed resolution of
the issue, the committee shall send their final recommendation (complete
documentation) to the Steering Committee.
Testimony
The
presenting of testimony is central to the concept of shared governance. All stakeholder groups will have an opportunity
to provide input into governance issues through direct membership as well as
invited testimony. Individuals appointed
or elected to the governance system are expected to take a broad institutional
perspective relative to issues being considered. In contrast, invited testimony will reflect
the stakeholder perspective on the issue being considered. Committees are expected to be proactive in
inviting stakeholder groups to provide testimony at both step # 2 and #3 of the
process. Committees need to identify
stakeholder groups that are interested in each particular issue and invite
their testimony at scheduled Committee meetings or hearings. Committees should report in their minutes
which groups were targeted as stakeholders, how testimony was invited, the form
of the testimony (written, oral, etc.), and the substantive content of the
testimony.