| The Academic Planning Committee shall serve as the major faculty
agency for discussion, review and development of recommendations
regarding letters of intent to plan new academic programs and degrees (Intent
to Plan Guidelines),
academic long range planning (mission statements, five year plans,
strategic plans and similar major plans, and the reorganization of any
academic unit), academic programs needs assessments, and work directly
with the University President and Faculty Senate Executive Committee as
requested and appropriate. It shall be the function of the Academic
Planning Committee to make recommendations about new academic programs
and priorities in relation to available resources, receive Departmental
Program Review documents, make recommendations concerning the level of
action to be recommended by the institution to the West Virginia Higher
Education Policy Commission and the Marshall University Institutional
Board of Governors, and respond when appropriate to the West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission and the Marshall University
Institutional Board of Governors and/or the University President
concerning policies relating to academic planning. The Academic Planning
Committee will cooperate with administrative officials, university
Deans, and the University President on matters relating to academic
planning. When appropriate, the Academic Planning Committee may seek
external review teams for evaluation purposes for new program proposals. |