Bylaws - Curriculum - Dean's Advisory Council - Graduate Studies - TEC

Bylaws Committee

Purpose

1. To maintain an up-to-date file of the NSHE Code, UNLV Bylaws, and COE Bylaws.
2. To revise the COE Bylaws whenever so authorized by the COE Faculty.
3. To edit the COE Bylaws in accordance with the NSHE Code and the UNLV Bylaws.
4. To serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean and Department Chairs to prevent violations of the COE Bylaws.

General Operating Procedures

The COE Bylaws committee shall review the NSHE Code, UNLV Bylaws, and COE Bylaws and recommend revisions to the COE Bylaws as needed. It shall also serve to interpret the COE Bylaws and recommend such interpretations to the COE faculty. The committee should obtain copies of the COE Faculty meeting minutes regarding actions that affect the College Bylaws, and take responsibility for confirming that the current edition of the COE Bylaws is posted on the COE website.

Membership of COE Bylaws Committee

• One academic faculty from each department.
• Membership shall be two year staggered terms
• One member from the Classified staff.
• [[Faculty Chair (ex-officio)]]
• Dean’s office representative
• Senior Faculty Senator (ex-officio).

 [[Chair and chair-elect are selected from the committee membership by the committee.]]

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Curriculum Committee

Purpose

The College Curriculum Committee (CCC) shall receive and review all undergraduate and graduate curriculum and program recommendations or proposals.developed and forwarded by the Departments or the Teacher Education Committee. This shall include all new course proposals, suggested dual listings, course deletions, changes to course descriptions, prerequisite changes, substantive editorial rewording of program descriptions, credit modifications, changes affecting course integrity, new degree programs including minors and program changes other than editorial rewording. Any proposals related to undergraduate or graduate teacher education must first be submitted and approved by the COE Teacher Education Committee (TEC). The committee shall also resolve interdepartmental disputes regarding programs and curriculum, handle curriculum appeals, recommend modifications in college curriculum regulations, and/or policy regarding curriculum matters.

Procedures

If a recommendation or proposal is rejected by the COE Curriculum Committee, an appeal for a general faculty discussion and vote may be made in writing if signed by ten faculty and presented to the Dean of the COE. Such an appeal must be filed within ten working days from the date of faculty notification. The Dean shall then place this matter on the agenda of the next COE faculty meeting for full faculty review and action.

Membership

The Committee shall consist of faculty selected for two-year staggered terms. One faculty member is elected by each Department, and a student representative is selected by the committee with the concurrence of CSUN. The Chairperson shall be elected by the committee. The COE representative to the University Curriculum Committee and/or representative(s) to the Graduate Curriculum Committee serve as nonvoting members of the COE Curriculum Committee, unless they are also the chosen representative for the COE Committee from their respective departments, then they shall be voting members.

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Dean's Advisory Council (DAC)

General Purpose

The Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) shall be advisory to the Dean of the COE. The DAC as an advisory body shall receive, review and recommend action relative to any and all matters submitted to it for consideration by faculty as well as the Dean.

Specific Responsibilities 

The DAC shall advocate for equity and fairness among COE units in all matters, including but not limit to personnel, curricular, budget and program decisions. The DAC will also conduct the periodic evaluations of the Dean as described in Chapter 3, section 2.3 of the COE Bylaws.

General Procedures

The faculty chairperson (FC) shall call the first meeting of the DAC by October 1 and serve as ex-officio. The committee will elect a chairperson from among the members.

Committee Membership

Membership shall consist of faculty elected for two-year staggered terms, from among the full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty of the COE. One faculty member is elected by each department. The CSUN College of Education senators will serve as the student representatives on this committee.

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Graduate Studies Committee

General Purpose

• The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) recommends policies and procedures that insure comparable rigor and the maintenance of consistent quality control across all graduate programs in the COE.

Specific Responsibilities 

• The GSC monitors practices and suggests policies for COE consideration pursuant to:
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    • Student admission, advisement, retention, evaluation, exit criteria, and appeals
    • Criteria for graduate faculty status at varying graduate levels
    • Academic standards for graduate programs.
• The GSC serves as a liaison body between the Graduate College and COE relative to general graduate programs, concerns, and issues.

General Procedures

• The GSC meets monthly
• Faculty may submit agenda items for the committee’s consideration through their department’s representative

Committee Membership

• One elected representative from the graduate faculty of each department
• Members serve two-year, staggered terms.
• One graduate student representative from the Graduate Student Association, approved by the GSC and shall be a voting member

Proposed Changes to Committee Membership WITH Friendly Amendment as per March 5, 2010 COE

• One graduate coordinator from each department shall be elected to and serve as the voting member of the GSC
• Departments may elect one additional GSC representative as they deem necessary, this person will not be a voting member

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TEC Committee

General Purpose

The general responsibility of the TEC is to carry out the continuous review of teacher licensure at the undergraduate and graduate levels, so as to ensure the maintenance of NCATE accreditation and Nevada State Program Approval. 

Specific Responsibilities

TEC will be expected to 1) work with the Departments on the articulation of teacher licensure with the academic degree programs that reside in these units, 2) recommend and, if adopted, subsequently monitor generic requirements for teacher licensure at the undergraduate and graduate levels that are college wide and 3) serve as an advisory committee on the operations of the Teacher Education Division (TED) to its Director. 

General Procedures/Committee Membership

The Teacher Education Committee (TEC) shall consist of one elected representative from each of the departments. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction shall have two representatives: one from elementary education and one from secondary education. A representative from music education and a representative from dance education will also serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Terms of membership will be for two years and will be staggered to ensure continuity. The Director of the Division of Teacher Education shall chair the TEC but will vote only in case of a tie. 

Indicates revisions adopted by TEC Cmte 11/09/09 (need to be reviewed/voted on by COE faculty)

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