CHSP Standing Committees

College of Health Sciences and Professions

2023-2024 Standing Committees FINAL

Overview

Appointments: Typically, each director/chair will recommend a member (or members) for each of the committees by approximately 3 weeks before the end of the term preceding the academic year of actual appointments.

Undergraduate Curriculum and Planning Committee

Shall review all proposals for undergraduate and graduate curricular changes and/or new programs brought forward from the schools/department before forwarding material from the College to the Individual Course Committee of the University Curriculum Council or to the Program Committee of the University Curriculum Council. This group convenes every month during the academic year for 1 ½ hours. 

Graduate Curriculum and Planning Committee

Shall review all proposals for undergraduate and graduate curricular changes and/or new programs brought forward from the schools/department before forwarding material from the College to the Individual Course Committee of the University Curriculum Council or to the Program Committee of the University Curriculum Council. This group convenes every month during the academic year for 1 ½ hours. 

Interprofessional Education Committee

The IPE committee shall provide recommendations and feedback on IPE initiatives in CHSP.

Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee

Shall review faculty promotion and tenure dossiers with regard to the University Tenure and Promotion policies, the College Tenure and Promotion policies, and the Schools’ Tenure and Promotion standards, and shall make recommendations to the Dean. Will review periodically (five-year minimum) the CHSP Promotion & Tenure policy and offer recommended changes subject to a faculty vote.

Each school/department shall be represented by the school/department chair of the P&T Committee; and ideally, another Group I faculty member tenured at the rank of associate or full professor. Dean’s Office Liaison: Associate Dean Research.

Scholarship Committee

Shall lead the process of recommending recipients for the various awards in their respective departments or school. Led by the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success, this committee shall be represented by one instructional or tenure-track faculty member from each school/department. The members shall serve for three (3) years. (Note: this committee's work is time-intensive during the month of February. It is expected that work during this time will require 12-15 hours total). Training sessions are provided by the Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships and the CHSP Scholarship Committee co-chair. Liaison: Director of Advising and Retention.

Teaching Learning Committee

Shall (a) determine faculty development needs and develop faculty teaching/learning development seminars, (b) provide peer review of faculty internal teaching/learning grant applications and honorary research awards, and (c) develop/provide programming to complement student learning

Within CHSP, each school/ department shall be represented by two (2) faculty members: a Group I faculty member and either an instructional/Group II or a clinical faculty member. Dean’s Office Liaison: Senior Associate Dean. Note.

For the Lee Cibrowski Faculty Advising and Mentoring Award, the selection committee will be augmented by one individual from each of the following units:

• Interior Architecture (College of Fine Arts)
• Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy (Patton College of Education and Human Services);
• Department of Human and Consumer Sciences Education (Patton College of Education and Human Services); Department of Sports Administration (College of Business).

CHSP Research Council

Shall discuss enhancement of existing interdisciplinary research as well as identify innovative and emerging lines of research. Shall meet as needed during the academic year for 1 hour. Shall be represented by a faculty member from each unit designated by Dean or Dean's appointee. Dean's Office Liaison: Associate Dean for Research.

Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Using data that represents the presence and needs of students, faculty, and staff, the committee will create and evaluate programs and services to assure the recruitment and retention of diverse populations that comprise the College of Health Sciences and Professions.

This committee meets one time a month during the calendar year for 1 hour.

Each school/department shall be represented in the college by a faculty/staff member. The committee reserves two slots for an undergraduate and or graduate student, preferably one of each. There is community involvement by inviting local alumni to participate. There is university-wide involvement by inviting a representative from a different unit in diversity and inclusion to participate.

Professional Ethics Committee (Faculty Senate)

The Faculty Handbook reads: Each college and Regional Campus will have a standing Professional Ethics Committee consisting of six faculty members in the college or regional campus unless it is necessary to supplement the Committee with faculty from other colleges or regional campuses. At least four of the six faculty must be tenured Group I faculty. The other two may be selected from among the untenured Group I or Group II faculty. Three of the six members of the College Professional Ethics Committee are selected by the faculty senators from that college or regional campus while the remaining three are appointed by the Dean of the College or Regional Campus. The Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the Dean from among the Group I faculty on the Committee.

The term length for members of the College Professional Ethics Committee will be three years and service is restricted to two successive terms. Initial appointments will be staggered so that each year the senators from the college or regional campus and the Dean will each need to select a new Committee member. The College Professional Ethics Committee will be provided access to appropriate university resources to assist it in carrying out its investigations.

For additional details about the role of this university-based committee, please see the Ohio University Faculty Handbook on page 75.

Caroline Kingori, Dean's Office Liaison