Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education

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Membership and Structure

ACUE is the principal administrative advisory agency to the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education, and academic deans of colleges, outreach and libraries on administrative matters that impact undergraduate education across the University, including advice pertaining to Senate legislation. It is to provide oversight for the design of academic administrative processes and programs that support the University's undergraduate education goals and objectives. Within the framework of Senate and University policies, it is to formulate academic administrative policies and procedures that guide the admission and enrollment of undergraduate students and the offering, delivery, and assessment of academic programs and learning opportunities for students. It is to monitor and assess the effectiveness of academic administrative processes, projects, policies, and procedures.

ACUE includes the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education, the Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, associate or assistant deans for undergraduate education from academic units, and representatives from academic support agencies across the University. It is chaired by an associate or assistant dean elected from the ACUE membership.

ACUE provides oversight to and formally acts on proposals and recommendations from ACUE committees. Standing ACUE committees are organized in each of six major areas:

Admission, Aid, and Enrollment Committee: admissions, enrollment, credits, course scheduling, records, calendar

Curricular and Program Affairs Committee: creation of new programs and revision to current programs; curricular integrity

Curricular Program Prospectus Committee: provides brief recommendations on current curricular program prospectus, taking into consideration ACUE discussion and strategic university issues such as physical, fiscal, and faculty resources.

Instruction and Courses Committee: courses, grading, academic integrity, grade mediation, syllabus, internships and coops

International Programs Committee: study abroad programs, international student programs

University Committee on Instructional Facilities: classrooms, libraries, learning centers, computing support, academic technologies

University Council on Advising: FTCAP, placement, basic skills, testing, retention, orientation

An executive group consisting of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education, the Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, and the ACUE Chair manages the agenda of ACUE and coordinates the distribution of issues and projects among the committees.

Each ACUE committee is to include members from ACUE, with a college associate dean identified as chair. Other members from offices and agencies across the University may be invited as appropriate to contribute to deliberations and policy development. Membership on the committees is expected to rotate. Each committee is to consider issues, projects, processes, policies, and procedures related to their respective topic areas and are to provide ACUE with informational reports, position statements, and action items relating to academic administrative policies and procedures.

Revised: 10/97, 11/98, 1/99, 9/01, 10/02, 4/03, 8/03, 2/04, 3/04, 5/04, 8/04, 7/05

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