College Committees

Academic Standing Subcommittee (ASC)

Responsibilities: Implement academic standards for students: warn students who are nearing academic probation; put students on probation, remove students from probation, approve leave-of-absences, and dismiss students.

Membership: Four faculty members selected from the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), including the Duluth representative.

• Two student representatives, one PDII and one PD III (The representative for the class of the student under consideration does not vote.)
• Associate Dean for Professional Education (ex officio)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Duluth)

Admissions Committee

Responsibilities: Develop guidelines for admission criteria for faculty approval and apply these criteria to student applicants.

Membership:

• Chair
• Chair-elect
• Two faculty representatives from Duluth
• Four faculty representatives from Minneapolis
• Two student representatives from Duluth, one PDII and one PDIII
• Three student representatives from Minneapolis, PDII or PDIII
• COP Recruiter (ex officio)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Duluth)

Assessment Committee

Responsibilities: Develop and lead assessment processes to improve the College's academic programs and to facilitate the College's professional program accreditation. Serve as professional program accreditation committee.

Membership:

• Chair (elected by the committee)
• Chair-elect (elected by the committee)
• Five faculty representatives, one from each department: Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth)
• Two professional student representatives, one PDIII and one PDIV (PDIII student selected from Duluth in odd-numbered years and from Minneapolis in even-numbered years)
• Associate Dean, Professional Education - Curriculum
• Associate Dean, Professional & External Relations
• Assistant Dean, Educational Development
• Curriculum Coordinator
• Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center representative
• Practitioner (recommended by the committee)

Education Implementation Committee (EIC)

Responsibilities: Implement educational policy and the professional curriculum.

Membership:

• Chair/Associate Dean, Professional Education - Curriculum
• Department Heads from Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth)
• Pharmaceutical Care Lab Director (Minneapolis)
• Pharmaceutical Care Lab Director (Duluth)
• Experiential Education Director (Minneapolis)
• Experiential Education Director (Duluth)
• Professional Education Staff Member

Education Policy/Peer Review Committee (EPC)

Responsibilities: Develop educational policy; review and approve professional program courses.

Membership:

• Chair (one of the faculty representatives)
• Chair-elect (one of the faculty representatives)
• Five faculty representatives, one from each department: Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth)
• Four student representatives, one from each class. Every third year beginning Fall 2003, the first-year ex officio student shall be selected from the Duluth campus.
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio)
• Associate Dean, Professional Education (ex officio)
• Pharmaceutical Care Lab Director (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• Pharmaceutical Care Lab Director (ex officio - Duluth)
• Experiential Education Director (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• Experiential Education Director (ex officio - Duluth)

Student Affairs Committee (SAC)

Responsibilities: Student life; scholarships/fellowships/awards; advising policies; UROP/Melendy/Rowell; nomination of students for national awards.

Membership:

• Chair
• Chair-elect
• Five faculty representatives, one from each department: Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth)
• Four professional program student representatives, one from each class, at least one from Duluth
• Associate Dean, Professional Education (ex officio)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• Professional Education Staff Member (ex officio - Duluth)

Technology Committee

Responsibilities: Propose guidelines and standards for computing hardware, software, connectivity, and security; monitor and evaluate the College's technology infrastructure including personnel, training, website, internet, and distance education technology; identify changes needed to ensure compatibility with relevant Academic Health Center and University standards and policies.

Membership:

• Chair
• Chair-elect
• Five representatives (not necessarily faculty members), one from each department: Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth)
• Two professional program students, one from each campus
• IT administrator (ex officio - Minneapolis)
• IT professional (ex officio - Duluth)
• Academic Health Center IT professional (ex officio)
• Finance Director (ex officio)
• Communications Director (ex officio)
• Office of Educational Development Representative (ex officio)
• Office of Student Services Representative (ex officio)