University-Wide Faculty Committees

Introduction

The internal governance of Bethel University depends upon the work of faculty members and administrators. Individual College or School faculty meetings are for unit governance. As noted earlier, the principle responsibilities of the faculties are to govern and to advise.

To Govern

1. to establish and govern the academic life and curricular structures of the schools;

2. to implement—through instruction, research, committee work, and counsel—the instructional programs of the schools;

3. to establish and maintain academic standards, criteria for admissions and retention of students, degree requirements, and policies relating to financial aid;

4. to elect faculty members to the various standing and ad hoc committees established for the governance of the schools;

5. to assist in the establishment and governance of the non-academic life of the schools.

To Advise

1. to articulate and promote the institutional objectives of the schools;

2. to recommend all degree candidates to the trustees for their approval;

3. to reflect faculty opinion on all issues affecting faculty affairs, student life, and other aspects of the schools to faculty committees and the administration.

• Faculty Governance Assembly

  • Selecting Faculty Governance Assembly Representatives

• University Academic Policy Committee

• Assessment Committee

• Curriculum Committee

• General Education Committees

• Course Approval Committee

• Faculty Evaluation: Reappointment Committee

• Faculty Evaluation: Initial Tenure/Long-term Clinical Track Committee

• Faculty Evaluation: Promotion Committee

• Faculty Evaluation: Tenure Renewal Committee

• Faculty Evaluation: Sabbatical Committee

• University Joint Committees

  • Academic (Dismissal) Appeals Committee

  • Advising Committee

  • Faculty Athletic Representative (Presidential Appointment)

  • Honors & Scholarship Committee

  • International Studies Committee

  • Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC)

  • Institutional Review Board (IRB)

  • Retirement Governance Advisory

  • Student Success Committee

  • University Classroom Oversight and Technology Committee

  • University Inclusive Excellence