Teaching Excellence Policy Committee
Membership: 2013-2014
(3-year terms, term expiring 30 June of year in brackets)
| Name and Term Expiry | Position / Constituency |
|---|---|
| Anthony Secco [e-o] | Vice-President Fredericton (Academic) or designate |
| Kathy McGuire (Winter)[e-o] | Vice-President Saint John or designate |
| Shirley Cleave (non-voting) [e-o] | Associate Vice-President Academic (Learning Environment) |
| Dawn MacIssac (co-chair) [e-o] | Co-ordinator, Teaching & Learning Services or designate |
| Sandra Bell [e-o] | Chair of VP (SJ) Excellence in Teaching Committee or designate |
| Lloyd Henderson (Senator) [e-o] | Executive Director, CEL or designate |
| Peter McGill [e-o] | Director, Saint John College or designate |
| Donald Wright (2016) (Senator) | Political Science/Arts (UNBF) |
| Caroline Purdy (2014) | Math/ Science (UNBF) |
| Gabriela Tymowski (2016) (Senator) | Kinesiology (UNBF) |
| Greg Fleet (2016) (Senator) | Business (UNBSJ) |
| Cheryl Fury (2015) | Arts (UNBSJ) |
| Catherine O'Brien-Larivee (2016) | Science, Applied Science & Engineering (UNBSJ) |
| Christine Stephenson (2014) | Undergraduate Student (UNBF) |
| Lyle Skinner (2014) | Alternate Undergraduate Student (UNBF) |
| TBA (2014) | Graduate Student (UNBF) |
| TBA (2014) | Alternate Graduate Student (UNBF) |
| TBA (2013) | Undergraduate Student (UNBSJ) |
| TBA(2013) | Alternate Undergraduate Student (UNBSJ) |
| Jeff Clements (2014) | Graduate Student (UNBSJ) |
| TBA (2014) | Alternate Graduate Student (UNBSJ) |
(a) Terms of Reference
(Approved by F. and S. Senates September 2000; revised by F. and S. Senates September 2001, September 2002; revised by F. Senate September 2004, October 2004, May 2007; revised by S. Senate September 2005, September 2006, September 2007)
The Committee will:
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advise Senates on any matter concerning teaching policy and practices;
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establish which aspects of the teaching process shall normally be assessed by all academic units;
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advice Senates on methods and procedures for the evaluation of teaching;
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recommend to Senates programs to improve the quality of teaching;
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recommend to Senates ways in which excellence in teaching may be appropriately recognized, and advocate and promote the scholarship of teaching; report at least once each year to each Senate.
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report at least once each year to each Senate
(b) Membership: 17 members (16 voting, 1 non-voting) Quorum = 9
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Vice-President Fredericton (Academic) or designate
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Vice-President (Saint John) or designate
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Associate Vice-President Academic (Learning Environment) (e-o non-voting)
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Coordinator of Teaching and Learning Services, or designate
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Chair of Vice-President's (Saint John) Excellence in Teaching Committee, or designate
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Executive Director of the College of Extended Learning, or designate
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Director of Saint John College, or designate
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3 faculty members from each campus appointed by the respective Senate (at least one being a Senate member from each campus)
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2 graduate students (one from each campus and an alternate for the Fredericton student)
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2 undergraduate students (one from each campus and an alternate for the Fredericton student)
(c) Chair
Co-Chairs: One member from each campus elected by the membership on each campus. Appointments of co-chairs are to be staggered.
(d) Meetings
The Committee normally will meet at least once per year on each campus. Other meetings to be held by telephone or video conference; as desired.
