The Academic Institution Sample Clauses

The Academic Institution. The Students 1. When students in the college desire to participate responsibly in the government of the institution they attend, their wish should be recognized as a claim to opportunity both for the educational experience and for involvement in the affairs of their college. 2. Students expect, and have the right to expect, that the educational process will be structured, that they will be stimulated by it to become independent citizens, and that they will have effectively transmitted to them the cultural heritage of the large society. 3. If institutional support is to have its fullest possible meaning, it should incorporate the strength, freshness of view and idealism of the student body.
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The Academic Institution. The Faculty 1. The faculty has primary responsibility for such fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life which relate to the educational process subject to the powers of the Board of Trustees, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Board of Higher Education as specifically stated in the law of the State of New Jersey. a. College Committee recommendations shall be brought before the General Faculty for discussion and approval or rejection. The General Faculty shall be defined as all full-time faculty members holding academic rank, all full-time Program Coordinators, all full-time Teaching Specialists, Clinical Coordinator of Dietetic Program, Program Development Specialist, Coordinator of Academic Foundations, Director of College Skills Center, Assistant Registrar, Counselors, Librarians, Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Registrar, Director of Admissions, Placement and Transfer Director, Director of Financial Aid, Director of E.O.F., Information Specialist, Director of Project Trio, Assistant to the President, Research and Development, Veteran's Coordinator, Evening-Weekend Administrator, and the President of the College. b. Voting procedures shall be by secret ballot at the place of meeting and shall be counted by the Association's Elections Committee immediately following the meeting at which the vote by Faculty members holding academic rank was taken. The President of the College shall name one representative to said Committee for the purpose of counting votes taken at a General Faculty meeting. The College President shall then act upon the recommendations of the Faculty. All items voted on by the General Faculty will be placed on the agenda of the next General Faculty Meeting with the President's decision. In the case of an adverse decision the College President shall discuss the reasons for his/her decision with the General Faculty prior to the implementation of said decision. c. When a committee decision is reversed by the administration, the administration shall notify the committee in writing of the decision, including reasons for said decision. 2. No later than September 30 of the new academic year, the Association President and the College President shall appoint jointly the Faculty and administrative members to serve on each of the college committees. Student members of the committees are to be named by the Student Government Association Sen...
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The Academic Institution. Joint Effort
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The Academic Institution. The Governing Board 1. The Governing Board has a special obligation to assure that the history of the college shall serve as a prelude and inspiration to the future. The Board helps relate the institution to its chief community; e.
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The Academic Institution. The President 1. The President, as the chief executive officer of an institution of higher education, is measured largely by his/her capacity for institutional leadership. He/she shares responsibility for the definition and attainment of goals, for administrative action, and for operating the communications system which links the components of the academic community. He/she represents his/her institution to its many publics. His/her leadership role is supported by delegated authority from the Board and Faculty. 2. As the chief planning officer of an institution, the President has a special obligation to innovate and initiate. The degree to which a President can envision new horizons for his/her institution, and can persuade others to see them and to work toward them, will often constitute the chief measure of his/her administration. 3. It is the duty of the President to see to it that the standards and procedures in operational use within the college conform to the policy established by the governing Board and to the standards of sound academic practice. It is also incumbent on the President to insure that Faculty views, including dissenting views, are presented to the Board in those areas and on those issues where responsibilities are shared. 4. The President is largely responsible for the maintenance of existing institutional resources and the creation of new resources; he/she has ultimate managerial responsibility for a large area of non-academic activities, he/she is responsible for public understanding, and by the nature of his/her office is the chief spokesman of his/her institution. In these and other areas his/her work is to plan, to organize, to direct, and to represent. The presidential function should receive the general support of the Board and of the Faculty.
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