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Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success

Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success. Katie High, Interim Vice President khigh@tennessee.edu India Lane, Assistant Vice President ilane@tennessee.edu 865-974-3843. THEC & Other Agencies. UT Office of the President. UT Board of Trustees.

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Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success

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  1. Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success Katie High, Interim Vice President khigh@tennessee.edu India Lane, Assistant Vice President ilane@tennessee.edu 865-974-3843

  2. THEC & Other Agencies UT Office of the President UT Board of Trustees Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success UT Chattanooga UT Knoxville UT Martin UTHSC Chief Academic Officers Faculty Senates Student Affairs

  3. Academic Affairs and Student SuccessResponsibilities • Resource for Institutional Research • Host for UT Online Programs, Kingsport Center for Higher Education • UT Press • Academic policy issues • Strategic plans and mission statements • Liaison and compliance office for Ut, BOT, state, regional and federal agencies • www.tennessee.edu/system/academicaffairs/index.html

  4. What we do UT Board of Trustees • Staff support and liaison for UT Board of Trustees • Academic Affairs Committee • Facilitate Board review and approval: • Faculty handbook revisions • Appointment, tenure, promotion, termination • Academic freedom and faculty rights • New programs • Tenure and expedited tenure • Academic program inventory

  5. What we doTennessee Higher Education Commission • Campus Liaison with THEC • Program Development • New degree programs • Program changes and discontinuation • Low producing programs • Legislative agenda • Grants and state-wide programs

  6. What we do Other agencies • Tennessee Student Assistance Commission • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Commission on Colleges) • Southern Regional Education Board (Academic Common Market) • Department of Education • College Board (ACT)

  7. What we doUT Office of the President • Advisement on policy • Research – Institutional and other • White papers on state-wide issues • Legislative relationships and responses

  8. Academic Affairs and Student SuccessFaculty and Students • Host of UT Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure policy • Resource and facilitator • Faculty appointments and handbooks • Academic policy or issues • Student policies • Staff support and facilitate system-wide groups • University Faculty Council • University Student Council • Faculty Appeals

  9. Recent Activity • New Director of Institutional Research • Complete College Tennessee Act and Transfer Paths • UT Library Studies • Lottery Scholarship Stabilization • Program Integrity in Higher Education Act • Authorization for Distance Education • Student Complaint System

  10. On the Horizon • UT Press Review • Library cost saving/sharing expansion • System CIO Search • Faculty handbook retreat • Mentoring programs • Complete College Academies

  11. UT-Chattanooga • Get to know your faculty • Ensure access to resources and information • Support the ongoing handbook process • Assure adequate service from system • Work on academic proposals as needed

  12. Thank you! • www.tennessee.edu/system/academicaffairs/index.html

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