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DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Appointed by: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Reports to: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Number of Members: 15
Faculty 14
Staff 1

Purpose. Serves in an advisory capacity to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; provides a forum for the discussion of distance education matters; serves as an initial academic policy development and review body as requested by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; provides a forum for communicating more effectively on all distance education concerns; and provides a forum for sharing best practices in distance education.

Appointments. The committee will consist of 15 individuals.  The Associate Vice President for Distance Learning will serve as chair of the committee for an indefinite term.  Members will be appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs from nominations by the deans, Director of the Newton Gresham Library, and the Faculty Senate and will serve three-year rotating terms.  Members shall consist of one administrator and one faculty member from each college, two members of the Faculty Senate, and one librarian.

Chair
Bill Angrove Associate Vice President for Distance Learning
Members
Peter Cooper College of Sciences
Cihan Varol College of Sciences
Scott Phillips College of Fine Arts and Mass Communications
Tom Seifert College of Fine Arts and Mass Communications
Bala Maniam College of Business Administration
John Newbold College of Business Administration
Michael Vaughn College of Criminal Justice
Larry Hoover College of Criminal Justice
Beverly Irby College of Education
Kim LaPrairie College of Education
Terry Bilhartz College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Paula Tripp College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lisa Shen Newton Gresham Library
Tracy Steele Faculty Senate Chair
TBA Faculty Senate

Correct as of June 2010

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