Educational Affairs Committee
Educational Affairs Committee
Chair: Marsha Rozenblit (mrozenbl@umd.edu)
Coordinator: Sarah Feeney (sfeeney@umd.edu)
Materials (for committee members only)
The Educational Affairs Committee reviews and crafts policies and procedures to strengthen the educational system of the campus. The committee achieves its goal by carefully considering the ideas, recommendations, and plans for educational innovations from members of the campus community. The Educational Affairs Committee closely examines the conditions in the different colleges, schools, and other academic units in order to propose measures to increase the effectiveness of available resources for the campus in all of its academic endeavors.
The Educational Affairs Committee is also charged with broad oversight of the General Education Program at the University. The committee reviews issues concerning the General Education program requirements, vision, learning outcomes, and balance of courses, and makes recommendations to the Senate and the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies. The committee receives an annual report on the status of the program from the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
The committee consists of an appointed presiding officer; ten faculty members, of whom at least two must be tenured/tenure-track faculty and at least two must be professional track faculty; two staff members; two undergraduate students and one graduate student; the President or a representative of the Student Government Association; the President or a representative of the Graduate Student Government; the Associate Dean for General Education; a representative of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies; and the following persons or a representative of each: the Senior Vice President and Provost, the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School, and the Vice President of Information Technology and CIO.
Meetings & Agendas
| Fall Semester Meetings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | 0118 Main Administration | Agenda |
| Friday, September 28, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | 0100 Marie Mount Hall | Agenda |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | 0118 Main Administration | Agenda |
| Monday, November 5, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | 0118 Main Administration | Agenda |
| Friday, November 30, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | 0100 Marie Mount Hall | Agenda |
| Spring Semester Meetings | |||
| Date | Time | Location | Agenda |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | 0100 Marie Mount Hall | CANCELLED |
| Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | 0100 Marie Mount Hall | CANCELLED |
| Monday, March 21, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | TBD | Agenda |
| Monday, April 15, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | 0100 Marie Mount Hall | Agenda |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | TBD | Agenda |