Students serving on a campus committee or council have a unique opportunity of participating in the decision making process at Eastern Washington University. Their input provides an avenue for students’ concerns and viewpoints to be heard and addressed. Thanks for your interest and making a difference that counts!
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ACADEMIC APPEALS BOARD (AAB)
The Academic Appeals Board considers and acts on appeals from students who believe that rules pertaining to the general requirements for graduation are being applied incorrectly in their case or that circumstances require special consideration. This board addresses both graduate and undergraduate appeals and both the Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs Councils confirm the faculty appointments to this board and an administrator convenes the meetings. More information here. (2 students-at-large)
The Academic Integrity Board (AIB) is a standing committee of the Faculty Organization. This board is responsible for administering and managing academic integrity functions. Additionally, the board is charged, but not limited to, the following: promoting academic integrity at EWU; reviewing academic integrity cases, making determinations as to whether a violation occurred, and imposing academic and/or institutional sanctions; assisting the vice provosts in developing academic integrity program support resources; responding, as appropriate, to campus needs related to the academic integrity program. (1 student-at-large)
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (ACIT)
The Academic Committee for Innovation and Technology (ACIT) advises the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Academic Affairs (AA) on the standards, guidelines, policies and planning that supports the use of technological resources to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, research and other scholarly activities; develop and review academic technology; advise on priorities for academic technology initiatives; provide a forum for investigation and advises on new teaching and learning technologies; and facilitate communications regarding academic teaching and learning technology initiatives. (1 student-at-large)
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (AC)
The Assessment Committee (AC) is a hybrid committee shared by two bodies on EWU—the Faculty Organization and Academic Affairs. It advises the faculty, Academic Affairs and the broader university community on matters relating to assessment, including assessment requirements for university and program accreditation. This committee collaborates with other committees to create adequate assessment plans. (1 student-at-large)
COURSE AND PROGRAM APPROVAL COMMITTEE (CPAC)
The chief function of CPAC is to review all new courses, majors, programs and proposed changes (including removal) to existing courses, majors, and programs and make recommendations to the relevant committee for approval or non-approval. There are one or more CPACs that report to each of the following councils—the Undergraduate Affairs Council, the Graduate Affairs Council and the Critical Foundations Council. The committee is responsible for determining the process required to review and approve courses and programs, including the addition and revision of forms and/or software information entry systems. (1 student-at-large)
CRITICAL FOUNDATIONS COUNCIL (CFC)
The primary responsibility of this council is to oversee the Critical Foundations (CF) system for general education. The council has responsibilities that range from developing and maintaining policies for the review and approval of CF courses; ; developing and maintaining outcomes for CF and coordinate assessment for those outcomes; developing a process of program review for the effectiveness of CF as a whole; serving in an advisory capacity to Undergraduate Affairs in scheduling CF courses; and providing coordination between CF curriculum structure and majors. (1 student-at-large)
CRITICAL FOUNDATIONS CPAC
Course and Program Approval Committees (CPAC) review new courses, majors and programs and proposed changes (including removal) to existing courses, majors and programs and make recommendations to the relevant committee for approval or non-approval. There are one or more CPACs that report to each of the following—the Undergraduate Affairs (for undergraduate studies); the Graduate Affairs Council (for graduate courses and programs) and the Critical Foundations Council (for general education courses and respective sequences). (2 students-at-large)
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE (CDIC)
The Curriculum and Instruction Committee (CDIC) is a subcommittee of the Critical Foundations Council of the Faculty Organization. The primary responsibility of this committee is to assist faculty in creating new proposals for Critical Foundations (CF) and maintaining existing courses. This committee has a number of responsibilities including identifying the need for workshops, training and resources for meeting the requirements of CF and for assessing their goals; working with faculty in small groups and one-on-one by helping them to develop strong proposals for CF and appropriate clusters/integrated/FYE sequences. (1 student-at-large)
FACULTY PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL (FPAC )
The Faculty Planning Advisory Council was created when the Academic Senate collapsed the Business Affairs Council and the Faculty Affairs Council into one (1) group. This Council’s function is to advise the senate on matters related to faculty development and the planning and budgeting processes of the university including issues on professional leaves, retirement, insurance, the provision of advice on university long and short term planning, budgets and facilities and the liaison with faculty professional organizations, i.e. the United Faculty of Eastern (UFE). FPAC currently has two (2) council committees: the Research and Scholarship Committee and the Retirement and Insurance Committee. (2 Graduate students-at-large)
GENERAL EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE (GECC)
This committee reviews and approves course proposals and revisions, and addresses policy questions concerning the general education core requirements (GECRs). There are nine (9) subcommittees: Computer Literacy, Cultural Diversity, Humanities and Fine Arts, International Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Writing and Senior Capstone. This committee will continue to function until the current general education system is no longer being offered. Once the Critical Foundations Council is operational, this committee (GECC) will be disbanded. (1 student-at-large)
GRADUATE AFFAIRS COUNCIL (GAC)
The function of the Graduate Affairs Council is to advise on matters involving the graduate program of the university, which includes curricula, admissions, program development, course approval, degree requirements, program approval, follow-up, advanced placement, academic standards and academic counseling. Each faculty and student member on the committee serves on one of the two committees—the Graduate Course and Program Approval Committee (CPAC) or the Policy Development and Review Committee (PDRC). The appointed students must be selected from three (3) different graduate degree programs. (3 Graduate students-at-large)
The purpose of the Library Affairs Committee is to advise on university library services and collections including library development and administration; book, periodical, and other collections; library use rules; loaning policies; and hours of operation. The Library Affairs Committee reports to the Rules Committee. (3 students-at-large)
PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE (PRC)
In accordance to the policies established by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), the Council adopted a policy requiring all programs at state four-year institutions of higher education to undergo periodic review following specific guidelines. Summaries of the results of those reviews are reported to WSAC, which in turn reports to the governor and the legislature. The PRC was established to coordinate the reviews of several graduate and undergraduate programs each year. Both the Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs Councils confirm the faculty appointments to this committee while an administrator convenes the meetings. (3 students-at-large)
RULES COMMITTEE
The Rules Committee is the body through which information is passed from the committees and councils to Senate and vice versa. At each Rules meeting, council and committee chairs report the activities of their respective committees and subcommittees that report to them. Rules also approves agenda items for the upcoming Senate meeting, refers them to a council or committee for further work, tables items for later consideration or determines if the item should or should not be forwarded to the Senate. This body also prepares lists of nominees for council and committee membership and offices. (3 students-at-large)
STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION COMMITTEE (SSRC)
The Student Success and Retention Committee (SSRC) advises Academic Affairs and the Academic Senate on standards, policies, planning and practices that pertain to student retention and success at EWU. Areas of focus may include, but are not limited to, the study of existing knowledge about student success and retention; differing definitions and measures of success; and the experiences of other institutions regarding student success, advising and retention. This committee recommends strategies to improve student success and retention, and, in particular, should consider strategies that involve collaboration among units at the university, or that involve new institutional approaches. (2 students-at-large)
UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS COUNCIL (UAC)
The Undergraduate Affairs Council’s function is to advise on matters involving the undergraduate programs of the university including, but not limited to, curricula, admissions, program development and approval, course approval, follow-up, degree requirements, honors, advanced placement, academic standards, academic counseling, extension and correspondence, and academic support. (1 student-at-large)
