Academic Affairs Committee // Campus Standing Committees

Charge

The Academic Affairs Standing Committee responds to the needs/recommendations of students, faculty, and administration as it pertains to academic-related matters. The main tasks of the committee are to amend, improve, and update the Faculty Handbook and share in the development and revision of academic policies within the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Registrar. Secondary tasks include cross-cutting with other committees to assist in improving the academic environment at the University of Missouri.

Academic Affairs Committee Charges for 2024-2025:
Inter-semester Subcommittee Charges (Co-Chair, Patrick Pinhero):
This committee is tasked with resolving policies and academic affairs that occur between active academic sessions, or independent of classroom activity.

Review and revision of the Faculty Handbook (FH)
Developing a General Attendance/Absence Policy (FH Sect IV)
Review and potential revision of the Academic Renewal/Academic Forgiveness Process
Standard statement of Office Hour policy for course instructors
Revisiting the Policy on grades for students who withdraw

Intra-semester Subcommittee Charges (Co-Chair, Denice Adkins):
This committee is tasked with resolving policies and academic affairs that occur in classrooms and during an active academic term.

Review of the Course Evaluation process approved by Faculty Council in 2022/23
Acting as an Ad Hoc Committee for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom (including the discussion/approval of syllabus statements, and other policies).

Liaisons, Chairs, Staff Support:

Designees appointed from: Academic Advising Leadership Council Committee for Persons with Disabilities Committee on Undergraduate Education Library Committee Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Undergraduate Deans			Designates appointed to: None
*Chairs:* One co-chair elected by Faculty Council from among its own members (this person will serve on Faculty Council Executive Committee); and one co-chair selected by the members of the committee.			*Staff Support:* Provided by Office of the Provost
*Documents:* Annual Report 2023-2024 Previous Annual Reports			*Notes:* Motions may be sent from this committee to Faculty Council in one of two ways, by (1) majority vote of full committee membership (2) majority vote of faculty members on the committee.