{"id":47,"date":"2019-09-05T16:59:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T16:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2024-08-26T15:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:45:15","slug":"academic-advising-and-registration-bylaws-committee-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/academic-advising-and-registration-bylaws-committee-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Advising and Registration Bylaws (Committee on)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. \n

    Objective<\/span><\/h2>\n

    To ensure that academic advisement practices and procedures are consistent with the mission of Western Connecticut State University and the collective bargaining agreements of CSU-AAUP.<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Responsibilities of Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. To facilitate communication and coordination among teaching faculty, departmental chairs, Deans, the Academic Advisement Center, and students in the development and operation of WCSU\u2019s shared system of academic advisement.<\/li>\n
    2. To promote the implementation of best practices of developmental advisement.<\/li>\n
    3. To create and administer an Academic Advisement Certificate program to provide continuing education on advisement practices and procedures.<\/li>\n
    4. To conduct triennial reviews of advisement effectiveness and practices in the University and to report these findings to the University Senate and the Provost.<\/li>\n
    5. To recommend policy or procedural changes to the University Senate and Provost to enhance the effectiveness of academic advisement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n

      Membership of Committee (11 voting members)<\/span><\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Representative of the Academic Advisement Center<\/li>\n
      2. Representative of the Student Government Association<\/li>\n
      3. Representative of the Registrar\u2019s Office<\/li>\n
      4. Representative of the Office of Student Affairs<\/li>\n
      5. Five (5) teaching faculty members, one elected by and from the teaching faculty of each of the four schools and one elected by and from the Librarians\/Counselors\/coaches group, for overlapping 2-year terms<\/li>\n
      6. Student member elected or appointed by Student Government Association<\/li>\n
      7. One non-teaching faculty member elected by and from those represented by SUOAF-AFSCME<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      8. \n

        Conduct of Business<\/span><\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Meetings\n
            \n
          1. Meetings are to be convened by the Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, his or her designate shall convene meetings, except as follows: If no new Chairperson is elected at the last meeting of the academic year, then the President of the University Senate will designate a committee member to convene the committee.<\/li>\n
          2. A quorum shall consist of a majority of voting members.<\/li>\n
          3. Meetings are to be held not less than three times per semester during the academic year and at the request of the Chairperson.<\/li>\n
          4. The call to meeting, accompanied by the agenda, shall be delivered to committee members at least three school days prior to each meeting.<\/li>\n
          5. Ordinarily, no decision shall be made on policy or procedural proposals at a meeting the first time such items are discussed unless said material was received by the members at least three school days prior to the meeting.<\/li>\n
          6. Decisions of the committee require a majority vote of the members present.<\/li>\n
          7. Concerned parties may attend meetings to discuss, or be invited to discuss, particular items on the agenda.<\/li>\n
          8. The committee operates under a modified form of parliamentary procedure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          9. Officers\n
              \n
            1. The chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of elected members in the spring semester, following new member elections and preceding commencement.<\/li>\n
            2. The position of secretary shall be filled by each member in turn on an alphabetically rotating basis, unless otherwise agreed to by the Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            3. Reports\n
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              1. To whom reports are given:\n
                  \n
                1. The committee, through its chair, shall report all policy recommendations to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
                2. The committee shall submit an annual report to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
                3. The committee shall report to the appropriate departments and school deans and the Director of Academic Advisement concerning recommendations regarding academic advisement procedures and recommendations.<\/li>\n
                4. The committee shall report to the Provost\/Vice President for Academic Affairs (as the University President\u2019s designee) for appropriate administrative review of the committee\u2019s recommendations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                5. Minutes\n
                    \n
                  1. Minutes of all meetings shall be distributed to:\n
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                    1. All members of the committee.<\/li>\n
                    2. University Senate President.<\/li>\n
                    3. University Senate Archivist.<\/li>\n
                    4. Provost\/Vice President for Academic Affairs.<\/li>\n
                    5. The Director of the Academic Advisement Center.<\/li>\n
                    6. The Registrar.<\/li>\n
                    7. SGA President.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    8. \n

                      Amendments<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      These Bylaws may be amended by two-thirds vote of members present at any regularly scheduled meeting at which there is a quorum, and the approval of the University Senate and the President of the University.<\/p>\n

                      Approved by the Senate 12\/16\/15<\/em><\/p>\n

                       <\/p>\n

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