Scholarships and Standards
Committee
A. Membership:
Six faculty members, plus the appointed Chair, the past Chair, and an administrative
representative appointed by the President. Each faculty member serves as a subcommittee
chair, task force coordinator, or as the custodian of information related to the
committee’s charge. The Chair meets with the Deans and the Provost on a regular
basis.
B. Duties:
- This committee is involved in reviewing educational standards and support services;
faculty orientation, development, and recognition; and the integrity of research
processes.
- Makes regular reports to the Executive Committee and an annual report of committee
activities to the Academic Council.
- Assists the sub-committees as needed.
Educational Standards Activities
A. Membership:
The Chair may request the appointment of task forces to handle duties as needed. The
Chair is a member of the Standards and Scholarship Committee. The term of office is two
years.
B. Duties:
- Considers questions of an educational nature that are of concern to more than one
school.
- Reviews the role of continuing education and outreach programs; evaluating on a regular
basis whether they meet the needs of the university constituency.
- Reviews the quality, availability and effectiveness of the institutional educational
support services; including the library, instructional support services and information
technology resources and systems.
- Reviews the SACS standards for Continuing Education, Outreach and Service Programs,
Library, Instructional Support and Information Technology and makes recommendations to
enhance the university’s compliance.
Library Resource Activities
A. Membership:
The Chair may request the appointment of a task force to handle duties as needed. The
Chair is a member of the Standards and Scholarship Committee. The term of office is two
years.
B. Duties:
- Obtains input from all schools about the adequacy of the library collection and
acquisitions.
- Meets with Library Collection Development Committee of the Library at least quarterly to
provide faculty input into collection department.
- Obtains information about health science library collections and prepares a comparative
report for the Academic Council.
Faculty Orientation and Faculty Manual Activities
A. Membership:
The Chair may request the appointment of task forces to handle duties as needed. The
Chair is a member of the Standards and Scholarship Committee. The Chair meets with the
Provost, as needed, and attends New Faculty Orientation activities. The term of office is
two years.
B. Duties:
- Reviews the orientation program plan, makes recommendations for additions or changes,
and reviews the evaluations of participants; making further recommendations for future
changes.
- Reviews the Faculty Manual contents for accuracy and updates the information before
reprinting. Arranges through the administrative assistant to the Academic Council for the
distribution of updated Faculty Manuals.
Faculty Development Subcommittee
A. Membership:
Six faculty members, one selected from each school and the Library. Task forces may be
appointed by the Chair to handle special duties as needed. The Chair is a member of the
Standards and Scholarship Committee. The Chair meets with the Provost, as needed. The term
of office is three years with one third of membership appointed each year.
B. Duties:
- Recommends activities for faculty development that could be provided by the Office for
Educational Design and Development or other institutional resources.
- Reviews the policies and procedures that provide faculty with the opportunity to
continue professional development throughout their careers. Examples would include
policies related to leaves of absence, enrollment in graduate work, attendance at
professional meetings and inservice offerings.
- Assesses the need for faculty development activities following post tenure reviews and
makes recommendations for services and programs.
Faculty Recognition Activities
A. Membership:
The Chair may request the appointment of task forces to handle duties as needed. The
Chair is a member of the Standards and Scholarship Committee. The Chair meets with the
Provost, as needed. The term of office is two years.
B. Duties:
- Reviews and revises procedures, as needed, and assists and participates in the
implementation of procedures for the recognition of:
- New faculty
- Retiring faculty
- Outstanding faculty selected by each school and/or the library and
- Persons providing leadership in the MCG Faculty Organization.
- Reviews with the administrative assistant to the Academic Council the communications
needed for the identification of faculty to be recognized, event arrangements, and media
and press coverage.
- Assesses the need and makes recommendations for other faculty recognition activities.
Research Ethics Subcommittee
A. Membership:
Ten faculty members, two appointed from each school by the Executive Committee of
the Academic Council, subject to the approval of the Council. Appointees are selected for
their expertise and good character. Faculty holding administrative appointments at the
level of Department Chair or higher are not eligible to serve on this subcommittee. The
term of office is three years with unlimited eligibility for reappointment. The Chair is a
member of the Standards and Scholarship Committee. The Chair meets with the Vice-President
for Research, as needed.
B. Duties:
- Assures the integrity of research conducted by the faculty by providing close scrutiny
of reported instances of alleged breaches of that integrity.
- Provides full protection of the rights of any person accused of breaches of integrity as
well as any person who makes such accusations in good faith.
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