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Issue/Charge |
Committee |
Status* and link to policy text |
| Revision of Governance 2005 Document (Revised charge for Committee on Planning and Priorities) | Steering | Approved |
| Revision of Governance 2005 Document (Revised section on Planning Councils) | Steering | Approved |
|
Promotion and Reappointment Document |
CFA |
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| Composition of Liberal Learning Program Council: Addition of Director of Writing Program Ex-Officio | Steering | Approved |
| Athletics Advisory Program Council Membership: Addition of Faculty Representative to NCAA | Steering | Approved |
|
Alcohol Policy required to be reviewed every two years |
CSCC | Approved unchanged |
| Liberal Learning Option A for Selected Elem/ECE Programs | CAP | Approved |
| Final Examinations | CAP | Approved by Board of Trustees |
|
Continued from 2005-06 |
CSCC |
Step 2 |
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CSCC |
Step 1 |
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|
CAP |
Referred back to Advising and Student Support Planning Council |
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| Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Courses - Limit of Credits | CAP | Step 1 |
| Defining Minors | CAP | Step 1 |
| Double Counting for Minors in International Business and Art History | CAP | Step 1 |
| Central Eurasian Studies Minor | CAP | Step 1 |
| Civil Engineering major | CAP | Approved by Board of Trustees and State |
| Student Feedback on Teaching (item #15-overall summary) | CAP | Step 1 |
| Scheduling and Academic Calendar Committee | CPP | Step 3 |
Last Updated: September, 2007
* 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.