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Academic Affairs. BOT Orientation 22 August 2012. David Marker, Ph.D. Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 2. Regional Comprehensive. Medium-to-large sized Primary funding from state and student tuition Regional and vocational focus in mission
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Academic Affairs BOT Orientation 22 August 2012 David Marker, Ph.D. Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Regional Comprehensive • Medium-to-large sized • Primary funding from state and student tuition • Regional and vocational focus in mission • Primarily undergraduate with select graduate programs leading to Master’s degrees, Specialist degrees, and a few doctoral degrees • Applied research • Moderate athletic opportunities • Emphasis on teaching, scholarship and service 3
Shared Governance • Collegial decision-making process where input is shared among faculty, staff, students and administrators • Key constituents have primary responsibility over decision making in certain areas • Faculty primarily responsible for curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process, e.g., Faculty Senate • Students primarily responsible for devising policies relevant to student governance, e.g., SGA 4
Degrees Offered • Associate of Arts (3) • Bachelor’s (54) • Masters (25) • Specialist’s (2) – Ed.S. • Doctoral (1) – Ed.D. 5
Primary Areas of Study • Business • Education • Science and Mathematics • Communication Arts • Psychology • Computer Science • Health Professions • Engineering and Engineering Technology • Arts & Humanities • Social Sciences 6