Committee on Academic Appeals
Hears and rules on appeals regarding decisions by the Office of Academic Affairs concerning interpretations of, or exceptions to, rules, procedures or decisions governing registration in courses and the management of academic records. The Committee does not hear appeals concerning grades (other than “I” or “W”). This committee also serves as the appeals committee for the Academic Integrity Policy as described in the catalog.
Membership:
Ex officio Registrar (non-voting) (Wang)
Faculty-at-large--(3)
Committee on Academic Integrity
The Committee on Academic Integrity has jurisdiction over all alleged violations of academic standards as described in the college’s Statement of Academic Integrity. The committee follows the procedural guidelines as described in the Statement of Academic Integrity. A minimum of two faculty members and two student members is required to hold a formal hearing. Hearing groups are formed by the chair from the available committee members.
Membership:
Faculty-at-large--(5)
Students--(6)
Council on Academic Policy
Advisory to the President on all matters of common concern. Meets regularly with the President and reports regularly to the faculty. Plans programs, reviews recommendations, and coordinates activities involving academic matters, and sets the agenda for faculty meetings. The committee makes recommendations to the faculty on matters not under the jurisdiction of other committees, such as academic calendar, schedule of classes and examinations, graduation requirements, and programs for academic and faculty development.
Three committees are formed from the membership of the Council. The six faculty members elected at-large by the faculty by secret ballot constitute a:
Committee onAcademic and Professional Concerns
The members of this committee represent the faculty in advising the Council on Academic Policy concerning academic issues, both current and future. The Committee also serves as a hearings committee and considers all matters of professional concern, particularly those relating to academic freedom, promotion, tenure, and retention. This committee selects its chair from its membership.
Committee on Faculty
The Provost and the Area Chairs (appointed to staggered 4-year terms) constitute the Committee on Faculty. This committee is advisory to the Provost and the President on matters of faculty appointments, retention, promotion, tenure, and retirement. The Provost is the chair of this committee and the Associate Provost is a non-voting member.
Committee on Faculty Grants
The Area Chairs and the Associate Provost constitute the Committee on Faculty Grants, which allocates funds for faculty development and faculty travel. The Associate Provost serves as the non-voting chair of this committee.
Membership:
Ex officio-- President of the College
Provost, Chair
Associate Provost, non-voting
Area Chairs
Faculty-at-large--6
Students—2 (Student Senate President and the Academic Policy Representative)
Athletic Advisory Committee
The advisory to the NCAA representative and to the Hendrix Athletic Director that reviews policies and makes recommendations to appropriate College officials concerning the Hendrix intercollegiate athletic program.
Membership:
Ex Officio Executive Director of Athletics (Powell)
NCAA and SCAC Representative--2
Faculty-at-large--2
Students—2 and 1 alternate
College Judicial Council
The College Judicial Council has jurisdiction over serious breaches of the College’s standards of student conduct and over all student misconduct which does not fall under the responsibility of the minor disciplinary hearing panel or an administrative hearing body. The Council also serves as the appellate group for decisions made by a minor disciplinary hearing board or an administrative hearing body. A minimum of two faculty members and two student members is required to hold a formal hearing. Hearing groups are formed by the chair from the available committee members.
Membership:
Ex officio—2 (Dean and Representative from the Office of Academic Affairs)
Secretary—1 (non-voting)
Faculty-at-large—5
Students--5
Committee on Committees
Recommends to the faculty the organization, structure, and functions of standing committees to which faculty members are to be named. Nominates to the faculty the committee chairs and faculty membership assignments.
Membership:
Ex Officio--1 (Associate Provost)
Faculty-at-large—4 (elected)
Committee on Curriculum
Makes recommendations concerning curriculum to departments, areas, and the faculty. Receives reports and requests from departments and areas concerning revisions in course offerings and requirements for majors and minors; forwards such reports with recommendations to the faculty.
Membership:
Ex Officio—1 (Registrar)
Faculty-at-large--6
Students—3 and 1 alternate
Committee on Diversity Concerns
This committee advises the faculty and administration on issues relating to the promotion of a community that welcomes and supports diversity, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality, and religious diversity.
Membership:
Ex Officio—2 ( Director of Multicultural and International Student
Affairs and a representative of Multicultural Development Committee)
Faculty-at-large--3
Students—2 and one alternate
Committee on Enrollment and Financial Aid
Recommends to the faculty and interprets policies concerning recruitment, admission/readmission and retention of students. Advisory to the Office of Admission and to the Office of Financial Aid.
Membership:
Ex Officio—4 (Vice President for Enrollment, Associate Provost for Advising and Retention, Executive Director of Admission, and Director of Financial Aid)
Faculty-at-large--3
Students—2 and one alternate
Committee on Experiential Learning
Advises the Odyssey Director on policies and procedures for the operation of the Odyssey Program, including establishment of criteria for Odyssey credit not connected to regularly taught courses. Reviews and recommends to the Committee on Faculty requests from students and faculty for the funding of proposed Odyssey projects. Assists faculty members in the development of new Odyssey experiences, including new courses for proposal to the Curriculum Committee for Odyssey credit. Assists the Director in coordinating policies and the program’s interactions with related offices. Hears student appeals on Odyssey credit decisions.
Membership:
Ex officio—3 (Odyssey Program Director, Associate Provost, Odyssey Program Associate Director, and the Director of Civic Engagement Projects)
Faculty-at-large--4
Students—2 and 1 alternate
Committee on Honorary Degrees
Receives and reviews recommendations for honorary degrees and makes nominations in accordance with provisions of the Bylaws of the College. The Committee may, in recognition of rare and outstanding service in causes consistent with the ideals of the College, recommend to the faculty collegiate commendation of organizations beyond the campus. The following criteria for honorary degrees were approved by the Board of Trustees in February, 2004:
• Outstanding accomplishment in the honoree’s chosen field; national status
wherever appropriate;
• Potential as a role model and inspiration to students; the honoree embodies the
humanitarian goals of the College;
• Some tie to Hendrix, Arkansas, or this region of the country which makes
recognition especially fitting.
Membership:
Ex Officio--1 (Executive Vice President and Dean of Advancement and Planning)
Faculty-at-large--3
Committee on Honors
Recommends to the faculty policies regarding honors programs, including the Honors Convocation. Coordinates and promotes applications for the various post baccalaureate awards by serving as the liaison between the faculty and the campus representatives for such scholarships and fellowships as Rhodes, Fulbright, Watson, Truman, Goldwater, and Marshall. Serves as the screening committee for candidates for post-baccalaureate awards.
Membership:
Ex Officio—1( Distinguished Scholarships Advisor)
Faculty-at-large--4
Committee on Information and Instructional Resources
This committee advises the College on the development of library holdings and services, media and classroom technologies, and computing resources to work together in support of teaching and scholarship.
Membership:
Ex Officio--3 (Director of the Library, Representative from the Office of Information Technology, and Director of Media Center)
Faculty-at-large--3
Students—2 and 1 alternate
Committee on International/Intercultural Studies
This committee is advisory to the faculty and recommends policy and procedures regarding international and intercultural study. It also aids in the advising of international students and advertises and evaluates programs of international or intercultural study. It may also assist in recommending students for international study.
Membership:
Ex Officio--4 (Representative of Office of Admission, Representative of Office of Student Affairs, Representative of Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs, and the Coordinator of International Programs
Faculty-at-large—3
Students—2 and 1 alternate
Committee on Student Life
This committee is advisory to the Office of Student Affairs. It works in conjunction with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Senate in recommending and evaluating the various policies and programs of the College involving student activities, including discipline, orientation of new students, student-faculty relations, recreation, residential living, off-campus housing, student government and organizations, student media, health services, and the campus center.
Membership:
Ex Officio—2 (Dean of Students and Chaplain)
Faculty-at-large--4
Students—2 and 1 alternate
Committee on Teacher Education
This committee designs, reviews, evaluates and recommends to the faculty policies and programs related to the education and certification of students preparing to teach in the elementary and secondary schools.
Membership:
Ex Officio--3 (Chair of the Department of Education, Representative of Student Arkansas Education Association, and a Faculty member in Department of Education_
Faculty-at-large—2
Students--1
Invited from outside the College--3
General Education Committees
Each of the following committees or individuals is responsible for its respective part of the general education program of the College. Responsibilities of the committees and individuals include initiating curricular design, advising the Office of Academic Affairs in the scheduling or approving of annual course offerings, designing and implementing faculty development projects, and proposing changes to courses, new courses, and related policies to the faculty through the Committee on Curriculum.
--Journeys: Schmidt (chair)
--Explorations: Herrick and J. Hardin
--Challenges of the Contemporary World
--Learning Domains and Quantitative Skills Capacity: Committee on Curriculum
--Writing Capacity: Writing Across the Curriculum
--Foreign Language Capacity: Foreign Languages department chair
--Physical Activity Capacity: Physical Activity Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Programs Committees
The following committees are analogous to academic departments in their relationship to the Committee on Curriculum. Each committee is responsible in its respective part of the collegiate center for initiating curricular design, for advising the Office of Academic Affairs in the scheduling or approving of annual course offerings, for designing and implementing faculty development projects, and for proposing changes to courses, new courses, and related policies to the faculty.
Africana Studies
American Studies
Biochemistry-Molecular
Biology
Environmental Studies
Film Studies
Gender Studies
International Relations and Global Studies